考博单词强记11

Question 1

rigid

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rigid [‘ridʒid] adj.坚硬的, 严格的, 固执的, 僵硬的, 刻板的 例句: Beliefs have ossified into rigid dogma. 信仰已僵化为不可更动的教条。 The caste refers to social system based on rigid distinctions of birth, rank, wealth, etc. 社会等级是指按照血统，阶级，财富等严格区分的社会制度。 It’s an exercise which adds a touch of the comic opera to his rigid training routines. 这一练习给他那刻板的训练程序平添了一份滑稽的色彩。

Question 2

riot

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riot [‘raiət] n.暴乱, 骚乱, 喧闹,（色彩）丰富, <俚>有趣的人 v.闹事, 骚乱 例句: Football hooligans ran riot through the town. 闹事的足球迷在城里胡作非为。 His tongue runs riot. 他讲话口没遮拦。 The police stopped several riots on election night. 警方在竞选之夜制止了几处骚乱。

Question 3

rip

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rip [rip] v.撕裂, 扯开 n.裂口, 裂缝, 撕裂 n.激流 n.浪荡子 例句: The poster had been ripped to pieces. 那张广告画已被撕得粉碎。 I ripped my stocking on a nail. 一个钉子挂破了我的袜子。

Question 4

ripe

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ripe [raip] adj.成熟的, 熟的 例句: The branches were weighed down with ripe apples. 苹果成熟了把树枝都压弯了。 Most tomatoes are red when ripe, but some kinds are yellow. 大多数西红柿成熟时是红色的，但有些品种是黄色的。 I like the luscious taste of ripe peaches. 我喜欢熟桃的香甜味。

Question 5

rival

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rival [‘raivəl] n.竞争者, 对手, 同伴 adj.竞争的 v.竞争, 与 … 相匹敌 例句: He was utterly unscrupulous in his competition with rival firms. 他与对立公司竞争完全不讲道德。 The party leader has been supplanted by his rival. 那位政党领导已被他的对手取而代之了。 He lashed at his rival for dishonesty. 他严厉斥责对手的欺诈行为。

Question 6

roam

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roam [rəum] v.漫游, 闲逛, 徜徉 例句: He used to roam the street for hour on end. 他过去常逛大街，一逛就是几个小时。 Bison used to roam through the American great plains, but most of them are slaughter by hunter. 从前野牛在美国大平原上漫游，但是大多数都被猎人屠杀了。 He settled down after years of roaming. 漂泊数年后，他定居了下来。

Question 7

roar

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roar [rɔ:] v.吼叫, 咆哮 n.吼声, 咆哮, 轰鸣, 喧闹 例句: The roar of the train reverberated in the tunnel. 火车的轰隆声在隧道里回荡。 They drove away from the city centre, the roar of the traffic still dinning in their ears. 他们驶出了市中心，但车来人往的喧嚣声仍在耳中回响。 The murmur swelled into a roar. 窃窃私语的声音变大形成一片喧哗。

Question 8

roll

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roll [rəul] n.卷, 滚动, 名单, 压路机,颤音 v.摇摆, 滚, 绕, 转动, 展开 例句: She rolled in for work twenty minutes late. 她懒懒散散地来上班，迟到了二十分钟。 The ship was rolling heavily to and fro. 那船晃来晃去很不平稳。 Years rolled on. 岁月流逝。

Question 9

rot

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rot [rɔt] n.腐烂, 腐蚀, 败坏, 胡话 v.腐烂, 使 … 枯朽, 消瘦 例句: They’re bound to win.’ Rot! They haven’t a chance!’ ｀他们一定赢.＇｀胡说! 他们毫无希望!＇ The rot set in when we lost that important customer in Japan. 我们失去了日本的那家重要客户後，情况越来越糟了。 The meat will rot if it isn’t kept cool. 肉如果不冷藏就会腐败。

