devious
548
need to play devil’s
advocate in order to get a discussion going.
de vi ous /'diivias/ adj. 1 behaving in a
dishonest or indirect way, or tricking people, in order to get sth HIS3 DECEITFUL, UNDERHAND
: a
devious politician 7 M ^ (ft Sfc % o He got rich by devious
means. 2 ~ route/
path a route or path that is not straight but has many
changes in direction; not direct if HJlft ( )
; ft ft
£ft ( 113# ) : a devious route from
the airport /hft^lft ftftiS5& ► de-vi-ous-ly adv. de vi ous ness noun [U] de-vise /di'vaiz/ verb [VN] to invent sth new
or a new way of doing sth ; i⁢ M Ifi ETlTl think up : A new system has been
devised to control traffic in the city.
de-voice /,di:‘vois/ verb [VN] {phonetics iftftf) to make a
speech sound, usually a consonant, voiceless
de-void /dTvoid/ adj. ~ of sth completely lacking in
sth Tcfkfk'H; SfeS.: The letter was devoid
of warmth and feeling. X/Bi'ffo
de
vo lu tion /.dirva'luijn;
NAmE ,dev-/ noun [U] the act of giving
power from a central authority or government to an authority or a government in
a local region ( 4*
de-volve /di'vnlv; NAmE -'va:lv/ verb I7T:171 de'volve on/upon sb/sth (formal) 1 if property, money,
etc. devolves
on/upon you, you receive it after sb else dies (Mft, &®%&r ) #3c2ifaduty,
responsibility, etc. devolves on/upon you, it is given to
you by sb at a higher level of authority ( ft
ft
# ) £&•••§:#, 51ft; de'volve sth to/on/upon
sb to give a duty, responsibility, power, etc. to sb who
has less authority than you ( ftIRft, ftft N )
,
51 ft : The central government devolved most
tax-raising powers to the regional authorities. ftA
de-volved /di'vDlvd; NAmE -'vailvd/ adj. if power or
authority is devolved, it has been passed to sb who has less
power B ffc Ift ; . T Jfc fft ; 51 ft (ft : devolved
responsibility Wift 0 a system of devolved
government
de-VOte o-w /di'vaut; NAmE di'vout/ verb L:i;kTi de vote yourself to sb/sth to give most of your
time, energy, attention, etc. to sb/sth ; gtft; ^r j|>:
She
devoted herself to her career. §
B
de'vote sth to sth to give an amount of time, attention, etc.
to sth ft • • • fr] ft -. I could only devote
two hours a day to the work.
xMt.
de-VOted Ow /di'vautid; NAmE -'vout-/ adj.
~ (to sb/sth) having great love for sb/sth and being
loyal to them ^g(ft; &Mlft; They are
devoted to their children. 0 0 a
devoted son/friend/fan #7; £$69###
o note at love ► de-voted-ly adv. devotee /.deva'ti:/ noun ~ (of sb/sth) 1 a person who admires
and is very enthusiastic about sb/sth (
(ft ) #'^#, a devotee of science
fiction f4£frj\
i&Eftft&lM#?# 2a
very religious person who belongs to a particular group M ift A Ifc ft Vk : devotees of
de-vo-tion /di'vaufn; NAmE-‘vou-/ noun ~ (to sb/sth) 1 [u, sing.] great love, care and
support for sb/sth ^ ft; A ^ ; A M : His devotion to his wife
and family is touching. 2 [U, sing.]
the action of spending a
lot of time or energy on sth ^ SR; &M; ETZ71 dedication her devotion to duty M M 0 Her devotion to the
job
left her with very little
free time.
XL
7 W Bpx o 3 devotions
[pi.]
prayers and other religious practices
de vo tion al /di'vaufanl; NAmE -'vou-/ adj. (of music, etc. connected with or used in religious
services
de-vour /di'vaua(r)/ verb [VN] 1 to eat all of
sth quickly, especially because you are very hungry ( X ft 0 tfl, 1$ ffl ) gobble up 2 to read or look
at sth with great interest
and enthusiasm ^ ^ ft 5|c Hfe ft; #P tA f!X $1
lay her hands on: books,
magazines and newspapers, ft
mummw
ft o 3 (formal) to destroy sb/sth ft
&; ft Ri; A FS771 engulf: Flames devoured the house. A Aft ^7 rrrm be devoured by sth to be filled with a
strong emotion that seems to control you ft ft ( 3S
^(fttfil ) : She was devoured by envy and hatred. M
de vout /di'vaut/ adj. (of a person A)
believing strongly in a particular religion and obeying its laws and practices
^ ft (ft ; ft M (ft : a devout Christian/ Muslim ft (ft 31 # $! / # ► de-vout-ly adv. :
a devoutly Catholic
region
^IftAftlfclfti&K <> She devoutly (= very strongly) hoped he was telling
the truth. MM«#Mf«iftJi£1ic,
dew /dju:;
NAmE du:/ noun [U] the very small
drops of water that form on the ground, etc. during the night M;
3?tK : The
grass was wet with early morning dew. /tlilftgfTjcftiflfillWo dew-berry /'dju:
dew-drop /'djurdrap;
NAmE 'du:dra:p/ noun a small drop of dew or
other liquid lift; 7jCJft Dewey decimal classification /,dju:i desiml
klaesifikeij'n; NAmE also ,du:i/ (also 'Dewey system) noun [sing.] an international
system for arranging books in a library )
'dew point noun [sing.] (technical Ain) the temperature at
which air can hold no more water. Below this temperature the water comes out of
the air in the form of drops. A H, ftftiH:
dewy /'dju:i;
NAmE 'du:i/ adj. wet with dew @f
7jc ft M
m ww.m
,dewy-' eyed adj. (disapproving) showing emotion about
sth, perhaps with a few tears in the eyes zftjjilf ; jji
SENTIMENTAL
dex-ter-ity
/dek'sterati/
noun [U] skill in using your
hands or your mind ( # ) RVj, ) WtW,
M tS : You need manual
dexterity to be good at video games, gc 0 mental/verbal
dexterity i&iZ&Vj
dex-ter-ous (also
dex-trous)
/'dekstras/
adj. (formal)
skilful
with your hands; skilfully done M. *5 W ^ ► dex-ter-ous-ly (also dex-trous-ly) adv. dex-trose /'dekstrauz; -aus; NAmE -ouz; -ous/ noun [U] (chemistry ft) a form of glucose (= a type of natural
sugar) mmm, ttmi-wxmm)
DfES
/ ,di: ef i: 'es/ abbr. (in
dhal (also
dal)
/da:l/
noun [U] a S Asian dish made
from lentils or other pulses (=
seeds from certain plants)
(
## )
dhania /'dainia/
noun [u] (EAfrE, IndE, SAfrE) the leaves or seeds of
the coriander plant, used to
flavour food #
#uf, )
dhan-sak /'dAnsaik;
'daensaek/ noun an Indian meat or
vegetable dish cooked with lentils
and coriander
££##*$1*], ( m*# )'
dharma /’daima;
NAmE 'da:r-/ noun [U] (in Indian religion
Ep fk A ffc) truth or law that affects the
whole universe )
dharna
/'d3:na;
-na:; NAmE 'd3:rn-/ noun (IndE) 1 an act of lying flat on
the floor with your face down as an act of worship in a temple ftAitfe^ft )
2
a form of protest in which a group of people refuse to leave a factory, public
place, etc. IIAfrCiZ. dhoti /'dauti; NAmE 'douti/ noun a long piece of cloth
worn by Hindu men. It is sometimes tied round the waist, with the lower part
passed between the legs and