satisfaction n 賠償The store owner received satisfaction for the damage.店主收到了對損壞的賠償。

　　satisfy vt.使確信I satisfied them that there was no danger.我使他們相信沒有危險。

　　符合, 達到(要求、規(guī)定、標準等)You can't vote until you have satisfied all the formal conditions.

　　你要符合所有的正式條件后才能參加選舉。

　　sauce n無禮的話, 頂撞的話;增加趣味的東西,樂趣[U][C][(+to)]

　　I won't take any more of your sauce from now on.從現在開始，我不會再忍受你那些無禮頂撞的話了。

　　Fame is only one of the sauces of life. 人生有諸多刺激,名望只是其中之一。

　　say vt比方說; 假定說It is said that there has been a big flood.據說, 那里遭受了一場大洪水的襲擊。

　　【真題例句】Rather than, say, Quebec, negotiating on behalf of seven million people, the national agency

　　would negotiate on behalf of 31 million people. 比方說，魁北克省只能代表七百萬公民的議價，取而代之

　　的是這個國家機構代表三千一百萬加拿大人進行談判。【2005年閱讀新題型】

　　n.決定權, 發(fā)言權He wasn't allowed much say in choosing his holiday.在選擇假期的問題上不讓他有很多發(fā)言權。

　　scale n(sing.)規(guī)模He's in business on a small scale.他做的是小本生意。

　　【真題例句】In dealing with a challenge on such a scale, it is no exaggeration to say “United we stand, divided we fall”

　　【2005年漢譯英第50題】

　　在應付規(guī)模如此之大的挑戰(zhàn)的過程中，我們可以絲毫不夸張地說，“團結我們就會成功;分裂我們就會失敗。”

　　音階practise scales on the piano在鋼琴上練習音階

　　魚鱗, 鱗片Scales of skin peel off after scarlet fever.猩紅熱病愈后皮膚上的鱗屑就會脫落。

　　vt.刮去…的鱗片[鱗狀物]You have to scale the fish before cooking it.你在燒魚之前得刮去鱗片。

　　scale back按比例縮減，相應縮減;引申義為限制

　　【真題例句】Now the nation’ stop patent court appears completely ready to scale back on business-method patents, which have been controversial ever since they were first authorized 10 years ago。【2010年閱讀Text2】

　　現在國家的高級專利法庭似乎完全準備好來限制經營方法專利的頒發(fā)，因為這些專利從10年前首次批準以來一直是有爭議的。

　　scene n (事件發(fā)生的)地點,現場The criminal fled the scene. 罪犯逃離了現場。

　　(戲劇等的)背景[the S][(+of)] The scene of this play is set in Ireland. 這出戲的場景是在愛爾蘭。

　　scent n線索The police are now on the scent of the culprit.警方正在追蹤罪犯。

　　vt察覺到(壞事等的)存在; 覺得有, 懷疑有He scented danger.他覺察到有危險。

　　聞, 嗅; 嗅出scent spring in the air聞到春天的氣息

　　使充滿香味; 灑香水于The air was scented with spring flowers.空氣中充滿了春天花朵的芳香。

　　scheme vt. & vi.策劃; 圖謀They schemed out a new method of bridge building.他們設計了一種新的造橋方法。

　　n.陰謀, 詭計;計劃, 方案

　　She has a lot of schemes.她有很多詭計。

　　When you began to work, you might work out a practical scheme.當你開始工作之前,你可以先制定出一個可行的計劃。

　　scheme of things事情發(fā)展的過程

　　In the scheme of things it is hard for business on a small scale to succeed。從事情的進展上來看小本生意很難成功。

　　school n學派, 流派A hundred schools of thought contend. 百家爭鳴。

　　.(魚及水族動物)群, 隊school of fish魚群a school of dolphins一群海豚

　　磨煉;鍛煉the hard school of adversity逆境的磨煉。

　　vt.訓練; 磨煉This politician has shown that he has been well schooled in foreign languages.這位政治家表現出了他受過良好的外語訓練。

　　science n學科I'm beyond my depth when it comes to natural sciences.談到自然學科我就茫然。

　　技術(拳術等), 專門技巧In judo science is more important than strength.在柔道比賽中, 技巧比力氣更為重要。

　　scope n.余地, 機會There is little scope for initiative in this job.這工作幾乎沒有發(fā)揮主動性的余地。

　　scrape n困境, 麻煩She gets into these silly scrapes because she doesn't think before she acts.

　　她在行動之前總不思考, 所以才會陷入這種荒唐的窘境。

　　scratch n起跑線After the terrible tornado last year，we had to start from scratch rebuilding our home。

　　去年那場可怕的龍卷風災難以后，我們不得不白手起家，重建家園。

　　勾掉;刪去;取消[(+off/out)]His name was scratched from the list. 他的名字被從名單上劃掉了。

　　潦草地涂寫;亂劃He scratched a note and put it on her desk. 他草草寫了一張字條放在她書桌上。

　　adj勉強的湊合的The famine is so bad, aid can only scratch the surface. 饑荒十分嚴重，援助也只是杯水車薪。

　　screen vt審查, 甄選Unsuitable candidates were screened out.那些不合格的候選人被篩選掉了。

　　遮蔽, 掩護A floppy hat screened her face.一頂有邊的軟帽遮住了她的臉。

　　放映(電影), 播放(電視節(jié)目)The film has been screened in the cinema.這部電影已在電影院放映。

　　screw n 工資薪水He gets a pretty good screw.他的工資不少。

　　script vt. 把...改編為劇本(或廣播節(jié)目)[(+into)]Many novels were scripted for TV shows. 許多小說被改編成電視劇本。

　　n. 手跡;筆跡,手寫體[U][S1]I received a letter from her in her neat script. 我收到她的字體很勻整的來信。