Question 10

rotate

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rotate [rəu’teit] v.轮流, (使)旋转 adj.车轮状的 例句: Does the earth rotate on an axis? 地球是绕轴旋转的吗？ He rotates the handle gently. 他轻轻地转动手柄。 The post of chairman rotates among members of the committee. 主席一职由委员会的成员轮流担任。

Question 11

rough

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rough [rʌf] adj.粗糙的, 粗略的, 粗暴的, 艰难的,讨厌的,不适的 adv.粗糙地,粗暴地 n.粗制品, 暴徒, 高低不平的路面 vt.使粗糙, 殴打, 草拟 adv. 粗暴地 例句: I feel a bit rough I’m going to bed. 我有点儿不舒服－－想去睡觉了。 They complained rough handling by the police. 他们抱怨受到警察粗野的对待。 Could you give me a rough idea when

Question 12

roundabout

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roundabout [‘raundəbaut] adj.绕道的, 迂回的 n.环形交叉路口 n.(英)旋转木马 n.紧身短上衣 例句: The car stalled at the roundabout. 那辆汽车在环形交叉处抛锚了。 Five roads radiate from this roundabout. 有五条道路以这个环状交叉路为中心向各方伸展开。 At the roundabout, take the third exit. 在环状交叉路口，从第三条出路驶出。

Question 13

routine

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routine [ru:’ti:n] n.例行公事, 常规, 无聊 adj.常规的, 例行的, 乏味的 例句: We must introduce some system into our office routine. 我们须在我们日常公务中建立一些制度。 There was little deviation from his usual routine. 他没有什么反常的举动。 Routine office jobs have no relish at all for me. 我对坐办公室那种刻板的工作毫无兴趣。

Question 14

ruin

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ruin [‘ruin] v.毁灭, 毁坏, 破产 n.毁灭, 废墟, 崩溃 例句: He ruined his prospects by carelessness. 他因疏忽大意而断送了前途。 His rashness led ultimately to his ruin. 他的急躁鲁莽最终导致了他的毁灭。 The rain ruined my painting. 这场雨把我的画给毁了。

Question 15

ruthless

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ruthless [‘ru:θlis] adj. 残忍的, 无情的 例句: Don’t be taken in by his charming manner; he’s completely ruthless. 不要被他那副讨人喜欢的外表所迷惑，其实他冷酷无情。 He can be ruthless in getting what he wants, but I believe he would stop short of blackmail. 他这个人为达到目的是心黑手辣的,但我认为他还不至于使用敲诈手段。 His business rivals knew they could expect no quarter from such a ruthless adversary. 他的业务对手都知道不可指望他这样无情的人会手软。

Question 16

sacrifice

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sacrifice [‘sækrifais] n.牺牲, 祭品, 供奉 vt.牺牲, 亏本出售, 供奉 vi.献祭, (棒球)作牺牲一击 例句: A calf was offered up as a sacrifice to the goddess. 向女神祭献了一头牺牲小牛。 The high priest sacrificed the goat on the altar. 大祭司把山羊供奉在祭坛上。 Success in your job is not worth the sacrifice of your health. 以牺牲健康来求得工作上的成功是不值得的。

Question 17

sake

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sake [seik] n.理由, 缘故, 目的, 利益 n.日本清酒（=saki） 例句: It’s the company’s policy to sacrifice short-term profits for the sake of long-term growth. 为长期发展而牺牲短期利润是公司的方针。 Don’t inconvenience yourself for my sake. 请不必为我麻烦。 She gave him back the money she’d stolen for the sake of her conscience. 为了不受良心的谴责，她把从他那偷来的钱还给他了

Question 18

sadden

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sadden [‘sædn] v. (使)黯淡, (使)悲伤 例句: He saddened at the memory of her death. 他想到她已死去就很难过。 He was saddened at the memory of her death. 他想到她已死去就很难过。 The bad news saddened us. 那个坏消息使我们很难过。

