discourse
n. 演說，談話，論說，論文
give sb. a discourse 給某人作演講

discrimination
n. 辨別，區別；識別力，辨別力
Some people do not show much discrimination in their choice of books.
有些人看書不加選擇。
n. 歧視
Is there racial discrimination in your country ?
在你們國家有種族歧視嗎？

disgrace
n. 丟臉，恥辱，失寵
There need be no disgrace in being poor. 貧窮并不足為恥。
[同]shame
n. 招致恥辱的人或物
He is a disgrace to our school. 他是我們學校的恥辱。
vt. 使蒙羞，使丟臉
The scandal disgraced his family. 這丑行玷辱了他的家族。
[同]dishonor
vt. 使失寵
[難點]
bring disgrace on sb. 給某人帶來恥辱
A man who commits a crime and is sent to prison brings disgrace on himself and his family.
因犯罪而進監獄的人給自己和家庭都帶了恥辱。
be in disgrace 蒙受恥辱，丟臉
be a disgrace to 對…說來是一大恥辱

disillusion
n. 幻滅，覺醒，醒悟
vt. 使幻滅，使覺醒
They were disillusioned soon after they came to the new colony.
他們到達新殖民地后不久就從幻想中覺醒了。

dismay
n. 灰心，沮喪
[同]discouragement
n. 驚慌
He looked at me in dismay. 他驚慌地看著我。
[同]panic
vt. 使沮喪；使驚慌
We were dismayed at the news. 聽到這消息，我們感到驚慌。

dispatch
vt. 派遣，發送
Please hurry up the dispatch of these telegrams.
請速將這些電報發出去。
n. 快信，電訊，急件
[難點]
dispatch sb. to do sth. 派某人干某事

disperse
v. （使）分散，驅散
The police dispersed the demonstrators. 警察驅散示威者。
[同]scatter
v. 散開，解散
The crowd dispersed when the police arrived. 警察來時，群眾散開。
[同]dissipate
v. 散步，傳播
The rumor was rapidly dispersed. 謠言很快就傳開了。
[同]spread

displace
vt. 移置，轉移
[同]transfer
vt. 代替，取代
Television has displaced radio. 電視以取代了收音機。
[同]take the place of

displacement
n. 轉移，移置；取代，置換；撤職，免職

displease
vt. 使不高興，使生氣
displease one’s wife 使妻子不悅
[難點]
be displeased with sb. （for doing sth.）對某人（做某事）不高興
be displeased at sb.’s sth. 不滿某人的…

disregard
n. 漠視，不顧，不注意
disregard of a rule 忽視一項規則
[同]indifference
vt. 不理，不顧，不管
He disregarded his doctor's advice. 他不顧醫生的忠告。
[難點]
disregard of sth. 或者 disregard for sth.

dissatisfaction
n. 不滿，不平
[難點]
dissatisfaction with sb. / sth. 對某人（某事）不滿
dissatisfaction with sb. at doing sth. 對某人做某事不滿

dissipate
v. 驅散，使（云、霧、疑慮等）消散
dissipate fear/doubt/ignorance
v. 浪費
Don't dissipate your efforts. 不要浪費你的精力了。

distinctly
adv. 明顯地，清楚地，明晰地

distinguish
vt. 使杰出，使顯出特色
Diligence distinguished him from others.
勤勉使他有別于他人。
[難點]
distinguish oneself 使自己出名
He distinguished himself on the battlefield. 他名揚沙場。
v. 辨別；區別之意
distinguish onething from another; distinguish from two things

distort
vt. 扭曲
His face was distorted with pain. 他的臉因痛苦而扭曲。
[同]twist
vt. 曲解，歪曲
The reporter distorted the facts. 那記者歪曲事實。

distortion
n. 扭曲，歪曲，曲解

distract
vt. 分神，轉移（注意力）；迷惑，困擾
[同]bewilder
[難點]
distract sb. from sth. 使某人分心
The noise in the street distracted me from my reading. 街上的噪音使我不能專心讀書。
be distracted with/by sth. 為...所煩擾，被...弄糊涂（常被動）
She was distracted at the news. 她因聽到這消息而心煩意亂。

disturbance
n. 騷動，動亂
Were there many political disturbances in the country last year ?
這個國家去年有很多政治上的動亂嗎？
n. 打擾，干擾