discourse
n.
演说,谈话,论说,论文

give sb. a discourse
给某人作演讲

discrimination
n.
辨别,区别;识别力,辨别力

Some people do not show much discrimination in their choice of books.
有些人看书不加选择。
n.
歧视
Is there racial discrimination in your country ?
在你们国家有种族歧视吗?

disgrace
n.
丢脸,耻辱,失宠

There need be no disgrace in being poor.
贫穷并不足为耻。
[
]shame
n.
招致耻辱的人或物

He is a disgrace to our school.
他是我们学校的耻辱。
vt.
使蒙羞,使丢脸
The scandal disgraced his family.
这丑行玷辱了他的家族。
[
]dishonor
vt.
使失宠

[
难点]
bring disgrace on sb.
给某人带来耻辱

A man who commits a crime and is sent to prison brings disgrace on himself and his family.
因犯罪而进监狱的人给自己和家庭都带了耻辱。
be in disgrace
蒙受耻辱,丢脸
be a disgrace to
对…说来是一大耻辱

disillusion
n.
幻灭,觉醒,醒悟

vt.
使幻灭,使觉醒
They were disillusioned soon after they came to the new colony.
他们到达新殖民地后不久就从幻想中觉醒了。

dismay
n.
灰心,沮丧

[
]discouragement
n.
惊慌

He looked at me in dismay.
他惊慌地看着我。
[
]panic
vt.
使沮丧;使惊慌

We were dismayed at the news.
听到这消息,我们感到惊慌。

dispatch
vt.
派遣,发送

Please hurry up the dispatch of these telegrams.
请速将这些电报发出去。
n.
快信,电讯,急件
[
难点]
dispatch sb. to do sth.
派某人干某事

disperse
v.
(使)分散,驱散

The police dispersed the demonstrators.
警察驱散示威者。
[
]scatter
v.
散开,解散

The crowd dispersed when the police arrived.
警察来时,群众散开。
[
]dissipate
v.
散步,传播

The rumor was rapidly dispersed.
谣言很快就传开了。
[
]spread

displace
vt.
移置,转移

[
]transfer
vt.
代替,取代

Television has displaced radio.
电视以取代了收音机。
[
]take the place of

displacement
n.
转移,移置;取代,置换;撤职,免职

displease
vt.
使不高兴,使生气

displease one
s wife 使妻子不悦
[
难点]
be displeased with sb.
for doing sth.)对某人(做某事)不高兴

be displeased at sb.’s sth.
不满某人的…

disregard
n.
漠视,不顾,不注意

disregard of a rule
忽视一项规则
[
]indifference
vt.
不理,不顾,不管

He disregarded his doctor's advice.
他不顾医生的忠告。
[
难点]
disregard of sth.
或者 disregard for sth.

dissatisfaction
n.
不满,不平

[
难点]
dissatisfaction with sb. / sth.
对某人(某事)不满

dissatisfaction with sb. at doing sth.
对某人做某事不满

dissipate
v.
驱散,使(云、雾、疑虑等)消散

dissipate fear/doubt/ignorance
v.
浪费
Don't dissipate your efforts.
不要浪费你的精力了。

distinctly
adv.
明显地,清楚地,明晰地

distinguish
vt.
使杰出,使显出特色

Diligence distinguished him from others.
勤勉使他有别于他人。
[
难点]
distinguish oneself
使自己出名

He distinguished himself on the battlefield.
他名扬沙场。
v.
辨别;区别之意
distinguish onething from another; distinguish from two things

distort
vt.
扭曲

His face was distorted with pain.
他的脸因痛苦而扭曲。
[
]twist
vt.
曲解,歪曲

The reporter distorted the facts.
那记者歪曲事实。

distortion
n.
扭曲,歪曲,曲解

distract
vt.
分神,转移(注意力);迷惑,困扰

[
]bewilder
[
难点
]
distract sb. from sth.
使某人分心

The noise in the street distracted me from my reading.
街上的噪音使我不能专心读书。
be distracted with/by sth.
...所烦扰,被...弄糊涂(常被动)
She was distracted at the news.
她因听到这消息而心烦意乱。

disturbance
n.
骚动,动乱

Were there many political disturbances in the country last year ?
这个国家去年有很多政治上的动乱吗?
n.
打扰,干扰

 

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