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| disturb [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (activity: interrupt) | 打扰
dǎ rǎo |
| | | 干扰
gān rǎo |
| | | 妨碍
fáng ài |
| | The noise outside disturbed Robert's work. |
| | 外面的噪音干扰了罗伯特的工作。 |
| disturb [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (interrupt: sleep) (睡眠) | 打扰
dǎ rǎo |
| | | 干扰
gān rǎo |
| | | 妨碍
fáng ài |
| | Worry about the forthcoming exam disturbed Linda's sleep. |
| | 对即将到来的考试的忧虑妨碍了琳达的睡眠。 |
| disturb [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (move, mess up) | 弄乱
nòng luàn |
| | | 乱动
luàn dòng |
| | Please don't disturb the papers on my desk; I know they look untidy, but I know where everything is. |
| | 请不要弄乱我桌子上的纸；我知道看起来不太整洁，但什么东西在哪里我都清楚。 |
| ditch [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | informal (throw [sth] away) | 扔掉
rēng diào |
| | | 丢掉
diū diào |
| | My pack was too heavy, so I ditched some supplies. |
| ditch [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (dig a ditch in [sth]) | 在…上挖沟
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| ditch [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (defect, play truant) (学校，工作等) | 逃离，不上 vtr
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| | She persuaded her brothers to ditch school with her. |
| diverge from [sth] vi + prep | literal (follow a different direction) | 与…背离
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| | The paths diverge from each other after the church. |
| diverge from [sth] vi + prep | figurative (differ from [sth]) | 与…不同，与…有分歧
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| | It is not at all unusual for our views to diverge from theirs. |
| divert [sth/sb]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (reroute) | 使绕路
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| | | 使绕行
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| | Police diverted traffic while they cleared the road after the accident. |
| | 事故发生后，警察指挥车辆绕路行驶，以便清理路面状况。 |
| divert [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (turn to different use) | 挪用
nuó yòng |
| | | 将...另作他用
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| | We diverted our funds to pay for a new roof. |
| | 我们挪用了自己的资金，购买了新的屋顶。 |
| divert [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (distract) | 转移
zhuǎn yí |
| | | 分散
fēn sàn |
| | Gerald was trying to concentrate on his work, but financial worries kept diverting his thoughts. |
| | 杰拉德想专心于自己的工作，但对财务的忧虑总是让他分散注意力。 |
| divert attention from [sth/sb] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (distract from) | 使分心
shǐ fēn xīn |
| | | 转移...上的注意力
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| | The Prime Minister's speech on immigration was an attempt to divert attention from more serious issues. |
| | 总理就移民问题的讲话是为了将民众的注意力从更严重的问题上转移开来。 |
| divide [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (separate, classify) | 使分类
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| | | 把…分类
bǎ … fēn lèi |
| | The teacher asked the children to divide the animals according to what they ate. |
| | 老师要求孩子们按照动物吃的东西，把动物分类。 |
| divide [sth] into [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (separate, classify) | 把…分类成
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| | | 把…区分成
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| | Biologists divide insects into different orders. |
| | 生物学家把昆虫区分成不同的目。 |
| divide [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (share out) | 分
fēn |
| | | 分开
fēn kāi |
| | | 分割
fēn gē |
| | Sift the flour then divide into three equal portions. |
| | 把面粉过一遍筛子，然后分成均等的三份。 |
| divide [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | often passive (number: find quotient) (数学) | 把…当作除数
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| | We normally use long division to divide a decimal by a whole number. |
| | 我们一般使用长除法，用整数除小数。 |
| divide [sth] by [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | often passive (number: find quotient) (数学) | 除
chú |
| | Twelve divided by six is two. |
| | 12除6等于2。 |
| divide [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | figurative (split) (意见等) | 使...产生分歧
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| | Plans to build a supermarket on the outskirts of the town have divided opinion. |
| | 在小镇郊区建造超市的计划使大家产生了意见上的分歧。 |
| divide by [sth] vi + prep | (number: be divisible) (数学) | 被…除尽
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| | 30 does not divide by 8. |
| divide [sth] into groups v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (categorize) | 分类
fēn lèi |
| | It is possible to divide the animal kingdom into two main groups – vertebrates and invertebrates. |
| divided by [sth] adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (arithmetic: by a number) (算术) | 被…除
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| | Twenty-seven divided by nine is three. |
| divided by [sth] adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | figurative (opinion: by a subject) | 因…而产生分歧的
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| | The generations are divided by their taste in music, clothing, communication style, and almost everything else. |
| divine [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (predict, prophesy) | 预言
yù yán |
| | | 预测
yù cè |
| | | 预示
yù shì |
| | People believed the oracles could divine the future. |
| divine [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (guess, infer) | 推测出
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| | | 猜到
