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特别英语1500基础词汇及例句3000

1500 BASIC VOCABULARY & 3000 Sentences  of   Special English

dam

[a wall built across a river tohold back flowing water]

The dam burst after a week ofrain.

damage

[(1) to cause injury ordestruction; (2) harm; (3) hurt or injury, usually to things]

The boy damaged his toys bythrowing them against the wall. (1)

The storm caused a lot of damageto crops. (2)

Hitting the tree did seriousdamage to my car. (3)

dance

[(1) to move the body and feet tomusic; (2) a series of steps, usually to music]

Will you dance with me? (1)

Do you know how to do the chickendance? (2)

danger

[a strong chance of sufferinginjury, damage or loss]

Some people enjoy the danger ofrock climbing or sky diving.

dark

[having little or no light]

The room was dark.

date

[a day, month and year]

Today's date is September 10,2000.

daughter

[a person's female child]

Tommy is going to the movies withHelen's daughter.

day

[(1) twenty-four hours; (2) thehours of sunlight]

I plan to be away from home forten days. (1)

Alan works at night and sleepsduring the day. (2)

dead

[not living]

The number of dead and injured inthe rioting is not yet known.

deaf

[not able to hear]

The deaf man could not hear whatyou said.

deal

[(1) to have to do with; (2) tobuy or sell]

The talks will deal with theproblem of pollution. (1)

Her company deals in plastic. (2)

debate

[(1) to argue for or againstsomething; (2) a public discussion or argument]

The two candidates debated forone and a half hours on nationwide television. (1)

Which candidate do you think wonthe debate? (2)

debt

[(1) something that is owed;(2)the condition of owing]

The bank will want a list of allyour debts before it considers your loan request. (1)

I owe a great debt to my family forall they did for me. (2)

decide

[(1) to choose; (2) to settle;(3) to judge]

Which of the two books did youdecide to read? (1)

Jay and I agreed that we woulddecide our dispute. (2)

The judge decided that theaccused man was not guilty. (3)

declare

[(1) to say; (2) to make astatement]

Jane declared that she neverwanted to see him again. (1)

The United States declared itsindependence from Britain on July 4, 1776. (2)

decrease

[to make less in size or amount]

Technology helped the farmer todecrease his use of electricity.

deep

[(1) going far down; (2) a longway from top to bottom]

The diver went deep into theocean. (1)

The ocean was very deep where theship went down. (2)

defeat

[to cause to lose in a battle orstruggle; (2) a loss; (3) the condition of having lost]

The House of Representativesdefeated the President's request for more money for health care. (1)

It was the first defeat for theWhite House on health care spending. (2)

The defeat kills efforts toexpand the health care system. (3)

defend

[(1) to guard or fight againstattack; (2) to protect]

The soldiers fought hard todefend the city from the invaders. (1)

How can you defend what he did?(2)

deficit

[a shortage that results whenspending is greater than earnings, or imports are greater than exports]

The President and the Congressworked together to reduce the budget deficit.

define

[(1) to give the meaning of; (2)to explain]

Today, I want you to define allthe words on this list. (1)

Please define how the new systemwill work. (2)     　　　　

degree

[a measure of temperature]

The temperature outside is twodegrees, Celsius.

delay

[(1) to decide to do something ata later time; (2) to postpone; (3) to cause to be late]

Let us delay dinner until wefinish this work. (1)

The meeting will be delayed untilten o'clock tomorrow morning. (2)

The snowstorm delayed my arrival.(3)

delegate

[(1) one sent to act for another;(2) one who represents another]

The President named the VicePresident to be his chief delegate at the trade talks. (1)

The elected state assembly inVirginia is called the House of Delegates. (2)

demand

[(1) to ask by ordering; (2) toask with force]

His wife demanded that he paintthe windows. (1)

The law demands that we pay ourtaxes on time. (2)

democracy

[the system of government inwhich citizens vote to choose leaders or to make other important decisions]

The United States has been arepresentative democracy for more than two hundred years.

demonstrate

[(1) to make a public show ofopinions or feelings; (2) to explain by using examples] 

The crowd demonstrated in supportof human rights. (1)

The teacher demonstrated the ideawith an experiment. (2)

denounce

[(1) to accuse of being wrong orevil; (2) to criticize severely]

The war crimes court denouncedthe general for murder and other evil acts. (1)

The candidate denounced thenewspaper report about his arrest. (2)

deny

[(1) to declare that something isnot true; (2) to refuse a request]

The mayor denied the report thathe had taken illegal payments. (1)

The appeals court denied thewoman's request for a new trial. (2)

depend

[to need help and support]

I depend on my friends foremotional support.

deplore

[(1) to regret strongly; (2) toexpress sadness]

The United Nations deplored thelatest violence in the Middle East. (1)

The President deplored the deathsin the ship explosion. (2)

deploy

[to move forces or weapons intopositions for action]

The general deployed his forcesalong the border.

depression

[(1) severe unhappiness; (2) aperiod of reduced business and economic activity during which many people losetheir jobs]

The doctor gave her medicine forher depression. (1)

The latest economic depression inthe United States happened a long time ago. (2)

describe

[(1) to give a word picture ofsomething; (2) to give details of something]

The young man described his homein the desert. (1)

The report described how theproblem developed. (2)

desert

[a dry area of land]

Survival is difficult in the hot,dry desert.

design

[to plan or create plans for]

An architect designed my newhome.

desire

[(1) to want very much; (2) towish for]

After traveling for two weeks,Jim very much desired a meal cooked at home. (1)

If you could have anything youwanted, what would you desire? (2)

destroy

[(1) to break into pieces; (2) toend the existence of]

The earthquake destroyed manyhouses. (1)

