f: an appointment at the doctor's if     Hi#

3 a person who has received the highest university degree tf ±; a Doctor of Philosophy/Law W#/

± o Doctor Franks (= as a title/form of address)

± 4 (especially NAmE) used as a title or form of address for a dentist ( f) 3fEi IRTil just what the doctor ordered (humorous) exactly what sb wants or needs lEJij’/rffif

■                  verb [VN] 1 to change sth in order to trick sb     $jji|

H771 falsify : He was accused of doctoring the figures.

2 to add sth harmful to food or drink 'ftWWMjMA (    ) +: The wine had

been doctored.  3 (informal)

to remove part of the sex organs of an animal PSIRI ( ^tj #1 )       H771 NEUTER

doctoral /'dnktaral; NAmE 'da:k-/ adj. [only before noun] connected with a doctorate 1$ ± (ft; IfA^fiEft: (BrE) a doctoral thesis M ± # fv ifc X o (NAmE) a doctoral dissertation 1$

doctorate /'doktarat; NAmE 'da:k-/ noun the highest university degree t# ±        : She’s studying for her

doctorate. ±^{&0

doctrinaire /,dDktri'nea(r); NAmE ,da:ktra'ner/ adj. (idisapproving) strictly following a theory in all circumstances, even if there are practical problems or disagreement   flft&il^lft;  J:

a doctrinaire communist — {vHt^iAEft^i^iA^ o doctrinaire attitudes/beliefs/policies AEft&Jt: /

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doctri nal /dDk'trainl; NAmE 'darktranl/ adj. (formal) relating to a doctrine or doctrines He X Eft ; Eft; ± X Eft : the doctrinal position of the English church llj^^Ht^EftHcXiv:^ 0 (disapproving) a rigidly doctrinal approach    ► doctri-nally adv.

doc-trine /'dnktrin; NAmE ‘dark-/ noun 1 [C, U] a belief or set of beliefs held and taught by a Church, a political party, etc. He X; ± X; ^  ; fs ^: the doctrine of

parliamentary sovereignty iX £ ±        ¥ \X o Christian

doctrine SlfHcffcA 2 Doctrine [C] (US) a statement of government policy ( it If it fit ) IE ^ ^ BJ : the Monroe Doctrine H P XX

docu-drama /'dnkjudraima; /Mm£ 'dark-/ noun a film/movie, usually made for television, in which real events are shown in the form of a story

docu ment 0-m noun, verb

mnoun /'dnkjumant; NAmE 'da:k-/ 1 an official paper or book that gives information about sth, or that can be used as evidence or proof of sth jt#; AX', 3tM; iff legal documents t/WXi^ 0 travel documents Mfj iff# 0 Copies of the relevant documents must be filed at court,    0 One of the

documents leaked to the press was a memorandum written by the head of the security police. BIf ^qflsll'r-lft

2 a computer

file that contains text that has a name that identifies it ( if % #1 ) X , X # : Save the document before closing.    — picture o page R6

•                  verb /'dDkjument; NAmE 'da:k-/ [VN] 1 to record the

details of sth     ( #1# ) : Causes of the disease

have been well documented. ;B#^^Eft^l3B^;rcl§-lft iffilo 2 to prove or support sth with documents 7i X fEiff^ (       ) : documented evidence TfX'EEiff BJ] Eft

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docu men tary /.dnkju'mentri; NAmE ,da:k-/ noun, adj.