Question 19

salute

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salute [sə’lu:t] v.行礼, 致意, 问候 例句: They saluted the Queen by firing ten guns. 他们鸣礼炮十响向女王致敬。 They saluted each other by raising their hats. 他们举起帽子互相致意。

Question 20

sanction

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sanction [‘sæŋkʃən] n.批准, 约束力,处罚 vt.批准, 支持 例句: The book was translated without the sanction of the author. 这本书未经作者许可就给翻译了。 The church would not sanction the king’s second marriage. 教会不会批准国王第二次结婚。 Western nations imposed tough sanctions on the country. 西方各国对这个国家实行了严厉制裁。

Question 21

saturate

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saturate [‘sætʃəreit] v.使浸透, 使充满, 使饱和 adj.浸透的,饱和的,深颜色的 例句: We lay on the beach, saturated in sunshine. 我们躺在沙滩上，沐浴在阳光里。

Question 22

savage

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savage [‘sævidʒ] adj.野性的, 凶猛的, 粗鲁的, 荒野的, 原始的 n.野蛮人, 粗人,凶恶的人 vt.激烈抨击, 猛烈攻击 例句: He smarted from the savage attacks on his film. 他因自己的影片受到猛烈攻击而感到痛心。 He entitled the book Savage Love’. 他给这本书取名为《野性的爱》. Savage, indiscriminate killing; a massacre. 血洗野蛮的、不加区别的杀戳; 大屠杀

Question 23

scale

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scale [skeil] n.刻度, 等级,规模, 音阶 n.天平, 磅秤 n.鳞片, 磷状物 v.攀登, 按比例决定 v.称重 v.刮磷, 剥落 例句: The force of the wind is measured on a standard scale of 0-12. 风力是按0-12级标准等级测量的。 The company has begun to scale down its operations in Asia. 这家公司已开始减少在亚洲的业务。 We are seeing unemployment on an unprecedented scale. 我们现在正经历规模空前的失业现象。

Question 24

scandal

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scandal [‘skændl] n.丑闻, 反感,耻辱, 中伤 例句: As new facts became known, the Government was forced to climb down over its handling of the spy scandal. 新的事实已众所周知，政府被迫承认处理间谍丑事失当。 The scandal caused tempests in the newspaper. 那件丑闻在报纸上引起阵阵风波。 The villagers knew about the scandal. 村子里的居民知道这件丑事。

Question 25

scanty

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scanty  ['skænti]   adj.缺乏的, 不足的, 不够的 例句: Deficient in quantity, fullness, or extent; scanty.   不足的，缺乏的在数量、程度或范围上缺乏的; 不足的 The beggar shivered in his scanty clothes.   乞丐穿着单薄，冻得发抖。 He is scanty with words.   他沉默寡言。

Question 26

scarce

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scarce  [skɛəs]   adj.缺乏的, 不足的, 稀少的, 罕见的 adv.勉强 例句: Food was scarce throughout the war.   在战争期间食物匮乏。 Hotel accommodation was scarce during the Olympic Games.   奥运会期间，旅馆房间很难找。 I could scarce believe my eyes.   我几乎不敢相信自己的眼睛。

Question 27

scare

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scare  [skɛə]   v.受惊吓, 恐吓, 吓走 n.惊吓, 惊恐 例句: The dog scared the thief away.   狗把小偷吓走了。 You did give me a scare.   你真吓了我一跳。 The child was scared of the fierce looking dog.   这孩子害怕那条外表凶恶的狗。

Question 28

scatter

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scatter  ['skætə]   vt.散播, 撒, 驱散 vi.分散, 消散 n.散布, 零星少量 例句: When the tree falls, the monkeys scatter.   树倒猢狲散。 The birds scattered at the sound of the gun.   鸟群一听到枪声就四处飞散了。 The farmers were scattering seed on the fields.   农夫把种子撒在田里。