His actions destroyed any trustbetween them. (2)

detail

[(1) a small part of something;(2) a small piece of information]

Lisa decided every detail of herwedding. (1)

I want to hear every detail ofyour story. (2)

develop

[(1) to grow; (2) to create; (3)to experience progress]

He is developing into a fineyoung man. (1)

The professor developed a new wayto teach English. (2)

The country needed many years todevelop an industrial economy. (3)

device

[a piece of equipment made for aspecial purpose]

The microwave cooker is a deviceI use every day.

dictator

[a ruler with complete power]

The people of Yugoslavia forcedthe dictator from power.

die

[(1) to become dead; (2) to stopliving; (3) to end]

If you touch that wire you willdie. (1)

The river died slowly aspollution increased. (2)

All hope died when the prisongate closed. (3)

diet

[usual daily food and drink]

The doctor ordered a special dietto help him lose weight.

different

[not the same]

His clothes are different frommine.

difficult

[(1) not easy; (2) hard to do,make or carry out]

Keith was a difficult child. (1)

Building a boat is a difficultjob. (2)

dig

[to make a hole in the ground]

Dig here and you will find water.

dinner

[(1) the main amount of foodeaten at a usual time; (2) a special event that includes food ]

The family had its dinner atnoon. (1)

The official dinner took place atthe White House. (2)

diplomat

[a person who represents his orher government in dealing with another government]

Most foreign diplomats live inthe Washington area.

direct

[(1) to lead; (2) to aim or showthe way；(3) straight tosomething; (4) not through some other person or thing]

The mayor directs all cityagencies. (1)

He directed me to the theater.(2)

The most direct way to Annapolisis Highway 50. (3)

The path is direct. (4)

direction

[(1) the way (east, west, north,south); (2) where someone or something came from or went to]

North is the opposite directionfrom south. (1)

The cold wind is coming from thatdirection. (2)

dirt

[earth or soil]

Little children enjoy playing inthe dirt.

disappear

[(1) to become unseen; (2) to nolonger exist]

His dog disappears when it istime for a bath. (1)

Dinosaurs disappeared a long timeago. (2)

disarm

[(1) to take away weapons; (2) tono longer keep weapons; (3) to make a bomb harmless by removing its explodingdevice]

The policeman disarmed thegunman. (1)

Some smaller countries havedisarmed. (2)

Explosives experts often can disarmbombs. (3)

discover

[to find or learn something]

Scientists have discovered curesfor many kinds of cancer.

discuss

[(1) to talk about; (2) toexchange ideas]

We can discuss anything you wish.(1)

The two presidents discussedtrade and other economic issues. (2)

disease

[a sickness in living things,often caused by viruses, germs or bacteria]

Modern medicines have made somediseases disappear.

dismiss

[(1) to send away; (2) to refuseto consider]

The scientist was dismissed forcopying secret information about nuclear weapons. (1)

The senators dismissed any ideaof campaign finance reform. (2)

dispute

[(1) to oppose strongly byargument; (2) an angry debate]

The two nations disputed wherethe border between them should be. (1)

The United Nations helped settlethe border dispute. (2)

dissident

[a person who strongly disagreeswith his or her government]

The three dissidents weresentenced to long prison terms.

distance

[the amount of space between twoplaces or objects]

The distance from my house toyour house is two kilometers.

dive

[to jump into water head first]

He dived into the river and swamto the screaming child.

divide

[to separate into two or moreparts]

She divided the food into fourequal amounts.

do

[(1) to act; (2) to make an effort]

I did the job exactly as ordered.(1)

He did the best that he could do.(2)

doctor

[a person trained in medicine totreat sick people]

He was sick so he went to see thedoctor.

document

[an official piece of paper withfacts written on it, used as proof or support of something]

The lawyer offered many documentsto support his case.

dog

[a small animal that often liveswith humans]

Our dog loves to chase our cat.

dollar

[United States money, one hundredcents]

Could I borrow a dollar from you?

door

[an opening for entering orleaving a building or room]

He ran through the door just asshe closed it.

down

[(1) from higher to lower; (2) ina low place]

The climbers walked down themountain. (1)

I was doing some exercises downon the floor when she walked in. (2)

dream

[(1) to have a picture or storyin the mind during sleep; (2) a picture or story in the mind during sleep; (3)a happy idea about the future]

He dreamed he was standing on afalling building. (1)

The man described his dream tothe psychiatrist. (2)

The civil rights leader had adream that someday whites and blacks could live together in peace. (3)

drink

[to take liquid into the bodythrough the mouth]

I always drink water afterrunning.

drive

[to control a moving vehicle]

He is learning to drive a car.

drop

[(1) to fall or let fall; (2) togo lower]

She dropped a book as she walkedby him. (1)

The value of the dollar dropped.(2)

drown

[to die under water]

Three hundred people drowned whenthe ferry boat sank.

drug

[(1) anything used as a medicineor in making medicine; (2) a chemical substance used to ease pain or to affectthe mind]

The new drug seems to be aneffective weapon against infections. (1)

Some doctors say the illegal drugmarijuana can reduce bad effects of treatment with anti-cancer chemicals. (2)

dry

[(1) not wet; (2) without rain]

This raincoat will keep you dry.(1)

The hot, dry weather is causingsevere problems for farmers. (2)

during

[(1) through the whole time; (2)while (something is happening)]

She said she would be too busyduring the day to see me. (1)

I slept during his long speech.(2)

dust

[pieces of matter so small thatthey can float in the air]

After the explosion, the air inthe building was filled with dust.

duty

[(1) one's job or responsibility;(2) what one must do because it is right and just]

The soldier was often on guardduty. (1)

It is my duty to vote on electionday. (2)