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dull

adj.愚鈍的;鈍的 [mentally slow, not sharp; blunt]

adj.不鮮明的,晦暗的,單調的 [not lively ,causing boredom]

ex. dull weather 也就是天氣很多雲，暗濛濛的

補充：akin to OE dol foolish, stupid

dummy

[dumb(adj.啞的)+y]

n.(櫥窗中的)模型人

n.【口】笨人 = stupid person

ex. XXX tutorial for dummy...

dune

n.(風吹積成的)沙丘 [a sand hill or sand ridge formed by the wind, usually in desert regions or near lakes and oceans.]

ps. A dune is a hill of sand near the sea or in a desert.

wind:dune  風吹過形成沙丘

dupe

n.容易受騙的人;容易被愚弄的人 [a person who is easily deceived or fooled; gull .]

補充：dupe這個字是從小偷的行話來的，源指是一種鳥hoopoe(古代的寫法huppe)，因為這種鳥看起來就像很容易受騙的樣子，所以因此而來

duplicity

du(duo;two)-plic(fold)-ity

n.口是心非(對同一件事情，說的與做的不一樣，用此方法來欺騙)[ speaking or acting in two different ways concerning the same matter with intent to deceive; double-dealing.]

ex. 某某人：我選上後一定整肅貪污，但私下卻偷偷的收賄錄

family word

duplicitous

du-plic-itous

adj.口是心非的

duration

dur(last, harden)-ation

n.持續期間 [ the length of time something continues or exists]

ex. the duration of speech

n.持久(指一直持續這個狀態) [Continuance or persistence in time.]

ps. accelerate:speed＝prolong:duration
加速是加快速度＝延長是延長持續時間

Longest duration balancing a tyre on the teeth ...輕鬆一下吧

ps.

durable    adj.耐用的

obdurate  adj.頑固的  [這邊ob- against]

duress

dur(last, harden)-ess

n.強迫 [ compulsion by threat or force]

ex. confessed under duress.

due

adj.應支付的      (That money is due to me, but I haven't got it yet.)

adj.到期的         (The bank loan is due this month.)

adj.因為、由於   (Our happy childhood is due to our father's hard work.)

duty

due-ty

n.責任;義務

ex. It is our duty to defend our country.

dutiful

duti-ful

adj.忠於職守的,盡本分的 [ careful to fulfill obligations.]

adj.恭順的,順從的

ex. a dutiful son 孝子

dwarf

[from 北歐神話中善於做金屬小工藝品的矮神Dwarf]

n. 侏儒

ps. white dwarf star, 白矮星，是中低質量的恆星的演化路線的終點，因為質量不夠大，在最後階段電子不會被重力吸住到原子核裡面，所以無法成為中子星。

v.使矮小

聯想： d + war +f  : war dwarf everthing

dwindle

v.漸漸減少;變小 [To become gradually less until little remains. 】

聯想： d + wind +le:  dwindle as the wind pass away

dwell

v.居住,住 [ to live or stay as a permanent resident; reside.】

ex. They dwell in London for two years.

v.持續活在某的狀態 [to live or continue in a given condition or state]

ex. to dwell in happiness.

dwelling

n.住處,住宅 [a building or place of shelter to live in]

dynamic

dynam(power,force)-ic

adj.動力的 [Of or relating to energy or to objects in motion.]

ex. dynamic economic analysis; classical dynmics 古典力學

adj.有動力的

ex. a dynamic market.

dynamo

dynam(power,force)-o

n. 發電機 = electric generator

ps.dynamite [dynam-ite] n.炸藥