de-Crease O^iverb, noun
»verb /di.kri:s/ 〜（from sth) (to sth) to become or make sth
become smalier in size，.number, etc. ■(使.大/J、v:'数 量等）减少:,减小，降低：[V] 77ie
number 〇/ new students decreased介om 2J0 to 260 this
year•今年if 生人 数从 j210
减少..到.160。 ◊.
77ie price 〇/. wheat
has
decreased by 25%.:小麦也格降低了 15%〇 ◊ This species 0/ bird is decreasing fn
numbers every year..这种4 的数 臺在逐年减步。<? a decreasing popuZation遂渐鈥少^人
d
o [VN] People
should decrease the amount of fat they eat.人们应减少脂肪的摄入量。023increase mnoun /'di:kri:s/ [C, U] ~ (in sth) | ~ (of sth) the process of reducing
sth or the amount that sth is reduced by M ':少■降低；减少量reduction: TTierehcw been some decrease in military spending this
year. +今■年的军费 开支有所减戈。〇 a decrease 〇/nearZy 6%_ fn the number 0/victors fo the museum参观博物％人数下降轉近6%
EQ3 INCREASE
de-cree /di'kri:/ noun, verb
mnoun 1 [C, V] an official
order from a ruler or a government that becomes the law 政令to issue/sign
a decree 颁审./ 签署法令夕 a
ieader who ruto by decree (〒 not in a democratic way):专制.统治■者 2
[C].a deci- sion that is made in court ( S院的）—定，：判挺 mverb (decree ing, de creed,
^crged) to
decide, judge or order sth .officially 裁定;..判决；颁 :
[VN]‘ The government decreed <2 state o/emergemy. 政府下 令进入 紧急状 态。◊ [VN that]Zt was decreed that the /oZZowing day
wouZd be a hoZiday，法令宣布第石天为休假日。[also V，V wh]
decree ’absoiute [sing.] (8nE，/aw 律）an order from a court that finally ends a marriage,
making the two people divorced (&院对离婚的）绝it判决，最终
.判决TTie perfo# between the decree nisi, cmd
the.知cree absolute was six weeks•离婚初期判决和最终判决之间的
期限当时巧夺个星期。
decree nisi /di.kri: 'naisai/ npun [sing.] (firf, law an order from a court
that a marriage will end after a fixed amount of time unless there is a good
reason why itshougnot (离婚诉讼的）非绝对判决，'初期判决
•cTe.crepit /di'krepit/ 〇〇[/•• (of a thing or
person 物或人） very old and not in good
condition or health 衰;；
老朽的；破旧的：
d^-crepi-tude /di'krepitjuid; NAmE -tu:d/ noun [u] (formal) the
state of being old and in poor condition or health衰老;f朽；破旧
de-crim>ih-a|*ize {BrE also -ise) /dii'krimmalaiz/ verfc [VN] to change the law so
that sth is no longer illegal ,(政变法律狀）使合法化：Therearemovestociecrimt’n-
dize
5命drugs.已桌取步骤使某些软毒品合法祀。
ELQ criminalize ►
de-crim-in-al-izatioii, -isa-tion /dii.knmmalai'zeijn,* NAmE -la'z-/ noun [tJ] decry
/di'krai/ verb (de cnes, de-cry ing, ^ie-cried, de- cried) [VN]〜sb/sth (as
sth) (formfl/) to strongly criticize sb/sth, especially publidy (公开）谴责；（强烈}批评 S23 condemn ： The measures were decried as useless. 这些措施受到指责，说是不起怍用。[also
VN]
de-crypt /dii'kript/ verb [VN] (especially computing if)
to
change information that is in code into ordinary language so that it can be
understood by anyone 戒
密；给…解密 BGH encrypt ► de-cryp*tion
/dii'knpjn/
noun [li] 033 encryption
dedi-cate /'dedikeit/ verb [VN] *1 ~ yourself/sth to sth/to
doing sth to give a lot of your
time and effort to a particular activity or purpose because you think it is
important 把…_ 献给 H7?l
devote ： She dedicates hersd/ to her worfc.她献身宁自'己的工作rj He dedi-
cated his Zi/e to heZping the
poor.他毕圭滅力于帮助穷
人。2 ~ sth to sb to say at the beginning
of a book, a piece of music or a performance that you are doing it for sb, as a
way of thanking them or showing respect (在书、音乐或作品的前部）题献词：rto boofc is dedi- cated to my
parents.谨以此书献给我的父母。3〜sth (to sb/sth) to hold an official
ceremony to say that a building or an object has a special purpose or is
special to the memory of a particular person 为>.•举行.‘献典
礼；为（建筑物等）举行落成典礼:rhe chapeZ w〇5 dedicated in 2SS0. 这座小教堂于 1880
年举行献堂典礼。 ◊
A memorial stone was
dedicated to those who were killed fn the war.为阵亡将士纪念碑举行了落成典礼。
dedi*cated /'dedikeitid/ adj. 1 ~ (to sth) working hard at sth
because it is very important to you 献身的：专心 致志的；一心一意的 H1!?!
