大学英语四级/cet4词汇带英文注释(二十三)

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　　deplore
        　　[(1) to regret strongly; (2) to express sadness]
        　　The United Nations deplored the latest violence in the Middle East. (1)
        　　The President deplored the deaths in the ship explosion. (2)
        　　deploy
        　　[to move forces or weapons into positions for action]
        　　The general deployed his forces along the border.
        　　depression
        　　[(1) severe unhappiness; (2) a period of reduced business and economic
activity during which many people lose their jobs]
        　　The doctor gave her medicine for her depression. (1)
        　　The latest economic depression in the United States happened a long time
ago. (2)
        　　describe
        　　[(1) to give a word picture of something; (2) to give details of
something]
        　　The young man described his home in the desert. (1)
        　　The report described how the problem developed. (2)
        　　desert
        　　[a dry area of land]
        　　Survival is difficult in the hot, dry desert.
        　　design
        　　[to plan or create plans for]
        　　An architect designed my new home.
        　　desire
        　　[(1) to want very much; (2) to wish for]
        　　After traveling for two weeks, Jim very much desired a meal cooked at home.
(1)
        　　If you could have anything you wanted, what would you desire? (2)
        　　destroy
        　　[(1) to break into pieces; (2) to end the existence of]
        　　The earthquake destroyed many houses. (1)
        　　His actions destroyed any trust between them. (2)
        　　detail
        　　[(1) a small part of something; (2) a small piece of information]
        　　Lisa decided every detail of her wedding. (1)
        　　I want to hear every detail of your story. (2)
        　　develop
        　　[(1) to grow; (2) to create; (3) to experience progress]
        　　He is developing into a fine young man. (1)
        　　The professor developed a new way to teach English. (2)
        　　The country needed many years to develop an industrial economy. (3)
        　　device
        　　[a piece of equipment made for a special purpose]
        　　The microwave cooker is a device I use every day.
        　　dictator
        　　[a ruler with complete power]
        　　The people of Yugoslavia forced the dictator from power.
        　　die
        　　[(1) to become dead; (2) to stop living; (3) to end]
        　　If you touch that wire you will die. (1)
        　　The river died slowly as pollution increased. (2)
        　　All hope died when the prison gate closed.(3)
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