十八、以S開頭的核心詞匯
sack 麻袋，紙袋，塑料袋 a ～of cement
sacred 神圣的the ～ name of God
sacrifice 獻祭，供奉 a law banning the ～ of animals
salute 敬禮，祝賀 ～ one’s superior officer
scan 細看，審視 ～ the doctor’s face for a sign of hope
scare 驚嚇，恐懼 The thunder ～d the children
scatter 撒，撒播～ corn for the chickens
schedule 時間表，進度表 a fight ～
scheme 計劃，方案 He suggested several ～s to increase sales
scold 責罵，訓斥 Dad ～ed me for coming home late
score 得分，比分，分數(shù)，成績 At the end of first half there’s no ～
scorn 輕蔑，鄙視 He ～s lying
scrap 碎片，零屑 ～s of bread
scrape 刮，擦 ～one’s chin
scratch 抓，刮，擦 The cat ～ed me with its claws
screen 屏，幕，簾 a folding ～
secure 安全的，可靠的，有把握的 a castle ～from attack
seek 尋找，探索 ～ shelter from the rain
seize 抓住，捉住The policeman ～d him by the collar
sense 感官，官能 Sight ,hearing ,touch, taste, and smell are the five ～s
sensible 明知的，合情理的 a ～ choice
serve 服務，履行職責 He ～d as an adviser to the company
set 放置 He set his hand on my shoulder
shade 蔭，蔭涼處The group of trees provide some ～ from the sun
sham假裝，虛偽 Her illness was a ～ to gain sympathy
shame 羞恥，羞愧 flush with ～
shape 形狀，外形 the ～ of sb’s face
share 一分，分額，一部分 They divided the money into equal ～s
shear 剪，修剪 ～ a lawn
shed 流 ～ one’s blood for one’s country
sheer 完全的，十足的 ～ nonsense
shelter 掩蔽處，躲避處 a bus ～
shield 盾，保護物，防御物 They piled more sand on top as a ～
shift 轉移，移動 Don’t try to ～the blame onto me
shower 陣雨，陣雨般的東西 be caught in a hard ～
shrewd 機靈的，敏銳的，精明的 a ～ guess
signify 表示，表明，預示 ～ consent with a nod
simulate 假裝，冒充 use tricks to ～ illness
sit 坐，就坐 He was sitting over his coffee with a cigar
sketch 素描，速寫 make a ～ of a face in pencil
slack 不緊的，不嚴的 a ～ soft rope
slender 苗條的，修長的，細長的She is ～ and has long dark hair
slide 滑行，滑動，滑落 The drawers of my desk ～ in and out easily
slim苗條的，薄的 Regular exercise will make you slimmer
slip 滑倒，滑落，滑行 She ～ed on the wet stones and fell
slit 切開，撕開 ～ the envelope open
slope 傾斜，有坡度 The ground ～s down sharply at this point
sly 狡猾的，偷偷的 a ～answer
smart 聰明的，精明的 Smart students talk earlier than the average
smash 打碎，打破，摧毀 The ball ～ed the window
smooth 平滑的，光滑的～ skin
snatch 奪得，一把抓住 The thief ～ed her handbag and ran off
snob 勢力的人，諂上欺下的人 a ～ of the first water
soak 濕透，浸濕，浸泡 You shouldn’t have gone out in the rain－your clothes are ～ing
sober 未醉的 A driver must stay ～
soil 泥土，土壤The ～here is very fertile
sophisticated 老于世故的 a young man quite ～ for his age
sore 痛的，痛苦的，痛心的touch sb on a ～ place
sort 種類，類別 He is not the ～ of man to do such a cruel thing
sound 健康的，健全的，完好的 a ～body in a ～ mind
sour 酸的，酸味的 ～pickles
sow 播種 This plot of land was sown with maize
spare 多余的，剩下的have no ～ cash
spark 火花，火星 The firework burst into a shower of ～s
sparkle 發(fā)光，閃耀 Her eyes were sparkling with anger
specify 具體指定，詳細說明 They have specified the amount as 700,000 dollars
spectacle 景象，奇觀，壯觀，場面 The burning house was a terrible ～
speculate 推測，推斷 I cannot ～ on their motives for doing this
spill 溢出，濺出 The ship ～ed oil while in port
spin 紡制 ～ cotton into yarn
spit 吐出 He was ～ting out the husks of sunflower seeds on the floor
splash 濺潑A passing car ～ed my dress
split 劈開，切開，裂開 ～ the firewood with an axe
spoil 損壞，毀掉 It would ～ my reputation
sponsor 發(fā)起者，主辦者，保證人，贊助者the ～ of the annual Christmas parade
spot斑點，污點 a blue tie with ～s
