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Group16 De-down, opposite of
“向下；相反”
demolish
vt. 破壞；拆除
A wrecking crew is demolishing the old building.
拆除隊正在拆除這幢老建筑物。
demote
vt. 降級
For eing absent without leave, the corporal was demoted to private.
這位下士因未經許可擅自缺席而被降為上等兵。
depreciate
1. 減價，貶值 2. 輕視
Automobiles deprecate rapidly; a $ 2500 car is worth less than $ 2000 within a year of purchase.
汽車貶值很快；一輛兩干五百元的車買不到一年就不值兩千元了。
The building superintendent feels depreciated if you refer to him as the "janitor".
如果你叫這幢建筑物的管理員“門房”，他就會覺得被輕視了。
despise
vt. 輕視
Students who tell lies are despised by their classmates.
說謊的學生為同班同學所輕視。
deviate
vi. 越出正軌；違反
Mr. Parker always notifies the parents when a student neglects his homework, and he will not deviate from this rule in your case.
每次學生不寫家庭作業時，派克先生都會通知他的父母，當然你這次他也不會違反原則的。
devour
vi. 狼吞虎咽，吞食
The children must have been starved when they came in for dinner because they devoured their food.
孩子們在進來吃晚飯時一定餓壞了，因為他們狠吞虎咽地把食物吃掉。
decadent
adj. 頹廢的；式微的
The decadent downtown section was once a flourishing business district.
式微的鬧區地段一度曾是繁華的商業區。
deciduous
adj. 落葉性的
Maple, elm, birch, and other deciduous trees lose their leaves in the fall.
楓、榆、樺及其他落葉性的樹木在秋天掉葉子。
demented
adj. 瘋狂的
Whoever did this must have been demented; no sane person would have acted in such a way.
凡是做這件事的人一定是瘋了，沒有任何正常人會這么做。
dependent
adj. 依賴的
Children are dependent on their parents until they are able to earn their own living.
小孩在他們能獨立謀生前都得依賴父母。
