dabble v.涉足;浅赏 [16th c:<Du dabbelen or DAB (用)轻敲,轻抚,轻按,轻敷,轻扑(with)(又作 dab hand)(英口语)好手;高手],[ 专家(at)
dainty a.优美的;讲究的;好吃的 [AF dainte, OF daintie, deintie<L dignitas -tatis<dignus worthy]
dais n.讲台 [ME<OF deis<L discus disc, dish, in medL = table]
dally v.嬉戏;玩弄 [ME<OF dalier chat dalliance戏弄;荒唐度日]
dampen v.弄湿;使消沉;挫锐气
dandy n.好时髦的人;好打扮的 [18th c: perh orig = Andrew
donor n.给予者 [ME<AF donour, OF doneur<L donator -oris<donare give]
dormant a.蛰伏的;休止的 [ME<OF, pres part of dormir<L dormire sleep]
dorsal a.背的;背部的 [F dorsal or LL dorsalis<L dorsum back]
dose n.v.一服;安排;混合物 [F<LL dosis<Gk dosis gift<didomi give DOSAGE下药;配药;剂量]
dotage n.老年糊涂;溺爱
dote v.衰老;年老昏慵;溺爱 [同DOAT ME, corresp to MDu doten be silly DOTING沉溺于爱的,溺爱的]
doughty a.勇敢的;坚强的 [OE dohtig var of dyhtig<Gmc]
dour a.闷闷不乐的 [ME(orig Sc), prob<Gael dull, obstinate, perh<L durus hard]
doze v.小睡 [17th c: cf Da d*se make drowsy]
draconian a.苛刻的 [Draco 雅典立法者]
draft n.草稿;汇票 [phonetic spelling of DRAUGHT草稿;汇票;起草;征兵]
drape v.悬挂的布 [ME<OF draper<drap<LL drappus cloth]
drawl v.n.懒洋洋地说;慢慢地说 [16th c: prob orig cant,<LG, Du dralen delay, linger(<OE "拖延")残留;徘徊;]
dreary a.沉寂的;可怕的;荒凉的 [OE dreorig<dreor gore: rel to dreosan to drop<Gmc]
dregs n.渣滓;最无用的部分 [dreg 渣滓,沈淀物,糟粕,废物;微量;些微]
drizzle v.下细雨 [prob<ME drese, OE dreosan fall drizzly n]
droll a.有趣的;滑稽的 [F dr e, perh<MDu drolle little man]
drone n.雄蜂;翁翁声;翁翁作声 [OE dran, dr'n prob<WG]
dross n.渣滓;无用之物 [OE dros: cf MLG drosem, OHG truosana]
drudgery n.乏味的工作;贱役 [durdge贱役;苦工;书呆子]
dubious a.怀疑的;可疑的 [L dubiosus<dubium doubt dubitation 怀疑,半信半疑]
ductile a.易变形的;柔软的;驯良的 [ME<OF ductile or L ductilis<ducere duct- lead]
dudgeon n.愤怒 [in(a)high ~ 极为愤怒]
dulcet a.悦耳的 [ME, earlier doucet<OF dimin of doux<L dulcis sweet]
duplicity n.欺骗;口是心非 [ME<OF duplicite or LL duplicitas(DUPLEX)]
durance n.禁锢;监禁 [ME<F<durer last<L durare: DURABLE]
dwindle v.日益减小;缩小;衰落 [dwine fade away<OE dwinan, ON dvina]
dynamic a.精力充沛的 [F dynamique<Gk dunamikos<dunamis power]
dyspeptic a.消化不良;忧郁 [dyspepsia(-sy)n L dyspepsia<Gk duspepsia(DYS-, peptos cooked, digested)]
earthy a.粗俗的
ebb v.退潮;潮落 [OE ebba, ebbian]
ebullient a.热情洋溢的 [L ebullire ebullient- bubble out(E-, bullire boil)ebullience -cy 沸腾;(情感的)迸发,热狂]
eccentric a.奇人;离心圆 [LL eccentricus<Gk ekkentros<ek out of+kentros CENTRE eccentricity n]
ecclesiastic a.教会的;神职者的 [F ecclesiastique or LL ecclesiasticus<Gk ekklesiastikos<ekklesia assembly, church: ECCLESIAL教 的];[教会机构的]
eclecticism n.折衷主义 [Gk eklektikos<eklego pick out]
