contract v.收縮
同 shrink, narrow, reduce
The cold weather made the cement in the sidewalk contract until it finally cracked.
寒冷的天氣使人行道的水泥收縮，最后終于裂開。
deadlock n.停頓；僵持
同bottleneck, impasse
The peace talks reached a deadlock and nothing could be decided.
和平談判陷入僵局，無法做出任何決定。
deride v.嘲弄
同laugh at, mock, sneer, taunt
You should not deride children for their failures; you should encourage them to try again.
你不該嘲弄孩子的失敗，應(yīng)該鼓勵(lì)他們再作嘗試。
discrete adj.個(gè)別的；分離的
同 separate, distinct, discontinuous
The different sections of the city are actually quite discrete and each has its own characteristics.
這座城市的不同地區(qū)實(shí)際上相當(dāng)獨(dú)立，各具特色。
elaborate adj.精巧的
同intricate, delicate, painstaking, complicated
The wedding dress' design was very elaborate and took many weeks to make.
這套婚紗的設(shè)計(jì)非常精細(xì)，用了好幾個(gè)星期才制作完成。
enhance v.加強(qiáng)
同intensify, strengthen, heighten, advance, augment
This new fax machine will enhance interoffice communications.
這部新的傳真機(jī)將會加強(qiáng)辦公室間的聯(lián)系。
ethnology n.民族學(xué)
同study of races
Dr. Henderson is a famous expert on Asian ethnology.
漢德森博士是的亞洲民族學(xué)專家。
facsimile n.摹寫；復(fù)制
同likeness, duplicate, copy, replica
Gordon's painting was an almost perfect facsimile of the original.
戈登的繪畫簡直像是原作的翻版。
Exercise: Fill in the blanks.
1. Mr. Warren was arrested for _____ enemy soldiers.
2. In some cultures, criminals are _____ from the community and forced to live in the wilderness.
3. Because none of us could _____ of a better idea, we all agreed to Sally's plan.
4. A suggestion to bring in a mediator broke the _____ between the workers' union and company management.
5. Charlie bought a machine that is supposed to _____ the sound quality of his computer.
解答：1. abetting 2. banished 3. conceive 4. deadlock 5. enhance