2022高考必备短语Aabilitythe ability to do sth 做某事的能力aboardaboard the train/plane/bus在火车/飞机/公交上aboutbe about to do sth when...即将要做... 这时...abroadgo abroad for further study出国深造travel / live/ work abroad去国外旅游/住在国外/在国外工作at home and abroad 国内外abruptan abrupt change/ turn突变/ 急转弯absence/absentin/ during one’s absence在某人不在时in the absence of 在缺乏...的情况下be absent from class/ work缺课/ 缺勤absorbabsorb water/light吸水/吸收光be absorbed in/ absorb oneself in 埋头于abuseHe was abused by his stepmother.他遭到继母的虐待abuse power/alcohol 滥用权力/酗酒drug abuse ( n )药物/毒品滥用academy/ academicthe new academic year新的学年academic research 学术研究an academy of music音乐学院accesshave access to有使用...的权力或机会access the Internet访问互联网accidentby accident 偶然地accountopen / close an account开/销户a bank account银行账户give an account of the lives of the locals描述当地人的生活on account of 因为on no account 绝不take sth into account / take account of 把...考虑进去account for 占比；是...的原因accuseaccuse sb of doing指责/控告某人accustombe accustomed to doing 适应accustom oneself to doing适应achieve/achievementachieve success / progress/ one’s goal取得成功/进步/实现目标a sense of achievement成就感acknowledgebe acknowledged as/ to be被承认为...It’s widely/ universally acknowledged that ...人们普遍认为....acquireacquire knowledge 获取知识actThink twice before you act.三思而后行act as 担任/充当act out 把...表演出来actiontake action to do sth采取行动做某事adaptadapt ( oneself) to sth/doing 适应addadd to: add to difficulty 增加困难add A to B: add sugar to milk 牛奶里加糖add up to 总计为addictbe addicted to playing online games=addict oneself to playing online games沉迷于玩网络游戏a drug addict 吸毒成瘾的人additionin addition 此外in addition to 除...之外（还）addressgive/ deliver an address发表演讲address a problem 解决问题address the letter在信上写地址address a meeting 在会上发表演讲address him as Mr. Green称呼他为格林先生adjustadjust (oneself) to sth/doing 适应admitadmit sb to/into允许某人进入be admitted to my dream university被梦想的大学录取admit doing 承认做了...adoptadopt an orphan 领养孤儿adopt a view/suggestion采纳观点/建议his adopted son 他的养子advancemake great advances取得进步technological/scientific/medical advances技术/科学/医学上的进步advance（adj.) reservations提前预定in advance 提前the advanced technology先进的技术advantagetake advantage of 利用askask sb for advice on sth就某事向某人寻求建议ask sb to do sth请求/要求某人做某事advice/ advisefollow one’s advice接受某人的建议advise sb to do sth建议某人做某事advise doing sth 建议做某事affairhave an affair with sb与某人有暧昧关系current affairs时事the Ministry of Foreign Affairs 外交部affordcan/ can’t afford sth/ to do sth买得起某物/没钱做/没时间做某事ageAs your son grows, you also age.你儿子长大的同时你也在变老。a girl aged 15 15岁的少女agree/agreementagree with 同意；与...一致; 适合His words do not agree with his actions. 他言行不一致。Too much meat doesn’t agree with her.她不宜吃太多肉。arrive at/ come to/ reach an agreement 达成协议aheadahead of 在...前面ahead of time 提前aidcome to one’s aid 帮助某人in aid of 帮助with one’s aid= with the aid of sb在某人的帮助下aimaim to do 旨在be aimed at doing 目的是achieve/realize one’s aim达到目的/ 实现目标alarmraise/ sound the alarm发出警报set the alarm for six把闹钟定在6点The news alarmed us.这个消息让我们恐慌。alarmedShe felt alarmed.