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n.
(水壩,築壩) barrier to prevent the flow of liquid, especially built across a water course


Spelling Word: dam
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n. Syn. transaction
(交易,份量) part or portion; share; indefinite quantity, degree, or extent, degree, or extent; distribution; arrangement


Spelling Word: deal
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a. Syn. suitable; fitting; modest
(適當的,可接受的) suitable; modest.; honorable; meeting accepted standards


Spelling Word: decent
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v. Syn. announce
(宣布,聲明) state clearly; make known formally or officially


Spelling Word: declare
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n. Syn. respect
(尊重的,尊重他人的) willingness to carry out the wishes of others; great respect


Spelling Word: deference
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v. Syn. deteriorate
(惡化) become worse; decline; fall


Spelling Word: degenerate
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n. Syn. ancestry; origin
(血統,世襲) ancestry; origin; the descendants of one individual; drop; fall; a movement downward


Spelling Word: descent
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ad. Syn. urgently; seriously; severely
(迫切地,危急地) with great urgency; seriously; severely


Spelling Word: desperately
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v. Syn. prescribe; determine
(口述,聽寫,規定) prescribe; rule as a dictator


Spelling Word: dictate
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n.
(稀釋,淡化) process of making weaker or less concentrated; decrease in the equity position of a share of stock


Spelling Word: dilution