curtail

【考法1】vt. 缩短，削减：to make less in extent or duration

【例】curtailyour holiday 缩短你的假期

【近】abbreviate,abridge, syncopate, truncate, cut back

【反】elongate,protract, prolong, extend, lengthen 延长

cynic

【考法1】n. 愤世嫉俗者：a person who believes all people are motivated by selfishness.

【例】A cynicmight think that the governor visited the hospital just to gain votes. 一个愤青认为州长去医院

探视仅仅是为了拉票。

【近】misanthrope, naysayer, pessimist

dabble

【考法1】v. 浅尝辄止：to work or involve oneself superficially or intermittentlyespecially in a secondary

interest

【例】dabble inarts 对艺术稍有涉猎

【反】dedicate,specialize 投入，专门研究

【派】dabblervi. 涉猎者，浅尝辙止者：onenot deeply engaged in or concerned with something

【例】He's not adedicated musician, just a dabbler. 他并不是专门的音乐家, 只不过是个业馀爱好者

【反】specialist专家

daft

【考法1】adj. 神经错乱的：having or showing a veryabnormal or sick state of mind

【例】The kingwas clearly daft, talking to trees and rocks. 国王俨然已经疯了，对着树和石头说话。

【近】bedlam,demented, deranged, lunatic, psychotic, unbalanced, unsound

【反】balanced,sane 头脑正常的

【考法2】adj. 不明智的：showing or marked by a lack ofgood sense or judgment

【例】a daftplan, doomed to wretched failure and merciless ridicule 一个不明智的决定，最终难逃悲催的结局

和无情的嘲讽的下场

【近】fatuous,featherheaded, nonsensical, preposterous, senseless

【反】judicious,prudent, sagacious, sapient, wise 明智的

dais

【考法1】n. 主席台，嘉宾席：a raised platform, as in alecture hall, for speakers or honored guests.

【例】thespeaker took his place at the front of the dais 演讲者在主席台就坐

【近】podium,rostrum, tribune

dally

【考法1】vi. 虚度时光：to spend time doing nothing

【例】I keptdallying at my desk until I couldn't put off doing my work any longer. 我一直浪费时间直到作业

不能再拖了。

【近】dawdle,loll, lounge, hang around

【考法2】v. 玩乐：to engage in activity for amusement

【例】he spenthis college years dallying, seemingly determined to acquire as little knowledgeas possible 他

在大学里面尽情玩乐，不学习

【近】disport,frolic, recreate, rollick, sport

【考法3】v. 慢吞吞，磨磨蹭蹭：to move or act slowly

【例】don'tdally on the way to the interview 别在去面试的路上磨磨蹭蹭

【近】crawl,creep, dillydally, drag, lag, linger, loiter, tarry

【反】dash,hasten, scoot, scurry

damper

【考法1】n. 抑制因素：one that deadens, restrains, or depresses

【例】Rain put adamper on our picnic plans. 下雨打破了我们的野餐计划。

【反】ameliorator促进物

dandy

【考法1】n. 纨绔子弟，爱打扮的人：a man who gives exaggerated attention to personal appearance

【例】That was adandy of a game. 那是纨绔子弟的游戏。

【近】fop,gallant

【考法2】adj. 最佳最好的：of the very best kind

【例】that's adandy new racing bike 真是辆最好的比赛用自行车

【近】awesome,fabulous, superb, sensational, splendid, unsurpassed

【反】atrocious,awful, execrable, lousy, pathetic, wretched

dank

【考法1】adj. 阴湿的：slightly or moderately wet

【例】vegetablestended to go bad quickly in the dank cellar 蔬菜在潮湿的地下室很容易变坏

【近】damp,wettish

dapper

【考法1】adj. 衣冠整洁的：being strikingly neat andtrim in style or appearance

【例】Thestudents all looked very dapper in their uniforms. 学生们穿着校服显得非常整洁。

【近】natty,sharp, snappy, spruce