她感到害怕。alikebe alike 相像Great minds think alike.英雄所见略同。My sister and I don’t look alike. 我和妹妹外貌不相像。allergicbe allergic to 对...过敏allowallow sb to do sth允许某人做某事allow doing sth 允许做某事aloneleave sb alone不打扰某人；不管某人let alone 更不用说/ 更别提alongalong with sb 与某人一起alternativean alternative method of learning 其他的学习方法alternative energy 替代能源have no alternative/ choice but to do sth 除了做某事别无选择amounta large amount of cash一大笔现金amount to 合计为；相当于amusementan amusement park游乐场to one’s amusement 令某人感到好笑的是analyse/analysisanalyse the data 分析数据carry out an analysis of对...做分析anniversarythe fortieth wedding anniversary结婚40周年纪念日announcementmake an announcement宣布通知annoy/annoyedbe annoyed at/ with sb生某人的气be annoyed about/by sth因某事而生气anxiety/ anxiousdeep anxiety 深度焦虑anxiety for knowledge渴望知识be anxious about sth 为某事忧虑be anxious to do sth / for sth 渴望anythingHe is anything but (一点也不）poor. 他一点也不穷。apartapart from除了tell the twins apart把这对双胞胎区分开take apart the clock把钟表拆开apologize/ apologyI apologize for not being able to join you for dinner. 很抱歉，我不能和你们一起吃饭了。owe sb an apology欠某人一个道歉make an apology to sb for (not) doing sth因不能做某事/做了某事而向某人道歉appealappeal to sb 吸引某人appeal to sb to do sth呼吁某人做某事He appealed the case five times, always losing.这个案件他上诉了5次，都失败了。appear/appearanceIt appears that...似乎...Don’t judge a person by his appearance. 不要以貌取人The appearance of the little dog scared off the child.小狗的出现吓跑了孩子。apply/ applicationa job application 工作申请fill in an application form填申请表apply the cream to your face把乳霜涂抹于面部apply pressure to the wounds 按压伤口apply what we learn to our lives把我们所学的应用到生活中apply to the company for the post 向公司申请这个职位appoint/ appointmentappoint sb as 任命某人为make an appointment预约appreciateHis talents aren’t appreciated by his boss.他的才华得不到老板的赏识。appreciate what my parents have done for me理解父母为我做的一切I appreciate your helping me.我很感激你对我的帮助I would appreciate it if you could give me the chance.如果你能给我这个机会，我将不胜感激。approachThe summer vacation is approaching.暑假临近了。approach the problem解决问题all approaches to the town通往小镇的所有道路find approaches to learning English well找到学好英语的方法arise-arose-arisenNew problems arose.新问题出现了。arise from 由...引起armhold sb in one’s arms将某人抱在怀中take up arms 拿起武器The security guards armed themselves with guns.这些保安配有枪支。The birdwatcher was armed with a telescope.观鸟者配备了一台望远镜。arrangearrange for sb to do sth安排某人做某事arrivalOn/ Upon arrival, he phoned his mother.一到达他就给妈妈打了电话。arrowTime flies like an arrow.光阴似箭。articlean article of clothing一件衣服artificialartificial legs/ flowers / lake假肢/假花/人工湖ashamedI was ashamed of myself.我为自己感到羞愧。askask sb for help/advice/ money向某人寻求帮助/ 建议/向某人要钱asleepfall asleep 入睡；睡着assignmenta written assignment书面作业assistassist sb with sth在某方面帮助某人assist sb in doing sth帮助某人做某事assistance/assistantwith the assistance of sb在某人的帮助下a shop assistant 店员an assistant teacher 助教associateassociate A with B把A与B联系起来be associated with 与...