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Unit 1
creep
vi / n
- I crept up the stairs, trying not to wake my parents.
- Back I go to the hotel and creep up to my room.
- The danger remains of western military mission creep.
crescendo
n
- Voices rose in a crescendo and drowned(没过) him out.
- The advertising campaign reached a crescendo just before Christmas.
- There was a crescendo of press criticism.
crest
n
- The band is riding on the crest of a wave with the worldwide success of their number-one-selling single.
- The hiking party reached the crest of the mountain just as it began to thunder.
crestfallen
adj
- She was crestfallen when she found out she hadn’t got the job.
- Cheerful smiles became sullen expressions on the faces of crestfallen scientists and engineers.
cronyism
n
- The mayor has been accused of cronyism.
- Protesters in both countries point to it as the root cause of endemic corruption and cronyism.
crook
vt
- He crooked his finger: “Come forward,” he said.
- The road suddenly crooked to the left.
croon
v
- She gently crooned a lullaby(摇篮曲).
- He would much rather have been crooning in a smoky bar.
- “Dear boy,” she crooned, hugging him heartily.
culminate
v
- enormous waves culminated and fell with the report of thunder
- Her long acting career culminated when she won the Oscar.
crucial
adj
- Winning this contract is crucial to the success of the company.
- Parents play a crucial role in preparing their child for school.
crumple
v
- She crumpled the letter up into a ball and threw it on the fire.
- This cloth material crumples very easily.
Unit 2
crutch
n / v
- I can walk without the aid of crutches.
- the crutches for local economy
crux
n
- He said the crux of the matter was economic policy.
- Having a mentor(良师益友) is the crux to the career process.
cryptic
- adj
- Leave cryptic messages on the typewriters.
- To make such cryptic commands more readable, you can expand history references as you type.
- adj
- He has issued a short, cryptic statement denying the spying charges.
- puzzled by the cryptic e-mail message left on his computer
culpable
adj
- Their decision to do nothing makes them culpable.
- Even if Jackson did grab a syringe and misuse propofol, is Murray culpable for leaving him alone with access to the drug?
cultivate
- vt
- He has carefully cultivated his reputation.
- She cultivated a taste for fine wines.
- vt
- The land around here has never been cultivated.
- The people cultivate mainly rice and beans.
cumbersome
adj
- The organization changed its cumbersome title to something easier to remember.
- Although the machine looks cumbersome, it is actually easy to use.
- If you’ve used this class to handle date/time values, you know how cumbersome it can be to grasp.
cunning
adj
- He was as cunning as a fox.
- Since the nobles are more perceptive and cunning, they always have time to save themselves, seeking the favours of the side they believe will prevail.
curmudgeon
n
- Oh, he had the reputation for being a curmudgeon, and he didn’t suffer fools gladly, and often he seemed to have no tolerance for people at all.
- The result should put a smile on the faces of even the dourest of curmudgeons.
cursory
adj
- Burke cast a cursory glance at the menu, then flapped it shut.
- A cursory look at several recent polls shows that too often they are travesties.
curt
adj
- His tone was curt and unfriendly.
- In a curt voice, he ordered the server to bring him a glass of water.
- She was offended by the curt reply to her well-meaning question.
Unit 3
curtail
v
- curtail your holiday
- Spending on books has been severely curtailed.
- The lecture was curtailed by the fire alarm going off.
cynic
n
- Cynics will say that there is not the slightest chance of success.
- A cynic might say that is just a marketing slogan, but I actually believe that.
- A cynic might think that the governor visited the hospital just to gain votes.
dabble
vi
- He dabbles in local politics.
- He dabbled in business.
- For most people, it’s not uncommon to dabble in a variety of things before settling on one occupation.
daft
adj
- Don’t do anything daft.
- Your idea seems a bit daft to me.
- Judging a stock by its name may not be a daft strategy after all.
dazzling
adj
- The sunshine is dazzling.
- I am alive only when I am with you. When I am alone, the most dazzling sun seems to have lost the brilliance.
- The dazzling light from the digital device dizzied me.
dally
vi
- Don’t dally over your meal, we don’t want to miss our train.
