(=before the sun had risen).他们天亮前就走了。 ITiTOl .daylight 'robbery [informal) the fact of sb charging too much money for sth 漫天要价；敲竹杠： You wouldn't believe some of the prices they charge; ifs dayiight robbery.他们的要价有一些你都不备相信，简直 就是在光天化日之下抢劫呀！ 一 more at broad day-lights /'deilaits/ noun [pi.] H»!?l beat/knock the (living) 'daylights out of sb (informal) to hit sb Very hard several times and hurt them very much 把某人植 揍一顿 frighten/scare the (living) ’daylights out of sb (/n/omw/) to frighten sb very much 吓得某人六神无主 (或魂飞魄散）

.daylight saving time (also daylight time) noun [abbr. DS7) [u] \NAm£) = summer time day-long /'deilDQ； NAmE -loir)/ adj. [only before noun] (e5pec/fl//y lasting for a whole day 全天的；整天

的；终日的：a day〖ong meeting —整天的会议 'day nursery (also nursery) (both Br£) {NAmE 'day care center) noun a place where small children are cared for while their parents are at work 日间托几所一compare creche(I), nursery school

,day 'off noun {pi. days off) a day on which you do not have to work 休假日；休息日 ‘：Most weeks, Sunday is myoWyciayo#大多数时候，我只有星期天才休息。◊ Why not tofce a/ew days 为什么木休息几天呢？

the , Day of Judgement ajowaj [sing] = Judgement Day

,day 'out noun (p/. days out) a trip or visit somewhere for a day — 日游：We had a day out in the country.我 们在乡下玩了一天。o note atTRiP 'day pupil (6r£) (also 'day student NAmE, BrB) noun a school student who goes to a boarding school but lives at home (寄宿学校的）走读生 ,day re1 lease noun (8r£) [U] a system of allowing employees days off work for education (职工 > 脱产学 习，脱产进修制度，进修休假制度：time qf/or study on day reZease ‘请假脱产学习的时间◊ a day release course 脱产进修课程

,day re1 turn noun (6r£) a ticket at a reduced price for a journey to a place and back again on the same day ( JT

了折的）当日往返车票

'day room noun a room in a hospital or other institu­tion where people can sit, relax, watch television, etc. during the day (医院或其他机构的）日间娱乐室，日间 休息室

'day school noun 1 (old-fashioned) a private school with students who live at home and only go to school during the day (私立1走读学校；私立日校一compare boarding school 2 (Br£) a course of education lasting one day, at which a particular topic is discussed 为’期 一天的 + 题讲座：a day _schoo〖'.at ieeds _f/mVersity on women in Victorian times利兹大学为期一天的关于维多 利亚时代妇女的专题讲座

'day student noun (especially NAm£) = day pupil day-time /'deitarm/ noun [U] the period during the day between the time when it gets light and the time when it gets dark 白天；.白昼；日间：Fou don’f o_/ten see this bird in (the) daytime.这种鸟—天不常见。◊ The par/c is open during (the/ daytime•这'个公园日间开故。、◊ Daytime temperatures never/eH beZow 80 °F. ■白’天的温度 从未低于80华氏度。◊对ease give your name and daytime phone member•请提供姓名和日阁联络电话。 .day-to-'day adj. [only before noun] 1 planning for only one day at a time按日计划的；逐日的；每天的：J have organized the cleaning on a day-to-day basis, until our usud cZeaner returns.我已安排了在清奋工回籴之前每天 的清洁工作。2 involving the usual events or tasks of each day 日常工作的；例行的：She has been looking q/iter the day-to-day ru/min^ 〇/ the schooL 她一直在负 责学校的日常管理工作。

'day trip noun a trip or visit completed in one day —B 游：a Say trip to France 法国“日游► ’day tripper _

day-wear /'deiwea(r); NAmE -wer/ noun [u] clothes for wearing every day，, ibr example for working or shop­ping, not for special occasions 便服； ，日 常衣服

