Unit 6

Ⅰ 專業八級核心動詞聚焦

demote[di?m?ut]

v.使降級，使降職

demotion n.降級，降職

denominate[di?n?mineit]

v.給……命名，表明

dent[dent]

v.使凹陷

n.缺口，凹痕

deplete[di?pli?t]

v.大量消減，消耗

deplete of 弄空

deplore[di?pl??]

v.哀嘆，悲嘆，對……深表遺憾；強烈反對，譴責

depopulate[di??p?pjuleit]

v.使人口減少

depose[di?p?uz]

v.罷免，廢黜；宣誓作證

depose to?（在法庭上）作證

deprecate[?deprikeit]

v.反對，對……表示不贊成

depreciate[di?pri??ieit]

v.貶值，降價；輕視，貶低

depreciate against 相對……貶值

depreciate by 貶值（幅度）

derail[di?reil]

v.使（火車等）出軌

deregulate[di??regjuleit]

v.撤銷對……的管制規定，解除對……的控制

deride[di?raid]

v.嘲笑，愚弄

derision n.嘲笑，嘲弄

desegregate[di??segri?geit]

v.廢除……的種族隔離

desiccate[?desikeit]

v.（使）變干燥，使干涸

despoil[dis?p?il]

v.搶劫，掠奪

despoil of 掠奪（某物）

detest[di?test]

v.厭惡，憎惡，討厭

detonate[?det?uneit]

v.引爆，起爆，爆炸

detour[?di?tu?]

v.繞道，繞過；使離題

detour to 繞行到……

n.彎路；兜圈子，離題

detract[di?tr?kt]

v.貶低，詆毀，減損

detract from 貶低，減損

devastate[?dev?steit]

v.摧毀，破壞，毀滅

devastating adj.破壞性的，毀滅性的；諷刺的，控告的

deviate[?di?vieit]

v.背離，偏離，越（軌）

deviate from 不同于……；背離，偏離

devolve[di?v?lv]

v.把（權力、職責等）移交

devolve on 移交

dice[dais]

v.用骰子賭博；把（肉、蔬菜等）切成丁

n.骰子，色子

diddle[?didl]

v.欺騙；偽造；閑蕩，閑混

diddle around 無所事事，碌碌無為

differentiate[?dif??ren?ieit]

v.區分，（使）不同，構成……間的差別

digress[dai?gres]

v.離題

dilate[dai?leit]

v.張大，擴大；詳述

dilate upon 詳述，鋪敘

din[din]

v.再三叮囑，反復強調，三番五次告誡

din sth. into sb.'s ears 再三叮囑某人某事

n.喧鬧聲，嘈雜聲

disassociate[?dis??s?u?ieit]

v.（在思想上）把……分開，使分離

disavow[?dis??vau]

v.否認，不承認

disavowal n.不承認，否認，拒絕

disband[dis?b?nd]

v.解散，遣散

disclaim[dis?kleim]

v.否認，拒絕承認，放棄

disconcert[?disk?n?s??t]

v.使倉皇失措（窘迫）；挫敗，打亂

discredit[dis?kredit]

v.使不可置信；使丟臉

n.喪失名譽，喪失信譽

disenchant[?disin?t?ɑ?nt]

v.使不再著迷，不抱幻想

disentangle[?disin?t??gl]

v.解開……的結；清理出

dishonour/dishonor[dis??n?]

v.使受恥辱，使丟臉；拒絕承兌（支票）

n.不名譽，恥辱，丟臉（的人、事）

dislocate[?disl?keit]

v.使脫位，使脫臼；擾亂，使混亂

dislodge[dis?l?d?]

v.逐出，用力移出

dismantle[dis?m?ntl]

v.拆開，拆卸

disprove[dis?pru?v]

v.證明……不能成立，反證

disseminate[di?semineit]

v.散布，傳播

dissociate[di?s?u?ieit]

v.把……分開，使……分離

dissociate oneself from 割斷與……的關系；表示自己不贊成

dissuade[di?sweid]

v.勸阻，阻止

dissuade from 勸止某人做……

disunite[?disju??nait]

v.使分離，使分裂，使紛爭

dither[?die?]

v.猶豫不決，遲疑不決

dithery adj.猶豫不決的

diverge[dai?v??d?]

v.分叉，分開；分歧

divergence n.分歧，差異，不同

divulge [dai?v?ld?]

v.泄露（秘密等）

dole[d?ul]

v.施舍，少量分發

n.救濟，救濟金（物）；一小份

on the dole 接受失業救濟金

domineer[?d?mi?ni?]

v.霸道，專橫，作威作福

domineer over 跋扈；高聳

doodle[?du?dl]

v.（心不在焉地）亂涂

dote[d?ut]

v.溺愛

dote on/upon 溺愛，寵愛

downgrade[?daungreid]

v.降級（降職），降低重要性

drape[dreip]

v.將（衣物、簾等）懸掛，披；使隨便地懸掛，任意地伸出

n.窗簾

drawl[dr??l]

v. & n.慢吞吞地（的）說，拉長調子講話

練習

1．英漢連線

(1) demote (a) 再三叮囑，反復強調

(2) depreciate (b) 把……分開，使……分離

(3) detest (c) 背離，偏離

(4) detour (d) 使降級，使降職

(5) deviate (e) 逐出，用力移出

(6) devolve (f) 厭惡，憎惡，討厭

(7) din (g) 解散，遣散

(8) disband (h) 貶值，降價；輕視

(9) dislodge (i) 繞道，繞過

(10) dissociate (j) 移交

2．釋義連線

(1) deplore (a) expand

(2) depose (b) rob; plunder

(3) deprecate (c) dislike intensely; abhor

(4) deride (d) remove from office or power

(5) despoil (e) stop sb. by advice or persuasion

(6) detest (f) completely destroy; ruin

(7) devastate (g) express sorrow or grief over; bemoan

(8) diddle (h) mock sb./sth.

(9) dilate (i) cheat sb., esp. in small matters

(10) dissuade (j) feel and express disapproval of

3．真題填空：用下列單詞的正確形式完成句子

(1) Even so, the men kept the door shut and the___carefully drawn. (1996, Translation: Section B)

(2) As a result of the agreement, the two countries' arsenals are to be___partly later this year. (1998, Listening Comprehension: Section C)

(3) The amount of___is a subtle affair, liable to perplex the Englishman when he looks at America. (1998, Translation: Section B)

(4) She also says, a trifle ______, “The better the student, the worse the interviewee.”She believes the most capable students are less able to put themselves forward. (1999, Reading Comprehension: Text C)

(5) Those who___the proposal for opening up the courts to family lawsuits miss the point. (1999, Reading Comprehension: Text D)

(6) Cooke has made a fortune out of his love affair with America, entrancing listeners with a weekly monologue that has won Radio 4 many devoted adherents. Part of the pull is the developed.___(2000, Reading Comprehension: Text C)

(7) The question remains: must we conform? Or can we, somehow, resist the power's that conspire to___us? (2001, Reading Comprehension: Text H)

(8) The Romans also collected and exhibited art from___temples, as well as mineral specimens, exotic plants, animals; and they plundered sculptures and paintings (mostly Greek) for exhibition. (2006, Reading Comprehension: Text D)

(9) It is true that the absence of such evidence does not___the theory, but on other grounds too the theory is not very attractive. (2007, Proofreading & Error Correction)

(10) One morning I saw a rickshaw puller take on a load of live chickens—tied in pairs by the feet so they could be___over the shafts and the folded back canopy and even the axle. (2010, Reading Comprehension: Text A)