yet (= it may
change).搬迁日期还未完全确定下来。◊ Please
say definitely whether you will be coming or not. 请说jig,_你来还是不来。
def-in-iti〇n Ott /.defi'nijn/ noun
1 [C, U] an explanation of the meaning of a word or phrase, especially in a
dictionary; the act of stating the meanings of words and phrases.(尤指词典里的词或短
语的）释义，解释：c〖ear simple de_/iinirions简明了的
〇 Neighbours by definition live close
by (= this is what being a neighbour means).按照释义，“邻居”就
要居住在邻近的地方。2 [C] what an idea, etc. means备 义：What’s your
d^nirion 〇/ happiness?你对幸福的定
义是什么？ 3 [U] the quality of being clear and easy to see 清晰度：The definition of the digital TV pictures is 数字电视图像的清晰度很高。
de-fini*tive /di'fmativ/ adj. 1 final; not able to be changed最后的；决定性的；不可更i的：ad明nftive
a^reement/answer/stotement最后的协议/答食/声明 0 The definitive version of the text is ready to be punished.正式的文本很快就要发表了。2
[usually before noun] considered to be the best of its kind and almost
impossible to improve最佳的最完整可靠的：the definitive
biography 〇/Ef/wtem最完整可靠的备因斯坦传
iB ►
de-fini-tive-ly adv.
de-flate verb 1 /di'fleit; ,di:-/ [VN, V] to let air or gas out of a
tyre, balloon, etc.; to
become smaller because of air or gas coming out舨掉（轮胎、气球等的）气；
(使）瘡下来 2 /di’fleit/ [VN] [often passive] to make sb
feel less confident; to make sb/sth feel or seem less important 使泄气；挫败…的锐气：AH the
criticism had Ze_/it her /ee〖ing totaHy de/fated.所有这些批评使她彻底失
去 了信心〇 3 /•diifleit/ [VN] (econom/cs 经)to reduce the amount of money being used in a country so that prices
fall or stay steady 紧缩 r通货）一 compare inflate(3),
REFLATE
de-fla-tion /.di^'fleijn/ noun [U] 1 {economics
a reduction in the amount of money in a countr^s economy so that prices fall
or remain the same 通货紧■缩 2 the action of air being removed from sth
放气；抽气;.■泄气
PH3 inflation ►
de-fla-tion-ary /.dii'fleijanri; NAmE -neri/ adj.
：
de_/Iciriomifypoiicfes —备紧缩政策 de-flect /di'flekt/
verb 1 to change direction or make sth change direction, especially
after hitting sth.(.尤指 击中某物后）偏斜，转向，使偏斜，使转向：[V] The
baH de_/?ected 0#Reid’s body into
t/ie goaZ.球打在里德身上反
弹进球门。.令[VN]
Jfe raised his ..arm to try to de/lect the blow.他举起手臂试图挡开这一击。2 [VN]
to succeed in preventing sth from being directed towards you 转移； 引开 divert ： All attempts
to deflect attention >oni his private 〖i/e have/aiZed本想转移人们对他私生活
的注意，但一切燊力都失败了。◊
She sought to de/lect criticism by Warning her/a/ni〖y•她责怪她的家人，想这 样来转移对她的批评。3 [VN] ~ sb (from sth) to prevent sb from
doing sth that they are determined to do ISlh (某人做已决定做的事）：77ie government wfH not be deflected
_/irom its commitments.政府决不会因任何阻碍而
放弃承诺_。
de-flection /di'flekjn/ noun
[U, C, usually sing.] a sudden change in the direction that sth is moving in,
usually after it has hit sth; the act of causing sth to change direction (尤指击中某物后）突然转向，偏斜，偏离： the angte 〇/ de/fecrion 偏斜度◊ the de/?ection
〇/ the missive avvay_/h>m its target 导弹偏离目标◊
The goaZ was scored with a deflection off the goalkeeper.
打在守门员身上反弹入网的。
de-flower /.dii'flaoaCr)/ verb [VN] {old-fashioned, literary) to have
sex with a woman who has not had sex before 奸污（处女）；夺去（女子）的贞操
defog /.dii'fog; NAmE -'fo:g;
-'fa:g/ verb (-gg-)
[VN, V] {
de-fo-liant /.dii'fauliant; NAmE -'fou-/ noun [C, U] a chemical
that removes the leaves from plants, sometimes used as a weapon in war落叶剂（有碎用作威器）> de-foli-ate /.dii'faulieit; NAmE -'fou-/ verb [VN] {technical 术语）to
destroy the leaves of trees or plants, especially with chemicals (尤指用化学物质）除i…的(^►defoliation
/,di:,fauli,eijn; -_fou-/ now/7 [U].
