| 复合形式： |
| devoted to [sth/sb] adj + prep | (focused on [sth], [sb]'s work) | 专心于
zhuān xīn yú |
| | | 致力于
zhì lì yú |
| devoted to [sth] adj + prep | (religiously faithful) | 对...虔诚的
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| | The priest is devoted to the church. |
| devotion to [sth] nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (dedication: to a task) | 专心
zhuān xīn |
| | His devotion to the task enabled him to finish it in only two days. |
| devotion to [sth] | (commitment: to a cause) | 奉献
fèng xiàn |
| | The movement depends entirely on its members' devotion to the cause. |
| dewater [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (remove water from) | 使脱水
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| diagnose [sb] with [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (identify condition in) | 诊断
zhěn duàn |
| | They diagnosed her with attention deficit disorder. |
| dial [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (phone) | 拨（电话号码）
bō （ diàn huà hào mǎ ） |
| | | 打电话给
dǎ diàn huà gěi |
| | George dialled Fred's number and heard it ring. |
| | 乔治拨了弗莱德的电话，听到电话接通了。 |
| dial [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (use a dial) | 用拨号盘拨出
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| | The bank manager dialled the numbers on the safe. |
| diamond anniversary of [sth] nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (celebration: 60 years) | …的 60周年纪念
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| | The diamond anniversary of the Modern Olympic Games was held in Melbourne in 1956. |
| dice [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (cooking: cut into cubes) (肉、菜等) | 将...切成丁
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| | Adam diced the onion and fried it in the oil. |
| | 亚当把洋葱切成丁，放进油里炸。 |
| dictate [sth] to [sb] vtr + prep | (terms: prescribe) | 规定
guī dìng |
| | We are not in a position to dictate terms to the administration. |
| dictate [sth] to [sb] vtr + prep | (letter: say aloud) | 口述
kǒu shù |
| | She dictated the letter to her secretary, who later typed it. |
| diddle [sb] out of [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | slang (cheat, con) | 欺骗
qī piàn |
| | | 诈骗
zhà piàn |
| | Sophia was diddled out of two thousand dollars in a money transfer scam. |
| diddle around with [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | informal (waste time on [sth]) | 在…上浪费时间
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| die of [sth] vi + prep | (be killed by: illness, etc.) | 死于
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| | | 因…而死
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| | Joe's grandfather died of a heart attack last Friday. |
| die for [sth/sb] vi + prep | (give your life for a cause, person) | 为…而死
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| die [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (suffer a given kind of death) | 死于
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| | He died a painful death. |
| die [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (shape or stamp with die) | 用模具制作
yòng mú jù zhì zuò |
| | | 用模具浇铸
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| differ from [sth/sb] vi + prep | (not be like) | 与…不同
yǔ … bù tóng |
| | | 不同于…
bù tóng yú … |
| | This candidate differs from all the others. |
| difference [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (make different) | 使出现差异
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| different from [sth/sb] adj + prep | (not like) | 不同于…
bù tóng yú … |
| | | 和…不同
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| | | 和…不一样
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| different than [sth/sb] adj + prep | US, colloquial (different from) | 不同于…
bù tóng yú … |
| | | 和…不同
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| | | 和…不一样
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| different to [sth/sb] adj + prep | UK, colloquial (different from) | 不同于…
bù tóng yú … |
| | | 和…不同
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| | | 和…不一样
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| differentiate [sth] from [sth] vtr + prep | (see difference) | 区分…和…，将…与…区分开
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| | Many English people cannot differentiate a Yorkshire accent from a Lancashire accent. |
| differentiate between [sth] and [sth] vi + prep | (see difference) | 区别…与…
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| | It can be hard to differentiate between a severe panic attack and a heart attack. |
diffract,
diffract [sth] viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | (physics: bend) (物理) | 衍射，绕射
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diffract,
diffract [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (physics: cause to bend) (物理) | 使衍射，使绕射
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| diffuse [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (light: soften) | 使柔和
shǐ róu hé |
| | Lace curtains diffused the harsh light of the sun. |
| diffuse [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (disperse, scatter) | 扩散
kuò sàn |
| | Winds quickly diffused the cloud of smoke. |
| dig [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (remove, turn up: soil) | 在…里挖土
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| | | 挖…的土
wā … de tǔ |
| | The gardener is digging the vegetable plot. |
| dig [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (make a hole, trench, etc.) | 挖
wā |
| dig for [sth] vi + prep | (excavate, search) | 挖掘
wā jué |
| | | 发掘
