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dentistry /'dentistri/ noun [U] 1 the medical
study of the teeth and mouth ft 2 the work of a dentist ft#EA;
ftEl^Xft: preventive dentistry MKrft# dentition /den'tijn/ noun [Li, C] (technical
ft iff) the arrangement or condition of a person’s or animal’s teeth )
dentures /'dentfaz; 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 ft ft; {gft ► denture adj.: denture adhesive ftft!feji$ — compare
FALSE TEETH, PLATE fl.(14)
de-nude /di'njurd; NAmE
di'nuid/ verb [VN] [usually passive] ~ sth (of sth) {formal)
to remove the covering, features, etc. from sth, so that it is exposed fiJX;
®|; ftTX %■. hillsides denuded of trees $L
de nun ci ation /di.nAnsi'eiJn/ noun
[C, U] ~ (of sb/sth) an act of criticizing sb/sth strongly in publicA ft i^t M;
Jr M; is vi: an angry denunciation of the government’s policies o All parties joined in
bitter denunciation of the
terrorists. lSfy;S:ffc±X#o — see also denounce(I)
Denver boot /'denva bu:t; NAmE -var/ noun
{NAmE) = clamp n.
(2)
deny O-w /di'nai/ verb (de-nies, deny-ing,
de nied, de-nied)
1 to say that sth is not true iA; [VN]
to
deny a claim/a charge/an
accusation
AiAX#i& A/4b 0 The spokesman refused
either to confirm or deny the reports. ft;
ftAXf of o 0 There’s
no denying (the fact)
that quicker action could have saved them, fcoJ^iA, in M
fir^rl&—ftftli$C#7 jlfejll W o 0 [V ing] He
denies attempting to murder his wife. 7o
0 [V (that)] She denied (that)
there had been any
cover-up. MBtSto O [VN
that] It can’t be denied
that we need to devote more resources to this problem, ft aT iA, i\]
<& M ft A M 0
2 [VN] to refuse to admit or accept sth jg iA; 4fi W: ^: She denied all knowledge of the incident, fait Ra o
The department denies responsibility for what
occurred.
„ 3-sth(tosb) 1 -
(sb) (sth) {formal) to refuse to allow sb to have sth that
they want or ask for jg£ft; : [VNN, VN]
They
were denied access to the
information. IMlutfflllXif.iAft 1# It M Ifi o 0 Access to the
information was denied to them, lifefaAAi# PJiAAIfft. 0 4 [VN] -
yourself (sth)
(formal) to refuse to let
yourself have sth that you would like to have, especially for moral or
religious
reasons (xmmwMm&mm) vu, ■&», mm
deoch an doris (also doch an dorris) /,dDx an 'dt>ris;
,dnk; NAmE ,da:x an 'doiris;
,da:k/ noun {ScotE, IrishE) a last alcoholic drink, usually whisky, before you leave
() SMV-fti®
de-odor-ant /di'audarant; NAmE di'ou-/ noun
[C, U] a substance that people put on their bodies to prevent or hide
unpleasant smells [$& X fa, H^fa (
H )•: (a) roll-on
deodorant it A; Jl: fa —see also ANTIPERSPIRANT
de-ontic /di'Dntik; NAmE -'a:
&X$
dep. abbr. (in writing) depart(s); departure (
ftft — compare arr.(1)
de-part /di'pait; NAmE
di'pairt/ verb (rather formal) 1 - (for ... ) (from
... ) to leave a place, especially to start a trip ^A-; fcHft ECH arrive: [V]
Flights for
4/lM. 3 ftitjU^iilfto O She
waited until the last of the guests had departed. M • 1: ^ fa H Is—ft A ft 0 0 [VN] {NAmE) The
train departed
M 0 [VN] He departed
his job December 16. fa 7 12 g] 16 0 —see also departure
ITST771 depart this 'life
to die. People say
‘depart this life’ to avoid saying ‘die’. JftAitt, Atit, trifc ( HWifcSf, fa die [WJX ) de part from sth to behave in a way that is different from
usual *£ ft, # ^ ( # M ) : Departing from her usual routine, she took
the bus to work. fa— lx
de part ed /di'paitid; NAmE
-'pairt-/ adj. [only before noun] (formal) 1 dead. People say
‘departed’ to avoid saying ‘dead’. AM, EM ( fa
dead |WJX ) :
your dear departed brother fa 3^ M W t: 2 the departed
noun
{pi. the de-part-ed) the person who has
died AttTf; £$#
department 0-w /di'pcctmant; NAmE
-'pa:rt-/ noun {abbr. Dept)
a section of a large
organization such as a government, business, university, etc. oP;i]; M;
Xh; ^
1$) 14; rP H : the Department of
Trade and Industry X ik IS H If 0 the Treasury Department o a
government/university, etc. department iff nP H , ft 7 ft 7 O the marketing/sales, etc.
