Unit 6
Ⅰ 专业八级核心动词聚焦
demote[diˈməut]
v.使降级，使降职
demotion n.降级，降职
denominate[diˈnɔmineit]
v.给……命名，表明
dent[dent]
v.使凹陷
n.缺口，凹痕
deplete[diˈpliːt]
v.大量消减，消耗
deplete of 弄空
deplore[diˈplɔː]
v.哀叹，悲叹，对……深表遗憾；强烈反对，谴责
depopulate[diːˈpɔpjuleit]
v.使人口减少
depose[diˈpəuz]
v.罢免，废黜；宣誓作证
depose to （在法庭上）作证
deprecate[ˈdeprikeit]
v.反对，对……表示不赞成
depreciate[diˈpriːʃieit]
v.贬值，降价；轻视，贬低
depreciate against 相对……贬值
depreciate by 贬值（幅度）
derail[diˈreil]
v.使（火车等）出轨
deregulate[diːˈregjuleit]
v.撤销对……的管制规定，解除对……的控制
deride[diˈraid]
v.嘲笑，愚弄
derision n.嘲笑，嘲弄
desegregate[diːˈsegriˌgeit]
v.废除……的种族隔离
desiccate[ˈdesikeit]
v.（使）变干燥，使干涸
despoil[disˈpɔil]
v.抢劫，掠夺
despoil of 掠夺（某物）
detest[diˈtest]
v.厌恶，憎恶，讨厌
detonate[ˈdetəuneit]
v.引爆，起爆，爆炸
detour[ˈdiːtuə]
v.绕道，绕过；使离题
detour to 绕行到……
n.弯路；兜圈子，离题
detract[diˈtrækt]
v.贬低，诋毁，减损
detract from 贬低，减损
devastate[ˈdevəsteit]
v.摧毁，破坏，毁灭
devastating adj.破坏性的，毁灭性的；讽刺的，控告的
deviate[ˈdiːvieit]
v.背离，偏离，越（轨）
deviate from 不同于……；背离，偏离
devolve[diˈvɔlv]
v.把（权力、职责等）移交
devolve on 移交
dice[dais]
v.用骰子赌博；把（肉、蔬菜等）切成丁
n.骰子，色子
diddle[ˈdidl]
v.欺骗；伪造；闲荡，闲混
diddle around 无所事事，碌碌无为
differentiate[ˌdifəˈrenʃieit]
v.区分，（使）不同，构成……间的差别
digress[daiˈgres]
v.离题
dilate[daiˈleit]
v.张大，扩大；详述
dilate upon 详述，铺叙
din[din]
v.再三叮嘱，反复强调，三番五次告诫
din sth. into sb.'s ears 再三叮嘱某人某事
n.喧闹声，嘈杂声
disassociate[ˌdisəˈsəuʃieit]
v.（在思想上）把……分开，使分离
disavow[ˌdisəˈvau]
v.否认，不承认
disavowal n.不承认，否认，拒绝
disband[disˈbænd]
v.解散，遣散
disclaim[disˈkleim]
v.否认，拒绝承认，放弃
disconcert[ˌdiskənˈsəːt]
v.使仓皇失措（窘迫）；挫败，打乱
discredit[disˈkredit]
v.使不可置信；使丢脸
n.丧失名誉，丧失信誉
disenchant[ˌdisinˈtʃɑːnt]
v.使不再着迷，不抱幻想
disentangle[ˌdisinˈtæŋgl]
v.解开……的结；清理出
dishonour/dishonor[disˈɔnə]
v.使受耻辱，使丢脸；拒绝承兑（支票）
n.不名誉，耻辱，丢脸（的人、事）
dislocate[ˈdisləkeit]
v.使脱位，使脱臼；扰乱，使混乱
dislodge[disˈlɔdʒ]
v.逐出，用力移出
dismantle[disˈmæntl]
v.拆开，拆卸
disprove[disˈpruːv]
v.证明……不能成立，反证
disseminate[diˈsemineit]
v.散布，传播
dissociate[diˈsəuʃieit]
v.把……分开，使……分离
dissociate oneself from 割断与……的关系；表示自己不赞成
dissuade[diˈsweid]
v.劝阻，阻止
dissuade from 劝止某人做……
disunite[ˌdisjuːˈnait]
v.使分离，使分裂，使纷争
dither[ˈdiðə]
v.犹豫不决，迟疑不决
dithery adj.犹豫不决的
diverge[daiˈvəːdʒ]
v.分叉，分开；分歧
divergence n.分歧，差异，不同
divulge [daiˈvʌldʒ]
v.泄露（秘密等）
dole[dəul]
v.施舍，少量分发
n.救济，救济金（物）；一小份
on the dole 接受失业救济金
domineer[ˌdɔmiˈniə]
v.霸道，专横，作威作福
domineer over 跋扈；高耸
doodle[ˈduːdl]
v.（心不在焉地）乱涂
dote[dəut]
v.溺爱
dote on/upon 溺爱，宠爱
downgrade[ˈdaungreid]
v.降级（降职），降低重要性
drape[dreip]
v.将（衣物、帘等）悬挂，披；使随便地悬挂，任意地伸出
n.窗帘
drawl[drɔːl]
v. & n.慢吞吞地（的）说，拉长调子讲话
