2016考博英语阅读高频短语（8）
1. be in debt to sb. 欠…的债
2. on the decline 在衰退中, 在减少中
in decline 下降; on the increase 在增加
3. to one’s delight 令某人感到高兴
to one’s regret 遗憾; sorrow悲痛; relief 安心; distress 苦恼; shame羞愧; surprise 惊奇; astonishment 惊奇;
4. delight in(=take great pleasure in doing sth.)喜欢, 取乐
5. take (a) delight in 喜欢干…, 以…为乐
6. demand sth. of sb. 向某人要求(非物质的)东西. demand sth. from sb. 向某人要求(物质的)东西
7.in demand有需求;on demand受到要求时
8. be dependent on 依靠
9. deprive sb. of sth. 剥夺某人某物
10. derive…from(=obtain…from)从…取得,由…来的.derive from(=come from)起源于
11. despair of (=lose all hope of) 绝望
12. in despair 绝望
13. despite (=in spite of) 不管, 尽管
14. in detail 详细地
15. deviate from 偏离, 不按…办
16. on a diet 吃某种特殊饮食, 节食
17. differ from…in 与…的区别在于…
18. in difficulties…有困难,处境困难,
19. discharge sb. (from)…for (=dismiss sb. from a job for) 因…解雇, 开除
20. fall back (=retreat, turn back) 撤退;
in disorder 慌乱地, 狼狈不堪
21. on display(=being shown publicly)陈列
22. dispose of (=get rid of ,throw away)处理掉
23. beyond dispute不容争议的,无可争议
24. in dispute 在争议中
25. in the distance 在远处. make out 辩认出