　　書面答卷 The examiner had to mark 150 scripts.主考人必須評閱150份答卷。

　　seal n象征;標志Their handshake was a seal of friendship. 他們的握手是友誼的象征。

　　vt決定The arrival of reinforcements sealed our victory.增援部隊的到來決定了我們的勝利。

　　(以蓋章的方式)保證;確認;批準The sealed the bargain with a handshake. 他們握手成交。

　　涂以保護性的物質;涂以密封劑seal the boat’s hull with special paint給船身上涂以保護漆

　　season vt.使適應; 使適用The soldiers were not yet seasoned to the rigorous climate.士兵們尚未能適應此種嚴寒的氣候。

　　調味He likes to eat mutton which was seasoned with garlic.他喜歡吃用大蒜調味的羊肉。

　　vt. & vi.(使)變干燥Timber seasons quickly in the wind.木材在風里干得很快。

　　seat所在地,活動中心[C][(+of)]Universities are seats of learning. 大學是學術研究的場所。

　　second vt贊成, 支持, 輔助 Deeds must second words.言行必須一致。

　　調派Someone will have to be seconded from another department to do this work.必須從其它部門調人來做這件工作。

　　section vt. 把...分成段(或組等)The teacher sectioned the class for dialogues. 老師把班級分組進行對話練習。

　　see vt.訪問; 會見, 遇見I'm glad to see you.遇到你很高興。

　　獲悉得知 I see that Prime Minister has resigned。我獲悉首相已經辭職

　　seize vt[常用被動語態(tài)](疾病)侵襲The child was seized with an illness. 這個小孩得了病。

　　情緒支配The man was seized with panic.這個人驚惶失措。Uncontrollable laughter seized us.我們不由自主地大笑起來。

　　sensation n激動, 轟動轟動的事件(或人物)[C]

　　His unexpected success caused a sensation.他出人意料的成功引起了轟動。

　　The discovery was hailed as the scientific sensation of the century. 這一發(fā)現被譽為本世紀科學上的轟動事件。

　　sequence n(電影中描述同一主題的)連續(xù)鏡頭[C]連續(xù);接連;一連串[C][(+of)]

　　Farmers met with a sequence of bad harvests. 農民們遇到了接二連三的壞收成。

　　There are several frightening sequences in the film. 影片中有幾組嚇人的連續(xù)鏡頭。

　　serve vt適合(特定用途或目的);對...有用;供...使用[+to-v]My old car has served me well. 我那輛舊汽車對我很有用。

　　service vt支付…的利息;提供;維修保養(yǎng)n售后服務;維修,保養(yǎng)[C][U]

　　Some of these countries are no longer able to service their massive loans.

　　這些國家中有些不再有能力支付巨額貸款的利息。

　　The power station is serviced by road transport.這座發(fā)電站是通過公路運輸原料的。

　　We have the machines serviced regularly. 我們請人定期維修機器。

　　In a way good service sells our products. 良好的售后服務在某種程度上促進了我們產品的銷路。

　　session n(進行某活動連續(xù)的)一段時間This is a recording session.這是一段錄音的時間。

　　settlement n〈律〉金錢或財產的轉讓(契約); 轉讓的金錢或財產settlement duty遺產稅

　　severe adj樸素的, 純樸的She is wearing a severe dress.她穿著一條樸素的裙子。

　　shade n(畫的)色調; 顏色深淺; all shades of blue各種色度的藍

　　[喻]差異的程度, 細微的差別;少許, 稍微

　　It is difficult to convey delicate shades of meaning in a translation. 在譯文中傳達意義上細微的差別是很不容易的。

　　I am a shade better today.我今天覺得好一點點。

　　shadow vt跟蹤Our planes shadowed the enemy fighter.我們的飛機一直跟蹤著敵人的那架戰(zhàn)斗機。

　　shaft n諷刺的話，苛刻地對待The candidates exchanged shafts in the debate. 候選人在辯論中唇槍舌箭。

　　vt.利用.shaft a boat through a tunnel用桿推一小船通過隧道

　　欺騙; I got shafted in that deal.我在那次交易中上當了。

　　sham vt. & vi.假裝He shammed angry.他假裝生氣。

　　shape vt對(某人或某事物)有重大影響; 決定(某事物)的性質Can they shape public opinion?他們能左右輿論嗎?

　　使(服裝)合身This dress is shaped at the waist and doesn't need a belt.這件連衣裙腰部合身，不需要腰帶。

　　〈口〉情況; 狀態(tài)The market has been in poor shape lately.近來市場情況不好。

　　vi成長,發(fā)展Our vacation plans are shaping well. 我們的假期計劃進展順利。

　　sharp adj靈敏的, 機警的Birds have sharp eyes and dogs have sharp noses.鳥有敏銳的視力, 而狗有靈敏的嗅覺。

　　adv.(時刻)正準時地Please be on hand at 12 sharp.請在十二點整到這里來。

　　shear vt搶奪;剝奪[(+of)]The assembly had been shorn of its legislative powers. 議會被剝奪了立法權。

　　sheer adj完全的; 十足的He achieved his aim by sheer strength of will.他純粹靠意志力達到了目的。

　　sheet n一團, 一片, 一層A sheet of frost covers the windshield.一層霜覆蓋了擋風玻璃。

　　The rain fell in sheets.大雨滂沱。

　　shepherd vt.帶領, 引導The teacher was shepherding the children into the bus.老師正帶領著孩子們上公共汽車。

　　shine vi表現突出, 出眾He's a pretty good student, but sports are where he really shines.