spray 浪花，水花 The new shower heads reduce ～ and waste less water
sprout 抽條，發(fā)芽，長出 The seeds we planted finally ～ed
spur 靴刺，踢馬刺a pair of ～s
squeeze 榨，擠 ～ juice from oranges
stab 刺，戳，猛的一擊，突發(fā)的一陣 a ～ of anxiety
stack整齊的一疊 a ～ of bills
staff 全體職員，全體雇員 The company has got a ～ of about 40
stain 玷污，污染 His shirt was ～ed with blood
stale 食品等不新鮮的，走味的 These old peanuts taste ～
stall 牛舍
stamp 郵票 put a ～ on a letter
start 開始，動手 I’ve got so many things to do,I don’t know where to ～
startle 驚嚇，使吃驚 The horse ～s easily
starve 使挨餓，餓死 Many live in luxury while others are starving
station 車站 at Victoria Station
stationary 固定的，靜止的，非流動的 ～ troops
statistics 統(tǒng)計，統(tǒng)計資料 The recent ～ on marriage are interesting
steer 掌舵，駕駛 ～ a car through the entrance
stern 嚴厲的，苛刻的 a ～ punishment
stick 棍，棒，手杖 Grandfather walks with a ～
stimulate 刺激，促使 ～ economic growth
sting刺，螫，叮 A bee stung him on the neck
stir 使微動，移動 A breeze ～red my hair
stitch 一針，針腳 Make your ～es closer together
stock 原料，備料，庫存，現(xiàn)貨 Rags are used as a ～ for making paper
stoop 俯身，彎腰She ～ed to pick up her fan
storm 風暴，暴風雨，暴風雪 A ～ arose
straightforward 一直向前的，直接的 a ～ business transaction
strain 拉緊，繃緊 If you ～ the elastic any more, it will break
strap 帶，皮帶 silks ～s
stream 小河，溪流 on the banks of a ～
strength 力量，力氣，活力，效力 the economic ～ of a nation
stress壓力，緊張 Not all of us can cope with the ～es of modern life
stretch 伸直，伸長 He yawned and ～ed himself
stride闊步前進，大踏步走He strode to the platform
strike 打擊，撞 A stone struck me on the head
string 細繩，線，帶 She took the parcel and started to undo the string
strip 剝去，除去 The wind stripped the tree of all its leaves
strive 努力，奮力，力求～ towards a goal
stroke 敲，打，鳴 drive in a nail with one ～ of the hammer
stubborn 頑固的，倔強的 The ～ boy refused to listen to his parents’advice
stuff 原料，材料，物品，東西 He has got all the ～ ready for building his new house
subject 題目，主題 the ～ for a debate
submerge 浸沒，淹沒，湮沒 The stream overflowed and ～d the farmland
submit 屈服，服從，投降 ～ to foreign pressure
subordinate 下級的 In the army ,captains are ～ to majors
substance 物質，實質 the ～ of pre-school education
substitute 代替者，代替物 He is the doctor’s ～ during holidays times
subtle 微妙的，巧妙的 His whole attitude has undergone a ～ change
subtract 減，減去 Subtract 4 from 10 you get 6
succession 連續(xù)，一系列 a ～ of debates
suck 吸，A large mosquito was sucking blood from the back of her hand
sue 控告，起訴 ～ sb for slander
summary 總結，概要 This book has a ～ at the end of each chapter
superb 極好的，一流的，杰出的 ～ science and engineering
superficial 表面的 a ～resemblance
superfluous過多的，剩余的，多余的a ～remark
supervise 監(jiān)督，管理，指導 ～ sb’s every move
supplement增補，補充 a ～ to wages
suppress壓制，鎮(zhèn)壓 ～human rights
supreme的，至上的 a ～ ruler
surpass超過，優(yōu)于，強于，勝過 ～ advanced world
surplus過剩，剩余 a teacher ～
survey調查～ population growth in the southern provinces
survive 幸存，幸免于Only two people ～d the fire
suspect 懷疑 He ～ed a plot against his life
sustain支撐，承受The fountains were not strong enough to ～ the weight of the house
swallow 吞，咽 ～ one’s food
swarm 蜂群
sway搖擺 a tree ～ing gently in the breeze
swear宣誓，發(fā)誓 ～ on a Bible to observe secrecy
swell 膨脹，鼓起 A tire ～s as it is filled with air
swing 搖擺，搖蕩 ～ a baby in the cradle
sympathy 同情心，慰問 a man of wide sympathies
synchronize使同步，使結合，使協(xié)調 Their steps ～d
