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| /ˈdiːsnt/ |
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| 1 | good or good enough 好的；像样的；还可以的 |
| Are there any decent restaurants around here? 这里附近有什么好的餐馆吗？ |
| Barcelona have a decent chance of winning the game. 巴塞罗纳有赢得这次比赛的好机会。 |
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| 2 | behaving towards other people in an honest , fair , and nice way 待人宽厚的；和善的 |
| a decent caring man 待人宽厚、关心他人的人 |
| it is decent of sb to do sth It was decent of David to offer to pay. 戴维真好，主动提出要付钱。 |
| be decent about sth When I told her the truth, she was quite decent about it. 当我告诉她真相时，她对此事持很宽容的态度。 |
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| 3 | considered by most people to be moral , good , or reasonable 得体的；正派的；适当的 |
| It’ s not decent to get married again so soon after your husband has died. 你丈夫死了没多久就要再结婚，这是不合适的。 |
| do the decent thing (=do what is right) After such rudeness, the chairman should do the decent thing and apologize publicly. 做恰当的事 |
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| 4 | informal old-fashioned wearing enough clothes to not be embarrassed to let other people see you （衣着）得体的 |
| Don’ t look – I’ m not decent yet! 别看，我还没穿好衣服呢！ |
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| decently adv |
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