Exercise 23
COLUMN 1
raucous
ratify
receptive
replenish
rejuvenate
rebuke
ragged
raze
renounce
COLUMN 2
A.exhaust
B.embrace
C.disapprove
D.praise
E.empty
F.build
G.melodious
H.new
I.closed-minded
答案：GCIE ADHF B
详解：
1.raucous
adj. 沙哑的；刺耳的；粗声的
As I entered our courtyard one night, I heard raucous laughter and singing.
有一天晚上我走进院子，听到喧闹的笑声和歌声。
melodious
adj. 悦耳的；旋律优美的
Sleeping amidst nature and waking up to the melodious morning ragas of the little birds may sound like a far fetched dream.
在大自然中入睡，在小鸟悦耳动听的晨曲中醒来听似一个遥不可及的梦想。
2.ratify
vt. 批准；认可
A key to any agreement is for the US Senate to ratify a climate bill before the country's negotiators go to Copenhagen.
达成任何协议的关键是，美国参议院需要在该国谈判代表前往哥本哈根之前，批准一部气候法案。
disapprove
vt. 不赞成；不同意
We disapprove of linking terrorism with any specific country, ethnic group or religion.
我们不赞成将恐怖主义与特定的国家、民族和宗教相联系。
3.receptive
adj. 善于接受的；能容纳的
But there is also the receptive part which we very often forget.
但这里还有个易于接受的方面，我们往往忘记了。
closed-minded
思想保守的
Creationists retort that a closed-minded scientific communityrejects their evidence.
神创论者抗议说，科学家头脑封闭，对他们的证据视而不见。
4.replenish
vt. 补充，再装满；把…装满；给…添加燃料
Replenish your army with fresh troops before you make each move.
你的军队与军队补充新鲜,先让每一个行动。
empty
vt. 使失去；使…成为空的
He hurtled his empty gun at my face.
他把空枪猛地朝我的脸上投来。
5.rejuvenate
vt. 使年轻；使更新；使恢复精神；使复原
Let yourself rejuvenate.
让你自己复原。
exhaust
vt. 排出；耗尽；使精疲力尽；彻底探讨
Gases from an automobile exhaust through a pipe.
汽车通过排气管排放废气。
6.rebuke
vt. 指责，非难；制止；使相形见绌
I would not judge nor rebuke them.
我既不会审判他们，也不会谴责他们。
praise
vt. 赞美，歌颂；表扬
His praise would only cart me worse.
他的表扬只会让我处境更糟。
7.ragged
adj. 衣衫褴褛的；粗糙的；参差不齐的；锯齿状的；刺耳的；不规则的
A ragged man emerged from behind the tree.
一个衣衫褴褛的男人从树后面走出来。
new
adj. 新的，新鲜的；更新的；初见的
We argued with them about the new law.
我们同他们辩论那项新法律。
8.raze
vt. 夷为平地；破坏；消除；拆毁
The next goal is to amass a battalion of troops that can quickly raze infested Terran structures during your brief windows of daylight.
下一个目标就是聚集一支能够极快的在白天时间段扫光被感染的人类建筑的部队。
build
vt. 建立；建筑
They landed up the pond to build a chicken farm.
他们把池塘填没，建一个养鸡场。
9.renounce
vt. 宣布放弃；与…断绝关系；垫牌
People say: for us to believe in you, you must renounce everything that is yours and also yourself.
人们说：要我们去相信你，你必须抛弃一切，你所有的一切，也包括你自己。
embrace
vt. 拥抱；信奉，皈依；包含
Embrace it.
拥抱它。