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| | From Ann's silence, I divined her sadness. |
divvy,
divvy up,
divvy [sth] up adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | UK, slang (unintelligent) (俚语) | 无知的，愚蠢的
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divvy,
divvy up,
divvy [sth] up vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | slang (divide, share out) (俚语) | 分配…，均分…，分摊…
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divvy [sth] up,
divvy up [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." | informal (divide, share out) | 瓜分
guā fēn |
| | | 分发
fēn fā |
| | How will we divvy up the spoils? |
do,
do [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (execute, carry out) | 履行
lǚ xíng |
| | | 执行
zhí xíng |
| | Just do your job. |
| | 你只要尽职尽责就好。 |
do,
do [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (work as [sth] for a living) (职业) | 从事
cóng shì |
| | What do you do for a living? |
| | 你做哪一行为生？ |
do,
do [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (perform: tasks) (具体工作) | 干，做
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| | What do you actually do in the office? |
| | 你上班究竟都做些什么？ |
| do [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (act, take action) | 行动起来
xíng dòng qǐ lái |
| | Don't just sit there, do something! |
do,
do [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | informal (produce) (非正式用语) | 生产，制作
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| | The dressmaker could do six dresses in a day. |
do,
do [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | informal (study) (非正式用语) | 学习，研究攻读
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| | We haven't done trigonometry yet. |
do,
do [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | informal (play the role of) (非正式用语) | 扮演…角色
bàn yǎn jué sè |
| | I'm doing Lady Macbeth. |
do,
do [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | informal (theatre: present, perform) (非正式用语，剧院) | 表演，展示
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| | We're doing Hamlet next. |
do,
do [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | informal (cook) (非正式用语) | 烹调，做，烤，煮
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| | I'm going to do a roast this weekend. |
do,
do [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | informal (write) (非正式用语) | 写，写作
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| | His next idea is to do a book on the history of Wimbledon. |
do,
do [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | informal (decorate) (非正式用语) | 装饰，装点
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| | They did the baby's bedroom in yellow, just in case. |
do,
do [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | informal (travel, sightsee) (非正式用语) | 观光，旅行，游览
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| | We're going to do the Riviera this summer. |
| do [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | informal (drugs: take) | 吸（毒）
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| | | 服食（毒品）
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| | You're acting really strangely; have you been doing drugs? |
do,
do [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (create, make) | 创作
chuàng zuò |
| | | 制作
zhì zuò |
| | As an artist he did fabulous things with scrap metal. |
| do [sth] to [sth] vtr + prep | (cause effect on) | 在…上引起了
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| | | 对…造成了
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| | That rugby game has done a lot of damage to the grass. |
| do away with [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] | slang (eliminate, get rid of) (俚语) | 摆脱
bǎi tuō |
| | | 消除，排除，废除
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| | To improve the overall quality of our milk, we wanted to do away with the use of antibiotics on our cows. |
| | 为了提升牛奶的总体质量，我们想废除在奶牛身上使用抗生素的做法。 |
| do battle with [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (struggle or fight against) | 与…斗争
yǔ … dòu zhēng |
| | He did battle with lung cancer for years before succumbing. |
| do everything you can to do [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (try your hardest to achieve [sth]) | 尽一切努力做某事
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| | | 竭尽全力做某事
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| | Choosing a university is an important decision, so make sure you do everything you can to get it right. |
| | 上哪所大学是一个重要的选择，所以一定要确保竭尽全力，做出正确的选择。 |
| do [sth] for [sb] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (do a favor) | 为某人做某事
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| | | 帮助某人做某事
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| do [sth] for a living v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (work as) | 做…工作
zuò gōng zuò |
| | What does he do for a living? |
| do [sth] for yourself v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (do for your own sake) (不是为了别人) | 为自己做某事
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| | If you're going to study medicine, make sure you're doing it for yourself, not because your parents expect it of you. |
| do [sth] for yourself v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (have a treat) | 为自己找点乐子
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| | You are always looking out for others, so take a week off to do something for yourself. |
| do [sth] 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." | UK, slang (injure) | 在...时伤到了
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| | | 在...中...受伤
