maritime adj.海洋的

同marine, oceanic, nautical, seafaring

The city is building a maritime museum near the harbor.

该市正在港口附近建造一座海洋博物馆。

merge v.合并

同combine, blend, amalgamate

The two mountain streams merged to form a single stream.

这两条山间的小溪汇合成一条河流。

obsequious adj.逢迎的；谄媚的

同abject, servile, fawning, cringing

The manager's obsequious assistant annoyed the other employees in the department.

谄媚的经理助手惹恼了部门内的其他职员。

ornate adj.装饰的；华丽的

同beautiful, ornamented, elaborate

For my birthday, my father gave me a pair of ornate silver earrings.

父亲送给我一对华丽的银耳环作为我的生日礼物。

pact n.协定；条约

同agreement, treaty, compact, contract

The two countries signed a pact to end their fighting.

这两国签署了一项终止战争的协定。

perpendicular adj.垂直的

同at a right angle, steep, upright

Main Street runs perpendicular to Pine Street, and they meet at the city library.梅因街和松树街垂直交汇，路口就是市立图书馆。

plume n.羽毛

同feather, plumage

The plumes of the peacock are beautiful and brightly colored.

孔雀的羽毛十分华丽而且颜色鲜艳。

Exercise: Fill in the blanks.

1. It is _____ to wear a T-shirt and jeans to a wedding ceremony.

2. The teacher's _____ explanation answered all our questions.

3. The cell was _____ ten times under the lens of the microscope.

4. These two banks have _____ to form the largest bank in the country.

5. The trade _____ was the most important agreement ever signed between the two countries.

解答:1. Inappropriate 2. Laconic 3. Magnified 4. Merged 5. pact