ne the benefit of begging nestlings derive from their munications。 鑑於捕食者將使雛鳥乞求食物的鳴叫付出巨大代價,不難想象雛鳥從它們的通訊方式中得到了哪些益處。
2。 The subject of a sculpture might be derived from classical stories。 雕塑的主題可能源自古典故事。
同義 originate(v。 起源)
destroy[di'str?i]v。 破壞,毀滅;殺死
例句 1。 Deer populations near the fort had been destroyed。 靠近要塞的鹿群都被殺死了。
2。 Farmlands dominated by a single crop are unstable and bad weather or the invasion of a single pest can destroy the entire crop。 只種植一種作物的農田是不穩定的,惡劣的天氣或某一種害蟲的侵襲就能毀掉田裡的全部作物。
同義 undermine(v。 破壞)
deterioration[di?tiri?'rei?n]n。 惡化;墮落
例句 The gradual drying of the soil caused by its diminished ability to absorb water leads to the further loss of vegetation; thus a cycle of surface deterioration is established。 由吸水能力減弱而引起的土地逐漸乾涸導致植被進一步消失,這樣便建立了一個土地表面惡化的迴圈。
派生 deteriorator(n。 墮落者)
detractor[di'tr?kt?r]n。 批評者;誹謗者
例句 Detractors argue that the terraces may be related to geological forces in the Northern Hemisphere of Mars; instead of the Martian water in the south。 批評者認為這些階地或許和火星北半球的地質作用力有關,而不是火星南部的水。
同義 slanderer(n。 誹謗者)
devastate['dev?steit]v。 破壞,毀壞;令人震驚
例句 Countless houses were devastated by the flood。 洪水破壞了無數的房屋。
deviate['di:vieit]v。 偏離,脫離;越軌
例句 Should the use of rewards fail; members can win through rejecting or threatening those who deviate from the primary group's norms。 如果獎勵措施失敗了,成員能透過拒絕或者威脅那些違反基本群體規範的人們來取得勝利。
同義 diverge(v。 偏離)
disastrous[di'z?str?s]a。 災難性的,造成災害的;損失慘重的
例句 In the disastrous war; many people lost their homes and families。 在這場災難性的戰爭中,很多人失去了家園和親人。
discriminate[di'skrimineit]v。 區別;歧視
搭配 discriminate between 區別;discriminate against 歧視
例句 1。 The result of the experiment provides the researcher wi