2018年考研英语大纲焦点辞汇：D
dawn 拂晓，破晓 work from dawn to dark
dazzle (强光等)使眼花，刺眼：He was dazzled by his sudden success.
deceive 诱骗，蒙蔽：deceive oneself
decent 面子的，像样的:She didn’t have a decent dress for the ball.
decline 回绝，回绝：We sent him an invitation but he declined.
decompose 剖析，腐朽，糜烂：decompose a compound into its elements.
dedicate 贡献，把。。。用在(to): The doctor dedicated himself to finding a cure.
deduce 归纳，推论：From her conversation, I deduced that she had a large family.
define 诠释，给。。。下界说: People define him as a genius.
deform(使)变形：Heat deforms plastic.
defy 果然听从，对抗：He was going ahead defying all difficulties.
degenerate 阑珊，蜕化，变坏(into): Her eyesight degenerated with the years.
deliberate 谨慎的，深图远虑的：The government is taking deliberate action to lower prices.
delight 兴奋，高兴：To the teacher’s great delight , all his students passed the examination.
deliver 送达，传递，运输：deliver the mail
demonstrate 论证，证明 ：demonstrate a philosophical principle
denote 透露，是。。。的标记，意义是：A frown often denotes displeasure.
dense 浓密的，麋集的:a dense forest
deposit 寄存： She deposited her bag in the cloakroom.
depress 使懊丧，使低沉：That movie depressed me.
deprive 褫夺，使损失：deprive sb. of his property
derive 获得，获得：He derived his enthusiasm for literature from his father.
descend 下来，降低：Darkness descended too soon.
deserve 应得，值得：The question deserves consideration.
designate 指明，讲明：designate boundaries
desolate 荒凉的，不毛的：desolate land
despise 藐视，藐视：He despises flattery.
detach 装配：They detached their trailer and set up camp.
detain 留住，耽搁：be detained by business.
detect (就地)发现(或人在干好事):detect a student cheating
deteriorate (使)好转,(使)变坏,(使)退步: Relations between the two countries began to
deteriorate.
deviate 背叛，偏偏离：deviate from the rule
devote 将...献给(to):Mary devoted her life to caring for the sick.
diagnose 诊断，判别：The doctor diagnosed the illness as influenza.
dictate 口传，使听写：dictate a letter to a secretary
differentiate 使不一样，使有差异，辨别，差别：differentiate varieties of plants
diffuse 分散(气体，液体等)：The colors of the sunset were diffused across the sky.
diminish 淘汰，减少：His illness diminished his strength.diplomat 内政家，内政官，光滑油滑的人：a career diplomat
discard 抛弃，扬弃：discard an old pair of shoes
discern 看出，察觉出：We could discern from his appearance that he was upset.
disclose 揭破，表示，使公开：disclose information to sb.
discharge 开释：The judge found him not guilty and discharged him.
discount 把(价钱，价格等)打扣头，跌价出卖：The store discounts 3 per cent on all bills paid
when due.
discriminate 差别，辨别：It’s difficult to discriminate between the twin brothers.
disgrace 难看，羞耻：bring disgrace on oneself
disgust 讨厌，恶心：feel disgust for bad odors
disperse 疏散，遣散，散去：Police dispersed the rioters with tear gas
displace 挪动。。。的地位：Many of the inhabitants were displaced by the rising floodwaters
dispose 部署，整理:The stores disposed the jewellery in an attractive display
disregard 不睬会，不顾：Disregard the noise and keep working
distinct 有差别的，不一样的：Three distinct types of people
distort 扭歪，歪曲：a face distorted by (或 with)pain
distract 使转向：be distracted from one’s original purpose
distribute 分派，散发：distribute the prizes among the winners
divorce 仳离，分散，离开：sue for a divorce
dominate 分派，统治：a white dominated society
donate 救济，赠予：They donate to the Red Cross every year.
doom 运气，恶运，劫运：His doom was to be poverty.
doze 打打盹儿，瞌睡儿：The old lady dozed in her armchair.
drain 逐步排去：drain water from a pool
dread 怕，害怕:I dread to think of what may happen.
drift 漂泊，漂浮：The sounds of music drifted up to us.
dubious 惹起怀疑的，不明确的：a dubious reply
due 欠款的，应支付的：A great deal of money is due to you.
dump 倾倒，倾卸：He opened his bag and dumped its contents on the desk.
duplicate 完全同样的，复制的：a duplicate key
durable 耐用的：a durable fabric
dwell (dwelt 或 dwelled )(尤指作为常住居民)居住: dwell on an island