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备考资料：托福考试词汇研究－Unit10b

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detachment n.分离;分遣;分遣队;超然 [detachement DETACH 分离 detached分离的;公平的]

　　deter¹ v.阻止;拦住 [ deterrere(DE-, terrere frighten)deterrent 防止,挽留;妨碍物determent 制止(物)]

　　detergent² n.清洁剂 [ detergere(DE-, tergere ters- wipe擦拭)]

　　deteriorate³ v.变化;恶化 [ deteriorare deteriorat- deterior worse]

　　detour⁴ n.绕路;便道;绕路而行 [ detour change of direction detourner turn away(DE-,　TURN)]

　　detraction⁶ n.诽谤 [de+tract拉+ion detractor贬低者 DETRACT 去掉;损伤,损坏;转移注意;责难]

　　devastate⁷ v.使荒废;破坏 [ devastare devastat-(DE-, vastare lay waste)]

　　deviate⁸ v.逸出正轨;违背[ deviare deviat-(DE-, via way) deviant a.越轨的;反常的n.异常者,变态者 deviance　异常;逸出正轨; 偏差]

　　devious⁹ a.不正当的;迂回 [ devius DE-+via way]

　　devoid¹⁰ a.缺乏的 [ pp. of obs devoid devoidier(DE-, VOID 毫无()的;缺少()的(of)　a ~ space 空间;(物理)真空]

　　devolve v.委任;移交 [ devolvere devolut-(DE-, volvere roll)]

　　devotion n.献身;专心热爱;祈祷 [ devotion or devotio(DEVOTE)]

　　devour¹¹ v.吃光;毁灭;吞没;使着迷 [ devorer devorare(DE-, vorare swallow)]

　　devout¹² a.虔敬的 [ devot devotus pp.(DEVOTE)]

　　dexterity¹³ n.灵巧;机敏;用惯右手的人 [ dexterite dexteritas(DEXTER)dexterous adj]

　　diabolical¹⁴ a.残酷的 [diabolic 恶魔(一样)的,魔鬼性格的 diabolatry 魔鬼崇拜]

　　diadem¹⁵ n.王冠;王位 [diademe diadema diadema(DIA-, deo bind)]

　　dialectic n.辩证法;逻辑 [ dialektike(tekhne)(art)of debate(DIALECT方言)]

　　diaphanous¹⁶ a.透明的;澄清的 [med diaphanusdiaphanes(DIA-, phaino　show)PHANTOM幽灵;幻影]

　　diatribe¹⁷ n.恶骂;非难 [ diatriba diatribe spending of time,discourse diatribo(DIA-, tribo rub)]

　　dichotomy n.两半;二分法;对生 [mod dichotomia dikhotomia dikho- apart+-TOMY]

　　dictate¹⁹ v.听写;口述;命令;指挥 [dictare dictat- frequent of dicere dict- say　dictator n]

　　dictum n.格言;权威的断言 [ = neut pp. of dicere say]

　　didactic a.教诲的;教训的 [ didaktikos didasko teach DID-ACT-IC]

　　diffidence n.羞怯;谦虚 [(反)confidence 信任,信赖(in)自信(in)]

　　diffuse²⁰ v.扩散;普及;散开 [ diffus or diffusus extensive(DIS-, fusus pp. of　fundere pour)diffusion n]

　　digression n.离题;扯到枝节上;脱轨 [ digredi digress-(DI-, gradi walk)digressv.走向岔道, 离开本题(主题), 扯到枝节上]

　　dilapidation²¹ n.倒塌;毁坏 [dilapidatio(DILAPIDATE 使<建筑物>荒废,使<汽车等>毁坏变为荒废,变破旧 DI-, lapis] [lapid- stone]

　　dilate²² v.扩大;膨胀 [ dilater dilatare spread out(DI-, latus wide)]

　　dilatory²³ a.不慌不忙的 [ dilatorius(DI-, dilat- pp. stem of differreDEFER)DELAY耽搁]

　　dilemma²⁴ n.左右为难的状况 [(DI-, lemma premiss)]

　　dilettante²⁵ n.业余的艺术爱好者 [It pres part of dilettare delight delectare]

　　dilute²⁶ v.稀释;冲淡 [ diluere dilut-(DI-, luere wash)]diluvial a.洪水的 [ diluvialis diluvium DELUGE(."冲走")大水灾,洪水,泛滥;豪雨]

　　diminution²⁷ n.减少;变小 [ diminutio - onis(DIMINISH)]

　　din¹⁸ n.噪声;闹音 [ dyne, dynn, dynian]

　　dingy²⁸ a.昏暗的;肮脏的 [perh dynge DUNG(牛、马等的)粪便;水肥]

