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that this drug is
effective. 2 [VN]
to show by your actions
that you have a particular quality, feeling or opinion |£ ; itH; It 5ft ; fill
EBC3
display : You need to
demonstrate more self-control. % jfe-jK ^ JJft til M ® ft) i ffl jlo o We want to demonstrate our commitment to human rights. ill W, A$.l$fi 3 ~
sth (to sb)jo show and explain how sth works or how to do sth X A: [VN] Her job involves demonstrating new
educational software. [also V wh-]
4 [V] ~ (against sth) | ~ (in favour/support
of sth) to take part in a public meeting or march,
usually as a protest or to show support for sth A $c; EEE1
protest: students demonstrating
against the war
o They are
demonstrating in favour of free higher education.
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o
de mon stra tion /.deman'streijn/ noun 1 (also informal demo especially in BrE) [C] ~ (against
sb/sth) a public meeting or march at which people show that they are
protesting against or supporting sb/sth
:
to take part in/go on a demonstration o to hold/stage
a demonstration ^ fiTF 0 mass
demonstrations in support of the
exiled leader H £ 0 anti-
government demonstrations & /ft 0 a
peaceful/violent demonstration fn 77 H Aj X lie — compare march 2 (also informal demo) [C, U] an act of
showing or explaining how sth works or is done AfSA'/Sl; We were given a brief demonstration of
the computer’s functions.
%
A ft HfcCl M MM A 7 til [ft # # #l $§ o 0 a practical
demonstration ^ ^ # A M o We provide demonstration of videoconferencing
over the Internet. 3 [C, U] an
act of giving proof or
evidence for sth -fiE ; -fiE^;
4
[C] an act of showing a feeling or an opinion A ItSft;
MM: a public demonstra
tion of affection AJFAlllilll A1f 0 a
demonstration of support for the reforms
de mon stra tive /di’mnnstratrv; NAmE -'main-/ adj., noun
a adj. 1 showing feelings
openly, especially feelings of affection AJFAfllil# ( Alt ) W; MAH
[ft: Some people are more demonstrative than others. ^
& A M W M M IB 'I# o 0 a demonstrative greeting If [ftl'p]^ 2 (grammar i§^) used to identify
the person or thing that is being referred to jjfXtft: ‘This’ and ‘that’ are
demonstrative pronouns. * this fp that
JUta Afti^lo • noun (grammar EgM) a demonstrative
pronoun or determiner
dem on stra tor /'demanstreita(r)/ noun 1 a person who takes
part in a public meeting or march in order to protest against sb/sth or to show
support for sb/sth ( ) AM# 2 a person
whose job is to
show or explain how sth
works or is done 75 jUL #; M
X#
de moral ize (BrE also -ise) /di'mnralaiz; NAmE -'moir-; -'ma:r-/ verb [VN] [usually passive] to make sb lose confidence or hope EEC!
dishearten : Constant criticism
is enough to demoralize anybody. % % ft if £ U £ if fa A M M
M U „
►
demoralized, -ised adj.: The workers here seem very demoralized.
&J|[ftXAik#7Aii.T£o de-mor-al-iz-ing, -is-ing adj. ■ the demoralizing effects of
unemployment de-mor-aliza-tion, -isation /di.mDralai'zeiJn; NAmE
-,mo:rala'z-; -,ma:rala'z-/ noun [U] de-mote /.dii’maut; NAmE
-'mout/ verb [VN] [often passive] ~ sb (from sth) (to sth) to move sb to a lower
position or rank, often as a punishment [$£ fyf, f&itfefv ( # ff
A M 53 ) EH3 promote ► de-mo-tion /,dii'mauXn; NAmE
-'moo-/ noun [C, U] dem ot ic /di'nmtik; NAmE
-'mait-/ adj. (formal) used by or typical of
ordinary people ; ilfg [ft; A fkittfl
demotiv-ate /,di:'maotiveit;
NAmE -'moo-/ verb [VN] to make sb feel that it is not worth making an
effort {£A A zft A; : Failure
can demotivate students.
AiSt i & ft 7 X M o ► de-mo-tiv-at-ing adj. de-
mo-tiv-ated adj. de-mo-tiv-ation /.diimauti'veijn; NAmE -mou-/ noun [U] demur /di'm3:(r)/ verb, noun
m verb (-rr-) (formal) to say that you do
not agree with sth or that you refuse to do sth |tTKix.27 #1
[V]
At first she demurred, but then finally agreed. M [also V speech]
a noun fR71 without de'mur (formal) without objecting or
hesitating They accepted
without demur. Ml7, II Hi#iSCo
de mure /di'mjua(r); NAmE
di'mjur/ adj. 1 (of
a woman or a girl A 7) behaving in a way that does not attract attention to
herself or her body; quiet and serious MW #J; ESTH modest: a demure young lady
[ft ££ 35 ic ± 2 suggesting that a
woman or girl is demure ( SOU modest: a
demure smile 0 a demure navy blouse with a
white collar A ► de mure ly
adv.
de-mys-tify /.dii'mistifai/
verb (de
mys-ti fies, de-mys-ti- fy-ing, de-mys-ti fied, de mys-ti fied) [VN] to make sth
easier to understand and less complicated by explaining it in a clear and
simple way BJ £3 %
]#;
A '$5 di Afe If M ►
de-mys-ti-fi-ca-tion /.dii.mistifi'keij'n/
noun [U]
den /den/
noun 1 the hidden home of
some types of wild animal #A; : a
bear’sAion’s den tgUft /
7
ffl A 2 (disapproving) a place where people meet in secret,
especially for some illegal or immoral activity ^ 4, &7 ( ) : a den
of thieves oa drinking/gambling den MM H A;
OHe
thought of
4
(old-fashioned, BrE, informal) a room in a house where a person
can work or study without being disturbed A He
would often retire to his den. fife lift 110 5a
secret place, often made roughly with walls and a roof, where children play (
JLfr[ft ) They made themselves a den in the woods. Mn«#MAllBjt77H, USE! see
BEARD V., LION
de-nation-al-ize (BrE also -ise) /.dii'naejnalaiz/ verb
[VN] to sell a company or an industry so that it is no longer owned by the
government IIITf it ETTCl
privatize riU-3 nationalize ► de nation al iza tion, -isa-tion /,di:,naejnalai'zeijn;
NAmE -la'z-/ noun [U] den drite /'dendrait/ (also den-dron /'dendrnn; NAmE -drain/) noun
(biology X) a short branch at the end of a nerve cell, which receives
signals from other cells
# ) — compare axon ► den-drit-ic /.den'dritik/ adj.:
dendritic cells
den
drol ogy /den'droladsi;
NAmE -drail-/ noun [U] the scientific study of trees A 7 ► den-drolo-gist /den'dml0d3ist; NAmE
-'drail-/ noun dengue /'derjgi/ (also dengue fever, breakbone fever) noun [U] a disease caused
by a virus carried by mosquitoes,
that is found in tropical areas and causes fever and severe pain in the joints ( & ££7#f#
de nial /di’naial/ noun 1 [C] ~ (of sth/that ... ) a statement
that says sth is not true or does not exist i§ iA; X aE : the prisoner’s repeated denials of the charges
against him 0 The terrorists
issued a denial of responsibility
for the attack. iSffiXA 0 an official
denial
that there would be an
election before the end of the year 2 [C, U] (a) ~ of sth a refusal to allow sb to have sth they
have a right to expect f6*, M ^ MU. $'J
) : the denial of basic human rights A$. 3 [U] (psychology >i>) a
refusal to accept that sth
unpleasant or painful is true