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| | I did my ankle in playing tennis. |
do [sb/sth] justice,
do justice to [sb/sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (present fairly and accurately) | 真正反映出…，使...得到公平对待
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| | Mr. Smith's oil portrait of the Queen really did her justice. Karen's work did justice to her reputation. |
do me the favor of doing [sth] (US),
do me the favour of doing [sth] (UK) interjinterjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!" | (please would you) | 请帮我做…
qǐng bāng wǒ zuò |
| | | 请帮我一个…的忙
qǐng bāng wǒ yí gè de máng |
| do [sth] out 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." | informal (decorate) | 装饰…
zhuāng shì |
| do [sb] out of [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | informal (deprive, cheat) | 骗走某人的某物，向某人骗取某物
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| do [sth] to death v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | informal, figurative, often passive (overdo [sth], do [sth] too often) | 做…得太多
zuò de tài duō |
| | | 做烦了
zuò fán le |
| | | 做腻了
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| | Hollywood has done vampire movies to death. |
| do [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." | informal (garment: fasten) (衣服) | 扣好，系好
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| | Come on honey, let grandma do up your coat. |
| do well to do [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (be wise) | 做得对
zuò de duì |
| | | 做得明智
zuò de míng zhì |
| | You would do well to heed her advice. |
| do without [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] | (endure not having) | 没有…将就
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| do your best to do [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (try your hardest to do [sth]) | 尽全力做某事
jìn quán lì zuò mǒu shì |
| | Fred did his best to give up smoking, but couldn't keep it up. |
| do your utmost to do [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (do everything you can to) | 尽全力做某事
jìn quán lì zuò mǒu shì |
| dock [sth] from [sth] vtr + prep | (deduct pay) (钱) | 从…中扣除，从…中扣去
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| | The company docked £20 from each of the employees' wages to pay for the damages. |
| dock [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (subtract: score, points, etc.) (分数) | 扣除
kòu chú |
| dock [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (crop: animal's tail) (动物尾巴) | 剪短，修短
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| | It is no longer considered desirable to dock dogs' tails. |
| docket [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (put label on [sth]) | 在…附标签
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| docket [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (put [sth] on a list) | 将…记录下来
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| dodge [sth/sb]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (avoid: physically) | 躲闪
duǒ shǎn |
| | | 躲开
duǒ kāi |
| | The player dodged members of the opposing team and scored. |
| | 那位队员躲开了对手的出击，取得了得分。 |
| dodge [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | informal, figurative (question: avoid) (问题等) | 避开
bì kāi |
| | | 回避
huí bì |
| | | 逃避
táo bì |
| | The politician keeps dodging the question; no matter how many times the interviewer asks, she won't give a straight answer. |
| | 那位政客一直在回避问题，无论采访者问多少次，她都拒绝给出直接回答。 |
| dodge [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | informal, figurative (taxes: avoid paying) (税收等义务) | 逃避
táo bì |
| | | 躲避
duǒ bì |
| | Several global companies were recently found to have been dodging taxes. |
| | 近来，多家国际公司被查出存在逃避纳税的现象。 |
| dodge in and out of [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (weave in and out) | 在...里穿梭
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| | | 在...里穿进穿出
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| | The car was speeding along the busy road, dodging in and out of the traffic. |
| dodge behind [sth/sb] vi + prep | (move quickly behind) | 躲闪到...后面
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| | | 闪避到...后面
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| | Seeing his pursuers, the thief dodged behind a wall to get out of sight. |
doff,
doff [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | literary (remove, take off: hat, etc.) (书面语) | 脱掉，脱下
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dogear,
dogear [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (turn down corner of: a page) | 将（书页等）折角
jiāng shū yè děng zhé jiǎo |
| | | 将（书页等的）边角折起来
jiāng shū yè děng de biān jiǎo zhé qǐ lái |
| dollop [sth] on [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | informal (put a blob of: [sth] onto [sth]) (不均匀) | 把…点在…上，把…放在…上
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| | Dollop some yogurt on the fruit, and then sprinkle some cinnamon on top. |
| dollop [sth] onto [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | informal (put a blob of [sth] on [sth]) (不均匀) | 把…点在…上，把…放在…上
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| | The chef dolloped some sour cream onto the surface of the spicy soup. |
| dollop [sth] on⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | informal (put a blob of [sth] on [sth]) (不均匀) | 把…点上，把…放在…上
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| | Don't spread the whipped cream evenly, just dollop it on. |
| dolly [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (cinema: transport on dolly) | 用摄影车运输
