托福考试词汇研究-Unit9
curry v.制革;曲意逢迎 [ correier ]
cursive a.草体的 [medL(scriptura)cursiva currere curs- run]
cursory a.匆促的;粗略的 [ cursorius of a runner(CURSOR计算尺游标)]
curtail v.缩短;缩减 [ courtault court short curtus: assim to tail]
cushion n.垫子;后腿肉;缓解 [ mattress, 拉丁"腰,臀"a ~ against inflation 缓解通货膨胀的政策]
The grass ~ed his fall 草坪缓和了他坠落时的撞积 pincushion(裁缝用)针垫
custody n.监护;保管 [ custodia custos -odis guardian custodian管理人;看守人,afterguardian]
cute a.聪明的;可爱的 [shortening of ACUTE敏锐的]
cyclopean a.巨大的 [独眼巨人 Cyclops(似)的;cyclopia(医)独眼畸形]
cynic n.愤世嫉俗;不信人间真情 [ cynicus kunikos ]
cynosure n.众人注目之的[ kunosoura dog's tail, Ursa Minor kuon kunos dog+oura tail cynosural引人注意的 cynocephalous 似狗头的;似犬面的]
cytology n.细胞学 [cyto-, cyt- 表"细胞"之义 cytologist 细胞学家 cytokinesis (细胞分裂时之)]
细胞浆移动;原浆移动] [cytochrome 细胞色素 cytogenous 细胞合成的]来源:考大
dabble v.涉足;浅赏 [16th c:Du dabbelen or DAB (用)轻敲,轻抚,轻按,轻敷,轻扑(with)(又作 dabhand)(英口语)好手;高手],[ 专家(at)]
dainty a.优美的;讲究的;好吃的 [ dainte, daintie, deintie dignitas-tatis dignus worthy]
dais n.讲台 [ deis discus disc, dish, in medL = table]
dally v.嬉戏;玩弄 [dalier chat dalliance戏弄;荒唐度日]
dampen v.弄湿;使消沉;挫锐气[dandified打扮得华丽的]
dangle v.悬摆 [16th c(imit): cf Sw dangla, Da dangle TANTALIZE逗弄]
dank a.阴湿的 [prob Scand: cf Sw dank marshy spot]
dapple v.使起斑纹 [ dappled, dappeld,(adj) dappled斑纹的,花的]
daredevil n.挺而走险的人;胆大的 [DARE大胆+DEVIL鬼]
dart v.投掷 [darz, dars,Frank]
dashing a.勇敢的;有活力的;华丽的 [DASH急冲;突进]
dastard n.懦夫 [dastardly 懦弱的;卑鄙的 das'tardliness(惯用法)dastardly的狭义用法指懦弱的行为,广义用法指可]鄙 [行为]
daubster n.笨画匠 [("涂石灰涂料")wattle and daub 拙劣的画 wattle 编枝条工艺 澳洲相思树]
daunt v.恐吓;使失去勇气 [ daunter, OF danter, donter domitare frequent of domare tame(undaunted不畏惧的)]
dauntless a.无所谓的;大胆的
dawdle v.怠惰;闲荡;浪费光阴 [perh rel to dial daddle, doddle idlea<人>没有工作的,不在工作的,闲散的 <时间>空的,闲着的 , dally] [浪费<时间>,蹉跎<时光>~ away the time 浪费时]
deadlock n.停顿;停滞 [DEAD+LOCK]
dearth n.缺乏;少 [ formed as DEAR]
debacle n.崩溃;瓦解 [( "开闩")]
debase v.贬低;降格 [DE-+obs base for ABASE]
debauch v.使堕落 [de+bauch(大梁BEAM)debauchery放荡,游荡;酒色]
debenture n.债券 [ debentur are owing debere owe: assim to -URE]
debilitate v.使衰弱;使虚弱 [ debilitare(DEBILITY)]
debonair a.和蔼的;快乐的 [ debonaire = de bon aire of good disposition]
debutante n.初入社交界的少女 [(进入社交界) DEBUT 初在舞台(社交界);初次登台 make one's ~ 初次登台]
decadence n.衰弱;颓废 [ decadence medL decadentia
decalogue n.十戒 [Decalogue deca十+logos 命令]
decamp v.撒营;逃走;逃亡 [ decamper(DE-, CAMP)]
decant v.慢慢倒出 [medL decanthare(DE-, canthus kanthos canthus, used ofthe lip of abeaker)]
deceit n.欺;诈欺;虚伪;奸诈 [ of deceveir decipere deceive(DE-, caperetake)DECEPTION.诈欺,瞒骗,迷惑,骗人的东西]
deciduous a.落叶性的 [ deciduus decidere cadere fall]
decimate v.毁掉大部分;由十中选一 [ decimare take the tenth mandecimus tenth]
decipher v.翻译;辨读;翻译密码
decompose v.分解(成分);腐烂 [ decomposer(DE-, COMPOSE)decomposition n]
decorum n.端正;礼貌合宜;礼节 [neut of decorus seemly DECORATION装饰;美化DECOROUS符合礼节的;相称的]
decoy n.引诱物;诱饵 [ de kooi the decoy de THE+kooi cavea cage]
decree n.v.法令;布告;判决 [ decre decretum neut pp. of decernere]
decide(DE-, cernere sift)]decrepit a.衰老的;破旧的 [ decrepitus(DE-, crepitus pp. of creparecreak)decrepitude衰老,老耄,老朽]
decry v.责难;轻视 [after F decrier: cf cry down]
dedicate v.奉献 [ dedicare(DE-, dicare declare, dedicate)]deducible a.可推知的 [deduce("往下引导")(从)演绎<结论、真理等>;推断,推测,推论(→ infer)Ldeducere (as DE-, ducere] [duct- lead)]
deed n.行为;契据;立契出让 [a ~ of covenant(经签名盖章的)条款,契据]