dabble v. 浅尝辄止 dabble in sth. 涉猎
daft [BrE,informal] a. 笨傻的
dais n. 主席台 Members of the Dais 模联中的主席团
dally [old-fashioned] v. 虚度时光,蹉跎岁月
damper [idiom] put a damper on sth. 泼冷水,使扫兴
dank a. 阴湿的 a dank cellar 阴湿的地窖
dapper a. 衣冠楚楚的
dappled a. 有斑点的,斑驳的
daredevil n.&a. 冒失鬼,大胆鲁莽的人 <近> audacious
dart v. 猛冲
daunt v. 使畏惧 be daunted by
dauntless a. 无畏的
dawdle v. 虚度时光 dawdle the day away
deadpan a. 面无表情的 deadpan humor 冷面幽默
dearth n. =lack; a dearth of
debacle n. 溃败 what a debacle!
debark v. 下船,卸货; embark <反>
debase v. 贬低 debase the reputation <近> degrade
debilitate v. 使衰弱 de- 贬义前缀
debris n. 残骸 s不发音 来源法语哈哈哈哈 托福老师
debunk v. 揭穿 <口>
debut n. t不发音 初次登台 yyc make one’s debut
decadence [cad=to fall] n. 堕落 (区分decade十年 dec-十)
decant v. 倒入(液体)
decipher /ai/ v. 破译 cipher n. 密码 <近> decode
decorum n. 礼仪,得体 <近> propriety
decrepit a. /stressed on crep/ 衰老的
default v. &n. 拖欠 default on a loan ; 计算机的默认
defer /di’fer/ v. 推迟=postpone, defer sth. , deferred payment 延期支付; 遵从 ->deference /’deference/ n. 遵从 show deference to sb.
defile v. 污染,玷污,亵渎
deft a. 灵巧熟练的 <近> cunning ; be deft at sth.
defuse v. 平息 defuse the bomb/crisis
defy v. 反抗,蔑视 defy the government/law
deify [dei=theo=divin=god] v. 神化 n. deification 奉若神明
deject [de-=not; ject=to throw] v. 沮丧
deleterious a. =harmful ; be deleterious to sb./sth.
delirium n. 神志失常,极度兴奋
delusion n. 错觉 (带有精神错乱) 区别illusion (普通)幻觉
deluge n. 大量(雨) a deluge of rain v. 充满
delve v. 钻研探索 delve into sth.
demagogue n. 蛊惑人心的政客 dema-=demo people ; Trump has been more demagogue than statesman
demolish v. 拆除 demolition n.
demoralize v. 使泄气,士气低落 morale n. 士气 boost morale 鼓舞士气
demotic [demo=people] a. 大众的,通俗的 demotic entertainment
demur v. 反对 demur at sth.
denigrate [nigr=black, de-=strengthen] v. 抹黑,诋毁
denounce [nounce=to speak, de-=not] v. 谴责
dent n&v. 凹痕,削减
denude [de-=strengthen] v. 使赤裸光秃
deplete [de-=not; plete=full] v. 耗尽 deplete A of B
deplore [plor=to cry] v. 强烈反对;哀悼
deploy v. 部署 cloud computing
deport [port=to carry; de-=not] v. 驱逐 deportation n.
depose v. 废黜 ; 宣誓证明
deposit n. 存款; 沉积
depravity n. 堕落 a life of depravity <近> decadence
deprecate 感觉和 depreciate 差不多… 贬义词就对了
depreciate vi. 贬值;贬低 <反> appreciate vi. 升值
deprive v. (of) 剥夺 deprivation n. 剥夺;缺乏(lack,deficiency) maternal deprivation 母爱缺乏
deracinate [de-=up; rac=root] v. 根除
derelict a. 抛弃的
deride [rid=to laugh] v. 嘲笑
desecrate v. 玷污 <近> defile, profane
desiccate v. 使干燥 desiccant n. 干燥剂