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| crowded with [sth/sb] adj + prep | (full of [sth/sb]) | 充满着
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| | | 挤满着
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| crown [sb] [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | figurative (award championship title to) | 为...授（冠军头衔）
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| | Anna spelled the last difficult word and the teacher crowned her 'Spelling Champion'. |
| crown [sb] [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | often passive (appoint king, queen) | 给...加冕为...
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| | | 使...成为君主
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| | Elizabeth Tudor was crowned Queen Elizabeth in 1559. |
| crush [sb]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | figurative (upset) | 使…烦恼
shǐ fán nǎo |
| | | 使…崩溃
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| | | 击垮
jī kuǎ |
| | Julie was crushed by the news that she hadn't got into the course she wanted to do. |
crush,
crush [sb] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | figurative (hug with force) (比喻) | 用力搂抱到似乎要把…压碎
yòng lì lǒu bào dào sì hū yào bǎ yā suì |
| | He was so happy to see his sister that his hug nearly crushed her. |
| cry about [sth/sb] vi + prep | (shed tears for) | 因为…而流泪
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| | The little boy was crying about being punished. What on earth are you crying about? |
cry about [sth/sb],
cry over [sth/sb] vi + prep | figurative (mourn, lament) | 为…难过
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| | | 为…感到惋惜
wèi gǎn dào wǎn xī |
| | There is no point in crying about a situation you cannot change. |
| cry for [sb/sth] vi + prep | (shed tears for) | 为…流泪
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| | | 为…哭泣
wèi … kū qì |
| | Please don't cry for me. |
| cuddle [sb/sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (hug) | 抱住，搂住
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| | The mother panda is cuddling her baby. |
| | 熊猫妈妈正搂着自己的宝宝。 |
| cuddle up with [sb/sth] vi phrasal + prep | (snuggle next to) | 抱着
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| | | 拥着
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| | Nancy cuddled up with her favorite doll and fell asleep. |
cudgel,
cudgel [sb] nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (club, stick) | 棍子
gùn zi |
| | | 棒子
bàng zi |
| | | 棍棒
gùn bàng |
cudgel,
cudgel [sb] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (beat with a club) | 用棍棒打
yòng gùn bàng dǎ |
| the cue for [sb] to do [sth] nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (signal, prompt to action) | 提示某人做某事的信号
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| | When the hostess yawns, that is the cue for her guests to leave. |
| cue [sb]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (prompt) | 给…提示，给…提词
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| | Holly asked Tom to cue her on her lines. Jill listened for the sound that cued her to start dancing. |
| | 霍莉让汤姆给她提词。吉尔留神听着提示她开始跳舞的声音。 |
| cup [sb]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (doctor: use cupping technique on) | 给...拔火罐，给…施杯吸法
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curry favor with [sb],
UK: favour v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | US (ingratiate yourself) | 巴结某人
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| | | 讨好某人
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| | See if you can curry favor with one of the directors. |
| curse at [sb] vi + prep | US, informal (use obscene language) | 咒骂
zhòu mà |
| | | 对…骂脏话
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| | Perry cursed at the driver who swerved in front of him. |
| curtains for [sb/sth] exprexpression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own." | figurative, informal (death, disastrous end) | 对…来说就完蛋了
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| | | 意味着…完蛋了
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| | If this gets into the wrong hands, it's curtains for the free world. |
| | 如果这东西落入坏人手里，就意味着自由世界要完蛋了。 |
| cut into [sth/sb] vi + prep | (dig: into skin, etc.) | 切入
qiē rù |
| | | 割进
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| | The handle of the shopping bag was cutting into his fingers. |
cut,
cut [sth] or [sb] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (slice into) | 切开
qiē kāi |
| | The doctor cut the patient to begin his surgery. |
cut,
cut [sb] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | figurative (cause pain) (比喻) | 使受伤，伤害
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| | Your remark really cut me badly. |
| cut [sb] down vtr phrasal sepphrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game." | figurative (kill, strike down) | 杀死
shā sǐ |
| | Many soldiers were cut down by enemy fire. |
| cut [sb] loose vtr + adj | US, slang, figurative (fire from job) | 解雇
jiě gù |
| | | 开除
kāi chú |
| cut [sb] off vtr phrasal sepphrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game." | figurative (estrange, disown) | 与…断绝关系
yǔ … duàn jué guān xì |
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| | The parents cut off their alcoholic son and he wasn't even mentioned in their will. |
| cut [sth/sb] off vtr phrasal sepphrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game." | figurative (disconnect) | 切断（网络、电力等）的供应
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| | While on the net, we were cut off. |
| cut [sb] off vtr phrasal sepphrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game." | (interrupt when speaking) | 打断…的话
