concerns about the dissipation
of the country^ wealth 挥霍国家财富的忧虑 3
(f//sflppraw>?g) behaviour which is enjoyable but has a harmful effect on
you 放荡；纵情
遂欲
dis-so-ci-ate /di'sauXieit; -'saus-;
NAmE -'sou-/ verb [VN] 1 (also dis-as-so-ci-ate) ~ yourself/sb from
sb/sth to say
or
do sth to show that you are not connected with or do not support sb/sth; to
make it clear that sth is not connected with a particular plan, action, etc.否认同… 有关系；声明不支持；表明乂界:：份tried to dissociate 力*om the party’s more
extreme views•他极力表明 自己并不赞成该党较为偏激的观点。◊ They were
determined to dissociate the MV_/h)m any agreement to
fmpose sanctions•他们决心阻止联合国同意实施制裁。2〜sb/sth (from sth) {formal) to
think of two people or things as separate and not connected with each other 把….分开
(或看作是无关联的）：She tried to
dissociate the two events in her mind.她试图从思想上将这两件事分开。 EH3 associate ► dis.so.ci.ation /di.sauJTeiJn; -,s9us-; NAmE -,sou-/ noun [U]
dis-sol-ute /'disaluit/ adj. {formal, disapproving) enjoying immoral
activities and not caring about behaving in a morally acceptable way放纵的；放荡的；道德沦丧的
dis-sol-ution
/.disalurjii/
noun [u] ~ (of sth) 1 the act of officially ending a marriage, a
business agreement, or a parliament (婚姻关系的）_除；（商业协议的）终止； (议会的）解散 2 the
process in which sth gradually disappears 消失；消亡：the dissolution of
barriers of doss and race h级和种族隔阂的消除3 the act of breaking
up an organization, etc.解体；瓦解；分裂 dis-S〇lve Otw
/di'zDiv;
NAmE -'za:lv/ verb 1 [V]〜（in sth) (of a solid 固体）to mix with a liquid
and become part of it 溶解：Salt dissolves in water.盐溶于 水。◊ Heat genriy untii the sugar dissoives.慢慢加热;i； 鈾糖溶解为止。2 [VN] ~ sth (in sth)
to make a solid become part of a liquid 使（固体）_解：JDissoZve the tob/et in water.把药片溶于水中。3 [VN] to officially
end a marriage, business agreement or parliament 解除 (婚姻关系 > ;终止（商业协诀 ;解散（议会丨：T7ieir marriage was dissoZveci in 1999•他们于 1999 年解除了婚
姻关系。◊ 77ie eZection
was announced andparZiament was dissoived.宣布选举后V议会;解散了。4to disap- to make sth
disappear 消(儉）_失，消散：[V] the ambulance
had gone, the crowd dissolved.
车离开后人群便散了。◊ [VN] Ms cdm
response disserved her cmger.他平静的回答化解了她的怒气。5 [V]〜into
laughter, tears, etc. to suddenly start laughing, crying, etc•禁不1住（矣起来或哭起来务）：When the teacher foofced up, the
eftiidren dissolved i/ito giggZes.教师抬头看 时，孩子们不禁格格笑起来。◊ Every rime she heard his name, she dissolved mto tears.每当卩片到他的名字时，她
都禁不住泪流满面。6〜（sth) (away) to remove
or destroy sth, especially by a chemical process; to be destroyed in this way (以化学手段）除去，分散； (被）破坏：[VN] a new
detergent that dissolves stains §r S 去污Si剂◊ [V] AH the
origfnd ca丨cium had dissoZvecf away.所有原始钙都被破环了。
dis-son-ance /'disanans/ noun
1 [C, U] {music a combination of musical notes that do not sound
pleasant together 不协和和弦 consonance 2 [U] (/br/rn?/) lack
of agreement 不和谐；不协调；不一致
> dis-son-ant /'dissnent/ adj. ： dissonant
voices/notes 刺耳的声音；不协和音符
dis-suade /di'sweid/ verb
[VN] - sb (from sth/from doing sth) to persuade sb not to do sth h (某人）勿做（某
事 知阻：J tried to dissuade
him 介om giving up his
扣b.我劝过他，让他不要放弃自己的工作。◊:They were going to set 〇方 in
the/og, but were dissuaded.他们原打
算在雾中出发，但被劝阻了。
dis-taff
/'distaif;
NAmE 'distaef/ noun a stick that was used in the past for holding
wool when it was spun by hand (旧时手工纺纱用的）纺纱杆，绕线杆on the distaff side {old-fashioned) on the womans side of
the family母系的
dis-tal /'distl/ adj.
