des-tin-ation
/.desti'neijn/
noun,
adj. a
noun
a place to which sb/"sth is going or being sent 目 的地；终点：popular holiday
destinations like the 执iham〇5像巴哈马那样深受大众喜爱的度假胜地◊ to arrive
at/reach your destination 到■达目的地◊ Our luggage was checked
all the way through to our final destiimticm.我们的行李一直被托运到最终目的地。
3 0办.〜hotel/store/restaurant, etc. a hotel, store, etc.
that people will make a special trip.to visit 作为目的地 的（旅馆、商店、饭店，）
destination wedding noun a wedding held in an exciting or unusual place in
a foreign country where all the people who travel to the wedding can also have
a holiday/vacation目的地婚礼，旅游结婚（到国外举行的
婚礼：宾客可兼达旅游目的）
des-tined
/'debtind/ 〇办（/b/wfl/) 1 〜for sth | ~ to do sth having a future which
has been decided or planned at an earlier time, especially by fate 预定；注定；（尤
指）命中注定：He was destined /or a
miiitary career, Zifce his/ather be/ore him.他命中注定要步父亲的后尘
'过戎马生涯。◊ We seem destined never to meet.我们似 乎i命中注定无缘相见。2〜for on the way to or
intended for a place 弁往；运往；前往 HTTl bound for： goods ciesti/ied/or Pokmd 运往★兰的货物 des-tiny /'destani/ noun {pi. -ies) 1 [c] what happens to sb or
what will happen to them in the future, especially things that they cannot
change or avoid 命运；天命； 天数：the destinies 〇/ nations 国家的命运◊ He wants to be
in control 〇/his own destiny.他想要掌握自己的命运。
2 [U] the power believed
to control events 主宰事物的力 量；命运之神 BDG3
fate ： I believe there's some
force guiding us—caH ft God, destiny or/ate.我总认为有某种 力f在指引着我们^—叫它上帝也罢，天意也罢，还是
命运也罢。〇 note at luck
des-ti-tute /'destitjuit; NAmE -turt/ adj.
1 without money, food
and tiie other things necessary for life 贫 困的；贫穷的；赤贫的：When he diect
his/amiZy was Ze_/t compteteily destitute.他死■时家里一金如奋。2 the
destitute /?ow/7 [pi.] people who are
destitute 穷人；贫 民 3 ~ of sth yo/mfl/) lacking sth 缺乏；没有；毫无： They seem destitute of
ordinary human feelings.
乎一点人情味都没有。► des.ti.tu.tion /,desti_tju:Jn;
NAmE -'tuijn/ noun
[U] ： homelessness and
destitution 家可归且一无所有
de-stock
/.dii'stok;
NAmE -'stark/ verb [V, VN] {BrE, busi- /?es5
商）to reduce the amount
of goods in a shop/store, the amount of materials kept available for making sth
in a factory, etc.减少存货；&少库存 de-stress /,di: 'stres/ verb [V, VN] to relax
after working hard or experiencing stress; to reduce the amount of stress that
you experience放松；舒缓压力；减少压力： De-stress yourself
with a relaxing bath,
放松一下。
destroy /di'stroi/
verb [VN]
1
to damage sth so badly that it no longer
exists, works, etc.摧毁；毁灭；
破坏：The buiWfng was completely destroyed
by /ire.这栋建筑物被大火彻底焚毁了。◊ 77^’ve
destroyed aH the evidence.他们销毁 了一切证据。◊ Heat graduaHy destroys vitamin C.加热备逐渐破环维生素C。◊ Ybu have destroyed my hopes 〇/ happiness.你毁掉 了我得 到幸福的舍望。◊ _FaiZure was destroying him
making him less and less
confident and happy).失 败渐渐地把他毁了。2 to kill an animal deliberately， usually because it is sick or not wanted (因动物有病— 不再需要而）杀死，消灭，人道毁灭：The injured horse had
to be destroyed.这匹马受了伤，只好送它回老家了。
—see
also soul-destroying des-troy-er /di'stroi0(r)/ noun 1 a small fast ship used
in war，for example to protect
larger ships 涵逐舰
2
a person or thing that
destroys 破坏者；毁灭者： Sugar is the destroyer
〇/healthy teeth.糖可以危害全的 牙齿。
d0-Structi〇n 0tw /di'strAkJn/ noun [U] the act of
destroying sth; the process of being
543 detail
destroyed 摧毁；毁灭；破坏：the destruction .of
the min/orests
对热带雨林的破环◊ weapons 〇/mass destruction 大规模杀伤性義 ^
◊ a tfdaZ wave bringing death and destruction in its vmfce海啸以及随之而来的死亡与
® 0 The central argument
is that capitalism sows the
seeds of its own
destruction (= creates the forces
that _destroy it):主要论点是资本主义播下了自我毁灭的种子。
de-struc-tive /di'strAktiv/ adj. causing destruction or damage引起破环（或毁灭）的；破坏（或毁灭）性的： the destructive power 〇/modem weapons 现代武器的毁 灭性力量◊ the destructive ejects o/aruriefy 焦虑砀政碎 性影响一compare constructive ► de-struc tive-ly adv. de-struc-tive-ness noun [U]
des.ul.tory
/'desaltri; -t3:ri/ going
from one thing to another,
without a definite plan and without enthusiasm漫无_的的；无条理的；随意的：
J
wandered about in a desultory /ashion.我漫无目的地
四处游荡。◊ a desultory conversation漫充边际的谈话
►
des.ul.tor.ily adv.
