den-tis-try /'dentistri/ noun [U] 1 the medical
study of the teeth and mouth 牙科 2 the work of a dentist 牙科医术；牙E的工作.：preventive dentistry预防牙科 den-ti-tion /den'tijn/ noun [ll, C] {technical 7|t i§) the
arrangement or condition of a person’s or animal’s teeth齿系（人或动物的牙列或牙齿状况> den-tures /'dentjaz; NAmE -tjarz/ noun [pi] artificial teeth
on a thin piece of plastic (= a plate),
worn by sb who no longer has’ all their own teeth 托牙；假■牙 ► den-ture adj. ： denture arihesi’ve 托牙粘胶一compare FALSE TEETH, PLATE n.( 14)
de-nude /di'njurd; NAmE di'nuid/ verb [VN] [usually passive] 〜sth (of sth) (/brmfl/) to remove 仕^ covering，features, etc. from sth，. so
that it is exposed 剥光；使裸露；使光
秃：hiHsides denuded 〇/trees光秀秀没有树的山坡
de.nun.ci.ation
/di.nAnsi'eiJn/
now/? [C，U]〜一(of sb/sth) an act of
criticizing sb/sth strongly in public'公'开谨 责；斥责；指责：an angry demmcfarion 〇/ the government’s poHcfes 愤怒谴责政府的政策 ◊ AH parries joined i‘n bi‘tterdemmcfarionb/the
terromts•所有党派同仇敌汽地
痛斥恐怖主义者。一 see also denounce(1)__
Denver boot /'denva bu:t; NAmE -var/ noun [NAmE) =clamp n.(2)
deny Otw /di'nai/ verb (de-nies, deny-ing,
de-nied, de.nied)
1
to say that sth is not true 否 i又；否定：[VN] to deny a dairn/a
charge/an accusation 否认某种说法 /指 控 /指责The spokesman
re_/izsed either to confirm or deny the reports.发言人对那些报道不置可否。◊ There’s no denying (the. fact) that quicker action could
have saved them.无可否认，如果行动快一点，本来是救得了
他们的。◊ [V -ing] He denies attempting
to murder his 他否认企图谋杀妻子。◊ [V (that)] She
denied (thatj there had been any cover-up.她否认有任何隐瞒。$ [VN that] It
can't be denied that we need to devote more resources to this proWem..无可否认，我们必须投入更多
的资源来解决这个问题。2 [VN]
to refuse to admit or accept sth 拒备承认；拒绝接受：She dem’edaHfcnow-
Zedge 0/the incident.她矢口否认知晓此事的任何情况。◊ The
department denies responsibility for what occurred. 这个部门拒绝为所发生的事承担责任。3 ~ sth (to sb) I ~
(sb) {sth} (formal) to refuse to allow sb
to have sth that they want or ask for 拒绝；拒绝给予：[VNN, VN^They were
denied access to the fn/ormation.他们试图取得这个 情报被拒。.◊
Access to t/ie in/ormation was defied to them•秘们无法得到这个情报。4 [VN]〜yourself (sth) (formal) to refuse to let yourself have sth that
you would like to have, especially for moral or religious reasons (尤因^德或宗教原因）节制，克制，戒绝
deoch
an doris (also
doch
an dorris) /,dDx
an 'dDris; ,dr>k; ,da:x an ,da:k/-
/low/? (Scoff, /r/s/7f) a
last alcoholic drink,
usually whisky, before you leave (临别前的）最后^杯酒
de-odorant /di'audarant; NAmE
di'ou-/ noun [C, U] a substance that people put on their
bodies to prevent or hide unpleasant smells除臭剂，解臭剂（用于消除体
臭）,：■■；⑻ roZZ-on
deodorant 滚搽式除臭剂一see also
ANTIPERSPIRANT
de*ontic /di'Dntik; NAmE -'a:
dep. abbr. (in writing) depart(s); departure (书写形 式）离开，出发.一comparearr.(1) de-part /di'pait; NAmE di'pairt/ verb (rather formal) 1 ~ (for ... ) (from ... ) to leave a place,
especially to start a trip 秦开；离去；起程；出发 EH3 arrive : [V]
FZights/or
车在下午6点15分离开了阿姆利则。2 to leave
your job 离职:_ [V] the
debarring president 行将卸任的总 裁◊ [VN] He
departed hisjob December 16.也于 12
月 16
日离职。一see also departure IHTOi depart this 'life
tG die. People say
‘depart this life’ to avoid saying ‘die’. 离开人世,去世，亡故（委婉说法，与die同义> de'part from sth to behave in a way
that is ■different from usual 违反_，背离（常规）：Departing from her usual routine, she took
the bus to work. S 常态乘公共汽车上班了。
de-part-ed /di'paitid;
NAmE -'pa:rt-/ adj. [only before noun] (format) 1 dead.
