decay v.衰微；腐敗
同rot, decline, degenerate
Their family situation decayed to the point that they argued with each other all the time.
他們的家境中落到極點(diǎn)，大家無時(shí)無刻不在爭吵。
descent n.降落
同fall, droop, comedown
The plane’s descent was very rough, and many of the passengers were frightened.
飛機(jī)猛然降落，許多乘客都嚇壞了。
disgust v.使厭惡
同nauseate, sicken, offend
The smell of rotten fish disgusts me.
腐爛的魚的味道令我作嘔。
elastic adj.彈性的
同flexible, pliable, adaptable
Most bathing suits are made of an elastic material that allows the suit to stretch.
大部分的泳衣是由彈性材料制成的，具有伸縮性。
enlist v.入伍;征募
同enroll, engage, join, sign up, register
Gary did not want to enlist in the army, but he felt it was his duty.加里并不想入伍,但他覺得這是他的義務(wù)。
eulogy n.頌辭；頌揚(yáng)
同compliment, glorification, tribute, commendation
Mr. Garth gave a long eulogy about their achievements in the research.
加思先生對他們的研究成果大大地頌揚(yáng)了一番。
fake n.贗品
同copy, fraud, imitation, phony
You can tell that watch is a fake because the words carved on the back are misspelled.
你可以看出這表是贗品，因?yàn)榭淘诒趁娴淖制村e(cuò)了。
Exercise: Fill in the blanks.
1. The state has decided to _____ a five-day work week.
2. The _____ desert is not an inviting place for people to live.
3. Sam and Mary’s mutual friends _____ a plan to get the two of them out on a date.
4. The smell of cigarette smoke really _____ me.
5. Merchants in the night market have every kind of name brand _____ you can think of.
解答1. adopt 2. barren 3. contrived 4. disgusts 5. fake
同rot, decline, degenerate
Their family situation decayed to the point that they argued with each other all the time.
他們的家境中落到極點(diǎn)，大家無時(shí)無刻不在爭吵。
descent n.降落
同fall, droop, comedown
The plane’s descent was very rough, and many of the passengers were frightened.
飛機(jī)猛然降落，許多乘客都嚇壞了。
disgust v.使厭惡
同nauseate, sicken, offend
The smell of rotten fish disgusts me.
腐爛的魚的味道令我作嘔。
elastic adj.彈性的
同flexible, pliable, adaptable
Most bathing suits are made of an elastic material that allows the suit to stretch.
大部分的泳衣是由彈性材料制成的，具有伸縮性。
enlist v.入伍;征募
同enroll, engage, join, sign up, register
Gary did not want to enlist in the army, but he felt it was his duty.加里并不想入伍,但他覺得這是他的義務(wù)。
eulogy n.頌辭；頌揚(yáng)
同compliment, glorification, tribute, commendation
Mr. Garth gave a long eulogy about their achievements in the research.
加思先生對他們的研究成果大大地頌揚(yáng)了一番。
fake n.贗品
同copy, fraud, imitation, phony
You can tell that watch is a fake because the words carved on the back are misspelled.
你可以看出這表是贗品，因?yàn)榭淘诒趁娴淖制村e(cuò)了。
Exercise: Fill in the blanks.
1. The state has decided to _____ a five-day work week.
2. The _____ desert is not an inviting place for people to live.
3. Sam and Mary’s mutual friends _____ a plan to get the two of them out on a date.
4. The smell of cigarette smoke really _____ me.
5. Merchants in the night market have every kind of name brand _____ you can think of.
解答1. adopt 2. barren 3. contrived 4. disgusts 5. fake