【核心词汇】DAY 18

词根：sol孤独－被遗弃的

参考例句

1.A novel in a style emphasizing the grotesque, mysterious, and desolate .
哥特式小说着重描写怪诞、恐怖和孤寂的小说

2.Land that is desolate , barren, or ravaged.
荒原荒凉、贫瘠或遭到毁坏之土地

deprive [di'praiv]

vt. 剥夺，拒绝，免职

词根：de去掉+prive单个→从个人身边拿走→剥夺，夺去

参考例句

1.If you do not drive carefully, I shall be obliged to deprive you of your licence.
如果您不谨慎驾驶，我将不得不没收您的执照。

2.The trees outside the windows deprive the house of light.
窗外的树木把房子遮挡得暗然无光。

dense [dens]

adj. 密集的；稠密的；浓密的

参考例句

1. Dense fog is covering roads in the north and visibility is very poor.
浓雾笼罩了北部的公路，能见度很低。

2.A dense mass of black hair framed his face.
浓密的黑发衬托著他的面庞。

despise [di'spaiz]

vt. 轻视

词根：de向下，spise＝spic看：向下看－鄙视

参考例句

1.He claims to despise riches.
他宣称蔑视钱财。

2.Practice is as important as theory, but we are apt to value the latter and despise the former.
实践与理论一样重要，但是我们易于珍视后者而轻视前者。

depress [di'pres]

vt. 使沮丧，降低，压下，压抑，使萧条

词根：de向下，press压－向下压－使沮丧

参考例句

1.I feel depressed .
我感到沮丧。

2.He was depressed by his defeat.
失败让他沮丧。

designate ['dezigneit]