defend
辩护;防护
The FBI defends the computers against the hackers.
为了防御黑客,美国联邦调查局对电脑进行了维护。
delegation
代表团
The American delegation arrived late at the conference.
美国代表团在会议上迟到。
deliberate
仔细考虑;商议
The Supreme Court of the US deliberated whether the ballots of Florida should be re-counted.
美国最高法院商议了是否弗罗里达的选票应该重新计数。
demanding
苛求的;要求高的
My boss is very demanding.
我的老板很苛刻。
depart
离开;出发
"He said he wouldn't do the things departing from his principles." "Well, did he have some?"
“他说他做事情不会背离他的原则。”“哦,他有做过吗?”
depict
描述;描画
His novel depicts life in modern London.
他的小说描写的是伦敦现代的生活。
deposit
存款;保证金
You should learn to deposit the sadness inside your heart. There're many important things waiting for you.
你应该学会把悲伤埋藏在心底。有很多事情等着你去做。
destructive
破坏的;毁灭性的
These drugs are destructive to white blood cells.
这些药物对白细胞有破坏作用。
devote
致力于;奉献
National Geographic is a famous American magazine devoted to pictures and articles on places of cultural interest.
《国家地理》是一本致力于人文景观的图片和文章的著名的美国杂志。
dictate
命令;口述
For a secretary, knowing shorthand well is very useful when the boss is dictating the commercial letters.
对于一个秘书来说,当老板在口授商业信件时,速记是非常有用的。
dim
变模糊,变暗淡
The influence of the super model was slowly dimming.
超模的影响在慢慢减弱。
dine
宴请
We are dining the ambassador this week.
我们这周宴请大使吃饭。
disguise
掩饰;假装
I disguised the spots on my face with make-up.
我通过化妆掩盖了脸上的斑点。
dispose
处理;处置
The boy's friends have deserted him for the fact that he is criminally disposed.
这个小伙子的朋友们已经抛弃他了,因为他有犯罪的倾向。
DNA
遗传基因
We can only make clones from living DNA.
我们只能通过活着的DNA来进行克隆。
donation
捐款,捐赠
They made a generous donation to charity.
他们对慈善机构做出了慷慨的捐赠。
drag
拖累;拖拉
She loves her family, but they're a drag on her career.
她热爱自己的家庭,但家庭却是她事业的累赘。
drift
漂流,漂移
Is the Government's policy one of drift?
政府采取的是不是放任自流的政策?
driving-licence/driver's license
驾驶执照
The police officer asked to see my driver's license.
警察要求看我的驾照。