练习
1．英汉连线
(1) demote (a) 再三叮嘱，反复强调
(2) depreciate (b) 把……分开，使……分离
(3) detest (c) 背离，偏离
(4) detour (d) 使降级，使降职
(5) deviate (e) 逐出，用力移出
(6) devolve (f) 厌恶，憎恶，讨厌
(7) din (g) 解散，遣散
(8) disband (h) 贬值，降价；轻视
(9) dislodge (i) 绕道，绕过
(10) dissociate (j) 移交
2．释义连线
(1) deplore (a) expand
(2) depose (b) rob; plunder
(3) deprecate (c) dislike intensely; abhor
(4) deride (d) remove from office or power
(5) despoil (e) stop sb. by advice or persuasion
(6) detest (f) completely destroy; ruin
(7) devastate (g) express sorrow or grief over; bemoan
(8) diddle (h) mock sb./sth.
(9) dilate (i) cheat sb., esp. in small matters
(10) dissuade (j) feel and express disapproval of
3．真题填空：用下列单词的正确形式完成句子
(1) Even so, the men kept the door shut and the___carefully drawn. (1996, Translation: Section B)
(2) As a result of the agreement, the two countries' arsenals are to be___partly later this year. (1998, Listening Comprehension: Section C)
(3) The amount of___is a subtle affair, liable to perplex the Englishman when he looks at America. (1998, Translation: Section B)
(4) She also says, a trifle ______, “The better the student, the worse the interviewee.”She believes the most capable students are less able to put themselves forward. (1999, Reading Comprehension: Text C)
(5) Those who___the proposal for opening up the courts to family lawsuits miss the point. (1999, Reading Comprehension: Text D)
(6) Cooke has made a fortune out of his love affair with America, entrancing listeners with a weekly monologue that has won Radio 4 many devoted adherents. Part of the pull is the developed.___(2000, Reading Comprehension: Text C)
(7) The question remains: must we conform? Or can we, somehow, resist the power's that conspire to___us? (2001, Reading Comprehension: Text H)
(8) The Romans also collected and exhibited art from___temples, as well as mineral specimens, exotic plants, animals; and they plundered sculptures and paintings (mostly Greek) for exhibition. (2006, Reading Comprehension: Text D)
(9) It is true that the absence of such evidence does not___the theory, but on other grounds too the theory is not very attractive. (2007, Proofreading & Error Correction)
(10) One morning I saw a rickshaw puller take on a load of live chickens—tied in pairs by the feet so they could be___over the shafts and the folded back canopy and even the axle. (2010, Reading Comprehension: Text A)