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| | Francesca cut me off while I was in the middle of speaking. |
| cut [sth/sb] open vtr + adj | (body: dissect) | 切开
qiē kāi |
| | The surgeon cut the patient's chest open. |
| cut [sb] up vtr phrasal sepphrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game." | UK (driver, vehicle: move suddenly in front) (驾驶员，车辆) | 强行超过某人
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| daft about [sth/sb] adj + prep | mainly UK, informal (person: infatuated) (人) | 对…迷恋，狂热迷恋
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| | Becca is totally daft about the new guy at work. |
| | 贝卡狂热迷恋公司里那个新来的人。 |
| dally with [sth/sb] vi + prep | (trifle with) | 摆弄
bǎi nòng |
| | | 玩弄
wán nòng |
| dally with [sb] vi + prep | (flirt with without serious intentions) | 调情
tiáo qíng |
| | | 挑逗
tiǎo dòu |
| Damn [sb]! interjinterjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!" | (anger, contempt) (表示愤怒、轻蔑等) | 该死的！他妈的！
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| | Damn him! He's such a jerk! |
| | 他妈的！他就是个蠢材！ |
| damn [sb]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | often passive (condemn) | 罚…入地狱受罪
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| | They were damned by the gods. |
| | 他们被众神罚入地狱受罪。 |
dandify,
dandify [sb] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (make foppish) | 将…打扮得非常时髦
jiāng dǎ bàn de fēi cháng shí máo |
dandle,
dandle [sb] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (child: bounce on one's knee) | （在膝上）颠着逗（小孩）
zài xī shàng diān zhe dòu xiǎo hái |
dangle [sth] in front of [sb],
dangle [sth] before [sb] vtr + prep | figurative, informal (offer as incentive) | 拿某物来诱惑某人
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| | | 用某物来吊某人的胃口
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| | Dangle a raise in front of him and see what happens. The boss dangled extra overtime pay before the employees for working on the holiday. |
| | 用加薪来吊他的胃口，看看会怎样。为了让雇员节假日上班，老板拿额外加班费来诱惑大家。 |
| dare [sb]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (challenge) | 挑战
tiǎo zhàn |
| | Knock on that door! I dare you! |
| date [sb]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | informal (show age) | 使…显得老
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| | | 使老气
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| | The fact that she remembers commercials from the 70's really dates her. |
| dawn on [sb] vtr phrasal insepphrasal verb, transitive, inseparable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, not divisible--for example,"go with" [=combine nicely]: "Those red shoes don't go with my dress." NOT [S]"Those red shoes don't go my dress with."[/S] | figurative (occur to) | 开始为人所知
kāi shǐ wéi rén suǒ zhī |
| | Suddenly it dawned on her that her remarks might have been offensive to the others. |
dawn on [sb],
dawn upon [sb] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | figurative (become apparent) | 使...顿悟
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| | | 使...突然理解
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| | All of a sudden, the enormity of what I had done dawned on me. |
| [sb]'s days nplplural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors." | (remaining lifetime) | …的余生
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| daydream about [sth/sb] vi + prep | (fantasize about) | 幻想
huàn xiǎng |
| | | 空想
kōng xiǎng |
| | I frequently daydream about living in a warmer climate. |
| daze [sb]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | figurative, usually passive (dazzle) | 使眼花缭乱，使目眩神迷
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| | (强光等) | 使眼花，使目眩，耀眼
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| | Ursula was dazed by the view from the top of the mountain; it was spectacular. |
| dazzle [sb/sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (light: blind temporarily) (光) | 刺眼，炫目
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| | The glare of the oncoming car's headlights dazzled Polly. |
| | 不断驶来的车辆灯光炫目，刺得波利眼花缭乱。 |
| dead against [sb/sth] adj + prep | informal (totally opposed to) | 坚决反对
jiān jué fǎn duì |
| | I wanted to go to Art School, but my parents were dead against it. |
| deal [sb] in vtr phrasal sepphrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game." | (include [sb] in card game) (扑克游戏中) | 算...一个，让...一起玩
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| | I want to play this hand; can you deal me in? |
| deal [sb] out vtr + adv | US, informal, figurative (not include) | 不带
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| | | 不算
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| | | 不加
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| deal with [sb] vtr phrasal insepphrasal verb, transitive, inseparable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, not divisible--for example,"go with" [=combine nicely]: "Those red shoes don't go with my dress." NOT [S]"Those red shoes don't go my dress with."[/S] | (handle: people) (人) | 应付，搞定
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| | You answer the phones and I'll deal with the customers. |
| deal with [sb] vtr phrasal insepphrasal verb, transitive, inseparable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, not divisible--for example,"go with" [=combine nicely]: "Those red shoes don't go with my dress." NOT [S]"Those red shoes don't go my dress with."[/S] | informal (reprimand, punish) (比喻) | 和…算账
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| | I'll deal with you later! For now, go to your room and think about what you did. |
