1. despise
vt. 鄙视，看不起;
[例句]I can never, ever forgive him. I despise him.
我永远不会原谅他。我鄙视他。
2. detach
vt. 派遣;分离，拆开;分派;使超然;
[例句]It helps them detach themselves from their problems and become more objective.
这有助于他们从所面临的问题中跳出来，变得更客观一些。
3. detain
vt. 耽搁;留住，阻住;拘留，扣留;
[例句]The act allows police to detain a suspect for up to 48 hours.
该法令允许警方将嫌疑犯扣押最多48小时。
4. detect
vt. 查明，发现;洞察;侦察，侦查;[电子学]检波;
[例句]Arnold could detect a certain sadness in the old man's face.
阿诺德能觉察到老人脸上的一丝悲伤。
5. deteriorate
vt. 使恶化;
vi. 恶化，变坏;
[例句]There are fears that the situation might deteriorate into full-scale war.
人们担心形势可能恶化而演变成一场全面战争。
6. deviate
v. 脱离，越轨，违背，误入歧途;使脱离常轨;
[例句]They stopped you as soon as you deviated from the script.
一旦你偏离了剧本的内容，他们就会喊停。
7. devote
vt. 奉献;把…奉献(给)，把…专用(于);
[例句]He decided to devote the rest of his life to scientific investigation.
他决定将自己的余生献给科学研究事业。
8. diagnose
vt. 诊断;判断;
vi. 做出诊断;
[例句]The soldiers were diagnosed as having flu.
这些士兵经诊断患了流感。
9. dictate
vt. 口述;命令，指示;使听写;控制，支配;
vi. 口述;命令;
n. 命令;指示;指导原则;
[例句]Sheldon writes every day of the week, dictating his novels in the morning.
谢尔登一周7天都要写作，每天早上口述小说让别人记录。
10. differentiate
v. 区分，区别，辨别;
vt. 表明…间的差别，构成…间差别的特征;[数学]求…的微分：计算导数或(函数的)微分;
[例句]At this age your baby cannot differentiate one person from another.
这个年龄的婴儿还不能认人。
11. diffuse
adj. 四散的;散开的;冗长的;累赘的;
vi. 传播;四散;
vt. 弥漫;漫射;发散;舒缓;
[例句]Over time, the technology is diffused and adopted by other countries.
久而久之，这项技术传播到了其他国家并得到利用。
12. diminish
vt. (使)减少，缩小;减弱…的权势;[乐]减半音;
vi. 变小或减少;逐渐变细;
[例句]The threat of nuclear war has diminished.
核战争的威胁已经减小了。
13. discard
vt. 丢弃，抛弃;解雇;出牌;
n. 被抛弃的人[物];丢弃，抛弃;打出的牌;打出的牌;
vi. 出无用的牌;垫牌;
[例句]Read the manufacturer's guidelines before discarding the box.
在丢掉盒子前先看一下制造商的使用说明。
14. discern
vt. 看出;理解，了解;识别，辨别;
vi. 辨明，分清;
[例句]You need a long series of data to be able to discern such a trend.
你需要一长串的数据才能看出这一趋势。
15. disclose
vt. 公开;揭露;使显露;使暴露;
[例句]Neither side would disclose details of the transaction.
双方均不肯披露交易细节。
