List_07 Flashcards
(100 cards)
despicable
考法1 adj. 令人鄙视的: arousing or deserving of one’s loathing and disgust
考法2 adj. 不荣耀的,不得体的: not following or in accordance with standards of honor and decency
despise
考法1 vt. 极其不喜欢: to dislike strongly
despotic
考法1 adj. 专制的,暴虐的: arbitrary, autocratic, monocratic, tyrannical
desultory
考法1 adj. 无计划、无目的的: lacking a definite plan, purpose, or pattern
考法2 adj. 令人失望的: disappointing in progress, performance, or quality
detach
考法1 vt. 分离: to separate or unfasten; disconnect
detain
考法1 v. 拘留: to hold or keep in or as if in custody
deter
考法1 vt. 吓住,威慑: to prevent or discourage from acting, as by means of fear or doubt
派 deterrent adj/ n. 威慑力量,威慑的
deterioration
考法1 n. 恶化;堕落: a gradual sinking and wasting away of mind or body
detour
考法1 n. 偏离正常标准: a turning away from a course or standard
考法2 v. 改变方向或者路线: to change one’s course or direction
detract
考法1 v. 贬低: to diminish the importance, value, or effectiveness of something
考法2 v. 使分心: to draw the attention or mind to something else
detritus
考法1 n. 废品,碎屑,遗骸: a product of disintegration, destruction, or wearing away: debris
devoted
考法1 adj. 投入的,忠诚的: characterized by loyalty and devotion
考法2 adj. 示爱的,恩爱的: feeling or showing love
devout
考法1 adj. (对于宗教)虔诚的: devoted to religion or to religious duties or exercises
考法2 adj. 忠诚的: firm in one’s allegiance to someone or something
dexterous
考法1 adj. 动作灵活的: ready and skilled in physical movements
考法2 adj. 头脑灵活的: mentally adroit and skillful: clever
diabolic
考法1 adj. 恶魔一般的: of, relating to, or characteristic of the devil
diaphanous
考法1 adj. 模糊的,非实在的: vague or insubstantial
考法2 adj. (质地精致得)几乎透明的: of such fine texture as to be transparent or translucent
diatribe
考法1 n. 长篇抨击性演讲: a long angry speech or scolding
考法2 n. 挖苦,讽刺的指责: ironic or satirical criticism
didactic
考法1 adj. 喜欢说教的: designed or intended to teach
diehard
考法1 adj. 顽固的,保守的/ n. 顽固的人,保守的人: strongly or fanatically determined or devoted/ someone who opposes change and refuses to accept new ideas
diffident
考法1 adj. 不自信的: hesitant in acting or speaking through lack of self-confidence
考法2 adj. 内向的: reserved in manner; unassertive
diffuse
考法1 adj. 罗嗦的: being at once verbose and ill-organized
考法2 adj. 不集中的,扩散的: not concentrated or localized
考法3 v. 扩展,散开: extend, scatter
digress
考法1 v. 脱离主题: to turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument
派 digressive adj.偏离的
派 digression n. 题外话: the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse
dilapidate
考法1 v. 使荒废: to bring into a condition of decay or partial ruin
dilate
考法1 vt. 使膨胀,扩大: to enlarge or expand in bulk or extent;to become wide
考法2 v. 详细表达: to express more fully and in greater detail