Det
(Br£)
(in writing) Detective (书写形式）侦 探：Det Jnsp (= Inspector)
Cox 考克斯探长
de.tach /di'taetj/ ve/t 1 〜（sth) (from sth) to remove sth from sth
larger; to become separated from sth 拆卸； (使）分开，脱离：’丨VN] Detach the coupon
and return k as soon as possiWe.., ‘赠券撕下后尽快寄回。◊ One 〇/ the panels had become detached from the main
structure.— 块镶板已从主体结构上脱落。◊ [V] The sfcis
shouW detach 介om the boot i/you/aH.齒是你k倒了，滑雪板就该脱
离靴子。一compare attach(I) 2 [VN]〜yourself (from sb/sth) (formal) to leave or separate
yourself from sb/sth 挣脱；摆脱；离开：She detacfied herself
from his embrace.她挣脱于他的拥抱。◊ (figurative^ I
pied to detach myself from the reality of these terrible events. 我尽力使自己从这些可怕事件的现实中摆脱出来。3 [VN] (technical
to send a group of soldiers, etc. away from the main group, especially to do
special duties 派遣；分遣；分派
de-tach-able /di'taetjabl/ adj. that can be taken off
〇J 拆卸的；可分开的 Sab
removable ： a coat with a detachab〖e hood带有活风帽的外套
de.tached
/di'taetjt/
〇办 1 (of a house 房子）not joined to another
house on either side 单独的；独立的；
不连接的一picture o page
R23 _ compare semi- detached 2
siiowing a lack of feeling 不带藏情的；超 然的；冷漠的 HTH indifferent: She wanted him to stop being so cooZ, so
detached, so cynicaL 她希望他不 再那么冷酷无情，那么无动于衷，那么愤世嫉俗。
3 (approving) not influenced by
other people or by your own feelings客观的；公正的；无偏见的HTTl impar- tial: a detached observer 客观的观秦者 de-tach-ment /di'taetjmant/ noun
1 [U] the state of not being involved in sth in an emotional or personal way 超然；超脱；冷漠：He answered with a/i
afr 〇/ detachment. 他回答 ■带着冷漠的神态。 o She felt a sense of detachment/rom what
was going on•她对眼前发生的_ 感到很超然。PT33 involvement 2 [u] (approving)
the state of not being influenced by other people or by your own feelings 公正；客观；独立：Jn these
issues a degree o/criricaZ
detachment is required.在裁决 这些争议时须要有一定程度的评判公正性。3 [C] a group of
soldiers, ships, etc. sent away from a larger group, especially to do special
duties 分遣队'；支队；特遣小分
队：a detachment o/arriHery 通兵女祆 4 [uj the act of
detaching sth; the process of being detached from sth 拆卸；.分离；备遣：to si(丨5fer detachment 〇/ the retina 视
网膜g落
de-tail Otw /'diiteil; US also di'teil/ noun, verb mnoun
►
FACTS/INFORMATION 事实；信息 1 [C] a small
individual fact or item; a less important fact or item 细微之处；枝
节；琐事：an expedition jpkmned
down to the kwt detaiZ 计划#森的探险◊ He stoo& sriH, absorbing every deta卩 〇/ the street.他一动不动地站着，不放过街上的每一细微之
处。◊ reZZ me
the mai'n points now; Zeave the details riH kiter.现在把要点告诉我，细节留到以后再说。2 [U] the small facts
or features of sth, when you consider them all together 详情；全部细节：This issue wiH be
discussed