discrepancy /dis'krepansi/ noun (pi. -ies) [C, u] ~ (in sth) | ~ (between A and B) a difference between
two or more things that should be the same A
— Kt: wide discrepancies in
prices quoted for the work Hjj&If^Eftjf'ffr tb A^BA 0 What
are the reasons for the discrepancy between girls’ and boys’ performance in
school?
discrete /di'skriit/
adj.
(formal or technical AiH) independent of
other things of the same type ; 5 A
tm®-, bm separate: The organisms can be
divided into discrete
categories. i£Eft#^0
► dis*crete*ly adv. discrete-ness noun [U] discretion /di'skrejn/ noun [U] 1 the freedom or power
to decide what should be done in a particular situation I It M W § A ; i fr ^ U: /’H leave it up to you to use
your discretion.
pftAAo 0 How much to tell
terminally ill patients is left to the discretion of the doctor. 83
#A ift jpi1f it A
A E A S 2 care
in what you say or
do, in order to keep sth
secret or to avoid causing embarrassment to or difficulty for sb; the quality
of being discreet ilfl; Mi; AtA This is confidential,
but I know that I can rely on your discretion. H #1 , A H $0 il Ifc fM# ft 0 —
compare indiscretion o note at care IT»TC1 at sb’s di scretion according to what sb
decides or wishes to do A^Affilfti&AE-; SI ^ A Eft M iE: Bail is granted at the
discretion of the court. AIA!S/AAE?£Af£
valour
(saying) you should avoid
danger and not take unnecessary risks H-Rgp AH; tMEA^i&AA discre-tionary /di'skrejanari; NAmE -neri/ adj. [usually before noun] (formaf) decided according to
the judgement of a person in authority about what is necessary in each particular
situation; not decided by rules ft A You may be eligible
for a discretionary grant for your university course. i^A
dis crim in ate /di'skrimineit/ verb 1 ~ (between A and
B) | ~ A from B to recognize that
there is a difference between people or things; to show a difference between
people or things E #] ; I# £1] ; E # cnm DIFFERENTIATE, DISTINGUISH : [V] The computer
program was unable to
discriminate between letters and numbers. HiflMJUlJ* A IB 0 [VN]
When do babies learn to discriminate voices? ■HJL'ff A# M1] %? 0 A number of
features discriminate
this species from others.
#E|l]?f^o 2 [V] ~ (against sb) | ~ (in favour of sb) to
treat one person or group worse/better than another in
an unfair way E$ijM'if; JftM; fifi: practices that
discriminate against women and in favour of men Jr fj $5 A Eft ft 0 It is illegal to discriminate
on grounds of
race, sex or religion. 0#^, II
»ftlfto
dis crim in at ing /di'skrimineitir)/ adj. (approving) able to judge the
good quality of sth A Iff3'J A
Eft; ft A Eft
™ discerning : a discriminating audience/customer W^ltA / Mft
discrimination
/di.skrimi'neij'n/ noun 1 [u]
~
(against sb) | ~ (in favour of sb) the practice of
treating sb or a particular group in society less fairly than others E J&I1;
sexual discrimination (= because of sb’s age, race or sex) A#/
#;&£/ ttljl]J$$! 0 discrimination against the elderly tftlAo discrimination in favour of the young J¥ W A $£ A 0 discrimination on the grounds of race,
gender, or sexual orientation g0 ft
ft E £'] ft" I# — see also positive discrimination 2 [u] (approving) the ability to judge
what is good, true, etc. iR j]ij A ; Iff £i] A ; & A ettci discernment : He
showed great discrimination in his choice of friends. ftfeft
3 (formal) [U, C] the ability to
recognize a difference between one thing and another; a difference that is
recognized E AU; IS M
; Iff tA : to learn discrimination between
right and wrong ft Aftlff IMP 0 fine discriminations E#1]
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discrim in atory /di'skriminatari; NAmE di'skrimina-
to:ri/ adj. unfair; treating sb or one group of people worse than others
dis cur sive /dis'k3isiv; NAmE -'k3irs-/ adj.
(of a style of writing or speaking Affile P AAftftA) moving from one point to
another without any strict structure
Hilt
Eft; ^ M Eft; A H Pf Eft: the
discursive style of the novel
dis cus /'diskas/ noun 1 [C]
a heavy flat round object thrown in a sporting event ) 2 the
discus [sing.] the event or
sport of throwing a discus as far as possible
dis cuss Ot* /di'skAs/ verb 1
~ sth (with sb)
to
talk about sth with sb, especially in order to decide sth i&i&i [VN]
Have you
discussed the problem with
anyone?
IS®, ? o I’m not prepared to
discuss this on the phone.
0 [V wh-] We need to discuss when
we should go. $ fl'J fr ^ it • r T ff ^
ft'f fg Al ^ o 0 [V -ing] We briefly discussed buying a second car. ]#.
[aisovN-ingicma you cannot say ‘discuss
about sth’: I
discussed about my problem with my parents. Look also at
discussion. At £ discuss about sth 0 A# I discussed about my problem
with my parents. A JE discussion 0 2
to write or talk
about sth in detail,
showing the different ideas and opinions about it # ; iE jiA: [VN] This topic will be
discussed at greater length in
the next chapter. HAM i [also V wh-]
dis-cus-sion CHI /di'skAjn/ noun [U, C]
1 ~
(with sb) (about/on sb/sth) the process of discussing sb/sth; a
conversation about sb/sth if A ; iff : a topic/subject for discussion 0 After
considerable discussion, they
decided to accept our offer. %
m & & & vm & £ m MM o o The
plans
have been under discussion (= being talked about)
for a year now. ATo 0 Discussions
are
still taking place between
the two leaders.
0 We had a discussion with them about the differences
between
methods used in research.
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disdain /dis'dein/ noun, verb
■ noun [U, sing.] ~ (for sb/sth) the feeling that
sb/sth is not good enough to deserve your respect or attention SP M
; M11;
SP ff H771 contempt : to treat sb with disdain SMl^A o a disdain
for the law
mverb (formal) 1 [VN] to think that
sb/sth is not good enough to deserve your respect fpl; Mil; IP A: She
disdained his offer of help. M3UMSP
ff0 2 [V to inf] to refuse to do
sth because you think that you are too important to do it AH ( ) : He
disdained to turn to his son
for advice, fife AH Aft i
JLAitmo
disdainful /dis'demfl/
adj. ~ (of
sb/sth) showing
disdain SPUlft; HT1 contemptuous,
dismissive: She’s always been
disdainful of people who haven’t been to college. M & H Si A® 5P^ A
A0 ►
dis-dain-fuMy /-fali/
adv. dis-ease
tHr /di'ziiz/
noun [U, C]
1
an illness affecting humans, animals or plants, often caused by infection-f^j;
-f^d: heartAiver/kidney, etc. disease flft ^ , If ^ H ^ # '0 health measures to prevent the spread
of disease ®6j5f3£^f£jtEftfRMJtifc
0 an infectious/contagious disease (= one that can be
passed to sb very easily)
not known what causes the
disease. H#^lft^B[IIA^0 0 protection against sexually
transmitted diseases '(4# I# lE^ W MPA O He suffers from a rare blood
disease, fife,#, #AJEEftlfil?l[t^jo o vocabulary notes on pages