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dance v.跳舞
dancer n.舞者,跳舞的人
dancing n.跳舞
danger n.危险
in danger 处于危险中
dangerous adj.危险的(会对其他人或事物造成伤害的)
dark adj.(1)with no or very little light, especially because it is night 黑暗的;昏暗的;阴暗的;
(2)not light; closer in shade to black than to white 深色的;暗色的
a dark horse
(1) ( BrE ) a person who does not tell other people much about their life, and who surprises other people by having interesting qualities 深藏不露的人
(2) a person taking part in a race, etc. who surprises everyone by winning 出人意料的获胜者;黑马
darkness n.黑暗the state of being dark, without any light 黑暗;阴暗;漆黑
date n.日期,日子 v.确定日期
短语:date back (to...) date from...
to have existed since a particular time in the past or for the length of time mentioned 追溯到;始于;自…至今
day n.一天,白天
daily adj.日常的,每天的
daylight n.日光
daytime n.白天,日间
dead adj.死亡的 He has been dead for 3 years.√ He has died for 3 years.×
die v.死亡 die of/from 死于...
death n.死亡
deaf adj.聋的,听不见的
deal (1)v.(dealt,dealt)
deal with sb
to take appropriate action in a particular situation or according to who you are talking to, managing, etc. 对付;应付;对待
She is used to dealing with all kinds of people in her job. 她已习惯于和工作中遇到的各种各样的人打交道。
deal with sb/sth:to do business with a person, a company or an organization 与…做生意
deal with sth:to solve a problem, perform a task, etc. 解决;处理;应付
to deal with enquiries/issues/complaints 处理各种询问╱问题╱投诉
Have you dealt with these letters yet 这些信件你处理了吗?
He's good at dealing with pressure. 他善于应付压力。
(2)a great deal of much; a lot 大量;很多
They spent a great deal of money. 他们花了大量的钱
[ C] an agreement, especially in business, on particular conditions for buying or doing sth 协议;(尤指)交易
to make/sign/conclude/close a deal (with sb) (与某人)达成一笔交易
decide v.决定 decide to do sth 决定做某事
decision n.决定 make a decision 做决定
decorate v. 装饰,装潢,装修
decoration n.装饰,装潢,装修
deep adj.深的
depth n.深度
depend v.依靠,依赖depend on/upon
dependent adj.依赖的
independent adj.独立的
describe v.描述
description n.描述
develop v.发展 developing country 发展中国家 developed country 发达国家
development n.发展
devote v.
devote yourself to sb/sth
to give most of your time, energy, attention, etc. to sb/sth 献身;致力;专心
She devoted herself to her career. 她全力倾注于自己的事业。
devote sth to sth
to give an amount of time, attention, etc. to sth 把…用于
I could only devote two hours a day to the work. 我一天只能在这个工作上花两个小时
dictionary n.字典 look up(the new word)in the dictionary
difference n.不同make a difference(to sb/sth) 对...起作用/有影响
different adj.不同的be different from 不同于
difficult adj.困难的=hard
difficulty n.困难
have difficulty in doing sth 在做....方面有困难
without difficulty 毫不费力
dig v.挖(洞、沟等)dug dug digging
direct adj.
(1)[ usually before noun] happening or done without involving other people, actions, etc. in between 直接的;亲自的;亲身的
(2)going in the straightest line between two places without stopping or changing direction 笔直的;径直的;最近的
a direct flight (= a flight that does not stop) 直飞航班
V.
[ VN] to control or be in charge of sb/sth 管理;监督;指导
He was asked to take command and direct operations . 他奉命统率并指挥作战行动。
[ VN] ~ sb (to...)to tell or show sb how to get to somewhere or where to go 给(某人)指路;为(某人)领路
direction n.方向
in all directions 四面八方
director n.(1)one of a group of senior managers who run a company 董事;理事;经理
(2)a person in charge of a film/movie or play who tells the actors and staff what to do (电影、戏剧等的)导演
disability n.( pl. -ies)
[ C] a physical or mental condition that means you cannot use a part of your body completely or easily, or that you cannot learn easily (某种)缺陷,障碍
a physical/mental disability 生理缺陷;心理障碍
people with severe learning disabilities 具有严重学习障碍的人
disabled adj.unable to use a part of your body completely or easily because of a physical condition, illness, injury, etc.; unable to learn easily 丧失能力的;有残疾的;无能力的
physically/mentally disabled 有生理残疾的;有心理缺陷的
disadvantage n.~ (of sth)~ (to sth) something that causes problems and tends to stop sb/sth from succeeding or making progress 不利因素;障碍;不便之处
a serious/severe/considerable disadvantage 重大的╱严重的不利条件
advantage n.有利条件,优势
discover [ VN] to be the first person to become aware that a particular place or thing exists (第一个)发现
discoverer n.发现者
discovery n.发现( pl. -ies)
[ CU] ~ (of sth)~ (that...)an act or the process of finding sb/sth, or learning about sth that was not known about before 发现;发觉
the discovery of antibiotics in the 20th century 20世纪抗生素的发现
discuss v.~ sth (with sb)to talk about sth with sb, especially in order to decide sth 讨论;谈论;商量
discussion n.~ (with sb) (about/on sb/sth)the process of discussing sb/sth; a conversation about sb/sth 讨论;商讨
a topic/subject for discussion 讨论的题目╱主题
divide ~ (sth) (up) (into sth)to separate or make sth separate into parts (使)分开,分散,分割,分成…
divide...into... 把...分成...
dividing line 分界线
do well in=be good at 擅长于
do /try one’s best 尽某人最大努力做某事
doctor n.医生;博士
donate v.
(1)to give money, food, clothes, etc. to sb/sth, especially a charity (尤指向慈善机构)捐赠,赠送
He donated thousands of pounds to charity. 他向慈善事业捐款数千英镑。
(2)to allow doctors to remove blood or a body organ in order to help sb who needs it 献(血);捐献(器官)
done [ not before noun]adj.~ (with)finished; completed 完毕;了结;结束
When you're done, perhaps I can say something. 等你说完,也许我可以说点什么。
doubt v.怀疑
[ V (that)]
I never doubted (that) she would come. 我从未怀疑过她会来。
[ V wh-]
I doubt whether/if the new one will be any better. 我不敢肯定这个新的是否会好些。
n.怀疑 beyond (any) doubt
( law 律) in a way that shows that sth is completely certain 无疑;确实
dream n.梦想 v.做梦;梦想
dream of/about 梦想,想象
in your dreams:( informal ) used to tell sb that sth they are hoping for is not likely to happen 你妄想;你在做梦
dress v.~ (sb) (in sth)to put clothes on yourself/sb 穿衣服;给(某人)穿衣服
dress up dress sb up:to put on special clothes, especially to pretend to be sb/sth different 装扮;乔装打扮
n. 连衣裙,服装
drive v.驾驶,开车;驱动;迫使,驱使;
to make sb very angry, crazy, etc. or to make them do sth extreme 迫使(某人生气、发疯或做出极端事情)
[ VN-ADJ] to drive sb crazy/mad/insane 把人逼得发疯╱发狂╱失去理智
driver n. 司机,驾驶员
drop v.( -pp- )to fall or allow sth to fall by accident (意外地)落下,掉下,使落下
dry adj.干的,干燥的
dried food 干粮