put into the cloth at the
back, so that the knees are usually covered.(印度教男子的）多蒂腰布 dhow /dau/ noun an Arab ship with one
large sail in the shape of a triangle阿拉伯三癌帆船 dhurrie (also durrie) /'dAri/ noun a heavy cotton rug (=small carpet) from
Dl
/,di: 'ai/ abbr. Detective Inspector (a
British police officer of middle rank)探长（英国中级警官）：！>/Ross
di- /dai/ combining form {chemistry it) (in nouns that are names
of chemical compounds 釦成化合物名词）
containing
two atoms or groups of the type mentioned
含有两个原子的；含有两组…物质的：carbon dioxide f氧化碳
dia-betes /,daia'bi:ti:z/ noun [U] a medical condition
caused by a lack of insulin, which makes the patient
produce a lot of urine and feel very thirsty 糖尿病；多
尿症
dia-bet-ic /.daia'betik/ adj., noun
_ 1 having or connected
with diabetes 糖尿病的；患
糖尿病的：She’s diabetic.她患有糖尿病。◊ a diaberic patient糖尿病患者◊ diabetic compHcariorw糖尿病并发 症 2 suitable for or used by sb who has diabetes 适合糖 尿病患者的；专供糖尿病患者吃的：a diabetic diet适合 糖尿病患者的饮食
■
mw/n
a person
who suffers from diabetes 糖尿病患者
dia-bol-ical
/.daia'bDlikl;
NAmE -'bail-/ adj. 1 {informal, <?spec/fl//y
阶E) extremely bad or
annoying 糟糕透顶的； '烦人的；讨厌的 SEJ
terrible: The traffic was diabol- ica〖.女通祅 E糟糕透了。2 (also less frequent dia-bohic /.daia'bDlik; NAmE -bail-/) morally bad and evil;
like a devil道德败坏的；邪恶的；恶魔似的►dia.bo丨.ic.al.ly /-kli/fldv.
dia-chron-ic /.daia'krDmk; NAmE -'krain-/ adj. {technical 术语）relating to the way
sth, especially a .language， has developed over
time (尤指语青祐究）历时的 —compare synchronic
dia-crit-ic
/.daia'kritik/
noun
(linguistics #) a mark such as an accent, placed over,
under or through a letter in some languages, to show that the letter should be
pronounced in a different way from the same letter without a mark变音符，附加符号（置于字母上方、卞方
或穿过字母，表示发音不同，如重音符号）►diacritical /-'kritikl/ adj. ： dfacritfcd
marks 变音符 dia.dem /_daiadem/ /?ow/7 a crown, worn especially as a sign of royal power 王冠；冕
di.aer.esis
(8r£) (L/5 di.er.esis) /dai'erasis/ (p/. di-aer.兮ses， di-er-eses /-si:z/)
noun
{technical the mark placed over a
vowel to show that it is pronounced separately, as in naiVe分音符
diag-nose /'daiagnauz; -'nauz; NAmE .daiag'nous/ verb 〜sb (as/with) (sth) | 〜sth (as sth) to say exactly what an
illness or the cause of a problem is 诊断（疾病）； 判断（问题的原因 >
:[VN] The test is used to diagnose a
variety 〇/diseases.此项化备可用于诊断多种疾病。◊ TTie 出ness was diagnosed as ameer•此.病诊断为癌症。◊ ffe has recentiy been
diagnosed with angina.他最近被诊断
出患有心绞痛。公[VN-N] He was diagnosed
(as) a diabetic when he was 64.彳4 64岁时被诊断患有糖康[also
V， VN-ADJ]
diag-no-sis /.daiag'nausis; NAmE -'nou-/ noun [C, U] (pi. diag no-ses /-si:z/) ~ (of sth) the act of discovering
or identifying the exact cause of an illness or a problem i# 断；（问题原因的）判断：diagnosis 〇/hmg
cancer肺癌 的诊断◊ 77iey are
wafting /or the doctor’s dfagnosis. 沾们正在等待医生的诊断结论。◊ An accurate diagnosis was made ajter a series 〇/ tests.准确的诊断是在一系列
的检查后作出的。
diag-nos-tic /.daiag'nostik; NAmE -'na:s-/ adj., noun madj. [usually
before noun] (technical connected with
identifying sth，especially an illness 诊断的；判断的： to carry out diagnostic assessments/tests 进行诊断性
评估 /奋查◊ spec(/iic
conditions which are diagnostic 〇/ AIDS诊断为艾滋病的具体症状
mnoun
(computing if) 1 (also .diag nostic program) [C] a program used for
identifying a computer fault 诊断程 序（诊断计算机的错误）2 [C] a message
on a compute
549 dialog
box
screen
giving information about a fault 诊断提示{计 算机错误的显示 3 diag'nostics [U] the practice or
methods of diagnosis (= finding out what is
wrong with a person who is ill/sick)诊断；诊断法 di-ag-onal /dai'aeganl/ adj., noun m adj. (of a straight line i
at an angle; joining two opposite sides of sth at an angle 斜线的；对角线的：
diagonal
stripes — picture o line ► di.ag.onal.ly
/-nali/
adv.
