decay v.衰微；腐败

同rot, decline, degenerate¹

Their family situation decayed to the point that they argued with each other all the time.

他们的家境中落到极点，大家无时无刻不在争吵。

descent n.降落

同fall, droop², comedown

The plane’s descent was very rough, and many of the passengers were frightened.

飞机猛然降落，许多乘客都吓坏了。

disgust v.使厌恶

同nauseate³, sicken, offend

The smell of rotten fish disgusts me.

腐烂的鱼的味道令我作呕。

elastic⁴ adj.弹性的

同flexible, pliable⁵, adaptable⁶

Most bathing suits are made of an elastic material that allows the suit to stretch.

大部分的泳衣是由弹性材料制成的，具有伸缩性。

enlist⁷ v.入伍;征募

同enroll⁸, 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,但他觉得这是他的义务。

eulogy⁹ n.颂辞；颂扬

同compliment, glorification¹⁰, tribute, commendation

Mr. Garth gave a long eulogy about their achievements in the research.

加思先生对他们的研究成果大大地颂扬了一番。

fake n.赝品

同copy, fraud, imitation, phony

You can tell that watch is a fake because the words carved on the back are misspelled.

你可以看出这表是赝品，因为刻在背面的字拼错了。

Exercise: Fill in the blanks.

1. The state has decided¹¹ to _____ a five-day work week.

2. The _____ desert is not an inviting¹² place for people to live.

3. Sam and Mary’s mutual¹³ 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. contrived¹⁴ 4. disgusts 5. fake