(n.)詛咒，咒語
She was cursing her brother for losing her keys.
(她在罵弟弟，因為他弄丟了她的鑰匙。)
The tribe must be under a curse. They have suffered drought for more than three years.
(這個部落一定是受到詛咒。他們遭受了超過三年的旱災。)
C103
curtain
(n.)帷幕，窗簾I couldn’t see the inside from the window because of the curtains.
(由於窗簾，我不能從窗口看到裡面。)
C104
cushion
(n.)墊子(v.)緩衝，減輕
She made several cushions for the sofa, and that really changed its look.
(她做了幾個沙發坐墊，那真正地改變了沙發的外觀。) The chairs in my living room are all cushioned.
(我客廳裡的椅子都裝有褥墊。)
C105
customer
(n.)顧客We had no customers this evening, so we closed the restaurant early.
(我們的餐館今晚沒有顧客，所以我們早早關門。)
The new shop across the street has taken away some of my customers.
(對面的新商店搶走了我的一些顧客。)
C106
cycle
(n.)週期，循環，腳踏車，摩托車To stop the cycle of flooding, effective flood prevention plan must be designed.
(要停止洪水的週期，有效的防洪計畫必須設計出來。)
D01
dairy
(n.)牛奶店，乳品店，牛奶及乳品業In the United States, you can buy milk from a local dairy farm; the milk is certainly fresh.
(在美國，你能從一個當地的乳牛農場買牛奶，這種牛奶一定是新鮮的。)
D02
damage
(v./n.)損害，傷害The typhoon caused widespread damage around Taiwan.
(颱風在臺灣附近造成普遍的損傷。)
Several vehicles were damaged in the accident.
(幾輛車在車禍中被毀了。)
D03
daring
(adj.)大膽的，勇敢的(n.)膽量，勇敢
They made a daring attempt to rescue the climbers in bad weather.
(他們做了一個大膽的嘗試在惡劣的天氣搶救登山客。)
He showed great daring to tell his boss that he refused to work overtime.
(他顯示了極大的勇氣，向老闆說他拒絕加班。)
D04
dash
(v.)猛撞，使破滅(n.)急衝，奔跑，短跑
Tim dashed through three red lights in a row and finally got caught by the police.
(狄姆連續闖了三個紅燈，最後終於被警察逮到了。) The police dashed the door in and entered the room.
(警方破門進入房間。)
Tommy finished first in the 100-meter dash.
(湯米在一百米短跑中得了第一名。) D05
deaf
deafen
(adj.)耳聾的，不願意聽的，充耳不聞的 Helen Keller was blind, deaf and dumb.
(海倫凱勒是既盲、又聾、又啞。) (v.)使聾
Did the sudden explosion deafen you at that moment?
(突然的爆炸聲有使你們瞬間耳聾嗎?) D06
deal
dealer
(n.)交易
(v.)交易，處理，發牌(為 deal, dealt, dealt)
He is very confident that he will make lots of money in that deal.
(他很有信心那筆生意會賺大錢。)
We have a heavy correspondence to deal with this afternoon.
(我們今天下午有大批信件待處理。) (n.)經銷商
Both my grandfather and father are dealers in second-hand cars.
(我祖父和父親都是二手汽車經銷商。)
D07
debate
(v./n.)辯論，討論They have been debating for several hours without reaching a conclusion.
(他們已經辯論好幾個小時了，尚未得到一個結論。) No decision was made after the three-hour debate.
(在三小時辯論以後沒有做出任何的决定。)
D08
debt
(n.)債務I have to work day and night to pay off my credit debts.
(我必須日夜工作來支付我的信用卡債務。)
D09
decade
(n.)十年After decades of hard working, Jack finally can afford a new house.
(在數十年的努力工作以後，傑克終於可以付得起一棟新房子。) D10
decorate
decoration
(v.)裝飾
They decorated the wedding car with ribbons and flowers.
(他們用絲帶和花裝飾婚禮的禮車。) (n.)裝飾
All of our hotel rooms are decorated with artificial flowers.
(我們所有的旅館房間都用人造花裝飾。) D11
define
definite
definition
(v.)解釋，給...下定義，限定，使明確
The dictionary defines a workaholic as a person completely addicted to work.
(字典上對「工作狂( workaholic)」這個字的定義是一個對工作完全上 癮的人。)
(a.)明確的
When can you give me a definite reply?
(你何時可以給我一個明確的回覆?) (n.)定義，解釋，說明
That definition leaves much room for disagreement.
