default

【考法1】v. 拖欠(债务)：to fail to pay financial debts,the nonperformance of an assigned or expected action

【例】default ona loan 拖欠贷款

【近】delinquency, dereliction, misprision, nonfeasance, oversight

【反】pay one'sdebt 偿还债务

defer

【考法1】v. 推迟，延期：to put off; postpone; defer

【例】we agreedto defer a discussion of the issue 我们决定推迟问题的讨论

【近】delay,remit, shelve, hold off, hold over, lay over, put off

【反】exigent 紧急的

【考法2】vi. 遵从：to submit to another's wishes, opinion, or governance usuallythrough deference or respect

【例】defer toher father’s wishes 听从她父亲的意愿

deference

【考法1】n. 尊崇，顺从：a readiness or willingness to yield to the wishes of others

【例】He isshown much deference by his colleagues. 他的同事很尊敬他。

【近】acquiescence, compliancy, docility, obedience, submissiveness

【反】contempt,defiance, disobedience, intractability, recalcitrance 轻视，不服从

【派】deferential adj. 表示尊重的，恭敬的：showingor expressing deference

【反】imperious,impudent 专横无礼的

deficiency

【考法1】n. 缺乏，不足：the quality or state of being deficient: inadequate

【例】there is adeficiency of fresh food in the diet of many of the working poor 很多劳工阶层的饮食都缺乏新

鲜食物

【近】want,dearth, deficit, famine, paucity, scantiness, scarcity

【反】surfeit,abundance, adequacy, amplitude, opulence, sufficiency 过度，充足

defile

【考法1】n.（山间）小道：a narrow passage or gorge

【例】Theyclimbed up the mountain through a defile. 他们通过一条小路爬到山上。

【考法2】v. 亵渎：to treat (a sacred place or object) shamefully or with greatdisrespect

【例】artconservators were careful not to do anything that might defile the holy relic 公物管理员要防止任何玷

污圣迹的行为

【近】profane,violate

【考法3】v. 不能被使用：to make unfit for use by the addition of something harmful orundesirable

【例】suppliesof meat that had been defiled by maggots 肉已经生蛆了，不能再食用了

【近】befoul,foul, pollute, taint

【反】decontaminate, purify 使纯净

deft

【考法1】adj. 灵巧的，熟练的：characterized by facilityand skill

【例】Hefinished off the painting with a few deft strokes of the brush. 他简单熟练的几笔便完成了画作。

【近】cunning,adroit, dexterous, expert, masterful, virtuoso

【反】awkward,maladroit, ham-handed, amateur, artless, unprofessional, unskillful 笨拙的，不精通的

defuse

【考法1】vt. 抚慰，减轻：to make less dangerous, tense, or hostile

【例】defuse thecrisis 平息危机

【反】foment 煽动

defy

【考法1】vt. 反抗，违抗：to go against the commands, prohibitions, or rules of

【例】defy thecourt 蔑视法庭

【近】mock,rebel, oppose, confront

【反】acquiesce,obey, comply with, conform to 默默接受，遵守

【反】capitulateto, submit to, succumb to, surrender to, yield to 屈服

dehydrate

【考法1】vt. 去除水分，（使）干燥：to remove water from; make anhydrous

【例】bought adehumidifier in order to dehydrate the damp basement 买了一个减湿器来给地下室除湿

【近】dampen,desiccate, parch, scorch, sear

【反】hydrate,saturate with water, reconstitute 用水浸润

【考法2】v. 使失去活力或者味道：to deprive of vitality or savor

【例】years ofbeing trapped in a loveless marriage had dehydrated his spirit 多年不幸的婚姻消磨了他的活

力

【近】deaden,devitalize, enervate, petrify, sap

【反】brace,energize, enliven, invigorate, vitalize, vivify 使生机勃勃

deify

【考法1】v. 把…当作神来崇拜：to offer honor or respect to (someone) as a divine power

【例】some ancientpagans deified such objects of nature as trees and rivers 很多古代的异教徒拿一些自然

事物比如树木，河流来崇拜

【近】glorify,revere, venerate

【考法2】v. 过分喜爱：to love or admire too much

【例】materialistic people who deify money 那些眼里只有钱的物质之人

【近】adore,adulate, canonize, dote

【考法3】v. 尊敬尊崇：to assign a high status or value to

【例】Valentinowas virtually deified by legions of female fans. 瓦伦蒂诺被大批女粉丝崇拜。

【近】aggrandize, canonize, dignify, ennoble, glorify, magnify

【反】abase,degrade, demean, humble, humiliate 贬低，羞辱

【派】deificationn. 崇拜

【反】debasement 贬低