8743.crucial(形)决定性的、重要的
同义词decisve
These negotiations are crucial to the future of our firm.
这些谈判对我们公司的前途十分重要。

8744.cruel(形)残忍的、残酷的
The cruel master beat his slaves with a whip.
残忍的主人用鞭子鞭打他的奴隶。

8745.crumble(动)损毁、破坏；碎裂
同义词disintegrate
The earthquake made the wall sink and started to crumble.
地震把这面墙震得下陷并开始崩塌。

8746.cuisine(名)菜肴
不可数
I like Sichuan cuisine and Guangdong Cuisine vrey much.
我非常喜欢川菜和粤莱。

8747.culture(名)文化
He has studied the cultures of various western countries.
他砑究了西方各国家的文化。

8748.cumulative(形)渐增的
He believes the ad campaign will eventually be successful and will have a polsitive cumulative effect on sales volume.
他相信广告活动将会成功，销售量也会有显著增长。

8749.cunning(形)狡猾的、奸诈的
She was cunning in the way that she avoided answering the question．
她对问题避而不答，显示出她很狡猾。

8750.curator(名)馆长，管理人
"Both of them are going through puberty right now and are just reaching maturity." panda curator Lisa said.
熊猫馆馆长丽莎说：“两只熊猫马上就要由青春期进入成年期了”。

8751.current(名)趋势、潮流
Newspapers influence the eurrent of thought.
报纸影响思想潮流。

8752.customary(形)习惯土上的、惯常的、合乎习俗的
同义词habitual
It is customaOc to tip the waiter.
给侍者小费是一种习俗。

8753.cutlery(名)利器；餐具
不可数
The stallholder couldn't get anybody to buy that old cutlery we gave him and it went for nothing in the end.
那摊贩无法使任何人购买我们给他的那套旧餐具，结果那套餐具被认为是毫无价值的。

8754.cyclone(名)旋风；气旋
The first tropical cyclone to affect Hong Kong did not come until the last day of July,which was the latest in any year on record．
香港在七月三十一日才受到首次热带气流影响，这是有记录以来香港最晚受热带气流影响的一年。

8755.cynical(形)愤世嫉俗的；冷嘲热讽的
Herlod had become cynical, always sporting with things he scarcely understood.
哈乐德变得玩世不恭，老是对那些自己根本不懂的事情加以嘲讽。

8756.dairy(名)乳牛场；乳品间、牛奶店
Go to the dairy counter over there.
去那边的乳品柜台。

8757.database(名)资料库
The field in this database can be soreted either aiphabetically or by date of entry.
这资料库的所有资料可依字母顺序或日期先后来分类。

8758.deal(名)交易
It is probably the best business deal I've over had.
那也许是最曾经做过最好的一笔生意。

9759.debt(名)债、借款；负债
If I pay all my debts,I shall have no money left.
如果我还清了所有的债，我就一毛钱不剩了。

8760.decent(形)亲切的、宽容的、乐于助人的；体面的
同义词respectable
The new manager is pretty decent to us．
新上任的经理对我们相当亲切。

8761.deciduous(形)脱落性的；落叶性的
American deciduous magnolia has large leaves and fruit like a small cucumber.
美洲落叶性的木兰花有大片的叶子和类似小黄瓜的果实。

8762.decisive(形)决定性的、决定的
Weapons are in important factor in war, but not the decisive factor.It is people,not things, that are decisive.
武器是战争的重要的因素,但不是决定性的因素，决定性的因素是在于人不是物。

8763.declare(动)宣布、宣告；声明
同义词announce
I declared at the meeting that I did not support him．
我在会议上声明我不支持他。

8764.decline(动)下降、下跌、减少、衰退
As one grows older, one's memory declines.
人的记忆力随着年龄增长而衰退。

8765.decor(名)室内装潢；舞台装饰
不可数
Their home decor is very elegant.
他们家装潢得非常雅致。

8766.dedication(名)专心致力、献身、奉献；供奉
不可数
In this dedication to my nation, we humbly ask the blassings of God.
为国奉献之际，我们谦卑地请求上帝赐福。

8767.deduction(名)扣除、减除
Your 5% commission will be calculated on the basis of invoice value after the deduction of freight and insurance．
你5%的佣金是按照扣除运费和保险费的发票金额率计算的。

8768.defect(名)缺点、缺陷；不足之处
同义词fault
He strove manfully to overcome his speech defect．
他无畏惧地努力克服自己演说上的缺陷。

8769.defenestration(名)将人或物扔窗外
不可数
Do you know the meaning the "defenestration"?
你知道“defenestration”的意思吗？

8770.defense(名)答辩、抗辩
The defense lawyer of the aocused was rather weak．
被告者的辩护律师的能力有点弱。

8771.deficiency(名)不足、缺乏
The young girl has a calcium deficiency.
那小女孩缺钙。

8772.deflation(名)通货紧缩
不可数
Solution to deflation normally involves expansionary fiscal and monetary policies.
一般情况下，要同时积极地实行或扩张财政政策和货币政策才能克服通货紧缩。