托业考试综合辅导(4)
daily adj. occurring on a regular basis
daily n. newspaper that is published 5 to 7 times a week
damage n. injury; harm
damage v. to cause harm; to cause injury; to destroy partly
dampen v. to make damp; to deaden, restrain, or depress
dash n. punctuation mark indicating a break in a sentence; hyphen; bit; drop; pinch; rush; sprint; onset; race; vigor; spirit
dash v. to move with sudden speed; to bolt; to shatter; to hurl; to cast
date n. day, month and year according to the calendar; interview; meeting
deadline n. time when a project; assignment; task or job must be completed or turned in
deafening adj. to make deaf, especially momentarily by a loud noise; to make soundproof
deal n. agreement; business transaction; exchange; amount
deal v. to give; to provide; to offer; to distribute; to supply; to direct; to take care; to sell; to trade
dealer n. supplier; seller; merchant; agent; sales representative
dealing n. manner of doing business; behavior; distribution; giving out
debase v. to lower in character, quality, or value; degrade
debate n. argument; dispute; discussion; conversation
debate v. to argue; to discuss; to consider; to ponder
debris n. rubble; ruins; wreckage; fragments
debt n. obligation; something owed (i.e. money)
debut n. opening of a show; first public appearance
debut v. to perform for the first time; to make one's premiere performance
decade n. ten years; group of tens
deceive v. to cause to believe what is not true; mislead
declaration n. statement; proclamation; announcement
declare v. to proclaim; to make a statement; to make a full statement of (one's taxable or dutiable property)
decline n. downward; descent; slope; ebb
decline v. to refuse; to go down; to decrease; to fall
decorate v. to furnish, provide, or adorn with something ornamental; embellish; to confer a medal or other honor on
decrease n. decline; reduction; lessening
decrease v. to reduce; to lessen; to decline
dedicate v. to devote to; to set apart for; to inscribe (a book, poem, song, story etc.) to someone
dedication n. devotion; inscription (in a book, poem, etc.)
deduce v. to reach (a conclusion) by reasoning; to infer from a general principle; reason deductively
deduction n. the act of deducting; subtraction; an amount that is or may be deducted; the drawing of a conclusion by reasoning
defamation n. The act of defaming; calumny
default n. failure to perform a duty; failure to pay on time; failure to appear in court; option on a computer which is automatically selected
default v. to fail to perform a duty; to fail to pay on time; to fail to appear in court
defect n. deficiency; flaw
defect v. to desert; to abandon; to change sides
defense n. protection; security; rampart; shield
deference n. submission or courteous yielding to the opinion, wishes, or judgment of another; courteous respect
define v. to explain; to clarify; to limit; to set boundaries
definition n. explanation; meaning; interpretation (as of a word or term)
deform v. to spoil the natural form of; misshape; to spoil the beauty or appearance of; disfigure
degrade v. to reduce in grade, rank, or status; demote; to lower in dignity; dishonor or disgrace; to lower in moral or intellectual character; debase
degree n. rank; extent; unit of measurement of temperature and angles; academic title received after completing a program of studies at a university or college, i.e.: MBA (Master of Business Administration)
deject v. to lower the spirits of; dishearten
delay n. postponement; hindrance; hold-up; stopping; lingering
delay v. to postpone; to hinder; to linger; to move slowly; to loiter
delegate n. representative; deputy; agent; participant of a conference, convention; seminar etc.
delegate v. to authorize; to appoint as representative; to pass a duty or responsibility on to someone else
delete v. to remove totally; to erase; to eliminate
deliberate adj. intentional; purposeful; methodical
delicious adj. tasty; having a pleasant taste or smell
delineate v. to draw or trace the outline of; sketch out; to represent pictorially; depict; to depict in words or gestures; describe
deliver v. to convey; to give; to bring; to distribute; to express
delivery n. distribution; liberation; transference
delude v. to deceive the mind or judgment of
demeanor n. behavior; conduct; bearing; appearance
demographics n. study of the statistical characteristics of a population
demolish v. to destroy; to ruin; to tear down; to remove
demonstrate v. to exhibit; to present; to display emotion; to display public opinion (through a protest march, meeting or any other action); to show or illustrate something through example, or physical demonstrations
demonstration n. exhibition; explanation; showing; display of public opinion (through a protest march, meeting or any other action); emotional display
denial n. refusal to accept; refusal to believe; refusal to recognize; act of denying
denominator n. shared characteristic; common feature; number below the line in a fraction (Mathematics)
denounce v. to condemn openly as being evil or reprehensible; to accuse formally
dense adj. compact; having a high mass per unit volume; close
density n. compactness; closeness
deny v. to say that something is not true; to refuse; to renounce
depart v. to leave; to go away; to go in a different direction; to die
departure n. leaving; going away; opposite of arrival
depend v. to rely on; to trust; to be dependent upon; to be supported by
dependent adj. relying on; needing (the help or support of another person); conditional; contingent
depict v. to describe; to illustrate; to characterize; to portray; to elucidate
deplete v. to decrease the fullness of; use up or empty out
deplore v. to feel or express strong disapproval of; condemn; to express sorrow or grief over
deploy v. to be spread out or arranged strategically (of troops, etc.); to move into a position of readiness and availability
deposit n. sum of money that has been put in a bank for safekeeping; partial payment; pledge
deposit v. to put a sum of money in a bank for safekeeping; to pay in part; to set down
deprivation n. a removal of rank or office; a removal of rank or office; a removal of rank or office
deprive v. to take something away from; to keep from possessing or enjoying; deny; to remove from office
deregulate v. to free from regulation, especially to remove government regulations from
deregulation n. process of removing something from government control; transferal of ownership from government to private hands; privatization
dereliction n. willful neglect, as of duty or principle; the act of abandoning; abandonment
deride v. to speak of or treat with contemptuous mirth