fā jué |
| | The pirate dug for the hidden treasure. |
| dig for [sth] vi + prep | figurative (try to obtain, elicit [sth]) | 探究
tàn jiū |
| | | 探寻
tàn xún |
| | It's a tabloid reporter's job to dig for scandalous information. |
| dig into [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] | informal (eat heartily) | 狼吞虎咽
láng tūn hǔ yàn |
| | | 埋头大吃
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| | The apple pie looks delicious; I can't wait to dig into it. |
| dig into [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] | figurative, informal (investigate) | 仔细调查
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| | | 详查
xiáng chá |
| | | 挖掘
wā jué |
| | The detective started digging into the suspect's past. |
| dig [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (mine: coal) | 开采
kāi cǎi |
| | | 采掘
cǎi jué |
| | Miners have been digging coal here for decades. |
| dig into [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] | (press into) | 陷入
xiàn rù |
| | | 勒进
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| | David's trousers were too tight and the waistband was digging into him. |
| dig [sth] into [sth] 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." | (press into) | 把...插进
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| | | 把...戳进
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| | Sally dug her hands into the soil. |
| dig deep to do [sth] vi + adv | figurative (summon strength) | 奋力
fèn lì |
| | | 竭力
jié lì |
| | The runner had to dig deep to maintain his lead. |
dig [sth] out,
dig out [sth] vtr + prep | (remove from the ground) | 把…挖出来
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| | Start transplanting the tree by digging out its whole root ball. |
dig [sth] out,
dig out [sth] 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 (rediscover, produce) | 找出
zhǎo chū |
| | I dug out one of my old school reports. |
| dig out from under [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | US, figurative (complete accumulated tasks) (积压的任务) | 把…完成
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| | Once I've dug out from under this backlog of paperwork, you and I will celebrate by going out to lunch. |
| dig [sth] out from under [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (clear accumulated disorder, dirt) | 把…的…清理干净
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| | | 理清…的…混乱，平息…的…动乱
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| | They had to dig their boat out from under the mud left by the flood. |
| dig [sth] 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." | (unearth, remove from the ground) | 掘出，挖出
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| | They dug up the body to get a DNA sample. |
| | 他们挖出尸骸，提取DNA样本。 |
| dig [sth] 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." | figurative (uncover, reveal: a secret) | 揭露出
jiē lù chū |
| | The tabloids are constantly trying to dig up embarrassing facts about celebrities. |
| | 八卦小报总是试图揭露出名人的尴尬事实。 |
digitalize [sth/sb],
also UK: digitalise [sth/sb]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (medical: administer digitalis) | 给（病人）服用洋地黄
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| dignify [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (make appear honourable) | 使有威严
shǐ yǒu wēi yán |
| | | 使高贵
shǐ gāo guì |
| | I have no intention of dignifying your suspicions by taking them seriously. |
| dilate [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (open up, make expand) | 扩张
kuò zhāng |
| | The eye doctor used a special fluid to dilate the patient's pupils. |
| dilute [sth] with [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (make more watery) | 稀释
xī shì |
| | Dilute the chicken broth with some water to make it less salty. |
| dim [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (lights: make less bright) (光线) | 使暗淡，使昏暗，使微弱，调暗
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| | Hoping for a romantic evening, Helen dimmed the lights. |
| | 海伦希望拥有一个浪漫的晚上，所以调暗了灯光。 |
dimerize [sth],
also UK: dimerise [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (form one molecule of two) | 使二聚
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| diminish [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (lessen, make smaller) | 使变弱
shǐ biàn ruò |
| | | 使减弱
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| | | 削弱
xuē ruò |
| | Time will not diminish our friendship. |
| | 时间不会削弱我们的友谊。 |
| diminish [sb/sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (belittle) | 轻视
qīng shì |
| | | 看不起
kàn bù qǐ |
| | Don't diminish his efforts; he's doing his best. |
| dimple [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (cause dimples in: face) | 使露出酒窝
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| | A smile dimpled her face. |
| dimple [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (put dimples in: metal) | 在...挖埋头孔
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| | The worker dimpled the metal sheet. |
dine on [sth],
dine off [sth] vi + prep | (eat for dinner) | 吃...作为晚餐
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| | The guests dined on venison. |
ding,
ding [sth] nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (ringing sound) | 叮叮声
dīng dīng shēng |
| | | 铃响声
líng xiǎng shēng |
| ding [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | informal (dent) | 使产生凹痕
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| | | 挫伤，损伤
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| dink [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (strike: a ball) | 踢...，打...
