(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.
delight [dɪˈlaɪt] 📢 UK📢 US
adv.适当，相当地；公平地；完全，简直；清楚地；
n.门；闸门；登机门；入场费； vt.给…装大门；[电子学] 电波传送；
n.快乐，高兴；使人高兴的东西或人； vt.使高兴，使欣喜； vi.感到高兴[快乐]；
当然，自然；敢情；自是；理当；
(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.
(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
惠顾； 与…交易；应付； 对待；
adv.偶尔，间或；“occasional”的派生；时；
n.周末；星期六和星期日（或略长一点的）休息时间； vi.过周末，度周末； adj.周末的；
adv.不耐烦地；性急地；焦急地；焦躁地；
(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.
(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) 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) 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) 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.
debate [dɪˈbeɪt] 📢 UK📢 US
n.蛋糕；糕饼；块状物；沉积物； vt.& vi.（使）结块；（使）胶；涂厚厚的一层；
n.讨论；辩论；争论；辩论； vt.& vi.辩论；仔细考虑；思考；盘算；
n.灯，灯泡；照射器；（智慧等的）明灯；电子管； v.照亮；发亮；看到；
并非偶然地； 故意地；特地； 特有的目的；
(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) 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?
(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) 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) 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.
december [dɪˈsembə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.令人满意的，令人满足的； v.使满意，满足( satisfy的现在分词)；
n.12月；
vt.缺乏，缺少；需要的东西； n.缺乏，不足，没有；缺少的东西；
n.病毒；病毒性疾病；毒素，毒害；[计算机科学]计算机病毒；
(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 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) 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.
(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.
(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) ...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) 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.
defend [dɪˈfend] 📢 UK📢 US
adv.明确地；确切地；一定地；肯定地； int.（表强烈的肯定）当然；
adj.电子的；电子操纵的；用电子设备生产的；用电子设备完成的；
adv.真地；真正地；真诚地；诚实地；
vt.& vi.辩护；保卫；（足球、曲棍球等）防守；进行辩护；
(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) His victory in the tournament earned him $50 000. (2) All the children are earning now. (3) Your money would earn more in a high-interest account.
earn [ə:n] 📢 UK📢 US
n.时尚，时装；时装领域，时尚界；方式，方法； vt.制作，塑造；使适应；
vt.& vi.赚得；获得；赢得；博得； vt.赚，赚得；获得；挣得；使得到；
n.油；石油；油画；燃油； vt.给…加油； vi.化成油；
adj.懒惰的；没精打采的；慢吞吞的；
(1) the early morning (2) my earliest memories (3) The project is still in the early stages.
early [ˈɜrli ] 📢 UK📢 US
adj.和平的；爱好和平的；安静的；平静的；
vt.形成，造成；产生物理反应；产生（后代）；引起；
adj.早的；早期的；早日的；（果实等）早熟的； adv.早；在初期；先前；提早；
n.类型，部门，种类，类别，类目；[逻，哲]范畴；体重等级；
(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.债务；负债情况；义务；罪，过失；
n.障碍；屏障；栅栏；分界线； vt.把…关入栅栏；用栅栏围住；
adv.严重地，大量地；沉重地，沉闷地；猛烈地；
n.失败，不及格；缺乏，不足；破产，倒闭；失败的事，失败者；
(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) 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)