deduce 演绎

v [Tn, Tn.pr, Tf, Tw] ~ sth
(from sth) arrive at (facts, a theory, etc) by reasoning; infer sth
用推理的方法获致（实情、 理论等）; 演绎; 推断:
* If a = b and b = c, we can deduce that a = c. 设a = b, b = c, 可以推断a = c.
* Detectives deduced from the clues who had committed the crime. 侦探根据所掌握的线索推断出作案的人. 

派生： deducible

• adj

that may be deduced 可以推断的; 可以演绎的.

deduct

•  verb [T]

to take away an amount from a total:
?Taxes are deducted from your pay.
deductible adjective

deem

•  verb [T] formal

to decide officially that something is true:
?The judge deemed several of the questions inappropriate.

deduct

•  verb [T]

to take away an amount from a total:
?Taxes are deducted from your pay.
deductible adjective

decent

•  adjective

1    good enough or fairly good:
?a decent salary
?Don't you have a decent pair of shoes?
2    honest and good:
?Her parents are decent hard-working people.
3    not showing too much of your body(穿戴得体):
?Don't come in, I'm not decent!

See Also - descent, elegant

debris 残骸

 noun [U]
the pieces of something that are left after the rest has been destroyed:
?debris from the explosion

dearth

• noun [singular] formal

a lack of something:
?dearth of: a dearth of trained staff

g.Mem. - d-earth(只剩下土了->贫瘠)

dazzle

•  verb [T]

1    if a strong light dazzles you, it is so strong that you cannot see for a short time
2    if someone or something dazzles you, you think they are very impressive(眩目的):
?They were clearly dazzled by her talent and charm.

the present day

现代

make someone's day

informal to make someone very happy:
?That card really made my day.

call it a day

收工

the other day

(过去的)某一天

dash

dash 1
 verb
1    [I] to go somewhere very quickly:
?dash into/across/out etc: She dashed into the room.
2    dash sb's hopes to destroy someone's hopes completely(使破灭):
?Hopes of peace were dashed as riots broke out.
3    [T] to make something hit violently against something else:(冲撞)
?dash sth against/to etc: Strong winds dashed the ship against the rocks.

 dash 2

• noun

1    make a dash for to run very quickly towards something:
?One of the prisoners made a dash for the open gate.
2    [singular] a small amount of a liquid:
?a dash of lemon
3    [C] a mark (-) used in writing or printing, to separate parts of a sentence

dash

dash 1
 verb
1    [I] to go somewhere very quickly:
?dash into/across/out etc: She dashed into the room.
2    dash sb's hopes to destroy someone's hopes completely(使破灭):
?Hopes of peace were dashed as riots broke out.
3    [T] to make something hit violently against something else:(冲撞)
?dash sth against/to etc: Strong winds dashed the ship against the rocks.

 dash 2

• noun

1    make a dash for to run very quickly towards something:
?One of the prisoners made a dash for the open gate.
2    [singular] a small amount of a liquid:
?a dash of lemon
3    [C] a mark (-) used in writing or printing, to separate parts of a sentence

dart

 

damp

dam(大坝)＋p(大坝挡住的东西就是水－－>湿气)

dairy

d-air-y

cynical 轻蔑

cylinder

•  noun [C]

1    a shape, object, or container with circular ends and straight sides
2    the part in a car engine, in which the PISTON moves up and down:
?a six-cylinder engine

1903 Engine

cut down

phrasal verb
1    [I,T cut sth <-> down] to reduce the amount of something you do or use:
?I'm trying to cut down on my drinking.
2    [T cut sth <-> down] to cut a tree so that it all falls to the ground:
?All the beautiful old oaks had been cut down to build houses.

cut across sth 抄近路通过

phrasal verb [T]
1    to go across an area rather than around it:
?Shane cut across three lanes of traffic to the exit.
2    if a problem or feeling cuts across different groups of people, they are all affected by it:
?The drug problem cuts across all social classes.

cut corner 走捷径

superior

superior 1

• adjective

1 better than something or someone else:
?superior to: a new design that is superior to anything the Americans have produced
2 of a very good quality:
?superior wines
3 showing that you think you are better than other people:
?a superior attitude --opposite INFERIOR 1


superior 2

• noun [C]

someone who has a higher position than you at work(上级):
?I'll have to discuss this with my superiors.
Lake Superior.

make up

phrasal verb
1    [T make sth <-> up] to invent a story or an excuse:
?Ron made up an excuse so his mother wouldn't be mad.
2    [T make up sth] to combine together to form something:
?the rocks and minerals that make up the Earth's outer layer
3    make it up to sb to do something good for someone because you feel responsible for something bad that happened to them(补偿):
?I'm sorry I forgot your birthday! I promise I'll make it up to you.
4    [I] to become friends with someone again, after an argument --see also make up your mind (MIND1)

shoplifting

• noun [U]

the crime of taking things from shops without paying for them
shoplifter noun [C]
shoplift verb [I]

firm believe

That's my firm believe!

inferior

inferior 1

• adjective

not good, or not as good as someone or something else:
?Larry always makes me feel inferior.
?inferior to: I'm certain that women are intellectually inferior to men.
inferiority noun [U] --compare SUPERIOR 1

inferior 2

• noun [C]

someone who has a lower position or rank than you in an organization --compare SUPERIOR 2

feminine

•  adjective

having qualities that are thought to be typical of women:
?feminine clothes
?I consider it's unfeminine to protest.

can't really believe that ...

