2018考研：英语大纲核心词汇（12）
1. credit
n. 学分;信誉，信用;[金融]贷款;荣誉;
vt. 相信，信任;归功于;[会]记入贷方;赞颂;
[例句]The group can't get credit to buy farming machinery.
这些人无法赊购到农用机械。
2. crucial
adj. 决定性的;关键性的，极其显要的;十字形的;
[例句]He had administrators under him but took the crucial decisions himself.
他手下有管理人员，但重要的决策仍由他自己来做。
3. cultivate
vt. 耕作，种植;教养，栽培;改善;交朋友;
[例句]She also cultivated a small garden of her own.
她还耕种了一片属于自己的小园子。
4. cure
vt. 治愈;矫正;解决;消除;
vi. 受治疗;被加工处理;
n. 治愈;疗法;药物;措施;
[例句]An operation finally cured his shin injury.
手术最终治好了他胫部的伤。
5. dawn
n. 黎明，拂晓;开端;醒悟;
vi. 破晓，(天)刚亮;开始出现;变得明朗;
vt. (开始)被理解，被领悟;被看清，被想到;
[例句]Nancy woke at dawn.
拂晓时分南希醒了。
6. dazzle
vt. 使目眩;使惊异不已;
n. 耀眼;眩惑;灿烂;
vt. 目眩;赞叹;
[例句]George dazzled her with his knowledge of the world.
乔治的洞察世情令她叹服。
7. deceive
v. 欺诈;误导;
[例句]He has deceived and disillusioned us all.
他欺骗了大家，让我们失望至极。
8. decent
adj. 正派的;得体的;(服装等)相称的，合宜的;相当好的;
[例句]Nearby is a village with a decent pub.
附近的村子里有一家还不错的酒馆。
9. decline
n. 下降;(力量、健康、品格、权力、价值等的)衰退;下倾;(人、生命等的)衰退期;
vt. 辞谢，谢绝(邀请等);
vi. (道路、物体等)下倾;(太阳)落下;(在品格、价值上)降低;衰落，谢绝;
[例句]The number of staff has declined from 217,000 to 114,000.
员工人数从21.7万减少到了11.4万。
10. decompose
vt. 分解;(使)腐烂;
[例句]The debris slowly decomposes into compost.
这些垃圾慢慢地分解成了堆肥。
11. dedicate
vt. 奉献，献身;以…供奉;
[例句]Back on the island, he dedicated himself to politics.
回到岛上后，他便投身于政治。
12. deduce
vt. 演绎;推论，推断;追溯根源;
[例句]Alison had cleverly deduced that I was the author of the letter.
艾莉森已经聪明地推断出那封信就是我写的。
13. define
vt. 规定;使明确;精确地解释;画出…的线条;
vi. (给词、短语等)下定义，构成释义;
[例句]We were unable to define what exactly was wrong with him.
我们说不清楚他到底哪里不对劲。
14. deform
vt. 使变形;使残废;使变丑;毁伤…的形体;
vi. 变形;变畸形;
adj. 畸形的;丑陋的;
[例句]Bad rheumatoid arthritis deforms limbs.
严重的类风湿性关节炎会造成四肢变形。
15. defy
vt. 蔑视;公然反抗;不服从;向…挑战;
n. 对抗;挑战;
[例句]This was the first ( and last) time that I dared to defy my mother.
这是我第一次(也是最后一次)胆敢反抗我的母亲。
