Unit 6 and 7 Flashcards
Crescendo
(渐强之后到达的)顶峰
Reach a crescendo
Crestfallen
垂头丧气的
Be crestfallen at the failure
Cronyism
任人唯亲的,对好朋友的偏袒
Officials practicing cronyism
Croon
低声歌唱或说话
Croon mellow tunes
Culminate
达到高潮
The Christmas party culminated in the distribution of presents
Crux
中心,关键点
The crux of the problem
Culpable
该受谴责的,有罪的
Culpable behaviors
Curmudgeon
脾气坏的,爱抱怨的人
A terrible old curmudgeon
Cursory
匆忙的,不注意细节的
A cursory glance
Curt
言辞简略,直接(以至显得粗鲁)的
His curt reply
Daft
不明智
This is a daft plan
Dally
虚度时光
I kept dallying at my desk
Damper
抑制因素
Rain put a damper on our picnic plans
Dank
阴湿的
In the dank cellar
Dapper
衣冠整洁的
Looked very dapper
Dappled
有斑点的,花的
A dappled fawn
Daredevil
大胆鲁莽的(人)
A daredevil test pilot
Daunt
使胆怯,吓到daunted by the size of the problem
Dawdle
拖拖拉拉
If you continue to dawdle
Deadpan
无趣的,无生气的
A deadpan comedy
Dearth
供应不足
A dearth of evidence
Debase
贬低,贬损
Debased our image
Debris
废墟
The unsightly debris
Decadence
衰落,颓废
The decadence of modern society
Decorous
得体端正的
Decorous behavior
Decrepit
虚弱的,衰老的
A decrepit old man
Document
证实
Document a link
Devious
狡猾的
A devious politician
Deft
灵巧的,熟练的
The pianist has deft fingers
Defuse
抚慰,减轻
Defuse the crisis
Defy
藐视
Defy the court
Deject
使沮丧
Dejects a TV pundit
Delirium
精神错乱的,极度兴奋的
Shoppers were running around in a delirium
Deluge
1 大暴雨
2 大量
A deluge of
Delve
研究,钻研
The book delves into the latest research
Demagogue
蛊惑民心的政客
The politician is just a demagogue
Demolition
The demolition of dangerous buildings
Demotic
通俗的,大众化的
Demotic entertainment
Denigrate
Denigrate one’s opponents
Dent
(数量、程度上)削弱
Dent our bank account
Denude
脱去,使赤裸
Drought has completely denuded the hills of grass
Deplore
谴责,强烈反对
Deplore events
Depose
1 宣誓作证
Depose from the jury
2 废黜,罢免
Deposed the dictator
Deprecate
1 不喜欢
They deprecate TV sitcoms
2 贬低 轻视
The boys deprecate the comedy as the stupidest movie of the year
Depreciate
贬低…的价值
New cars start to depreciate
Deracinated
根除
Derelict
玩忽职守的,不认真的
Deride
嘲笑,嘲弄
My brothers derided our efforts
Derivative
非原创的
Derivative debut album
Divination
预言
Divination is an attempt to discern the future
Desiccate
使缺乏活力
The students desiccate after tests
Despotic
专制,暴虐的
A despotic tyrant
Desultory
无计划,无目的的
Desultory conversation
Deter
吓住,威慑
Deter criminals from carrying guns
Detract
贬低,降低价值
Detract from sth
使分心
Detract the reader’s attention
Detritus
废品,碎屑
The detritus of war
Diabolic
恶魔一般的
The diabolic serial killer
Diaphanous
模糊的,非实在的
Only a diaphanous hope of success
(质地精致得)几乎透明
The bride wore a diaphanous veil
Diatribe
长篇抨击性演讲
A diatribe against racism
Digress
脱离主题的
Digress from her prepared subject
Dilapidate
(使)荒废
The students dilapidated their study
Dilate
(使)膨胀,扩大
The cate dilated it’s eyes in the darkness
Dilatory
拖延的,磨蹭的
Dilatory tactics
Dilettante
业余爱好者
Dilettante watch the scenes of bustle
Diocesan
主教管辖区的
National or diocesan authority
Dire
1 可怕的 恐怖的
Dire consequences
2 迫切
A dire need
Disabuse
打消错误念头
Disabuse sb of the notion that…
Disaffected
不满的,叛逆的
Disaffected teenagers
Disarray
混乱,无秩序的
The room was in disarray
Disavow
拒绝承认,否认
Discern
识别,辨别差异
Discern the motives
Discombobulate
使不安,使混乱
Invent cool new ways to discombobulated the old order
Discommode
打扰,使不便
We were discommoded by his late arrival
Discompose
1 使不安
GRE does not seem to discompose Jason
2 使混乱
The wind discomposed arranged papers
Disconcert
使不安
We were disconcerted by the unexpected changes
Discredit
羞辱,使丧失名誉
Discredit his opponents
怀疑,不相信
Discredit the witness
Discrete
离散的,不连续的
A discrete variable
Discretion
1 谨慎
You must show discretion in choosing your teammates
2 自制,节制
Discretionary
自主决定
Discretionary income
Disgorge
呕吐出
He can’t disgorge a fish bone
Disgruntle
使发怒,使不满意
Be disgruntled with sb
Disinfect
消毒,使无菌
Disinfect with bleaching power
Disinter
(从墓地里)掘出
Disinter the egyptia mummy
Dismantle
分解,分拆
Dismantle a machine
Disparage
贬低,轻蔑地说
Use the past to disparage the present
Disparate
迥然不同的
Pull together disparate ideas
Dispose
1 使倾向于
Faulty diet disposes one to sickness
Disregard
1 漠视 不关注
Disregard his feelings
2 缺乏兴趣,缺乏关心
Complete disregard for the possible consequences
Dissect
仔细分析
Dissect some basic problems in mathematics analysis
Dissemble
用假象隐藏真相,掩饰
Dissemble fear with a smile
Disseminate
散播,传播
Disseminate Marxism-Leninism
Dissolute
放荡的,无节制的
Lead a dissolute life
Distain
贬损,伤害某人的名誉
Distain the commonplace life
Distal
远离中心的,(神经)末梢的
The distal end of nerve
Distend
(使)膨胀
The stomachs of starving people often distend
Distraught
精神狂乱的,极疯狂的
A distraught maniac
Diurnal
白天发生或行动的
Diurnal animals
Diverge
1(使)分叉,散开
The river’s branches diverged
2 分歧
Divert
使转向
Divert traffic to a side street
使消遣
Divert the tired business executive
Divestiture
剥夺
A divestiture neutrality
Divulge
泄漏(秘密)
The divulge details of the negotiations