But you can't really believe that ...

dreadful

•  adjective

very bad or unpleasant:
?What dreadful weather!
dreadfully adverb

abbreviation

1. R.S.V.P. (French, meaning "Please reply!")
2. et cetera (Latin, meaning "and so on!")
3. c/o (care of)
4. approx (approximately)
5. p.p. (production phrase)
6. i.e. (Latin, meaning "that is")
7. e.g. ("for example")
8. P.T.O. ("Please turn over")
9. Ltd. ("limited")
10. Co. ("corporation")
11. v. (versus)
12. Ave. (avenue)
13. Rd. (Road)
14. St. (Street)
15. Gdns. (Garden)
16. Sq. (Square)
17. Pk. (Park)
18. Cres. (Crescent)
19. A.D.
20. B.C.
21. a.m.
22. p.m.
23. MP (member of parliment)
24. BBC
25. VAT (value-added Tax)

Acronym,Synonym,Antonym

Acr-onym,
Syn-onym,
Ant-onym

All have 3 letters before "onym".

ABC Season 01 Episode 9 - ADHD

• Acronyms, Abbreviations and Names

How do you know if your child does have ADHD? An EEG brain scan helps answer that, say the Swinburne researchers.
Jacques Duff is a psychologist and one of Richard’s PhD students. A computer programme will compare Xavier’s brain scan with a database of scans of ADHD sufferers.

ADHD
    Attention
    Deficit
    Hyperactivity
    Disorder

ASAP
    As soon as possible

‘An Electro – Encephalograph [EEG] can help treat patients.’

custodian

curtail

v [Tn] make (sth) shorter or less; reduce 缩短, 减少（某事物）; 削减:
* curtail a speech, one's holidays 缩短讲话、 假期
* We must try to curtail our spending. 我们必须尽力缩减开支.
* Illness has curtailed her sporting activities. 她因病而减少了体育活动.

派生： curtailment n [C, U] (act of) curtailing 缩短; 减少; 削减.

See Also : curb

g.Mem. - cur-tail(尾巴长，见识短)

curl

curb

---------- 1 ----------
 ~ (on sth) thing that restrains or controls 起约束或控制作用的事物:
* put/keep a curb on one's anger, feelings, etc 抑制怒火、 感情等
* government curbs on spending 政府对开支的限制. 
 ---------- 2 ----------
 strap or chain passing under a horse's jaw, used to restrain the horse 马勒, 马嚼子（横放在马嘴里的皮带或铁链, 用以驾御马匹）. 
 ---------- 3 ----------
 
(esp US) = kerb. 
派生： curb v [Tn] 
 ---------- 1 ----------
 prevent (sth) from getting out of control; restrain 防止（某事物）失控; 约束: curb one's anger, feelings, etc 抑制怒火、 感情等
* curb spending, waste, etc 限制开支、 浪费等. 
 ---------- 2 ----------
 control (a horse) by means of a curb 勒住（马）.

cunning

•  adjective

clever and good at deceiving people:
?a cunning criminal
cunning noun [U]
cunningly adverb

cumbersome

•  adjective

1    slow and difficult:
?Getting a passport can be a cumbersome process.
2    heavy and difficult to move or use:
?cumbersome camping equipment

cultivate - 耕耘

• verb [T]

1 to prepare and use land for growing crops
2 to develop a particular skill or quality in yourself:
?I've cultivated a knowledge of art.
3 to develop a friendship with someone, especially someone who can help you:
?You need to cultivate useful contacts.
cultivation noun [U]

culminate

•  verb [T] formal

culminate in sth to have something as an important final result:
?a series of arguments that culminated in a divorce

cucumber

crust

crumple

•  verb [I,T]

to crush something, especially paper or cloth:
?Crumpling the envelope in her hand, she tossed it into the fire.
crumpled adjective

See Also : crease

crumb

•  noun [C]

1    a very small piece of dry food, especially bread or cake
2    a very small amount of something:
?crumb of: I managed to pick up a few crumbs of information at the meeting.

crouch

Also crouch down

crook

• verb [T]

to bend a part of your body, especially your finger or arm

•  noun
• 

1    [C] informal a criminal, or someone who is not honest:
?They're a bunch of crooks.

2    the crook of your arm the inside part of your arm where it bends at the elbow

criterion

•  noun [C usually plural] plural criteria

a fact or standard used to help you decide something:
?criterion for: What are the criteria for selecting the winner?

crisis

cricket

crevice

credential

crease

cr-ease

crease 1

•  noun [C]

a line on cloth, paper etc where it has been folded

crease 2

• verb [I,T]

if a piece of cloth, paper etc creases, or you crease it, it becomes marked with a line after it has been folded:
?Try not to crease your jacket.
creased adjective

crater

See Also - VOLCANO

cordial

•  adjective formal

friendly and polite:
?We received a cordial welcome.
cordially adverb

obidience

obidience

g.Wro. - obedience

correspondent

correspondent

g.Wro. correspondant

compitence

compitence

g.Wro. - competence

pave

•  verb [T]

1    to cover a path, road etc with a surface of flat stones
2    pave the way to do something that will make something else possible in the future:
?The new law will pave the way for more rights for disabled people.