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1. demolish1 /diˈmɔliʃ/
-- pull or tear down; destroy
A wrecking2 crew is demolishing3 the old building.
拆除队正在拆除这幢老建筑物。
 
 
2. demote /dɪˈməʊt/
-- move down in grade or rank
For being absent without leave, the corporal was demoted to private.
这位下士因未经许可擅自缺席而被降为列兵。
 
 
3. depreciate4 /dɪˈpri:ʃi:ˌeɪt/
-- 1. go down in price or value
2. speak slightingly of; belittle5; disparage6
Automobiles7 depreciate rapidly; a $2,500 car is worth less than $2,000 within a year of purchase.
汽车贬值很快；一辆2，500美元的车买了不到一年就不值2，000美元了。
The building superintendent8 feels depreciated9 if you refer to him as the "janitor10".
如果你叫这幢楼的管理员“工友”，他就会觉得被轻视了。
 
 
4. despise /disˈpaiz/
-- look down on; scorn; feel contempt for
Students who tell lies are despised by their classmates.
说谎的学生为同班同学所轻视。 
 
 
5. deviate11 /ˈdi:vieit/
-- turn aside or down( from a route or rule): stray
Mr. Parker always notifies the parents when a student neglects his homework and he will not deviate from this rule in your case.
每次学生不写家庭作业时，派克先生都会通知他的父母，你这次没写家庭作业他也不会违反原则的。
 
6. devour12 /diˈvauə/
-- (literally, "gulp13 down") eat greedily; eat like an animal
The childern must have been starved when they came in for dinner because they devoured14 their food.
孩子们在进来吃晚饭时一定饿坏了，因为他们狼吞虎咽地吃掉了食物。
 
 
7. decadent15 /ˈdekədənt/
-- (literally, "falling down") deteriorating16; growing worse; declining
The decadent downtown section was once a flourishing business district.
衰落的闹市区一段一度曾是繁华的商业区。
 
 
8. deciduous17 /dɪˈsɪdʒu:əs/
-- having leaves that fall down at the end of the growing season; shedding leaves
Maple18, elm, birch and other deciduous tree lose their leaves in the fall.
枫、榆、桦及其他落叶乔木在秋天掉叶子。
 
 
9. demented /diˈmentid/
-- out of( down from) one's mind; mad; insane; deranged20
Whoever did this must have been demented; no sane19 person would have acted in such a way.
凡是做这件事的人一定是疯了，任何正常人都不会这么做。
 
 
10. dependent /diˈpendənt/
-- (literally, "hanging down from") unable to exist without the support of another
Children are dependent on their parents until they are able to earn their own living.
小孩在他们能独立谋生前都得依赖父母。

