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  dam - n. a wall built across a river to hold back flowing water

  damage - v. to cause injury or destruction; n. harm; hurt or injury, usually to things

  dance - v. to move the body and feet to music; n. a series of steps, usually to music

  danger - n. a strong chance of suffering injury, damage or loss

  dark - ad. having little or no light ("The room was dark.")

  date - n. an expression of time; a day, month and year

  daughter - n. a person's female child

  day - n. twenty-four hours; the hours of sunlight

  dead - ad. not living

  deaf - ad. not able to hear

  deal - v. to have to do with ("The talks will deal with the problem of pollution."); to buy or sell ("Her company deals in plastic.")

  debate - v. to argue for or against something; n. a public discussion or argument

  debt - n. something that is owed; the condition of owing

  decide - v. to choose; to settle; to judge

  declare - v. to say; to make a statement

  decrease - v. to make less in size or amount

  deep - ad. going far down; a long way from top to bottom

  defeat - v. to cause to lose in a battle or struggle; n. a loss; the condition of having lost

  defend - v. to guard or fight against attack; to protect

  deficit - n. a shortage that results when spending is greater than earnings, or imports are greater than exports

  define - v. to give the meaning of; to explain

  degree - n. a measure of temperature

  delay - v. to decide to do something at a later time; to postpone; to cause to be late

  delegate - n. one sent to act for another; one who represents another

  demand - v. to ask by ordering; to ask with force

  democracy - n. the system of government in which citizens vote to choose leaders or to make other important decisions

  demonstrate - v. to make a public show of opinions or feelings ("The crowd demonstrated in support of human rights."); to explain by using examples ("The teacher demonstrated the idea with an experiment.")

  denounce - v. to accuse of being wrong or evil; to criticize severely

  deny - v. to declare that something is not true; to refuse a request

  depend - v. to need help and support

  deplore - v. to regret strongly; to express sadness

  deploy - v. to move forces or weapons into positions for action

  depression - n. severe unhappiness; a period of reduced business and economic activity during which many people lose their jobs

  describe - v. to give a word picture of something; to give details of something

  desert - n. a dry area of land

  design - v. to plan or create plans for

  desire - v. to want very much; to wish for

  destroy - v. to break into pieces; to end the existence of

  detail - n. a small part of something; a small piece of information

  develop - v. to grow; to create; to experience progress

  device - n. a piece of equipment made for a special purpose

  dictator - n. a ruler with complete power

  die - v. to become dead; to stop living; to end

  diet - n. usual daily food and drink

  different - ad. not the same

  difficult - ad. not easy; hard to do, make or carry out

  dig - v. to make a hole in the ground

  dinner - n. the main amount of food eaten at a usual time ("The family had its dinner at noon."); a special event that includes food ("The official dinner took place at the White House.")

  diplomat - n. a person who represents his or her government in dealing with another government

  direct - v. to lead; to aim or show the way ("He directed me to the theater."); ad. straight to something; not through some other person or thing ("The path is direct.")

  direction - n. the way (east, west, north, south); where someone or something came from or went to

  dirt - n. earth or soil

  disappear - v. to become unseen; to no longer exist

  disarm - v. to take away weapons; to no longer keep weapons; to make a bomb harmless by removing its exploding device

  discover - v. to find or learn something

  discuss - v. to talk about; to exchange ideas

  disease - n. a sickness in living things, often caused by viruses, germs or bacteria

  dismiss - v. to send away; to refuse to consider

  dispute - v. to oppose strongly by argument; n. an angry debate

  dissident - n. a person who strongly disagrees with his or her government

  distance - n. the amount of space between two places or objects ("The distance from my house to your house is two kilometers.")

  dive - v. to jump into water head first

  divide - v. to separate into two or more parts

  do - v. to act; to make an effort

  doctor - n. a person trained in medicine to treat sick people

  document - n. an official piece of paper with facts written on it, used as proof or support of something

  dog - n. a small animal that often lives with humans

  dollar - n. United States money, one hundred cents

  door - n. an opening for entering or leaving a building or room

  down - ad. from higher to lower; in a low place

  dream - v. to have a picture or story in the mind during sleep; n. a picture or story in the mind during sleep; a happy idea about the future

  drink - v. to take liquid into the body through the mouth

  drive - v. to control a moving vehicle

  drop - v. to fall or let fall; to go lower

  drown - v. to die under water

  drug - n. anything used as a medicine or in making medicine; a chemical substance used to ease pain or to affect the mind

  dry - ad. not wet; without rain

  during - ad. through the whole time; while (something is happening)

  dust - n. pieces of matter so small that they can float in the air

  duty - n. one's job or responsibility; what one must do because it is right and just
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生词表:
  • shortage [´ʃɔ:tidʒ] 移动到这儿单词发声 n.不足(量);缺少 四级词汇
  • earnings [´ə:niŋz] 移动到这儿单词发声 n.收益;报酬;获得 六级词汇
  • bacteria [bæk´tiəriə] 移动到这儿单词发声 n.细菌 四级词汇
  • vehicle [´vi:ikəl] 移动到这儿单词发声 n.车辆;媒介物 四级词汇


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