Lesson 15 Flashcards
delineate (2)
描述；勾畫
The main characters are clearly delineated in the first chapter.
主要人物在第一章裡得到了清晰的描述。
delinquency
（尤指年輕人的）不良行為，違法行為
There is a high rate of juvenile delinquency in this area.
該地區的青少年犯罪率很高。
delinquent
（通常指年輕的）違法者；不良青少年
juvenile delinquents
青少年罪犯
deluded (2)
受騙的，上當的
Poor deluded girl, she thinks he’s going to marry her.
真可憐，受騙的女孩還以為他會和她結婚呢。
delusion
幻想；錯覺
[ + that ] He’s under the delusion that he will be promoted this year.
他懷有自己今年會得到晉升的錯覺。
delve into sth (3)
深入探索；探究
It’s not always a good idea to delve too deeply into someone’s past.
過分探究某人的過去並不見得總是一件好事。
demarcation (2)
（界線或規則）分界；分界線
The river serves as the line of demarcation (= the line showing the separation) between the two counties.
那條河是兩國的分界線。
demeaning (2)
羞辱的，貶低的
That advertisement is demeaning to women.
那個廣告是對婦女的侮辱。
dementia (2)
（尤指老年性）癡呆
The most common form of dementia is Alzheimer’s disease.
最常見的癡呆病是阿茲海默症。
demographic
人口的；人口統計的；人口學的
There have been monumental social and demographic changes in the country.
該國的社會和人口狀況已經發生了巨大的變化。
demolish (3)
（尤指為利用土地而）拆除，拆毀
A number of houses were demolished so that the supermarket could be built.
為了修建超級市場，很多房屋被拆除了。
demolition
（尤指為利用土地而）拆除，拆毀
A number of houses were demolished so that the supermarket could be built.
為了修建超級市場，很多房屋被拆除了。
demote
使降職，使降級
The captain was demoted (to sergeant) for failing to fulfil his duties.
上尉因為沒有完成任務被降職（為中士）。
denigrate
貶低，詆毀
You shouldn’t denigrate people just because they have different beliefs from you.
你不要只是因為信仰不同而貶低他人。
denomination
（某種宗教的）分支，派別
Protestantism and Roman Catholicism are both denominations of the Christian faith.
新教和天主教都是基督教的分支。
denominator
（分數中的）分母
In the fraction ¾, 4 is the denominator.
在分數3/4中，4是分母。
denotation
denotation
（詞語的）指稱意義，本意
denounce (4)
（公開）譴責，痛斥
The government’s economic policy has been denounced on all sides.
政府的經濟政策受到了各方面的譴責。
deplete (3)
消耗；耗費（資源、金錢、精力等）
If we continue to deplete the earth’s natural resources, we will cause serious damage to the environment.
如果我們繼續消耗地球上的自然資源，將對環境造成嚴重的破壞。
deplorable
非常糟糕的，極其惡劣的
I thought his behaviour was absolutely deplorable.
我認為他的行為極其惡劣。
deplore
對…深感遺憾；痛惜；強烈反對；譴責
We deeply deplore the loss of life.
我們對人員喪生深表遺憾。
deploy (2)
有效運用；發揮…的作用
The company is reconsidering the way in which it deploys its resources/staff.
詃公司在重新考慮其資源／員工的使用之道。
deport
把…驅逐出境，把…遣送出境
Thousands of illegal immigrants are caught and deported every year.
每年都有數千名非法移民被捕並被驅逐出境。
deposit
留下；存放
The flood waters fell, depositing mud over the whole area.
洪水退去後，留下的淤泥覆蓋了整個地區。
depraved (2)
道德敗壞的，墮落的，惡毒的
a depraved character/mind
不良品質／思想
deprecate
反對，不贊成
We deprecate this use of company funds for political purposes.
我們反對這種將公司資金用於政治目的的做法。
deprived
短缺的，匱乏的；貧寒的
She had a deprived childhood/comes from a deprived background.
她度過了貧困的童年／她家境貧寒。
derelict
失修的，破舊的；廢棄的
a derelict site
廢棄的工地
deride (3)
嘲笑，譏笑
He derided my singing as pathetic.
他嘲笑說我的歌聲不堪入耳。
derivative
衍生物，派生物；派生詞
“Detestable” is a derivative of “detest”.
生字 detestable 是從 detest 派生而來的。
derive sth from sth
從…中得到，從…中獲得
The institute derives all its money from foreign investments.
該機構的資金均來自海外投資。
derogatory
詆毀的，貶損的，貶低的
He made some derogatory comment/remark about her appearance.
他對她的相貌貶低了一番。
descending
（身體部位）下降的，下行的
the descending aorta/colon
降主動脈/降結腸
descent
血緣關係，家族關係；祖先；出身
She’s a woman of mixed/French descent.
她是一個混血／法裔女人。
descry (2)
看見，望見
Miss Bates, passing near the window, descried Mr Knightley on horseback not far off.
貝茨小姐從視窗走過，看見奈特利先生騎著馬就在不遠處。
desiccate (2)
（使）變乾燥，（使）脫水
Intensive farming has dessicated the land.
高度耕作使土地乾涸。
desolate
1.荒蕪的，無人煙的
We saw few houses in the desolate valley. 在這荒涼的山谷裡，我們很少見到房子。
2.孤寂的，淒涼的，被遺棄的
desperation
破釜沉舟，拼死一搏
There was a note of desperation in his voice.
他的聲線裡流露出破釜沉舟的決心。
despicable (2)
令人厭惡的，可憎的
despicable behaviour
令人厭惡的行為
despondent
鬱悶的，沮喪的，消沉的
He became/grew increasingly despondent when she failed to return his phone calls.
她沒給他回電話，讓他感到越來越沮喪。
despotism
1.專制君主統治；專制政治[U]
A large proportion of the best citizens hated his despotism. 一大部分最好的公民都痛恨他的專制君主統治。
2.專制；暴政[U]
Despotism was at its height toward the end of his reign. 在他統治的最後階段專制達到了頂峰。
3.專制政府；專制國家[C]
No one would like to live in a tyrannical despotism. 誰也不願意生活在一個暴君專制的國家。
destitute
一無所有的，赤貧的，一貧如洗的
The floods left thousands of people destitute.
洪水使數千人一貧如洗。
fall into desuetude
【文】已不用; 廢止
customs, fashions, words that have fallen into desuetude 已經廢棄的風俗、式樣、詞語
desultory (2)
漫無目的的，隨意的；無計劃的
She made a desultory attempt at conversation.
她只是隨意聊聊而已。
detain
使留下；拘留，扣押
A suspect has been detained by the police for questioning.
一名嫌疑人已被員警拘留接受進一步審訊。
deter
阻撓，阻止；威懾；使不敢
These measures are designed to deter an enemy attack.
這些措施旨在阻止敵人的進攻。
deteriorate
惡化，變壞
She was taken into hospital last week when her condition suddenly deteriorated.
她是在上周病情突然惡化時被送進醫院的。
deterioration
惡化，變壞；退化；墮落[U]
mental deterioration 精神衰頹
detest
憎恨；厭惡，討厭
I detest any kind of cruelty.
我厭惡任何形式的殘暴。
detonation
引爆，起爆
Underground nuclear detonations are believed to have been carried out.
據信已經進行了地下核引爆。
