Exercise 5
COLUMN 1
comprehend
clog
combustible
conspiracy
congenial
conclusive
clamor
coax
confide
complacent
COLUMN 2
A.scheme
B.wheedle
C.definitive
D.jam
E.pleased with oneself
F.burnable
G.divulge
H.apprehend
I.noise
J.harmonious
答案：HDFA JCIB GE
详解：
1.comprehend
vt. 理解；包含；由…组成
I hardly comprehend her!
我简直不理解她！
apprehend
vt. 理解；逮捕；忧虑
She'd love to tell Comus something about chastity, but he has neither ear nor soul to apprehend the sublime notion and high mystery.
她愿意告诉科玛斯关于贞节的事，但是科玛斯既没有耳朵也没有灵魂,去理解高尚的理念和谜团。
2.clog
v. 阻塞；障碍
These streets often clog during the rush hour.
这几条大街在交通高峰时间常常发生交通堵塞。
jam
vt. 使堵塞；挤进，使塞满；混杂；压碎
They detoured around the traffic jam by heading south.
他们朝南绕过交通拥挤的人群。
3.combustible
adj. 易燃的；易激动的；燃烧性的
This strong oxidizer in the match head is highly combustible.
这种在火柴头中的强力氧化剂极其易燃。
burnable
adj. 可燃的；灼伤的；易燃的
The fuel might be wood, charcoal or any other burnable material.
这个燃料可以是木头、木炭或者任何可燃物质。
4.conspiracy
n. 阴谋；共谋；阴谋集团
He was implicated in a conspiracy.
他卷入了一宗阴谋。
scheme
n. 计划；组合；体制；诡计
He set his face against the scheme from the first.
从一开始他就坚决反对这项计划。
5.congenial
adj. 意气相投的；性格相似的；适意的；一致的
I found in him a congenial temper.
他是一个和我意气相投的人。
harmonious
adj. 和谐的，和睦的；协调的；悦耳的
If you carefully listen to the voices of flowers, are everywhere harmonious life movement.
只要你用心去听花开的声音，生活到处都是和谐的乐章。
6.conclusive
adj. 决定性的；最后的；确实的；确定性的
It's no use denying it; the evidence is conclusive.
证据确凿， 不容狡赖。
definitive
adj. 决定性的；最后的；限定的
Each initiative should be undertaken separately and with definitive goals that do not list each other as one of the outcomes.
每个项目应该单独进行，而且在每个项目的确定目标中不要将对方列为产出之一。
7.clamor
n. 喧闹，叫嚷；大声的要求
On weekdays, the marmosets steered clear of the roar of traffic, and on Sundays they shunned the clamor of visiting crowds.
工作日的时候，这些狨猴避开嘈杂的交通，星期天的时候它们就会避开喧闹的游客。
noise
n. [环境] 噪音；响声；杂音
The noise jumped me out of my chair.
这噪声把我从椅子上惊起。
8.coax
vt. 哄；哄诱；慢慢将…弄好
Whenever a car backfires, I have to coax them out from under the couch.
每次外面有汽车回火爆响，我都要好说歹说才能把他们从沙发底下哄出来。
wheedle
vt. 以甜言蜜语诱惑；用甜言蜜语欺骗
If North Korea does agree, economic distress and the opportunity to wheedle more aid out of China and the U.S. may explain this change of heart.
如果朝鲜真的同意重返六方会谈，那么经济上的不景气和从中美两国骗取更多援助的机会可能就是它改变主意的原因。
9.confide
vt. 吐露；委托
We want them to trust and confide in us, don’t we?
我们希望他们相信我们，向我们吐露心声，不是吗？
divulge
vt. 泄露；暴露
The boy promised not to divulge the whereabouts of the hiding place.
那男孩许诺不泄露隐藏地的所在。
10.complacent
adj. 自满的；得意的；满足的
Don't be complacent over occasional success.; Don't feel self-satisfied over a minor success.
不要沾沾自喜于一得之功。
pleased with oneself
沾沾自喜
When we have a result, do not be only pleased with oneself for today's result.
当我们有所成绩时，不要只为今天的成绩而沾沾自喜。