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debate v. 争论，辩论 They had fierce debate as to whether their company should restore the trade relationship which was broken year ago. decade n. 十年，十 The South Florida nesting population has declined by 50% in the last decade, according to a marine biologist. 根据一位海洋生物学家的研究，弗罗里达南部穴居种群的数量近十年减少了50%。 deceptive adj. 欺骗性的 As an example of whats going on, consider U.S. Bancorp, which was recently sued for deceptive practices by the state of Minnesota. decline vi. 下降，下垂 Last year, the crime rate in Chicago has sharply declined. deduce v.演绎,推理 deem v.想, 认为, 视为; 相信 Anyone not paying the registration fee by the end of this month will be deemed to have withdrawn from the program. 本月底没有交纳注册费的人将被视为退出本计划。 defeat n. 击败，战胜，失败 The results showed that attractive males utterly defeated unattractive men, but the women who had been ranked most attractive invariably received the fewest votes. defect n.过失，缺点 Having evolved when the pace of life was slower, the human brain has an inherent defect that prevents it from absorbing several streams of information simultaneously and acting on them quickly. | 