committed ： a dedicated teacher 富有献身精神的教师 o，She is dedicated to her job. 她对IL作专心致志。2.[only，before noun] designed to do only one
particular type of work; used for one particular purpose only 4用的 ^
专门 A 途的：So_/hvare is exported
through a dedicated sateHite 〖ink•软件通过专
用卫星线路出口。
ded-ica-tion
/.dedi'keijn/
noun 1 [u] ~ (to sth) {approving) the hard work and effort that
sb puts into an activity or purpose because they think it is important■献身；奉献 EQ3commitment: hard work and dedi'cation 勤奋奉献 2
[C]a ceremony that is held to show that a building or an object has a special
purpose or is special to the memory of a particular person (建筑物等的）奉献典礼，落成典礼3 [C] the words that
are uSed at the beginning of a book, piece of music, a performance, etc. to
offer it to sb as a sign of thanks or respect {书、音乐或作品前部的）献词 de-dilce /di'djurs; NAmE
di'duis/ verb ^ (sth) (from sth) (formal) to form an opinion
about sth based on the information‘or evidence that .is available 推‘论推断； 演绎 HIT! infer ： [V that] Can we
deduce from your sfZence that you do not approve?你保持沉默，我们是否
..可以据此而断出.你不赞成？ 〇.[VN] We can deduce a
Zot 介om what jpeopie choose to buy•从人们选购的东西可以
作出多方面的ft断。'[also
V wh-] — see also deduction (1) ►de-du^ciWe/di'djuisabl; NAmE -'du:s-/ adj. de.duct /di'dAkt/ verfc [VN]
[often passive]〜sth (from sth) to take
away money, points, etc. from a total amount (从总量中）扣除，减去Sd&UBTRACT: The cost of your .um/orm wfH be
deducted力*omyour wages.制服赛 将从你的工资中扣除。◊ ren.pomts wiH be cteducted/or a wrong answer.答错一题扣十iK de-duct-ible /di'dAktabl/ 〇〇!/'., noun m adj. that can be taken
away from an amount of money you eam，from tax, etc.可扣除的；可减免的:These costs are
deducriWe/iromprojffe•这些费用可从利润中扣
除。tax-deducribZe expenses (; that you
do not have to pay tax on)可减免税款的开支
mnoun
{NAm£) = excess(3) ： a policy with a
very high deducriWe.免赔额极高的保单
de-duotion /di'dAkJ*n/ noun 1 [U, C] the process of
using information you have in order to understand a particular situation or to
find the answer to a problem 演绎；推论；推理：He a/*rived at the
soiurion by a simple process of deduction.
了决问题的方法。◊ .Xf my
deductions are correct, J can teH you who the fciHer was.如果我的推论正确的话，我可
以告诉你谁是凶手。一see also deduce _ compare induction(3) 2
[U,.C]
the process of taking an amount of sth, especially money, away from a total;
the amount that is taken away 扣除（额）；减去（数）： deductZorw 介om yourpay/or tax, etc.从工资中扣除税金
等的数额◊ tcuc deductions税余扣除额
de*duct-ive
/di'dAktrv/
adj. [usually before noun]
using knowledge about things that are generally true in order to think about
and understand particular situations or problems 演绎的；推论的；推的：deductive togic/ reasoning — compare inductive(I)
deed /di:d/ noun 1 {formal, literary) a thing that sb does
that is usually very good or very bad 行.为；..行动.ETITI
act ： a bmve/charitabie/evfi/gocKi
deed i
备[的行 为；善举；恶行；善行◊ a tde o/heroic
deeds英雄事迹 的故事 〇 note at action 2 (often plural 1 in. British English在英国英语中常用复数）a legal document that
you sign, especially one that proves that you own a house or a building (尤指房产）契约，证书:the deeds 〇/ the house.房契一see also title deed ITiTOl your good deed for
the 'day a
helpful, kind thing that you do (所做的),好事，善事
.deed of 'covenant noun {BrE) an agreement to pay a
regular amount of money to sb/sth, especially a