sack 麻袋，紙袋，塑料袋 a ～of cement
sacred 神圣的the ～ name of God
sacrifice 獻祭，供奉 a law banning the ～ of animals
salute 敬禮，祝賀 ～ one’s superior officer
scan 細看，審視 ～ the doctor’s face for a sign of hope
scare 驚嚇，恐懼 The thunder ～d the children
scatter 撒，撒播～ corn for the chickens
schedule 時間表，進度表 a fight ～
scheme 計劃，方案 He suggested several ～s to increase sales
scold 責罵，訓斥 Dad ～ed me for coming home late
score 得分，比分，分數(shù)，成績 At the end of first half there’s no ～
scorn 輕蔑，鄙視 He ～s lying
scrap 碎片，零屑 ～s of bread
scrape 刮，擦 ～one’s chin
scratch 抓，刮，擦 The cat ～ed me with its claws
screen 屏，幕，簾 a folding ～
secure 安全的，可靠的，有把握的 a castle ～from attack
seek 尋找，探索 ～ shelter from the rain
seize 抓住，捉住The policeman ～d him by the collar
sense 感官，官能 Sight ,hearing ,touch, taste, and smell are the five ～s
sensible 明知的，合情理的 a ～ choice
serve 服務，履行職責 He ～d as an adviser to the company
set 放置 He set his hand on my shoulder
shade 蔭，蔭涼處The group of trees provide some ～ from the sun
sham假裝，虛偽 Her illness was a ～ to gain sympathy
shame 羞恥，羞愧 flush with ～
shape 形狀，外形 the ～ of sb’s face
share 一分，分額，一部分 They divided the money into equal ～s
shear 剪，修剪 ～ a lawn
shed 流 ～ one’s blood for one’s country
sheer 完全的，十足的 ～ nonsense
shelter 掩蔽處，躲避處 a bus ～
shield 盾，保護物，防御物 They piled more sand on top as a ～
shift 轉移，移動 Don’t try to ～the blame onto me
shower 陣雨，陣雨般的東西 be caught in a hard ～
shrewd 機靈的，敏銳的，精明的 a ～ guess
signify 表示，表明，預示 ～ consent with a nod
simulate 假裝，冒充 use tricks to ～ illness
sit 坐，就坐 He was sitting over his coffee with a cigar
sketch 素描，速寫 make a ～ of a face in pencil
slack 不緊的，不嚴的 a ～ soft rope
slender 苗條的，修長的，細長的She is ～ and has long dark hair
slide 滑行，滑動，滑落 The drawers of my desk ～ in and out easily
slim苗條的，薄的 Regular exercise will make you slimmer
slip 滑倒，滑落，滑行 She ～ed on the wet stones and fell
slit 切開，撕開 ～ the envelope open
slope 傾斜，有坡度 The ground ～s down sharply at this point
sly 狡猾的，偷偷的 a ～answer
smart 聰明的，精明的 Smart students talk earlier than the average
smash 打碎，打破，摧毀 The ball ～ed the window
smooth 平滑的，光滑的～ skin
snatch 奪得，一把抓住 The thief ～ed her handbag and ran off
snob 勢力的人，諂上欺下的人 a ～ of the first water
soak 濕透，浸濕，浸泡 You shouldn’t have gone out in the rain－your clothes are ～ing
sober 未醉的 A driver must stay ～
soil 泥土，土壤The ～here is very fertile
sophisticated 老于世故的 a young man quite ～ for his age
sore 痛的，痛苦的，痛心的touch sb on a ～ place
sort 種類，類別 He is not the ～ of man to do such a cruel thing
sound 健康的，健全的，完好的 a ～body in a ～ mind
sour 酸的，酸味的 ～pickles
sow 播種 This plot of land was sown with maize
spare 多余的，剩下的have no ～ cash
spark 火花，火星 The firework burst into a shower of ～s
sparkle 發(fā)光，閃耀 Her eyes were sparkling with anger
specify 具體指定，詳細說明 They have specified the amount as 700,000 dollars
spectacle 景象，奇觀，壯觀，場面 The burning house was a terrible ～
speculate 推測，推斷 I cannot ～ on their motives for doing this
spill 溢出，濺出 The ship ～ed oil while in port
spin 紡制 ～ cotton into yarn
spit 吐出 He was ～ting out the husks of sunflower seeds on the floor
splash 濺潑A passing car ～ed my dress
split 劈開，切開，裂開 ～ the firewood with an axe
spoil 損壞，毀掉 It would ～ my reputation
sponsor 發(fā)起者，主辦者，保證人，贊助者the ～ of the annual Christmas parade
spot斑點，污點 a blue tie with ～s
