debt /det/ noun

1[C] a sum of money that sb owes 借款；欠款；债务：J need to pay off all my debts before I leave the country. ^ 得在离弁该国前偿清所有债务。◊ outstanding debt oj7 £300 * 300英镑有待偿还的债务◊ He had run up credit card debts 〇/ thousands 〇/ doHars.他积欠了数千元的信 用卡借款。2 [U] the isituation of owing .money, espe­cially when you cannot pay 负债情况： He died heaviHy fn debt.他元时负债累桌。oT^ie 每 £4 miHion.in debt.这家俱乐浠负柄4〇C万英镑。◊ Wp were poor but w? ngver got into debt/我们看是穷彳但从不食债。◊ It’s hard to stay out of debt when ,you are a student. ^ 很难不负债。'a country’s/〇re:ign debt burd£n 国家尚外 每奴捏.一see also bad debt 3 [C, usually sing.] the fact that you should feel grateful to sb because they have helped you or been kind to you 人情债；情矣；恩情： to owe a debt 〇/gratitude to sb 欠某人_的情 ^ J vvouZd Zffce to:acfcnowZedge.my debt to my t印chers.我板向我的 老师表达我的感激之情。be in sb's debt (formaf) to feel grateful to sb for their help, kindness, etc. 人的人情债；受某人的恩惠；感激某人 debtor /'det0(r)/ noun a person, a countay or an organ- ization that owes money 债务人；借方[jin creditor debug /.dii'bAg/ verb (-gg-) [VN] {computing if) to look for and remove the faults in a .computer program 排错；调 试；除错

de*bug*ger /.dii'bAga^)/ noun a computer program that helps to find and correct mistakes in other programs

调试程序，排错程序（可帮助找出并修正其他程序中的 错误）

de-bunk /.dii'bAqk/ verb [VN] to show that an idea, a belief, etc. is false; to show that sth is not as good as people think it is批判；驳斥；揭穿…的真相：His theories have been debunked by recent research.

研究揭#了他的理饱的真相。

debut (also debut) /'deibju:; 'debju:; NAmE dei'bju:/ noun the first public appearance of a performer or sports player (演员、运动员）首次亮相；初次登台（或 上场）：He will make his debut for the first team this weefc.本周他将在第一支出场的队伍中首次亮相。◊ the band’s debut aibum这个乐队首次推出的专辑 debu-tante /'debjutaint/ (also informal deb) noun a young, rich or upper-class woman who is going to fashionable social events for the first time 首次进入上 流社交场合的富家年轻女子

deca- /'deka/ combining form (in nouns ^ ig ill) ten; having ten 十；■有十侖：decathZon 4* 项全 运动 ——compare deci-

decade o^ /'dekeid; di'keid/ noun a period of ten years, especially a period such as 1910- 1919 or 1990-1999十年，十年期（尤指一个年代） deca-dence /'dekadans/ noun [U] {disapproving) behav­iour, attitudes, etc. which show a fall in standards, especially moral ones, and an interest in pleasure and enjoyment rather than more serious things 堕落；颓 废；贪图享乐:，the decadence 〇/ modem Western society 现代西方社会的颓废现象

deca>dent /'dekadant/ adj. {disapproving) having or showing low standards, especially moral ones, and an interest only in pleasure and enjoyment rather than serious things堕4的；颓废的;贪图享乐的：the deca­dent rich 贪图享乐的富拿 oa decadent H/estyle/society 堕落的生活方式;腐朽的社会

Decaf™ [NAmE, Br^) [BrE also decaff) /'diikaef/ noun [U,：C] (/•/7/ow7fl/) decaffeinated coffee 低咖（脱咖啡因咖啡）： Regu〖ar cqfifee or deca/?你要普远咖啡运是低咖？ ◊ J1Z have a decaj^ pZease.备给我来一杯低咖。 de-caffein<ated /.dii'kaefmeitid/ adj. (of coffee or tea 咖啡或茶）with most or all of the caffeine removed (4 > 脱岫啡因的►de.caf.fein.ated/?ow/?[U，.Cl deca-gon /'dekagan; NAmE -gain/ noun (geometry /IfnJ) a flat shape with ten straight sides and ten angles ■十边 形；'十角形:►.dec.agoival/dek’aeganal/ deca.he.dron ./,dek9_hi:dran; BrE also -'hed-/ noun (geowef/y 几何）a solid shape with ten straight sides and ten angles -fffi体

decal /'diikael/ noun {NAm£) = transfer n.(S)

