.dry-'clean
(also
clean)
verb [VN] to clean clothes
using cliemicals instead of water 干洗：This garment must be dry-deemed 这件衣服只可千洗。_〇 note at clean
►,dry-'cleaning noun [U]
,dry-'cleaners noun = cleaner(3)
’dry-cure (of meat or fish 肉或鱼）preserved with dry
salt, rather than with water that contains salt ■千 腌的
,dry 'dock noun [c, u] an area in a port from which the water can be removed,
used for building or repairing ships千船坞
dryer (also drier) /_drai9(r)/ noun (especially in
compounds 尤用于构成复合词)a machine for drying sth 烘干机；脱水说；干磉机：a hairdryer吹风彳A —see
alSO SPIN DRYER, TUMBLE
DRYER •
dry-丨eyed [not before noun] not crying 不哭;…无泪；
哭不出：She remained d/y-eyed
t/iroughcmt the triai.整 个审讯过程中她没掉一滴眼泪。
'dry
farming noun [u] = dry-land farming 'dry goods noun [pi.] 1 (6r£) types of food
that are solid and dry, such as tea, coffee and flour ^ 2 {old- fashioned, NAm£) cloth and things that
are made out of cloth，such as clothes and
sheets 纺织品（如衣服、 被单等）：a dry goods store纺织品商备一compare drapery(3)
.dry.'ice
noun [U] solid carbon dioxide used for keeping food, etc. cold and
producing special effects in the theatre干冰；固态二氧化碳
,dry 1丨and /iow/7 [U] land,
rather than sea 陆地（有别于 海洋）terra firma ： It was a great relief to be bade on dry Zcmd a/ter such
a rough crossing•渡过汹涌 澎湃的大海回到陆地后使人长舒一口气。
'dry-land farming (also 'dry farming) noun [U] [technical a method of farming
in areas where there is very little rain, that involves growing crops that do
not need much water旱作；旱地耕作（法）
dryly = drily
,dry 'milk noun [U] (L/S) = milk powder ,dry-1 roasted adj. cooked in an oven
without adding oil or fat干烤的，干焙的（不加油脂> :d/y-roasted
peanuts千烤祐生
,dry 'rot noun fu] 1 wood that has decayed
and turned to powder (+材）干腐病，干朽 2 any fungus
that causes this decay 千腐菌
,dry 'run noun [usually sing.] a
complete practice of a performance or way of doing sth, before the real one 排 练；演习 EBCl dummy RUN
'dry slope (also 'dry-ski slope) noun a steep slope with a
special surface for practising skiing (练习用）' 人造
滑雪斜坡
dry-stone wall /.draistaun 'wo:l; NAmE -stoun/ noun (8r£) ’dry wall) a stone wall .built
without
mortar (= a substance usually used to hold bricks
or stones together in building) between the stones 千砲
石墙>
dry-suit
/'draisuit;
BrE also -sju:t/ noun a piece of clothing
that fits the whole body closely and keeps water out, worn by people swimming
underwater or sailing潜永衣
'dry wall noun [u] (NAm£) 1 = plasterboard 2 = dry- stone wall
DST
/,di:
es ’ti:/ daylight saving time 夏令时 'D-striicture noun = deep structure DTI /,di: ti: 'ai/ abbr. (in Britain)
Department of Trade and Industry (英国 > 贸易工业部
DTP /,di: ti: 'pi:/ abbr. desktop publishing DTs (fir£) [US D.T/s) /,di: 'ti:z/ noun [pi.] a physical
condition in which people who drink too much alcohol feel their body shaking
and imagine that they are seeing things that are not really there (abbreviation
for ‘delirium tremens’）震颤性谵妄（全写为 delirium tremens )
dual /'djuial; NAmE 'duial/ adj. [only before noun]
having two parts or aspects两部分的；双金的；双的：his dual roie as composer cmd
