8743.crucial(形)決定性的、重要的
同義詞decisve
These negotiations are crucial to the future of our firm.
這些談判對我們公司的前途十分重要。

8744.cruel(形)殘忍的、殘酷的
The cruel master beat his slaves with a whip.
殘忍的主人用鞭子鞭打他的奴隸。

8745.crumble(動)損毀、破壞；碎裂
同義詞disintegrate
The earthquake made the wall sink and started to crumble.
地震把這面墻震得下陷并開始崩塌。

8746.cuisine(名)菜肴
不可數
I like Sichuan cuisine and Guangdong Cuisine vrey much.
我非常喜歡川菜和粵萊。

8747.culture(名)文化
He has studied the cultures of various western countries.
他砑究了西方各國家的文化。

8748.cumulative(形)漸增的
He believes the ad campaign will eventually be successful and will have a polsitive cumulative effect on sales volume.
他相信廣告活動將會成功，銷售量也會有顯著增長。

8749.cunning(形)狡猾的、奸詐的
She was cunning in the way that she avoided answering the question．
她對問題避而不答，顯示出她很狡猾。

8750.curator(名)館長，管理人
"Both of them are going through puberty right now and are just reaching maturity." panda curator Lisa said.
熊貓館館長麗莎說：“兩只熊貓馬上就要由青春期進入成年期了”。

8751.current(名)趨勢、潮流
Newspapers influence the eurrent of thought.
報紙影響思想潮流。

8752.customary(形)習慣土上的、慣常的、合乎習俗的
同義詞habitual
It is customaOc to tip the waiter.
給侍者小費是一種習俗。

8753.cutlery(名)利器；餐具
不可數
The stallholder couldn't get anybody to buy that old cutlery we gave him and it went for nothing in the end.
那攤販無法使任何人購買我們給他的那套舊餐具，結果那套餐具被認為是毫無價值的。

8754.cyclone(名)旋風；氣旋
The first tropical cyclone to affect Hong Kong did not come until the last day of July,which was the latest in any year on record．
香港在七月三十一日才受到首次熱帶氣流影響，這是有記錄以來香港最晚受熱帶氣流影響的一年。

8755.cynical(形)憤世嫉俗的；冷嘲熱諷的
Herlod had become cynical, always sporting with things he scarcely understood.
哈樂德變得玩世不恭，老是對那些自己根本不懂的事情加以嘲諷。

8756.dairy(名)乳牛場；乳品間、牛奶店
Go to the dairy counter over there.
去那邊的乳品柜臺。

8757.database(名)資料庫
The field in this database can be soreted either aiphabetically or by date of entry.
這資料庫的所有資料可依字母順序或日期先后來分類。

8758.deal(名)交易
It is probably the best business deal I've over had.
那也許是最曾經做過最好的一筆生意。

9759.debt(名)債、借款；負債
If I pay all my debts,I shall have no money left.
如果我還清了所有的債，我就一毛錢不剩了。

8760.decent(形)親切的、寬容的、樂于助人的；體面的
同義詞respectable
The new manager is pretty decent to us．
新上任的經理對我們相當親切。

8761.deciduous(形)脫落性的；落葉性的
American deciduous magnolia has large leaves and fruit like a small cucumber.
美洲落葉性的木蘭花有大片的葉子和類似小黃瓜的果實。

8762.decisive(形)決定性的、決定的
Weapons are in important factor in war, but not the decisive factor.It is people,not things, that are decisive.
武器是戰爭的重要的因素,但不是決定性的因素，決定性的因素是在于人不是物。

8763.declare(動)宣布、宣告；聲明
同義詞announce
I declared at the meeting that I did not support him．
我在會議上聲明我不支持他。

8764.decline(動)下降、下跌、減少、衰退
As one grows older, one's memory declines.
人的記憶力隨著年齡增長而衰退。

8765.decor(名)室內裝潢；舞臺裝飾
不可數
Their home decor is very elegant.
他們家裝潢得非常雅致。

8766.dedication(名)專心致力、獻身、奉獻；供奉
不可數
In this dedication to my nation, we humbly ask the blassings of God.
為國奉獻之際，我們謙卑地請求上帝賜福。

8767.deduction(名)扣除、減除
Your 5% commission will be calculated on the basis of invoice value after the deduction of freight and insurance．
你5%的傭金是按照扣除運費和保險費的發票金額率計算的。

8768.defect(名)缺點、缺陷；不足之處
同義詞fault
He strove manfully to overcome his speech defect．
他無畏懼地努力克服自己演說上的缺陷。

8769.defenestration(名)將人或物扔窗外
不可數
Do you know the meaning the "defenestration"?
你知道“defenestration”的意思嗎？

8770.defense(名)答辯、抗辯
The defense lawyer of the aocused was rather weak．
被告者的辯護律師的能力有點弱。

8771.deficiency(名)不足、缺乏
The young girl has a calcium deficiency.
那小女孩缺鈣。

8772.deflation(名)通貨緊縮
不可數
Solution to deflation normally involves expansionary fiscal and monetary policies.
一般情況下，要同時積極地實行或擴張財政政策和貨幣政策才能克服通貨緊縮。