　　他是個很好的學生, 可體育運動才是他真正出色之處。

　　shore vt. 用支柱撐住We have to shore up the damaged fence. 我們得用支柱撐住壞了的籬笆。

　　shower vi.下陣雨It has started to shower; I'm sure to get wet.天已開始下陣雨, 我一定會被淋濕。

　　似陣雨般降落Postcards showered on her.大批明信片雪片似地向她飛來。

　　vt.大量地給予We showered gifts on her.我們紛紛向她贈送禮物。

　　shy vt 投擲The boy shied a stone at the dog. 男孩向狗扔了一塊石頭。

　　sigh vi惋惜;思念[(+for)]She sighed for home and friends. 她思念家鄉(xiāng)和朋友。

　　signal adj非凡的This year has seen one signal triumph for them in the election.

　　今年是他們在選舉中取得重大勝利的一年。

　　situated adj. (人) 處于某種境況的She was very badly situated.她的處境很不好。

　　skate vi一帶而過,略微觸及[(+over/around/round)]

　　They prefer to skate around the issue of sex discrimination. 他們不愿多觸及性別歧視的問題。

　　sky n天氣,氣候[P1]The radio station forecasts clear skies tomorrow. 廣播電臺預報明天天氣晴朗。

　　vi.(物價)高漲, 上升; 將球高高擊入空中

　　The batter skied to the center fielder.擊球手打出一個高飛球到中外野手。

　　skirt n邊緣, 外圍He lives on the skirts of the city.他住在市郊。

　　vt.位于…的邊緣; 沿…的邊緣走We skirted along one side of the valley.我們沿著山谷的一側前進。

　　繞開, 避開They skirted round the village.他們繞過了村子。

　　slam vt.猛烈抨擊The film was slammed by many reviewers.這部電影受到許多評論者的猛烈抨擊。

　　slap slap down壓制They tried to slap down political opposition. 他們企圖壓制政治上的反對勢力。

　　slender adj微薄的They won the election but only with a very slender majority.他們僅以微弱的多數贏得了選舉。

　　slight adj不結實的, 纖弱的; 脆弱的The wind seemed to lift her slight body.風似乎要把她瘦弱的身體吹起來。

　　微不足道的不重要的In my opinion this is a very slight book indeed.在我看來這本書實在是無足輕重。

　　n./vt.輕蔑;怠慢[C][(+on/to)]Cinderella suffered many slights from her sisters. 灰姑娘受到她姊妹的許多輕慢。

　　Mr. Paul was highly respected because he slighted no one. 保羅先生非常受人尊敬,因為他不輕視任何人。

　　slim adj (希望, 可能性)微小的, 渺茫的v(使)纖細, (使)減肥; (用運動等)減輕體重

　　His chances for getting the scholarship were very slim. 他獲獎學金的希望甚微。

　　She is trying to slim by jogging[dieting].她正用跑步法[節(jié)食法]來減肥。

　　slip vt擺脫, 掙脫The dog slipped its collar and ran away.那條狗掙脫了項圈逃走了。

　　逃過; 被遺忘, 被忽視Your name has slipped my mind.你的名字我忘了。

　　slippery adj不穩(wěn)定的;不明確的;難以琢磨的;棘手的That is a slippery situation. 局勢很不穩(wěn)定。

　　smash n大成功; 極為成功的新書[新戲, 電影等]

　　The gifted author wrote one smash after another.這個天才作家創(chuàng)作了一篇又一篇轟動一時的作品。

　　smell vt .察覺The reporter began to smell a good story. 那記者意識到要有精彩的報道材料。

　　smelt a rat感到有可疑之處 I smelt a rat when he started being so helpful! 他主動幫起忙來，我懷疑其中另有文章!

　　smoke n烏有;混亂[U] Their hopes proved to be smoke.他們的希望到頭來都落空了。

　　smooth .adj(文體,言語等)流暢的;(音色)柔和的,悅耳的;(味道)可口的,均勻的

　　The same principle may make for smooth writing. 同樣的原則可能有助于流暢的文體。

　　圓滑的,迎合討好的People don't trust those smooth businessmen. 人們不相信那些油嘴滑舌的生意人。

　　vi (over)掩飾，調停，平息Don't try to smooth over your faults. 不要設法掩飾你的過錯。

　　Affairs are smoothing down. 事態(tài)正在緩和下來。

　　snake n陰險的人His behavior showed him to be a snake.他的行為說明他是一個狡詐的人。

　　vi. 蛇行;曲折前進(或延伸)[Q]The train snaked its way among the mountains. 火車在山中蜿蜒而行。

　　snap vt 搶購 Shoppers crowded into downtown stores, snapping up once-rationed consumer goods.

