2022年考研英语每日一练之英语单词（3月9日）

考研英语每日单词：

1、decrease v. /dɪˈkriːs/ & n. /ˈdiːkriːs/

decrease作动词和名词都可以，意思都是“减少，降低”。

Population growth is decreasing by 1.4% each year.

人口增长率正在以每年 1.4% 的速度下降。

The number of independent firms decreased from 198 to 96.

独立公司的数量从 198 个减少到了 96个。

Teachers reported decreases in drug use and verbal abuse of teachers.

教师们反映说吸毒和对教师的言语侮辱减少了。

2、dedicate /ˈdedɪkeɪt/

dedicate是一个重点动词，主要有两个意思，第一，意为“把…献给…”，搭配为dedicate...to...，第二个意思是“为…举行落成典礼”。

He has dedicated his life to scientific research.

他把自己的一生都奉献给科学研究工作。

The new President said she would dedicate herself to protecting the rights of the old, the sick and the homeless.

新任总统说她将致力于保护老人、病人和无家可归者的权利。

The book was dedicated to her husband.

这本书题献给她的丈夫。

Today the President dedicates the new Second World War memorial in Washington.

总统今天要为华盛顿的新二战纪念碑揭幕。

3、deduce /dɪˈdjuːs/

deduce是动词，意为“推断，推论”。

The date of the document can be deduced from references to the Civil War.

这份文件的日期可以从其中多次提到内战之处进行推断。

The police have deduced that he must have left his apartment yesterday evening.

警方推断他肯定是在昨天晚上离开公寓的。

4、deduct /dɪˈdʌkt/

deduct是动词，意为“从…当中减去，扣除”，通常使用被动。

They deducted the expenses from his salary.

他们从他薪金里扣除了费用。

Ten points will be deducted for a wrong answer.

答错一题扣十分。

5、deed /diːd/

deed是名词，意为“行为，行动”，是比较书面的用法。

His heroic deeds were celebrated in every corner of India.

他的英勇事迹在印度各地广为传颂

It seems to me that a lot of evil deeds are done in the name of religion.

在我看来，很多坏事都是打着宗教旗帜的。

6、deem /diːm/

deem是动词，意为“认为，相信”，这个词要注意搭配，deem sth+名词、形容词或者to be sth，此外，deem可直接加that从句。

We will provide help whenever you deem it appropriate.

无论何时只要你认为合适，我们就会提供协助。

The strike was deemed to be illegal.

那次罢工被认为是非法的。

They deemed that he was no longer capable of managing the business.

他们认为他没有能力再管理这家企业了。

7、defence /dɪˈfens/

defence是名词，基本意思是“防卫，保卫”，引申义是“辩护”，也可指体育中的“防守”。

The rebels' only form of defence against the soldiers' guns was sticks and stones.

叛乱者只能用木棍和石块来抵御士兵们的枪弹。

When Helen criticized me, Chris came to my defence .

海伦批评我的时候，克里斯赶忙为我辩护。

All I can say, in defence of my actions, is that I had little choice.

我只能以别无选择来为自己的行为辩解。

The towers were once an important part of the city's defences.

那些高塔曾经是该市防御体系中重要的组成部分。

Wolves were pressed back into defence.

狼队被逼退回防守。

8、defect /ˈdiːfekt/

defect作名词，意为“缺陷，瑕疵”。

All R45 aircraft have been grounded, after a defect in the engine cooling system was discovered.

自从发现引擎冷却系统有缺陷之后，所有R45型飞机都已经停飞了。

There are so many defects in our education system.

我们的教育制度有太多缺陷了。

Cystic fibrosis is caused by a genetic defect.

囊胞性纤维症是由基因缺损引起的。

9、defend /dɪˈfend/

defend是动词，与名词defence意思基本一致，基本意思是“保卫，防卫”，引申为“辩解，辩护”。

His courage in defending religious and civil rights inspired many outside the church.

他在捍卫宗教和公民权利时所表现出来的勇气鼓舞了许多教会之外的人。

All our officers are trained to defend themselves against knife attacks.

我们所有的警察都接受过自卫训练，能够对付持刀袭击。

Students should be ready to explain and defend their views.

学生应该勇于为自己的观点进行解释和辩护。

He has employed one of the UK's top lawyers to defend him.

他请了英国一位顶尖律师为他辩护。

10、deficiency /dɪˈfɪʃnsi/

deficiency是名词，意为“缺乏，不足”，也可指“缺点，缺陷”，后面常跟介词in或者of搭配。

There are serious deficiencies in the numbers of suitable aircraft.

符合要求的飞机数量严重不足。

Deficiencies in the education system have been much in the news.

新闻媒体对教育体制的种种不足进行了大量的报道。

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