He derives a lot of pleasure from meeting new people.他从认识新朋友当中获得许多乐趣。

descend v.①传下，遗传②下降

The noble qualities descend to me from my father.我的贵族气质遗传自我的父亲。

The bird descended quickly to capture the worm that crawled out of a hole.那只鸟快速往下飞来捕捉那只爬出洞口的虫子。

description n.描写，描述

The advertisement’s description was very misleading.那则广告的描述非常具有误导性。

desert n.沙漠 遗弃

The hot dry sand of the desert burned our feet.沙漠中炙热十燥的沙子烫伤了我们的脚。

He deserted his first wife and married a new one.他抛弃了第一任妻子，又重新娶了一位。

deserve vt.应得

After five years at college，I think I deserve a good job.经过五年的大学学习，我认为自己应该得到一份好工作。

design n.设计，图案

The design on John's new jacket is beautiful.约翰的新夹克上的图案非常漂亮。

desirable adj.令人向往的；令人满意的

I envy Bette because her job is so desirable.我嫉妒贝特，因为她找的工作太理想了。

desperate adj.不顾一切的，拼死的；令人绝望的

Thhe situation was desperate but not hopeless.这种情形令人绝望，但也不是毫无希望。

destination n.目的地

Our tour desination is New York.我们旅行的目的地是纽约。

detect vt.察觉，发觉；探测

I detected a tinge of saness in his voice.我在他的声音中察觉到一丝淡淡的忧伤。