　　dint²⁹ n.力量 [ dynt, and partly cogn ON dyntr]

　　dipsomaniac n.酗酒狂之人 [ dipso-dipsa thirst+-MANIA]

　　dire⁵ a.可怕的;悲惨的 [ dirus =direful 可怕的;悲惨的]

　　dirge³⁰ n.丧曲;挽歌 [ dirige(imper)direct, the first word in the Latin antiphon(from Ps 5:8)in the Matins part of the Office for] [the Dead]

　　disabuse³¹ v.解惑;矫正

　　disagreeable a.讨厌的事 [ desagreable(DIS-,　AGREEABLE令人愉快的;宜人的,和蔼可亲的,悦人的,讨人喜欢]

　　disarray³² v.杂乱

　　disastrous³³ a.灾害的;悲惨的 [orig 'unfavourable aspect of a star', desastre or It disastro(DIS-, astro astrum star)disaster n]

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1 deter
vt.阻止，使不敢，吓住
参考例句：
Failure did not deter us from trying it again.失败并没有能阻挡我们再次进行试验。 Dogs can deter unwelcome intruders.狗能够阻拦不受欢迎的闯入者。

2 detergent
n.洗涤剂；adj.有洗净力的
参考例句：
He recommended a new detergent to me.他向我推荐一种新的洗涤剂。 This detergent can remove stubborn stains.这种去污剂能去除难洗的污渍。

3 deteriorate
v.变坏；恶化；退化
参考例句：
Do you think relations between China and Japan will continue to deteriorate?你认为中日关系会继续恶化吗？ He held that this would only cause the situation to deteriorate further.他认为，这只会使局势更加恶化。

4 detour
n.绕行的路，迂回路；v.迂回，绕道
参考例句：
We made a detour to avoid the heavy traffic.我们绕道走，避开繁忙的交通。 He did not take the direct route to his home,but made a detour around the outskirts of the city.他没有直接回家，而是绕到市郊兜了个圈子。

5 dire
adj.可怕的，悲惨的，阴惨的，极端的
参考例句：
There were dire warnings about the dangers of watching too much TV.曾经有人就看电视太多的危害性提出严重警告。 We were indeed in dire straits.But we pulled through.那时我们的困难真是大极了，但是我们渡过了困难。

6 detraction
n.减损；诽谤
参考例句：
Envy has no other quality But that of detraction from virtue.嫉妒除了损坏美德外，别无可取之处。 Faced with such detraction,scientists characteristically retort that science,unlike witchcraft,works.面对诋毁，科学家们出于天性给予反驳，宣称科学不是巫术，确实有效。

7 devastate
v.使荒芜，破坏，压倒
参考例句：
A few days before,a fire had devastated large parts of Windsor Castle.几天前，温莎城堡的大部分被一场大火烧毁。 Earthquakes can also cause tsunamis,which devastate coastal regions.地震还引发海啸，它直接破坏海岸地区。

8 deviate
v.(from)背离，偏离
参考例句：
Don't deviate from major issues.不要偏离主要问题。 I will never deviate from what I believe to be right.我绝不背离我自信正确的道路。

9 devious
adj.不坦率的，狡猾的；迂回的，曲折的
参考例句：
Susan is a devious person and we can't depend on her.苏姗是个狡猾的人，我们不能依赖她。 He is a man who achieves success by devious means.他这个人通过不正当手段获取成功。

10 devoid
adj.全无的，缺乏的
参考例句：
He is completely devoid of humour.他十分缺乏幽默。 The house is totally devoid of furniture.这所房子里什么家具都没有。

11 devour
v.吞没；贪婪地注视或谛听，贪读；使着迷
参考例句：
Larger fish devour the smaller ones.大鱼吃小鱼。 Beauty is but a flower which wrinkle will devour.美只不过是一朵，终会被皱纹所吞噬。

12 devout
adj.虔诚的，虔敬的，衷心的 (n.devoutness)
参考例句：
His devout Catholicism appeals to ordinary people.他对天主教的虔诚信仰感染了普通民众。 The devout man prayed daily.那位虔诚的男士每天都祈祷。

13 dexterity
n.(手的)灵巧，灵活
参考例句：
You need manual dexterity to be good at video games.玩好电子游戏手要灵巧。 I'm your inferior in manual dexterity.论手巧，我不如你。

14 diabolical
adj.恶魔似的，凶暴的
参考例句：
This maneuver of his is a diabolical conspiracy.他这一手是一个居心叵测的大阴谋。 One speaker today called the plan diabolical and sinister.今天一名发言人称该计划阴险恶毒。

15 diadem
n.王冠，冕
参考例句：
The diadem is the symbol of royalty.王冠就是王权的象征。 Nature like us is sometimes caught without diadem.自然犹如我等，时常没戴皇冠。

