| 复合形式： |
| aide-de-camp nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | French (military: assistant officer) | 副官
fù guān |
| bureau de change nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (currency exchange service) | 外币兑换所
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| | You will find a bureau de change at large airports. |
cassis,
crème de cassis nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (blackcurrant liqueur) | 黑醋栗甜酒
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cologne,
eau de cologne nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | French (perfume) | 古龙香水
gǔ lóng xiāng shuǐ |
| | The heady scent of cologne made me feel dizzy. |
coup de grace,
coup de grâce nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | figurative (last straw, final blow) (比喻) | 最后一击，决定性的一击
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coup de grace,
coup de grâce nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (death blow) | 致命的一击
zhì mìng de yì jī |
| | A coup de grace is a mercy killing. |
creme de la creme,
crème de la crème nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | figurative (best, elite) (比喻) | 最好的部分，精华
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| | | 最优秀的人，精英分子
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| | The World Cup is the creme de la creme of international football competitions. |
creme de menthe,
crème de menthe nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (mint liqueur) | 薄荷甜酒
bò he tián jiǔ |
| cul-de-sac nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (road with no exit, dead-end street) | 死路
sǐ lù |
| | | 尽头路
jìn tóu lù |
| | The neighborhood children played in the cul-de-sac since it was free of traffic. |
| cul-de-sac nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | UK (close: residential road with no exit) | 死胡同
sǐ hú tòng |
| | | 死巷子
sǐ hàng zi |
| de facto adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (actual, real) | 实际的
shí jì de |
| | | 事实上的
shì shí shàng de |
| | Although not officially in charge, he is the de facto decision maker. |
| de facto advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (actually, in reality) | 实际上
shí jì shàng |
| | | 事实上
shì shí shàng |
| | The military has been ruling the country de facto. |
| de jure adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (lawful) | 法律上的
fǎ lǜ shàng de |
| | | 合法的
hé fǎ de |
| de jure advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (by law) | 法律上地
fǎ lǜ shàng de |
| | | 根据权利
gēn jù quán lì |
| | De facto segregation continued long after the courts ended de jure segregation. |
| de rigueur adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (expected) | 礼仪上必要的
lǐ yí shàng bì yào de |
| | | 根据风俗等所要求的
gēn jù fēng sú děng suǒ yāo qiú de |
| | When attending the opera at Bayreuth, formal evening dress is de rigueur. |
de-energize [sth],
also UK: de-energise [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (electricity: disconnect) | 切断…的电源
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de-escalate [sth],
deescalate⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (lessen in scale, intensity) (规模等) | 使缩小
shǐ suō xiǎo |
| | (紧张局势等) | 使缓和
shǐ huǎn hé |
de-militarized zone,
demilitarized zone,
also UK: de-militarised zone,
demilitarised zone nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (area where military operations are prohibited) | 非军事区
fēi jūn shì qū |
| | The demilitarized zone between North and South Korea is the world's most heavily armed border. |
| de-stress⇒ viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | (relax after feeling tension) | 减压
jiǎn yā |
deescalation,
de-escalation nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (downscaling, making [sth] smaller) | 逐渐减少
zhú jiàn jiǎn shǎo |
| | | 逐渐缩小
zhú jiàn suō xiǎo |
deice,
deice [sth],
de-ice,
de-ice [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (thaw, defrost) | 为…除冰
wèi chú bīng |
| | | 为…解冻
wèi jiě dòng |
deicer,
de-icer nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (substance: anti-freeze) | 防冻剂
fáng dòng jì |
deicer,
de-icer nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (defrosting device) | 防冻设备
fáng dòng shè bèi |
| | | 防冻装置
fáng dòng zhuāng zhì |
deluxe,
de luxe adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (luxurious) | 奢华的
shē huá de |
| | | 豪华的
háo huá de |
| | We stayed in a deluxe resort for our honeymoon. |
deluxe,
de luxe advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (in luxury) | 奢华地
shē huá de |
| | | 豪华地
háo huá de |
| | The upscale condominium allows residents to live deluxe. |
| DMZ nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | initialism (de-militarized zone) | 非武装地带
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| | | 非军事区
fēi jūn shì qū |
| dulce de leche nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (milk-based caramel sauce or candy) | 牛奶焦糖
niú nǎi jiāo táng |
| | For dessert, we had flan with a dulce de leche sauce. |
| esprit de corps nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | French (military, sport: team spirit) | 团体精神
tuán tǐ jīng shén |
| | | 团队精神
tuán duì jīng shén |
fleur-de-lis,
fleur-de-lys nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (symbol, emblem: iris) (旧时法兰西王室的纹章) | 鸢尾花形纹章
yuān wěi huā xíng wén zhāng |
| | The fleur-de-lis was the emblem of the French royal family. |
how-do-you-do,
how-d'ye-do,
how-de-do nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | informal, dated (difficult situation) | 尴尬局面，困境
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| joie de vivre nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | French (love of life) | 生活乐趣，对生活的热爱
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| nom de guerre nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | Gallicism (pseudonym, alias) | 假名
jiǎ míng |
| | | 化名
huà míng |
| | | 别名
bié míng |
| | The leader of the Zapatistas goes by the nom de guerre of Subcomandante Marcos. |
| nom de plume nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | Gallicism (pseudonym: writer's alias) | 笔名
bǐ míng |
| | Charlotte Bronte published her books using the nom de plume of Currer Bell. |
piece de resistance,
pièce de résistance nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (highlight or finest part) | 主要部分
zhǔ yào bù fèn |
| | | 精华部分
jīng huá bù fèn |
| | | 代表作品
dài biǎo zuò pǐn |
| | The main course was delicious but the piece de resistance was the dessert. |
piece de resistance,
pièce de résistance,
plural: pieces de resistance nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | figurative (most important element) | 关键部分
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| | | 要害部分
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Rio de Janeiro,
Rio nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (city in Brazil) | 里约热内卢
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| tour de force nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (great accomplishment) | 壮举
zhuàng jǔ |
| | | 力作
lì zuò |
| | John Coltrane's saxophone solo on "My Favorite Things" was a tour de force. |