(那個定義尚有許多爭議的空間。)
Can I ask for clearer definition of my duties?
(可以針對我的職責給我更清楚的說明嗎?)
D12
degree
(n.)程度，度數，學位These hard barriers will ensure a very high degree of protection for several hundred years.
(這些堅固的屏障物將確保數百年相當程度的保護。)
D13
delay
(v./n.)延期，耽擱The plane was delayed for a few hours because of bad weather.
(由於惡劣的天氣，飛機被延遲了幾個小時才起飛。) Further delay would make things even more complicated.
(再耽擱下去甚至會讓事情更複雜。)
D14
delete
deletion
(v.)刪除
If you delete something that has been written down or stored in a computer, you cross it out or remove it.
(如果你刪除在電腦中已寫下或儲存的東西，你就是在刪去或移除它。) (n.)刪除
The management ordered the deletion of all computer files on this subject.
(管理階層命令刪除所有涉及該主題的電腦檔案。) D15
delight
delightful
(v./n.)高興，快樂
The toy delighted the child and made him laugh loudly.
(玩具讓那個孩子很開心，並且讓他大聲地笑。)
I have lived in New York for three months, and I quite enjoyed the delights of the night life here.
(我住在紐約三個月了，我很享受這裡夜生活的樂趣。) (a.)愉快的，吸引人的，有趣的
Thank you for inviting us to your birthday party. We had a delightful afternoon.
(謝謝你邀請我們來你的生日派對，我們度過了一個愉快的下午。) D16
demand
demanding
(v./n.)需要，需求，要求，請求
He said the task of reconstruction would demand much patience, hard work and sacrifice.
(他說重建任務需要極大耐心、刻苦工作和犧牲。) The coats are in great demand at this season.
(外套在這個季節需求量很大。) (a.)費時費力的，苛刻的
The secretary job at our company is quite demanding and stressful.
(我們公司秘書的工作費時費力且壓力大。)
My boss is very demanding and I can never please him.
(我們老闆很苛刻，我永遠無法讓他滿意。)
Have you made an appointment for your next dental check-up?
(你預約好下次牙齒的檢查嗎?) D18
deny
denial
(v.)否定，否認，拒絕
The employees’ request for higher pay was denied by the owner of the company, who claimed that the budget was tight.
(員工們要求更高的薪水被公司的老闆否決了，老闆聲稱預算很緊。) (n.)否定，否認，拒絕
The suspect’s denial of involvement for the murder was not convincing to the judges.
(嫌疑犯否認涉入這個凶殺案的說詞不為法官所採信。)
D19
depart
departure
(v.)出發，動身，啟程
The train for Chicago will depart from platform 9 at 3 p.m.
(前往芝加哥的火車下午三點在九號月台出發。) (n.)出發，動身，啟程
Our departure was delayed because of the heavy rain.
(因為大雨我們延遲出發了。)
D20
department
(n.)部門，科，系，處A department is one of the sections in an organization such as a government, business, or university.
(一個部門是像一個政府、公司或者大學中組織的一個部分。)
D21
deposit
(n.)訂金，頭款，首期，押金(v.)儲存
You must pay a deposit to the hotel if you want them to keep a room for you.
(如果要旅館幫你預留一間房，你要先付訂金。)
In Taiwan, you can go to the bank to deposit the money, but you can make a deposit at ATMs, too.
(在臺灣，你可以去銀行存錢，但是你也可以在自動存款機存錢。) D22
describe
description
(v.)描述，描寫，敘述，形容
The victim was trying to describe to the police exactly what happened in the accident.
(受害者試著向警察準確地描述在事故中所發生的事。) (n.)描述，描寫，敘述，形容
The witness has given the police a very detailed and full-description of the robber.
(證人向警方提供了對強盜非常詳細與完整的描述。)
D23
deserve
(v.)應得She deserved to win because she was the best.
(她應該贏，因為她是最好的。) D24
desire
desirable
(v./n)想要，渴望，希望
We all desire health and happiness.
(我們全部想要健康和幸福。)
After learning that he failed the exam, he desired nothing other than to be left alone.
(在獲悉他未通過考試以後，他想一個人靜一靜，什麼都不想。) Ian brought Emily her heart’s desire.
(伊安給愛米莉帶來了她心裡渴望的東西。) (a.)渴望的，值得擁有的，令人嚮往的
Don’t you think your new position is regarded as a highly desirable job?
(你不認為你的新職務是非常令人嚮往的工作嗎?)