Exercise 7
COLUMN 1
detrimental
defer
deter
delectable
daunting
deceptive
devoid
desolate
deft
definitive
COLUMN 2
A.replete
B.inept
C.disgusting
D.honest
E.encourage
F.encouraging
G.advantageous
H.questionable
I.crowded
J.expedite
答案：GJEC FDAI BH
详解：
1.detrimental
adj. 不利的；有害的
Lime in the soil is detrimental to some plants.
土壤里的石灰对某些植物有害。
advantageous
adj. 有利的；有益的
I have found it advantageous to break the import process in two steps: syntax conversion and reorganization of data structure.
我发现将导入过程分成以下两个步骤是有利的：语法转换和数据结构的重新组织。
2.defer
vt. 使推迟；使延期
You may defer payment until next week.
你可延期至下周支付。
expedite
vt. 加快；促进；发出
This will reduce your correspondence with me and expedite your processing.
这样将减少你我间的信件往来，加快您审理的速度。
3.deter
vt. 制止，阻止；使打消念头
Should this deter you?
可是这能阻止你么？
encourage
vt. 鼓励，怂恿；激励；支持
Old and young cadres learn from each other and encourage each other.
新老干部相互学习， 相互激励。
4.delectable
adj. 美味的；令人愉快的
Do something you enjoy like going to your favorite restaurant or eating a delectable dessert.
做一些比如去你最喜欢的餐馆或是去吃美味的西点等自己喜欢的事请。
disgusting
adj. 令人厌恶的
“You are a disgusting man, ” she told him.
“你真是个令人讨厌的人”她责骂他到。
5.daunting
adj. 使人畏缩的；使人气馁的；令人怯步的
The scripts need to evolve with the project so the task of creating should not be as daunting as when they are put off until the end a project.
脚本必须随着项目的进行而持续加以改进，只有这样，才不会在项目结束时发现有一大堆让人生畏的创建任务需要完成。
encouraging
adj. 令人鼓舞的；鼓励的，奖励的
The encouraging letter was like a shot in the arm.
这封鼓舞人心的信， 宛如一服兴奋剂。
6.deceptive
adj. 欺诈的；迷惑的；虚伪的
We may choose to keep personal information from other people, not to be deceptive but simply because it’s none of their business.
我们在和他人接触时有时会对自己的个人信息有所保留，这不是欺骗，只是说这跟他们没有关系。
honest
adj. 诚实的，实在的；可靠的；坦率的
Honest men despise lies and liars.
诚实的人蔑视谎言和撒谎者。
7.devoid
adj. 缺乏的；全无的
How, then, could this race devoid of spirituality clothe in myths the profound horror of its life?
这个缺乏灵性的种族，那时，怎么可能为其生命深层次的恐怖披上神话的外衣呢？
replete
adj. 充满的；装满的
But financial history is replete with bubbles and crashes.
但金融的历史是充满泡沫和危机的。
8.desolate
adj. 荒凉的；无人烟的
And ye, oh her desolate daughters!
而你们，呵，她凄凉的女儿！
crowded
adj. 拥挤的；塞满的
He jumped on the crowded bus.
他跳上了拥挤的公共汽车。
9.deft
adj. 灵巧的；机敏的；敏捷熟练的
This bird, sharp of eye and deft of beak, can accurately peck the flying insects in the air.
这只鸟眼疾嘴快， 能准确地把空中的飞虫啄住。
inept
adj. 笨拙的；不适当的
Historians have even speculated that he was partly-Jewish himself – or even that his mother died at the hands of an inept Jewish physician.
历史学家们猜测，甚至他很可能自己就是犹太人，或他的母亲因一个无能的犹太医生而死。
10.definitive
adj. 决定性的；最后的；限定的
As he states in the Preface and first chapter, this is not a definitive reference for any of these areas, each of which merits its own book.
正如他在序言和第一章说明的，这不是对所有范围给出的最权威的参考，每个优点都在他自己的书里。
questionable
adj. 可疑的；有问题的
Leave issues of some questionable magazines out in the open.
把一些可疑的期刊杂志摊开放在外面。