　　顧客們擁入市中心的商店,搶購曾是計劃供應的消費品。

　　adj突然的,冷不防的;迅速的It is risky to make snap judgments. 匆忙作判斷是危險的。

　　n活力,生氣,精力[U]He is a young man with plenty of snap. 他是一個精力充沛的小伙子。

　　天氣突變(尤指轉冷)[C]We are having a cold snap. 我們這兒正遇上寒潮。

　　snatch vi. 試圖奪取[(+at)]He snatched at the book but not quick enough. 他想搶走那本書,但動作不夠快。

　　抓住(機會等)[(+at)]She snatched at every chance to practice her oral English. 她把握一切機會練習英語口語。

　　vt抓住機會做(或吃等)I packed, then snatched two hours' sleep. 我打好行裝,然后抓緊時間睡了兩小時。

　　n[C]片刻;短暫;一陣;片段He had a snatch of sleep sitting in his chair. 他坐在椅子里稍睡片刻。

　　Snatches of that music he heard last night keep running in his mind.他昨晚聽的音樂中有些片段不斷縈繞在他的腦際。

　　sneak vt.偷竊He was caught sneaking an apple from a shop.他在商店里偷蘋果時被抓住了。

　　vi [學俚](向老師等)告密She sneaked on her best friend to the teacher. 她向老師告了她最好的朋友一狀。

　　詭秘的;暗中進行的; 偷偷的, 突然的a sneak attack偷襲

　　n(向老師)告密的學生; Don't you be a sneak !不許你告訴老師!

　　小偷a sneak thief順手牽羊的小偷

　　soap vt奉承, 謅媚Cut out the soft soap; flattery will get you nowhere! 別花言巧語了，吹捧是不會使你撈到好處的。

　　soil vt弄臟He soiled his hands repairing the machine. 他修理機器弄臟了手。

　　玷污Her slanderous words soiled his reputation. 她的毀謗玷污了他的名譽。

　　溫床,滋生地[U]Parts of this town are soil for crime. 這個城市某幾個區(qū)是犯罪的溫床。

　　solid adj可靠的I know that James is a solid type of person.我知道詹姆斯是個可信賴的人。

　　真實的, 可靠的, 理由充分的

　　連續(xù)的;完整的,完全的[Z]James studied at the university for eight solid years. 詹姆士在大學學了整整八年。

　　soluble adj可解決的These problems are not readily soluble. 這些問題不容易解決。

　　some adv.大約He waited some 30 minutes.他等了大約三十分鐘。

　　〈美〉稍微I'm feeling some better today, thanks.我今天覺得稍微好些, 謝謝。

　　soul n人The ship sank with 200 souls.那艘載著二百人的船沉沒了。

　　典型, 化身Your secret's safe with him, and he's the soul of discretion.他會嚴守你的秘密, 他是謹慎的化身。

　　sour adj脾氣壞的,乖戾的;刻薄的It is said that the boss is sour toward his employees.據說這老板對他的雇員很刻薄。

　　span n. [C]一段時間;Over a short span of three years a surprising amount has been achieved.

　　在短短三年時間里,已經取得了驚人的成績。

　　vt. (橋、拱等)橫跨,跨越A bridge spanned the river. 一橋橫跨該河。

　　spare vt.饒恕, 赦免, 不傷害The prisoner was spared.那個囚犯被赦免了。

　　adj薄弱的, 瘦的His tall and spare frame cut an impressive figure.他那修長的身材給人以深刻印象。

　　n.備用零件; 備用輪胎I'll show you where the spares are kept.我會指給你看放備件的地方。

　　spark vt導致n直接原因;導火

　　This accidental killing sparked major riots in the cities.這次意外的殺人事件導致了不少城市的大騷亂。

　　【真題例句】The 215-page manuscript, circulated to publishers last October, _[C] sparked an outburst

　　of interest.[A] flared[B] glittered[C] sparked [D] flashed【2000年詞匯第23題】

　　去年十月傳到出版商的那215頁手稿激起了他們濃厚的興趣。

　　sparkle n(才智等)煥發(fā);活力,生氣[U][C] She always sparkles at parties. 在聚會上她總是神采奕奕。

　　vt用眼神表示(喜悅等) Her eyes sparkled with joy. 她高興得兩眼閃光。

　　special n. [C]特刊;專稿;特別節(jié)目There will be a special on Channel 8 tonight. 今晚八頻道電視有特別節(jié)目。

　　特價Ice cream is on special this week only!冰淇淋特價優(yōu)惠, 只限本周!

　　adj特別親密的; 格外的He is not a special friend of mine.他不是我的摯友。

　　specification n (產品等的)說明書;說明書中載明的項目[C] the specification of a microwave oven 微波爐說明書

　　specimen n.某種類型的人, 家伙, 怪人He is an odd specimen in our school.他在我們學校是一個古怪的人。

　　實例,典型[(+of)]It was a specimen of his generosity. 這是他慷慨大度的一個實例。

　　【醫(yī)】(用以化驗的)抽樣[(+of)]You'll be asked to provide a blood specimen. 他們會要你提供血樣。

　　spell vt慢慢而費力地讀懂(+out/over)

　　That boy can spell out the Chinese for the first time. 那男孩第一次將漢字慢慢地讀出來。

　　n.一段時間After a short spell in hospital she was soon back at work. 她在醫(yī)院住了一段時間后，很快又回來上班了。

　　輪班Father and son took spells at the wheel. 父子輪流開車。

　　魔咒the book of spells 一本有關咒語的書

　　vt.用符咒鎮(zhèn)住(某人);招致;帶來;意味

　　The witch put the princess under a spell, and she fell asleep for ten years. 這女巫使公主中了巫術沉睡了十年。

　　Delay spells losses.拖延招致?lián)p失。

　　Those dark clouds spell rain.那些烏云意味著下雨。

　　sphere n身分, 地位, (社交或勢力)范圍

　　She's used to mixing in an altogether different sphere. 她習慣于在一個完全不同的社會階層里交往。

　　spirit n酒精; 烈酒The grocer sells wine and spirits.這位食品商出售葡萄酒和烈性酒。

　　vt.秘密帶走The fact is that Paul kidnapped him and spirited him back to Russia.