有关athletica tall athletic man 高大强壮的男子athletic ability 运动能力atmospherea friendly atmosphere友好的氛围attachattach a photo to the application form在申请表上贴一张照片attach importance/significance to education 认为教育重要be attached to附属于；喜欢；依恋attackunder attack 遭受攻击suffer a heart attack心脏病发作attemptattempt to do sth 试图做某事make an attempt to do sth尝试做某事attempted murder/suicide谋杀/自杀未遂attendattend a meeting/ party / lecture 参加会议/聚会/听课attend school/college/church上学/上大学/去教堂attend to the wounded照顾伤员attentiondraw attention to 使人们关注pay attention to sth/doing sth 注意attitudeattitude to/ towards对...的态度attractiontourist attractions 旅游景点averageon average 平均avoidavoid doing sth 避免/ 回避 做某事awardwin/ get/ receive an award获奖award sb sth/ award sth to sb 颁给/授予某人...aware/ awarenessbe/ become aware of知道/了解/意识到...raise/increase people’s environmental awareness提高人们的环保意识Bbachelora Bachelor’s degree学士学位badlybadly off 贫穷的need sth badly 急需某物balancesense of balance 平衡感a balance between A and B在A与B之间保持平衡a balanced diet 均衡的饮食bank balance 银行余额bara bar of chocolate一块巧克力bargainThe coat was a bargain.这件外套真便宜。make a bargain with sb与...达成协议bargain with sb about/over/for the price 与某人讲价basis n. --baseon the basis of... 基于..on a regular basis=regularly定期地be based on/upon以...为基础beachon a beautiful beach 在美丽的海滩上bear (bore; borne) v. 忍受，容忍(常与can/could连用，用于否定句和疑问句）；承担，负担；承受（重量）；生育；结果实；记住bear being laughed at /to be laughed at忍受被嘲笑bear to part with his lover忍受与爱人分离bear a heavy burden承担重任bear/keep sth in mind记住某事bear in mind that... 记住...bear gifts/good news 携带礼物/带来好消息The ice is too thin to bear your weight. 冰太薄承受不了你。bear n. 熊beat (beat, beaten) v. 敲打；跳动；击败；打败n.（音乐）节拍; （连续有节奏的）跳动；敲击A bee’s wings can beat 200 times per second.蜜蜂的翅膀每秒可以拍打200次。Liverpool beat Barcelona 3 to 1 last night. 昨晚利物浦3比1胜了巴塞罗那队。beat sb down 使某人沮丧beaten track 踩出来的路；常规；惯例behalf n. 代表on behalf of… 代表behave v. 表现；举止规矩有礼behave oneself 守规矩well-behaved children守规矩的孩子badly-behaved children不守规矩的孩子behavior (behaviour)n. 行为，举止being n. 物； 生物； 人human beings 人类well-being 幸福；健康belief n. 信条，信仰；信心，信念；信赖have belief in...相信...belong vi. 属于，附属belong to 属于a sense of belonging 归属感belongings=possessions 所有物，财产beneficial a. 有益的be beneficial to ...对...有益benefit n. & v. 利益；使受益for sb.’s benefit/ for the benefit of sb.为了某人的利益benefit from 从...中受益bent a. 弯的n. 弯；爱好，嗜好She has a natural bent for music. 她有音乐天赋。beside prep. 在...旁边；靠近She sat beside me.她坐在我旁边。besides prep. 除……以外（还有）ad. 还有，此外I am too busy to go for a walk; besides, it is too late. 我太忙了没时间散步，况且天色也晚了。bill n. 账单；法案，议案；（美）钞票，纸币pay your phone bill 付电话费账单pass a bill 通过议案blame n.& v. 责备；责怪blame sb/sth for (doing) sth因...而责备....be to blame for 对（某事）负有责任I am to blame for this fault.我因这次错误受责备。blow n. 击；打击His wife’s death was a great blow to him. 他妻子的去世对他打击很大。blow (blew, blown) v. 吹；刮风；吹气blow the candles out吹灭蜡烛blow up 给......充气,爆炸book n. 书；本子 v. 预定（房间、车票等）book the flight 预订航班boom n. & v. 繁荣，迅速发展the economic boom经济繁荣bother v. 使…烦恼，造成麻烦；打扰Sorry to bother you. 抱歉打扰你一下。cannot be bothered to do sth.懒得做某事be bothered about sth 认为...重要；关心bound a. 