大学英语四级/cet4词汇带英文注释(二十二)

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　　deep

　　[(1) going far down; (2) a long way from top to bottom]

　　The diver went deep into the ocean. (1)

　　The ocean was very deep where the ship went down. (2)

　　defeat

　　[to cause to lose in a battle or struggle; (2) a loss; (3) the condition of having lost]

　　The House of Representatives defeated the President's request for more money for health care. (1)

　　It was the first defeat for the White House on health care spending. (2)

　　The defeat kills efforts to expand the health care system. (3)

　　defend

　　[(1) to guard or fight against attack; (2) to protect]

　　The soldiers fought hard to defend the city from the invaders. (1)

　　How can you defend what he did? (2)

　　deficit

　　[a shortage that results when spending is greater than earnings, or imports are greater than exports]

　　The President and the Congress worked together to reduce the budget deficit.

　　define

　　[(1) to give the meaning of; (2) to explain]

　　Today, I want you to define all the words on this list. (1)

　　Please define how the new system will work. (2)

　　degree

　　[a measure of temperature]

　　The temperature outside is two degrees, Celsius.

　　delay

　　[(1) to decide to do something at a later time; (2) to postpone; (3) to cause to be late]

　　Let us delay dinner until we finish this work. (1)

　　The meeting will be delayed until ten o'clock tomorrow morning. (2)

　　The snowstorm delayed my arrival. (3)

　　delegate

　　[(1) one sent to act for another; (2) one who represents another]

　　The President named the Vice President to be his chief delegate at the trade talks. (1)

　　The elected state assembly in Virginia is called the House of Delegates. (2)

　　demand

　　[(1) to ask by ordering; (2) to ask with force]

　　His wife demanded that he paint the windows. (1)

　　The law demands that we pay our taxes on time. (2)

　　democracy

　　[the system of government in which citizens vote to choose leaders or to make other important decisions]

　　The United States has been a representative democracy for more than two hundred years.

　　demonstrate

　　[(1) to make a public show of opinions or feelings; (2) to explain by using examples]

　　The crowd demonstrated in support of human rights. (1)

　　The teacher demonstrated the idea with an experiment. (2)

　　denounce

　　[(1) to accuse of being wrong or evil; (2) to criticize severely]

　　The war crimes court denounced the general for murder and other evil acts. (1)

　　The candidate denounced the newspaper report about his arrest. (2)

　　deny

　　[(1) to declare that something is not true; (2) to refuse a request]

　　The mayor denied the report that he had taken illegal payments. (1)

　　The appeals court denied the woman's request for a new trial. (2)

　　depend

　　[to need help and support]

　　I depend on my friends for emotional support.

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