第一部分

daunting[’dɔ:ntɪŋ]

adj. 使人畏缩的〈同 intimidating, discouraging〉
例 After the party there was the daunting job of tidying up.
聚会结束之后,整理屋子的活让人却步。

debatable[dɪ’beɪtəbəl]

adj. 未决定的,有争执的〈同 disputable, unsettled〉
例 It is debatable as to which football team is the best.
哪一支球队才是最好的,这仍存在争议。
联 debate n./v. 争论,辩论

debris[’deɪbri:; (US)də’bri:]

n. 废墟,残骸;碎片〈同 ruins, residue〉
例 The storm tore down trees, damaged houses and littered the village with debris.
暴风吹倒了树木,摧毁了房屋,村里到处散落着碎片。
联 debrief v. 听取汇报

decadent[’dekədənt]

adj. 颓废的〈同 self-indulgent, depraved〉
例 Because some critics considered it decadent, subversive, and incomprehensible, abstract art encountered much opposition in its early years.
由于有些批评家认为抽象艺术颓废、颠覆传统、难以理解,因此抽象艺术在早期遭到了许多人的反对。
联 decade n. 十年;cadence n.(声音的)抑扬顿挫,节奏

deceptive[dɪ’septɪv]

adj. 欺骗的,导致误解的〈同 misleading, fraudulent〉
例 In the United States, both the federal and state governments have laws designed to guard consumers against deceptive advertisements.
在美国,联邦政府和州政府均制定了旨在保护消费者免受欺骗性广告影响的法律。
联 deception n. 欺骗,诡计;receptive adj. 善于接受的;perceptive adj. 感知的,感觉的;有洞察力的;precept n. 箴言;inception n. 开始,开端;susceptible adj. 易受影响的

deciduous[dɪ’sɪdjʊəs]

adj. 每年落叶的
例 The deciduous trees are those that shed all or nearly all of their leaves each year.
落叶树是指每年掉落所有或几乎所有叶子的树。
联 assiduous adj. 勤勉的,刻苦的;arduous adj. 费劲的,辛勤的;decibel n. 分贝;decimal adj. 十进的;decimate vt. 大批杀害

defecate[’defɪkeɪt]

vi. 排粪;通大便
例 He was arrested for defecating in a public place.
他因在公共场合大便而被捕。

defer[dɪ’fɜ:(r)]

vi. 遵从,听从〈同 yield, submit〉
例 I defer to my father’s greater experience and knowledge of the English language.
我遵从了父亲在英语语言方面更丰富的经验和知识。
vt. 延期〈同 delay, postpone〉
例 Can we defer making a decision until next week?
我们能推迟到下一周再做决定吗?
联 deferential adj. 顺从的;敬意的;deference n. 尊重,顺从;敬意;infer v. 推断;refer v. 提到;confer v. 协商,谈判

definitive[dɪ’fɪnətɪv]

adj. 决定性的,最后的〈同 conclusive, ultimate〉
例 There are no definitive answers to this problem.
这个问题没有明确的答案。
联 definition n. 定义

deform[dɪ’fɔ:m]

vt. 使变形〈同 distort, disfigure〉
例 The intense heat from the fire deformed the metal chair.
炉火的高温把那把金属椅子烤得变形了。
联 deformation n. 损坏,变形;conform v.(使)一致;inform v. 通知;uniform n. 制服;disfigure
vt. 损伤外貌,使变丑

第二部分

defer[dɪ’fɜ:(r)]

vi. 遵从,听从〈同 yield, submit〉
例 I defer to my father’s greater experience and knowledge of the English language.
我遵从了父亲在英语语言方面更丰富的经验和知识。
vt. 延期〈同 delay, postpone〉
例 Can we defer making a decision until next week?
我们能推迟到下一周再做决定吗?
联 deferential adj. 顺从的;敬意的;deference n. 尊重,顺从;敬意;infer v. 推断;refer v. 提到;confer v. 协商,谈判

definitive[dɪ’fɪnətɪv]

adj. 决定性的,最后的〈同 conclusive, ultimate〉
例 There are no definitive answers to this problem.
这个问题没有明确的答案。
联 definition n. 定义

deform[dɪ’fɔ:m]

vt. 使变形〈同 distort, disfigure〉
例 The intense heat from the fire deformed the metal chair.
炉火的高温把那把金属椅子烤得变形了。
联 deformation n. 损坏,变形;conform v.(使)一致;inform v. 通知;uniform n. 制服;disfigure vt. 损伤外貌,使变丑
例 Working in the hot sun dehydrated the construction crew and they grew very thirsty.
在炎热的太阳下工作,建筑工人们都脱水了,他们变得非常口渴。
联 dehydrated adj. 干燥的,脱水的;dehydration n. 脱水;hydrous adj. 含水的;carbohydrate n. 碳水化合物;anhydrous adj. 无水的;hydropower n. 水力发出的电