Question 29

schedule

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schedule  ['skedʒul]   n.时间表, 一览表, 计划 v.预定, 安排, 编制目录 例句: He was bidden to finish the work on schedule.   我要他按时完成工作。 We've already finished the work anterior to the schedule.   我们已经提前完成了工作。 His busy schedule made him completely inaccessible to his students.   他的时间排得很满，学生根本无法和他接触。

Question 30

scheme

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scheme  [ski:m]   n.阴谋, 计划, 方案 v.图谋, 设计, 策划, <非正式>认为 例句: The scheme seems on the surface to be quite practical.   这方案表面上看来似乎很实际。 The scheme involves computers.   这一设计离不开计算机。 She saw the possibilities of the scheme from the beginning.   她从一开始就预见到这计划可能成功。

Question 31

scoff

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scoff  [skɔ:f,skɔf]   n. 嘲笑, 笑柄, 愚弄 v. 嘲笑, 嘲弄, 愚弄, 狼吞虎咽 例句: Who has scoffed all the pastries down?   谁把点心全吃完了？ I can't find the scoff.   我找不到食品！ I told them my ideas but they scoffed at them.   我把自己的想法告诉他们，但他们嗤之以鼻。

Question 32

scold

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scold  [skəuld]   v.责骂, 训斥 n.斥责, 爱责骂的人 例句: The disobedient son went out of his way to scold his parents.   这个不孝顺的儿子越出常轨谴责父母。 Don't scold him; he is a mere child.   别责备他，他只不过是个孩子。 Don't scold the boy; he'll come round in time.   不要责骂这孩子，他过了那一阵就会好的。

Question 33

scope

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scope  [skəup]   n.机会, 范围, 眼界, 观看的仪器 vt.仔细研究 例句: It is within my scope.   那是在我的范围之内。 Your question is beyond the scope of this book.   你所问的问题已超出了这本书的范围。

Question 34

scorch

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scorch  [skɔ:tʃ]   v. （使）烧焦, 变焦, （使）枯萎 n. 烧焦 例句: The meat will scorch if you don't lower the gas.   如果你不把煤气调小一点，肉就要焦了。 The long drought scorched the grass.   久旱使青草枯萎。

Question 35

scorn

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scorn  [skɔ:n]   n.轻蔑, 奚落, 笑柄 v.轻蔑, 鄙视, 嘲弄,不屑 例句: She poured scorn on the suggestion that he might never return.   她鄙弃有人暗示他一去不复返之意。 The small weak child became the scorn of the class.   这个瘦小软弱的孩子成为全班嘲笑的对象。 She scorned our offers of help.   她不屑接受我们的帮助。

Question 36

scout

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scout  [skaut]   n.童子军, 侦察员, 守卫 vt.侦察, 物色 例句: I've been scouting around town for a better house.   我跑遍了全城想找个好一点的房子。 They scouted around for some antiques to furnish their new apartment.   他们到处搜罗一些古董来装饰新居。 He scouted around to see what he could find.   他四处寻找，看看能找到些什么。

Question 37

scramble

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scramble  ['skræmbl]   n.混乱, 攀爬, 争夺 v.攀爬, 混杂, 争抢, 紧急起飞,杂乱地生长 例句: I scrambled up the cliff for a better look at the sea.   我很快地爬上峭壁，好饱览大海的景色。 People were scrambling madly for shelter.   人们疯了似的抢着往隐蔽处跑。 It's quite a scramble to get to the top of the hill!   要往上爬很长一段路才能到达山顶呢！

Question 38

scrap

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scrap  [skræp]   n.碎片, 废品, 少许, 瘦小的人, 争斗, 打架 v.报废, 舍弃, 打架 n. 打架 adj. 零碎的 例句: The scrap merchant has a machine which crushes cars.   那个废品商有个压碎汽车的机器。 The ship was broken up for scrap metal.   这艘船拆毁了当废铁用。 There is not a scrap of truth in what he says.   他说的话没有半点是真的。

