maritime adj.海洋的
同marine, oceanic, nautical, seafaring
The city is building a maritime museum near the harbor.
該市正在港口附近建造一座海洋博物館。
merge v.合并
同combine, blend, amalgamate
The two mountain streams merged to form a single stream.
這兩條山間的小溪匯合成一條河流。
obsequious adj.逢迎的；諂媚的
同abject, servile, fawning, cringing
The manager's obsequious assistant annoyed the other employees in the department.
諂媚的經(jīng)理助手惹惱了部門內(nèi)的其他職員。
ornate adj.裝飾的；華麗的
同beautiful, ornamented, elaborate
For my birthday, my father gave me a pair of ornate silver earrings.
父親送給我一對華麗的銀耳環(huán)作為我的生日禮物。
pact n.協(xié)定；條約
同agreement, treaty, compact, contract
The two countries signed a pact to end their fighting.
這兩國簽署了一項(xiàng)終止戰(zhàn)爭的協(xié)定。
perpendicular adj.垂直的
同at a right angle, steep, upright
Main Street runs perpendicular to Pine Street, and they meet at the city library.梅因街和松樹街垂直交匯，路口就是市立圖書館。
plume n.羽毛
同feather, plumage
The plumes of the peacock are beautiful and brightly colored.
孔雀的羽毛十分華麗而且顏色鮮艷。
Exercise: Fill in the blanks.
1. It is _____ to wear a T-shirt and jeans to a wedding ceremony.
2. The teacher's _____ explanation answered all our questions.
3. The cell was _____ ten times under the lens of the microscope.
4. These two banks have _____ to form the largest bank in the country.
5. The trade _____ was the most important agreement ever signed between the two countries.
解答:1. Inappropriate 2. Laconic 3. Magnified 4. Merged 5. pact