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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