death [deθ] n 死,死亡
dead [ded] adj 1 死的,2 無知覺的 3 無聲響的,
adv 1 完全地 2 直接地
e.g. his love for you is dead.
car accident交通事故 caused many deaths.
debate [di'beit] v /n 辯論,討論
a debate about----- 關(guān)于――――的討論
e.g. this is a question that they have often debated.
debt [det] n 債務(wù) 罪過
get into debt 負債 in debt 欠債
e.g. your father is deeply in debt. 負債累累
decade ['dekeid] n 十年 十 for decades 數(shù)十年
e.g. prices have risen上漲 steadily during the past decade.
decide [di'said] v 決定 determine make up one’s mind 裁決
decide to do sth 決定做某事 decide on sth 決定某事
e.g. i decide to travel this week !
decision [di'siʒən] n 決定,決心 make a decision 做出決定,下決心
declare [di'klɛə] v 1 宣告 宣布 2 聲明,斷言 3 申報(納稅物品)
declare for 表明贊成(擁護) declare against 表示反對
e.g. i declare this meeting open.
declaration [,deklə'reiʃən] n 1 宣言,公告 2 聲明,申報
decline [di'klain] v 1 減少, 下降 fall drop descend
2拒絕 refuse reject 3 衰落 deteriorate
n 1衰退 2 斜坡
decline to do sth /decline doing sth 拒絕做某事
e.g. our clients 客戶decline to raise提高 their price.
dedicate ['dedikeit] v 奉獻 devote , commit
dedicate---- to 1 題獻詞 2 把(時間,力量等)用于----
dedicate one’s life to ---- 獻身于-----
be dedicated to ----- 致力于----
e.g. she dedicated her life to science.
defeat [di'fi:t] n/ v 擊敗 戰(zhàn)勝 beat , win over
suffer a defeat 遭受挫敗
e.g. he was depressed沮喪 by his defeat.