disquieting /dis'kwaiatir)/
adj. (formal) causing worry and unhappiness ^AAAW; #Attl&W disquisition /.diskwi'zij’n/ noun (formal) a
long complicated speech or written report on a particular subject
dis re gard /.disri'gaid; NAmE-'gaird/ verb, noun • verb [VN]
to not consider sth; to treat sth as unimportant ASAM; HM HT1 ignore The board completely disregarded my
recommendations. 1! # A A WEtiA O Safety
rules were disregarded. f/ft
MfetiU&WT o
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noun [U]
~ (for/of sb/sth) the act of treating sb/sth as unimportant and not
caring about them/it /ft M til : She shows a total disregard for
other people’s feelings. AJ@5MAWl&£,
dis re pair /,disri'pea(r); NAmE -'per/ noun [U] a
building, road, etc. that is in a state of disrepair has not been taken care of
and is broken or in bad condition AH; ®£l&; The
station quickly fell into disrepair after
it was closed. „
dis rep ut able /dis'repjatabl/ adj. that people
consider
to be dishonest and bad 45FA#?W; A45#W; A^t^
W:
She spent the evening with her disreputable brother Stefan.
0
a disreputable area of the city ^M^IBSrCJ&Wi&A E22 respectable — compare reputable dis re pute /,disrfpju:t/
noun [U] the fact that sb/sth loses the respect of other people #; A 45 r :
The players’ behaviour on the field is likely to bring
the game into disrepute. njf
dis res pect /.disri'spekt/ noun [U, c] - (for/to
sb/sth) a lack of respect for sb/sth A^$C; AA; $£ H: disrespect for the
law/the dead IIHA#; Xf^EAWAIft 0 No disrespect intended, sir. It was
just a joke. A A, Af^lo ►
disrespectful/fl/
adj. ~ (to sb/sth) dis-res-pect-ful ly /-fali/ oc/v. disrobe /dis'raub; iV/mf -’roub/ verb (formal or humorous)
to take off your or sb else’s clothes; to take off clothes worn for an official
ceremony lift A ( ^A ) WAM; JlftAM; JftiSf ( ^
behind the screen to
disrobe.
[also VN]
dis rupt /dis’rApt/ verb [VN] to make it difficult for
sth to continue in the normal way ffc SL; A ; fT SL : Demonstrators
succeeded in disrupting the meeting.
o Bus services will
be disrupted tomorrow because of the bridge closure. H SA^^lhil^fM^^uiHlo ► disruption
/dis’rApJn/
noun [U, C] : We aim to help you move house
with minimum disruption to yourself, f|1 W m jl W
o disruptions to rail
services -0 The strike caused serious
disruptions. SIjaJ&TrfiWtlSL dis rup-tive /dis'rAptrv/ adj. causing problems,
noise, etc. so that sth cannot continue normally 31^2/lSLW; ffcSLft W;
l&A'fet W: She had a disruptive influence on the rest of the class. W#
diss = dis
dis sat is fac tion /.dis.saetis'faekjn/ noun [u] ~ (with/at sb/sth) a feeling that you are
not pleased and satisfied A'fete; A'[ft; A $117
Many people have expressed their dissatisfaction with the arrangement.
£J#A$to EGQ SATISFACTION dis sat isfied /dis'saetisfaid; di'saet-/ adj. ~ (with
sb/sth) not happy or satisfied with sb/sth ( Xt -
) A$SW; A itiAW; A?iEW: dissatisfied customers AitWMA o If you are
dissatisfied with our service, please write to the
manager. -MAMo ESQ
satisfied — compare unsatisfied dis-sect /di'sekt; dai-/ verb
[VN] 1 to cut up a dead
person, animal or plant in order to study it H ffij ( A sffij)) 2 to
study sth closely and/or discuss it in great detail fHffl ®F ; iNH if lfe; M
#f: Her latest novel was dissected by the critics.
