The police called the fight between the husband and wife a domestic matter.警方说夫妻吵架是家庭内部的事。

The President excels at both domestic international matters.总统处理国内事务和国际事务均非常出色。

dominant adj.支配的，占优势的

In many pieces of music there is a dominant theme on which the rest of the composition is centered.许多音乐作品中都有一个占主导地位的主题，其他部分均围绕这个主题展开。

dominate vt.统治，支配、控制

The arbitrary old man dominates the whole family.那个专制的老人控制着整个家族。

dose n.(药的）剂量,(一)服

Janet took a dose of medicine every four hours.珍妮特每四个小时吃一剂药。

dot vt.星罗棋布于

The sky is with innumerable stars at night.夜晚的天空点缀着数不清的星星。

The full stop at the end of this sentence is a dot.本句结尾的句号是个点。

downtown adv./adj.在市区

We are going to a downtown restaurant tonight.我们今晚要去市里的一家饭店。

draft n.草图，草稿 起草

Let’s make a rough draft the letter.我们在写信之前先大致打个草稿吧。

Draft a proposal and we can discuss it at the meeting before any decisions are made.先起草一份方案，我们便可在会上讨论后再作决定。

drain v.(使）流走,（使）排光n.排水；消耗

We drained the pond and filled it with fresh water.我们把池塘里的水排干，然后注满了清水。

Not having anybody to rent my room is a serious drain on my financial resources.没有人租我的房间，这严重影响了我的收入来源。

drift vi.漂流；漂泊

Janet spent the year drifting around Europe.珍妮特用了一年时间，在欧洲四处漂泊。

drown v.溺死，淹死；淹没

Heavy rain drowned the newly planted fields.大雨淹没了新种植的农田。