Exercise 17
COLUMN 1
maritime
meticulous
mitigate
mime
metaphor
maverick
milieu
molten
mansion
mold
COLUMN 2
A.lessen
B.analogy
C.form
D.nautical
E.palace
F.careful
G.smelted
H.dissenter
I.setting
J.impersonate
答案：DFAJ BHIG EC
详解：
1.maritime
adj. 海的；海事的；沿海的；海员的
They breed in the Maritime Provinces of eastern Canada and winter along the Atlantic coast.
它们在加拿大东部的沿海诸省繁殖，同时冬季迁徙到大西洋沿岸。
nautical
adj. 航海的，海上的；船员的
Attempting an unprecedented shift in human behaviour without the input of psychologists is like setting sail for a faraway land without the aid of nautical maps.
想要一个史无前例的人类行为的转变却没有心理学家的参与，无异于扬帆欲去远方却没有航海地图的帮助。
2.meticulous
adj. 一丝不苟的；小心翼翼的；拘泥小节的
I am sure under you meticulous care these trees will flourish day by day.
我相信，在你们细致的照料下，这些树木每天都将茁壮成长。
careful
adj. 仔细的，小心的
The accident taught him to be more careful.
这起事故的教训使他变得更小心。
3.mitigate
vt. 使缓和，使减轻
How to mitigate this trend?
怎样缓和这种倾向呢？
lessen
vt. 使…变小；使…减轻；使…变少
She upbraided herself for the sentiment, but could not overcome or lessen it.
她为这种感情而自责，但她既不能抑制也不能减少这种感情。
4.mime
n. 哑剧；小丑；滑稽戏
He offers the mime a job to dress up as the gorilla until they can get another one.
他主动提供一个工作给这个哑剧演员，装扮成一只大猩猩直到他们能找到另一只真的。
impersonate
vt. 扮演；模仿；拟人，人格化
No one else can use certificates or impersonate yours, at least in theory.
没有人能够使用证书或者模仿您，至少从理论上是这样。
5.metaphor
n. 暗喻，隐喻；比喻说法
This metaphor is very appropriate.
这个比喻很贴切。
analogy
n. 类比；类推；类似
The analogy is rather farfetched.
这个比方有点驴唇不对马嘴。
6.maverick
n. 没打烙印的动物；持不同意见的人
His maverick sister, Christine Van Rompuy, is a member of the Maoist Workers Party of Belgium.
他特立独行的姐姐，克里斯汀 范 龙佩是比利时毛主义工人党的成员。
dissenter
n. 持异议者；反对者
The only loud dissenter was Venezuela, whose envoy urged America and its allies to call off “invasion plans against Libya”.
其中唯一的异议者是委内瑞拉，他们的大使敦促美国和它的同盟们停止“对利比亚的进攻计划”。
7.milieu
n. 环境；周围；出身背景
Calculating the fluid dynamics of this unusual milieu is no mean feat.
计算这种不寻常环境的流体动力学无疑是项壮举。
setting
n. 环境；安装；布置；[天] 沉落
The setting-up of the business took several years.
建立这家公司花了好几年的时间。
8.molten
adj. 熔化的；铸造的；炽热的
The molten metal channels into the troughs.
熔化的金属液流入槽中。
smelted
vt. 熔炼，冶炼；精炼
Just be sure to sell your stuff in the Auction House in smelted stacks.
刚刚肯定卖贵的东西在拍卖行熔炼一堆。
9.mansion
n. 大厦；宅邸
He showed me the miniature of the mansion .
他给我显示了大厦的模型。
palace
n. 宫殿；宅邸；豪华住宅
The palace contains many art treasures.
这宫殿里藏有许多艺术瑰宝。
10.mold
vt. 塑造；使发霉；用模子制作
The plastic was poured into the mold and left to set until it was firm.
塑料被注入模子后， 便放在一边让它慢慢凝结硬化。
form
vt. 构成，组成；排列，组织；产生，塑造
The paint is sold in powdered form.
该油漆以粉制品形式出售。