cially by
making people less angry or nervous 缓和；平 息：iocaZ
poZi’ce are t7ying to de_/iuse raciaZ tendon in the community.当地的警察竭力缓和这个社区种族间的紧张
局面。2' to
remove the fuse from a bomb so
that it cannot explode拆除（炸弹）的引信
defy /di'fai/ verb (de-fies,
WORD FAMILY defy v. defiance n. defiant adj.
defy-ing, de.fied，de-fied)
[VN] 1 to refuse to obey or show respect for sb in
authority, a law, a rule, etc.违抗；反抗；蔑视：J
vvouWn’t have dared to d办
my teachers.我可不敢不听老师的话。，◊
Himdrefk 〇/ people today
defied the ban on political gatherings.
有数百人违抗禁止政治集会的规定。2〜belief, explanation,
description， etc. to be impossible or almost impossible to believe, explain,
describe, etc.不可能，
无法（相信、解释、描绘等）：a poHticd move that dejYes expkmario/i 无法解释的政治举动◊
TTie beauty 〇/ the scene
de_/?es description.景色乏美简i难以描绘。3 to
successfully resist sb/sth to a very unusual degree 经受 住；顶住;.抗住：The
baby boy defied all the odds and survived (= stayed alive
when it seemed certain that he would die).这名男婴九死一生活了下来。EEI丨defy you/anyone
to do sth used to say that sb should try to do sth, as a way of
emphasizing that you think it is impossible to do it激，挑动（某人尽力命你认为不可能
的拿 > :I defy anyone not
to cry at the end of the film. 我倒要看看有谁在电影结尾时不哭。
deg. abbr. degree(s)： 26 deg. C* 26.摄氏度
de-gen-er-ate verb, adj., noun
■ verfc /di_d3en白reit/ [V]'~ (into
sth)_ to become worse，for example by becoming lower in quality
or weaker 恶化；脱全；衰退 deteriorate ： The
march
degenerated into a riot.示威游行变成了暴动。◊
Her heaZth degenerated qufcWy.她的健0状浼迅逢恶ft。
madj. /di'd3en0rat/
1 having moral standards that have fallen to a level that is very low and
unacceptable to most people 堕落的；颓废的：_ a •
degenerate jpoputor nature 颓废的大众文 ft 2 术语)having
returned to a simple
structure; lacking sth that is usually present 退.化的；.简# 的►
de.gen.er.acy /di'd3enarasi/ noun [U]
mnoun /di'd3enerat/
a person whose behaviour shows moral standards that have fallen to a very low
level 堕
落的人
de-gen-er-ation /di.dsena'reijn/ noun [tJ] the process of
becoming worse or less acceptable in quality or condi- tion 脱化；衰退；堕落：social/momiciegeneraricm
社会 倒退；道德沧丧◊
Intensive /arming m .the area has caused severe degeneration o/t/ie tend.这个地区的集约
化农业使得土壤严重贫瘠化。
de-gen-era-tive /di'dsenaratrv/
adj. {technical (of an
illness 疾病）getting
or likely to get worse as time passes (随拿sij■间的推移）变性的，退化的：degenerative
diseases such 〇5 arthritis 诸如关节炎之类的变性病
de.容rad.able fdi'greiddbl/ .adj. (especially NAmE, tech- m'cfl/ 术语）that
can be changed to a simpler form 可降
级的；可_低的；可降解的一See also BIODEGRADABLE deg-rad-ation /.degra'deijn/
noun [U] 1 a situation in which sb has lost all self-respect and the respect of other
people堕落；落泊，潦倒（的境况）：the degradation 〇/ being sent to prison 被关逄监狱的落 泊境况 2 (technical ^ i§) the process of sth being damaged or •made worse 毁环'，恶化（过程）i /environmentaZ degradariori
环_ 恶
de*grade /di'greid/ verb 1 [VN] to
show or treat sb in a way that makes them seem not worth any respect or not
worth taking seriously降低…身份；侮辱…的人格；
使受屈辱：This poster is
offensive and degrades women. 这张海报冒失无礼，有辱女性尊严。2[V，VN](fc“A7/〇7/术 1§) to change or make sth change to a simpler
chemical form (使）退化，降解；分解3 [VN]
(to:/7mar/术语）to make
sth become worse, especially in quality 降低，削 弱（尤指 > 质量）
de-grad-ing /di'greidirj/
adj. treating sb as if they have no value, so that they
lose their self'-respect and the
respect of other people有辱人格的；降低身份的；贬低
的：the
i/ihuman and .degra出ng treatment
'〇/ prisoners 犯人所受的不人道和侮辱性待遇
de-grease /,di:'gri:s/ verb [VN] to remove grease or oil from sth除去…的脂肪（或油污V. de.gfee
〇■»
/di'gri:/ /70MA?