People say 'departed' to avoid saying ‘dead’•去世的，已故的（委婉说法，与dead同义）：
your
dear departed brother 你挚爱的亡兒 2 the_ departed ./7〇wn (/?/. the de-part.ed) the person who has
died去世者；t故者
de-part-ment /di'paitmant; NAmE -'pairt-/ noun
{abbr. Dept)
a section of a large
organization such as a government, business，university, etc•部;旬;局；处；系；（医院
的）科；部门：the Department 〇/ Trade
and Industry '工业.食易署◊负e Treasury. Departmem■财政部◊ a govemment/university, etc.
department p|5 H , 大学学系等◊ the
marfceting/saZes, etc. department 营 销、等部门◊ the chi Wren’s
department (= in a large store)儿童用品部'◊
the department 英语系一see
also POLICE DEPARTMENT,
STATE DEPARTMENT be
sb^ department (informal) to be sth that sb is
respon- sible for or knows a _lot about某人的职责范围（或知识 范围）：Don’t ask me dbout it—that’s.her
department. 这事别向我——那是她的职责范围。
de-part-mental /.diipart'mentl; NAmE -pairt-/ adj.
[only before noun] connected with a department rather than with the whole
organization 部门的；分部的：a depart- mental manager
de'partment store noun a large shop/store
that is divided into several parts, each part selling a different type of goods亩货公ft;夫百货商店
de-part-ure Ot* /di'pa:tj8(r); NAmE
-'pairt-/ noun 1 [C，U]〜（from the act of
leaving a place; an example of this 离弁.；.起程；出发：.JFfis sudden d印arture threw the
oj^ice into chaos•也的突然离去使这 个部门陷入一片混乱。...◊ lights
s/iouW be con/inned 48 hours be/ore departure.航班应在起飞前48小时予以确
认。◊ rhcy had received no news 〇/ him
since his departure介om the iskmd.自从他离开这座岛后，他们再
没得到过他的消息。PTin arrival
2 [C] a plane, train, etc. leaving a place, at a particular time ■(益特定时间.:） 离开的飞机（壶火车等）：arrivak and departures ij站 和离站班次◊ AH departures are介om Manchester.所有 离站班次都从曼彻斯特出发。◊ the departure 〖oun^e/ time/gate候机（或车 > 室；离站时间；登机（或上车） q ◊ the departures board 离站时刻牌 PTJS3 arrival 3 [C]〜（from sth) an action that is different from what is usual or
expected 背离；违反；逾越：was iz radfcaZ departure介om tradition•这众根奉上违背T*传统。◊ Their
latest single represents a new departure for the band.他们最新出版的单曲唱片体现了这支乐队的新尝
试。H»T?il see point n.
de-pend CHt /dl'pend/ verb
de’pending on according to 视乎’；决定于.： Starting salary varies
from £26 000 to £30 500, depending cm experience.起薪为 26 000 至 30
500 英镑 .不等，.依个人—验而定。’◊执、either resigned or was
sacied, depending on who you taWc to,他或是辞职了，或 是被辞退了，这要看你跟谁讲1% thatde'pendslit
(all) de'pends used to say that you are not certain about sth because
other things have to be considered 那得看情况：它 he
coming?’ That depends, ffe may not have the time/ “他来吗？” “那要看情况。他不一定有
时间。.〇 I
don't know if we can help—it all depends. 我不知道我们能不能帮上忙，一切都得看情况而定。
might not go. Jt depends how tired J am.我不一定去。这
要看我累不累。◊ Your job
sounds _/im. ’ ‘Jt depends what you mean by “你的工作听起来很有乐趣。”“这
就要看你说的£乐趣’是什么意思了。” ◊IshouWn’tbe 'too late. But: it depends if
the traffic’s bad.我应该不夸太
迟。不过这取决于交通是否拥挤了。rUTTW depend
on/upon sb/sth 1 to rely on sb/sth and
be able to trust them 依靠；■信赖：He was the sort 〇/person you couW depend on.彳ik这个人你是可以信赖A。◊[+ to inf] He
knew he could depend upon her to deal with the