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| dominate [sb/sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (have control over) | 控制
kòng zhì |
| | | 支配
zhī pèi |
| | The bully dominates the other kids in the playground. It was a struggle, but Barry managed to dominate his emotions. |
| | 那个小霸王控制着操场上的其他孩子。虽然颇为困难，但巴里还是成功控制住了自己的情绪。 |
| dominate [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (sport: show mastery) (运动) | 精通
jīng tōng |
| | | 精于
jīng yú |
| | The champion will box next week to see if he still dominates the sport. |
| | 那位冠军下周将进行拳击比赛，看自己是否还精于此项运动。 |
| don [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | formal (put on: clothing) | 披上
pī shàng |
| | | 穿上
chuān shàng |
| | | 身穿
shēn chuān |
| | It was cold outside, so Karen donned a coat and scarf. |
| | 外面天气很冷，所以卡伦穿上了一件外套和一条围巾。 |
| donate [sth] to [sb/sth] vtr + prep | (money: give) (钱财) | 捐赠…给
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| | They donated $100 to the Red Cross. |
| | 他们捐赠了一百美金善款给红十字会。 |
| donate [sth] for [sth] vtr + prep | (things: give, contribute) (物品) | 将…捐赠给，为…捐赠
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| | Thanks to all the local businesses who donated prizes for today's raffle. |
| | 感谢所有为今天抽彩活动捐赠奖品的当地企业。 |
| donate [sth] to [sth] vtr + prep | (things: give, contribute) | 将…捐给
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| donate to [sth] vi + prep | (give money, clothes, etc.) (钱、衣物等) | 捐赠给
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| | I donate to charity regularly. |
| be done with [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | informal (finished with [sth]) | 完成
wán chéng |
| | | 做完
zuò wán |
| | As soon as I'm done with my current project, I'll begin the next one. |
| be done with doing [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | informal (have finished [sth] undesirable) | 受够了
shòu gòu le |
| | | 干够了
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| | I'm a college graduate now; I'm done with waiting on tables! |
| be done doing [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | informal (have finished doing [sth]) | 完成了
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| | | 做完了
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| | I'm done stacking the shelves; what should I do next? |
be done with [sth/sb],
have done with [sth/sb] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | slang (had enough, stop) | 受够了…
shòu gòu le … |
| be done with doing [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | slang (had enough, stop) | 受够了…
shòu gòu le … |
| | I'm done with trying to explain it to you - do what you like, I don't care! |
| doom [sb/sth] to [sth] vtr + prep | often passive (condemn to [sth]) | 注定让...做某事
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| | | 注定让...变成...
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| | A poor education system doomed the children to a life of low-paid work. We are doomed to continue making the same mistakes. |
| | 不良的教育系统会注定让孩子们未来在低薪工作中挣扎。我们注定会继续犯同一个错误。 |
| doom [sb/sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | often passive (to death or terrible fate) | 注定会死亡
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| | | 注定要走向厄运
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| | The child was doomed from the moment of his birth. |
| | 那个孩子自出生起就注定会死亡。 |
| doom [sb/sth] to failure v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | often passive (cause to fail) | 注定失败
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| | | 注定失手
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| | Not having the right people for the job doomed the project to failure. |
doomed to [sth],
doomed to do [sth] adj + prep | (destined, fated) | 注定要
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| | The train passengers were doomed to be stranded in the snow storm. |
| | 火车上的乘客注定要被困在暴风雪中。 |
| a dose of [sth] nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | figurative (amount, quantity of [sth]) | 一剂
yí jì |
| | | 一些
yì xiē |
| | | 一点
yì diǎn |
| | Lora is so arrogant. She could use a dose of humility. |
| dot [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (be scattered over) | 散布于
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| | | 星星点点地布满
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| | Trees dotted the landscape. |
| double as [sth] vi + prep | (do in addition) | 兼任
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| | | 兼做
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| | The director doubles as an actor in this movie. |
| double [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (fists: clench) | 紧握
jǐn wò |
| | | 握紧
wò jǐn |
| | Adam doubled his fists as his attacker drew near. |
| double down on [sth] vi phrasal + prep | figurative, US (be twice as focused or intense about [sth]) | 在…上加倍努力
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doubt,
doubt [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (not believe) (怀疑) | 不相信
bù xiāng xìn |
| | He doubted that her story was true. |
| | 他不相信她的故事是真的。 |
doubtful,
doubtful about [sth],
doubtful that adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (unconvinced, not sure) | 不确定的
bú què dìng de |
| | | 不能肯定的
bù néng kěn dìng de |
| | John is doubtful about whether he made the right choice. |
| | 约翰不确定自己是不是做了正确的选择。 |
| douse [sth] with [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (drench) | 浇
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| | The coastal towns are being doused with rain from the big storm system. |