desiccate: v. [弄干] dry up thoroughly; make dry, dull, or lifeless; preserve foods by removing the moisture | despoil: v. [掠夺] deprive of something valuable by force; rob; take as spoils |
despot: n. [暴君] tyrant; harsh, authoritarian ruler; eastern Orthodox bishop | detraction: n. [诽谤] slandering; act of discrediting from someone's reputation |
devotee: n. [热心的追随者] enthusiastic follower; one who is devoted or self-dedicated to a cause or practice | dictatorial: a. [独裁的,专制的,专横的,] pertaining or suited to a dictator; absolute |
differentiate: v. [区分,区别,分辨] set apart; distinguish; perceive or show the difference in or between | disband: v. [解散,解体] loose bands of; set free; disunite; scatter |
discomfit: v. [扰乱] make uneasy or perplexed; cause to lose one's composure; disconcert | discomposure: n. [心乱,不安] state of being discomposed; disorder; agitation; disturbance; inconsistency; disagreement |
disconcert: v. [迷惑,扰乱,使难堪] confuse; frustrate by throwing into disorder; embarrass | disconsolate: a. [悲伤,沮丧] sad; cheerless; gloomy; hopeless or not expecting |
discursive: a. [散漫的,不得要领的] tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjects | disembark: v. [登陆,靠岸] go ashore from a ship; unload cargo from a ship; leave a vehicle or aircraft |
disenfranchise: v. [剥夺(公民权)] deprive of civil right; deprive someone of a franchise, generally their right to vote | disfigure: v. [诬陷,抹黑,诽谤] change the appearance of something or someone to the negative; deform |
disgorge: v. [吐出,涌出,呕吐] bring up and expel from throat or stomach; vomit; discharge or pour forth contents | disgruntle: v. [使郁闷] cause being in bad temper; disappoint; disconcert |
dishearten: v. [挫败] discourage; cause to lose courage or hope | disinclination: n. [不情愿,厌恶] unwillingness; lack of inclination; mild aversion |
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