A» 0‘Who won?’‘I did.’ “ifeMT? ” “$lMTo ” 0 ‘I love peaches. ’ ‘So do
B^0 ” 0 T don’t want to go back.’ ‘Neither do
I.’ “$c; A ” “?cEA$!° ” 4 used when no other auxiliary verb is present, to
emphasize what you are saying (
E7A^M^Jts]N\ m ) : He
does look
tired. o She did
at least write to say
thank you. MM7xE^7fsiIiffo
0 {BrE) Do shut up! fE pJj±! 5 used to
change the order of the subject and verb when an adverb is moved to the front ( gi] M #a^JfN-, )•:
Not only
does she speak Spanish,
she’s also good with computers.
m^VL&TSLmHE3fi£,
®
noun /du:/ {pi. dos or do’s /du:z/)
(BrE, informal) a party; a social event }± 3c W ^; It 3c. 55 : Are you having a
big do for your birthday? ft A S £ B ^ ^ ?
ITifl/l dos and don’ts (also do’s and don’ts) (informal) rules that you should
follow MM'J; : Here
are
some dos and don’ts for
exercise during pregnancy. jXH — more at fair adj.
household jobs: do or make? do
JH
make ?
■ To talk about jobs in the home you
can use such phrases as wash the dishes, clean the kitchen floor, set the
table, etc. In conversation the verb do is often used instead.
wash the dishes ( '/A1S-J4
j , clean the kitchen floor ( Will ) , set the table ( jgW) &
Pi#7
WI do $cft: Let me do the dishes.
o Michael said he would do
the kitchen floor, ffi W !ikfM Kk «, o It’s your turn to
do the table. i] f7jf He If 7 0 Do is often used with
nouns ending -ing. * do -ing
to do the shopping/cleaning/ironing/
vacuuming 117177; it«; 7M7.3I
■The verb make is used especially in the phrase make the beds and when
you are talking about preparing or cooking food. gljiSJ make AI57MA ( make the beds ) , : He
makes a great lasagne, itkM o I’ll
make breakfast while you’re having a shower.
You can also say get, get ready and,
especially in NAmE, fix for preparing meals. ojffl get, get ready ft fix ( Affl7:ltiiAi£ )
Can you get dinner while I put the kids to bed?
7
7 A B§ ifcitft.'tiifm ? o
Sit
down—I’ll fix supper
for you. 7TBE,
do2/d0u; NAmE dovI noun
= doh
— see also do1 do.abbr. ditto |WJ±; IWJfj
do-able /'duiabl/
adj. (informal) 1 [not
usually before noun] able to be done nj jfe; nf ff: It’s
not doable by Friday. it ¥ it M
3l Z M A,7 o — compare feasible 2 (BrE) sexually attractive D.O.B. abbr. date of birth tB7 0$f] dob /dob; NAmE da:b/ verb (-bb-) {BrE, informal) IJiil;If| dob sb in (to sb) for sth/for doing sth to tell sb about sth
that another person has done wrong (5) ( A:
Sue dobbed me in to the teacher.
Dobermann (pinscher) (also Doberman (pinscher)
especially in NAmE) /.daubaman ('pinfa(r)); NAmE
.doubarman/
noun a large dog with
short dark hair, often used for guarding buildings ^10 doc Idok; NAmE da:k/ noun {informal, especially NAmE) a way of addressing
or talking about a doctor (
)
E7, AA
do cent /'dausnt; NAmE 'dou-/ noun {NAmE) 1
a
teacher at some universities who is not a regular member of the department (
A^W ) If W&WWlW
2 a person whose job is
to show tourists around a
museum, etc. and talk to them about it (
ft-)#!*#,
doch an
horse n/f iff 3.7; jna PI (ft ► do-cile-ly /-saili; NAmE -sali/ adv. do cil ity /dau'silati; NAmE dai’s-/ noun
[U] dock /dDk; NAmE da:k/ noun, verb m noun 1 [C] a part of a
port where ships are repaired, or where goods are put onto or taken off them #5
±3; $5 ; 53 A : dock workers A 7 A 0 The ship was in
dock. $5t0;j7— see also dry dock 2 docks [pi.] a group of docks
in a port and the buildings around them that are used for repairing ships,
storing goods, etc.
K 3 [C] {NAmE) = jetty 4 [C] {NAmE) a raised platform
for loading vehicles or trains ( 7j5 f§P ^
#3 (ft ) M p 5 [C] the part of a
court where the person who has been accused of a crime stands or sits during a
trial (
All (ft ) -nJS: He’s been in the dock {= on trial for a crime)
several
times already. #,
6
[U] a wild plant of northern
W±m): dock
leaves
■
verb 1 if a ship docks
or you dock a ship, it sails into a harbour
and stays there ( ) j&ft, M
A15
±3: [V] The ferry is expected
to dock at 6. if 15 M it f£
6 Af?® 53Ao [also VN] 2
if two spacecraft dock, or
are docked, they are joined together in space ( {g 7W A $ la] ) AS: [VN] Next year, a technology
module will be docked on the
space station.
[also V] 3 [VN] ~ sth (from/off sth)
to take away part of sb’s wages, etc. fnfffc ( 5P 77 ) : If you’re late,
your wages will be docked. A jg M7, 0
They’ve docked 15% off
my pay for this week. Aif1fef]'fnf#7!S 15%
4
[VN] {computing if) to connect a computer to a DOCKING STATION A *3 ( ft
J® 17 S f U T
^ ±3 )
EH3 undock 5 [VN]
to cut an animal’s tail short If M ( ifo’tfJ]
WIE
)
dock-er /’dDk9(r); NAmE ’dark-/ noun
a person whose job is moving goods on and off ships 53 AIA Dock-ers™ /’dnkaz; NAmE 'daikarz/ noun
[pi.] a
m
docket/’dnkit; NAmE
'deck-/ noun 1 {business jt[) a document or
label that shows what is in a package, which goods have been delivered, which
jobs have been done, etc. {MW&M,
A©. fiAlfM)^,
2
{NAmE) (also 'docket sheet) a list of cases to be
dealt with in a particular court 77^17 A 3 {NAmE) a list of items to be
discussed at a meeting
'docking
station noun {computing
if) a
device to which a laptop computer
can be connected so that it can be used like a desktop computer ( 7$ifeJ§l&7 )
m±3
dock-land /'dDklaend; NAmE 'da:k-/ noun
[U] (also
docklands
[pi.])
{BrE) the district near docks (= the place where ships are
loaded and unloaded in a port)
KM; 53 A IX :
plans
to further redevelop
dock-side /'doksaid; NAmE 'da:k-/ noun [sing.] the area
around the docks (= the place
where ships are loaded and unloaded) in a port 53A32; 53A4PK; ±312 dock-yard /'dDkjaid; NAmE 'daikjaird/ noun an area with docks (= the place where ships are
loaded and unloaded in a port) and equipment for building and repairing ships W/ '
,Doc 'Martensnoun = Dr Martens doctor 0"w/'dDkt0(r); NAmE 'da:k-/ noun, verb mnoun {abbr. Di) 1 a
person who has been trained in medical science, whose job is to treat people
who are ill/sick or injured [IE 7; A A: You’d better see a
doctor about that cough. 0 Doctor
Staples (= as a title/form of
address) $t # If 7 $r l£ 7 2 the doctor’s a place where a doctor
sees patients