Lesson 2-5 Flashcards
deride
嘲笑，譏笑
He derided my singing as pathetic.
他嘲笑說我的歌聲不堪入耳。
descry
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
（使）變乾燥，（使）脫水
Intensive farming has dessicated the land.
高度耕作使土地乾涸。
despicable
令人厭惡的，可憎的
despicable behaviour
令人厭惡的行為
desultory
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。
detrimental
有危害的，有損害的
These chemicals have a detrimental effect/impact on the environment.
這些化學品對環境有危害。
deviate
脫離；出格，違背規則
The recent pattern of weather deviates from the norm for this time of year.
近來的天氣狀況與往年同期相比有些異常。
devious
會算計的，會耍手腕的；精心設計的
You have to be devious if you’re going to succeed in business.
要想在生意場上取得成功就必須會耍點手腕。
diaphanous
（尤指布料）又透又薄的，薄如蟬翼的
a diaphanous silk veil
透明絲綢面紗
diatribe
怒斥，抨擊；檄文
He launched into a long diatribe against the lack of action in Congress.
他開始長篇大論地抨擊參議院行動不力。
dictum
格言，雋語
He followed the famous American dictum “Don’t get mad, get even”.
他信奉那條著名的美國格言：「光生氣沒用，拿出行動來。」
diffident
羞怯的，怯生生的
a diffident manner
羞怯的舉止
diffuse
（使）擴散；（使）傳播；（使）散佈
Television is a powerful means of diffusing knowledge.
電視是傳播知識的有力工具。
digression
離題
a digression from sth. 某事的題外話
a digression from the norm 偏離常規
dilute
稀釋，沖淡
Dilute the juice (with water) before you drink it.
果汁先（用水）稀釋一下再喝。
diminish
減少，減小，降低
I don’t want to diminish her achievements, but she did have a lot of help.
我不想貶低她的成就，但她確實得到了很多幫助。
diminution
（大小或重要性）減少；降低
Regular exercise can result in a general diminution in stress levels.
經常鍛煉可以全面緩解精神壓力。
discern
看出；辨別出；明白
I could just discern a figure in the darkness.
在黑暗中我只能看出一個人影。
disconsolate
沮喪的，鬱鬱寡歡的
The players were disconsolate after losing what should have been an easy game.
輸掉了一場本應該輕鬆取勝的比賽後，全體隊員都感到十分沮喪。
discreet
審慎的，謹慎的，小心的
The family made discreet enquiries about his background.
那家人小心翼翼地打聽他的背景。
discretion
慎重，謹慎；守口如瓶
“Can you trust him with this?” “Yes, he’s the soul of discretion (= he will not tell other people).”
「在這件事上你能相信他嗎?」「當然，他可是個守口如瓶的人。」
disdain
輕視，蔑視，鄙視
He regards the political process with disdain.
他對這一政治進程持鄙視的態度。
disgruntled
不滿的；不悅的
A disgruntled former employee is being blamed for the explosion.
一名心懷不滿的前員工被認為是此次爆炸的罪魁禍首。
disinterested
客觀的；公正的；無私的
a disinterested observer/judgment
公正的觀察員／判斷
dislocation
骨頭錯位，脫臼
dislocation of the ankle/knee/wrist
腳踝/膝關節/手腕的脫臼
dismantle
拆開，拆卸
She dismantled the washing machine to see what the problem was, but couldn’t put it back together again.
她拆開洗衣機想看看出了甚麽問題，但是卻裝不起來了。
disparage
貶斥，貶低
The actor’s work for charity has recently been disparaged in the press as an attempt to get publicity.
該演員爲慈善事業所做的工作近來被報紙說成是想出名。
disparity
不平等；（不公平的）差異
the growing disparity between rich and poor
正在加劇的貧富懸殊
dispense
分發；提供，供應
There is a vending machine on the platform that dispenses snacks.
月臺上有一個出售零食的自動售貨機。
be disposed to do sth
願意做…；很可能會去做…
After all the trouble she put me to, I didn’t feel disposed to help her.
她給我帶來了這麽多的麻煩，我可不願意再幫她了。
disseminate
散佈，傳播，宣傳
One of the organization’s aims is to disseminate information about the disease.
該組織的宗旨之一就是宣傳關於這種疾病的知識。
dissenter
反對者，持異議者
The two parties disprove the theory of the other, but unite in persecuting the dissenter. 儘管這兩黨各自不同意它黨的理論，在迫害持異議者這一點上卻是一致的。
diurnal
diurnal
在一天內發生的；白天發生的；晝行性的
diverge
（道路）分叉；出現差異；發生分歧
They walked along the road together until they reached the village, but then their paths diverged.
他們一直沿著那條路走到那個村子，然後才分開。
divert
使改變方向，使轉向
Traffic will be diverted through the side streets while the main road is resurfaced.
這條主幹道重鋪路面時，車輛行人將被分流到側路通行。
divest
賣掉，出售（企業或其中一部分）
The company is divesting its less profitable business operations.
該公司打算出售其盈利較差的業務。
dogmatic
1.教義的，教條的
2.武斷的；固執己見的
a dogmatic opinion 武斷的意見
domicile
domicile
居住地，住址
draconian
（法律、政府行爲等）苛刻的，嚴厲的，嚴酷的
draconian laws/methods
嚴酷的法律／苛刻的方法
drudge
苦工，做繁重無聊工作的人
I feel like a real drudge - I’ve done nothing but clean all day!
我覺得自己真的像一個苦工——整整一天都在打掃。
duplicate
複製，拷貝
The documents had been duplicated.
這些文件已經被複印過了。
dwindle
減小；降低；減少
The community has dwindled to a tenth of its former size in the last two years.
該社區在過去的兩年裡縮小到了原來的十分之一。
ebullient
精力充沛的；熱情洋溢的；興高采烈的
He wasn’t his usual ebullient self.
一向熱情洋溢的他一反常態，好像換了個人似的。
eclectic
不拘一格的；相容並蓄的；博採眾長的
an eclectic style/approach
相容並蓄的風格 ／ 博採眾長的方法
ecstatic
狂喜的，欣喜若狂的
The new president was greeted by an ecstatic crowd.
新總統受到狂熱人群的熱烈歡迎。
edifice
（尤指雄偉豪華的）大廈，宏偉建築
The town hall is the only edifice surviving from the 15th century.
市政廳是唯一一座存留下來的15世紀的雄偉建築。
efficacious
efficacious
靈驗的；奏效的；有效的
egregious
（錯誤等）極其嚴重的，極壞的，令人震驚的
It was an egregious error for a statesman to show such ignorance.
一位政界人士表現得如此無知，犯這種錯誤是極不應該的。
electrifying
令人激動的；令人興奮的
an electrifying performance
激動人心的表演
elegy
（尤指懷念故人或往事的）輓歌；輓詩；哀歌
Gray’s “Elegy in a Country Churchyard” is a famous English poem.
格雷的《墓園輓歌》是一首著名的英國詩。
