Vocabulary - D(d)

• pronounced:(a)顯著的、明顯的、決斷的。

〉〉 The taste of raw garlic is very pronounced. (生大蒜的味道非常明顯。)

• distinguish from: (慣用語)區分。

〉〉 It was hard to distinguish one twin from the other. (雙胞胎很難區分。) 

• dispel: (v)驅散，消除。
• drive-by:(a)駕車的、開車時同時進行。

〉〉 One man was killed in the drive-by shooting. (一名男子在該起駕車槍殺事件中遇害。)

• distribute:(v)分發。

〉〉 The book will be distributed free to local schools. (這些書將免費發給當地學校。)

• die of something: (慣用語)死於...(多為傷勢或疾病)。

〉〉 His father died of cancer. (他父親死於癌症)

• detrimental:(a)不利的、有害的。

〉〉　Working night shifts can be detrimental to your health. (上夜班可能有害健康。)

• deterioration:(n)惡化。

〉〉　We've seen a deterioration in relations between the countries. (我們發現兩國關係趨於惡化。)

• dominant: (a)占優勢的，支配的，統治的。
• dramatic: (a)劇烈的

〉〉 We usually prefer gradual and mild change to sudden and dramatic change. (我們通常比較希望逐步且溫和的改變，而非突然且急劇的改變。)

• deforestation:(n)砍伐森林。

〉〉 Mudslides caused by deforestation. (山崩是因砍伐森林所致。)

• destruction:(n)破壞。

〉〉 War results in death and widespread destruction. (戰爭導致死亡和廣泛的破壞。)

• dreaded:(a)令人畏懼的、可怕的，(v)為dread，懼怕、擔心。

〉〉 I dread the day I will have to leave my family. (我害怕離開家人的那一天。)

• draw on something:(phr.)利用某事或從某事汲取資源。

〉〉 Peter's new book draws on this own life experience. (彼得的新書取材自他自己的人生經歷。)

• draw up:(phr v)指折疊、草擬、使停下、排好隊伍、挺直身子。

〉〉 A car drew up in front of my house. (一輛車在我家前面停了下來。)

• die of/die from:(phr v)指死於；前者指死因存於人體內(例如：疾病、衰老等)，後者則指外部環境造成死亡(例如事故)，兩種肇因兼具時則可混用(例如受傷、過勞、飢寒等)。

〉〉 18 people die of from starvation every minute. (每分鐘有18人死於飢餓。)

• dip:(v)下降。

〉〉 House prices dipped in the first three months of the year. (今年前三個房價下跌。)

• detection:(n)發現。

〉〉 My detection of the scent of baked apple pie led me to the kitchen. (我對烤蘋果派味道的察覺，引領我走到廚房。)

• drunkard:(n)喝醉的人；酗酒成性的人。

〉〉 His father is a drunkard. (他爸爸是酒鬼。)

• depict: 描述、描繪。

〉〉 The painter tried to depict the splendor of the sunset. (畫家試圖描繪日落的壯麗景象。)

• distress:(n)危難、悲苦、貧苦；(v)指使憂傷、苦惱、貧苦。

〉〉 Don't let bad news distress you. (不要讓壞消息打擊你。)

• due to (something):(慣用語)因為，由於。

〉〉 Her absence was due to the storm. (由於風雨交加她沒來。)

• deterrent:(n)威懾力量，嚇阻物；(a)同指威懾的、制止的。

〉〉 Imprisonment was not sufficiently deterrent to the habitual offenders. (坐牢並不足以威嚇慣犯。)

• don:(v)穿著、披上。

〉〉 Remember to don clothing when you feel cold. (當你覺得冷時，記得穿衣。)

• deficit:(n)因缺乏某種能力而造成問題。 

〉〉 She has a slight hearing deficit in her left ear. (她的左耳有輕微的聽障問題。)

• drag:(v)指拖、拉、緩慢進行、迫使、扯人、打撈；(n)指拖、拉、累贅、阻力。

〉〉 She loves her boyfriend very much, but he is a drag on her career. (她很愛她的男友，但他卻是她事業上的累贅。)