- You should not dally away your time.
damper
n
- The cold weather put a damper on our plans.
- This puts a damper on anyone’s belief that love is unconditional.
- Official restrictions have put a damper on some games-related corporate and marketing activities.
dandy
n
- It is one thing to call someone a neat and careful dresser. It is another to call that person a dandy, or a clotheshorse, or a boulevardier.
- That dandy was willing to spend all day and hundreds of dollars just to get the perfect pair of shoes.
dank
adj
- a dark dank cave
- Vegetables tended to go bad quickly in the dank cellar.
dapper
adj
- The students all looked very dapper in their uniforms.
- The dapper gentleman drew admiring glances from all over the ballroom.
Unit 4
dappled
adj
- a dappled horse
- The path was dappled with sunlight.
daredevil
adj / n
- His daredevil stunts(绝技) are sure to end in disaster someday.
- A daredevil driver who thinks that drag racing on city streets is a harmless game.
- That little daredevil has broken an arm and an ankle this year alone.
dart
- vi
- A dog darted across the road in front of me.
- Ingrid darted across the deserted street.
- n
The darts flew fast and furiously when the two former lovers bumped into each other at the party.
daunt
vt
- The difficulty did not daunt him.
- She was a brave woman but she felt daunted by the task ahead.
- Benjamin: Really? Who would have the power to daunt our hero?
dawdle
v
- Stop dawdling! We’re going to be late!
- Eleanor will be back any moment, if she doesn’t dawdle.
deadpan
n
- It is awkward that he told the joke in his deadpan.
- a deadpan comedy
dearth
n
- There was a dearth of reliable information on the subject.
- Construction had slowed because of a dearth of labourers.
debacle
n
- People believed it was a privilege to die for your country, but after the debacle of the war they never felt the same again.
- What is so sad about this whole debacle is that it was predictable. Predicatable and avoidable.
debark
v
- On Christmas Day, Edwin and Jonas safely debarked at Liverpool and crossed the English Channel to snowy Le Havre, France.
- Jim Walker advises consumers to debark with caution.
debase
v
- Sport is being debased by commercial sponsorship.
- We can sculpt our existence into somethin beautiful, or debase it into ugliness.
- All currencies are based on trust, trust that the issuing authority will not debase the currency.
Unit 5
debilitate
vt
- Prolonged(持续很久的) strike action debilitated the industry.
- Stewart took over yesterday when Russell was debilitated by a stomach virus.
debris
n
- Emergency teams are still clearing the debris from the plane crash.
- And what did they find in the debris but the waitress, still breathing.
debunk
vt
- His theories have been debunked by recent research.
- Historian Michael Beschloss debunks a few myths.
- As long as there are people who cheat in the name of science, it is necessary to have science police to debunk them.
debut
n
- He will make his debut for the first team this week.
- She made her debut in a 1937 production of “Hamlet.”
decadence
n
- The book condemns the decadence of modern society.
- a symbol of the decadence of their once-mighty civilization
detest
v
- They detested each other on sight.
- There is no water! And we detest this miserable food!
- We all have to do things we detest, at one time or another, because we are not free to consult our own wishes only.
decipher
The same as “decode“ below.
decode
- vt
- All he had to do was decode the Morse code and pass it over.
- The HTTP access services decode the information and validate it using a configurable authentication method.
- vt
- Readers can easily decode the novel’s imagery.
- This article is hard to be decoded.
decorous
adj
- He sipped(抿) his drink decorously.
- We were asked to be on our most decorous behavior at the formal event.
decrepit
adj
- The film had been shot in a decrepit old police station.
- My decrepit car barely starts.
- The city has many problems, from its dilapidated schools to urban deprivation and decrepit infrastructure.
Unit 6
default
n
- The company is in default on the loan.
- The corporation may be charged with default on its contract with the government.
defer
- v
- The department deferred the decision for six months.
- She had applied for deferred admission to college.
- Customers often defer payment for as long as possible.
- vi
- Patients are encouraged to defer to experts.
- defer her father’s wishes
document
v
- Can you document the claims you’re making?
- The charges are well documented.
deficiency
n
- Vitamin deficiency in the diet can cause illness.
- The book’s major deficiency is its poor plot.
