Exercise 5
COLUMN 1
colossal
concave
comic
congregate
communal
conjecture
coalesce
consonant
concurrent
complimentary
COLUMN 2
A.serious
B.divide
C.disagreeing
D.diminutive
E.certainty
F.individual
G.disparaging
H.differing
I.convex
J.disperse
答案：DIAJ FEBC HG
详解：
1.colossal
adj. 巨大的；异常的，非常的
The colossal monument bestrode the harbour.
巨大的纪念碑高耸于海港上。
diminutive
adj. 小的，小型的，微小的
All fifteen boys pick up their textbooks and thump their diminutive desks as they yell out each letter in unison.
十五个男孩都拿起他们的课本，边敲着小课桌，边整齐大声地读出每一个字母。
2.concave
adj. 凹的，凹面的
The palm of one's hand is slightly concave.
人的手掌是微凹的。
convex
adj. 凸面的；凸圆的
You will then be making circles around the other car, but when seen from above, both of you are driving forward all the time and your path will be convex.
然后你将会一直绕这辆车转，但当你从上面看下来，会发现你们两个都在向前行驶并且你们的路径都是凸形的。
3.comic
adj. 喜剧的；滑稽的；有趣的
He underplayed the comic elements of the opera.
他没有把这出歌剧的喜剧成分表演得淋漓尽致。
serious
adj. 严肃的，严重的；认真的；庄重的；危急的
It is beneath the attention of serious critics.
它不值得严肃评论家的关注。
4.congregate
adj. 集合在一起的
Now they can offer a digital place for their readers to congregate and talk.
现在，它们能够提供一个数字场所给它们的读者聚集和谈论。
disperse
adj. 分散的
The police fired into the air in an attempt to disperse the crowd.
警察朝天开枪，企图驱散人群。
5.communal
adj. 公共的；公社的
It had this communal aspect, for sure.
这当然有它公共方面的意义。
individual
adj. 个人的；个别的；独特的
No individual shall overtop the law.
任何个人的权力都不能凌驾于法律之上。
6.conjecture
n. 推测；猜想
The rumour raised a storm of conjecture.
这谣言引起了一阵猜测。
certainty
n. 必然；确实；确实的事情
And, if we know it for a certainty, how do we know it?
如果我们确实知道这些情况，我们又是如何得知的呢？
7.coalesce
vt. 使…联合；使…合并
Additionally, support requires the adoption of one or more policies controlling whether and how to ever coalesce small chunks.
此外，这种支持需要采用一种或多种策略控制是否及如何合并小块。
divide
vt. 划分；除；分开；使产生分歧
You can divide this between you.
这个你们可以两人平分。
8.consonant
adj. 辅音的；一致的；和谐的
The word ends in a consonant.
这个词以辅音结尾。
disagreeing
n. 不同意
Today, we’ll be looking at refusing and disagreeing politely.
今天，我们来看下如何礼貌地拒绝和表示不同意。
9.concurrent
adj. 并发的；一致的；同时发生的
This ensures correct concurrent behavior at the expense of some latency.
这样以一定的延迟确保了正确的并发行为。
differing
vt. 使…相异；使…不同
This can potentially encompass thousands of schemas and tables and millions of columns from differing databases and files.
这可能包含数千个模式和表，以及数百万个来自不同数据库和文件的列。
10.complimentary
adj. 赠送的；称赞的；问候的
An in-house translator and complimentary tea kettles and tea in-room for Chinese guests is also in the works.
许 多酒店也正在计划为中国客人提供内部翻译，并在客房中提供免费茶壶和茶水。
disparaging
adj. 毁谤的；轻蔑的
In one study, for instance, subjects were asked to listen to recordings of people supposedly saying disparaging things about them.
例如，在一份调查中，受调查者被安排听别人毁谤自己的录音。