雅思基础词汇精讲班第6讲讲义

雅思基础词汇精讲班第6讲讲义

单词D开头（1）

单词

depreciate [di5pri:Fieit] [义] v. 跌价；贬值；轻视（syn.: decrease, devalue, reduce）

[例] depreciate oneself

[派] depreciation n. 贬值批；降低

[记] de（向下）+ preci（价值）=price+ ate （动词后缀）

→降低价值→贬值

[联] precious adj. 宝贵的

depress [di5press] [义] v. 减弱；使萧条；使沮丧（syn.: lower, weaken）

[例] He was depressed because he had not passed his examinations.

[派] depression n. 沮丧；萧条

[记] de（下）+ press（压）→向下压→使别人沮丧

deprive [di5praiv] [义] v. 剥夺，丧失

[例] The court ruling deprived us of any share in the inheritance.

[派] deprivation n. 剥夺，丧失

[记] de（离开）+ priv（私人的）+ e →剥夺 [联] privacy n. 秘密

private adj. 私人的

derive [di5raiv] [义] v. 源于，导出，得出（syn.: infer）

[例] derive a conclusion from facts

[派] derivative adj. 引出的

[记] de+rive=river

descend [di5send] [义] v. 下降，下倾；传给（syn.: fall, sink）

[例] He descended from the top of the mountain.

[派] descent n. 下降

[记] de（向下）+ scend（攀登）→向下攀登→下降

[联] ascend v. 攀登, 上升

transcend v. 超越

describe [dis5kraib] [义] v. 描写，叙述（syn.: depict, recount）

[例] described the accident

[派] description n. 描写

[记] de（下）+ scribe（写）→写下来→描写

[联] prescribe v. 指示

prescription n. 规定

desert [di5zE:t] [义] v. 离开；抛弃，遗弃 n. 沙漠（syn.: abandon, quit） [例] The fort had been hurriedly deserted. [派] deserted adj. 荒芜的，荒废的

[联] dessert n. 餐后甜点

dissertation n. 论文

deserve [di5zE:v] [义] v. 应受，值得

[例] These people deserve our help.

[记] de（加强）+ serve（服务）→得到好的服务→应受，值得

[联] reserve v. 储备

conserve v. 保存

preserve v. 保护

observe v. 观察

designate [5 dezigneit] [义] v. 指定，任命（syn.: appoint）

[例] to designate boundaries

[派] designation n. 指定，命名

[记] de（加强）+ sign（签名）+ ate（动词后缀）→签名指定

→任命

desire [di5zaiE] [义] v. 渴望，想要

[例] He has no desire for wealth.

[派] desirable adj. 值得要的；令人满意的 desirous adj. 渴望的

dessert [di5zE:t] [义] n.（餐后）甜点心

[例] frozen dessert

[记] 联想desert（沙漠）→desert中的人渴望dessert。

destine [5 destin] [义] v. 注定；命中注定（syn.: doom）

[例] a foolish scheme destined to

fail

[派] destiny n. 命运

[联] destination n. 目的地

detect [di5tekt] [义] v. 侦查；察觉，发现（syn.: discern, discover）

[例] The dentist could detect no sign of decay in her teeth.

[派] detection n. 发现，察觉

detector n. 探测器

[记] de（离开）+ tect（覆盖）→把覆盖物移走→发觉

[联] detective n. 侦探

architect n. 建筑师

deter [di5tE:] [义] v. 阻碍，吓阻（syn.: prevent）

[例] Failure did not deter us from trying it again.

[派] deterrent n. 威慑

detergent n. 清洁剂

[记] de+terr

[联] terror n. 恐怖

terrible adj. 可怕的deteriorate [di5tiEriEreit] [义] v. 使变坏

[例] His work has deteriorated in the last month.

[派] deterioration n. 变坏

determine [di5tE:min] [义] v. 决定（syn.: decide）

[例] He determined to go.

[派] determination n. 决定

determined adj. 坚决的

[联] terminal n. 终点站

terminate v. 结束

detest [di5test] [义] v. 厌恶，憎恶（syn.: abhor, hate）

[例] I detest cheese; I can't eat it. [记] de（离开）+ test（检验）→经过检验后扔掉→厌恶

detract [di5trAkt] [义] v. 降低，减少（syn.: lessen, reduce）

[例] That does not detract from his merit. [派] detraction n. 诽谤

[记] de+tract

[联] attract v. 吸引

extract v. 拔出, 榨取

contract n. 合同

detriment [5detrimEnt] [义] n. 损害，伤害（syn.: harm, injury, damage）

[例] He sits up very late to the detriment of his health.

[派] detrimental adj. 有害的

[记] de+tri+mental

devastate [5devEsteit] [义] v. 毁坏，完全破坏（syn.: destroy, demolish）

[例] A long war devastated Europe.

[派] devastating adj. 破坏性的

[记] de（加强）+ vast=waste + ate（动词后缀）→彻底的破坏

devoid [di5vCid] [义] adj. 全无的，缺乏的

[例] a criminal utterly devoid of