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                     deleterious

adj. 有害的

synonyms: harmful, damaging, destructive, detrimental, injurious, nocent, nocuous, pernicious

 

antonyms: advantageous, aiding, assisting, beneficial

Example:

This kind of drug is considered deleterious.

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                     delinquent

adj. 犯法的, 怠忽職守的

synonyms:

blameworthy, censurable, criminal, culpable, defaultant, defaulting, derelict, faulty, guilty, lax, negligent

 

antonyms: behaving, dutiful, law-abiding, responsible, trustworthy

Example:

Tom was once a juvenile delinquent.

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                     depreciate

v. 貶值,輕視

synonyms: abate, decay, decrease, deflate, depress, deteriorate, devalorize, devaluate, downgrade

antonyms: appreciate, cherish, esteem, prize, value

Example:

The property will depreciate in value if it does not undergo restoration.

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                     despicable

adj. 卑鄙的

synonyms: abject, contemptible, degrading, detestable, disgraceful, disreputable, ignominious, insignificant, loathsome

 

antonyms: admirable, alluring, appealing, commendable, laudable, honorable, praiseworthy

Example:

He was disrespected because of his despicable behavior.

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                     deviate

v. 偏離, 離題

n. deviation

synonyms: aberrate, avert, circumlocate, deflect, digress, divagate, diverge

 

antonyms: accord, conform, straighten

Example:

My father always told me not to deviate from the rules.

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                     didactic

adj. 教誨的, 說教的

synonyms: exhortative, hortative, instructive, pedagogic, pedantic, preachy

 

antonyms: undidactic, uneducation, uninstructional

Example:

a didactic poem

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                     dilatory

adj. 拖延的, 呆滯的

synonyms: dallying, delaying, laggard, lingering, loitering, negligent,

 

antonyms: prompt, timely

Example:

The government has been dilatory in dealing with the strike.

 

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                     discernible

adj. 辯別得出, 看得清的

synonyms: audible, detectable, noticeable, perceivable, perceptible

 

antonyms: indiscernible, obscured, unnoticeable

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                     discommode

v. 擾亂

synonyms: bother, burden, disoblige, disquiet, disturb, fluster

 

antonyms: aid, help, soothe

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                     disentangle

v. 清理, 解脫

synonyms: detach, disconnect, discumber, disengage, disinvolve

 

antonyms: entangle, entwine

Example:

It’s not easy to disentangle the truth from rumors.

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                     draconian

adj. 嚴峻的

synonyms: rigid, ironhanded, rigorist, rigorous, unpermissive

 

antonyms: lenient, mild

Example:

The situation calls for draconian measures.

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