I 525 defuse
de-fdrest /.dii'fonst;
NAmE -'fo:r-; -'fair-/ (also dis-af-for- est) verb [VN]
[usually passive} to cut down and destroy all the trees in a place &掉（某地）的树林；毁掉（某地） 的森林：Two
thirds of the region has been deforested in the post decade.在过去十年里这个地区的森林有三分之：； 被毁掉。
,de.for.est.ation
/.dii.ftin'steijn; NAmE -,fo:r-;
-,fa:r-/ noun [U] the act of cutting down or burning the
trees in an area 毁林；滥伐森林；烧林一compare afforestation,
reforestation
de-form /di'foim;
NAmE -'foirm/ verb [VN] to change
or spoil the usual or natural shape of sth 政变…的外形； 邊毁…的形状；使成畸形：rhe
disease had de/ormeci his spfne.疾病导致他脊柱变形。
de-form-ation /.diio^meijn; NAmE -foir'm-/ noun 1 [U] the
process or result of changing and spoiling the normal shape of sth 损形；变形.；畸形
2 [C] a change in the normal shape of sth as a result of injury or
illness 破相；变丑；残废：a
de/ormarion 〇/ the spine脊柱的 畸变
de-formed /di'foimd;
NAmE -'foirmd/ adj. (of a
person or a part of the body 人或身体部位)having a shape
that is not normal because it iias grown wrongly 畸形的；变形 的：She was
bom with de/ormed hands.她知双藥天生
畸形。
de-forvn-ity /di'foimati;
NAmE -'fo:rm-/ noun (pi. -ies)
{C, U] a condition in which a part of the body is not the normal shape
because of injury, illness or because it has grown wrongly (身体的）.._形，HM malformation : Drugs taken
during pregnancy may cause phys- icaZ de/ormf£y in babies.妊娠期服用的药物可能引起婴儿
身体畸形。
DEFRA /'defra/ abbr. (in
农村事务部
de.fraud /di_fro:d/』verfc 〜sb (of
sth) to get money
illegally from a person or an organization by tricking
them ‘取，诈取（'••的钱财）][VN]
They were accused o/de介auding t/ie company 〇/$J4 000•他们被控诈骗该
公司.14 000元.。〇 [V] All
three men were charged with conspiracy to de介aud.三人均被控密谋诈骗。
de.fray /di'frei/
verfe [VN]〜costs/expenses
(forma/) to give sb back the money that they have spent on sth % 付，付给（已开支的款项）
de-frock /.dii'frok;
NAmE -'fraik/ verb [VN]
[usually passive] to officially remove a priest from his or her job,
because he or she has done sth wrong 免去（行为禾端
的牧师）之圣职：a de_/h)cfcedpriest被免职的祭*
de-frost /,di：'fn)st;
NAmE -'froist/ verb 1 to become or make sth warmer,
especially food, so that it is no longer frozen解冻，使解冻（尤指备物）：[VN] Mafce sure
you defrost the chicken completely before cooking. 一定让冻通化透后，再烹调。◊
[V] It wiH tafce about
/our hours to de/hwt•解冻要花四小对左右。2 [VN，V] when you defrost a fridge/refrigerator or freezer, or when it defrosts, you
remove the ice from it 给（泳箱
等.）除霜；除 — compare de-ice, melt(1), thaw, unfreeze(I) 3 [VN] {
deft /deft/ 〇〇[/•_ 1 (of a person’s movements 人的动作) skilful
and quick熟练的；灵巧的；机敏A: de/t
/umds/^n^ersi/footworfc 灵活的手 / 手指 / 步法◊. He finished
off the painting with a few deft strokes of the baw/i.他用画笔熟练地勾上几笔，这幅画就完成了。
2 skilful
熟练的；有技巧的：her
command 〇/ the M对这种语言的充分掌i ► deft.ly adv.:
J threw her a towe【which she de/tty
caught.致;扔给她 一块毛巾，她敏捷地接住了。◊
They de_/Hy avoided ansu^ring my questions.他们桃智地避弁了我的问题。
deft-ness noun [U]
de-funct /di'fArjkt/
adj. (formal) no longer
existing, operating or being used不再存在的；不再起作用的；不
再使用的
de-fuse /,di:'Qu:z/
verb [VN] 1 to stop a possibly dangerous or difficult situation
from developing, espe-