第一部分

cube [kjuːb]

n. 立方体;立方
例 I put some ice cubes in my drink.
我在饮料里放了一些冰块。
联 cubic adj. 立方体的;cubism n. 立体主义

cultivate [ˈkʌltɪveɪt]

vt. 耕种;培养〈同 farm; nurture〉
例 The botanist cultivated tropical flowers.
这位植物学家培育了热带花卉。
联 cultivation n. 耕种;培养;cultivated adj. 有教养的

culture [ˈkʌltʃə(r)]

vt. 培养(微生物细胞组织等)〈同 foster〉
例 The experiment requires us to isolate and culture the bacteria.
这个实验要求我们隔离和培养细菌。
n. 文化,文明〈同 civilization〉
例 There are many differences between eastern and western cultures.
东西方文化之间存在许多差异。
联 horticulture n. 园艺;agriculture n. 农业,农艺,农学

cure [kjʊə(r)]

v. 治愈,治疗;解决,矫正 〈同 heal〉
例 The medicine cured Mary.
这种药物治好了玛丽的病。

currency [ˈkʌrənsi]

n. 通货,货币〈同 money〉
例 We exchanged our currency at a bank at the airport.
我们在机场里的一家银行兑换了货币。

current [ˈkʌrənt]

n.(液体、气体的)流;趋势〈同 stream〉
例 The river’s current was so strong that the herd of cows could not cross it.
这条河水流湍急,牛群无法渡过。
adj. 现今的〈同 up-to-date〉
例 Recent reports will give the most current news about the accident.
近期的报告将带来与事故有关的最新消息。
联 currently adv. 现在,当前

curve [kɜːv]

v. 弯曲,曲线
例 The mountain road is full of curves.
山路蜿蜒曲折。

custom [ˈkʌstəm]

n. 习惯,传统,惯例〈同 tradition〉
例 It’s the custom in Britain for a bride to throw her bouquet to the female wedding guests.
新娘把花束扔向参加婚礼的女宾客,是英国的习俗。
联 customs n. 关税;海关;customer n. 顾客;customary adj. 习惯的,惯例的

cute [kjuːt]

adj. 可爱的;精明的〈同 attractive; clever〉
例 The flowers on your hat are really cute.
你帽子上的花真可爱。

dash [dæʃ]

v. 猛冲,疾奔
例 I’m afraid I must dash off—I’m seeing my doctor in half an hour.
恐怕我必须马上离开了——我半个小时后得去见我的医生。

第二部分

dawn [dɔːn]

n. ① 黎明〈同 sunrise〉
例 Tommy worked from dawn till dark in order to finish the paper.
为了完成论文,汤米从早到晚地忙。
② 开端,开始〈同 beginning〉
例 The dawn of a new age began with the invention of the automobile.
汽车的发明标志着一个新时代的开端。
联 dawning n. 拂晓,黎明

deaf [def]

adj. 聋的
例 The partially deaf child wore a hearing aid.
那个听力部分残疾的孩子戴着助听器。

decade [ˈdekeɪd]

n. 十年
例 We have entered the second decade of the 21st century.
我们已经进入了21世纪的第二个十年。

decay [dɪˈkeɪ]

vi. ① 腐烂〈同 decompose〉例 Fruit decays quickly in hot weather.
天热的时候,水果很快便会腐烂。
② 衰落〈同 decline, worsen〉
例 After eating candy for ten years, most of his teeth began to decay.
吃了十年糖果之后,他大部分的牙都开始被蛀蚀。

deceive [dɪˈsiːv]

vt. 欺骗,行骗〈同 fool〉
例 Mary deceived the interviewer about her work experience.
玛丽在工作经验方面欺骗了面试官。
联 deceit n. 欺骗,谎言

decent [ˈdiːsnt]

adj. ① 适当的,可接受的〈同 suitable〉
例 Don’t walk around in your underwear. Put on some decent clothes!
不要穿着内衣走来走去。穿点像样的衣服!
② 得体的,体面的〈同 honorable〉
例What I’d like to be able to do is to find a decent job.
我希望能找一份体面的工作。

deck [dek]

n. 一副(纸牌)〈同 card〉
例 We played our game of bridge with a new deck.
我们用一副新牌来玩桥牌。

declaration [ˌdekləˈreɪʃən]

n. 宣布,宣言〈同 announcement〉
例 The company made a declaration of intent to follow an equal opportunity policy.
公司发表声明表示愿意采用公平机会政策。
联 declare vt. 宣布,声明

decline [dɪˈklaɪn]

n./vi. 衰退;下降,减退〈同 deterioration; flag〉
例 His influence declined as he grew older.
随着年龄的增长,他的影响力逐渐下降。
vt. 婉言谢绝〈同 refuse〉
例 We asked them to come to our party, but they declined the invitation.
我们邀请他们参加派对,但他们拒绝了邀请。

decorate [ˈdekəreɪt]

vt. 装饰,修饰〈同 adorn〉
例 The house was decorated in an oriental design.
这栋房子按照具有东方特色的设计方案进行了装饰。
联 decoration n. 装饰,装饰品;decorative adj. 装饰的,可作装饰的

