deject

【考法1】vt. 使沮丧：to lower the spirits of; dishearten

【例】nothingdejects a TV pundit more than the reality check that nobody cares what hethinks 没 有什 么 比

大家都漠不关心更让电视节目专家沮丧了

【近】oppress,sadden, weigh down, bum out

【反】brighten,buoy, lighten, rejoice, cheer up 使高兴

deleterious

【考法1】adj. 有害的：harmful often in a subtle orunexpected way

【例】deleterious to health 对健康有害的

【近】adverse,baleful, baneful, detrimental, mischievous, nocuous, noxious, pernicious

【反】beneficial, salutary, salubrious, wholesome, benign, harmless, innocuous 有益的，安全无害的

deliberate

【考法1】adj. 深思熟虑的：characterized by or resultingfrom careful and thorough consideration

【例】adeliberate decision 一个慎重的决定

【近】calculated, considered, reasoned, thoughtful

【反】impetuous,haste, casual, unadvised, uncalculated, unconsidered, unstudied 随意的，未经过深思的

delicacy

【考法1】n. （外貌、建筑、表演）精致：fineness of appearance, construction, or execution; elegance

【例】lace ofgreat delicacy 精致的蕾丝

【近】dainty,delectable, kickshaw, tidbit

【反】crudity,husk, coarseness, roughness 粗糙

delirium

【考法1】n. 精神错乱：an acute mental disturbance characterized by confused thinking anddisrupted

attention usually accompanied by disorderedspeech and hallucinations

【例】shoppersrunning around in a delirium the day before Christmas 购物者在圣诞节前夕疯狂扫货

【近】agitation,distraction, hysteria, rage, rampage, uproar

delusion

【考法1】n. 错觉：a false idea

【例】This wasnot optimism, it was delusion. 那不是乐观主义，那是错觉。

【近】hallucination, illusion, unreality, falsehood, misconception

【反】truth,verity 真实

【派】delusiveadj. 欺骗的：false,deceptive

【反】transparent 坦诚的

deluge

【考法1】n. 大暴雨：a drenching rain

【反】drizzle 毛毛雨

【考法2】n. 大量：a great flow of water or of something that overwhelms

【例】received adeluge of offers 收到了一大堆offer

【近】inundation, overflow, spate, torrent

delve

【考法1】vt. vi. 探究，钻研：to make a careful or detailedsearch for information

【例】The bookdelves into the latest research. 这本书深入探究了最近的研究。

【近】probe,investigate, inquire into, look into, dig into

demagogue

【考法1】n. 蛊惑民心的政客：a leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims andpromises

in order to gain power

【例】thatpolitician is just a demagogue who preys upon people's fears and prejudices 那就是一个蛊惑民心

的政客，利用民众的害怕和偏见来欺骗

【近】firebrand,fomenter, incendiary, instigator, kindler, provocateur

demanding

【考法1】adj. 难取悦的，难满足的：not easily satisfied orpleased

【例】His mothercould be demanding at times. 他母亲有时候很难取悦。

【近】exacting,fastidious, finical, finicking, fussy, picky

【考法2】adj. 费时间花心思的：requiring much time,effort, or careful attention

【例】thedemanding assignment kept them working all night long 那项劳神的任务使得他们熬夜

【近】arduous,burdensome, challenging, exacting, grueling, killing, laborious, onerous,persnickety, taxing,

toilsome

【反】light, unchallenging, undemanding 不费劲的，轻而易举的