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| dip [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (immerse in liquid) | 将…浸入
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| | Alan tested the temperature of the water by dipping his toe. |
| dip [sth] in [sth] vtr + prep | (immerse in liquid) | 把...浸泡到...里
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| | Emily dipped the shirt in the hot water. |
| dip [sth] into [sth] vtr + prep | (immerse in liquid) | 把...浸入...里
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| | Elizabeth dipped her toes into the water to feel how cold it was. |
| dip [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (animals: immerse in pesticide) | 给...泡药浴消毒杀虫
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| | The farmer dips his sheep twice a year. |
| dip [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (lower and raise again) | （暂时）降下
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| | The soldier dipped the flag in salute. |
| dip [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (headlights: switch to low beam) | 将（车灯）从远光调为近光
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| | Lisa dipped her lights when she saw another car coming towards her. |
| direct [sth] at [sb]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (aim, target) | 将某物瞄准某人
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| | | 将某物对准某人
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| | The marketing campaign was directed at young women. |
| | 营销活动瞄准的是年轻女性。 |
| direct [sb/sth] away from [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (point in different direction) | 引导…绕过
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| | The police were directing traffic away from the street where they were repairing the gas leak. |
| direct [sb] in [sth] vtr + prep | (guide, instruct) | 在（某个方面）为…提供指导
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| | The trainer directed her in the best way to lift weights. |
| direct [sth] to [sb] vtr + prep | (address in speech) | 对…讲（话）
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| | The professor directed his comments to the two noisy girls in the back of the classroom. |
| direct [sb] to do [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (command) | 指挥某人做某事
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| | | 指示某人做某事
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| | The man directed his children to clean the house. |
direct access,
direct access to [sth] nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (without intervening places) | 直接接入…的通道
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| | A gate at the end of the garden gives direct access to the beach. |
direct attention to [sth/sb],
direct [sb]'s attention to [sth/sb] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (attract notice, highlight) | 使…密切注意
shǐ … mì qiè zhù yì |
| | | 将注意力引向
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| | I'd like to direct your attention to the graph at the top of Page 5 in the report. |
| | 我想将大家的注意力引向报告第5页顶部的图表。 |
| be directed to do [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (be instructed) | 被指示做某事，被要求做某事，被吩咐做某事
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| | I was directed to fill out the form. |
dis,
dis [sb],
dis [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | urban, slang, abbr (disrespect, disparage) (城市用语，俚语，disrespect/disparage的缩写形式) | 无礼，轻视
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| disable [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (make not work) | 使...不能正常运转
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| | | 使...无效
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| | | 弄坏
nòng huài |
| | | 关闭
guān bì |
| | The burglar disabled the alarm before breaking the window. |
| | 打碎窗户前，劫匪弄坏了警铃。 |
| disagree with [sb] about [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (not agree) | 不同意（某人）对（某事）的看法
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| | Alison disagreed with Mike about the best way to discipline their daughter. |
| | 在如何最好地教育女儿这个问题上，艾莉森不同意麦克的看法。 |
| disagree with [sth] vi + prep | (consider wrong) | 不认同
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| | | 不赞同
bú zàn tóng |
| | I disagree with corporal punishment. |
| | 我不赞同体罚。 |
| disagree with [sth] vi + prep | figurative (not correspond) | 与…不一致
yǔ bù yí zhì |
| | | 与…不相符
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| | Your conclusion disagrees with the facts. |
| | 你的结论与事实不相符。 |
| disambiguate [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (narrow down meaning) | 消除…的歧义
