2017考研英語閱讀熟記444個短語（5）

177.on the decline在衰退中,在減少中in decline下降; on the increase在增加

178.to one's delight令某人感到高興;to one's regret遺憾; sorrow悲痛; relief安心; distress苦惱; shame羞愧; surprise驚奇; astonishment驚奇;

179.delight in (=take great pleasure in doing sth.)喜歡,取樂

180.take (a) delight in喜歡干…,以…為樂

181.demand sth. of sb.向某人要求(非物質(zhì)的)東西. demand sth. from sb.向某人要求(物質(zhì)的)東西

182.in demand有需求; on demand受到要求時

183.be dependent on依靠

184.deprive sb. of sth.剝奪某人某物

185.derive…from (=obtain…from)從…取得,由…來的. derive from (=come from)起源于

186.despair of (=lose all hope of)絕望

187.in despair絕望

188.despite (=in spite of)不管,盡管

189.in detail詳細(xì)地

190.deviate from偏離,不按…辦

191.on a diet吃某種特殊飲食,節(jié)食

192.differ from…in與…的區(qū)別在于…

193.in difficulties…有困難,處境困難,

194.discharge sb. (from)…for (=dismiss sb. from a job for)因…解雇,開除

195.fall back (=retreat, turn back)撤退; in disorder慌亂地,狼狽不堪

196.on display (=being shown publicly)陳列

197.dispose of (=get rid of, throw away)處理掉

198.beyond dispute不容爭議的,無可爭議

199.in dispute在爭議中

200.in the distance在遠(yuǎn)處. make out辯認(rèn)出

201.(be) distinct from (= be different from)與…截然不同

202.distinguish between (=make or recognize differences)辨別

203.distinguish…from把…與…區(qū)別開

204.do away with (=get rid of; abolish; discard eliminate)除去,廢除,取消; do away with (=kill)殺掉,鎮(zhèn)壓

205.have…to do with與…有關(guān)系

206.without doubt (=undoubtedly)無可置疑地

207.in doubt (=in a condition of uncertainty)對…表示疑惑

208.be due to是由于

209.come off duty下班

210.go on duty上班

211.be on duty值班,值日,在上班時

212.be in duty bound to (do) (=be required by one's job or esp. by conscience)有義務(wù)(做)

213.be eager for想得到,盼望

214.by ear (=play music from memory without having seen it printed)憑記憶,不看樂譜

215.have an ear for (=have keen recognition of sounds esp. in music and language)對..有鑒賞力

216.a word in one's ear私房話,秘密話

217.on earth究竟,到底,全然

218.with ease (= easily)容易,不費(fèi)力

219.at (one's) ease (= without worry or nervousness)自在,不拘束

220.put sb. at his / her ease (=free sb. from worry or nervousness)使某人感到無拘束