　　事實是,保羅綁架了他并把他秘密地帶回俄羅斯去了。

　　spite vt. 惡意刁難

　　They are being provocative and controversial just to spite us. 他們這樣挑釁和爭論就是要故意刁難我們。

　　in spite of 盡管In spite of my efforts at persuasion, he wouldn't agree. 盡管我努力勸說，他還是不同意。

　　splash vt以顯著地位報導The story got a front -page splash.這條新聞在頭版醒目位置登出。

　　揮霍[(+out)]She splashed out $1500 on a camera. 她滿不在乎花一千五百美元買了一架照相機。

　　vi揮霍錢財They were cheap enough, so I splashed and got two. 這些東西夠便宜,所以我一下子花錢買了兩件。

　　spoil vi.(食物等)腐敗, 變壞Meat spoils more quickly without preservatives.不加防腐劑, 肉會變壞得快。

　　搶劫,掠奪spoil a person of goods搶劫別人的貨物

　　n. [U]戰(zhàn)掠物[P]The robbers divided up their spoils. 強盜們把贓物分了。

　　sport n [C](狩獵、釣魚等活動帶來的)成就感;愉悅; (舊)娛樂，消遣;樂趣; (古)笑料，笑柄

　　(非正式)(對取笑、失敗或類似尷尬情形)態(tài)度友好的人;持特定態(tài)度的人

　　I have heard there is good sport to be had in Buttermere.我聽說巴特米爾有很多樂子可找。

　　It was considered great sport to catch him out.抓出他的錯誤被認為是一大快事。

　　I do not wish to show myself the sport of a man like Wildeve.我不想成為懷爾德伊夫那種人的笑料。

　　Angela's a bad sport.安吉拉是個開不起玩笑的人。

　　vi.嬉戲Lambs sport in the field.小羊在田里嬉戲。

　　vt. & vi.炫耀, 給人看He sports an ivory-handled cane these days.這些天來, 他一直在炫耀一只象牙柄手杖。

　　玩弄He sported with her affection.他玩弄她的感情。

　　sporting adj(尤指在競賽中)公正慷慨的，有君子之風的

　　it was jolly sporting of you to let me have first go.讓我先試，你真是太有君子之風了。

　　spray n小樹枝;小花枝a spray of honeysuckle.一小枝忍冬花。

　　插花She carried a spray of pink roses. 她拿著一簇粉紅色的玫瑰花。

　　spring n[C](向前)跳，躍;(向上)蹦;[U,sing]彈力彈性;有生氣的;健康的; 根源,源泉

　　I sprang out of bed.我從床上跳下來。

　　They sprang to her defence..他們迅速趕去保護她。

　　The mattress has lost its spring.這床墊已經沒有彈性了。

　　Walks with a spring in his step.他以富有青春活力的腳步行走。

　　Her vanity was the spring of her unhappiness. 她的虛榮心是她不幸的起因。

　　vi涌現，涌出;驚現A terrible storm sprang up.突然來了一場可怕的暴風雨。

　　vt突然向某人提供(或提出);(使)開動;(使)運轉

　　Our regiment sprang a surprise attack on the enemy position.我團對敵陣地發(fā)動1次突擊。

　　He prepared to spring his trap.他準備啟動捕捉機。

　　sprout vi(植物，花，毛)長出Crocuses sprouted up from the grass.藏紅花從草叢中長出來。

　　萌生Forms of nationalism sprouted as the system collapsed.隨著體制的崩潰出現了種種形態(tài)的民族主義。

　　n幼笛狀物bamboo sprout竹筍

　　年青人; [美俚]后代a sprout who isn't old enough to go to school一個小得還不能上學的娃娃

　　spy vt.看見, 發(fā)現We spied three figures in the distance.我們望見遠處有三個人影兒。

　　暗中監(jiān)視，暗中觀察The couple were spied on by reporters.這對夫婦受到記者盯梢。

　　偵察出;探明，查明he would go and spy out the land.他將去探明地形。

　　【真題例句】In the past three or four years, the World Wide Web has given birth to a whole industry of

　　point-and-click spying. 【2003年Text1】盡三四年間互聯(lián)網造就了一種叫點擊間諜的新行當。

　　square n[C]古板守舊的人,拘謹的人;不諳時尚的人

　　Teenagers always think their parents are real square. 青少年總認為他們的父母真是跟不上時代的老古板。

　　adj結實的,魁梧的The mayor is a man of square frame. 市長是個體格魁梧的人。

　　水平的，平行的Place two pieces of wood one on top of the other, ensuring that they are exactly square.

