situation with other people ( A fa ft ft

B,    &&

detumes cence /.dirtjui'mesns; NAmE -tu:-/ noun [U] (formal) a gradual reduction in swelling, especially in a penis that was in a state of sexual excitement ( A ft PH ) MJW1, 111$ ► de-tumes-cent/,di:tju:'mesnt; NAmE -tu:-/ aft.

deuce /dju:s; NAmE du:s/ noun 1 [u, C] (in tennis pw]$c) the situation when both players have 40 as a score, after which one player must win two points one after the other in order to win the game Ha A A ft 2 [C] (NAmE) a playing card with two pips on it t&fk: the deuce of clubs H 3 the deuce [sing.] (<old-fashioned, informal) used in questions to show that you are annoyed (        BiM ) IDI,

What the deuce is he doing? f1fefij/i;ftftft'&?

deuced /djuist; NAmE also du:st/ adj. [only before noun] {old use) used for emphasizing feelings, especially anger, disappointment, or surprise (   Ait,

) A#(ft, ®ft£ft: The man’s a deuced fool!

► deuced adv. : It’s deuced

awkward.

deur me kaar /.djaima'kaift); NAmE ,dj3irm-/ adj. (SAfrE, informal) in a confused state 'MSL^J; j3fe^(ft

deus ex machina /.deius eks 'maekma/ noun [sing.] {literary) an unexpected power or event that saves a situation that seems without hope, especially in a play or novel (

deu terium /djui'tiariam; NAmE -'tir-; NAmE also du:'t-/ noun [U] (symb D) {chemistry ffc) an isotope (= a different form) of hydrogen with twice the mass of the usual isotope Jf^ (       )

Deutsch mark /'doitjmaik; NAmE -ma:rk/ (also mark) noun {abbr. DM) the former unit of money in Germany (replaced in 2002 by the euro)          ( II1! 1^ Ff5 #.

ft, ft 2002  )

de value /.dii'vaelju:/ verb 1 [V, VN] ~ (sth) (against sth) (finance M) to reduce the value of the money of one country when it is exchanged for the money of another country ( f^rfi ) PHa revalue 2 [VN] to give a lower value to sth, making it seem less important than it really is |2£ {& • • • (ft ft {&;     Work in the home is

often ignored and devalued.

► de valu ation /.dii.vaelju'eijn/ noun [C, U]: There has been a further small devaluation against the dollar. AH

Devanagari /.derva'naigari; ,dev-/ noun [U] the alphabet used to write Sanskrit, Hindi and some other Indian languages     ( ftft&ft, ®

devastate /'devasteit/ verb [VN] 1 to completely destroy a place or an area f®§£; !£A: The

bomb devastated much of the old part of the city.

IB$c(ft—Aftilfeft „ 2 [often passive] to make sb feel very shocked and sad f£Misi;

mm

dev-astated /'devasteitid/ adj. extremely upset and shocked mw,   His family

is absolutely devastated. flfe(ft—ItfigiJf&AMIsio

devastat ing /'devasteitirj/ adj. 1 causing a lot of damage and destruction H771

disastrous : a devastating explosion/fire/cyclone Aft^ftfllft/ A A / pRo Oil spills are having a devas­tating effect on coral reefs in the ocean. M$JlM!!W#§£Att!^!i|n]o o He received devastating injuries in the accident. flfeft&lft^j^^fijgr^^i^ 0 It will be a devastating blow to the local community if the factory closes.          JfeJIiKUJlfR

A14 fill tT$o 2 extremely shocking to a person 4" AM It (ft; 3IA(ft: the devastating news that her father was dead         Aff^S 3 impressive and powerful

&A£phis devas­tating performance in the 100 metres fife ft 100 ft (ft 1t A H M 0 Her smile was devastating. ^ (ft 4" A M #J o 0 a devastating attack on the President’s economic record

► devastatingly adv. •. a devastatingly handsome man

dev as ta tion /.deva'steijn/ noun [U] great destruction or damage, especially over a wide area ( A ft A ffi fR (ft ) HI A,     W-SS: The bomb caused widespread

devastation.

de velop Ow /di'velap/ verb

►                 GROW BIGGER/STRONGER : ftft 1 ~ (sth) (from sth)

(into sth) to gradually grow or become bigger, more advanced, stronger, etc.; to make sth do this (          ) jsft

ft, XM, ft A: [V] The child is developing normally.

WlH#o o The place has rapidly developed from a small fishing community into a thriving tourist resort.

0 [VN] She developed the company from nothing. M ft

►                 NEW IDEA/PRODUCT ft JS ft / A m 2 [VN] to think of or produce a new idea, product, etc. and make it successful ft A ; fiff rfrj : The company develops and markets new software. &^£^]ftitftf81tft$;#o o note at make

►                 DISEASE/PROBLEM ft ft : ftf] gg 3 to begin to have sth such as a disease or a problem; to start to affect sb/sth

b (m);  (ra®); imm) (\'m)

ft^p^nIrI : [VN] Her son developed asthma when he was two.         0 The car developed

engine trouble and we had to stop. 'H ft A rfl #1 f±5 7 Wi

*, M]RMF&o [also v]

►                 HAPPEN/CHANGE Aft; ^ft 4 [V] to start to happen or

change, especially in a bad way ( Aleft^oInlft^JA ® ) ^1, $ft: A crisis was rapidly developing in the Gulf.    0 We need more time to see

how things develop before we take action,

►                 BECOME BETTER ^ jg ft 5 to start to have a skill,

ability, quality, etc. that becomes better and stronger; to become better and stronger/jn ?S; 1#®; XW: [VN] He’s developed a real flair for management, fife ft If M ft ffi B ££   % fit ft — M o 0 [V] Their relationship has

developed over a number of years.      it 0 M

wm0

►                 BUILD HOUSES ft 6 [VN] to build new houses, factories, etc. on an area of land, especially land that was not being used effectively before Hit; ft ft: The site is being developed by a French company, lift fife IE ^

►                 IDEA/STORY       1f 7 [VN] to make an idea, a story,

etc. clearer by explaining it further # ^ i$J 'A ; BJ Pin elaborate on : She develops the theme more fully in her later books.

ft®o

►                 PHOTOGRAPHS 0$ ft 8 [VN] to treat film which has been

used to take photographs with chemicals so that the pictures can be seen ) &&;          l+?5fe ( IK

ft ) : I had the film developed yesterday. fSflfcAJfi'JK#

de veloped /di'velapt/ adj. 1 (of a country, society, etc. MM. ft A #) having many industries and a compli­cated economic system ftj£l$; j^ftft^^J: financial aid to less developed countries 0

The average citizen in the developed world uses over 155kg of paper per year.

itISii 155 Xffo —compare underdeveloped 2 in an advanced state 5fc jffi (ft ; JA (ft : children with highly developed problem-solving skills

(ft®ft — see also well developed

de-vel-op-er /di'velapa(r)/ noun 1 [C] a person or company that buys land or buildings in order to build new houses, shops/stores, etc., or to improve the old ones, and makes a profit from doing this ( ft Hfe ft ) ftftiSj, ftft&TO: property developers ftitfeftftftjlfi 2 [C] a person or a company that designs and creates new products ( HfftpR^J ) ftft#, iF$!]^: a software developer $C#ftft A^ 3 [U] a chemical substance that is used for developing photographs from a film II ft'J;

de vel op ing /di'velapirj/ adj. [only before noun] (of a country, society, etc. MM. ftA^) poor, and trying to make its industry and economic system more advanced