7264.draft(动)起草
I'm draft a letter and show it to you before I type it．
我来起草一封信，你看了之后我再把它打出来。

7265.drag(动)拖曳
The box was so heavy we had to drag it along the floor.
这箱子很重，我们不得不把它沿着地板拖着走。

7266.drain(动)排水
The whole area will have to be drained before it can be used for farming．
整个地区都要排涝才能用来耕种。

7267.drainage(名)排水系统
He came to look at the drainage.
他是来检查排水设备的。

7268.drape(动)覆盖
The fumiture was draped in dust sheets．
家具上面盖了防尘套。

7269.draught(名)草图
He had painfully written out a first draught.
他辛苦写出了首稿。

7270.drawback(名)缺点
同义词shortcoming
His lack of experience is a major drawback.
经验不足是他的主要缺点。

7271.dread(动)害怕
His dread to think what my father will say.
爸爸会说些什幺，我想也不被想。

7272.dreary(形)沉闷的
His dreary voice sends me to sleep.
他沉闷的声调令我睡着。

7273.drift(动)漂流
The boat drifted out to sea．
小船往大海飘去。

7274.drill(动)钻孔
The workman is drilling in the wall.
工人正在墙上打孔。

7275.drop(动)滴下
不规则变化dript，dript
Water was dripping down through the roof.
水从屋顶的漏洞滴下来。

7276.drop(动)下降
The parachutist dropped safely to the ground.
跳伞员安全着陆。

7277.dropout(名)中途辍学者
In the long haul,She'll regret having been a school dropout.
她最终会后悔不该中途辍学。

7278.drowsy(形)昏昏欲睡的
The heat made me feel drowsy．
天气炎热，我觉得昏昏欲睡。

7279.drunkard(名)醉汉，酒鬼
She divorrced with her husband because he was a drunkard.
她和丈夫离婚了，因为他是个酒鬼。

7280.dual(形)双重的
同义词double
His dual role as a composer and a conduotor made him very busy.
他作曲家和指挥家的双重身份使他非常忙碌。

7281.dubious(形)觉得可疑的
I remain dubious about her motives．
我对她的动机仍存疑念。

7282.duke(名)公爵
The duke ordered the servant to send a letter to the king．
公爵命令仆人把一封信送给国王。

7283.dump(动)颠倒
Nuclear waste should not be dumped in the sea.
核废料不该倒入大海。

7284.durable(形)耐用的
This pair of shoes is durable.
这双鞋很耐磨。

7285.duration(名)期间
Please remain seated for the duration of the flight.
飞行途中请勿离座。

7286.dutiful(形)尽责的
Bob is a dutiful son．
鲍伯是个孝顺的儿子。

7287.dwarf(名)侏儒
A dwarf on a giant's shoulder sees further of the two．
矮子站在巨人肩上，比巨人看得还远。

7288.dwell(动)居住
He decided to dwell on our island.
他决定到我们的岛上居住。

7289.dweller(名)居民
The noise of traffic is a constant irritant to city dwellers.
车辆的噪音对城市居民是永无止境的骚扰。

7290.dwelling(名)住宅
These dwelling houses have been put to use.
这些住宅已交付使用了。

7291.dwindle(动)减少
Their savings dwindled away to nothing.
慢慢地，他们的积蓄逐渐花得一干二净。

7292.dynamic(形)充满活力的
同义词energetic
We are looking for dynamic persons to be salesmen.
我们正在寻找充满活力的销售人员。

7293.dynamite(名)具有爆炸性的事
His news was dynamite.
他的消息就像炸弹一样具爆炸性。

7294.dynasty(名)朝代
How many dynasties are there in China's history?
中国历史上有多少个朝代？

7295.eccentric(形)古怪的
同义词odd
People said he was mad but I think he was just slightly eccentric．
人们都说他疯了，但我认为他只是有点古怪。

7296.eclipse(名)日蚀、月蚀
It was reported that there would be an annular eclipse tomorrow.
据报导说，明天有日环食。

7297.ecstasy(名)狂喜
She went into ecstasies about the ring he had bought her.
这枚戒指是他为她买的，使她高兴得如痴如醉。

7298.elaborate(形)精巧的
The curtains had an elebrate pattern of flowers.
窗帘上绘有精美的花卉图案。

7299.etastic(形)有弹性的
Our rules are quite elastic.
我们的规划很有弹性。