| dealings with [sb] nplplural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors." | (business transactions) | 和某人的买卖
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| | | 与某人的交易
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| dealings with [sb] nplplural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors." | informal (interaction) | 和某人的交往
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| Dearest [sb] exprexpression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own." | written (written salutation) | 最尊敬的
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| | Dearest Liz, I am writing to tell you that I am well. |
| dearest [sb] exprexpression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own." | dated (term of affection) | 最亲爱的
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| | Dearest Kay, you know I love you. |
| debate [sb]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (have formal debate with) | 与...辩论
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| | Julie had to debate the best speaker in the district. |
debauch,
debauch [sb] viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | (behave self-indulgently) | 堕落
duò luò |
| | | 放纵自我
fàng zòng zì wǒ |
debauch,
debauch [sb] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (corrupt by excess) | 使放纵
shǐ fàng zòng |
| | | 使堕落
shǐ duò luò |
| debilitate [sb]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (person: make weak) | 使…虚弱
shǐ xū ruò |
| deceive [sb] into doing [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (fool into doing) | 误导
wù dǎo |
| | | 蒙蔽
méng bì |
| | The positive feedback I was getting from my boss deceived me into thinking I would get the promotion. |
decenter [sth/sb] (US),
decentre [sth/sb] (UK)⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (move [sth/sb] from center) | 去掉…的中心
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| declare [sth/sb] [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (with noun: proclaim to be) | 正式宣布某人为某事
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| | The judge declared Ben the winner. |
| | 裁判宣布本获胜。 |
| declare [sth/sb] [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (law: proclaim guilty, innocent) (法律) | 宣判，宣判某人
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| | The jury declared the defendant guilty. |
| | 陪审团宣判被告有罪。 |
| declare yourself to be [sb] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (claim identity) | 声称自己是…
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| | He declared himself to be the long-lost son of the deceased, returned to claim his inheritance. |
declare war on [sb/sth],
declare war against [sb/sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (state intention to make war with) | 向…宣战
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| | France declared war on Prussia on July 19, 1870. On July 28th 1914 Austria-Hungary declared war against Serbia. |
| | 法国在1870年7月19日向普鲁士王国宣战。1914年7月28日，奥匈帝国向塞尔维亚宣战。 |
| decorate [sb]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (military: honor) | 授予荣誉
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| decorate [sb] with [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (military: honor with a medal) | 授勋
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| decoy [sb] into doing [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (trick into doing) | 诱骗某人做某事
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| | The enemy decoyed the fighter pilots into shooting at unarmed missiles. |
| decoy [sth/sb]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (lure, trick) | 诱骗
yòu piàn |
| | | 引诱
yǐn yòu |
| dedicate [sth] to [sb] vtr + prep | (declare: in honor of [sb]) | 将某物献给某人
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| | I would like to dedicate this award to my mother, who always believed in me. |
| | 我要将这个奖献给我的母亲，感谢她一直以来在我身上倾注的信念。 |
| dedicate [sth] to [sb] vtr + prep | (book: inscribe) (指书籍等) | 题献给
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| | The author signed the fan's book and dedicated it "To dear Ellen." |
| | 作家在为粉丝的书上签了名，题献给“亲爱的艾伦”。 |
| dedicated to [sb] adj + prep | (inscribed to [sb]) (人) | 致...的
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| | | 题献给...的
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| | The book was dedicated to the author's daughter. |
| | 那本书是题献给作者的女儿的。 |
| dedicated to [sb/sth] adj + prep | (monument, building opening) (建筑物、纪念碑等) | 敬献给…的
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| | Yesterday, the monument was dedicated to the thousands who died during the epidemic. |
| | 就在昨天，纪念碑举行了落成仪式，敬献给数千名在瘟疫中丧生的人。 |
dedicated to [sb]'s memory,
dedicated to the memory of [sb] exprexpression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own." | (in tribute) | 为纪念某人
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| | After Samantha died, her parents created a scholarship fund dedicated to their daughter's memory. |
| deem [sb/sth] [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | formal (view as) | 认为，将…视为
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| | Gerald always insists on meeting his daughter's boyfriends to see if he deems them suitable. |
| | 杰拉德总是坚持要见女儿的男朋友，看自己是否认为这些男孩适合。 |
| deem [sb/sth] as [sth] vtr + prep | formal (view as) | 认为，将…视为
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| | The defence deemed the judge's verdict as very unfair. |
| | 辩方认为法官的裁决非常不公。 |
| deem [sb/sth] to be [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | formal (view as being) | 认为
rèn wéi |
| | The panel deemed Patricia to be suitable for the job and hired her. |
| | 评审小组认为帕特里夏适合这一工作，并聘用了她。 |