— rMAft # 7 iNffl r!J #r o 3 to divide sth into
smaller
pieces, areas, etc.
#7"4Hfi/Mjte: The city is dissected by a network of old canals.
#J
5f A o ► dis-sec-tion
/di'sekjn;
dai-/ noun [U, C]: anatomical dissection zfi ( ) % A t? n!j
0 Your enjoy
ment of a novel can suffer
from too much analysis and dissection. M - U A ift M £
W M #r "T M & til
A M A W
m,
dissem ble /di'sembl/ verb (formal) to hide your real
feelings or intentions, often by pretending to have different ones jfc3g, WSffc
( ) : [V] She
was a very honest person
who was incapable of dissembling. A^lMlo
[also VN]
dis sem in ate /di'semmeit/ verb [VN] (formal) to spread
information, knowledge, etc. so that it reaches many people it A, #81 (-fit A, ) : Their findings
have been widely
disseminated. fiMH
►
dissemin-ation /di.semi'neijn/ noun
[U] dis sen sion /di'senjn/ noun
[U] (formal) disagreement between people or within a group ( Mi14.)
iffy; A ^0: dissension
within the government |A| §[5
dis sent /di'sent/ noun, verb
• noun 1
[U] the fact of having or expressing opinions that are different from those
that are officially accepted (v^^AW ) A’P'jft'JSL. political/religious
dissent P ± 2 [C] (NAmE)
a judge’s statement
giving reasons why he or she disagrees with a decision made by the other judges
in a court case ( ) #i8f,
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verb [V] ~ (from sth) (formal) to have or express
opinions that are different from those that are officially accepted ( XtA AjSJaL ) A pi17 Only two ministers
dissented from the official
view.
K AMfi oP AA'g' AE# . A PiW M & o ► dis sent ing adj.: dissenting
groups/ voices/views/opinion # A11M JE W @3 W; H.Xt W r; AIWIMA;
dis sent er /di'senta(r)/ noun a person who does not
agree with opinions that are officially or generally accepted ( Xf#AI^
dis ser ta tion /.disa'teijn; NAmE -sar't-/ noun ~ (on sth) a long piece of writing on a particular subject, especially
one written for a university degree AHHifeA; fy
dis ser vice /dis's3:vis; di's3:-; NAmE -'S3:rv-/ noun [sing.] IT»TB1 do sb a dis'service to do sth that harms
sb and the opinion that other people have of them M W; ifi
dissi dent /'disidant/ noun a person who strongly
disagrees with and criticizes their government, especially in a country where
this kind of action is dangerous j#A[W]► dis-si-dence/'disidans/ noun [U] dis si dent adj.
dis simi lar /dTsimila(r)/ adj. ~ (from/to sb/sth) not the same A“#W; A®W; AffifKlW: These wines are not dissimilar (= are similar). j&^ltj^}lSliPIIAs£o G322 similar ► dis simi lar ity /.dismu'laerati/ noun [C, U] dis simu late /di'simjuleit/ verb [VN, V] formal) to hide your real
feelings or intentions, often by pretending to have different ones «£# ( )
EKEI
dissemble ► dis-simu-la-tion /di.simju'leifn/ noun [U] dissipate /'disipeit/ verb formal) 1 to
gradually become or make sth become weaker until it disappears ('# ) A A; IKifc:
[v] Eventually, his anger dissi
pated. # W 1?S M 7 A B. 7 o O [VN] Her laughter soon dissipated
the tension in the air. M W ^ A A A Pfc 7
o 2 [VN] to waste sth,
such as time or money, especially by not planning the best way of using it jf
s, mm (n®. ) boesquander
dissipated /'disipeitid/
adj.
(disapproving) enjoying activities that are harmful such as drinking
too much alcohol
dissipation /.disi'peijn/
noun [U] formal) 1 the process of
disappearing or of making sth disappear m tfc; the dissipation of energy in the form of heat
2 the act of wasting money or spending
money until there is none left Jt; /flit: