2020年上海中考考纲
中高难度词汇（三）
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346.damage n.&L v.破坏；损害
The dangers of the forest fires kill many plants and animals in an eco-system so they cause damage to a
forest.森林火突的危险是烧死生态系统中的许多动
物和植物，所以会给森林带来毁灭性破坏。
He damaged a car with a baseball bat.
他用棒球棍损坏了一辆汽车。
347.dare aux.v.8i v.(后接不带to的不定式；主要
用于疑问、否定或条件句）
敢，敢于
He dare not speak to her.他不敢和她说话。
He didn’t dare to speak to her.他不敢和她说话。348.*dark n.黑暗;暗处;深色
黑暗的;暗淡的;深色
的
There is too much dark in this painting.
这幅画颜色太暗。
That was a dark，moonless night.
那是一个黑暗的、无月光的夜晚。
反义词: bright；light
349.*date n.日期；约会
March 6 is the date of his death.
他去世的日期是3月6日。
350.*debate v. & n.争论，辩论;讨论
We’re debating what to do next.
我们正在讨论下一步该做什么。
There is a general debate nowadays about the
prices
of housing problems.目前，针对房价问题存在普遍
的争论。
351.deal (dealt , dealt) v.对付;分配，分给；
给予;
经营
n.交易
How will you deal with these things?
你将如何处理这些事情？
We lost a lot of money on that deal.
我们在那笔交易中亏损了许多钱。
352.decorate V•装饰
My mother likes to decorate rooms with flowers.
我妈妈喜欢用花装饰房间。
353.*deep adj •深的
The river is not deep；we can walk through it.
这河不深，我们可以涉水过去。
354.degree n.程度;度数;学位
It’s at 10 degrees centigrade.气温是10°C。
355.*delay v.&n.拖延，延误，延期
It is getting late, don’t delay.
时间已晚，不要耽搁了。
His delay made the teacher angry.
他的迟到使老师生气了。
356.*deny v.否认，否定
Although the police had got many clues, the thief
still wanted to deny stealing the car.虽然警方已经
得到了许多线索，小偷仍想否认偷车。
357.departure n.离开
Within ninety minutes the ship was ready for
departure.
90分钟之内轮船准备出发。
358.depend v.依靠，依赖;取决于
Don’t depend too much on your parents. Try to
deal
with problems yourself.不要太依赖你的父母。尝
试自己去处理问题。
359.describe v.描写，叙述
About three-fifths of the students in our class can
describe that place in English.在我们班大约有3/5
的学生可以用英语描述那个地方。
360.deserve v.应得;应受
He deserves a reward for his efforts.
他积极努力，应受奖赏。
361.detail n. 细节
362.ad).侦探的
n.侦探
Pansy didn’t read many detective stories.
有许多侦探小说潘西都没有看过。
The detective found that the young man took part
in many bank robberies.这个侦探发现那个年轻人
参与过多次银行抢劫。
363.**develop v.发展；开发，培养
We must do our best to develop the national
economy.
我们必须努力发展国民经济。
364.development n.发展
With the development of economy, our life is get-
ting better and better.随着经济的发展，我们的生活
越来越好。
365.dial v.拨电话号码
Do you often dial home?你常给家里打电话吗？366.dialogue (美dialog) n •对话
They had long dialogues.他们进行了长时间的对话。422.disadvantage n.不利，劣势；短处
The children from poor families were at a distinct
disadvantage.来自贫困家庭的孩子们处于明显的不
利地位。
423.*disappear v.消失，不见
Let’s hope that all our troubles will disappear soon.
让我们希望我们所有的烦恼都会很快消失。
The black car drove away from them and
disappeared.
那辆黑色轿车驶离了他们的视线，不见了。
424.disappointed adj.失望的，沮丧的
He was disappointed at the result.
他对这样的结果感到失望。
425.disaster n.灾难；灾祸
These natural disasters have warned us that
everyone
should start to protect the environment
immediately.
这些自然灾害警示我们，每个人都应该保护环境。
426.discover v.发现；看出
A good education will help you discover and
develop
your talents.良好的教育，将有助于你发现和发挥你
的才华。
427.discuss v.讨论，议论
All your suggestions will be discussed carefully
before we come to a decision.在我们做决定之前，
您的建议将会被仔细地讨论。
428.★discussion n.讨论
He never contributes to the discussion.
他在讨论时从不发表意见。
429.distance n.距离
I have walked half the distance.
我走了一半的距离。
430.disturb v.扰乱;打扰
We do not want to disturb what we have got.
我们不想打乱我们现有的东西。
431.divide v.分，划分;（算数用语)除
By the end of fifth grade, they should be able to
multiply and divide.到五年级结束，他们应该有能
力计算乘法和除法。
432.dig (dug , dug) v•挖，掘
They dug a hole.他们挖了一个坑。
433.direction n.方向；趋势;用法说明
On your way to success, you must keep your
direction.
在通往成功的路上，你必须坚持你的方向。
434.*directly adv.直接地
But even if some don’t ask it directly，you can feel
it.即使一些人没有直接地问出来，你仍然能够感
觉到。
435.***dishonest adj.不诚实的，欺骗性的
Jack is a dishonest boy. He often tells lies and no
one in our class likes him.杰克是一个不诚实的男
孩。他经常撒谎，我们班没有人喜欢他。
436.dull adj.单调无味的
Art is not as important as life，but the life without
art is dull.艺术远远没有生命重要，但是没有艺术的
生活是多么乏味呀！
近义词：boring
反义词: interesting
437.during prep•在................. 的期间；在
过
