deism /'deiizam;
'di:iz-/ noun [U] belief in God, especially a God that
created the universe but does not take part in it自然神论，理神论（认为上帝创造世界后让其自然运
fir) ► deist /'denst; 'dinst/ noun de-is-tic /dei'istik;
di:'i*/ adj.
deity /'deiati;
'di：0ti/ noun {pi. -ies)
1 [G] a god or goddess 神；女神：Greefc，<Roman/Himiu .deities 希腊 / 罗马/ 印★教诸_ 2 the
Deity [sing.] (/ormfl/) God 上
，、天主
deixis /'deiksis;
'daiksis/ /low/? [U] (//ngw/sf/a 语言）the
function or use of deictic words
or expressions (=ones whose meaning depends on where, when or by whom they are
used)指示功能；指示词的使用
deja vu /,dei3a: 'vu:/ noun [U] (from
French) the feeling that you have previously
experienced sth which is happening to you now似曾经历过的感觉：了 had a strong, sense o/de)d vu as / entered
the room.进这屋子时
我有一种似曾来过的幻觉。
deject-ed /di'd3ektid/
adj. unhappy and disappointed 沮丧的；情绪低落的；垂头丧气的EH3 despondent: She Zoofced so
dejected when she Zost the game.她输掉比 赛p情-显得非常低落。► deject.ed.ly dv. de-jec-tion /di'd3ekjn/ noun [U] a feeling of unhappi-
ness and disappointment沮丧；情绪低落；垂头丧气
de jure /,dei 'd3uari; A/zAmf .dsuri/
〇〇[/.，fldv. (from /aw 律）according
to the law 根据法 在 律上：He held
power de jure and de facto (= both according to the law and in reality).他无论在法律上还是实际上都大权在
握 0 — compare de facto
dekko /'dekau;
NAmE -kou/ noun ITST^l have
a dekko (at sth) 阶f，s/ong) to look (at sth)看，望（某
物 i ;(对…）看一眼 From
the Hindi word for
‘look!’，used by
the British army in
源自表示“看！ ”的印地语词，过去由驻印度英军使用。
delay tHr /di'lei/ noun, verb
m noun 1 [C] a
period of time when sb/sth has to wait because of a problem that makes sth slow
or late 延迟
(或耽搁、成延）的时间：Commuters
wi7i/ace ;ong deZays on the roads today.路远乘车上下班的人今天要在
路上耽误很多时间了。◊
We apologize /or the dday in answering your Zetter.来信收悉，迟复为i：。◊
a dday 〇/ two hours^a
two-hour dday 两小时的延误 2 [C，U] a situation in which sth does not happen when it
should; the act of delaying 延期；耽摘；i误：rhere’s no time
/or deZa<•没有时间了，不金也延了。◊
Report ft to the poZice without delay (= immediately).赶接将此事报告
警方。
■ verb 1 to not do sth until a later time or to
make sth happen at a later time 延迟；延期；推迟 KT1
defer： [VN] The
judge will delay his verdict until he receives medicaZ reports on the
ojfcnder•法官将推迟判决，直到收
到有关违法者的医疗报告。◊
Sfte’s sirring a delayed reaction (= a reaction that did not happen
immedi- ately) to the shocfc.她正在承受着冲击所带来的滞后反应。
〇 [V -ing] He delayed telling her the news,
waiting for the rightmoment.他没有马上把消息告诉她，等有了适当的
时机再说。◊ [V] Don’t deiay—caH us today/ 别拖延-—— 今天政给我们打电话！ 2 [VN] to make sb late or force them to do
stli more slowly使迟到；使耽搁；使拖延
HT?! hold up ： Thousands of commuters were delayed /or over
cm hour.数千名乘车上下班的人被耽搁了一个多
小时。◊ 77ie government is accused 〇/ using deZaying tactics (= deliberately doing
sth to delay a process, decision, etc.).政府被指责故意采取拖延战术。
de-lectable /di'lektebl/ adj. 1 (of
food and drink 或饮料）extremely pleasant to taste, smell or look at 可 口的；香it 的；宜人的 HTTl DELICIOUS ： the deZectabie smei〖〇/介eshiy bafced bread 新烤面包的香味 2 (humorous) (of a person A) very attractive 的；有迷惑石的；有吸引力的：his ddectaWe body他健 美的身体
de-lect-ation /.dirlek'teijn/
noun [U] (formal or humorous) enjoyment or
entertainment ^ ^ ；愉快；娱乐.. CnTI DELIGHT
dele-gate noun, verb
a noun
/'deligat/ a person who is chosen or elected to represent the views of a group
of people and vote and make decisions for them 代表；会议代表：77iecon/er-
