des-tin-ation /.desti'neijn/ noun, adj. m noun a place to which
sb/sth is going or being sent @ Wft; i%r M. : popular holiday
destinations like the
arrive at/reach your
destination 3\ jA i
2 adj. ~ hotel/store/restaurant, etc. a hotel, store, etc.
that people will make a special trip to visit ft ft @ £$
W ( IfcfiL )
desti nation 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 MmttiM ( fij
MfL,
des tined /'destind/ adj. (formal) 1 - for sth | ~ to do sth having a future which
has been decided or planned at an earlier time, especially by fate MS; }EEae; ( ft ts ) Ofr S & S: He was
destined for a military career, like his father before him. 41
& ^ Sc ^ 1$ M 47 M^5,4So 0 We
seem destined never to meet.
7- ji ^ S ft Mb IS JSL o 2 ~ for on the way to or
intended for a place ft ft; Mft; gy ft ETTC1 bound for: goods destined for
:
the destinies of nations H M W'rp is 0 He wants to be in control
of his own destiny. i
2 [U] the power believed to control events it; isSM Baa fate: I believe there’s some force guiding us—call it God,
destiny or fate.
xm&mxM&m, aji
c> note at luck
destitute /‘destitjuit; NAmE -tu:t/ adj. 1 without money, food
and the other things necessary for life ft iil$; ftfftfJ; Mfttft: When he died, his
family was left completely destitute, fife M
M — ft ft „ 2 the
destitute noun [pi.] people who are
destitute 'ft X ; ft; K 3 ~ of sth (formal) lacking sth 5L; ; Mft\
They seem destitute of ordinary human feelings. HU ¥ — & A
'if & ft o ► des ti tu-tion /.desti'tjuijn; NAmE -'tuijn/ noun [U]: homelessness and
destitution ft
mmBK-ftm
de-stock /.dii'stuk; NAmE -'stark/ verb [V, VN] (BrE, business i§0 to reduce the
amount of goods in a shop/store, the amount of materials kept available for
making sth in a factory, etc.
de-stress
/,di:
'stres/ verb [V, VN] to relax
after working hard or experiencing stress; to reduce the amount of stress that
you experience 0iS.ft.ft; :
De-stress yourself with a relaxing bath,
tMo
des-troy 0-w /di'stroi/
verb [VN]
1
to damage sth so badly
that it no longer exists,
works, etc. g£A;
:
The building was completely destroyed by fire. &HKi^tl$AA$n&3£^7o 0 They’ve destroyed all the
evidence. a
0 Heat gradually
destroys vitamin C. CQ o You
have destroyed my hopes of
happiness. ifc'fStW-T $cl# fij ^ H 0 o Failure was
slowly destroying him
(= making him less and less confident and happy). A IE
ffe Wl 7 o 2
to kill an animal deliberately, usually because it is sick or not wanted ( fSzbV'jftjftiZ fBA, Ail§£A: The injured horse had
to be destroyed. £'£0^^£7o
— see also soul-destroying
des-troy-er
/di'stroia(r)/
noun 1 a small fast ship used
in war, for example to protect larger ships M&M
2
a person or thing that
destroys if # ; §& A # : Sugar is the destroyer
of healthy teeth.
5m o
de struc tion (Hr
/di'strAkJn/
noun [U] the act of
destroying sth; the process of being
destroyed % ; 1$ A ; if
: the destruction of the rainforests o
weapons of mass destruc
tion A MII ^ 1714
7 f£ 0 a tidal wave bringing death and destruction in its wake if
o The central argument is that capitalism sows the seeds of its own
destruction (= creates the forces
that destroy it).
destructive /di'strAktrv/
adj. causing destruction or damage 3IMSW ( i&lSA ) W; W ( ii5t§&A
) the destructive power of modem weapons AffeAM 0 the destructive
effects of anxiety M it if ftW-vfa — compare constructive ► de-struc-tive-ly adv. de-struc-tive-ness noun [U]
des ul tory /'desaltri; NAmE -toiri/ adj. (formal) going from one thing
to another, without a definite plan and without enthusiasm
I wandered about in a desultory fashion. IS ft @ itfe 0 ^tfc. ffl o o a desultory conversation it ft
ii ^
► des-ul-tor-ily adv.
Det
abbr. (6r£) (in writing) Detective ( A
A ) M U: Det Imp (= Inspector) Cox
de tach /di'taetf/ verb 1 ~ (sth) (from sth) to remove sth from sth
larger; to become separated from sth ftl;
( ) ft ft, :
[VN] Detach the coupon and return it
as soon as possible. 0 One of the
panels had become detached
from the main structure. — o [V] The
skis should detach from the boot if you fall. ^ Ji ft #J 7, it Wl
E W. Jlfe
^Kt:7o — compare attach(I)
2 [VN] ~ yourself (from sb/sth) (formal) to leave or separate
yourself from sb/sth ft J|ft ; M
ft : She detached herself from his
embrace. it#fiftXf|6Si}6o
o (figurative) I tried to detach myself from the reality of these terrible
events.
3[vn]
(technical Ai§) to send a group of soldiers, etc.
away from the main group, especially to do special duties
M;
5Ht; ftM
de tach able /di'taetfabl/ adj. that can be
taken off oj ^ i§P ^ ; Oj ft ft 1$ H77I REMOVABLE: a
coat with a detachable hood
de tached /di'taetjt/ adj. 1 (of a house J^7) not joined
to another house on either side ft
(ft ; ft i ^ ;
7 xl ^ — picture o page R23 — compare semidetached
2 showing a lack of feeling ^; IE
BEC3
indifferent : She wanted him to
stop being so cool, so detached, so cynical. M # M fife ft
m, M'AfcififtM, m&mittmteo
3 (approving) not influenced by
other people or by your own feelings %-Mffj; ^IE; AiEfl^J BZ3 impartial: a detached observer‘gM#,
de tach ment /di'taetjmant/ noun 1 [U] the state of not
being involved in sth in an emotional or personal way MM; MJlft; : He amwered with an air of detachment. 0 She felt a seme of
detachment from what was going on. HU
involvement 2 [u] (approving)
the state of not being influenced by other people or by your own feelings AJE; 147: In judging these
issues a degree of critical
detachment is required,
3 [C] a group
of soldiers, ships, etc.
sent away from a larger group, especially to do special duties j$7A;
[A:
a detachment of artillery ^ A AIA 4 [U] the act of detaching sth;
the process of being detached from sth #FiEP; ftM; ft it: to
suffer detachment of the retina M l«J«
de tail (h» /'dirteil; US
also di'teil/ noun, verb
mnourt
► FACTS/INFORMATION : f7§, 1 [C]
a small individual fact or item; a less important fact or item iW0L~Z.ft; ft 7; : an expedition planned down to the
last detail
o He stood still,
absorbing every detail of
the street,
fdio 0 Tell me the main
points now; leave the details till later. &&&&&&&&, fflUf 2 [U] the
small facts or features of
sth, when you consider them all together #1f; This
issue will be discussed