【正文】 【 Chapter 10】 14. draft (AmE)—draught (BrE) gaol (BrE)—jail (AmE) aesthetic (BrE)—esthetic (AmE) check (AmE)—cheque (BrE) travel (AmE)—travell (BrE) catalog (AmE)—catalogue (BrE) 16. subway (AmE) = underground/ tube (BrE) subway (BrE): underground passage way across a road public school (AmE) = private school (BrE esp. boarding school) 17. The information can be found in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English (New Edition 1987, reprinted almost yearly) p590. 18. The expressions can be found in Language Notes entitled Thanks in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English (New Edition 1987, reprinted almost yearly) p1097. 19. The information can be found in Collins COBUILD English Dictionary (1995 Britain。s the old story of the stitch in time,” he said. A stitch in time saves nine. b. Fleur39。 (late) empire (early) peace (E) courage (E) garage (L) judgement (E) chair (E) chaise (L) grace (E) servant (E) routine (L) jealous (E) savat233。／種豆得豆。 6 superordinates (CCED 1987, p439) 21. blurt has two meanings, for meaning 1, the information given in the Extra Column is: V + O/REPORTCL/QUOTE + A(out), or V + QUOTE。／從小看大。 the human upper limbs. Since “a cannon ball took off his legs”, the soldier was not able to fight on, so he “l(fā)aid down his arms”, which means “surrender”. It can also mean he laid down his upper limbs. Synonymy 3. avaricious: greedy courteously: politely emancipate: set free customary: usual width: breadth adversary: opponent gullible: deceived remainder: residue innocent: sinless obstacle: obstruction vexation: annoyance 5. a. identifiable b. safety c. motivates d. delicate e. surroundings f. artificial g. prestige h. perspire i. acplishment j. silent k. impressive l. evaporate 6. run move spin turn whirl roll 7. a. stead b. geegee c. ripe d. mature e. effective f. efficient g. fatigued, children h. tired, kids i. declined j. refused k. rancid l. addled m. Penalties n. fines o. rebuked p. accused Antonymy 5. a. similar/same b. safe c. sharp/ smart d. send e. stingy/ selfish h. simple f. significant/sensible i. sure g. skeptical/ suspicious l. smooth j. slipshod/ slovenly/ sloppy k. sleepiness/ sleep / slumber m. subjective n. sob/ scowl 6. a. oldfashioned b. pletely c. moisture d. special e. essential f. similarity g. innocent h. rigid i. loosen j. clarity k. deserted l. fruitful m. peremptory n. depressed o. indifferent 7. a. feed—starve, coldfever b. wisdom—follies c. haste—leisure d. penny—pound, wise—foolish e. speech—silence f. absence—presence g. admonish—praise i. wise men—fools h. young—old private—public saint—devil j. mind—body k. foul—fair l. danger—security m. deliberateprompt n. children—parents o. bully—coward p. head—tail 8. right—wrong single—return dry—sweet hard—easy strong—faint rough—calm light—dark cold—warm high—low/deep Hyponymy 3. furniture: desk, chair, table, bed matter: liquid, gas, solid meat: pork, beef, mutton go: run, fly, walk 4. profession workplace surgeon: clinic, hospital plumber: house, building lawyer: office, law courts mechanic: garage photographer: studio foreman: worksite, factory 5. BEDROOM mattress dressing gown clothes pyjamas carpet rug mirror b hairbrush pillows sheets blankets sleepers dressing table wardrobe bed 6. In Sentence 1, got, furniture, recently are superordinates because they are general and convey a very vague idea whereas in Sentence 2, the three words are replaced respectively by bought, cupboard, three days ago, which are subordinates, conveying a definite and clear idea. So Sentence 2 is better than Sentence 1. In 3, it is said, ma