527 delicacy
ence was
attended by delegates from 56 countries,
议有来自56个国家的代表出席。
a verb
/'deligeit/ 1 ~ (sth) (t© sb) to give part of your work, power or
authority to sb in a lower position than you授（权）；把（工作、权力等）委托（给下级）：[v] Some
managers_/iind ft d妨cu〖t to
ddegate.有些经理认为
难以做到知人善任。◊
[VN] 77ie job had to be delegated to an assistant.这工作得交给助手负责。2 [VN to inf] [usually passive] .to choose
sb to do sth 选派（某人做某事）：J’ve been ddegated to organize the
Christmas party•我被选派
来组织圣诞聚会。
dele-ga-tion /.deli'geijn/ noun
1 [C+sing./pl. v.] a group of peoi^e who represent the views of an
organization, a country，etc.代表团：the Dutch delegation to the United Nations出席联合国会议的荷兰代表团◊
a de/egation 〇/ teachers 教师代表团 2 [U] the process of giving sb work or
responsibilities that would usually be yours 委托； 委派：deZegation
〇/ authority/decisfon-mafcfng 授予权 力/决策权
de.lete /di_li:t/ verfc _
〜sth (from sth) to remove sth that
has been written or printed, or that has been stored on a computer 删去；删除：Ybur
name has been ddeted_/h>m Ae Zist•你的麁李已;^名单上删掉。o This command deletes files from the directory,
档从目录中删除。◊
(6r£) Mr/Mrs/Afc fdeiete as appropriate) 先生/ 太太/ 女士.（酌 情删除 ） ►dektion
/di'llijn/ noun [U, C] ： He
made several deletions to the mamiscript.他在原稿上删去了好几处。
dele-teri-ous /.dela'tiaries;
NAmE -'tir-/ adj. {formal) harmful and damaging有害的；造成伤害的；损害的
deli /'deli/ noun =
delicatessen de-lib erate adj., verb
m adj.
/di'libarat/ 1 done on purpose rather than by acci- dent故意的；蓄意的；#心的H33 intentional, planned： a deZiberate act 〇/vanctafcni 故意毁环的行为 〇 The speech was a deliberate attempt to embarrass
the government.这一发言蓄意使政府难i|。 PTU3 uninten- tional 2 (of a movement or an action 动作或行为）
done slowly and carefully不慌不忙的；小心i翼的；众
容不迫的：She spofce m a slow
and ddiberate way.她说 话慢条斯理不慌不忙。
■ verb /di'libarert/
to think very carefully about sth, usually before making a decision 仔细考虑；深思熟虑；
反复思考：[V] The jury deHberated /or /ive days be/ore him gurtiy.陪审团认真讨论了五天才裁定他有罪。
〇 They deliberated
on whether to continue with the talks. 他们/子细考虑了是否继续谈判的问题。[also V wh-] de-lib-er-ate-ly /di'libaratli/
adv.
1 done in a way that was planned, not by
chance 故意；蓄意；存心 SEI INTENTIONALLY, ON
PURPOSE: S/ie’s been de〖ii>eratdy ignoring him aH day.她故意整天
都不理他。2 slowly and carefully不慌不忙地；小心翼
翼地；从容不迫地：He pacfced up his possessions slovWy and
deh’beratdy.他慢慢地、小心翼翼地收拾好自己命
物品。
de-lib-er-ation /di.liba'reijn/
noun 1 [U, C,
usually pi.] the process of carefully considering or discussing sth 细 想；考虑；商议；审议：A/tertenhourso/de〖fbemrion, the jury
returned a verdict 〇/ ‘not gufZfy’.经过十小时的商 议，陪审团宣告了 “无罪”的裁决。
〇/the committee are compZeteiy con/identid.委员会的审
设过程是绝，保密的。2 [U]
the quality of being slow and careful in what you say or do (说话或办事）缓
慢，从容，审慎：She
signed her name with great deh'b- eration.她非常审慎地签上了自己的名字。
deli-cacy /'delikasi/
noun {pi. -ies) 1 [U] the
quality of being, or appearing to be, easy to damage or break 柔软（性）；脆弱；娇嫩：the
ddicacy o/the/abric织物
的柔软性 2 [U]
the quality of being done carefully and gently 仔细；温柔：the
deHcacy 〇/ his touch 他那遍柔的 抚摸 3 [U] very careful behaviour in a
difficult situation so that nobody is offended 周到；体贴 HTTl tact ： She
handled the situation with great sensitivity and deHcaqy.她慎重而周到地处理了这个情况。4 [U]
the fact that a situation is difficult and sb may be easily offended 棘手；微妙：J need
to taZfc to you about a