可能的；被束缚的；被绑的；有义务的be bound to do 一定做某事...be bound for Shanghai 向上海出发break n. 间隙；破裂；间歇；休息break (broke, broken) v. 打破（断，碎）；损坏，撕开Dawn is breaking. 天将破晓。break down 故障，身体垮掉break up 关系破裂，分解break into 破门而入break off 中断breath n. 气息；呼吸take a deep breathbreathe vi. 呼吸breathless a. 气喘吁吁的bring (brought, brought) vt. 拿来，带来，取来bring about 引起bring forward 提出bring in 引入，赚得bring up 抚养（同raise）broad a. 宽的，宽大的broaden v. 拓宽burden n. 负担carry/ease/share the burden承担/减轻/分担重担be burdened with debts 承担债务burn (-ed, -ed 或burnt, burnt)v. 燃烧，着火；使烧焦；使晒黑n. 烧伤；晒伤A fire burned the library to the ground. 大火将图书馆夷为平地。burn calories 燃烧热量burn down 烧毁burn up 烧尽；消耗burnt a.烧伤的burning a.炙热的，强烈的burst (burst, burst) v. 突然发生； 突然爆发burst into a house 突然闯入burst into tears /laughter突然大哭/大笑起来burst out crying/laughing突然大哭/大笑起来bury vt. 埋；葬The dog buried the bone in the ground. 狗埋骨头。He buried his face in his hands. 他双手掩面。be buried in.../bury oneself in埋头于...专心致志于...business n. 工作，职业；职责；生意，交易；任务事业；商店，商行go into business 经商on business 出差none of your business 与你无关mean business 是认真的get down to business着手处理out of business 停业busy a. 忙（碌）的be busy with sth. 忙于某事be busy (in) doing sth.忙于做某事Ccall n. 喊，叫；电话，通话v. 称呼；呼唤；喊，call sb.给某人打电话call at 拜访某地call back 回电话call for 需要，要求；去接人call in 召来call it a day 收工；今天到此为止call up打电话给...；使人想起care n. 照料，保护；小心v. 介意……，在乎；关心health care医疗保健under sb’s care 由某人照顾take care of 照顾take care 小心；保重care about 关心；介意；在乎care for 照顾；喜爱carryMany diseases are carried by insects. 许多疾病都是由昆虫传播的。The radio carried the announcement all the time.收音机一直在广播这个通知。支撑，承载These stone posts carry the weight of the roof. 这些石柱承担着屋顶的重量。Cigarettes must carry a health warning. 香烟必须标注有害健康的警告。（标有标签）carry on with 继续进行carry out实行carry through 帮...渡过难关case n. 情况；病例；案件；实情, 事实；箱；盒；容器a theft case 盗窃案in any case 在任何情况下in case of 万一in no case 绝不（句首倒装）in sb’s case就某人而言in that case 既然如此in case (连词) 万一...cast (cast, cast) v.扔，抛，撒cast his net into the water把网撒到水里cast a shadow on the wall影子投射到墙上be/feel cast down by his performance因他的表现感到沮丧n. 全体演员an all-star cast 全明星阵容causecause and effect 因果the cause of ...的起因a good cause 崇高的事业cause sb to do sth导致/使某人做某事chainfood/supply chain食物链/供应链a chain reaction 连锁反应challengeface the challenge 面对挑战challenge a view质疑某个观点feel challenged感觉受到挑战的chanceby chance 碰巧（The） chances are that..../ There are chances that....很可能a chance meeting偶然的相遇charactercartoon characters 卡通人物/角色Chinese characters 汉字preserve the character of the old town保护古城的特色/特点She has a cheerful but quiet character.她的性格乐观文静。chargein charge of 主管；负责in the charge of 被...负责free of charge 免费charge sb some money for sth 收费charge sb with (doing) sth因某事控告某人charge the battery给电池充电The gorrila charged towards me.这个大猩猩朝我冲过来。checkcheck in(在旅馆/机场等）登记；报到check out 退房；结账离开；（从图书馆）借出（书）choicehave no choice but to do sth别无选择只好做某事choosecannot choose but do不得不；只好circumstancein/under the circumstances 在这种情况下In/Under no circumstances will we give up. 在任何情况下我们都不会放弃。