Question 39

scrape

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scrape  [skreip]   v.刮掉, 擦掉 n.擦伤, 擦掉,刮擦声, <口>窘境 例句: I must have scraped some of the paint off when I was parking the car.   我准是停放汽车的时候刮掉了一些油漆。 Scrape your shoes on the door mat before you come in.   进屋前先在门口擦鞋垫上擦一擦鞋子。 He suffered a few cuts and scrapes.   他割破和擦伤了几个地方。

Question 40

scratch

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scratch  [skrætʃ]   v.抓, 搔（痒）, 划破, 划掉 n.抓痕, 乱写,抓的声音, 起跑线 adj.无让步的 例句: That cat scratches.   那只猫会抓伤人。 The famine is so bad, aid can only scratch the surface.   饥荒十分严重，援助也只是杯水车薪。 The monkey scratched about in its mate's fur for fleas.   那只猴子在另一只猴子身上找跳蚤。

Question 41

screw

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screw  [skru:]   n.螺旋桨, 螺旋, 螺钉, 螺丝, 螺状物 v.拧紧, 拧 n.吝啬鬼,监狱看守人,<粗>性交,<英俚>工资,薪水 v.<粗>性交,压榨 例句: I screwed up the note and threw it on the fire.   我把便条揉成团扔进火里了。 Don't ask them to organize the trip, they'll only screw everything up.   别让他们组织此行，他们准得把一切都搞糟了。 He screwed the others out of their share of the money.   他侵吞了其他人应得的钱。

Question 42

scrupulous

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scrupulous  ['skru:pjuləs]   adj. 小心谨慎的, 细心的, 严谨的 例句: Extremely careful; scrupulous.   非常仔细的; 严谨的 Excessively scrupulous or sensitive, especially in matters of taste or propriety.   过分讲究的过分谨慎或敏感的，尤其在味道和礼节方面 You must take the most scrupulous care to keep the wound free from the dirt.   你必须非常小心地护理，以免伤口沾上污物。

Question 43

scrutinize

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scrutinize  ['skru:tinaiz]   v.仔细检查, 细看

Question 44

sculpt

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sculpt  [skʌlpt]   v.雕刻 n.雕刻,雕塑,雕刻品, 雕塑品 例句: I would have burned the pink candle sculpted like a rose before it melted in storage.   我会点燃那支雕成玫瑰状的蜡烛，而不让他在尘封中熔化。

Question 45

seam

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seam  [si:m]   n.缝, 接缝 vt.缝合, 接合, 使有纹 vi.有裂缝 例句: An overcast stitch or seam.   包边缝纫的针脚或线缝 The valley is seamed with small streams of water.   山谷里布满小溪。 The seam of her skirt ripped.   她的裙子的接缝裂开了。

Question 46

secrete

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secrete  [si'kri:t]   vt.隐藏, 隐匿 vt.分泌 例句: Tears are secreted by an organ under the upper eyelid.   眼泪由上眼睑下面的器官分泌。 The kidneys secrete urine.   肾脏是分泌尿液的器官。 He found the money secreted in a drawer.   他找到了藏在抽屉里的钱。

Question 47

seduce

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seduce  [si'dju:s]   vt.引诱, 怂恿, 勾引 例句: The warm weather seduced me away from my studies.   暖和的天气诱使我放下了学习。 He was seduced into leaving the company by the offer of higher pay elsewhere.   其他地方更优厚的薪金待遇诱使他离开了公司。

Question 48

seep

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seep  [si:p]   v.渗出, 渗漏 n.渗漏,小泉,水坑 例句: Jack got a car as his birthday gift, so he was eager to seep through in the driving test.   杰克过生日得了一辆小汽车，所以他急着要通过驾驶测试。 The teacher stopped speaking to allow time for the meaning of his words to seep through.   那位老师停止讲话，以便留出时间(让学生们)理解他所讲的意思。

Question 49

segregate

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segregate  ['segrigeit]   v.分离, 隔离, 分凝 adj.分离的 例句: Why should the handicappedbe segregated from the able-bodied?   为什么要把伤残人士和身体健康的人分开?

