discourse
n. 演说，谈话，论说，论文
give sb. a discourse 给某人作演讲

discrimination
n. 辨别，区别；识别力，辨别力
Some people do not show much discrimination in their choice of books.
有些人看书不加选择。
n. 歧视
Is there racial discrimination in your country ?
在你们国家有种族歧视吗？

disgrace
n. 丢脸，耻辱，失宠
There need be no disgrace in being poor. 贫穷并不足为耻。
[同]shame
n. 招致耻辱的人或物
He is a disgrace to our school. 他是我们学校的耻辱。
vt. 使蒙羞，使丢脸
The scandal disgraced his family. 这丑行玷辱了他的家族。
[同]dishonor
vt. 使失宠
[难点]
bring disgrace on sb. 给某人带来耻辱
A man who commits a crime and is sent to prison brings disgrace on himself and his family.
因犯罪而进监狱的人给自己和家庭都带了耻辱。
be in disgrace 蒙受耻辱，丢脸
be a disgrace to 对…说来是一大耻辱

disillusion
n. 幻灭，觉醒，醒悟
vt. 使幻灭，使觉醒
They were disillusioned soon after they came to the new colony.
他们到达新殖民地后不久就从幻想中觉醒了。

dismay
n. 灰心，沮丧
[同]discouragement
n. 惊慌
He looked at me in dismay. 他惊慌地看着我。
[同]panic
vt. 使沮丧；使惊慌
We were dismayed at the news. 听到这消息，我们感到惊慌。

dispatch
vt. 派遣，发送
Please hurry up the dispatch of these telegrams.
请速将这些电报发出去。
n. 快信，电讯，急件
[难点]
dispatch sb. to do sth. 派某人干某事

disperse
v. （使）分散，驱散
The police dispersed the demonstrators. 警察驱散示威者。
[同]scatter
v. 散开，解散
The crowd dispersed when the police arrived. 警察来时，群众散开。
[同]dissipate
v. 散步，传播
The rumor was rapidly dispersed. 谣言很快就传开了。
[同]spread

displace
vt. 移置，转移
[同]transfer
vt. 代替，取代
Television has displaced radio. 电视以取代了收音机。
[同]take the place of

displacement
n. 转移，移置；取代，置换；撤职，免职

displease
vt. 使不高兴，使生气
displease one’s wife 使妻子不悦
[难点]
be displeased with sb. （for doing sth.）对某人（做某事）不高兴
be displeased at sb.’s sth. 不满某人的…

disregard
n. 漠视，不顾，不注意
disregard of a rule 忽视一项规则
[同]indifference
vt. 不理，不顾，不管
He disregarded his doctor's advice. 他不顾医生的忠告。
[难点]
disregard of sth. 或者 disregard for sth.

dissatisfaction
n. 不满，不平
[难点]
dissatisfaction with sb. / sth. 对某人（某事）不满
dissatisfaction with sb. at doing sth. 对某人做某事不满

dissipate
v. 驱散，使（云、雾、疑虑等）消散
dissipate fear/doubt/ignorance
v. 浪费
Don't dissipate your efforts. 不要浪费你的精力了。

distinctly
adv. 明显地，清楚地，明晰地

distinguish
vt. 使杰出，使显出特色
Diligence distinguished him from others.
勤勉使他有别于他人。
[难点]
distinguish oneself 使自己出名
He distinguished himself on the battlefield. 他名扬沙场。
v. 辨别；区别之意
distinguish onething from another; distinguish from two things

distort
vt. 扭曲
His face was distorted with pain. 他的脸因痛苦而扭曲。
[同]twist
vt. 曲解，歪曲
The reporter distorted the facts. 那记者歪曲事实。

distortion
n. 扭曲，歪曲，曲解

distract
vt. 分神，转移（注意力）；迷惑，困扰
[同]bewilder
[难点]
distract sb. from sth. 使某人分心
The noise in the street distracted me from my reading. 街上的噪音使我不能专心读书。
be distracted with/by sth. 为...所烦扰，被...弄糊涂（常被动）
She was distracted at the news. 她因听到这消息而心烦意乱。

disturbance
n. 骚动，动乱
Were there many political disturbances in the country last year ?
这个国家去年有很多政治上的动乱吗？
n. 打扰，干扰