desiccate: v. [弄乾] dry up thoroughly; make dry, dull, or lifeless; preserve foods by removing the moisture | despoil: v. [掠奪] deprive of something valuable by force; rob; take as spoils |
despot: n. [暴君] tyrant; harsh, authoritarian ruler; eastern Orthodox bishop | detraction: n. [誹謗] slandering; act of discrediting from someone's reputation |
devotee: n. [熱心的追隨者] enthusiastic follower; one who is devoted or self-dedicated to a cause or practice | dictatorial: a. [獨裁的,專制的,專橫的,] pertaining or suited to a dictator; absolute |
differentiate: v. [區分,區別,分辨] set apart; distinguish; perceive or show the difference in or between | disband: v. [解散,解體] loose bands of; set free; disunite; scatter |
discomfit: v. [擾亂] make uneasy or perplexed; cause to lose one's composure; disconcert | discomposure: n. [心亂,不安] state of being discomposed; disorder; agitation; disturbance; inconsistency; disagreement |
disconcert: v. [迷惑,擾亂,使難堪] confuse; frustrate by throwing into disorder; embarrass | disconsolate: a. [悲傷,沮喪] sad; cheerless; gloomy; hopeless or not expecting |
discursive: a. [散漫的,不得要領的] tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjects | disembark: v. [登陸,靠岸] go ashore from a ship; unload cargo from a ship; leave a vehicle or aircraft |
disenfranchise: v. [剝奪(公民權)] deprive of civil right; deprive someone of a franchise, generally their right to vote | disfigure: v. [誣陷,抹黑,誹謗] change the appearance of something or someone to the negative; deform |
disgorge: v. [吐出,湧出,嘔吐] bring up and expel from throat or stomach; vomit; discharge or pour forth contents | disgruntle: v. [使鬱悶] cause being in bad temper; disappoint; disconcert |
dishearten: v. [挫敗] discourage; cause to lose courage or hope | disinclination: n. [不情願,厭惡] unwillingness; lack of inclination; mild aversion |
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