(1) I definitely remember sending the letter. (2) ‘Was it what you expected? ’ ‘Yes, definitely. ’ (3) ‘Do you plan to have children? ’ ‘definitely not! ’
(1) I need to pay off all my debts before I leave the country. (2) an outstanding debt of £300 (3) He had run up credit card debts of thousands of dollars.
debt [det] 📢 UK📢 US
n.读者，朗读者；读本；讲读者，讲师；审稿人；
n.债务；负债情况；义务；罪，过失；
n.画家，着色者；油漆匠；（系船的）缆绳；破诡计；
n.办公室；公职；（政府部门的）部；有特定用途的房间[建筑物]；
(1) a debate on abortion (2) The minister opened the debate (= was the first to speak) . (3) The motion under debate (= being discussed) was put to a vote.
(1) a feeling of sheer/pure delight (2) The children squealed with delight when they saw the puppy. (3) She won the game easily, to the delight of all her fans.
(1) He has employed one of the UK's top lawyers to defend him. (2) (politics 政)He intends to defend his seat in the next election. (3) She will be defending her title at next month's championships.
(1) They deliberated on whether to continue with the talks. (2) a deliberate act of vandalism (3) The speech was a deliberate attempt to embarrass the government.
deliberate [dɪˈlɪbərət] 📢 UK📢 US
adv.非常，在很大程度上；坏，拙劣地；不利地，有害地；
prep.到…之上；对…了解；[数]映射到…上； adj.映射的；自身的；映成的；
adj.故意的；蓄意的；深思熟虑的；慎重的； vt.权衡； vi.熟虑；商讨；
n.时尚，时装；时装领域，时尚界；方式，方法； vt.制作，塑造；使适应；
(1) ...the way that building societies deal with complaints... (2) In dealing with suicidal youngsters, our aims should be clear... (3) She saw a psychiatrist who used hypnotism to help her deal with her fear...
deal with [di:l wið] 📢 UK📢 US
n.柠檬；柠檬树；柠檬黄； adj.柠檬色的；
n.湖；深红色颜料；胭脂红；[化]色淀； vt.&vi.血球溶解；使（血液）发生血球溶解；
adv.实际上，实质上，事实上，几乎；无形中；无形；
惠顾； 与…交易；应付； 对待；
(1) the early morning (2) my earliest memories (3) The project is still in the early stages.
(1) I feel pretty dead right now. (2) I couldn't fly illegally into a country in the dead of night... (3) We buried it in the garden at dead of night...
(1) What's your definition of happiness? (2) The definition of the digital TV pictures is excellent. (3) Neighbours by definition live close by (= this is what being a neighbour means) .
(1) We're up to our ears in work. (2) News of his affair eventually reached her ears. (3) ‘I bumped into your ex-wife last night. ’ ‘I thought I could feel my ears burning! ’
(1) There will be a run-off between these two candidates on december 9th. (2) Last december they hunted down and killed one of the gangsters. (3) The sides must battle again for a quarter-final place on december 16.
(1) The body has natural defence mechanisms to protect it from disease. (2) Humour is a more effective defence than violence. (3) (British English)the Ministry of defence
(1) It was decided (that) the school should purchase new software. (2) The case will be decided by a jury. (3) The Appeal Court decided in their favour .
(1) It is difficult to define what makes him so popular. (2) The mountain was sharply defined against the sky. (3) The term ‘mental illness ’ is difficult to define.
define [dɪˈfaɪn] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.规定；使明确；精确地解释；画出…的线条； vi.（给词、短语等）下定义，构成释义；
n.名声；名望；传闻；传说； vt.使闻名；使出名；使有名望；<古>盛传；
n.汽车；车厢；轿车；
n.意见，主张；评价；鉴定，判定；
(1) Police are trying to establish the cause of death . (2) Do you believe in life after death ? (3) a death camp (= a place where prisoners are killed, usually in a war)
(1) The mirror is functional yet decorative. (2) purely decorative arches (3) The curtains are for purely decorative purposes and do not open or close.
(1) (British English)to take a decision (= to decide) (2) to make a decision (= to decide) (3) We need a decision on this by next week.
decision [dɪˈsɪʒn] 📢 UK📢 US
n.叶子；页；叶状的结构；金属薄片； vt.& vi.翻书（报）； vi.生叶；
vi.发生；碰巧；出现；偶然遇到；
n.年；年纪；一年的期间；某年级的学生；
n.决定；果断；决议；（法院的）判决； vt.[口语][拳击]靠判定击败（对手）；
(1) She is used to dealing with all kinds of people in her job. (2) to deal with enquiries/issues/complaints (3) Have you dealt with these letters yet?
(1) It has touched me deeply to see how these people live. (2) He was nice looking, but I wasn't deeply attracted to him. (3) He was the quintessence of all that Eva most deeply loathed.
(1) Don and Susie really loved each other (= he loved her and she loved him) . (2) They looked at each other and laughed. (3) We can wear each other's clothes.
(1) The number of new students decreased from 210 to 160 this year. (2) The price of wheat has decreased by 15%. (3) This species of bird is decreasing in numbers every year.
(1) He declared that he was in love with her. (2) Few people dared to declare their opposition to the regime. (3) She declared herself extremely hurt by his lack of support.
declare [diˈklɛə] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.给人印象深刻的，感人的；引人注目的；可观的；显赫；
vt.宣布；声明，声称；申报；[法]供述； vi.声明，发表宣言；宣称；
n.正义；公正；法律制裁；审判员，法官；
vt.证明…有理；为…辩护；对…作出解释； vi.整理版面；证明合法；
(1) a delay of two hours/a two-hour delay (2) There's no time for delay. (3) Report it to the police without delay (= immediately) .
(1) She's been deliberately ignoring him all day. (2) He packed up his possessions slowly and deliberately. (3) The girl gave the show away deliberately.
deliberately [dɪˈlɪbərətli] 📢 UK📢 US
vt.洗，清洗；浸湿；冲刷，冲击；洗去罪名； vi.耐洗；被洗掉（通常与 out 和 away 连用）；（波涛等）拍打； n.（尤指船过后划出的）水流；要洗的衣物的数量；薄涂层（尤指涂料）； vt.弄湿；使受洗礼；（光）布满；（猫等）舔净（自身）； adj.可洗的，耐洗的；（证券交易）虚假的；
n.教训，训诫；功课；课程，一堂课；[宗]日课； vt.教训，训斥；教课；向…授课；
adv.故意地；深思熟虑地；从容不迫地；
adj.嘈杂的；喧闹的；充满噪音的；吵吵闹闹的； n.响声；嘈杂声；
(1) ...the last decade of the nineteenth century. (2) The historical article sketched the major events of the decade. (3) Gone are the support suspenders and gaudy steel rings that strangled the tower for much of the last decade.
(1) Before long, we were deep in conversation. (2) Peter gave him a long deep look. (3) Cal took a long, deep breath, struggling to control his own emotions...
(1) Her job demands a high degree of skill. (2) I agree with you to a certain degree . (3) To what degree can parents be held responsible for a child's behaviour?