1 [C] a unit for
measuring angles 度，度数（角的量度单
位.).：arrange 〇/ Mnefy degrees. (90°) ★ 90 度角 2 .[C] {abbr.
deg.) a unit for measuring temperature Jg,度数 (温度单也）：Water
freezes at 32 degrees Fahrenheit (32 °Fj or zero/nought decrees
Cekius 水在 32 华氏 度或拿摄氏度结冰。3 [C，U] the amount or level of sth 程舍：Her job
demands a high degree of skill 她的工作 要求有高磁的技能。• agree
vWth you to a certafn degree.義在某种程度上同意你的观点。◊
r〇 what degree can
parents be held responsible for a child's behaviour? 父母应在多大程度上对孩子的行为负责呢？ ◊ Most pop music
is influenced, to a greater or lesser degree, by the bZizes.多数流行音乐都不同程度地受到布鲁斯音乐的影
响。4 [C]. the
qualification obtained by students who successfully complete a university or
college course .(大'学）位：My brother
has a master's degree from ffarmrci.我哥哥有哈佛大学的硕土学位。◊
She has a degree in
Biochemistry from
大学生物化学的学位。〇a /our-year degree
course四年
■的学偉课程 5 [C] (8r£) a university or college course， normally lasting three years or more (大学通常三年.以
上的）学位课程：J’m
hoping to do a chemist/y degree•我
'希望攻读化学学位课程。6 [C] a
level in a scale of how serious sth is f2fig® ( ) ： murder
in the first
degree (二 of the most serious kind)第一等级谋杀（最严
重）.O/irst-degree
murder 第一等级谋杀◊.
third-degree (=very serious) burns H度烧伤（非常严重）IT»TO1
by de‘grees slowly and gradually 逐七地；渐渐地：办
degrees'their )Wendshijp grew
into Zove.他们的友谊逐备
发展成为爱情。一 more at nth de-hu-man-ize {BrE also -ise)
/,di:'hju:manaiz/ verb [VN] to make sb lose their human qualities
such as kindness, pity, etc.使丧失人性；使无人性：the
dehumanizing ejects 〇/poverty and
squator贫穷和肮脏的环境造成丧
.吴人性的结果卜《^七11.11?«111.123.料011,七3^011/,(11:,扣11:- manai'zeijn; NAmE -na'z-/ noun
[U] de-hu-midi-fier /.diihjui'midifaia^)/
noun an electrical machine for removing water from the air.抽湿机；除湿
机；.■平燥机—see also humidifier de.hy.drate
/dii'haidreit; .dirhai'dreit/ verb 1 [VN] [usually
passive] to remove the water from sth, especially food, in order to. preserve it 使（食物）脱7jc 2
to lose too much water from your lx)dy; to make a person's body lose too much
water (身体 > 失水，脱水；使（身
体）脱水：[V] Runners can dehydrate ve/y quicfciy in
this heat.天这样热，赛跑运动员很快会脱水。◊[VN】 the dehydrating ejects 〇/ afcohoZ 酒精引起的脱永>«^- hy-dra-tion /.diihai'dreijn/ noun [U] ： to suffer from dehydrariori 受脱水之苦 cle.hy.drated
^diihafdreitid/ adj. ： Drink lots of water to avoid becoming dehydrated. 要 > 量饮水，以免脱水。
de-ice /,di:
'ais/ verb [VN] to remove the ice from sth 除去…i的冰一compare defrost(2),
melt(1), thaw, unfreeze(I)
de-icer /,di:
'aisa(r)/ noun [C, U] a substance that is put on a surface to remove ice
or to stop it from forming
除冰剂；防固剂
deic-tic /'daiktik;
'deiktik/ adj. {linguistics i§ W) relating to a word or expression whose
meaning depends on who says it, where they are, who they are talking to, etc.，for
example V〇u’，‘me，，‘here’，‘next week’.(指 词）指示的（如 you、me、here、next week 等） deify /'denfai;
'diiifai/ verb (dei-fies, dei-fy-ing, dei*fied,
deified) [VN] to
treat or worship sb as a god 把
(某人）奉若神明；把（某人）尊为神；g#>dehfi<a-
tion /_deiifi'keijn; ,di:ifi’keij'n/ nown [U]: the deification 〇/medieval kings A中世纪®王的神化
deign /dein/ verb [V to inf] (disapproving) to
do sth in a way that shows you think you are too important to do it屈尊，俯就，降低身份（做某事> 003 CONDESCEND: She just grunted,
not deigning to look up from the page. 她只咕哝了一声，继续看书，不屑抬起头来看一眼。