I 515    deceive

deca-litre (6r£) (NAmE deca-liter, dekaliter) /'deka- li:ts(r)/ noun a unit for measuring volume, equal to 10 litres十升

deca-metre (6r£) {NAmE decameter, deka-meter)

/'dekamiita^)/ nvun a unit for measuring length, equal to 10 morels 十米

de.cartip /di'kaemp/ ve/i?【V】〜(from ...) (to …）to leave a place suddenly, often secretly 逃亡； '备逃 de-cant /dk'kaent/ verb [Vlsf] ~ sth (into sth) to pour liquid, especially wine, from one container into another (把液体，尤堉酒）倒A，注入 de-carrt:er /di'kaerita(r)/ noun a glass bottle, often decorate^, that wine and other alcoholic drinks are poured into from an ordinary bottle before serving 花玻璃酒瓶

de-capi-tate /di'kaepiteit/ verb [VN] to cut off sbJs head 杀头；斩首 behead ： His decapitated body was /ound_/I(KZting in a cami〖•人们发现他被斩首的尸体漂浮 在一杀水渠里。► de.capi.ta.tidiV /di,kaepi_teijn/ /?〇"/7 [U,C]

deca-syl-lable 1'dekasH.Qbl/ noun [technical 7^^) a line of poetry with ten syllables 十音节诗行► deca.syl.lab.ic /.dekasi'laebik/ adj. ： a de’ca^yHabit Zine 十音节诗行 dec-ath-lete /di'kae01i:t/ noun a person who competes in a decathlort十项全能运动员 decath-lon /di'kaeGlan/ noun a sporting event in which people compete in ten different sports 十项全能运动 —compare biathlon, heptathlon, pentathlon,

TETRATHLON, TRIATHLON

decay 0■» /di'kei/ noun, verb

• noun [U] 1 the process or result of being destroyed by natural causes or by not being cared for (= of decaying) 腐烂;•腐朽：tooth decay 蛀牙.◊ The kmdiord had iet the buiZding/aH into decay.房东不管，房子已经破烂不堪。

0                  The smell of death and decay hung over the town. ^TlJ 上空弥漫着死亡和腐烂的气息。2 the gradual destruc­tion of a society, an institution， a system, etc. ■( 社会、 机构、制度等的）衰败，衰退，衰落：economic/morai/ urban decay经济衰远；道德败环；城市衰落◊ the decay o/t/ie oW industries旧产业的衰败

m verb 1 to be destroyed gradually by natural processes; to destroy sth in this way I 使）腐烂，腐朽 PCTTl rot： [V] decaying Zeaves/teet/v^/ood 舍叶；it齿.；腐烂 食物[aiso VN] 2 [V] .if a building or an area decays，its condition slowly becomes worse (建筑、地方等 5 破 败，衰落，衰败：decaying inner city areas衰败+的旧 城区 3 ■ [V] to become less powerful and lose influence over people, society，etc.(力量、影响等）衰弱，衰 退，衰减：decaying standards 〇/morality 日趋低下的道 德标准

decease /di'siis/ noun [U] {law W or formal) the death of a person 5E亡；"fc故

de-ceased /di'siist/ adj. (law # or formal) 1 dead 了的；已死的;亡故的：her deceasedparents她已故的 双亲 2 the deceased /7〇t//7 (p/. the deceased) a person who has died, especially recently.死者；；已故# de*ceit /di'siit/ noun [U, C] dishonest behaviour that is intended to make sb believe sth that is not true; an example of this behaviour 欺骗，欺诈（行为）；诡计 Rfi?!deception： ffe was accused o/Hes and deceit.他 被指控撒谎和欺诈。◊ fveryone was involved m this web 〇/deceit.所有人都牵涉到这起诈骗勾当之中了。◊Thefr marriage was an iHuswn and a. deceit•他们的婚姻是虚假 的,y真实的。

de-ceit-ful /di'siitfl/ adj. behaving in a dishonest way by telling lies and making people believe things that are not true 不诚实的；骗人的 H33 dishonest ►de.ceit- ful-ly /-fali/ adv. de-ceit*ful-ness noun [U] de-ceive /di'sirv/ verb

[VNT] ~ sb (into doing sth) to make sb believe sth that is not true.欺骗；蒙 骗；诓骗：Her husband had been deceiving her for years.她丈夫多年来一直 在欺骗她。◊ She deceived him into handing over aH his