been designated a no‘sm〇fcing area.这楼层■已定为i无烟 区。◊ [VN] SeveraZ
pupiZs were designated as having moderate or severe 〖earning d断cuZties.几名学生被认运
有一定或严重学习困难。◊ a designated
nature reserve指 是的自然保护区◊ designated
seats/or the e〖der(y老人专 ■座■ 2 〜sb (as) sth to choose
or name sb for a particular job or position选定，指派，委任（某人任某职）：[VN] The director is allowed to
designate his/her successor. 主任获准选定自己的继任人。◊ [VN-N] Who has
she designated fas) her deputy?她委任了谁为她的副手? ◊
[VN to inf] the man designated to succeed the
president 被指派接替校长职务的男々3 [VN]
p jhow sth using a particular mark or sign 标明；标尹；指明：rhe different types
are designated by the letters A, B and C. 不同的类型分别用字母A、B和C标明。 madj. /'dezigneit; -nat/
[after noun] {format) chosen to do a joi) but not yet having officially
started it C 已受委派）
尚未上任的；（已当选）尚未就职的：an interview with the
director designate与未到任主任的面谈
designated 'driver noun (informal) the
person who agrees to drive and not drink alcohol when people go to a party, a
bar, etc.指定驾车人（同意去聚4、酒吧等
不冬酒而为他人$车）
designated 'hitter noun
(in
baseball a player who is
named at the start of the game as the person who will hit the ball in place of
the pitcher 指定击球 员L比赛开_始即指定为审球手而非投球手） des-ig-na-tion /.dezig'neijn/ noun {formal) 1 [u] ~ (as sth)
the action of choosing a person or thing for a particular purpose, or of giving
them or it a particular status 选定；指定；委任:uThe district is under
consideration/or designation as a consemirion area. 正在 考虑将 这个A区指定为保护区。2 [C] a name, title or
descrip- tion 名称；_ ;称呼：Her official
designation is
Fimmcia〖 QmtroHer.她的正式职务是财务总监。
de-sign-er /di'zama(r)/
noun, adj.
m noun a person whose job is
to decide how things such as clothes, furniture, tools, etc. will look or work
by making drawings, plans or patterns 设计者；构思者：a /oshion/jeweHe/^, etc.
designer 时装、珠全_设计师◊ an industries
designer 工业设计师
madj. [only before noun] made
by a famous designer; exp+ensive and having a famous brand name 由著名设 计师设计的；标有设计师姓名的；名牌的：designer jeans 名牌牛仔裤◊ designer kibek设计师品牌◊ designer water
名★饮用水◊ He had a
trendy haircut, an earring and designer stubble (=
a short beard, grown for two or three days and thought to look fashionable).他理 了:个
时^的发型，戴着一只耳环，还留着时髦的胡子楂。
de,signer 'baby noun
(used
especially in newspapers 尤用于报章）a baby that is bom
^rom an embryo which was selected
from a number of embryos produced using IVF, for example because the parents
want a baby that can provide cells to treat a brother’s or sister’s medical
condition订制婴儿，设计婴儿（借助体
外受精技术选取胚胎而生出的婴儿，以提供细胞治疗兄弟
姐$的麁）
de,signer 'drug noun a drug produced
artificially, usually one that is illegal 人造毒品 de.sir.able /di.zaiarabl/ c/办 1 (/b/Tna/)〜（that)…| ~ (for sb) (to do
sth) that you would like to have or do; worth having or doing想望的；可取的；值得拥有的；
值得做的：（8r£) Jt is desirabZe
that interest rates shouki be reduced.利‘下调是可取的。is desiraWe that
interest rates be reduced 利卓下调是可取的。◊ higWy desimbZe 非常可取◊ 7?ie house has
many desir- abZefeatures•这“子有许多吸引人的特点。no longer desirable for adult children to live with their parents.孩子长大成人后便不再想与父母住在一起了。◊ She chatted for a few minutes about the qualities
she considered desirable in a secreta/y.她随便谈了谈她认为
一个秘书应有的品质。◊ Such measures are desiraWe not essentia〖.这些措施即使不是必要，也是可取的。
P131] undesirable 2 (of a person A) causing
other people to feel sexual desire 引起性欲的；性感的►de'sir- abil-ity /di.zaiara'bilati/
noun [U] (formal) :
No one que5tions the desirability 〇/cheaper jiires•备;有人质疑票
价下调是件好事。
54t desolate
de-sire Otw /di'zai0(r)/ noun, verb • noun 1 [C, U] ~ (for sth) | ~
(to do sth) a strong wish to have or do sth 愿望；欲望；渴望：a strong desire /or power 强烈的权力欲◊ enough mon^y to saris办■ aH your desires足够的钱来满足你所有的欲望◊ She/dt an overwhelming desire to
return home. 她感到想 回家的 愿望难 以遏制。◊ J have no desire (= I do not want) to
discuss the matter_/iurther•我不想再谈此事。◊ (formal) He has expressed a
desire to see yoiz..他表示想见见你。
2
[U, C]〜（for sb) a strong wish
to have sex with sb 情
欲；肉欲；性欲：She /eZt a surge 〇/ iove
and desire /or him. 生爱意，欲火攻心。3 [C, usually sing.]
