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　　1. astronomer: n 天文學(xué)家；astronomy: n 天文學(xué)

　　2.explode: v 爆炸,由此聯(lián)想：explosive: a 爆炸性的/n 炸藥；explosion: n 爆炸

　　1). When the bomb__exploded____, many people were seriously wounded.

　　2). The unexpected _explosion_______ frightened the little girl.

　　3). It might be possible to convert _ explosive ____ energy into heat.

　　Answers: exploded, explosion, explosive

　　3. density: n 密度；聯(lián)想產(chǎn)生：dense: a 密度大的，反義詞：sparse;

　　densely: ad高密度地；densely-populated人口稠密的；sparsely-populated人口稀疏的

　　1). The _dense___ fog kept the travelers from finding the correct direction.

　　2). The business area of the city is _densely____ populated.

　　3). This liquid has a much greater _density___ than water.

　　Answers: dense, densely, density

　　4. shrink: v 收縮、退縮、縮水

　　1). As a result of careless washing, the jacket has shrunk to a child's size.

　　2).The girl shrinks at the sight of blood.

　　5. measurement: n 衡量、測量；

　　由此聯(lián)想：measure: n措施/v 衡量、測量；measurable: a 可衡量的，可測量的

　　1). We must take _measure____ to protect our environment.

　　2). We have come within __measurable____ distance of success.

　　3). Clocks give us a __measurement____ of time.

　　4). There the rainfall is __measured____ not in inches but in feet.

　　Answers: measures, measurable, measurement, measured

　　6.implication: n 含義、暗示；imply: v 暗示

　　7. basis: n 基礎、根據，

　　由此可以聯(lián)想得到：base: n 底部；v 以…為底，為根據；basic: a 基礎的，根本的；

　　basically: ad 根本上來(lái)說(shuō),

　　1). If you want to improve your English, you must have a solid _basis_____.

　　2). The furniture of out dorm is really _basic____: two beds, two chairs and tables.

　　3). The charges are false for they are not _basically_____ on proven facts.

　　4). Since no better plan can be worked out, we have to adopt the _based___ workable one.

　　Answers: basis, basic, based, basically

　　8. observatory: n 天文臺；由此可以聯(lián)想得到：

　　observe: v 觀(guān)察；observation: n 觀(guān)察；observer: n 觀(guān)察家

　　9. convincing: a 有說(shuō)服力的，使人信服的；convince: v 使人信服；convinced: a 感到有說(shuō)服力的，常見(jiàn)搭配：convince sb of sth; convince sb that

　　1). He gave us a convincing speech.

　　2). He convinced me of his sincerity.

　　10. operate: v 運轉、操作、動(dòng)手術(shù)；operation : n 手術(shù)，操作；operator: 操作者

　　11. research into對…進(jìn)行研究

　　She is researching into possible cures for AIDS.

　　12. swallow up: 吞沒(méi)、耗盡

　　Many small businesses have been swallowed up by large companies.

　　13. apply to sb/sth：適用于某人/某事，請對比：

　　apply to sb for sth向某人申請某事；apply A to B將A 應用于B

　　1). You should apply what you have learned to your work.

　　2). I applied to him for a new job.

　　3). The study method doesn't apply to everyone