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droplet

drop(v.落下)-let(小東西)

n.小水滴

ps.

bracelet n.手鐲

dross

n.浮渣 [ waste matter; refuse.]

(浮在熔化金屬上的不純的物質;因為熔化金屬時會跟氧作用;產生氧化物)

purification:dross
提純去除雜質

drought

[droug=dry, ght=名詞尾]

n.乾旱 [A long period of abnormally low rainfall, especially one that adversely affects growing or living conditions.]

drove

[drive的過去式]

n.(被驅趕的或向前走動的)畜群 [ a number of oxen, sheep, or swine driven in a group]

n.人群(用複數droves)

  ex. people come in droves.

drudge

v.做苦工 [To do tedious, unpleasant, or menial work.]

n.做苦工的人

drudgery

drudge-ry

n.苦工

  ex. it is drudgery to teach music to beginners.

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~udge四人組

drudge  v.做苦工

grudge  v.吝嗇、勉強給

trudge   v.跋涉

smudge  v.弄髒 n.汙漬

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dual

du(=duo;two)-al

adj.兩的;雙重的

  ex. his dual role as head of the party and head of state

補充：雙通道 也會用這個字,dual

dubious

dub(doubt)-ious(full of sth.)

adj.半信半疑的 [doubtful]

  ex. I am dubious about accepting the offer of the job.

adj.有問題的 [of doubtful quality or propriety; questionable]

  ex. a dubious transaction.

duckling

duck(鴨子)-ling

n.小鴨子

-ling:a suffix of nouns, often pejorative, denoting one concerned with (hireling; underling), or diminutive (princeling; duckling).

-ling它接字尾可做名詞型時，帶有"貶抑pejorative"，或是"微小的"概念存在

-ling:an adverbial suffix(darkling; sideling.)

-ling亦有做副詞用的時候

duct

[duct == to lead]

n.輸送管 [a pipe,tube, or channel which carries a liquid or gas. ]

n.導管 [a tube in human body which carries a liquid such as tears or bile. ]

review

conduct        v.引導 v.傳導(熱,電等)  n.行為,品行

conduce        v.有益;有貢獻於;導致

conducive  adj.助的,有益的

conduit         n.導水管,導管

duel

du(=duo;two)-el

n.決鬥 [a formal fight between two people in which they use guns or swords in order to settle a quarrel. ]

( 為解決關係到榮譽的某件事，而預先安排的兩人間的正式決鬥 )

聯想：l 比較像武器阿

duel:formality
duel的特點是正式

duet

du(=duo;two)-et

n.二重奏 [ a piece of music sung or played by two people, or two instruments..]

ps.

triplet n.三胞胎之一;三個一組

trio  n.三重唱

quartet  n.四重奏