•                  noun (pi. -ies) a film or a radio or television programme giving facts about sth ZEMBX; hi XT M ( Xffrfl) X g : a television documentary about/on the future of nuclear power

■                  adj. [only before noun] 1 consisting of documents X #

6iJ;    &£# ( &XM )    documentary

evidence/sources/material 4$ ffi iff MXM

2 giving a record of or report on the facts about sth, especially by using pictures, recordings, etc. of people involved iE^Eft; £BXEft: a documentary film about the war *7«$^lft£^tf

docu men ta tion /,dnkjumen'teiJ1 n; NAmE ,da:k-/ noun [U] 1 the documents that are required for sth, or that

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give evidence or proof of sth X Hr M 44; iff Bfj X #:

I couldn’t enter the country because I didn’t have all the necessary documentation. A f! A*lM 0Xl ffc iff X #

AXUro 2 the act of recording sth in a document; the state of being recorded in a document X#iESS; X$K iB^; B ^: the documentation of an agreement i^iX. Eft

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'document case noun a soft flat case without a handle, usually made from leather, plastic, etc., and used for holding and carrying documents X ^; X

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docu-soap /'dDkjusaup; NAmE 'darkjusoup/ noun (BrF) a television programme about the lives of real people, presented as entertainment £E X IE % Hfl; iEXXIXtXX 4f g — see also soap opera

DOD /.di: au 'di:; NAmE ou/ abbr. Department of Defense (the government department in the US that is respon­sible for defence) ( Ms ) HIKfoP dod dering /'dDdariq; NAmE 'da:d-/ (BrE also dod-dery /'dodari; NAmE 'daid-/) adj. weak, slow and not able to walk in a steady way, especially because you are old

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doddle /'dudl; NAmE 'da:dl/ noun [sing.] (BrE, informal) a task or an activity that is very easy    £3771

cinch : The first year of the course was an absolute doddle.        0 The machine is a

doddle to set up and use.

do deca gon /dau'dekagan; NAmE dou'-/ noun (geometry JIM) a flat shape with twelve straight sides and twelve angles

do-deca-he-dron /.daudeka'hiidran; -'hed-; NAmE ,dou-/ noun (geometry /l|5])a solid figure with twelve flat sides

dodecaphonic /.daudeka'fnmk; NAmE .doudeke- ’faimk/ (also 'twelve-note, ’twelve-tone) adj. (music ilr) used to describe a system of music which uses the twelve notes in the scale equally rather than using a particular key +“■Eft dodge /dnd3; NAmE da:d3/ verb, noun m verb 1 to move quickly and suddenly to one side in order to avoid sb/sth |X]ffF; $&JF; [VN] He ran

across the road, dodging the traffic. giU M Sj o 0 [V, usually + adv./prep.] The girl dodged behind a tree to hide from the other children.

2 to avoid doing sth, espe­cially in a dishonest way ( A 4b A M $ iff ) Bit: [VN] He dodged his military service. ^ # jk AMp B ^ TII ^ ES;0 0 [V -ing] She tried to dodge paying her taxes.

mnoun a clever and dishonest trick, played in order to avoid sth Mimtm; BMiJlit; iSAittftffi: a tax dodge Bl&felS 0 When it comes to getting off work, he knows all the dodges.      f'J if (R B., i&ft M

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dodge-ball /'dDd3bo:l; NAmE 'da:d3-/ noun [U] (NAmE) a game in which teams of players form circles and try to hit other teams with a large ball        ,       ( #

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dodgem /'dnd3am; NAmE 'da:d3am/ noun (BrE) 1 the dodgems [pi.] a ride at a funfair in which people drive small electric cars around a track, trying to chase and hit the other cars        The kids wanted to go

on the dodgems.     2 (als° 'dodgem

car) (also 'bumper car NAmE, BrE) one of the small electric cars that you drive in the dodgems   ;

dodger /'dnd3a(r); NAmE 'da:d3-/ noun (informal) a person who dishonestly avoids doing sth BB#; 0 #; l&iS:#: tax dodgers Blft# o a crackdown on fare dodgers on trains       —see also

DRAFT DODGER

dodgy /'dnd3i; NAmE 'da:d3i/ adj. (BrE, informal) 1 seeming or likely to be dishonest $£#Eft; EliJ; pT H Eft Bud suspicious : He made a lot of money, using some very dodgy methods.      i7

lio o I don’t want to get involved in anything dodgy.

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