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Lesson 15

Part 1

adhered 粘附，坚持

The two surfaces adhered to each other, and we couldn’t get them apart.

audacity 厚颜

He had the audacity to go to the party without being invited.

contiguity 接近

The contiguity of the house and the garage was a convenience in bad weather.

enchante 使迷惑

The witch had enchanted the princess so that she would sleep for a month.

grandeur 庄严，伟大

As he watched the Niagara Falls, he thought of the grandeur of nature.

infer 推断

From her story we inferred that they went to the United States unwillingly.

numb 麻木，失去知觉

I cannot write a letter, my fingers are numb with cold.

remit 宽恕，缓和，汇出

Please remit the amount of your bill by check.

The girl was accused of stealing a pair of shoes, but because of her young age the judge remitted the prison sentence.

skeptical 怀疑

His skeptical remark about the team’s chances of winning made us gloomy.

urban 市内的

The urban population of China has greatly increased during the last several years.

Part 2

amputate 切除（手腿等）

This is serious, I am afraid we’ll have to amputate his leg.

bawdy 好色的

All the people in the party were disgusted with his bawdy jokes.

deformity 残缺，残废

She is very attractive in spite of her slight deformity.

excavate 挖掘

It took a long time to excavate the ancient city of Troy.

harass 烦恼

In olden times the coasts of England were frequently harassed by the Vikings.

intoxicate 使陶醉

He does not drink at all, a little wine may intoxicate him.

placid 平静的

The placid lake reflected the image of the old castle.

retaliate 报复

Mary kicked Susan, and Susan retaliated against her by biting.

stealthy 掩人耳目的

The cat found a bird sitting on the branch and crept with stealthy movements toward it.

wary 机警的

He lied to me about my friend, and I have been very wary of him ever since.

Part 3

annihilate 消灭

Three survivors told us in detail how the regiment was annihilated by the enemy.

chronological 按年代顺序排列的

In telling a story we usually follow chronological order.

divert 转移

They are planning to divert the river to supply water somewhere else.

enhance 提高，增强

The moonlight on the lake enhanced the beauty of the scene.

imprisone 监禁

The criminal has been imprisoned in a dark cell for almost 10 years.

malice 怨恨，恶意

Do not bear malice toward him, he is a good man by nature.

prosecuted 告发，起诉

The driver was prosecuted for exceeding the speed limit on the express way.

He started an inquiry into the cause of the fire, and prosecuted it for several weeks.

satirical 好讽刺的

We were all amused by the satirical comparison of life at college and in the army.

subscribe 订阅

They subscribe to a monthly magazine in addition to several daily newspapers.

He subscribed a large amount of money to the collection for the hospital.

weird 怪异的

We heard a weird shriek from the darkness of the ruined castle.

Part 4

apprehend 领会理解

A guilty man apprehends danger in every sound.

The thief who had stolen the jewels was apprehended by the police and was put in jail.

commute 交换

She commutes from Cambridge to London every day.

emit 发射

Heat and smoke emitted by the fire made it difficult for the firemen to put it out.

fortify 防御

The soldiers fortified the position on the hill by building earthworks and erecting log walls.

inflicte 造成

The government inflicted excessively heavy income taxes on the people.

mimick 模仿

She cut and painted pieces of paper that mimicked flowers so well that some people thought they were real.

reassure 使安心，再保证

Her calm voice reassured the frightened child, and he felt much better.

serial 连续的

An exciting new serial story will begin in our next week’s issue.

tactics 战术，策略

The tactics of pretending to cross the river and of making a retreat fooled the enemy.