(单词翻译:单击)
1.disinclined a.不愿的(reluctant)
词根记忆:dis(下)+inclined(愿意的)--不愿的
例:Many people are disinclined to recognize that their analytical skills are weak.
派生词:disinclination(n.不愿意)
2.disintegration n.分解(separation into component parts);瓦解(total destruction)
词根记忆:来自disintegrate(v.瓦解;分裂)
例:A comet's spectacular disintegration occurred in full view of ground and space-based telescopes last year.
同根词:integrate(v.使完整:a.整合的)
3.dislocation n.混乱,紊乱(the state of being dislocated)
词根记忆:来自dislocate(v.混乱)
例:The lssei(第一代移居北美的日本人)suffered a massive dislocation caused by unemployment.
4.dislodge v.逐出(to drive from a position of hiding, defense, or advantage);去除(to get rid of)
联想记忆:dis(分开)+lodge(小屋)--逐出小屋--逐出
例:Tidal currents themselves do not dislodge barnacles from the shells of horseshoe crabs.// These drugs have the ability to dislodge caffeine from receptors in the brain.
5.dismal a.凄凉的(bleak);暗淡的(gloomy)
词根记忆:dis(不)+maI(高兴)--不高兴一凄凉的
注意:decimal(n.小数:a.小数的)
例:a dismal failure惨败
6.dismantle v.拆除(to strip of furniture and equipment);废除,取消(to put an end in a gradual systematic way)
词根记忆:dis(去掉)+mantle(覆盖)--去掉覆盖一拆除
例:The European Community has dismantled impediments to the free flow of goods among member states.
7.dismay v./n.(使)沮丧( to cause to lose courage or resolution)
联想记忆:dis(不)+may(可能)一因为不可能做到,所以沮丧-+沮丧
例:The news dismayed Anne.//John showed considerable dismay at his child's bad behavior.
8.dismiss v.解散( to permit or cause to leave);解雇(to remove from position or service)
词根记忆:dis(消失掉)+miss(送,放出)--放掉一解散
例:No state law forbids an employer to reject a job applicant or dismiss an employee based on the results of a lie detector test.
派生词:dismission(n.解散;免职)
9.disorient v.使迷惑(to confuse);使分不清方向或目标(to cause to lose the sense of time,place,or identity)
词根记忆:dis(无)+orient(方向)--没有方向--使分不清方向或目标
例:The sound emitted temporarily disorients the porpoises and frightens them away.
派生词:disoriented(a.迷惑的;分不清方向的)
同根词:orientate(v.定向;向东)
10.disparaging a.贬低的,轻蔑的(belittling, unkind)
词根记忆:来自disparage(讥蔑视,贬低),dis(不)+par(平等)+age--不平等看人--贬低的
例:His tone was disparaging.
同根词:parity(n.平等)