been designated a no-smoking area.

E o 0 [VN] Several pupils were designated as having moderate or severe learning difficulties. Jl ft 7 ft ® iA aE ft—^ HE7 I® 5® o 0 a designated nature reserve ae62 § M'&^E 0 designated seats for the elderly Aft ® 2 ~ sb (as) sth to choose or name sb for a particular job or position  Htt ( £Aft7?R ) : [VN]

The director is allowed to designate his/her successor.

0 [VN-N] Who has she designated (as) her deputy? #lift 7 it ft # 621'J7 ? o [VN to inf] the man designated to succeed the president 3 [VN] tojshow sth using a particular mark or sign ft ; ft 7: ; fs : The different types are designated by the letters A, B and C.

Bfq CftBft

madj. /'dezigneit; -net/ [after noun] (formal) chosen to do a job but not yet having officially started it (     )

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the director designate ^A5Jft±ft(ftffii&

.designated 'driver noun (informal) the person who agrees to drive and not drink alcohol when people go to a party, a bar, etc. lt7^7A (       MBE^

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.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 7 ae7E£

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 taS; lift: The district is under consider­ation for designation as a conservation area. ^^ffeEja^A^^Eo 2 [C] a name, title or descrip­tion ft M ft ; ft (ft : Her official designation is Financial Controller. de-sign-er /di'zam0(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 i£ if ft; ft,®.#: a fashion/jewellery, etc. designer          0

an industrial designer Xiki&iflJrF madj. [only before noun] made by a famous designer; expensive and having a famous brand name & Ir ft i£ i+!8i£yf#2; ft ft i£ it® $4 ft 62; ftl$6<1: designer jeans ft jjf        o designer labels i&i+®pq)$ 0 designer water

ft WtAffi 7jc 0 He had a trendy haircut, an earring and designer stubble (= a short beard, grown for two or three days and thought to look fashionable). #,3877"

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de,signer 'baby noun (used especially in newspapers a baby that is bom from 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     i&i+HJL ( ft 32 ft

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de,signer 'drug noun a drug produced artificially, usually one that is illegal AiHHiS desirable /di'zaiarabl/ adj. 1 (formal) ~ (that) ... | ~ (for sb) (to do sth) that you would like to have or do; worth having or doing *jt 1162; ft35t62; {St##]ft62; ###62: (BrE) It is desirable that interest rates should be reduced. J§ftJ&62o o (NAmE) It is desirable

that interest rates be reduced, f 2 7 7 i| J§ nj 3X 62 0 0 highly desirable 7 #7®. o The house has many desir­able features.        A62#,£0 o It is no

longer desirable for adult children to live with their parents. &7ftA3UA5#7M7^ftf±£-&70 0 She chatted for a few minutes about the qualities she considered desirable in a secretary. iAftftiAA

—o Such measures are desirable, if not essential.      W JR 62 „

033 undesirable 2 (of a person A) causing other people to feel sexual desire    tti!62 ► de-sir-

abil-ity /di.zaiara'bilati/ noun [U] (formal) : No one questions the desirability of cheaper fares. $£ftASI£iIS

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de-sire 0"w /di'zaia(r)/ noun, verb m noun 1 [C, U] ~ (for sth) | ~ (to do sth) a strong wish to have or do sth M M; $; M; MM: a strong desire for power        0 enough money to satisfy all your

desires £^62tlA?i£ft0Tft62$;M o She felt an over­whelming desire to return home. #]]§?!3® [s]^62JSi§!)tt fcU j§rfrj0 0 (formal) I have no desire (= I do not want) to discuss the matter further. A^I^iAilt^o 0 (formal) He has expressed a desire to see you. #ft;7i® JJLIiLfto

2                  [U, C] ~ (for sb) a strong wish to have sex with sb fjf

ft ; tfeSfc: She felt a surge of love and desire for him.  , ftA^'lAo 3 [C, usually sing.]

a person or thing that is wished for 31 M 62 A; M M 62 7ft: When she agreed to marry him he felt he had achieved his heart’s desire. ^      ^ jSZ W-tnifcH, # # i!J

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nverb (not used in the progressive tenses 7        7 it ft Bt)

1 (formal) to want sth; to wish for sth MM ; MM\ 3gH: [VN] We all desire health and happiness. ftillfft/li H fi M 74® „ 0 The house had everything you could desire. &j#7#lcff'&ft/ftfto 0 The medicine did not achieve the desired effect. & #      M ® #3     7 <,

0                  [V to inf] Fewer people desire to live in the north of the

country. Sift#Atl^7= [also VN to inf] 2 to be sexually attracted to sb M ( ^A ) UJHI; ft ( 3£A )      [VN] He still desired her. ##^ft#

n*T77l leave a lot, much, something, etc. to be de'sired to be bad or unacceptable ft ft ( sfi,—

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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 H; j® M; #7 : At that point Franco was desirous of prolonging the war. 3$ ft,        i|J] If # M iK

de sist /di'zist; di'sist/ verb [V] - (from sth/from doing sth) (formal) to stop doing sth ft it;        They agreed

to desist from the bombing campaign. #711®I M it AM

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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. ft#; ft 7 cJ;    : He used to be a pilot but now he has a

desk job. fag    Ift0 2a

place where you can get information or be served at an airport, a hotel, etc. (        ) iftifl n , M^r

f=f, I#c7 the check-in desk ( M )

# o the reception desk ^ A # — see also cash desk, front desk 3 an office at a newspaper, television company, etc. that deals with a particular subject ( ft. MAW)  SP, 7, m-. the sports desk

nP — see also city desk, news desk 'desk clerk noun (NAmT) = clerk(4) de-skill /dii'skil/ verb [VN] (technical ftiHj to reduce the amount of skill that is needed to do a particular job ££ ft ( ^7# )       ►de-skill-ing noun [U]

desk-top /'desktop; NAmE -ta:p/ noun 1 the top of a desk #|2a screen on a computer which shows the icons of the programs that can be used ( Mtk# M. 7'® U fill it % tl M £ ) — 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 £        — 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 #® f±JUS,

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deso late adj., verb

madj. /'desalat/ 1 (of a place #ft) empty and without people, making you feel sad or frightened (ft; TitAAfi^ft; Jni;?|C(ft: a bleak and desolate land­scape —         2 very lonely and unhappy JUft

7762; tt^62 BCC1 forlorn ■ verb /’desaleit/ [VN] [usually passive] (literary) to make sb feel sad and without hope