• deliver:(v)實現、達成(承諾、期望)。

〉〉 He failed to deliver on his promise. (他未能兌現他的承諾。)

• deface:(v)損壞某物外觀(尤指刻字或破壞表面。)

〉〉 Some of these valuable monuments were defaced with red spray-paint. (這些寶貴的古蹟有些外觀被潑了紅漆破壞。)

• draw the ire of sb:燃起某人怒火。

〉〉 The mayer's graft scandal has draw the ire of local residents. (市長的貪汙醜聞燃起當地居民的怒火。)

• duck:(v)逃避、迴避、閃躲(責任、人或做某事)。

〉〉 The president was accused of ducking the issue of reform. (總統被指控回避改革議題。)

• disgrace:(n)丟臉、恥辱。

〉〉 Such cruelty is a disgrace to humanity. (這種殘忍事人性之恥。)

• dull:(v)弄鈍，弄遲鈍，減輕。

〉〉 Homeless children sniff glue to dull their hunger pains. (無家可歸的小孩藉吸膠來減輕肌餓的痛苦。)

• drop the ball:(俚語)(v),失職、搞砸。

〉〉 Don't drop the ball on this project. (別搞砸了這個案子。)

• deride:(v)嘲弄、嘲笑。

〉〉 Adam derided our efforts, but were forced to eat his words when we won thr prize. (亞當嘲笑我們的努力，但當我們得獎時，他不得不認錯。)

• dietary:(a)飲食的。

〉〉 Do you have any special dietary requirements? (你有特殊的飲時要求嗎？)

• dub:(v)指授與稱號、配音、轉錄。

〉〉 May I dub for the puppy in my voice? (我可以用我的聲音幫小狗配音嗎？)

• devastate:(v)指毀壞、蹂躪、事荒廢，或指在感情、精神、財務上壓垮。

〉〉 The tsunami devastated coastal villages. (海嘯摧毀了沿岸村落。)

• draw:(v)指繪製、草擬、拉引、慢慢移動、推論出、打成和局等；(n)指平手、吸引人的人事物、拉曳、抽籤等。

〉〉 He tried to draw attention to himself on his own terns. (他嘗試用他特有的方式引起別人對他的注意。)

• dethrone: (v)指廢黜、罷免。

〉〉 They dethrone the licentious monarch. (他們罷黜荒淫無道的統治者。)

• drop-in:(n)指短暫且偶然的來訪、不速之客等；(a)指可隨時造訪的、無須預約的、供短期使用的。

〉〉 Steve Jobs dropped out of Reed College after after the first 6 months, but then stayed around as a drop-in for another 18 months or so before he really quit. (史蒂夫‧賈伯斯在前6個月後即自里德學院休學，但到他真正離開前，當時又以旁聽生身分在那裡待了18個月左右。)

• deficit: (n)赤字、虧損。

〉〉The govenment faces a deficit of $5 billion. (政府面臨50億美元的赤字。)

• dash: (v)猛衝、猛撞，打破。

〉〉His only hope of survival was dashed by the severe weather.  (他唯一的生存希望因惡劣天氣而破滅。)

• dread: (v)恐懼、害怕做某事。

〉〉She dreaded making speeches in front of large audiences. (她害怕在廣大聽眾前發表演說。) 

• drive a wedge between somebody: (vp)挑起兩造之間的不和。

〉〉I think she is driving a wedge between you and your husband. (我認為她在挑撥你和你丈夫之間的關係。)

• due date: 指到期日、預產期。

〉〉Please return the book by the due date. (請在到期日期還書。)

• doctor's appointment: 指掛號

〉〉I made a doctor's appointment for next Friday. (我掛了下週五看醫生。)

• demand(n)要求，請求；需要，需求；(vt)要求，請求；需要；查問，盤詰；律】傳喚；
• decompose(v)分解；使腐爛