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1 demolish 1m7ze     
v.拆毁(建筑物等)，推翻(计划、制度等)
参考例句：
  • They're going to demolish that old building.他们将拆毁那座旧建筑物。
  • He was helping to demolish an underground garage when part of the roof collapsed.他当时正在帮忙拆除一个地下汽车库，屋顶的一部份突然倒塌。
2 wrecking 569d12118e0563e68cd62a97c094afbd     
破坏
参考例句：
  • He teed off on his son for wrecking the car. 他严厉训斥他儿子毁坏了汽车。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Instead of wrecking the valley, the waters are put to use making electricity. 现在河水不但不在流域内肆疟，反而被人们用来生产电力。 来自辞典例句
3 demolishing 0031225f2d8907777f09b918fb527ad4     
v.摧毁( demolish的现在分词 )；推翻；拆毁（尤指大建筑物）；吃光
参考例句：
  • The machine was designed specially for demolishing old buildings. 这种机器是专为拆毁旧楼房而设计的。 来自《用法词典》
  • Conventional demolishing work would have caused considerable interruptions in traffic. 如果采用一般的拆除方法就要引起交通的严重中断。 来自辞典例句
4 depreciate Pmpz0     
v.降价，贬值，折旧
参考例句：
  • The computer value will depreciate by $ 500 in the first year.在头一年里这台电脑会贬值500美元。
  • If you neglect this property,it will depreciate.如果你忽视这份资产，它无形中就贬值了。
5 belittle quozZ     
v.轻视，小看，贬低
参考例句：
  • Do not belittle what he has achieved.不能小看他取得的成绩。
  • When you belittle others,you are actually the one who appears small.当你轻视他人时， 真正渺小的其实是你自己。
6 disparage nldzJ     
v.贬抑，轻蔑
参考例句：
  • Your behaviour will disparage the whole family.你的行为将使全家丢脸。
  • Never disparage yourself or minimize your strength or power.不要贬低你自己或降低你的力量或能力。
7 automobiles 760a1b7b6ea4a07c12e5f64cc766962b     
n.汽车( automobile的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • When automobiles become popular,the use of the horse and buggy passed away. 汽车普及后，就不再使用马和马车了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Automobiles speed in an endless stream along the boulevard. 宽阔的林荫道上，汽车川流不息。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
8 superintendent vsTwV     
n.监督人，主管，总监；(英国)警务长
参考例句：
  • He was soon promoted to the post of superintendent of Foreign Trade.他很快就被擢升为对外贸易总监。
  • He decided to call the superintendent of the building.他决定给楼房管理员打电话。
9 depreciated 053c238029b04d162051791be7db5dc4     
v.贬值，跌价，减价( depreciate的过去式和过去分词 )；贬低，蔑视，轻视
参考例句：
  • Fixed assets are fully depreciated. 折旧足额。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • Shares in the company have depreciated. 该公司的股票已经贬值。 来自辞典例句
10 janitor iaFz7     
n.看门人，管门人
参考例句：
  • The janitor wiped on the windows with his rags.看门人用褴褛的衣服擦着窗户。
  • The janitor swept the floors and locked up the building every night.那个看门人每天晚上负责打扫大楼的地板和锁门。
11 deviate kl9zv     
v.(from)背离，偏离
参考例句：
  • Don't deviate from major issues.不要偏离主要问题。
  • I will never deviate from what I believe to be right.我绝不背离我自信正确的道路。
12 devour hlezt     
v.吞没；贪婪地注视或谛听，贪读；使着迷
参考例句：
  • Larger fish devour the smaller ones.大鱼吃小鱼。
  • Beauty is but a flower which wrinkle will devour.美只不过是一朵，终会被皱纹所吞噬。
13 gulp yQ0z6     
vt.吞咽，大口地吸（气）；vi.哽住；n.吞咽
参考例句：
  • She took down the tablets in one gulp.她把那些药片一口吞了下去。
  • Don't gulp your food,chew it before you swallow it.吃东西不要狼吞虎咽，要嚼碎了再咽下去。
14 devoured af343afccf250213c6b0cadbf3a346a9     
吞没( devour的过去式和过去分词 )； 耗尽； 津津有味地看； 狼吞虎咽地吃光
参考例句：
  • She devoured everything she could lay her hands on: books, magazines and newspapers. 无论是书、杂志，还是报纸，只要能弄得到，她都看得津津有味。
  • The lions devoured a zebra in a short time. 狮子一会儿就吃掉了一匹斑马。
15 decadent HaYyZ     
adj.颓废的，衰落的，堕落的
参考例句：
  • Don't let decadent ideas eat into yourselves.别让颓废的思想侵蚀你们。
  • This song was once banned, because it was regarded as decadent.这首歌曾经被认定为是靡靡之音而被禁止播放。
16 deteriorating 78fb3515d7abc3a0539b443be0081fb1     
恶化，变坏( deteriorate的现在分词 )
参考例句：
  • The weather conditions are deteriorating. 天气变得越来越糟。
  • I was well aware of the bad morale and the deteriorating factories. 我很清楚，大家情绪低落，各个工厂越搞越坏。
17 deciduous 992yy     
adj.非永久的；短暂的；脱落的；落叶的
参考例句：
  • Overgrown deciduous shrubs can be cut back at this time of year.过于繁茂的落叶灌木可以在每年的这个时候修剪。
  • Deciduous trees shed their leaves in autumn.落叶树木在秋天落叶。
18 maple BBpxj     
n.槭树，枫树，槭木
参考例句：
  • Maple sugar is made from the sap of maple trees.枫糖是由枫树的树液制成的。
  • The maple leaves are tinge with autumn red.枫叶染上了秋天的红色。
19 sane 9YZxB     
adj.心智健全的，神志清醒的，明智的，稳健的
参考例句：
  • He was sane at the time of the murder.在凶杀案发生时他的神志是清醒的。
  • He is a very sane person.他是一个很有头脑的人。
20 deranged deranged     
adj.疯狂的
参考例句：
  • Traffic was stopped by a deranged man shouting at the sky.一名狂叫的疯子阻塞了交通。
  • A deranged man shot and killed 14 people.一个精神失常的男子开枪打死了14人。

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