例句:They had pushed the agency to designate the bird as \\\"endangered\\\",a status that gives federal officials greater regulatory power to crack down on threats.他們促使管理局把此種鳥類列為\\\"瀕危鳥類\\\",從而可賦予聯邦官員更大的管理權限,嚴厲打擊任何其生存的威脅。

◇discharge

n.\/v.釋放;流出,排出

例句:After the child had been treated and was being prepared for discharge, Doctor Mayer talked to the parents about how they should care for the child at home.這個孩子接受完治療準備出院時,瑪雅醫生告訴父母在家如何照顧孩子。

◇document

n.公文,文件 v.記載;用文件證明

例句:Fetch the documents signed by Mr. Gartner.去拿高德納先生簽署的文件。

The authors documented an annual drop of as many as 120,000 cases of heart disease, 66,000 instances of stroke and 99,000 heart attacks caused by high blood pressure after a 3-g-per-day reduction in salt.作者記錄了在每天減少三克鹽攝人後,每年減少多達 120000 例心髒病、66000例中風和99000例由高血壓引起的心髒病發作的案例。

派生>documentary n.紀錄片a.文獻的,書麵的

In order to achieve these objectives, we must concentrate more on co-productions, the exchange of news, documentary services and training.為了達到這些目標,我們必須更加關注合著、新聞的交流、文獻服務和培訓。

◇digest

n.文摘,摘要v. 消化;領悟

單詞巧記:弟弟(di)、哥哥(ge)今天晚上吃多了,在街上(st)跑步到深夜,\\\"消化\\\"一下吃多的東西。English Digest《英語文摘》

例句:But you can\\u0027t force the child to think carefully, enjoy books, digest complex information,or develop a taste for learning. 但是你不能強迫孩子仔細思考,享受書籍,領悟複雜的信息或者培養學習的興趣。

◇dazzle

n.耀眼,眩目;令人眼花繚亂的東西v.使目眩,使眼花;(美貌、技能等)使傾倒

單詞巧記:諧音\\\"帶走\\\",因為某種東西非常耀眼炫目,所以很吸引人,令人想要帶走。

例句:It is still easy to be dazzled by the display of drones.無人機的展示仍然很容易讓人眼花繚亂。

◇status

n.地位;身份;職位

單詞巧記:該單詞可以拆分成兩部分 stat(可想成國家state)+us(我們)。在我們國家,我們的地位都是平等的。所以該單詞意為\\\"地位\\\"。

例句:Money is not a symbol of a person\\u0027s status. 金錢不是一個人地位的象征。

◇statue

n. 雕像,雕塑

the Statue of Liberty 自由女神像

◇dictate

n.命令,指示 v.口述;命令

單詞巧記:dictate的發音類似於\\\"弟渴忐忑\\\"(tate 發音似\\\"忐忑\\\")。弟弟口渴也不敢自己去喝水,他很忐忑,喝水也得等\\\"命令\\\"和\\\"指示\\\"。

例句:In an earlier time, American fashion had also followed the dictates of Paris, or even copied and pirated specific French designs.早些時候,美國時裝也遵循巴黎的規定,甚至抄襲和盜版了法國的特定設計。

Tennis club rules dictate what kind of footwear may be worm on the courts. 網球俱樂部的規則規定了在球場上可以穿什麼樣的鞋。

派生>dictation n.口述,聽寫

◇draft

n.草稿,草案,草圖vt.起草

例句:I really enjoyed the TV special about drafts last night.我真的很喜歡昨晚關於草案的電視特輯。

To draft a guideline for our company, we must do more researches.為了給我們公司起草一個綱領,我們必須做更多研究。

\\\"Important information can get buried in a sea of trivialitics,\\\" says a law professor at Cornell Law School who helped draft the new guidelines. 康奈爾大學法學院一位參與起草新綱要的法學教授說:\\\"重要的信息會被淹沒在細枝末節的汪洋之中。\\\"