　　把兩塊木料疊放在一起，確保它們完全齊平。

　　整齊的We should get everything square before we leave.在我們離開之前應該把一切都擺放整齊。

　　一致的;可共存的He wanted to make sure we were square with the court's decision and not subject to

　　a lawsuit他想確認我們同意法院的判決，而且不再提出訴訟。

　　公正的;正直的，誠實的She'd been as square with him as anybody could be.她對他的公正一直不亞于其他任何人。

　　(兩個人)兩清的，互不相欠的an acknowledgement that we are square.對我們兩清的正式確認。

　　(比賽中雙方)平分的;平局的The goal brought the match all square once again.這個進球使比賽再一次平局。

　　(非正式)古板守舊的，不諳時尚的Elvis was anything but square.埃爾維斯一點兒也不古板。

　　直截了當的,斷然的They offered to buy his farm but met a square refusal. 他們出價要買他的農場,但遭到斷然拒絕。

　　vt結賬The money will square him.這錢可以讓他還清賬了。

　　賄賂He has been squared to hold his tongue.他已經被賄賂封住了嘴。

　　vi一致,相符[(+with)]His views on the question do not square with mine. 他對這個問題的看法跟我的不一致。

　　squeeze n. [C]拮據, 短缺拮據; 困境; 銀根緊縮 [S1]My brother is in a tight squeeze. 我兄弟處境困難。

　　vt破壞扼制The economy is being squeezed by foreign debt repayments.償還外債給經濟帶來了壞的影響。

　　vi勉強得到(或通過)The bill squeezed through both houses. 議案在兩院勉強獲得通過。

　　stage n[C] (進展的)階段;時期;(the~)戲劇;

　　A caterpillar must pass through the cocoon stage to become a butterfly. 毛毛蟲必須經過繭的階段才能變成蝴蝶。

　　They are arranging a novel for the stage.他們正在把一本小說改編成戲劇。

　　vt 籌劃;舉行,發(fā)動They decided to stage a general strike. 他們決定舉行總罷工。

　　把...搬上舞臺,上演The city was staging Hamlet. 該城市正在上演《哈姆雷特》。

　　stagger vi堅持進行[(+on/along)]Education, however, has managed to stagger on in spite of these pleasant diversions.

　　不過,娛樂歸娛樂,學習還是照樣進行不誤。

　　(喻)動蕩不安The treasury staggered from one crisis to the next.財政部動蕩不安，危機接連不斷。

　　vt.使…感到震驚[擔心]The difficulty of examination staggered him.考試的難度使他很擔心。

　　stall vi使延遲;阻塞，阻擋The government has stalled the much-needed project.政府推遲了那個急需的項目。

　　vt(為爭取更多的時間而)拖延;支吾，搪塞She was stalling for time.她在拖延時間。

　　拖時間使等候,把...拖住[(+off)]The police are coming. Stall him for a moment. 警察就來了。把他拖住一會兒。

　　stamp vt/n跺(腳);用(腳)踩he stamped his foot in frustration.他沮喪得跺腳。

　　He gave a stamp of impatience.他不耐煩地跺腳。

　　n標志, 印記This event left the stamp on his heart.這件事在他心中留下印記。

　　vt銘刻(印象等)[(+in/on)] The heroic image is stamped in [on] our memory.這一英雄形象銘刻在我們心中。

　　標出; 表示; 表明...是His speech stamps him as an educated man.他的談吐顯示他是一個受過教育的人。

　　(采取果斷措施)鎮(zhèn)壓，壓制;消滅urgent action is required to stamp out corruption.需要采取緊急行動來消滅腐敗。

　　standard n平均質量; 業(yè)務水平The people of the US have a high standard of living.美國人民的生活水平很高。

　　旗幟, 標桿Two men carried the standard in the royal parade.在盛大的游行隊伍中, 兩個男子打著旗子。

　　支柱, 基座The deck will need six standards to make it secure.這座平臺要用六根支柱才能穩(wěn)固。

　　start n/vt驚跳，驚起She awoke with a start.她猛然驚醒。

　　We started two birds as we walked in the wood.我們在樹林里散步時驚起了兩只鳥。

　　starve vt使匱乏，使急需The arts are being starved of funds.那些藝術現在急需資金。

　　statement n結算單, 報表The company prepared a statement of its profits and losses.該公司做了一份損益清單。

　　station n[C]身份，地位;職位Karen was getting ideas above her station.卡倫想要升職。

　　vt安置，駐扎，派駐Troops were stationed in the town.軍隊駐扎在這個城鎮(zhèn)里。

　　steal vi悄悄地做He stole down to the kitchen.他偷偷地走向廚房。

　　靜靜地流The years steal by.歲月不知不覺地過去了。

　　巧取 The young man stole her heart.那個年輕人博取了她的芳心。

　　steel vt.使堅強, 使堅定 They settled down in the countryside to steel their wills.他們到農村安家落戶以鍛煉自己的意志。

　　adj鋼鐵般的,堅強的They will carry out their plan with steel determination. 他們將以堅定的決心實現計劃。

　　n(鋼鐵般的)堅強,堅固,冷酷[U]He has a heart of steel. 他是個鐵石心腸的人。

　　stem vi起源于Many of the universities' problems stem from rapid expansion.大學的許多問題來源于快速擴張。

　　vt.遏制[阻止](液體的流動等)You must stem the flow of blood from the wound.你必須止住傷口流血。

　　Measures have been taken to stem inflation. 已采取措施抑制通貨膨脹。

　　sticky adj(天氣)濕熱的;悶熱的(非正式)卷入麻煩的;困難的;難對付的;(非正式)(網站)人氣旺的

　　It was an unusually hot and sticky summer.那是一個極其濕熱的夏天

　　The relationship is going through a sticky patch.那種關系正在經歷一段困難的時期。

　　Experts measure the attractiveness of pages by how sticky they are.