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| disappoint [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (defeat fulfilment of) | 使破灭
shǐ pò miè |
| | | 使落空
shǐ luò kōng |
| | The failure of her business disappointed Sally's hopes of a better life. |
| be disappointed with [sth] adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (dissatisfied with [sth]) | 对某事失望的
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| | I was disappointed with his performance. |
| disapprove of [sth/sb] vtr + prep | (consider bad, unsuitable) | 不同意
bù tóng yì |
| | Ella disapproves of her son's new friends. |
| disarm [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (explosive device: make safe) (炸弹) | 拆除…的引信，消除…的杀伤力
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disarrange,
disarrange [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (make untidy, disorder) | 弄凌乱
nòng líng luàn |
| | | 使杂乱
shǐ zá luàn |
| disburse [sth] to [sb]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (distribute, pay out) | 支付
zhī fù |
| | The university disburses stipends to qualifying students every month. |
| discard [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (throw out) | 抛弃
pāo qì |
| | | 丢弃
diū qì |
| | | 扔掉
rēng diào |
| | We discarded some old clothes. |
| | 我们扔掉了一些旧衣服。 |
| discard [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (idea, data) (想法、数据等) | 抛弃
pāo qì |
| | | 废弃
fèi qì |
| | | 放弃
fàng qì |
| | The board considered Daisy's idea, but in the end they discarded it in favour of something else. |
| | 董事会进行了考虑，但最后还是放弃了黛西的意见，另选了其他。 |
| discard [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (cards) (纸牌) | 打出，丢出
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| | I discarded a couple of low hearts from my hand. |
| discharge [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (pour out) | 流出
liú chū |
| | | 排出
pái chū |
| | The tanker was discharging thousands of gallons of oil into the sea. |
| | 成千上万加仑的油从油船上流出，进入了大海。 |
| discharge [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (duties: carry out) | 履行
lǚ xíng |
| | | 完成
wán chéng |
| | Julian is a good employee who has always discharged his duties to a very high standard. |
| | 朱利安是一位很不错的员工，总是以最高标准完成自己的任务。 |
| discharge [sb] from [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (release from prison) | 释放...出狱
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| | The parole board discharged the man from prison. |
| discharge [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (unload) | 从…上卸货
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| | | 卸（货）
xiè （ huò ） |
| | The workers on the dock were discharging the ship. |
| discharge [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (debt: pay off) | 偿清
cháng qīng |
| | | 彻底偿还
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| | With this final payment, Linda has discharged her debt. |
| discharge [sb] from [sth] vtr + prep | (release from military service) | 使...从...退役
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| | | 使...从...退伍
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| | The commanding officer discharged the soldier from military service. |
| discipline [sb] for [sth] vtr + prep | (reprimand: an employee for [sth]) | 因...惩戒...
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| | | 就...训诫...
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| | The boss disciplined Gareth for always being late to work. |
discipline yourself,
discipline yourself to do [sth] vtr + refltransitive verb and reflexive pronoun: Transitive verb with reflexive pronoun--for example, "Enjoy yourself." "They behaved themselves." | (train yourself to do [sth]) | 训练自己做
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| | In order to do well in the marathon race, Frank had learned to discipline himself to hold a sustainable pace. |
| disclose [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (reveal: secret) (秘密等) | 说出
shuō chū |
| | | 揭露
jiē lù |
| | | 透露
tòu lù |
| | After hours of questioning, the robber finally disclosed the hiding place where he had left the stolen jewels. |
| | 几个小时的审讯后，劫匪终于说出了自己藏偷来的珠宝的地点。 |
| disclose [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (reveal: legal) (法律) | 披露
pī lù |
| | | 公开
gōng kāi |
| | The prosecution disclosed the evidence it had against the accused. |
| | 控方披露了对被告不利的证据。 |
discolor [sth] (US),
discolour [sth] (UK)⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (tinge, stain) | 使变色
shǐ biàn sè |
| | | 使褪色
shǐ tuì sè |
| | | 使脱色
shǐ tuō sè |
| | The hard water discolored the side of the house. |
discompose,
discompose [sb] or [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (disturb or perturb) | 扰乱…
rǎo luàn |
| | | 使…不安
shǐ … bù ān |
| | | 使…不安
shǐ … bù ān |