Exercise 27
COLUMN 1
stifle
steadfast
succinct
sterile
succumb
stringent
stately
sumptuous
stout
stuffy
COLUMN 2
A.skinny
B.fickle
C.vivify
D.humble
E.fertile
F.lenient
G.poor
H.resist
I.airy
J.wordy
答案:CBJE HFGD AI
详解：
1.stifle
vt. 扼杀；使窒息；藏匿
If you try to stifle innovation too quickly, you lose the next wave.
如果你这么快就扼杀了创新，你就会错失下一波机会。
vivify
vt. 使生动；使活跃；给与生气
In another style of book, the source code just lays there as a dead mass, with the prose vainly trying to vivify it.
在另一类书中，源代码象死去的东西一样躺在那里，而文字叙述徒劳地试图使它复活。
2.steadfast
adj. 坚定的；不变的
Our nation is strong and steadfast.
我们的国家是强大坚定的。
fickle
adj. 浮躁的；易变的；变幻无常的
Unreal Passion is lust, it’s based on fickle things like beauty or money and it eventually burns out.
虚假的激情是贪欲，它建立在易变的事物如美貌和钱财的基础上，最终是会消失的。
3.succinct
adj. 简洁的；简明的；紧身的
The writer managed to distil his ideas into one succinct article.
作家努力把他的想法浓缩成一篇简练的文章。
wordy
adj. 冗长的；口头的；唠叨的；文字的
This restriction doesn't have the same potential pitfalls as what we just discussed, but it can make your code pretty wordy.
和我们刚才讨论的不同，这一限制没有同样的潜在缺陷，但它会使您的代码非常冗长。
4.sterile
adj. 不育的；无菌的；贫瘠的；不毛的；枯燥乏味的
Half of the participants drank a sterile milkshake as a placebo instead.
一半的参与者喝无菌奶昔作为安慰剂。
fertile
adj. 富饶的，肥沃的；能生育的
Anything grows in this fertile ground.
这片肥沃的土地上长什么都行。
5.succumb
vi. 屈服；死；被压垮
And yet I succumb to watching it.
然而，我却需要看它，向它屈服。
resist
vi. 抵抗，抗拒；忍耐
You should resist the temptation.
您应当抵制这种诱惑。
6.stringent
adj. 严格的；严厉的；紧缩的；短缺的
It also points out that the anomaly can only be corrected through stringent legislation, which doesn't exist in the country at present.
研究同时指出，这些不规范之处只有通过严格的立法才能解决，而这目前在这个国家是不存在的。
lenient
adj. 宽大的；仁慈的
The judge was lenient with the wrongdoer.
法官对这个犯人很宽大。
7.stately
adj. 庄严的；堂皇的，宏伟的
He declined the invitation with stately grace.
他庄严而文雅地谢绝了邀请。
poor
adj. 贫穷的；可怜的；贫乏的；卑鄙的
The poor girl thrilled with horror.
可怜的小姑娘恐惧得发抖。
8.sumptuous
adj. 华丽的，豪华的；奢侈的
The next two formulas are from the Cucumber Growers Association, and are simple yet sumptuous treats for your face.
接下来的两种方法来自黄瓜种植者协会，仍是简单而又对你的脸是奢侈的款待。
humble
adj. 谦逊的；简陋的；（级别或地位）低下的；不大的
Defeat and failure make people humble.
挫折与失败会使人谦卑。
9.stout
adj. 结实的；矮胖的；勇敢的；激烈的
She is slender,whereas he is stout.
她很瘦弱，而他却又粗又壮。
skinny
adj. 皮的；皮包骨的；紧身的；小气的
That is what everyone says to the skinny girl still trying to lose more weight.
那就是人们所说的瘦的皮包骨的女孩仍旧在尝试着减去更多的体重。
10.stuffy
adj. 闷热的；古板的；不通气的
The room was so stuffy that one could hardly breathe.
屋里太闷，憋得人透不过气来。
airy
adj. 空气的；通风的；幻想的；轻快的；空中的
Like gold to airy thinness beat.
像黄金打成薄片似空气轻。