de racin ate /,di:'raesineit/ verb
[VN] (formal) to force sb to leave
the place or situation in which they feel comfortable IMJfM
tifa ► de racin
ated /.dii'raesineitid/
adj. de rail /di'reil/ verb (of
a train A A) to leave the track; to make a train do this ( fv] The train
derailed and plunged into the
river.
A # $fl $4 7
MIo
0 [VN] (figurative) This
latest incident could derail the peace process. ft
►
de rail ment noun [C, U]
de-rail-leur /di'reilj0(r)/ noun (technical
Ain) a type of gear on a bicycle that works by lifting the chain from one gear
wheel to another larger or smaller one f§, $£» ( )
de ranged /di'remd3d/ adj. unable
to behave and think normally, especially because of mental illness W; mentally deranged jf# It SL
0
a deranged attacker # ►
de-range-ment
noun [U] : He seemed to
be on the verge of total derangement.
derby /‘daibi;
NAmE 'd3:rbi/ noun (pi. -ies) 1 (NAmE) = bowler(2) 2 (BrE) a sports competition
between teams from the same area or town ( [WJftfelX#IAl0] ) WW tfcH: a
local derby between the two
i&E'ftWthff
3 a race or sports
competition $£ it U; $■ W ^ H: a motorcycle derby 0
A A H — see also demolition derby 4
Derby used in the name of several horse races which happen
every year % it Bj H ( #jt/M—)
: the Epsom Derby 0 the Kentucky Derby #igS-S/iS de-reference /.dii'refrans/ verb [VN] (computing if) to use a piece of data
to discover where another piece of data is held |a]&3U£; iHj&ifrffi de regu late /,di:'regjuleit/ verb [VN] [often passive] to free a trade, a
business activity, etc. from rules and controls
ECG3
decontrol : deregulated
financial markets M j§l 7 ► de-regu-la-tion /.dii.regju'leijn/
noun [U] deregu-la-tory /.dir'regjalatari; NAmE
-toiri/ adj. [only
before noun]: deregulatory reforms
dere-lict /'deralikt/
adj., noun
•
adj. (especially of land
or buildings 5t#i#l)
not used or cared for and
in bad condition jit j; M # g fill; ®[ 10 W: derelict land/buildings/sites
±*&;
•
noun (formal) a person without a
home, a job or property ftMMB#; derelicts
living on
the streets EEd vagrant
dere-lic-tion /.dera'likjn/
noun (formal) 1 [U] the state of being
derelict MM; # 2; IB 7 : industrial/
urban dereliction lik / $cT|Jo a house in a state of dereliction
$UB 2 [U, sing.] ~ of duty (formal
or law the fact
of deliberately not doing what you ought to do, especially when it is part of
your job 0 7 ; ^ |pN. jhe
police officers were found guilty of serious dereliction of duty. 13E it
mm.
de-ride /di'raid/
verb [VN] [often
passive] ~
sb/sth (as sth) (formal) to treat sb/sth as
ridiculous and not worth considering seriously v® %; It#; ftp H HT?1 mock • His views were derided as old-fashioned. (fa^M IBMiSlW#. [also v
speech] de ri-gueur /,da ri'g3:(r)/ adj.
[not before noun] (from French)
considered necessary if you wish to be accepted socially SURWIft: Evening dress
is de rigueur at the
casino.
de ri sion /di'ri3n/ noun [U] a
strong feeling that sb/sth is ridiculous and not worth considering seriously,
shown by laughing in an unkind way or by making unkind remarks if]%; H$! HT71 scorn Her
speech was greeted with
howls of derision. W
M i# S f i|
o He became an object
of universal derision.
titJ&TikAm&MMMLo
de-ri-sive /di'raisrv/
(also less frequent de-ri-sory) adj. unkind and showing
that you think sb/sth is ridiculous i$] She
gave a short, derisive
laugh. ► de ri
sive ly adv.
de-ri-sory /di'raisari/ adj. (formal) 1 too
small or of too little value to be considered seriously ; At#
|!tfj; PW1 laughable : They offered us
a derisory £10 a week, ftkCljH in Cl 10 At#"6!
f£0 2 = DERISIVE
der-iv-ation /.deri'veijn/
noun [U, C] the origin or development of sth, especially a word ( A#!
is] iff (ft )
&
A > M : a. word of Greek derivation & #
St iff M £ Iftis]
de-riva-tive /di'rrvatrv/
noun, adj.
•
noun a word or thing that
has been developed or
produced from another word or thing
M £ ii]; ffr £ ^ ; I4tl; ffr £ : ‘Happiness’ is a derivative of
‘happy’. * happiness happy lit) ffl: £ is] 0 o Crack
is a
highly potent and addictive
derivative of cocaine. ■]§]$[££
•
adj. (usually disapproving)
copied from sth else; not having new or original ideas
Stj:
a derivative design/style i&^
IJ:i;4Vi de rive from sth | be de'rived from sth
to
come or develop from sth A
• • • ih; ^; AS:
The word ‘politics’ is derived from a Greek word
meaning ‘city’. * politics — isJK
g #jfiriff, M M city 0 de' rive sth from
sth 1
(formal) to get sth from sth ( jA ••• + ) %3\, He derived great pleasure from painting,
fife
2
(technical A ip) to obtain a substance from sth ( Ik
■■■ A ) $|M: The new drug is derived from fish oil.
dermatitis /,d3:ma'taitis;
NAmE ,d3:rm-/ noun [U] (medical IS) a skin condition in
which the skin becomes red, swollen and sore
derma tolo gist /,d3:ma'tDlad3ist; NAmE
,d3:rma‘ta:l-/ noun a doctor who studies and treats skin diseases
derma tol ogy /,d3:m0'tDlad3i; NAmE ,d3:rm0'ta:l-/ noun [U]
the scientific study of skin diseases JK: ^ ^ ►
derma-to-logi-cal /,d3:m0ta'lDd3ikl; NAmE ,d3:rmata- 'la:d3-/ adj.
der-mis /'d3:mis;
NAmE 'd3:r-/ noun [U] (biology £) the skin
the der-nier cri /.deonjei ‘kri:; NAmE .dernjei/ noun
[sing.] (from
French) the latest fashion ft fr ft
Ilf
dero-gate /'deragert/ verb
[VN] (formal) to state that sth or sb is without worth M 'derogate
from sth to ignore a
responsibility or duty dero ga tion Adera'geijn/ noun
[U, C] (formal) 1 an occasion when a
rule or law is allowed to be ignored ( Xt 2 words or actions which show
that sb or sth is considered to have no worth OsStfrA)
de-roga-tory /di'rogatri;
NAmE di'raigatoiri/ adj. showing a critical attitude towards sb PYn insulting: derogatory remarks/comments fgfp
der rick /'derik/ noun 1 a tall machine used
for moving or lifting heavy weights, especially on a ship; a type
Of
CRANE HfgM; (
2 a tall structure over an oil well for holding the drill (= the machine that makes the
hole in the ground for getting the oil out) ( derring-do /.derir) 'du:/ noun
[U] (old-fashioned, humorous) brave actions, like those in adventure
stories ASHf^fA; tA
dervish /■ d3:vij; NAmE
'dairvif/ noun a member of a Muslim religious group whose members make a
promise to stay poor and live without comforts or pleasures. They perform a
fast lively dance as part of their worship.
) : He threw himself
around the stage like a whirling dervish, (fa£ £ ±It ffl,