509    dead

daze /deiz/ noun iraiBl in a daze in a confused state 迷茫；茫然；恍惚：7’ve been in a compete daze since hearing the news.自从听到那消息，我“直茫然不知 所措。

dazed /deizd/ adj. unable to think clearly, especially because of a shock or because you have been hit on the head (由于震惊或打击）神志不清的，茫然的： Survivors waited for the rescue boats, dazed and fright- ened.生还者不知所措，心有余悸，等待着救援船只。◊ Jimmy was stiH dazed by the Wow to Ziis head•吉米由于 头部被击，仍然神志不清。 daz-zle /'daezl/ verb, noun

鼸 vrrfc [often passive] 1 if a strong light dazzles you, it is so bright that you cannot see for a short time (强光 等）使目眩，使眼'花 H33blind: [VN] He was moment- arify dazzled by tKe strong sun取ht.强知的阳光使他一时 睁不并眼。[also V]. 2 [vKl】 to impress sb a lot with your beauty，skill，etc.(美貌、技能等）使倾倒，使赞叹不 已，棱眼祛•乱：He was dazzied by the warmth 〇/her 她那温柔的微笑使他神魂颠倒。\daz.z丨ing CnTlbrilliant： a dazzling display of onental dance 4* 人陶醉的东方舞蹈表演daz.zling丨y fli/v. : She was daz2r〖in^y beaufi；/W.她容貌俊俏，使人倾倒。

• noun [U, sing.] 1 the quality that bright light has that stops you from seeing clearly耀眼眩目；令人眼花缭乱 2 a thing or quality that impresses you but may prevent you from understanding or thinking clearly 令人眼花缭乱的东西（或特性） cLb«a. /,di; bi: ’ei/ (L/5) doing business as 以…公司 名义营业：PhiZip Smit/i, d.b.a. Phirs Signs 用菲尔标志公’ 司名义经营的菲利普•史密斯

DBMS /,di: bi: em 'es/ abbr. database management

SYSTEM

DC /,di: 'si;/ abbr. 1 direct current (an electric current that flows in one direction)直流电一compare AC(2) 2 District of Columbia in the US 美国哥伦 tL亚特区： Washington, DC华盛顿（哥伦比亚特区）

'D-Day noun [U] a date on which sth important is expected to happen重大事情预定发生日；计劎行动开始 日【•】:<_■ From the name given to 6 June 1944, the day on which the British, US and other armies landed on the beaches of northern France in the Second World War.源自1944年6月6日第二次世界大战时，英美及其 他国家的军队这天在法国北部海滩登陆的行动。

DDE /,di: di: ±/ noun [U] (computing if) a way of allowing data to be shared between different programs (the abbreviation _for ‘dynamic data exchange’）动态数福交 换（全写'为dynamic data exchange,不同程备兵享数秦) DDT /,di: di: 'ti:/ noun [U] a chemical used, especially in the pasty for killing insects that harm .crops、滴滴涕（旧 时尤用作农业杀虫剂）

de- /di:/ prefix (in verbs and related nouns, adjectives and adverbs构成动词及相关的名‘词、形容词和副词) 1' the opposite of …的反义：decentraZizarion 权力分散 2 removing sth 除掉；g 掉；取消：to de介ost the re_/Hgerator (= remove layers of ice from it)、给泳箱除霜 dea-con /'diikan/ noun 1 (in the Roman Catholic, Anglican and Orthodox Churches) a religious leader just below the rank of a priest (罗马天主教、；圣公会和 东正教会的）执事，会吏2'(in s6me Nonconformist Churches) a person who is not a member of the clergy, but who helps a minister with church business affairs (某些不信奉英国国教的教会中协助管理教会事务的） 助祭

dea-con-ess /.diike'nes; NAmE 'diikanas/ noun (in some Christian Churches) a woman who has duties that are similar to those of a deacon (某些基督教会中的）_女执

事，女I会吏，女助祭

de-activ-ate /.dii'aektiveit/ verb [VN] to make sth such as a device or chemical process stop working 使（.仪器 等）停止工作；使（化学过程）灭活化（或减活化、钝 化）：Do you know how to deactivate the aZarm?你知 道如何让闹钟不响吗？ dead /ded/ adj., noun, adv.

■ adj.

► NOT ALIVE不活1 no longer alive死的；失去生命的；枯