Smith as his successor. （21）Despise v.
despised all cowards and flatterers./ despised the frigid weather in January./ despised any thought of their own safety.
（22）Detach vt.（常与from连用）分开；拆开；分离；移开
be detached from/ Men were detached to defend the pass./ detach a check from the checkbook/ detach a calf from its mother/ detached herself from the group.
（23）Deteriorate vt., vi.使恶化, 弄坏败坏(风俗); 使变坏(品质等)退化; 堕落
Time and neglect had deteriorated the property./ The weather deteriorated overnight./ His health had deteriorated while he was in prison./ The nation's highways are deteriorating at a rapid pace. （24）Deviate v.背离, 偏离
deviate from
（25）Dictate v.口述, 口授, 使听写, 指令, 指示, 命令, 规定n.指示
dictate a letter to sb./ refuse to be dictated/ He obeyed the dictates of his conscience./ dictated the rules of the game.
（26）Diffuse v.散播, 传播, 漫射, 扩散, (使)慢慢混合adj.散开的, 弥漫的
diffuse learning/ diffuse lighting/ diffuse sound （27）Diminish vt.使减少; 缩小,贬低
diminish the cost of production/ He likes to diminish the skill of others./ His illness diminished his strength.
（28）Discard n.v.
discard one's wife/ discard old beliefs/ discard prejudices/ discard the dross and select the essential/ the discards of society
（29）Discern v.目睹, 认识, 洞悉, 辨别, 看清楚discerning
discern right and wrong/ discern the road in the dark
（30）Discourse n.演讲, 论述, 论文, 讲道, 谈话, 谈论vi.谈论, 演说
make a stirring discourse/ hold discourse with sb./ discourse analysis/ D-on Method/ discourse of trade/ The scholar discoursed at great length on the poetic style of John Keats. （31）Discriminate vt.区别, 辨别, 识别,区分出
discriminate good books from bad ones/ This boy can discriminate minute variations in tone./ laws that discriminate anyone/ to discriminate against women
（32）Disguise n.伪装, 化装,掩饰物,托辞, 借口 vt.假装, 扮作隐瞒, 掩饰
disguise one's voice/ disguise a fact/ He disguises himself as a soldier./ speak without disguise/ He has tried all sorts of disguises.
（33）Disperse v.(使)疏散;驱散(云、雾等)传播(知识, 细菌等); 散布,使(光线)分散,
A group of children dispersed./ The smoke dispersed./ disperse knowledge/ disperse news/ The police dispersed the crowd.
（34）Displace vt.移置, 转移代替, 顶换;撤换, 把...免职,有...的排水量,使过滤
displaced person (略作 DP)/ The ship displaces 20, 000tons./ He displaced a bone in his knee in the crash with another player.
（35）Dispose v.处理, 处置, 部署vt.布置, 安排, 除去, 使愿意
dispose pieces of furniture/ dispose property/ Getting your feet wet disposes you to catching cold./ disposed of the problem quickly./ The low salary did not dispose him to accept the position./ I am
disposed to agree with you as far as the selection of the location of the new theatre./ I have disposed of my old clothes./ Man proposes. God disposes./ We have to dispose of this pile of old papers and magazines.
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（36）Dispute v.争论, 辩论, 怀疑, 抗拒, 阻止, n.争论, 辩论, 争吵
Your bravery has never been disputed./ The soldiers disputed every inch of ground when the enemy attacked./ Girls are always -ting./ the frontier disputes （37）Distinguish v. 区别, 辨别
distinguish right from wrong/ distinguish good from evil/ distinguish sb. in a crowd/ distinguish things into classes/ distinguish oneself by scholarship/ distinguish oneself in battle （38）Distort vt.弄歪(嘴脸等), 扭曲, 歪曲(真理、事实等), 误报
distort sb.'s motives/ a distorted view （39）Divert v.转移, 转向, 使高兴
divert water from a river into the fields/ divert the funds to some other purpose/ How can we divert her thoughts from her sad loss?/ He often diverts himself in singing. （40）Dodge v.避开, 躲避n. 诡计, 躲藏
dodge about/ dodge behind a house/ He never dodges./ dodge a blow/ dodge a contradiction/ dodge a duty/ dodge the issue/ kept dodging the reporter's questions. （41）Dominate v.支配, 占优势
dominate others/ dominate a factory economically/ This criticism usually dominates over the
newspaper./ Successful leaders dominate events rather than react to them./ Ambition dominated their lives./ The whole valley is dominated by this mountain. （42）Donate vt.[美]捐赠[献]; 赠给[送]
donate blood to a blood bank/ donate 1, 000 dollars to school （43）Drag n. v.
drag sb. out to a concert/ drag a lake for fish/ drag the negotiation out for three months/ The meeting [discussion] dragged./ He dragged behind the others./ The design dragged on until May./ walk with a drag/ take a drag from the glass/ The old ideas are a drag on progress./ She is a drag to her parents./ This film is a drag
（44）Duplicate adj.复制的,两倍的, 完全相同n.复制品vt.复写, 复制, 使加倍, 使成双
duplicate expenses/ duplicate a letter/ He duplicated his former mistakes./ a hard feat to duplicate
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（1）Elevate vt.举起, 提拔, 振奋, 提升...的职位
an elevating book/ Reading good books elevate one's mind./ He was elevated to do the rank of major due to his wise command in the battle.
（2）Embark v.上船, 上飞机, 着手, n.乘船, 上飞机; 搭载开始, 着手装载
embark for Tianjin/ embark upon a new business undertaking/ embark passengers and cargo/ embark money in/ embark on a world tour （3）Emigrate
Emigrate migrate immigrate
（4）Encounter v.遭遇, 遇到, 相遇n.遭遇, 遭遇战
an unexpected encounter/ a chance encounter in the park. （5）Endanger vt.危及
The polluted air in the city is badly endangering the health of the residents. （6）Endow v.捐赠, 赋予
He is endowed with genius./ Our great motherland is favorably endowed climately./ Nature endowed her with a beautiful singing voice. （7）Endure vt.忍耐, 忍受
endure pain [suffering, hardship]/ endure cold [heat]/ I can't endure him./ I can't endure his unreasonable action./ as long as life endures/ His fame will endureforever.