： Walk diagonally
across the field to the far comer and then turn 〖ejt•斜i穿过这块地到拐角处，然
后朝左转》
■
a straight line that joins two opposite
sides of sth at an angle; a straight line that is at an angle 对角线；
M线
dia-gram
O-w /'daiagraem/
noun a simple drawing using
lines to explain where sth is, how sth works, etc.简图；图解；图表；示意图：a diagram 〇/ the
wiring system 线路系统图◊ rhe results are
shown in diagram 2.结果显示在表 2 上。► dia- gram-mat-ic /.daiagra'maetik/ adj. dia-gram-mat*ic-al-ly /-kli/ adv.
dial /'daial/ noun, verb
■
noun 1 the face of a clock or
watch, or a similar control on a machine, piece of equipment or vehicle that
shows 5 measurement of time, amount, speed, temperature, etc.表盘；刻度盘；标古盘；仪秦盘：an aZarmdocfc with a
Zuminoiis dfai 夜光闹钟◊ Check the tyre
pressure on the dia〖.检査一T仪袅▲显示的车胎压力。一see also sundial 2 the round control on a
radio, cooker/stove， etc. that you turn in
order to adjust sth, for example to choose a particular station or to choose a
particular temperature (收音机、’、灶等的）调节盘，硿制盘 3 the
round part on some older telephones, with holes for the fingers, that you move
around to call a particular number (‘丨日式电话机的）拨号盘
® verb (-II-, NAmE -I-) to use a telephone
by pushing buttons or turning the dial to call a number 援（电话号 码）：[\/n] He diaHed the number
and waited■他拨号/§ 便等着通话。◊ Did 0033/or France.打电话到法国拨 0033。[also V]
dia-lect
/'daialekt/
noun [C, U] the form of a
language that is spoken in one area with grammar, words and pronunciation that
may be different from other forms of the same language 地方话；土话；方言：the Vorkshire dfaZect 约克郡方言一compare accent, idiolect ► dia-lect-al /.daia'lektl/ adj. dia-le^t-ic /.dais'lektik/ noun [sing.] (also less frequent dia-lect-ics [U]) 1 {philosophy a method of discovering
the truth of ideas by discussion and logical argument and by considering ideas
that are opposed to each other 辩 ij 法 2
(/brmfl/) the way in wriich two aspects of a situation affect each other 对立 _f
一个情况
的两个方面彼此影响）►dia.lect.ic.a_/-kl/fl〇!/. dia.lectical ma'teriaHsm /iowA7 [u] (p/7/7osophy 哲)the
Marxist theory that all change results from opposing social forces, which come
into conflict because of material needs辩证唯物主义（马克思主义理论，认为所
有变化都由相对立的社会力量引起，而对立源于物质需求
产生的冲突）
dia-lect-ology /,dai9lek'tDlad3i; NAmE -'tail-/ noun [u] (//>igw/5f/cs 语言）the study of dialects 方言学；方言研究
► dia-lect-olo-gist noun
dial-ler [NAmE dial-er) /'daiala(r)/ noun a computer program or
piece of equipment which calls telephone numbers automatically自岛拨号程序；自动拨号器
'dialling
code (also
^ode) noun [BrE) the numbers that are
used for a particular town, area or country, in front of an individual
telephone number电话的 > 区号： international dialling
codes S
K ^ — compare area code
'dialling
tone (fir£) {NAmE 'dial tone) noun the sound that you hear
when you pick up a telephone that means you .can make a call (电话的）拨号音 'dialog box (BrE also 'dialogue box) noun a box that appears on a
computer screen asking the user to