Exercise 3
COLUMN 1
capsule
carnivorous
circumscribe
chisel
chafe
catalyst
burgeon
cadence
ceremonial
burrow
COLUMN 2
A.carve
B.rhythm
C.tablet
D.reactant
E.tunnel
F.predatory
G.ritual
H.scratch
I.mushroom
J.restrict
答案:CFJA HDIB GE
详解:
1.capsule
n. 胶囊；[植] 蒴果；太空舱；小容器
They first implanted capsules into the animals' brains.
他们先将胶囊植入那些动物的大脑。
tablet
n. 碑；药片；写字板；小块
Dissolve the tablet in warm water.
把药片放进温水中溶化。
2.carnivorous
adj. 食肉的；肉食性的
Snakes are carnivorous.
蛇都是食肉动物。
predatory
adj. 掠夺的，掠夺成性的；食肉的；捕食生物的
People will not set up new businesses while they are frightened by the predatory behaviour of the banks.
人们在被银行的掠夺行为惊吓的情况下是不会开办新企业的。
3.circumscribe
vt. 限制；在…周围画线
The army evidently fears that, under him, its activities would be severely circumscribed.
军方明显担心，在他的管辖下，各种活动都将受到严格限制。
restrict
vt. 限制；约束；限定
There is talk of raising the admission requirements to restrict the number of students on campus.
有提高录取条件来限制校园里学生数量的说法。
4.chisel
vt. 雕，刻；凿；欺骗
He set out to chisel a dog out of sandstone.
他开始用凿子将砂岩雕刻成一只狗。
carve
vt. 雕刻；切开；开创
One of the prisoners has carved a beautiful wooden chess set.
有名囚犯雕刻了一副精美的木制国际象棋。
5.chafe
vt. 擦破；擦热；擦痛；激怒
My shorts were chafing my thighs.
我的短裤蹭得我大腿疼。
scratch
vt. 抓；刮；挖出；乱涂
He scratched himself under his arm.
他在自己腋下挠了挠。
6.catalyst
n. [物化] 催化剂；刺激因素
I very much hope that this case will prove to be a catalyst for change.
我非常希望这件事终将成为促成变化的催化剂。
reactant
n. [化学] 反应物；反应剂
Two moles reactant... What happens if I change the pressure?
两摩尔反应物。,如果我改变压强会怎么样？
7.burgeon
n. 芽, 嫩枝
When spring is coming all trees begin to burgeon .
当春天到来的时候，所有树开始发芽。
mushroom
n. 蘑菇，伞菌；蘑菇形物体；暴发户
There are many types of wild mushrooms.
有许多种野生蘑菇。
8.cadence
n. 节奏；韵律；抑扬顿挫
He recognized the Polish cadences in her voice.
他听出了她声音中抑扬顿挫的波兰腔。
rhythm
n. 节奏；韵律
His music of that period fused the rhythms of Jazz with classical forms.
他那段时期的音乐融合了爵士乐的节奏和古典音乐的形式。
9.ceremonial
adj. 仪式的；正式的，礼仪的
He represented the nation on ceremonial occasions.
他在礼仪场合代表着国家。
ritual
adj. 仪式的；例行的；礼节性的
I realized that here the conventions required me to make the ritual noises.
我意识到这里的习俗要求我得说套话。
10.burrow
n. （兔、狐等的）洞穴，地道；藏身处，住处
Normally timid, they rarely stray far from their burrows.
它们通常很胆小，极少远离自己的洞穴。
tunnel
n. 隧道；坑道；洞穴通道
Boston drivers love the tunnel.
波士顿的司机们喜欢那条隧道。