dawn 黎明，拂曉 work from dawn to dark
　　dazzle (強(qiáng)光等)使目眩，耀眼：He was dazzled by his sudden success.
　　deceive 欺騙，蒙蔽：deceive oneself
　　decent 體面的，像樣的:She didn’t have a decent dress for the ball.
　　decline 拒絕，謝絕：We sent him an invitation but he declined.
　　decompose 分解，腐爛，腐敗：decompose a compound into its elements.
　　dedicate 奉獻(xiàn)，把。。。用在(to): The doctor dedicated himself to finding a cure.
　　deduce 演繹，推論：From her conversation, I deduced that she had a large family.
　　define 解釋，給。。。下定義: People define him as a genius.
　　deform(使)變形：Heat deforms plastic.
　　defy 公然違抗，反抗：He was going ahead defying all difficulties.
　　degenerate 衰退，墮落，變壞(into): Her eyesight degenerated with the years.
　　deliberate 慎重的，深思熟慮的：The government is taking deliberate action to lower prices.
　　delight 高興，快樂：To the teacher’s great delight , all his students passed the examination.
　　deliver 投遞，傳送，運(yùn)輸：deliver the mail
　　demonstrate 論證，證明 ：demonstrate a philosophical principle
　　denote 表示，是。。。的標(biāo)志，意思是：A frown often denotes displeasure.
　　dense 稠密的，密集的:a dense forest
　　deposit 存放： She deposited her bag in the cloakroom.
　　depress 使沮喪，使消沉：That movie depressed me.
　　deprive 剝奪，使喪失：deprive sb. of his property
　　derive 取得，得到：He derived his enthusiasm for literature from his father.
　　descend 下來，下降：Darkness descended too soon.
　　deserve 應(yīng)得，值得：The question deserves consideration.
　　designate 指明，表明：designate boundaries
　　desolate 荒蕪的，不毛的：desolate land
　　despise 蔑視，鄙視：He despises flattery.
　　detach 拆卸：They detached their trailer and set up camp.
　　detain 留住，擔(dān)擱：be detained by business.
　　detect (當(dāng)場)發(fā)現(xiàn)(某人在干壞事):detect a student cheating
　　deteriorate (使)惡化,(使)變壞,(使)退化: Relations between the two countries began to
　　deteriorate.
　　deviate 背離，偏離：deviate from the rule
　　devote 將...獻(xiàn)給(to):Mary devoted her life to caring for the sick.
　　diagnose 診斷，判斷：The doctor diagnosed the illness as influenza.
　　dictate 口授，使聽寫：dictate a letter to a secretary
　　differentiate 使不同，使有差別，區(qū)分，區(qū)別：differentiate varieties of plants
　　diffuse 擴(kuò)散(氣體，液體等)：The colors of the sunset were diffused across the sky.
　　diminish 減少，降低：His illness diminished his strength.diplomat 外交家，外交官，圓滑的人：a career diplomat
　　discard 丟棄，拋棄：discard an old pair of shoes
　　discern 看出，覺察出：We could discern from his appearance that he was upset.
　　disclose 揭露，透露，使公開：disclose information to sb.
　　discharge 釋放：The judge found him not guilty and discharged him.
　　discount 把(價(jià)格，費(fèi)用等)打折扣，削價(jià)出售：The store discounts 3 per cent on all bills paid
　　when due.
　　discriminate 區(qū)別，辨別：It’s difficult to discriminate between the twin brothers.
　　disgrace 丟臉，恥辱：bring disgrace on oneself
　　disgust 厭惡，惡心：feel disgust for bad odors
　　disperse 分散，驅(qū)散，散去：Police dispersed the rioters with tear gas
　　displace 移動。。。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 不理會，不顧：Disregard the noise and keep working
　　distinct 有區(qū)別的，不同的：Three distinct types of people
　　distort 扭歪，扭曲：a face distorted by (或 with)pain
　　distract 使轉(zhuǎn)向：be distracted from one’s original purpose
　　distribute 分配，分發(fā)：distribute the prizes among the winners
　　divorce 離婚，分離，脫離：sue for a divorce
　　dominate 分配，統(tǒng)治：a white dominated society
　　donate 捐贈，贈送：They donate to the Red Cross every year.
　　doom 命運(yùn)，厄運(yùn)，劫數(shù)：His doom was to be poverty.
　　doze 打瞌睡，打盹兒：The old lady dozed in her armchair.
　　drain 慢慢排去：drain water from a pool
　　dread 怕，畏懼:I dread to think of what may happen.
　　drift 漂流，漂泊：The sounds of music drifted up to us.
　　dubious 引起懷疑的，不確定的：a dubious reply
　　due 欠款的，應(yīng)支付的：A great deal of money is due to you.
　　dump 傾倒，傾卸：He opened his bag and dumped its contents on the desk.
　　duplicate 完全一樣的，復(fù)制的：a duplicate key
　　durable 耐用的：a durable fabric
　　dwell (dwelt 或 dwelled )(尤指作為常住居民)居住: dwell on an island