deign[deɪn]

vi. 屈尊〈同 condescend〉
例 The arrogant businessman did not deign to shake hands with people he did not know.
那个傲慢的商人不屑于与他不认识的人握手。

deity[’di:ɪti]

n. 神;被奉若神明的人(或物)〈同 god, divinity〉
例 Venus is one of the Roman deities.
维纳斯是罗马诸神之一。
联 deify vt. 把…神化

delectable[dɪ’lektəbəl]

adj. 美味的;令人愉快的〈同 tasty, delicious; pleasing〉
例 The cheesecake was delectable and Janet ate many slices.
奶酪蛋糕非常美味,珍妮特吃了许多块。

delirium[dɪ’lɪrɪəm]

n. 精神错乱,发狂〈同 insanity, madness〉
例 Excessive consumption of caffeine can result in restlessness, insomnia, and even delirium.
过度使用咖啡因可能导致坐立不安、失眠,甚至精神错乱。
联 delirious adj. 神志昏迷的,不省人事的;发狂的

delta[’deltə]

n.(河流的)三角洲
例 A delta is a deposit of earth and sand that collects at the mouths of some rivers and is usually three-sided.
三角洲由河口汇集的泥沙沉积物形成,通常呈三角形。

demobilize[dɪ’məʊbəlaɪz]

vt. 遣散(军人),使复员
例 When the Civil War ended, about a half of the soldiers from both the North and South had to be demobilized.
内战结束后,来自南北双方约有一半的士兵不得不退伍。
联 mobilize v. 动员;immobilize vt. 使固定不动;mobile adj. 可动的;mobility n. 能动性

demolish[dɪ’mɒlɪ∫]

vt. 破坏,摧毁〈同 raze, destroy〉
例 Although the car was demolished in the accident, no one was seriously injured.
虽然那辆车在事故中被撞毁了,但没有人受重伤。
联 demolition n. 破坏,拆除;admonish vt. 训诫,警告;polish v. 擦亮

denomination[dɪˌnɒmɪ’neɪ∫ən]

n. ①宗教组织〈同 sect〉
例 Richard Allen founded the African Methodist Episcopal Church, the first Black denomination in the United States.
理查德·艾伦成立了非洲裔卫理圣公会,这是美国的第一个黑人宗教组织。
②(货币的)面额,单位
例 The peso is a denomination of Mexican currency.
比索是墨西哥的货币单位。
联 denominate vt. 命名;nominate vt. 提名,推荐;nominal adj. 名义上的

第三部分

dent[dent]

n. 缺口,凹痕〈同 cavity, hollow〉
例 Somebody made a large dent in the back of my car while it was parked outside the house.
我把车停在房子外面的时候,有人在我的车尾上弄了一个很大的凹痕。
v.(使)凹下,(使)凹陷
例 The side of the jeep was badly dented in an accident.
吉普车的一侧在事故中严重凹陷。
联 indent vt. 使凹进;indenture vt. 以契约束缚;rodent n. 啮齿动物;edentate n. 贫齿类动物

dentistry[’dentɪstri]

n. 牙科
例 The pain-killing agent most commonly administered in dentistry is the local anesthetic, which produces loss of feeling only in a specific area.
牙科中最常用的镇痛剂是局部麻醉剂,可以仅使特定部位失去知觉。
联 dental adj. 牙齿的;dentist n. 牙科医生

deplete[dɪ’pli:t]

vt. 耗尽,使衰竭〈同 exhaust, consume〉
例 This project has greatly depleted our resources.
该项目严重消耗了我们的资源。
联 depletion n. 耗尽;replete adj. 饱满的;complete vt. 完成;delete vt. 删除

depot[’depəʊ]

n. 货栈,仓库〈同 depository, storehouse〉
例 The fruits stacked in the depot began to decay.
仓库里堆放的水果开始腐烂。
联 depository n. 存放处;storehouse n. 仓库;deposit n. 沉淀物;押金

depreciation[dɪˌpri:∫ɪ’eɪ∫ən]

n. 贬值〈同 devaluation〉例 The gradual depreciation of the dollar was fueled by rising imports.
美元的逐渐贬值受到了进口增加的刺激。
联 depreciate v. 贬低;折旧;depreciatory adj. 贬值的;蔑视的;depredatory adj. 劫掠的;deprecatory adj. 不赞成的;disparage vt. 蔑视,贬损