a person or thing that
is wished for 想望的人；渴望 的事物：When she agreed to marry him he felt he
had achieved
/iis heart’s desire.当她答应嫁给他和■，他感到
终于得到了自己的心上人。
■
ve/i? (not used in the
progressive tenses 不用于进行时） 1 (/o/vrjfl/) to want
sth; to wish for sth 瘺 M;期金；
想望：[VN] We aiZ desire heaZth and ha即mess.我^门都渴
望健康和奉福。◊ rhe house had everything you couW desire.这房半你要什么有什么。◊ The medicine did not achieve t/ie desired ej^ect•这种药未达到预期效果。
0
[V to inf] Fewer people desire to
live in the north of the country.虫住在这个鹵燊北方的人就更少了。[also VN to inf] 2 to be sexually
attracted to sb 被（某人）吸引.；对 (某人）产生性欲;[VN] He stiH desired her•他儉鉍对M 有欲望。leave a lotr
much, something, etc. to be de_ sired to be bad or unacceptable 还有许多（，或.一 些$)需要改进的地方
de-sir-ous /di'zaiaras/
adj. [not before
noun] ~
(of sth / of doing sth) | ~ (to do sth) (formal) having a wish for sth;
wanting sth渴望；想望；希望：At that point抑抓⑺ was desirous 〇/prolonging the war.那时,__朗哥希望战
争@延续下去。
de.sist '/di'zist; di'sist/
ve/t tv]〜（from sth/from doing
sth) (/bmjfl/) to stop doing sth 停止；结束：7?1印 agreed to desist)irom
the campaign.他们同意停止大规
模轰炸。
desk {>■* /desk/ noun
1
a piece of furniture
like a table, usually with drawers in it，that you sit at to
read, write, work, etc.书桌；~ 字台；办公桌：ffe used to be a pitot
but now he has a ciesfcjob.他曾是飞行员，但现在做办公室工作。2 a place where you
can get information or be served at an airport，a hotel, etc.(机场、旅馆等的）问讯台，服务
台，工作台：the checfc-in desfc (机场 > 验票领取登机卡 处◊ the reception
desk 接待处 _ see also cash desk, front desk 3 an office at a
newspaper, television company, etc. that deals with a particular subject (报 社、电视台等的）办公处，部，室，组：the sports desk 体育部一see also city
desk, news desk
'desk clerk noun (NAm^) = clerk(4) de-skill /dii'skil/ verb [VN] (technical 7|t-i§)
to reduce the amount of skill that is needed to do a particular job 减 低（某工作）的技术要求►de_skilMngA7〇wn [U] desk-top /'desktop; NAmE -ta:p/ noun 1 the
top of a desk 桌面 2 a screen on a
computer which shows the icons of
the programs that can be used 桌面（显示使 用程序图标的计算机屏幕）一picture o page R6
3
= DESKTOP COMPUTER
.desktop com'puter (also desk-top) noun a computer with a
keyboard, screen and main processing unit, that fits on a desk台会计算机；台式电脑一compare laptop, notebook(3)
.desktop 'publishing noun [U] [abbr. DTP) the use of a small computer and a printer to produce a
small book, a magazine, or other printed material 桌面出版，桌上
排版（用微型电脑和打印机进行出版业务）
desoAate
adj.,
verb
■
/_des9lat/ 1 (of
a place 地方）empty and without
people, making you feel sad or frightened 无人居'住 的；荒无人烟的；荒凉的：a Weafc and desotote
Zand- scape —片荒凉 的景么 2 very
lonely and unhappy 孤独 凄凉的；不暴的；忧伤的H33 forlorn
mverb /'desaleit/ [VN] [usually passive] (literary) to make sb feel sad
and without hope逢感到悲惨；摄感到凄凉；使