常用英语短语
day after day 日复一日；连续地
常用口语句子
Day after day she waited in vain for him to telephone her.
日复一日，她徒劳地等待他的电话。
Day after day went by and still no message arrived.
日子一天天过去，仍然没有得到消息。
He was doing the same thing day after day.
他天天做同样的事。
常用英语短语
day and night 日日夜夜
常用口语句子
He worked hard day and night.
他日夜努力工作。
He is busy with his work day and night.
他日夜忙于自己的工作。
The mother cared for the sick child day and night.
母亲日夜照料着生病的孩子。
常用英语短语
day by day 一天天，逐日
常用口语句子
Day by day she learnt more about her job.
她日益了解自己的工作了。
Her health was improving day by day.
她的健康逐渐好转。
It is getting warmer day by day.
天气一天天暖和起来。
常用英语短语
day off 放假，假日，不用上班（或学习等）的日子
常用口语句子
Can I have a day off？
我能请一天假吗？
I'll ask my boss if I can have a day off.
我要问一下老板我能不能请一天假。
I am so tired.If only I can take the day off tomorrow.
我太累了。如果明天能不上班多好。
常用英语短语
dead end 尽头，困境
常用口语句子
With the failure of the experiment， we hadreached a dead end.
试验失败了，我们一筹莫展。
We've come to a dead end in our talks.
我们的谈判已陷入僵局。
Don't get stuck in a dead end job.
别困在没有前途的工作里。
failure ['fe?lj?(r)] n.失败
get stuck in 进退维谷，陷入
常用英语短语
dead letter 无法投递的邮
件；形同虚设的规定
常用口语句子
This is a dead letter， so I cannot deliver it.
这是一封无法投递的信件，我没法投递。
This law has become a dead letter.
此法已成为一纸空文。
The will itself is made a dead letter.
遗嘱本身成了一纸空文了。
will [w?l]n.遗嘱
常用英语短语
deal in 经营；忙于某事物，沉溺于某事物
常用口语句子
My bank deals in stocks and shares now.
我们银行现在经营债券与股票。
We deal in hardware but not software.
我们只经营硬件而不经营软件。
As a scientist， I do not deal in speculation.
作为一名科学家，我不投机取巧。
stock [st?k] n.公债，股份
share [?e?(r)] n.股，股份
speculation [，spekju'le??n] n.投机活动
常用英语短语
deal with 与……交涉，交易；处理，应付；关于
常用口语句子
They try to deal politely with angry customers.
他们尽量对发怒的顾客彬彬有礼。
I hate dealing with large impersonal companies.
我讨厌与那些没有人情味的大公司打交道。
You dealt with an awkward situation very tactfully.
你很巧妙地处理了一个困难的局面。
politely [p?'la?tli] adv.温和地，礼貌地
impersonal [?m'p??s?nl] adj.冷淡的，没有人情味的
awkward ['??kw?d] adj.造成困难、尴尬或不.
便的
tactfully ['t?ktf?li] adv.圆滑地
常用英语短语
decide on 下决心，决定
常用口语句子
Have you decided on a date for thewedding？
你已经决定婚礼的日期了吗？
Don't decide on important matters tooquickly.
不要过于匆忙地对重要的事情作决定。
I decided on buying the new car.
我决定要买这辆新车。
常用英语短语
decide to do 决定做……常用口语句子
She decided not to go alone.
她决定不单独去。
He decided to get married.
他决定结婚。
That decided me to leave my job.
那件事使我决定离职。
常用英语短语
depend on/upon 依靠，依赖；确信，信赖
常用口语句子
I'm depending on your coming.
我肯定你会来的。
You can't depend on the train arriving on time.
千万不要认为这列火车能正点到达。
She's a woman who can be depended on.
她是个可以信赖的人。
常用英语短语
devoted to 专心于……，致力于……
常用口语句子
She is devoted to her studies.
她专心于她的学习。
He was at one time so devoted to piano playing.
他曾经那么沉迷于弹钢琴。
He was still devoted to the study ofchemistry.
他仍专心致力于化学研究。
chemistry ['kem?str?]n.化学
常用英语短语
die away 熄灭；消失；平息，淡化
常用口语句子
The noise of the car died away in thedistance.
汽车的声音消失在远方。
The breeze has died away.
微风渐渐止住了。
The sound of the footsteps faded away.
脚步声渐渐消失了。
distance ['d?st?ns] n.距离，间距
breeze [bri?z] n.微风
fade away 逐渐消失
常用英语短语
die down 减少，减弱
常用口语句子
These rumours will soon die down.
这些谣言不久就会逐渐消失。
The fire is dying down.
火正渐渐熄灭。
Plants often die down in winter.
草木往往冬天枯死。
rumour ['ru?m?(r)] n.传闻，谣言
常用英语短语
die from 因……而死
常用口语句子
The patient finally died from cancer.
那位病人最终死于癌症。
The plants died from want of water.
这些植物因缺水而死。
He died from a traffic accident.
他死于交通事故。
常用英语短语
die of 因……而死
常用口语句子
The animals died of starvation in the snow.
在下雪的时候这些动物死于饥饿。
Nowadays many people die of cancer.
现在有很多人死于癌症。
She died of a heart attack.
她死于心脏病。
starvation [stɑ?'ve???n] n.饥饿，饿死
heart attack 心脏病
常用英语短语
die out 消失；消灭，死绝
常用口语句子
The old traditions are dying out.
旧传统正在消失。
Many languages are likely to die out.
许多语言可能会消失。
The wild population of koalas is in danger of dying out.
野生群体的树袋熊正处于灭绝的危险中。
tradition [tr?'d??n] n.传统
koala [k?u'ɑ?l?] n.考拉熊，树袋熊
in danger 在危险中
常用英语短语
differ with 与……意见不同
常用口语句子
I'm sorry to differ with you on that.
对不起，在那一点上我与你看法不同。
I differ with him on this point.
在这一点上我和他的意见相左。
I beg to differ with you on this matter.
请允许我在这件事上跟您意见分歧。
常用英语短语
dispose of 解决，处理；除去，扔掉；转让或卖掉
常用口语句子
All the furniture has been disposed of.
所有的家具都已处理掉了。
I must dispose of the trouble.
我必须摆脱麻烦。
I am still not sure how best to dispose of theshares.
我还不确定怎样最大利润地卖掉股份。
furniture ['f??n?t??(r)] n.家具
常用英语短语
distinct from 种类（风格）不同
常用口语句子
This is distinct from what was discussed above.
这与上面所讨论的是不同的。
Mozart's style is quite distinct from Haydn's.
莫扎特在风格上与海顿截然不同。
Those two ideas are quite distinct from eachother.
这两种观点截然不同。
常用英语短语
distract from 使从……分心
常用口语句子
The film managed to distract me from theseproblems for a while.
这部影片分散了我的注意力，让我暂时忘记了这些难题。
The noise outside makes me distract from my reading.
外面的喧闹声使我不能专心看书。
You're distracting me from my work.
你让我不能专心工作。
常用英语短语
divide into 分成
常用口语句子
The book is divided into six sections.
这本书被分为六个部分。
The river divides into two streams at this point.
这条河在此处分成两条支流。
Divide the cake into quarters and share it equally.