maritime¹ adj.海洋的

同marine², oceanic, nautical³, seafaring

The city is building a maritime museum near the harbor.

该市正在港口附近建造一座海洋博物馆。

merge⁴ v.合并

同combine, blend, amalgamate⁵

The two mountain streams merged⁶ to form a single stream.

这两条山间的小溪汇合成一条河流。

obsequious⁷ adj.逢迎的；谄媚的

同abject⁸, servile, fawning⁹, cringing¹⁰

The manager's obsequious assistant annoyed the other employees in the department.

谄媚的经理助手惹恼了部门内的其他职员。

ornate adj.装饰的；华丽的

同beautiful, ornamented¹¹, elaborate

For my birthday, my father gave me a pair of ornate silver earrings¹².

父亲送给我一对华丽的银耳环作为我的生日礼物。

pact¹³ n.协定；条约

同agreement, treaty, compact, contract

The two countries signed a pact to end their fighting.

这两国签署了一项终止战争的协定。

perpendicular¹⁴ 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.梅因街和松树街垂直交汇，路口就是市立图书馆。

plume¹⁵ n.羽毛

同feather, plumage

The plumes¹⁶ of the peacock are beautiful and brightly colored.

孔雀的羽毛十分华丽而且颜色鲜艳。

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. Laconic¹⁷ 3. Magnified 4. Merged 5. pact