| defer [sb]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | US, usually passive (draftee: delay military service) | 使延期入伍
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| | | 推迟…服兵役的时间
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| | Mark was deferred because he was in college. |
| defer to [sb/sth] vtr phrasal insepphrasal verb, transitive, inseparable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, not divisible--for example,"go with" [=combine nicely]: "Those red shoes don't go with my dress." NOT [S]"Those red shoes don't go my dress with."[/S] | (concede to authority, etc.) | 遵从
zūn cóng |
| | | 服从
fú cóng |
| | | 听从
tīng cóng |
| | Rachel's boss didn't agree with her idea so, as he had more experience, she deferred to his judgement. |
defrock,
defrock [sb] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (priest: dismiss from office) (指牧师) | 解除（牧师等的）职，开除
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| defy [sb/sth] to do [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (challenge) | 向...发起挑战
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| | I defy you to tell the difference between these two products. |
dehumanize [sb],
also UK: dehumanise [sb]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (portray [sb] as less than human) | 非人化
fēi rén huà |
| | The article dehumanized the indigenous people and portrayed them as animals. |
dehumanize [sb],
also UK: dehumanise [sb] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (deprive [sb] of humanity) | 去人性化
qù rén xìng huà |
| | | 使丧失人性
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| | Miserable prison conditions dehumanized the inmates. |
deify,
deify [sb] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (worship as a god) | 将…奉为神灵
jiāng fèng wéi shén líng |
| | | 把…当做神来崇拜
bǎ dāng zuò shén lái chóng bài |
| | | 神化…
shén huà de |
deject,
deject [sb] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (demoralize) | 使…失去斗志
shǐ shī qù dòu zhì |
| | | 使…灰心
shǐ huī xīn |
| | | 使…灰心
shǐ huī xīn |
| delegate [sth] to [sb]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (task: entrust to [sb]) | 把…委托给某人
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| | You need to delegate more routine tasks to your assistant. |
| | 你需要把更多的日常任务委托给自己的助手。 |
| delegate [sb] to do [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (person: appoint) | 委派某人做某事
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| | | 任命某人做某事
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| delight [sb]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (make happy) | 使…高兴，使…喜悦，使…愉快
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| | The birthday presents Mary received certainly appeared to delight her. |
| | 看起来玛丽收到的生日礼物肯定让她很高兴。 |
| deliver [sb]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (give birth to) (孩子) | 生下，产下
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| | The mother delivered her baby in a birthing pool. |
| deliver [sb] from [sth] vtr + prep | (liberate, rescue) | 将某人解救出
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| | | 从某事中营救某人
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| | The commandos delivered the hostages from captivity. |
| | 突击队队员将人质们解救了出来。 |
delouse,
delouse [sth] or [sb] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (remove lice from) | 从…除去虱子
cóng chú qù shī zi |
| | | 给…去虱子
gěi qù shī zi |
| deluge [sb]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | figurative (inundate, overwhelm) | 淹没
yān mò |
| | The number of demands on her time has completely deluged Melissa. |
| deluge [sb/sth] with [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | figurative (inundate, overwhelm) | 淹没
yān mò |
| | The office has been deluged with new business orders. |
demobilize [sb],
also UK: demobilise [sb]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (military: take [sb] out of action) | 让…复员
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| | Brian was demobilized when his mental state began to deteriorate. |
demonize [sb/sth],
also UK: demonise [sb/sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (portray [sb], [sth] as evil) | 妖魔化
yāo mó huà |
| | The media has demonized the actor for his affairs. |
| demonstrate against [sth/sb] vtr phrasal insepphrasal verb, transitive, inseparable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, not divisible--for example,"go with" [=combine nicely]: "Those red shoes don't go with my dress." NOT [S]"Those red shoes don't go my dress with."[/S] | (protest publicly about) | 游行示威（反对…）
yóu xíng shì wēi （ fǎn duì …） |
| | Protesters are demonstrating against the government. |
demoralize [sb],
also UK: demoralise [sb]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (discourage [sb]) | 使...沮丧
shǐ jǔ sàng |
| | | 使…失望
shǐ … shī wàng |
| | | 使…士气低落
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| | The series of setbacks demoralized the team. |
| demote [sb] to [sth] vtr + prep | (reduce rank of: soldier, employee) | 降级
jiàng jí |
| | Without warning, Chuck was demoted from manager to cashier. |
demotivate,
demotivate [sb] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (discourage) | 使无动力
shǐ wú dòng lì |
| | | 使变消极
shǐ biàn xiāo jí |
| denote [sb]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (signify) | 表示
biǎo shì |
| | The star insignia denotes a general. |
| denounce [sb]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (condemn) | 谴责
qiǎn zé |
| | The editorial denounced the candidate and advocated for his opponent. |
| denounce [sb] for [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (inform on) | 检举
jiǎn jǔ |
| | The authorities denounced the official for corruption. |