'dirty bomb noun a bomb which contains radioactive material

.dirty old 'man noun {informal) an older man whose interest in sex or in sexually attractive young people is considered to be offensive or not natural for sb of his age

.dirty 'trick noun 1 [usually pi] dishonest, secret and often illegal activity by a political group or other organ­ization that is intended to harm the reputation or success of an opponent     a dirty

tricks campaign          2 an unpleasant

and dishonest act     A; A: What a dirty trick

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.dirty week'end noun (BrE, humorous) a weekend spent away with a sexual partner, often in secret A'(A#{aPf

dis (also diss) /dis/ verb (-ss-) [VN] (informal, especially NAmLi) to show a lack of respect for sb, especially by saying insulting things to them 3# AM, jfh ( X&M

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dis- /dis/ prefix (in adjectives, adverbs, nouns and verbs , M'JtaJ,        not; the opposite of

A; A; ffiA: dishonest AMl£ 0 disagreeably A

A iHife O disadvantage Af'J^rM 0 disappear 'AA: dis abil ity /.disa'bilati/ noun {pi. -ies) 1 [C] a physical or mental condition that means you cannot use a part of your body completely or easily, or that you cannot learn easily (      ) 3&PS, P^5f: a physical/mental

disability 4 M PS ; A J! ^ 5# 0 people with severe learning disabilities         IWftiA 2 [U] the state

of not being able to use a part of your body completely or easily; the state of not being able to learn easily ( fk X&fePB, mm: He qualifies for help on the grounds of disability. ftfeS t&fiHM.Bflo o note at disabled disable /dis'eibl/ verb [VN] 1 to injure or affect sb permanently so that, for example, they cannot walk or cannot use a part of their body     A; {&'{%$> :

He was disabled in a car accident.     To 0

a disabling condition A Sc2 to make sth unable to work so that it cannot be used $1A

n&MThe burglars gained entry to the building after disabling the alarm.

WHICH WORD?

disabled * handicapped

■                  Disabled is the most generally accepted term to refer to people with a permanent illness or injury that makes it difficult for them to use part of their body completely or easily. Handicapped is slightly old-fashioned and many people now think it is offensive. People also now prefer to use the word disability rather than handicap. The expression disabled people is often preferred to the disabled because it sounds more personal. * disabled l-Hf

mmXmfikK. handicapped A

Ho&Jfj disability ifn # handicap0 disabled people It the disabled        %&%%%%&Attft,

m Disabled and disability can be used with other words to talk about a mental condition. * disabled disability  mentally

disabled AHi ASfePS o learning disabilities ^53

■                  If somebody’s ability to hear, speak or see has been damaged but not destroyed completely, they have impaired hearing/speech/sight (or vision). They can be described as visually/hearing impaired or partially sighted. DjfA>

impaired hearing/speech/sight ( §& vision ) A/A        visually/hearing

impaired ( ffiA / BJf  partially sighted ( $ji

A ) : The museum has special facilities for blind and partially sighted visitors.

dis abled 0-w /dis'eibld/ adj.

1 unable to use a part of your body completely or easily because of a physical condition, illness, injury, etc.; unable to learn easily ^At£A W;          ; Af£

A : physically/mentally disabled A £ (ft; A

0 severely disabled   0 He was bom

disabled.  0 facilities for disabled people

5% Ajilffi     2 the disabled noun [pi.] people who

are disabled A;    caring for the sick, elderly

and disabled

dis able merit /dis'eiblmant/ noun [U] {formal) the state of being disabled or the process of becoming disabled #5 M ; ifj %.; A A A : The insurance policy covers sudden death or disablement.

dis abuse /.disa'bjuiz/ verb [VN] ~ sb (of sth) {format) to tell sb that what they think is true is, in fact, not true

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disad van tage Ot* /,dis0d'va:ntid3; NAmE -'vaen-/ noun [C, U]

~ (of sth) | ~ (to sth) something that causes problems and tends to stop sb/sth from succeeding or making progress AAHi^&h: aserious/severe/ considerable disadvantage        0

One major disadvantage of the area is the lack of public transport. ETifeE^J —AA®

M o 0 There are disadvantages to the plan. ETi+ $j A it ^ T f'] H f o o What’s the main disadvantage?

A       #! ■& ? 0 1 was at a disadvantage

compared to the younger members of the team.

o The fact that he

didn’t speak a foreign language put him at a distinct disadvantage. A A iW to fA &t~T BJ & W A %\M{v 0

■                  I hope my lack of experience won’t be to my disadvan­tage. 0 The advantages

of the scheme far outweighed the disadvantages. E 4" it $J #J ffcv&iZBiZS0E 7 *!&.A o o Many children in the class suffered severe social and economic disadvantage.

[»Iin advantage ► dis ad van tage verb [VN] dis ad van taged /,dis0d'va:ntid3d; NAmE -'vaen-/ 1 adj. not having the things, such as education, or enough money, that people need in order to succeed in life %t&ifeivA# deprived: disadvan­taged groups/children A $T IMt ^ (ft ft / ® A 0 a severely disadvantaged area ® H itk E advan­taged o note at poor 2 the disadvantaged noun [pi.] people who are disadvantaged TMtt^ dis ad van ta geous /,disaedvaen'teid30s/ adj. ~ (to/for sb) {formal) causing sb to be in a worse situation compared to other people A M W; A ill W : The deal will not be disadvantageous to your company. E^^cJI Az^tFAKjAt'Jo EEn advantageous dis af fect ed /.disa'fektid/ adj. no longer satisfied with your situation, organization, belief etc. and therefore not loyal to it A #1 fill: Some disaffected members left to form a new party.

►                 dis af fec tion /.disa'fekjn/ noun [U]: There are signs of growing disaffection amongst voters. E K A tB M 0

disaffili ate /.disa'filieit/ verb [V, VN] ~ (sth) (from sth) to end the link between a group, a company, or an organization and a larger one ( {<£ ) Ift ^) ii flS : The local club has disaffiliated from the National Athletic Association.

►                 dis affili ation /.disafili'eijn/ noun [U]

dis-af-forest /.disa'fnrist; NAmE -‘fair-; -'fair-/ verb [VN]

= DEFOREST

dis-agree o-w /.disa'gri:/ verb

■                  [V] ~ (with sb) (about/on/over sth) if two people disagree or one person disagrees with another about sth, they have a different opinion about it A M; I#

A M M JaL ; A : Even friends disagree sometimes, gp AAWtfeA^J^p <> He disagreed with his parents on most things. IteAitSC^'lf    JEA —o O

Some people disagree with this argument. A®AAI^^