From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishdis/dɪs/verbanotherspellingofdiss dis-/dɪs/prefix1shows anoppositeornegativeI disapprove(=do not approve)dishonesty(=lack of honesty)2[in verbs]shows the stopping or removing of a conditionDisconnect the machine.Disinfect the wound.Examples from ...
Word family(noun)ability≠inabilitydisability(adjective)able≠unabledisabled(verb)enable≠disable(adverb)ably From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics:Illness & disabilitydis‧a‧bled/dɪsˈeɪbəld/●●●S3W3adjective1someone who isdisabledcannot use a part of their bod...
*dis-a-,and the West Germanic prefix represented by Old Saxon and Old Frisiante-"apart, in pieces," Old High Germanzi-, ze-(alsozer-,perhaps crossed withzur-,Old English and Old Norsetor-"with difficulty," Gothictuz-,from the Germanic outcome of Indo-European*dus-) and Old English ...
The meaning of DISDAIN is a feeling of contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior : scorn. How to use disdain in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Disdain.
First recorded in1375–1425;late Middle English,fromLatincontextus“a joining together, scheme, structure,” past participle ofcontexere“to join by weaving,” equivalent tocon-con-+texere“to plait, weave”;text Discover More Example Sentences ...
pre·dis·tin·guishverb (used with object) re·dis·tin·guishverb Discover More Word History and Origins Origin ofdistinguish1 First recorded in1555–65;extension, by-ish2,ofMiddle Englishdisting(u)en(fromAnglo-French,Middle Frenchdistinguer), fromLatindistinguere;distinct ...
effects词性转换Complete the following sentence using the proper form of“disastrous."Losing your job doesn't have to be such a disaste.常用搭配Translate the following phrases into English.灾难性的后果 consequences 严重歉收/火灾 fire翻译应用Translate the following sentence into English.由于糟糕的天气,...
Khulile was raised by her great grandmother, and then her grandmother when her great grandmother passed away, because in her culture a child who was born out of wedlock could not go live with her mother’s new family if the mother married. ...
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Sportdis‧qual‧i‧fy /dɪsˈkwɒlɪfaɪ $ -ˈkwɑː-/ verb (disqualified, disqualifying, disqualifies) [transitive] 1 to stop someone from taking part in an activity because they have broken a rule SYN ban They...
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics:Illness & disabilitydis‧a‧ble/dɪsˈeɪbəl/verb[transitive]1to make someoneunableto use a part of their body properlyCarter was permanently disabled in the war.GrammarDisableis usually passive in this meaning.2to deliberately...