spray 浪花，水花 The new shower heads reduce ～ and waste less water
sprout 抽條，發(fā)芽，長出 The seeds we planted finally ～ed
spur 靴刺，踢馬刺a pair of ～s
squeeze 榨，擠 ～ juice from oranges
stab 刺，戳，猛的一擊，突發(fā)的一陣 a ～ of anxiety
stack整齊的一疊 a ～ of bills
staff 全體職員，全體雇員 The company has got a ～ of about 40
stain 玷污，污染 His shirt was ～ed with blood
stale 食品等不新鮮的，走味的 These old peanuts taste ～
stall 牛舍
stamp 郵票 put a ～ on a letter
start 開始，動手 I’ve got so many things to do,I don’t know where to ～
startle 驚嚇，使吃驚 The horse ～s easily
starve 使挨餓，餓死 Many live in luxury while others are starving
station 車站 at Victoria Station
stationary 固定的，靜止的，非流動的 ～ troops
statistics 統(tǒng)計，統(tǒng)計資料 The recent ～ on marriage are interesting
steer 掌舵，駕駛 ～ a car through the entrance
stern 嚴厲的，苛刻的 a ～ punishment
stick 棍，棒，手杖 Grandfather walks with a ～
stimulate 刺激，促使 ～ economic growth
sting刺，螫，叮 A bee stung him on the neck
stir 使微動，移動 A breeze ～red my hair
stitch 一針，針腳 Make your ～es closer together
stock 原料，備料，庫存，現(xiàn)貨 Rags are used as a ～ for making paper
stoop 俯身，彎腰She ～ed to pick up her fan
storm 風暴，暴風雨，暴風雪 A ～ arose
straightforward 一直向前的，直接的 a ～ business transaction
strain 拉緊，繃緊 If you ～ the elastic any more, it will break
strap 帶，皮帶 silks ～s
stream 小河，溪流 on the banks of a ～
strength 力量，力氣，活力，效力 the economic ～ of a nation
stress壓力，緊張 Not all of us can cope with the ～es of modern life
stretch 伸直，伸長 He yawned and ～ed himself
stride闊步前進，大踏步走He strode to the platform
strike 打擊，撞 A stone struck me on the head
string 細繩，線，帶 She took the parcel and started to undo the string
strip 剝去，除去 The wind stripped the tree of all its leaves
strive 努力，奮力，力求～ towards a goal
stroke 敲，打，鳴 drive in a nail with one ～ of the hammer
stubborn 頑固的，倔強的 The ～ boy refused to listen to his parents’advice
stuff 原料，材料，物品，東西 He has got all the ～ ready for building his new house
subject 題目，主題 the ～ for a debate
submerge 浸沒，淹沒，湮沒 The stream overflowed and ～d the farmland
submit 屈服，服從，投降 ～ to foreign pressure
subordinate 下級的 In the army ,captains are ～ to majors
substance 物質，實質 the ～ of pre-school education
substitute 代替者，代替物 He is the doctor’s ～ during holidays times
subtle 微妙的，巧妙的 His whole attitude has undergone a ～ change
subtract 減，減去 Subtract 4 from 10 you get 6
succession 連續(xù)，一系列 a ～ of debates
suck 吸，A large mosquito was sucking blood from the back of her hand
sue 控告，起訴 ～ sb for slander
summary 總結，概要 This book has a ～ at the end of each chapter
superb 極好的，一流的，杰出的 ～ science and engineering
superficial 表面的 a ～resemblance
superfluous過多的，剩余的，多余的a ～remark
supervise 監(jiān)督，管理，指導 ～ sb’s every move
supplement增補，補充 a ～ to wages
suppress壓制，鎮(zhèn)壓 ～human rights
supreme的，至上的 a ～ ruler
surpass超過，優(yōu)于，強于，勝過 ～ advanced world
surplus過剩，剩余 a teacher ～
survey調查～ population growth in the southern provinces
survive 幸存，幸免于Only two people ～d the fire
suspect 懷疑 He ～ed a plot against his life
sustain支撐，承受The fountains were not strong enough to ～ the weight of the house
swallow 吞，咽 ～ one’s food
swarm 蜂群
sway搖擺 a tree ～ing gently in the breeze
swear宣誓，發(fā)誓 ～ on a Bible to observe secrecy
swell 膨脹，鼓起 A tire ～s as it is filled with air
swing 搖擺，搖蕩 ～ a baby in the cradle
sympathy 同情心，慰問 a man of wide sympathies
synchronize使同步，使結合，使協(xié)調 Their steps ～d