（in/under no circumstances 表示“绝不”，放在句首需部分倒装）civilcivil rights 民权a civil servant/war公务员\内战clarifyclarify one’s stand澄清立场clarify a question阐明问题classattend evening classes 上夜校the lower/middle/upper class下层阶级/中产阶级/上层阶级first/business/economy class 头等舱/商务舱/经济舱close/closelyget close to 接近靠近watch sb. closely 密切关注be closely related 密切相关coastoff the coast在沿岸的海面上coincidenceby coincidence 碰巧，巧合What a coincidence! 真巧啊！collectcollect information/stamps /money 收集信息/集邮/筹钱/募集资金collect children/my coat 接孩子/取走我的外套combineTheory must be combined with practice. 理论必须与实践相结合。comfortcomfort zone 舒适区live in comfort 生活舒适commandhave a good command of精通，掌握的好commentcomment on/upon对...做出评论commoncommon sense 常识have something/nothing in common with 与...有/没有共同之处communicatecommunicate with 与...交流companykeep sb. company 陪伴...There was almost no wind---only the flames of our fire for company. 没有风，作伴的只有篝火的火焰。competecompete for 为...竞争compete against 与...竞争compete in the game参加比赛compromiseI had to compromise with him on this point. 在这一点上，我不得不向他让步。compulsorya compulsory/optional subject 必修课/选修课universal compulsory education 全民义务教育concentrateconcentrate on (doing) sth.集中注意力于concernbe concerned about 关心担心as far as I am concerned就我而言The large color decisions concern the walls, ceilings and floors. 大的色彩决定涉及到墙壁、天花板和地板。Many parents still limit electronic reading due to concerns about increased screen time. 很多家长限制电子阅读是因为担忧孩子电子屏幕时间过长。conclude/conclusionarrive at/come to/ draw/reach a conclusion 得出结论in conclusion 总之，最后conditionin good/ bad condition状况好/不好living/working conditions生活/工作条件/环境They agreed to lend us the car on condition that we returned it before the weekend.他们同意把车借给我们，条件是我们周末前归还。on no condition 绝不(放句首，句子部分倒装）On on condition shall we give up our dreams. 我们决不放弃梦想。conductconduct an experiment/a survey 组织实验/进行调查conduct a concert指挥音乐会a conducted tour有导游陪同的旅行conduct oneself well举止/表现好conduct heat/electricity导电/导热conferencea press conference新闻发布会confirmconfirm one’s flight核实\确认航班congratulate/congratulationcongratulate you on your successCongratulations to you on your success. 祝贺你取得成功。consequence/ consequentlyThe consequence of a rising sea level would be widespread flooding. 海平面上升的后果将是洪水泛滥。She was over the age limit and, as a consequence /consequently, her application was rejected. 她超龄了，所以她的申请被拒绝了。consider/considerationconsider doing 考虑做...consider ... as/to be...认为take sth into consideration /account把...考虑进来consistconsist of 由...组成(无被动)Here came the medical team consisting of five doctors and twenty nurses. 由五位医生和一位护士组成的医疗队来了。consist in 在于；存在于constructionunder construction 在建设中consultconsult a doctor/lawyer咨询医生/律师consult a dictionary查字典contentbe content with 对...感到满意the contents of her handbag 手包里装的东西the contents page of the book 书的目录页the content of the essay文章的内容contraryon the contrary 正相反，恰恰相反contribute/contributioncontribute to 捐助捐赠，投稿，有助于，引起导致make great contributions to为...做出巨大贡献convenience/convenientIt is convenient for sb. to do sth某人做某事很方便I would appreciate it if you could reply to me at your earliest convenience.