department if
]
o the children’s department {= in a large store) JLJiffI rppP 0 the English department — see
alSO POLICE DEPARTMENT,
STATE DEPARTMENT fT»T71 be sb’s department {informal) to be sth that sb is
responsible for or knows a lot about
H ) : Don’t ask me
about it—that’s her department.
de part ment al /.diipait'mentl; NAmE
-pa:rt-/ adj. [only before noun] connected with a department rather than
with the whole organization §PH ; ^/oPEft: a departmental manager nPH^JI
de partment store noun a large shop/store
that is divided into several parts, each part selling a different type of goods
1“IS£70; A'S' JSitliS de part ure 0*w /di'paitja(r); NAmE-'pa:rt-/
noun 1 [C, U] - (from .., ) the act of
leaving a place; an example of this ^ ft ; 3£ © ; & A : His sudden
departure threw the office into
chaos.
A nP H Pg A ^ A M SI o O
Flights should be confirmed 48 hours before departure. 48 /J^047■UI^
iA o 0 They had received no news of him since his departure
from the island. gAMMft&JM/S, fife# # #mMiffed S0 PJJ3 arrival 2 [C] a plane, train, etc. leaving a place
at a particular time ( ftjf^N'laJ ) ft W A 111 ( &A ft# ) : arrivals and
departures SJM ?A o AZZ departures are from Manchester, ft if^ & |£ & fP A M $t # 4 A o 0 the departure lounge/ time/gate mil ( ^7 ) ml ( ^±7 )
P
0 the departures
board M M W M PTJ3 arrival 3 [C] - (from sth) an action that is
different from what is usual or expected WM; ££lx; ilt@: It was a radical departure
from tradition. IA ii A A 17 H 7 f# o o Their
latest single represents a new departure for the band.
iSto IT»T7n see
point n.
de-pend o-w /dl'pend/ verb fl»!7n de'pending on according to M ft'; A7
: Starting salary varies from £26 000 to £30 500, depending on experience.
® if A 26 000 M 30 500 ^ ^ A^^M^o 0 He either
resigned or was sacked, depending on who you talk to. sd
MS!iI7 , that de pends | it
(all)
de1 pends used to say that you are not certain about
sth because other things have to be considered #7 ‘Is he coming?’ ‘That
depends. He may not have the time.’ “«•%? ” “SP^#1f R0 Rf
la] o ” O 1 don’t know if we can help—it all depends.
o i
might not go. It depends
how tired I am. Ac i!
0 ‘Your job sounds fun. ’
‘It depends what you mean by ‘fun’. ’ “
fft 64 7ft nft ^AWft$1 „ ” “ & tlllil ‘ft®’ Hft^#£7o ” o I
shouldn’t be too late. But it depends if the traffic’s bad. A
iSo GZaEQ depend
on/upon sb/sth 1 to
rely on sb/sth and be able to trust them H; fs M: He was the sort of person
you could depend on. ji A A ifc H ft \>1 is ^ A „ o [+ to inf] He knew he could depend upon her
to deal with the