16 diaphanous
adj.(布)精致的，半透明的
参考例句：
She was wearing a dress of diaphanous silk.她穿着一件薄如蝉翼的绸服。 We have only a diaphanous hope of success.我们只有隐约的成功希望。

17 diatribe
n.抨击，抨击性演说
参考例句：
He launched a diatribe against the younger generation.他对年轻一代发起了长篇抨击。 The book is a diatribe against the academic left.这本书对学术左派进行了长时间的谩骂。

18 din
n.喧闹声，嘈杂声
参考例句：
The bustle and din gradually faded to silence as night advanced.随着夜越来越深，喧闹声逐渐沉寂。 They tried to make themselves heard over the din of the crowd.他们力图让自己的声音盖过人群的喧闹声。

19 dictate
v.口授；(使)听写；指令，指示，命令
参考例句：
It took him a long time to dictate this letter.口述这封信花了他很长时间。 What right have you to dictate to others?你有什么资格向别人发号施令？

20 diffuse
v.扩散；传播；adj.冗长的；四散的，弥漫的
参考例句：
Direct light is better for reading than diffuse light.直射光比漫射光更有利于阅读。 His talk was so diffuse that I missed his point.他的谈话漫无边际，我抓不住他的要点。

21 dilapidation
n.倒塌；毁坏
参考例句：
Yet all this was apart from any extraordinary dilapidation.特别破落的样子倒也找不出。 The farmhouse had fallen into a state of dilapidation.农舍落到了破败的境地。

22 dilate
vt.使膨胀，使扩大
参考例句：
At night,the pupils dilate to allow in more light.到了晚上，瞳孔就会扩大以接收更多光线。 Exercise dilates blood vessels on the surface of the brain.运动会使大脑表层的血管扩张。

23 dilatory
adj.迟缓的，不慌不忙的
参考例句：
The boss sacked a dilatory worker yesterday.昨天老板开除了一个凡事都爱拖延的人。 The dilatory limousine came rolling up the drive.那辆姗姗来迟的大型轿车沿着汽车道开了上来。

24 dilemma
n.困境，进退两难的局面
参考例句：
I am on the horns of a dilemma about the matter.这件事使我进退两难。 He was thrown into a dilemma.他陷入困境。

25 dilettante
n.半瓶醋，业余爱好者
参考例句：
He is a master of that area even if he is a dilettante.虽然他只是个业余爱好者，但却是一流的高手。 I'm too serious to be a dilettante and too much a dabbler to be a professional.作为一个业余艺术爱好者我过于严肃认真了，而为一个专业人员我又太业余了。

26 dilute
vt.稀释，冲淡；adj.稀释的，冲淡的
参考例句：
The water will dilute the wine.水能使酒变淡。 Zinc displaces the hydrogen of dilute acids.锌置换了稀酸中的氢。

27 diminution
n.减少；变小
参考例句：
They hope for a small diminution in taxes.他们希望捐税能稍有减少。 He experienced no diminution of his physical strength.他并未感觉体力衰落。

28 dingy
adj.昏暗的，肮脏的
参考例句：
It was a street of dingy houses huddled together. 这是一条挤满了破旧房子的街巷。 The dingy cottage was converted into a neat tasteful residence.那间脏黑的小屋已变成一个整洁雅致的住宅。

29 dint
n.由于，靠；凹坑
参考例句：
He succeeded by dint of hard work.他靠苦干获得成功。 He reached the top by dint of great effort.他费了很大的劲终于爬到了顶。

30 dirge
n.哀乐，挽歌，庄重悲哀的乐曲
参考例句：
She threw down her basket and intoned a peasant dirge.她撂下菜篮，唱起庄稼人的哀歌。 The stranger,after listening for a moment,joined in the mournful dirge.听了一会儿后这个陌生人也跟著唱起了悲哀的挽歌。

31 disabuse
v.解惑；矫正
参考例句：
Let me disabuse of that foolish prejudices.让我消除那个愚蠢的偏见。 If you think I'm going to lend you money,I must disabuse you of that wrong idea.你若认为我会借钱给你，我倒要劝你打消那念头。

32 disarray
n.混乱，紊乱，凌乱
参考例句：
His personal life fell into disarray when his wife left him.妻子离去后，他的个人生活一片混乱。 Our plans were thrown into disarray by the rail strike.铁路罢工打乱了我们的计划。

33 disastrous
adj.灾难性的，造成灾害的；极坏的，很糟的
参考例句：
The heavy rainstorm caused a disastrous flood.暴雨成灾。 Her investment had disastrous consequences.She lost everything she owned.她的投资结果很惨，血本无归。