denationalize
英 [ˌdiːˈnæʃnəlaɪz] 美 [ˌdiːˈnæʃnəlaɪz]
使私有化、使非国有化
- The government started to denationalize financial institutions.
政府开始对金融机构进行私有化。
demilitarize
英 [ˌdiːˈmɪlɪtəraɪz] 美 [ˌdiːˈmɪlɪtəraɪz]
【常用被动语态】从……撤军;使非军事化
- The area could be turned into a demilitarized zone.
该地区可能会成为非军事区。
demobilize
英 [dɪˈməʊbəlaɪz] 美 [diːˈmoʊbəlaɪz]
遣散,解散(部队);(尤指战后) 使退伍,使复员
- Both sides have agreed to demobilize 70% of their armies.
双方都同意各自遣散70%的军队。 - I spent one year in the service and did not come back to the United States until after I was demobilized.
我在部队里呆了一年,直到复员以后才回到美国。
demerit
英 [diːˈmerɪt] 美 [diːˈmerɪt]
过失、缺点、短处(常作复数使用);(学校给学生记的)过失分(美式英语)
- the merits and demerits of the scheme
这个方案的优缺点 - You'll get three demerits if you're caught smoking on school grounds.
在校内抽烟一经发现将被记过失分三分。
decompose
英 [ˌdiːkəmˈpəʊz] 美 [ˌdiːkəmˈpoʊz]
腐烂;(使)分解
- As the waste materials decompose, they produce methane gas.
废物腐烂时会产生沼气。