　　專家通過網站人氣旺盛的程度來評價網頁的吸引力。

　　sting n(喻)傷害性;傷害的后果I recalled the sting of his betrayal.我回想起他的背叛所造成的傷害。

　　(非正式)精心策劃的行動(尤指騙局、圈套)Five blackmailers were jailed last week after they were snared

　　in a police sting.五個敲詐勒索者落入了警察的圈套，上個星期被送進了監(jiān)獄。

　　vt刺激…做，激 勵…做;向…索高價

　　He was stung into action by an article in the paper.他受到報紙上一篇文章的刺激而采取了行動。

　　There were fears that as President he would sting them with stiffer tax bills.有人怕他當總統(tǒng)向他們征更高的稅。

　　stock adj慣常的;陳腐的 The weather is a stock subject of conversation.天氣是聊天的習慣話題。

　　通常備有現貨的; 常備的Toothpaste is stock merchandise in a drugstore.牙膏是雜貨店里的常備商品。

　　n家系,血統(tǒng)[C][U]He descended from Jewish stock.他是猶太人的后裔。

　　stomach n欲望，傾向vt忍受，忍耐

　　I don't have the stomach to find out.說老實話，我沒有興趣去查明真相。

　　I can't stomach the self-righteous attitude of some managers.我無法忍受某些經理自以為是的態(tài)度。

　　stoop vi﹙為私利﹚不擇手段;卑鄙到做某事

　　I can’t believe he would stoop to blackmail.我沒法相信他會下作到勒索的地步。

　　stop vi(旅行中的)逗留，停留The flight landed for a refueling stop.客機降落以補充燃料。

　　vt斷絕，切斷;扣除They would stop money off you if you were late.如果你遲到了他們會扣你的錢。

　　塞住;堵塞;填塞[(+up)]We stopped the leak in the gas pipe by means of lead. 我們用鉛堵塞了煤氣管上的漏洞。

　　storm n. [C] (暴風雨般的)發(fā)作[(+of)]A storm of applause rose from the audience. 觀眾一陣喝彩。

　　強烈的反應;騷動;論戰(zhàn)The book caused a storm in America.那本書在美國掀起了軒然大波。

　　(感情或反應的)爆發(fā)，迸發(fā)The disclosure raised a storm of protest.這一披露激起了抗議風暴。

　　vt. 猛攻;襲取;狠狠抨擊The enemy troops stormed the castle. 敵軍對城堡發(fā)動猛攻。

　　story n(新聞)記事,報導[C][(+on)];謊話 閑話;謠言(非正式)假話;錯誤的解釋;敘述，描述

　　【真題例句】In fact, it is difficult to see how journalists who do not have a clear grasp of the basic features of

　　the Canadian Constitution can do a competent job on political stories.【2005年翻譯】事實上，很難設想那

　　些對加拿大憲法的基本要點缺乏清晰了解的新聞記者何以能勝任政治新聞的報道工作。

　　There have been lots of stories going around, as you can imagine.你可想象到處都流傳著種種流言飛語。

　　Don't trust that man; he tells stories. 不要相信那個家伙;他說謊話。

　　the story of modern farming.現代農業(yè)發(fā)展史話。

　　The film is based on a true story.那部電影是根據一個真實的事件攝制的。

　　(尤指為自我辯護而作的事實陳述During police interviews, Harper changed his story.在與警方談話時哈珀改了口供。

　　內情，實情，詳情He is one of the few who know the story. 他是少數幾個知道全部內情的人之一。

　　(公司的)商業(yè)前景，商業(yè)現狀profitable businesses with solid stories.發(fā)展前景良好的有利可圖的企業(yè)。

　　n. 【美】(建筑物的)層,樓[C]The building has fifty stories. 這座大樓有五十層。

　　straight adj直率的He is straight in his dealings.他待人接物正直老實。

　　strain n口吻,語氣;筆調;情調[C]He wrote letters in a happy strain. 他用歡快的筆調寫信。

　　旋律，曲調From within the flat could be heard the strains of country and western music.

　　可以聽到從公寓里面?zhèn)鱽淼泥l(xiāng)村和西部音樂的旋律。

　　性格, 傾向, 氣質, He has a strain of melancholy in him.他有點憂郁的氣質。

　　(人的)血緣,世系;種,族[C] The Irish strain in him makes him like jokes.他的愛爾蘭血統(tǒng)使他喜歡詼諧。

　　stream n潮流;趨勢[S1]He always goes with the stream. 他總是順應潮流。

　　把學生按智力等分班The school streams pupils into three classes.學校按智力把學生分成三個班。

　　vt(頭發(fā)、衣服等)飄揚，招展Her black cloak streamed behind her.她黑色的斗篷在身后飄舞。

　　streamline vt(喻)精簡，簡化(機構，體系);使效率提高We must streamline our methods.我們必須簡化方法。

　　strength n(團體的，尤指球隊或軍隊的)實力，人數; 強度; 濃度;力量;

　　The peacetime strength of the army was 415,000.那支軍隊和平時期的人數是415,000。

　　the political and military strength of European governments.歐洲政府的政治和軍事實力。

　　The alcoholic strength of brandy far exceeds that of wine.白蘭地的酒精濃度遠遠超過葡萄酒。

　　Many people find strength in religion.許多人從宗教中找到力量。

　　stretch n困難的任務;苛求的任務It was a stretch for me sometimes to come up with the rent.交租金對我有時是一件難事。

　　濫用,曲解She stretched the rules in favor of herself. 她為了利己目的曲解法規(guī)。

　　vi回溯His memory stretches back to his early childhood.他回想起自己的童年。

　　strike vt打動,感動,給...以印象[(+as)]That play struck me as silly.那出戲給我印象很無聊。

　　(尤指偶然)發(fā)現;想到Pondering, she struck upon a brilliant idea.沉思了一下，她突然想到一個絕好的主意。

　　string vt掛，吊Lights were strung across the promenade.步行街上橫掛著一溜溜燈火。

　　(非正式，主北美)欺騙，戲弄，愚弄I'm not stringing you—I'll eat my shirt if it's not true.