如果你能尽早回复，我会很感激。natural conveniences 天然的便利条件convinceconvince sb of使某人相信convince sb to do说服某人做I am convinced of her words.我相信她的话。convincing evidence令人信服的证据corneraround /round the corner在附近，即将来临countcount on/upon依赖依靠指望count down 倒计时First impression really counts/matters.第一印象真的很重要。It is not what you say but what you do that counts/matters.重要的不是你说的而是你做的。countrysidein the countryside 在农村地区couplea couple of一对，两个，几个，一些coursetake a course in English修英语课the course of life 生命历程the course of the plane 航线in the course of 在...的过程中choose four courses from the menu 从菜单上挑4道菜coverbe covered with 被...覆盖着The book covers all aspects of city life.这本书包括了城市生活的各个方面。By sunset, we had covered 30 miles. 走了/行驶了30英里。The park covers 140 square kilometers. 这个公园占地140平方千米。cover a story 报道新闻事件100 dollars can cover the cost of hiring a bus. 100元能够支付租车的费用。crasha plane/car crash 飞机坠毁/汽车相撞The plates crashed to the floor.盘子哗啦一声摔碎在地上。The computer often crashes.这台电脑经常死机。The company crashed with debts of $ 2 million .公司倒闭了，留下了两百万的债务。crazybe crazy about 痴迷于，热衷于creditcredit card 信誉卡to one’s credit 值得称赞，值得赞扬The teacher made it clear that the credits would behard-earned.老师明确说明，学分不好得。Many stores refuse credit.很多商店拒绝赊账。crowdMemories came crowding in on her.往事一齐涌上她心头。curecure sb. of a disease治愈某人的疾病Many bad habits are difficult to cure.很多坏习惯很难纠正。There is no cure for AIDS.艾滋病没有治愈方法。curious/ curiositybe curious about对...感到好奇satisfy/ arouse one’s curiosity满足/ 激起某人的好奇心out of curiosity 出于好奇Ddamagedo/cause damage to给...造成损坏dancedance to music伴着音乐跳舞dangerin danger处于危险之中out of danger脱离危险dare/daringdare sb. to do激将，激某人做They dared Tom to steal a bottle of his father’s whiskey.他们激Tom去偷他父亲的一瓶威士忌。It took a few youthful and daring businessmen to get the ball rolling. 需要一些年轻勇敢的生意人让其蓬勃发展。dateout of date 过时的，陈旧的up to date 最新的，时髦的date back to=date from 追溯到，起源于（无被动）dawnat dawn 在黎明时分dayday in and day out日复一日the other day几天前deafturn a deaf ear to 对...充耳不闻，对...置之不理deala great/good deal of +（不可数名词）许多，大量的deal with 处理应付、涉及、与...做生意It’s a deal.成交/就这么办吧。It’s no big deal. 没有什么大不了的。We made a deal with that company. 我们跟那家公司达成了一笔交易。deathstarve to death 饿死be scared to death被吓死debateWe had a heated debate yesterday. 昨天我们进行了一场激烈的辩论。debtin debt 欠债out of debt 不欠债pay off one’s debts 还清债务decide/decisionWe are still trying to decide on a date.我们仍然在设法选定/确定一个日子。make a decision做决定declaredeclare war on对...宣战The chairman declared the ceremony open. 主席宣布仪式开始。If you have nothing to declare（申报纳税品）, go through the Green Channel. 如果你没有物品要申报，请走绿色通道。declineThere was a sharp decline in population. 人口急剧下降。Our brain can decline as we grow older. 随着年龄增长，我们的大脑会衰退。I declined his invitation.我谢绝了他的邀请。decoratedecorate sth with...装饰，装修deeddo good/bad deeds做好事/做坏事defence/defenseShe stepped back and put up her hands as if in defence. 她后退几步，举起手，好像是在自卫。defenddefend ...from\against 保护,保卫The law allows people to defend themselves against a charge. 法律允许人们在面对指控时为自己辩护。