depredation[ˌdeprə’deɪ∫ən]

n. 劫掠,蹂躏〈同 pillage〉
例 The tornado left the town looking like the depredation of a large army.
飓风席卷过的小镇就像是遭到了大股军队破坏一样。

deputy[’depjʊti]

n. 代理人,代表;副手〈同 agent; assistant, aide〉
例 He passed on his authority to his deputy when he went on vacation.
他去度假的时候,会把自己的职权交接给副手。

desalination[di:ˌsælɪ’neɪ∫ən]

n. 脱盐,去盐作用
例 The Canary Islands rely on desalination for much of their water.
加那利群岛的很多用水均依靠海水淡化。

desolate[’desələt]

adj.(地方)荒凉的,无人烟的〈同 bleak, barren〉
例 At the South Pole lies Antarctica, the coldest and most desolate region on Earth.
位于南极的是南极洲,是地球上最寒冷和最荒凉的区域。
联 desolation n. 荒芜,荒凉;resolute adj. 坚决的;insolate vt. 曝晒;solo n. 独奏(唱);solitary adj. 孤独的

despoil[dɪ’spɔɪl]

vt. 夺取,掠夺〈同 plunder, pillage〉
例 The industrial waste is despoiling the environment.
工业废料正在毁灭环境。联 despoiler n. 掠夺者

第四部分

deter[dɪ’tɜ:(r)]

vt. 阻碍,制止,使踌躇〈同 stop, prevent〉
例 Threats did not deter the lady from revealing the identity of the murderer.
威胁不会阻止那位女士揭露杀人凶手的身份。
联 deterrent adj. 威慑的,制止的 n. 制止物,威慑力量;determinant adj. 决定性的;defer v. 推迟,延期

detergent[dɪ’tɜ:ʤənt]

n. 清洁剂,洗涤剂〈同 cleanser〉
例 Many new detergents have replaced soap.
许多种新型洗涤剂已经替代了肥皂。
联 deterge vt. 使清洁

determinant[dɪ’tɜ:mɪnənt]

n. 决定因素
例 The salary that the new job offers is the determinant in my job transfer.
新工作提供的工资是我跳槽的决定性因素。
联 determine vt. 确定;决定;determination n. 决心;果断;determinedly adv. 决然地;断然地

detest[dɪ’test]

vt. 深恶,憎恶〈同 abhor, loathe〉
例 I can forgive an honest mistake, but I detest an attempt to cover up mistakes by lying.
我可以原谅无心之过,但我憎恨试图通过撒谎来掩盖错误的行为。

detrimental[ˌdetrɪ’mentəl]

adj. 有害的〈同 adverse, harmful〉
例 Smoking cigarettes is detrimental to your health.
吸烟对健康有害。
联 detriment n. 损害,伤害;detritus n. 岩屑,碎石;deleterious adj. 有害的,造成伤害的;noxious adj. 有害的,有毒的;pernicious adj. 有害的,恶劣的

devastate[’devəsteɪt]

vt. 毁坏;使不知所措〈同 ruin, destory〉
例 Many villages were devastated by the famine this year.
今年,许多村子都遭受了饥荒。
联 devastation n. 毁坏;devastating adj. 破坏性的;devalue v. 减值,贬值;reinstate vt. 使恢复(原职);ruin v.(使)堕落,毁灭;estate n. 不动产;阶层;apostate n. 变节者,背教者

devoid[dɪ’vɔɪd]

adj. 全无的,缺乏的(of)〈同 free of, lacking〉
例 Most of this barren land is devoid of vegetation.
这片荒地上的大部分地方都没有植被。
联 void adj. 缺乏的,空缺的;空闲的;destitute adj. 穷困的;缺乏的;barren adj. 贫瘠的;不孕的;vacant adj. 空的,空白的;空缺的;vacuous adj. 空虚的;空洞的

devour[dɪ’vaʊə(r)]

vt. 贪婪地吃,吞食〈同 consume, gorge〉
例 The hungry man devoured the rich food greedily.
那个饥饿的人贪婪地吞食着丰盛的食物。
联 detour n. 绕路;scour v. 冲洗;pour v. 倾注,倾泻;sour adj. 酸味的;dour adj. 阴沉的

diagonal[daɪ’ægənəl]

n./adj. 对角线(的)
例 The diagonal of squares makes two triangles.
正方形的对角线把它划分成两个三角形。

diction[’dɪk∫ən]

n. 措辞,用语〈同 phrase, wording〉
例 The student showed good diction in his book report.
那名学生在他的读书报告中表现出很好的文笔。
联 dictionary n. 字典,词典;prediction n. 预言,预报;jurisdiction n. 权限