　　我不騙你。如果不是真的，我就把襯衫吞下去。

　　當特約記者He strings for almost every French radio service.他幾乎為每一家法國電臺當特約記者。

　　adj緊張的，不安的I often felt strung out by daily stresses.我由于日常壓力經常感到緊張不安。

　　stumble vi(說話、演奏等)出錯He stumbled over every sentence.他講每句話都結結巴巴。

　　失足,犯錯誤;步入歧途[(+into)]The waiter stumbled several times over our order.那位侍者好幾次弄錯了我們點的菜。

　　stumbled across意外發(fā)現;偶然遇見I stumbled across an old school friend today.我今天偶然碰到了一位老校友。

　　stun vt 給…留下極深的印象This film stunned the movie world in 1955.那部影片在1955年給電影界留下極深的印象。

　　subscribe vi(喻)同意(觀點，建議)We prefer to subscribe to an alternative explanation.我們更贊同另一種解釋。

　　substance n根據;本旨,主旨;要義;真義[U] 財產,財物[U]

　　The claim has no substance.這斷言沒有根據。

　　The substance of his speech was that he was better than the other candidates.

　　他演說要義就是:他比其他候選人更好。

　　Later he became a man of substance. 后來,他成為有大量資產的人。

　　suggest n表明顯示【真題例句】Those forced to exercise their smiling muscles reacted smore exuberantly to funny cartons than d id those whose mouths were contracted in a frown, suggest that expressions may influence emotions rather than just the other way around. 【2011年完型】結果那些被迫鍛煉他們笑肌的人比那些罪行收縮的猶如緊皺的眉毛般的人對滑稽的卡通畫冊反應更為強烈。

　　suggestion n暗示,示意,啟發(fā);聯(lián)想[U]Poetry achieves its finest effects by suggestion. 詩歌借助暗示聯(lián)想達到最佳意境。

　　微量,細微的跡象[S][(+of)]I detected a suggestion of malice in his remarks. 我察覺他的話中帶有一點惡意。

　　suit n訴訟[C]He will bring a suit against his boss. 他要對老板提出控告。

　　summary adj.即刻的, 立即的He was given the summary punishment.他當場就受到了處罰。

　　sunny adj令人愉快的, 快活的, (性格)開朗的His nature was sunny.他性情開朗。

　　support vt為...提供證據,證實The facts support his claim.事實證明他的要求是合情合理的。

　　物質援助He urged that military support be sent to protect humanitarian convoys.

　　他強烈要求應當派軍事支援部隊護送人道主義車隊。

　　surface vt.對...進行表面處理They surfaced the walls of the house with cement.他們在房子的四壁抹上一層水泥。

　　vi.浮出水面; A submarine surfaced outside the harbor.潛水艇在港外浮到水面。

　　披露出來The truth began to surface.真相開始披露出來。

　　蘇醒 He finally surfaced at midday.他終于在中午蘇醒過來了。

　　surgery n門診時間What time does surgery finish?門診什么時間結束?

　　surprise vt突襲, 突然攻占 We surprised the enemy while they were sleeping.我們在敵人睡覺時奇襲他們。

　　survive vt.比…活得長在;經歷…之后還存

　　Most parents expect that their children will survive them.大多數父母都希望子女能夠比他們自己長壽。

　　Did anyone survive the explosion?那次爆炸事故中有人幸免嗎?

　　suspend vt使停職;使暫停參加活動;使休學[(+from)]

　　She was suspended from school for bad conduct.她因行為不端被停學。

　　suspicion n一點兒, 少量There was just a suspicion of light in the east.東方剛剛泛白。

　　swallow vt抑制(感情，言語)輕信(謊言，不實的斷言)耗盡(金錢，資源)

　　He swallowed his pride.他忍住不流露出驕傲之情。

　　She had swallowed his story hook, line, and sinker.她對他所講的故事完全信以為真。

　　Debts swallowed up most of the money he had got for the house.債務已耗完他絕大部分買房錢。

　　swamp vt淹沒A huge wave swamped the canoes.一個巨浪淹沒了獨木船。

　　(喻)壓倒;淹沒Feelings of guilt suddenly swamped her.罪惡感突然吞沒了她。

　　The country was swamped with goods from abroad.這個國家舶來品泛濫。

　　使陷入困境;使忙得不可開交[H]His secretary was swamped with work. 他秘書的工作多得難以招架。

　　【美】徹底擊敗Henry swamped Jack 13-6. 亨利以十三比六擊敗杰克。

　　清除;開辟[(+out)]They swamped out a small landing strip. 他們開辟了一個簡易小機場。

　　swan vi. 【口】閑蕩,游逛[Q]She spent the summer swanning around Europe. 她一個夏天在歐洲游逛。

　　swarm vi.密集, 云集, 擠滿The place swarmed with tourists.那個地方游人云集。

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