[anatomy M) located away from the centre of the. body
or at the far end of sth 远端的；末梢 的：the distd end 〇/ the
tibia 胫骨远端
is-tance CH* /'distans/ noun,
verb
■
noun 1 [C, U] the amount
of space between two places or things 距离；间距：a short/Iong distance 短 /
长距 离◊ the distance
qjp the earth介om the sun 太阳到地&的
M离◊ a distance 〇/200 fci7ometres * 200 公里的距論◊ What’s the
distance between
3 [sing.] a point
that is a particular amount of space away from sth else 远方；远处：Vou沿 never
get the baZZ m介om that distance.杯&不可能从那么远的地方把球
投进去。4 [C,
usually sing.，U] a
difference or lack of a connection between two things (两事物之间的 >
_ '差异，无关:TTie distance between fashion and art remains
as great as ever.时尚与艺术之阁的差别之大依然
如故。◊ 77ie
government is fceen to put some distance between itself and
these events (= show that there is no connection between them).政舍急于想表示自己与这些
事件无关。◊(&£) is, by some
distance (= by a great amount), the funniest character in the show, 显然是这个节目中最有趣的人物。5 [U，C] a situation in which there is a lack of
friendly feelings or of a close relationship between two people or groups of
people 冷 淡；疏远：The coldness and
distance in her voice took me by surprise.她话语中透出的冷淡和疏远使我感到意
夕卜。at/from a distance from a place or time
tfiat is not near; from far away 离一段距离；从远处；遥
远地；久远地：She had loved him at a
distance for years.她-经暗恋了他好多年。go the (full)
'distance to
continue playing in a competition or sports contest until the end (比赛）打完全场，赛满全局：iVobody thought he
would last 15 rounds, but he went the full distance.谁都以为他坚持不到15个,回合，可是他却打完
了全场〇 in/into the
’distance far
away but still able to be seen or heard 在远处；在远方：We saw Zights fn the
distance.我们看到了远灯光。◊ A〖ice stood staring into
the distance.艾丽斯站着凝视远方。keep sb at a
'distance to
refuse to be friendly with sb; to not let sb be friendly towards you 对…冷淡；同…疏远； 与…保持一定距离 keep
your ’distance (from sb/sth) 1 to make sure you are
not too near sb/sth (与….）保 持距离 2
to avoid getting too friendly or involved with a person, group, etc.疏远；.避免（与…）亲近；避免介
入：She was warned to keep
her distance from Charles if she didn’t want to get hurt.有人告诫她说，如果不想受到 伤害，就与査尔斯离得远一点。一more at shouting,
SPIT V., STRIKE V.
■
verb [VN] ~ yourself/sb/sth (from sb/sth) to become, or to make
sb/sth become, less involved or connected with sb/sth 拉开距离；与…疏远：When he retired, he
tried to distance him5e^_/irom poHrics.退休后，他便尽量使自己
置身于政治之夕^。◊ ft’s not
always ea^y/or nurses to distance themseives emorionaHy•对护士来也，使自己不
动感情并非总是很容易。
'distance learning noun [u] a system of education in which people study at home
with the help of special Internet sites and television and radio programmes,
and send or email work to their teachers 远程学习
dis-tant /'distant/
adj. 1 far away in space or
time 遥远的；远处的；久远的：the distant sound 〇/music
远处的音乐声◊ distant
stars/yanets遥远的恒;i； /行星 〇 The
time we spent together is now a distant memory. 我们一起度过的时光现已成为久远的记忆。
The airport was about 20 kilometres distant.
20
公里远的地方。〇a star 30 000 〖ight years distant 介om the Earth离地球3万光年远的一颗恒星◊ (f/；gt/raf/Ve) Peace was just a distant
hope (= not very likely), ^