- The disease may be caused by nutritional deficiencies.
devious
adj
- He got rich by devious means.
- Newman was certainly devious, prepared to say one thing in print and something quite different in private.
- The British can be awkward, selfish and devious players of the EU game.
deft
adj
- He finished off the painting with a few deft strokes(笔触) of the brush.
- her deft command of the language
- Some businesses will come up with deft ways of turning green policies into profits.
defuse
vt
- Local police are trying to defuse racial tension in the community.
- Police administrators credited the organization with helping defuse potentially violent situations.
defy
vt
- defy the court
- I wouldn’t have dared to defy my teachers.
- She defied her parents and dropped out of school.
dehydrate
- vt
- Runners can dehydrate very quickly in this heat.
- Normally specimens(样本) have to be dehydrated.
- v
dehydrate one’s spirit
deify
vt
- The people deified the emperor.
- materialistic people who deify money
Unit 7
deject
vt
- Taylor was dejected by the outcome but vowed to seek a retrial.
- Dejected by his misfortune, Montana was unsure on how to proceed next.
deleterious
adj
- Some experts worry that if people become too paranoid about online privacy, it could have deleterious effects.
- Moreover, beyond the impact of the violence, time spent playing video games has additional deleterious effects on children’s health.
- In fact, there is increasing evidence that excessive intake of certain micronutrients is deleterious.
deliberate
adj
- a deliberate decision
- This can happen for a variety of reasons, and these reasons can be unintended as well as deliberate.
- The speech was a deliberate attempt to embarrass the government.
delicacy
n
- the delicacy of a rose
- lace(蕾丝花边) of great delicacy
- the delicacy of the young boy’s features
delirium
n
- In her delirium, she had fallen to the floor several times.
- He committed these crimes while in a state of delirium.
- Hagen describes delirium as a dream-life which is inducted not by sleep but by disease.
delusion
n
- I was under the delusion that he intended to marry me.
- One man in Australia a couple of years ago was under the delusion that his father was replaced with a robot and cut off his head.
deluge
- n
- The deluge killed at least 220 people, inundating most of the country and pouring into some of the ancient temples at Ayutthaya.
- Bridges and elevated expressways are filling up with fleets of parked cars, to spare them from the deluge below.
- n
- There was a deluge of requests for interviews and statements.
- But interviewing and thoroughly evaluating every applicant considering the deluge would be an enormous and expensive undertaking.
delve
v
- Tormented(折磨) by her ignorance, Jenny delves into her mother’s past.
- On the next page, we’ll delve into the world of ethology.
- We must delve into his mind and find the source of his delusions.
demagogue
n
- Such feelings are inflamed(激起) by demagogues, who wildly exaggerate the threat from a tiny minority of migrants—especially from crime.
- That politician is just a demagogue who preys upon people’s fears and prejudices.
demanding
- adj
- a demanding boss / child
- But he is high-demanding. You know, so that’s why the movie is amzing.
- adj
- The work is physically demanding.
- He tried to return to work, but found he could no longer cope with his demanding job.
Unit 8
demolition
n
- The project required the total demolition of the old bridge.
- the demolition of dangerous buildings
demonstrate
vt
- These results demonstrate convincingly that our work is working.
- The study also demonstrated a direct link between obesity and mortality.
demoralize
- vt
Clearly, one of the objectives is to demoralize the enemy troops in any way they can. - vt
- Constant criticism is enough to demoralize anybody.
- Your perspective can demoralize you or motivate you, it can get you the results you want or even snatch the opportunities from you.
demotic
adj
- demotic entertainments such as TV soap operas
- Folktale reflects demotic ideas about value.
demur
n / vi
- At first she demurred, but then finally agreed.
- They accepted without demur.
- The doctor demurred, but Piercey was insistent.
denigrate
vt
- He is denigrating the talents and achievements of women.
- Never allow your partner or yourself to denigrate the other.
disingenuous
adj
- It would be disingenuous to claim that this is great art.
- Her recent expressions of concern are self-serving and disingenuous.
- Unity is at best an ideal, at worst a disingenuous political slogan.
denounce
vt
- She publicly denounced the government’s handling of the crisis.
- The project was denounced as a scandalous(可耻的) waste of public money.
dent
vt
- It seemed that nothing could dent his confidence.
- Record oil prices have dented consumer confidence.
- Heavy stock falls could dent the current path of any recovery.
denude
vt
- Mining would pollute the lake and denude the forest.
- Excessive logging has denuded the hillside of trees.
Unit 9
deplete
vt
- Food supplies were severely depleted.
- depleting the country of its natural resources
- The lake was depleted of water.
deplore
vt
- Like everyone else, I deplore and condemn this killing.
- Muslim and Jewish leaders have issued statements deploring the violence and urging the United Nations to take action.
deploy
v
- 2000 troops were deployed in the area.
- At least 5000 missiles were deployed along the border.
- Once you compile the code, you need to deploy it in the server to access the service.
deportation
n
- the deportation of the Jews from Spain in 1492
- the deportation of all the illegal immigrant
depose
- vi
- He deposed before the court that he had seen the defendant enter the building.
- She was nervous when the time to depose before the jury finally arrived.
- vt
- The president was deposed in a military coup(政变).
- Mr. Ben Bella was deposed in a coup in 1965.
deposit
- n
- The rain left a deposit of mud on the windows.
- mineral / gold / coal deposits
- underground deposits of gold and diamonds
- vt
- Millions were deposited in Swiss bank accounts.
- The customer has to deposit a minimum of $100 monthly.
depravity
n
- We responded to the worst kind of depravity with the best of our humanity.
- Mira Sorvino: Trafficking(拐卖) is the worst kind of human depravity that you can imagine.
deprecate
- vt
- He deprecates TV sitcoms as childish and simpleminded.
- I strongly deprecate the use of violence by the students.
- vt
- Movie critics tried to outdo one another in deprecating the comedy as the stupidest movie of the year.
- Maybe the girl should learn the art of self-deprecating banter or rephrase her paranoia as a rap.
depreciate
vt
- Shares continued to depreciate on the stock markets today.
- I had no intention of depreciating your contribution.
- Inflation is rising rapidly; the yuan is depreciating.
depressed
adj
- She felt very depressed about the future.
- She’s been very depressed and upset about this whole situation.
Unit 10
deprivation
n
- the deprivation of war
- sleep deprivation caused by long work hours
- The long-term consequences of sleep deprivation should be enough to convince anyone to hit the sack(睡觉).
deracinate
vt
- Vines were deracinated by panicked merlot viticulturists.
- At present baicalin roots in wild resource mainly. As a result of absoluteness digging, Scutellaria viscidula Bunge of lots of areas were close to deracinate.
derelict
adj
- He was derelict in his duty.
- The officer was charged with being derelict in his duty.
- The guards were judged derelict in their duty.
deride
vt
- His views were derided as old-fashioned.
- Quite often his sense of superiority makes him deride her opinions.
- No one has the right to deride the disadvantages of handicapped people.
derivative
adj
- His style seems too derivative of Hemingway.
- A number of critics found the film derivative and predictable.
- The borderline-plagiarism marketing copy isn’t the only thing that is derivative here.
descend
- v
- The plane began to descend.
- Things are cooler and more damp as we descend to the cellar(地窖).
- v
- These lions are especially vulnerable to disease because they descend from as few as a dozen individuals.
- The house has descended through four generations.
divination
n
- If her powers of divination are so great, why doesn’t she know what the stock market will do?
- Some say tarot(塔罗牌) was simply a card game like bridge or poker; others say the cards were always used for divination.
desecrate
vt
- She shouldn’t have desecrated the picture of a religious leader.
- The seneschal(总管) didn’t disagree with that conclusion, but there was another point. “There was no need to desecrate a good man.””
desiccate
vt
- That historian’s dryasdust(枯燥无味的) prose desiccates what is actually an exciting period in European history.
- The wind pushed desiccated leaves across the concrete.
designate
- vt
- Designate someone as the spokesperson.
- For each set, you must designate one primary persona; the others are all secondary.
- vt
- a man interviewed in one of our studies whom we shall designate as “E”
- This area has been designated as a National Park.
- This floor has been designated a no-smoking area.
