1.destructive a. 破坏性的
destructive criticism
非建设性的批评
Passion proves the most dramatically destructive force.
情欲是最有戏剧性的毁灭力量。
The weapon has a great destructive power.
武器具有杀伤性。
2.deteriorate v. 恶化
同义词:worsen, go downhill
His health has deteriorated.
他的健康恶化了。
Food is apt to deteriorate in summer.
食物在夏天容易变质。
3. deviate from v. 偏离
He deviated from the society by becoming a drug addict.
成为一个瘾君子让他脱离了社会。
Never stand aloof from the masses.
千万不可脱离群众。
4.dignity n. 尊严
beneath one's dignity 有失身分 stand on one's dignity保持尊严, 摆架子
stand upon one's dignity保持尊严
The real dignity of a man lies in what he is, not in what he has.
一个人的真正尊严在于他的品格,而非他的财富。
5.dilemma n. 困境
同义词:predicament
A doctor’s dilemma ----- to lie or to tell the truth?
医生的困境:向病人隐瞒病情还是说出实情?
6.diminish v. 变少
同义词辨析:decrease, diminish, lessen, reduce, dwindle
decrease: 指逐渐地、不断地减少。
diminish: 侧重大小、数量和重要性的不断减小,强调减小的部分。
lessen: 普通用词,与decrease近义。指数目、程度、价值、实力等的减少。
reduce: 普通用词,含义广。指数量、程度的降低或减少。
dwindle: 与decrease同义,指逐渐减小,但强调变得越来越少终至全无。
We should try to diminish the cost of production.
我们应尽力减少生产成本。
7.disable v. 丧失能力
同义词:incapacitate 反义词:enable
disable switch 禁止开关 parity disable 非奇偶性
The soldier disabled by wounds in his leg is buried in sadness.
那个腿部受伤致残的士兵正沉浸在悲哀之中。
8.disastrous a. 灾难性的
disastrous accident 致命事故;机毁人亡事故
After a disastrous first half the team fought back to level the match.
该队在上半场惨败後重整旗鼓以求扳成平局。
9.discern v. 看出, 识别
discern the differences of the two 看出两个的区别
词义辨析:discern, discriminate, distinguish
discern: 语义较笼统,着重精深与准确的观察力,不一定有能力辨别关系密切的各项事物。
discriminate: 语气强,指从十分相似的事物中辨出差异,尤其把好坏区分开来。
distinguish: 普通用词,指辨别者的能力或实际观察到的区别,强调辨别所需的技巧。
They can discern me in spite of the fog.
虽然有雾,但他们能认得出我。
10.dispatch v. 派遣;发送
dispatch a representative/ message 派遣代表/发送信息 dispatch rider 骑摩托车或骑马的通信员
dispatch list 调度表 dispatch money 速遣费 dispatch room 发货室
A messenger was dispatched to take the news to the soldiers at the front.
一名通讯员被派去给前线士兵送消息。