conductor•他兼任作曲家和指挥的双
重角色◊ She has duaZ narionaZfty (= is a
citizen of two
[619 ducal
different countries).她具有双重国籍。◊ 77ie piece 〇/ furniture serves
a dual purpose as a cupboard and as a tabie.这件家具有两个用途，既作橱柜也作饭桌。一see also DUAL-PURPOSE
o.note at DOUBLE
.dual
'carriageway (firf) {NAmE divided highway)
noun a road with a strip
of land in the middle that divides the lines of traffic moving in opposite
directions (中央有分隔带的）双幅车行道，双向车道
.dual
con'trols noun [pi.] two sets of
instruments for controlling a vehicle or aircraft, so that a teacher, for
example, can take control from the driver (车辆或飞 机的）复式控制装置，复式操纵装置►,dual con'trol adj. ： a
duai-contro! vehi'de有复式操纵装置的汽车
dual-ism /'djuislizam; NAmE 'du:-/ noun [U] 1 {philosophy the theory that there
are two opposite principles in everything, for example good and evil ZlTttfe 2 (formal) the state of having
two. parts 双重性；二元性► dual.ist, dual-ist-ic adj. dual-ist noun
duality /djur'aelati;
NAmE du:-/ noun [U, C] {pi. -ies) (/brnwA tihe state of
having two parts, or aspects 双重
性；二元性
.dual-'purpose
adj. that can be used for
two different purposes 双重目的的；两用的：a dua〖-pu/jpose veWcte {=
for carrying passengers or goods)两角汽车（载客或
载货>
dub /dAb/
verb, noun
mverb (-bb-) 1 [VN-N] to give
sb/sth a particular name, often in a humorous or critical way 把…戏称为；给… 起缚号：The Belgian actor Jean
Claude Van Damme has been dubbed ‘Musdes 介om Brusseis’.比利时演员让•克
劳德•范•达默被戏称为“布鲁塞尔的肌肉”。
2 [VN]〜sth (into sth) to replace the
original speech in a film/movie or television programme with words in another
language为（影片或电视节目）配音；译制：
an
American moWe dubbed mto JtaZian 用意大利语配音 的美国影片一compafe subtitle 3 [VN] (espec/a//y B… to
make a piece of music by mixing sounds from different recordings混声录制，混录（音乐）
■
noun [U] a type of West
Indian music or poetry with a strong beat (西印度群岛的）强节奏音乐，强节拍诗歌
dub-bin
/'dAbin/
noun [U] (6r£) a substance
rubbed into leather to make it softer and more waterproof 皮革 (保护 >
油；皮革保养剂
du-bi-ety /.djui'baiati;
NAmE ,du:-/ noun [U] (formal) the fact of being uncertain 犹豫；怀疑；疑惑
du-bi-〇us /'djuibias; NAmE
'du:-/ adj. 1 [not usually before noun] ~ (about sth)/(about
doing sth) (of a person A) not certain and
slightly suspicious about sth; not knowing whether sth is good or bad 怀疑；..无把握；拿不准 1 BCCl doubtful ： I was rather
dubious about the whole idea. 我对这整个想法持怀疑态度。2 (d/sflpprow>jg) probably not honest可疑的；不可信的；靠不住的；不诚实的
HTTI suspicious ： 77iey I'nciuZged fn some higWy dubious business practices to obtain
their current position in the market.他们采取了些极为可疑的商业手段以取
得目前在市场上的地位。3 that
you cannot be sure about; that is probably not good 不确定的；不一定好
的：77iey consider the pZan to be 〇/ dubious
bene)iit to most /amih'es.他们认为项计划对夫多数家庭不一定有
好处。◊ (/>on/c)
She had the dubi'oi/5 honour 〇/ bei'ng the last
woman to be hanged in
Du-bon-net™
/dui'bonei;
dju:-; NAmE 'bain-/ noun [U, C] a type of
strong red wine which is often mixed with other drinks杜博尼酒（常与其他饮料混合的烈性红葡
萄酒）
ducal /'djuikl; NAmE 'du:kl/ adj. [only before noun] of or belonging to a duke公爵的；公氣领地的