diagnose
vt. 診斷
The doctor diagnosed the illness as pneumonia. 醫(yī)生診斷這病為肺炎。
dictator
n. 獨(dú)裁者,專制者
diesel
n. 內(nèi)燃機(jī),柴油機(jī)
diet
n. 飲食,食物;(因醫(yī)療原因)被限食的食物
[難點(diǎn)]
be on a diet 節(jié)食
dignity
n. 尊貴,高貴;尊嚴(yán),威嚴(yán)
[同]elegance
n. 高官,高位
[難點(diǎn)]
stand upon / on one’s dignity 堅持禮儀,保持尊嚴(yán)
beneath one’s dignity 有傷尊嚴(yán),有失身份
It is beneath your dignity to answer such a rude remark.
回答這種粗野的話有失你的尊嚴(yán)。
diminish
v. 減少,減小
[同]lessen
v. 縮小,降低
[同]decrease
dine
v. (正式用語)吃飯,進(jìn)餐
We dine at 7. 我們在七點(diǎn)吃飯。
v. 設(shè)宴款待
[難點(diǎn)]
dine out 在外面吃飯
I am dining out this evening. 今天晚上,我要在外面吃飯。
dioxide
n. 二氧化物(化學(xué))
diploma
n. (pl.) diplomas , diplomata
畢業(yè)證書,文憑
diplomatic
adj. 外交上的;圓滑的,有手腕的
[同]tactful
directory
n. 姓名住址錄;電話簿
disagreement
n. 意見不合,不一致,不調(diào)和;意見不合的實(shí)例,爭論,爭執(zhí)
disappearance
n. 消失,消散;失蹤,絕跡
disastrous
adj. 災(zāi)難性的,造成慘重?fù)p失的
a disastrous flood 損失慘重的水災(zāi)
[同]fatal
discern
v. 辨明,看出
I discerned her figure in the dark. 我在黑暗中看到她的身影
v. 覺察,了解
discipline
vt. 懲戒,懲罰
He was disciplined for cheating. 他因作弊而受罰。
[同]punish
discount
n. 折扣
They sell it at a discount of 30 percent. 他們打七折賣。
[同]subtraction
vt. 打折扣,打折扣賣
Will you discount 10 percent ? 你們能打九折嗎?
[同]subtract
vt. 不完全相信
We should discount the news. 我們不應(yīng)完全聽信那消息。
discourse
n. 演說,談話,論說,論文
give sb. a discourse 給某人作演講
discrimination
n. 辨別,區(qū)別;識別力,辨別力
Some people do not show much discrimination in their choice of books.
有些人看書不加選擇。
n. 歧視
Is there racial discrimination in your country ?
在你們國家有種族歧視嗎?
disgrace
n. 丟臉,恥辱,失寵
There need be no disgrace in being poor. 貧窮并不足為恥。
[同]shame
n. 招致恥辱的人或物
He is a disgrace to our school. 他是我們學(xué)校的恥辱。
vt. 使蒙羞,使丟臉
The scandal disgraced his family. 這丑行玷辱了他的家族。
[同]dishonor
vt. 使失寵
[難點(diǎn)]
bring disgrace on sb. 給某人帶來恥辱
A man who commits a crime and is sent to prison brings disgrace on himself and his family.
因犯罪而進(jìn)監(jiān)獄的人給自己和家庭都帶了恥辱。
be in disgrace 蒙受恥辱,丟臉
be a disgrace to 對…說來是一大恥辱
disillusion
n. 幻滅,覺醒,醒悟
vt. 使幻滅,使覺醒
They were disillusioned soon after they came to the new colony.
他們到達(dá)新殖民地后不久就從幻想中覺醒了。
dismay
n. 灰心,沮喪
[同]discouragement
n. 驚慌
He looked at me in dismay. 他驚慌地看著我。
[同]panic
vt. 使沮喪;使驚慌
We were dismayed at the news. 聽到這消息,我們感到驚慌。
dispatch
vt. 派遣,發(fā)送
Please hurry up the dispatch of these telegrams.
請速將這些電報發(fā)出去。
n. 快信,電訊,急件
[難點(diǎn)]
dispatch sb. to do sth. 派某人干某事
disperse
v. (使)分散,驅(qū)散
The police dispersed the demonstrators. 警察驅(qū)散示威者。
[同]scatter
v. 散開,解散
The crowd dispersed when the police arrived. 警察來時,群眾散開。
[同]dissipate
v. 散步,傳播
The rumor was rapidly dispersed. 謠言很快就傳開了。
[同]spread
displace
vt. 移置,轉(zhuǎn)移
[同]transfer
vt. 代替,取代
Television has displaced radio. 電視以取代了收音機(jī)。
[同]take the place of
displacement
n. 轉(zhuǎn)移,移置;取代,置換;撤職,免職
displease
vt. 使不高興,使生氣
displease one’s wife 使妻子不悅
[難點(diǎn)]
be displeased with sb. (for doing sth.)對某人(做某事)不高興
be displeased at sb.’s sth. 不滿某人的…
disregard
n. 漠視,不顧,不注意
disregard of a rule 忽視一項規(guī)則
[同]indifference
vt. 不理,不顧,不管
He disregarded his doctor's advice. 他不顧醫(yī)生的忠告。
[難點(diǎn)]
disregard of sth. 或者 disregard for sth.
dissatisfaction
n. 不滿,不平
[難點(diǎn)]
dissatisfaction with sb. / sth. 對某人(某事)不滿
dissatisfaction with sb. at doing sth. 對某人做某事不滿
dissipate
v. 驅(qū)散,使(云、霧、疑慮等)消散
dissipate fear/doubt/ignorance
v. 浪費(fèi)
Don't dissipate your efforts. 不要浪費(fèi)你的精力了。