入门字
departure (n.) 离开，出境
de/ part/ ure
away/ part/ 名词字尾
进阶字
1. declivity (n.) 下坡
de/ cliv/ ity
down/ slope/ 名词字尾
(cliff)
There's a declivity ahead; try the brakes.
前面有下坡，试踩刹车吧。
2. deconstruction (n.) 解构
de/ con/ struct/ in
not/ altogether/ build/ 名词字尾
In feminism, deconstruction means tearing down the myth of male dominance.
在女性主义中，解构就是破除男性统治的迷思。
3. dehydrate (v.) 脱水
de/ hydr/ ate
away/ water/ 动词字尾
Dehydrated fruit, a common snack, was first developed as rations for apacemen.
脱水水果是很普通的零食，最早却是开发来做太空人的口粮。
4. depict (v.) 描绘
de/ pict
down/ paint
(picture)
In The Moon and Sixpence, W.Somerset Maugham depicted Paul Gauguin as an artist consumed by a desire to paint.
在《月光与六便士》中，毛姆把高更描述为有强烈作画冲动的画家。
5. deprive (v.) 剥夺
de/ prive
away/ private
Australian aborigines are used to roaming, put in prison, deprived of the freedom of motion, they sometimes die for no obvious reason.
澳洲原住民惯于四处漫游，一旦关进监狱，被剥夺了行动兹有，有时会没有明显原因地突然死亡。
6. desalination (n.) 海水淡化，除去盐分
de/ salin/ ation
away/ salt/ 名词字尾
Saudi Arabia gets part of its fresh water from desalination plants.
沙岛地阿拉伯部分的淡水是海水淡化厂制造的。
