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deviate 背离，偏离

deviate from the rule

devote 将...献给(to)

Mary devoted her life to caring for the sick.

defy 公然违抗，反抗

He was going ahead defying all difficulties.

degenerate 衰退，堕落，变坏(into)

Her eyesight degenerated with the years.

deliberate 慎重的，深思熟虑的

The government is taking deliberate action to lower prices.

denote 表示，是...的标志，意思是

A frown often denotes displeasure.

detain 留住，担搁

be detained by business.

detect (当场)发现(某人在干坏事)

detect a student cheating

deteriorate (使)恶化,(使)变坏,(使)退化

Relations between the two

dawn 黎明，拂晓

work from dawn to dark

dazzle (强光等)使目眩，耀眼

He was dazzled by his sudden success.

deceive 欺骗，蒙蔽

deceive oneself

decent 体面的，像样的

She didn’t have a decent dress for the ball.

decline 拒绝，谢绝

We sent him an invitation but he declined.

decompose 分解，腐烂，腐败

decompose a compound into its elements.

dedicate 奉献，把……用在(to)

The doctor dedicated himself to finding a cure.

deduce 演绎，推论

From her conversation, I deduced that she had a large family.

define 解释，给……下定义

People define him as a genius.

deform(使)变形

Heat deforms plastic.

delight 高兴，快乐

To the teacher’s great delight , all his students passed the examination.

deliver 投递，传送，运输

deliver the mail

demonstrate 论证，证明

demonstrate a philosophical principle

differentiate 使不同，使有差别，区分，区别

differentiate varieties of plants

diffuse 扩散(气体，液体等)

The colors of the sunset were diffused across the sky.

disgust 厌恶，恶心

feel disgust for bad odors

disperse 分散，驱散，散去

Police dispersed the rioters with tear gas

displace 移动...的位置

Many of the inhabitants were displaced by the rising floodwaters

dispose 布置，整理

The stores disposed the jewellery in an attractive display.

disregard 不理会，不顾

Disregard the noise and keep working

distinct 有区别的，不同的

Three distinct types of people

distort 扭歪，扭曲

a face distorted by (或with)pain

distract 使转向

be distracted from one’s original purpose

distribute 分配，分发

distribute the prizes among the winners