第三部分

decrease [dɪˈkriːs]

v. 减少〈同 lessen〉
例 Bob’s influence on the committee slowly decreased after he caused the accident.
在鲍勃造成这起事故之后,他对委员会的影响力逐渐降低。

deduce [dɪˈdjuːs]

v. 推断
例 I couldn’t deduce whether he thought the idea was a good one or not.
我无法断言他是否会认为这是一个好主意。
联 deduction n. 推论;扣除;deductive adj. 推论的,演绎的

default [dɪˈfɔːlt]

v. 不履行(某种责任);违约
例 People who default on their mortgage repayments may lose their houses.
抵押贷款违约者可能会失去他们的房子。

defeat [dɪˈfiːt]

v. 击败〈同 beat〉
例 The debate team defeated its rival.
辩论队战胜了他们的对手。

defect [ˈdiːfekt; dɪˈfekt]

n. 缺点,瑕疵〈同 flaw〉
例 I bought these shoes cheaply because they have a slight defect.
我以很便宜的价格买到了这双鞋,因为鞋上有一点瑕疵。
联 defective adj. 有缺陷的

defence [dɪˈfens]

n. 防卫;防卫物〈同 protection〉
例 The town’s defences are weak and it may fall to the enemy.
这个城市的防御非常薄弱,可能会沦陷。

definite [ˈdefɪnət]

adj. 清楚的;明确的〈同 distinct; exact〉
例 Roger needs to know the definite arrival time so he can meet his friend on time at the airport.
罗杰需要知道确切的抵达时间,以便准时到机场接朋友。
联 definitely adv. 明确地,肯定地

delegate[ˈdelɪɡət]

n. 代表〈同 representative〉
例 She was our delegate at the party conference.
她是我们在党内会议中的代表。

delegate[ˈdelɪɡeɪt]

vt. 委派,授权〈同 authorize〉
例 I’ve been delegated to organize the weekly meetings.
我被委派组织每周的会议。

delete [dɪˈliːt]

vt. 删除〈同 remove〉
例 The editor deleted the incorrect sentence from the manuscript.
编辑删除了手稿中的错误句子。

deliberate [dɪˈlɪbərət]

adj. ① 深思熟虑的
例 We made a deliberate decision to live apart for a while.
我们作出了分居一段时间的慎重决定。
② 故意的〈同 intentional〉
例 While many people think that the plane crash was an accident, Tom is convinced that it was a deliberate plan.
虽然有许多人都认为这次空难是一场事故,但汤姆坚信这是一个蓄谋已久的阴谋。

第四部分

delicate [ˈdelɪkət]

adj. ① 脆的,易损的;娇弱的〈同 fragile〉
例 Peaches have delicate skin which is easily bruised.
桃子有着娇嫩的外皮,很容易被擦伤。
② 精致的;细腻的〈同 ethereal; sensitive〉
例 Repairing this is going to be a very delicate operation.
维修这件东西需要高度精细的操作。

delicious [dɪˈlɪʃəs]

adj. 美味的,可口的〈同 tasty〉
例 The smell of delicious fresh bread beckoned the hungry boy.
美味的新鲜面包散发出的香味,吸引着那个饥肠辘辘的男孩。

democracy [dɪˈmɒkrəsi]

n. 民主政治,民主主义
例 Democracy is spreading around the world in various forms.
民主正在以不同的形式在全球传播。
联 democrat n. 民主党人

demonstrate [ˈdemənstreɪt]

vt. 演示;论证〈同 show〉
例 The salesman demonstrated how the special vacuum cleaner worked.
销售员演示了这种特殊的真空吸尘器如何工作。
联 demonstration n. 实证;示范

dense [dens]

adj. 密集的,浓厚的〈同 thick〉
例 The airport was closed because of the dense fog.
机场因大雾关闭了。
联 densely adv. 浓密地,浓厚地

deny [dɪˈnaɪ]

vt. ① 否认,否定〈同 disavow〉
例 It was obvious that Kitty had eaten all the cookies but she denied it when her mother asked her.
很明显,基蒂吃光了所有饼干,可当她妈妈问她的时候,她却矢口否认。
② 剥夺,拒绝…的要求〈同 deprive〉
例 The state denied the elderly man a driver’s license.
该州拒绝给那位老人发驾照。

depart [dɪˈpɑːt]

vi. 离开,出发〈同 take off, leave〉
例 The next train to the airport departs from Platform 3.
下一列去往机场的火车从3号站台发车。
联 departure n. 启程,出发,离开

deposit [dɪˈpɒzɪt]

vt. ① 堆积,沉淀〈同 set down〉
例 The sand was deposited on the sea floor when the current died down.
水流退去之后,沙子沉积在海床上。
② 放置;寄存〈同 place〉
例 Tom deposited his luggage at the hotel.
汤姆把他的行李寄存在酒店里。
联 depositor n. 存款人;deposition n. 沉积作用,沉积物;depositary n. 受托人;贮藏所

depressed [dɪˈprest]

adj. 沮丧的;萧条的〈同 dejected〉
例 This organization provides educational assistance to the children living in economically depressed communities.
该机构为居住在经济状况不佳的社区的孩子们提供教育补助。

depression [dɪˈpreʃən]

n. ① 不景气,萧条期〈同 recession〉
例 Many people lost their fortune during the Great Depression.
在大萧条期间,许多人倾家荡产。
② 沮丧,消沉〈同 sadness〉
例 I’m beginning to get over the deep depression I felt about losing my job.
我开始克服失业带来的深度抑郁。
联 depressant n. 镇静剂;depressive adj. 郁闷的