8773.dehydration(名)脫水；干燥
不可數(shù)
I am constantly nauseated, so I drink extra fluids to prevent dehydration．
我經(jīng)常嘔吐，所以要不斷攝取額外的水分來防止脫水。

8774.deity(名)神、女神
Lily is writing a novel about the deities of ancient China．
莉莉正在撰寫一部關(guān)于中國古代諸神的小說。

8775.delete(動(dòng))刪除、劃掉
同義詞erase
References to places of battle were deleted from soldiers' letters during the war.
在戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)時(shí)，士兵們的信件中提到作戰(zhàn)地點(diǎn)的地方都會(huì)被刪掉。

8776.delicacy(名)美味、佳肴
That food is a great delicacy．
那食物稱得上是美食。

8777.delinquent(名)違法者
If the man continues to molest her,I promise I will not tolerate the delinquent．
如果那人繼續(xù)騷擾她，我保證絕不寬待這名違法者。

8778.delusion(名)迷惑、受騙；幻想、錯(cuò)覺
His arguments sound convincing but they're actually based on delusion．
他的論點(diǎn)聽起來似乎有理，但基本上是錯(cuò)覺。

8779.demand(名)要求、需求
后接介詞for
Ives listened to the workers’demand for more money．
艾夫斯聽著工人們要賺取更多錢的要求。

8780.demographic(形)人口統(tǒng)計(jì)學(xué)的
This demographic counter-revolution is a dramatic upsurge in intermarriage.
這種人口統(tǒng)計(jì)學(xué)意義上的逆向流動(dòng)便是異族婚姻的大幅增加。

8781.demography(名)人口統(tǒng)計(jì)學(xué)
不可數(shù)
According to demography, men are more than women.
報(bào)據(jù)人口統(tǒng)計(jì)學(xué)，男人比女人多。

8782.demonstrate(動(dòng))說明；示范操作；展示
The salesman demonstrated how to use the washingmachine．
售貨員說明了如何使用這種洗衣機(jī)。

8783.denouement(名)結(jié)局、收?qǐng)?/span>
I know the story of the play well,still I was deeply moved by the denouement of the play.
雖然我熟悉這出戲的故事情節(jié)，但是戲的結(jié)局仍然使我深受感動(dòng)。

8784.department(名)系；部、司、局、處、科、部門
Mary's the head of the firm's personnel department．
瑪麗是公司人事部門的負(fù)責(zé)人。

8785.depict(動(dòng))描畫；描述、描寫
同義詞describe
These words depict thN dilemma and anxiety of this class.
這幾句話，描述出了這個(gè)階級(jí)的矛盾和焦慮的狀態(tài)。

8786.deposit(動(dòng))存錢、存放
When the River Nile is in flood, it deposits a layer of mud on the fields.
尼羅河漲潮時(shí)，便在田野上沉積了一層泥。

8787.deprived(形)被剝奪的；貧困的
They were deprived of a normal childhood by the war.
由于戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)，他們失去了一個(gè)身心健全的童年。

8788.deserve(動(dòng))應(yīng)受、該得
They rightly deserve to be given sunch assurance.
向他們作出這樣的保證，也是理所當(dāng)然的。

8789.desktop(名)桌上型電腦
The systems are packaged in three basic models: desktop, desk side and rack-mount.
該系統(tǒng)有三種機(jī)型：桌上型、桌邊型和架上型。

8790.destine(動(dòng))命定、注定
They are destined never to meat again.
命運(yùn)注定他們永不再相逢。

8791.destruction(名)破壞、毀滅、消滅
不可數(shù)
The flood caused serious destruction to the railway.
洪水嚴(yán)重毀壞了鐵路。

8792.detain(動(dòng))拘留；使耽擱
I was detained by an unexpected caller that morning.
那天早晨我被一個(gè)突然的來訪者纏住了。

8793.deter(動(dòng))威懾佳、嚇住，使斷念
Failure did not deter us from trying it again.
失敗并沒有使我們打消再次進(jìn)行試驗(yàn)的念頭。

8794.deteriorate(動(dòng))惡化、退化
After an encouraging start, the negotiations deteriorated into a lengthy haggling session.
開始的局面還不錯(cuò)，但之后的談判卻陷入沒完沒了的討價(jià)還價(jià)中。

8795.determinant(名)決定因素
The main determinant of economic success is our ability to control inflation.
經(jīng)濟(jì)方面的成就主要取決于我們控制通貨膨脹的能力。

8796.detrimental(形)有害的
同義詞harmful
There is, perhaps, no mistake more detrimental to his interests.
恐怕沒有別的錯(cuò)誤比這個(gè)更為有害于他自己的利益了。

8797.devastation(名)蹂躪、荒廢
不可數(shù)
Information Warfare offers tremendous financial gain to the winner and devastation to the loser.
資訊戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)會(huì)給勝利者帶來巨大財(cái)富，而失敗者蒙受沉重?fù)p失。

8798.deviant(名)越軌的
Deviant children need help.
行為異常的孩子需要幫助。

8799.device(名)手法；設(shè)備、儀器
She got the information by some devices.
她運(yùn)用某種手段獲取了情報(bào)。

8800.devotee(名)愛好者
Mrs.Brown is a devotee of the ballet.
布朗夫人是個(gè)芭蕾舞愛好者。

8801.diagnose(動(dòng))診斷
后接介詞as
The physician diagnosed the illness of the baby as pneumonia.
內(nèi)科醫(yī)生把小嬰兒的病情診斷為肺炎。

8802.dialect(名)方言、土話
This dialect is equally removed from French and Spanish．
這方言與法語和西班牙語關(guān)系同樣疏遠(yuǎn)。