degreereceive a degree in Economics.取得经济学学位to some degree在某种程度上delayMy flight was delayed(=put off) because of the heavy rain.我乘坐的航班因为大雨被推迟/延误了。He delayed telling her the news.他迟迟没有告诉她这个消息。deliver/deliverydeliver a letter/newspapers送信/送报纸deliver a speech 发表演讲deliver babies 接生a delivery man 送货员demand/demandingmeet/satisfy one’s demands满足某人的要求supply and demand供求in demand 非常需要的，受欢迎的a demanding job/boss一份费力的工作/一位要求严格的老板dependdepend on/upon依赖依靠，取决于It/That (all) depends.看情况而定。describe/descriptionPlease give a brief description of the accident.请简单描述这起事故。beyond description难以形容，难以描述deserta deserted/an abandoned child一个被遗弃的孩子a deserted street/village空无一人的街道/无人居住的村庄deserveYou deserve a rest\to have a rest. 你应该休息一下。He is a responsible writer and he deserves respecting\to be respected.他是一位有责任感的作家，他应该收到尊重。determine/determinedbe determined to do决心做a determined look坚定的眼神devotedevote oneself to=be devoted to 致力于 献身于dietbe/go on a diet 节食differ/different/differencediffer from=be different from与...不同make a/no difference有/无影响，起作用/无关紧要difficultyhave difficulty with sthhave difficulty (in) doing sth做某事有困难digitaldigital cameras数码相机dilemmabe in a dilemma处于进退两难的境地directionin the opposite direction 朝相反的方向read the directions before using the equipment使用设备前先读使用说明disabledthe disabled 残疾人mentally/physically disabled 智障/肢体残疾disadvantageadvantages and disadvantages优势和劣势the disadvantaged 弱势群体discounta discount shop 折扣店at a 20% discount 打八折discriminationracial/sex discrimination种族/性别歧视discuss/discussiondiscuss sth with sbI’ll discuss the problem with him later. 稍后我将与他讨论这个问题。have/hold a discussion with sb about on sth和某人讨论某事under discussion=being talked about正在被讨论dismissdismiss sb with a wave of the hand摆手把某人打发走He was dismissed from his job. 他被解雇了。distanceat/from a distance有相当距离in the distance在远处keep one’s distance 保持距离within walking distance步行可达distinctionWe should draw/make a distinction between right and wrong. 我们应该明辨是非。distinguishdistinguish between good and evil. 分清善恶。a distinguished writer 一位著名的作家diverse=various 各种各样的diversity n. =variety 多样性a diversity/variety of 各种各样的divorceShe’s divorcing her husband.她在与丈夫闹离婚。divorced adj. 离婚的donateThe retired man donated most of his savings to the school damaged by the earthquake.这位退休老人把大部分积蓄都捐给了那所在地震中受到破坏的学校。doubtThere is no doubt that he will succeed. 毫无疑问他会成功。There is some doubt whether he will be elected.他能否当选还不太确定。in doubt 不确定，拿不准without/beyond doubt毫无疑问；的确drawdraw a conclusion from sth从某事中得出结论draw one’s attention吸引某人注意力draw near/closer 接近；靠近dreamrealize one’s dream实现某人的梦想dream of/about 梦想...dressdress up穿上盛装，乔装打扮dropdrop in on sb/at sp顺便走访某人/ 到某地drop off 打盹；下降，减少，让...下车drop out of the competition/ school退赛/ 辍学drydry out （使）干透dry up （河流湖泊等）干涸dueThe next rent payment is due（到期的）on January 31.下一次的房租的支付期限是1月31日。be due to do sth将要做某事She is due to complete her studies and graduate later this year. 她今年下半年就要完成学业毕业了。due to=because of=on account of=owing to由于，因为dutyon duty 值班；执勤；上班
