Group16 De-down, opposite of
“向下；相反”
demolish
vt. 破坏；拆除　
A wrecking crew is demolishing the old building.
拆除队正在拆除这幢老建筑物。
demote
vt. 降级　
For eing absent without leave, the corporal was demoted to private.
这位下士因未经许可擅自缺席而被降为上等兵。
depreciate
1. 减价，贬值 2. 轻视　
Automobiles deprecate rapidly; a $ 2500 car is worth less than $ 2000 within a year of purchase.
汽车贬值很快；一辆两干五百元的车买不到一年就不值两千元了。
The building superintendent feels depreciated if you refer to him as the "janitor".
如果你叫这幢建筑物的管理员“门房”，他就会觉得被轻视了。
despise
vt. 轻视　
Students who tell lies are despised by their classmates.
说谎的学生为同班同学所轻视。
deviate
vi. 越出正轨；违反　
Mr. Parker always notifies the parents when a student neglects his homework, and he will not deviate from this rule in your case.
每次学生不写家庭作业时，派克先生都会通知他的父母，当然你这次他也不会违反原则的。
devour
vi. 狼吞虎咽，吞食　
The children must have been starved when they came in for dinner because they devoured their food.
孩子们在进来吃晚饭时一定饿坏了，因为他们狠吞虎咽地把食物吃掉。
decadent
adj. 颓废的；式微的　
The decadent downtown section was once a flourishing business district.
式微的闹区地段一度曾是繁华的商业区。
deciduous
adj. 落叶性的 　
Maple, elm, birch, and other deciduous trees lose their leaves in the fall.
枫、榆、桦及其他落叶性的树木在秋天掉叶子。
demented
adj. 疯狂的　
Whoever did this must have been demented; no sane person would have acted in such a way.
凡是做这件事的人一定是疯了，没有任何正常人会这么做。
dependent
adj. 依赖的　
Children are dependent on their parents until they are able to earn their own living.
小孩在他们能独立谋生前都得依赖父母。