1、高考英语3500单词详解(D开头）dad[dAd] (=daddy) n. 爸爸，爹爹daily [5deili] adj.每日的，日常的：He gets a daily wage. 他领的是日薪。adv. 每天：I’m in the habit of brushing my teeth twice daily. 我习惯每天刷两次牙。n.[C]日报：China Daily中国日报dam[dAm] n.水坝，堰堤：The government is planning to build a dam there. 政府打算在那里建一座水坝。damage[5dAmidV] n
2、.1.[U]损失，损坏：The storm did a lot of damage to the crops. 暴风雨使庄稼受到了很大损失。2.(用复数)赔偿费：He paid $500 in damages for the accident. 他付了500美元的事故赔偿费。vt.损害，损坏：Smoking can damage your health. 吸烟会对你的健康有害。damp[dAmp] adj. 潮湿的：Use a damp cloth to clean the table. 用块湿布擦桌子。n.[U]湿气，潮湿：There is still damp i
3、n these clothes.这些衣服还有点湿。vt.使潮湿：Damp the shirt before you iron it. 在烫衬衣之前，先把它喷湿。dance[dB:ns] v.跳舞，跳（舞）：Would you like to dance with me? 请你同我跳曲舞好吗? n. [C]跳舞，舞会：May I have your next dance? 下一曲我可以和你跳舞吗?【说明】用作名词，只表示具体意义的“跳舞”，不表示抽象意义的“跳舞”，要表示后者的意思用dancing，如要表示“跳舞对你的健康有益”，可说成Dancing does good
4、 to your health. 但不能说成Dance does good to your health.danger[5deindVE] n.1. [U]危险：Red is for danger. 红色代表危险。2.[C]危害，威胁：Smoking is a danger to health. 吸烟对健康有害。■1. in danger 在危险中：She is still in danger. 她还处于危险之中。2. in danger of 有…的危险：He was in danger of losing his life. 他有丧失性命的危险。/ You’re
5、in danger of catching cold. 你有着凉的危险。3. out of danger 脱离危险：The patient is now out of danger. 病人已脱离危险。dangerous[5deindVErEs] adj. 危险的，有危险性的，引起危险的：This lake is dangerous for swimmers. 在这个湖里游泳危险。/ It’s dangerous for children to play on the street. 孩子们在街上玩很危险。【说明】该词指本身具有危险性或会引起危险，而不是处于危险之中，要
6、表示后者的意思用in danger：He is dangerous. 他是个危险人物。/ He is in danger. 他处境危险。dare[dZE] v.1.(用作情态动词)敢：Dare you tell her the truth? 你敢告诉她事实真相吗? / He dared not do it again. 他不敢再做了。2.(用作实义动词)敢，敢于：We must dare to think, speak and act. 我们必须敢想、敢说、敢干。■I dare say 我想，大概，很可能：I dare say (that) it’ll rain to
7、morrow. 明天可能下雨。【说明】1.用作情态动词，主要用于否定句、疑问句、条件从句及由连接副词或 whether等引起的从句中(一般不用于肯定句中)。2.尽管有过去式，但通常用现在式表示过去或后接完成式：I didn’t like their new house though I daren’t have said so. 我不喜欢他们的新房子,虽然我没敢这样说过。3.用作实义动词，其后通常接带to不定式，但这个to有时可以省略(尤其在否定句或疑问句中)：We don’t dare (to) say anything. 我们什么也不敢说。dar
