Unit 21-23 Flashcards
Deride
To mock嘲笑,讥讽
Derivative
衍生物,派生词,衍生的
Desiccate
To dry completely
Desuetude
A state of disuse废弃
Desultory
Random, disconnected, rambling
Deterrent
Sth that discourages or hinders
Detraction
转移,诽谤
Diaphanous
透明的,精致的,幻想的不切实际的
Diatribe
Bitter verbal attack
Dichotomy
两分,二分法
Diffidence
Shyness, lack of confidence
Diffuse
To spread out; wordy, rambling
Digression
The act of straying from the main point
Dirge
Funeral hymn哀乐
Disabuse
解惑,消除误解
Discerning
Perceptive有识别力的,有眼力的
Discomfit
To make uneasy, disconcert 使困窘、惊慌
Discordant
Not in tune不悦耳的,不协调的
Discredit
To dishonor, disgrace, defame
Discrepancy
Difference差异,矛盾,不符合之处
Discrete
分离的,个别的,不相关联的
Discretion
Quality of showing self-restraint in speech or actions谨慎周详,freedom to act on one’s own
Disingenuous
Not candid
Disinterested
Unprejudiced, objective
Disjointed
Lacking order or coherence, dislocated
Dismiss
To put away from consideration; reject
Disparage
To belittle 贬低,轻视
Disparate
Dissimilar
Dissemble
To pretend, disguise one’s motives
Disseminate
To spread