eclipse n.v.蚀;光之丧失;暗然失色 [ME<OF<L<Gk ekleipsis<ekleipo fail to appear, be eclipsed<leipo leave]
ecology n.生态学;社会生态学 [G ologie<Gk oikos house]
ecstasy n.狂喜;忘形
[ME<OF extasie<LL extasis<Gk ekstasis standing outside oneself<ek out+histemi to place ecstatic欣喜 若狂的,忘形的 恍惚 (陶醉) 的;心旷神怡的
ecumenical a.普通的;全基督教会的 [LL oecumenicus<Gk oikoumenikos of the inhabited earth(oikoumene)]
eddy n.漩涡;卷涡;旋风;漩卷 [prob OE ed- again, back, perh of Scand orig]
edify v.陶冶;教化;启发 [ME<OF edifier<L aedificare(EDIFICE)edification n]
educe v.引出;演绎 [ME<L educere educt- lead out(E-, ducere lead)]
eerie a.奇异的;怪诞的 [orig NEngl and Sc eri, of obscure orig: cf OE earg cowardly]
efface v.抹掉 [F effacer(EX-, FACE)]
effectual a.有效的 [ME<medL effectualis(EFFECT)]
effervesce v.冒泡;兴奋 [L effervescere(EX-, fervere be hot)]
effete a.疲惫的;枯竭的 [L effetus worn out by bearing young(EX-, FOETUS= fetus(生物)胎儿]
efficacy n.功效;效力
effigy n.肖像 [L effigies<effingere to fashion]
effluvium n.恶臭;臭气 [L(EFFLUENT)]
effrontery n.厚颜无耻 [F effronterie<effronte ult<LL effrons -ontis shameless(EX-, frons forehead)]
effulgent a.光辉的;灿烂的 [L effulgere shine forth(EX-, fulgere shine)]
effusive a.流出的;感情横溢的
egoism n.自私;自负;自我主义 [F egoisme ult<modL egoismus(EGO(<L."我")1(哲心理)自我(口语)自大;自尊心]
egotism n.自负;自大 [EGO+-ISM with intrusive -t-]
egregious a.非常的;过分的 [L egregius illustrious, lit 'standing out from the flock'<grex gregis flock]
egress n.出去;出口 [L egressus<egredi egress-(E-, gradi to step)]
ejaculation n.绝叫;失声 [L ejaculari to dart(E-, jaculum javelin标a88枪88a) ejaculate 突然叫出来,忽然说出来;射出(液体)]
elaborate v.尽心竭力地做 [L elaboratus pp. of elaborare(E-, labor work)]
elasticity n.弹性;伸缩力 [modL elasticus<Gk elastikos propulsive<elauno drive elastic有弹性的,伸缩自如的 an ~ string 松紧带]
elicit v.诱出;引出 [L elicere elicit-(E-, lacere entice)]
eliminate v.消除 [L eliminare(E-, limen liminis threshold(<OE "踩踏物")门槛;入口 (事物的) 开始,开端(of) He is on the ~] of [adulthood]
elite n.精华;精锐;社会名流
eloquent a.雄辩的;富于表现力的 [L eloqui(E-, loqui speak)ELOQUENCE雄辩,口才]
elucidate v.阐明;说明 [LL elucidare(E-, LUCID透明的;透彻的)]
elude v.躲避;困惑
[L eludere elus-(E-, ludere play)~ pursuit 逃避追踪 ~ the law 逃避法网 ~ a person's understanding<问 题等>叫人无法捉 摸,令人困惑
elusive a.难懂的;难捉摸的 [an ~ answer 遁辞 track down an ~ fact 追查难以明了的事实]
emaciated a.瘦弱的;憔悴的 [L emaciare emaciat-(E-, macies leanness)]
emanate v.流出;发散 [L emanare flow out]
emancipate v.解放;解除 [L emancipare transfer property(E-, manus hand+capere take)]
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