SAT巴朗3500词汇表之第86篇(附pdf下载)
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dissolution N. /解散;终止;解体/breaking of a union; decay; termination. Which caused King Lear more suffering: the dissolution of his kingdom into warring factions, or the dissolution of his aged, failing body?
dissonance N. /不和谐的(声音)/discord. Composer Charles Ives often used dissonance-clashing or unresolved chords-for special effects in his musical works.
dissuade V. /劝阻;使灰心/persuade not to do; discourage. Since Tom could not dissuade Huck from running away from home, he decided to run away with him. dissuasion, N.
distant ADJ. /冷漠的;远离的/reserved or aloof; cold in manner. His distant greeting made me feel unwelcome from the start. (secondary meaning)
distend V. /扩大;扩张/expand; swell out. I can tell when he is under stress by the way the veins distend on his forehead.
distill V. /蒸馏;萃取,提炼,提纯/extract the essence; purify; refine. A moonshiner distills mash into whiskey; an epigrammatist distills thoughts into quips.
distinction N. /出名;出格/honor; contrast; discrimination. A holder of the Medal of Honor, George served with great distinction in World War II. He made a distinction, however, between World War II and Vietnam, which he considered an immoral conflict.
distort V. /扭曲,歪曲/twist out of shape. It is difficult to believe the newspaper accounts of the riots because of the way some reporters distort and exaggerate the actual events. distortion, N.
distraught ADJ. /使悲伤;使焦虑/upset; distracted by anxiety. The distraught parents frantically searched the ravine for their lost child.
diurnal ADJ. /日常的/daily. A farmer cannot neglect his diurnal tasks at any time; cows, for example, must be milked regularly.
diva N. /女歌唱家,天后;歌剧女主角/operatic singer; prima donna. Although world famous as a diva, she did not indulge in fits of temperament. ..
diverge V. /多样的;各异的/vary; go in different directions from the same point. The spokes of the wheel diverge from the hub.
divergent ADJ. /分歧的/differing; deviating. Since graduating from medical school, the two doctors have taken divergent paths, one going on to become a nationally prominent surgeon, the other dedicatinghimself to a small family practice in his home town. divergence, N.
diverse ADJ. /丰富多样的/differing in some characteristics; various. The professor suggested diverse ways of approaching the assignment and recommended that we choose one of them. diversity, N.
diversion N. /转移;解闷/act of turning aside; pastime. After studying for several hours, he needed a diversion from work. divert,V.
diversity N. /多样性/variety; dissimilitude. The diversity of colleges in this country indicates that many levels of ability are being cared for.
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