Question 50

seize

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seize  [si:z]   v.抓住, 夺取, 利用, 没收 例句: We should seize the opportunity to counterattack.   现在，我们应乘机反攻。 Seize the chance, otherwise you'll regret it.   抓住这个机会，否则你会后悔的。 She seized on my suggestion and began work immediately.   她采纳了我的建议，马上干了起来。

Question 51

semester

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semester  [si'mestə]   n.学期 例句: This last semester, if it has done nothing else, has given me confidence in myself.   最后这个学期，即使没有给我其他的任何东西，也给了我自信。 I have completed12 semester credits now and shall have completed8 more by the end of June.   现在我已读完了12个学分的课程，到6月底我将再完成8个学分的课程。 His writing has improved greatly in this semester.   这学期他的写作有了很大进步。

Question 52

senesce

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senesce  [si'nes] vi. 变老

Question 53

sensation

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sensation  [sen'seiʃən]   n.感觉, 轰动, 激动, 知觉 例句: The outrageous book created a sensation.   那部耸人听闻的书曾轰动一时。 I knew the train had stopped, but I had the sensation that it was moving backwards.   我知道火车已经停了，但我觉得火车在倒退。 The new discovery caused a great sensation.   这项新发现很轰动。

Question 54

senseless

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senseless  ['senslis]   adj.无感觉的, 无意义的, 无意识的, 不省人事的 例句: Prolonged, sometimes senseless talk.   连篇的废话冗长的、有时毫无意义的谈话 The fall knocked me senseless.   那一跤　得我失去了知觉。 That's quite senseless.   这非常不合情理。

Question 55

sensible

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sensible  ['sensəbl]   adj.明智的, 合情理的, 可觉察的, 实际的 n.可感知物 例句: You must try to be more sensible.   你得懂点儿好歹。 That sounds very sensible to me.   我觉得这很合理。 I don't think that's sensible.   我认为这是不实际的。

Question 56

sensitize

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sensitize  ['sensiˌtaiz]   v. （使）敏感, （使）具有感光性

Question 57

sensory

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sensory  ['sensəri]   adj. 知觉的, 感觉的, 知觉器官的 例句: A sensory receptor that detects warmth.   热探测器测量热量的敏感接受器 Lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception; not conscious.   无意识的缺乏意识和感知能力的; 无意识的 A specialized sensory end organ that responds to mechanical stimuli such as tension, pressure, or displacement.   机械性刺激感受器对机械性刺激，如抗力、压力或位移作出反应的神经末梢器官

Question 58

sentiment

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sentiment  ['sentimənt]   n.情绪, 感情, 观点, 感伤 例句: This author runs to sentiment.   这个作家流于伤感。 Sentiment in the town is now in favor of a cut in tax.   市民的情绪是赞成减税。 What are his sentiments on this issue?   他对这个问题持什么观点？

Question 59

separate

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separate  ['sepəreit]   adj.分开的, 不同的, 单独的, 各自的 v.分开, 隔开, 区分, 分居, 脱离 n.分开, 抽印本 例句: The war separated many families.   战争使许多家庭妻离子散。 This word has three separate meanings.   这个词有三个不同的意思。

Question 60

sequence

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sequence  ['si:kwəns]   n.顺序, 连续, 次序, 一系列 vt.按顺序排好 例句: Could we run that sequence through again?   咱们再把那一段重放一遍好吗? Put the mixed historical facts in sequence.   将混淆的历史事件按顺序排列。 A program or other coding sequence that produces a result of specified type and format( "a macro generator"; "a microcode generator" ).   产生某种指定类型和格式的结果的程序或另一种编码序列(如“宏生成程序”、“微代码生成程序”)。

Question 61

sequester

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sequester  [si'kwestə]   vt. 使 ... 隔绝, 隐退 vt. 扣押 例句: The retired film star sequestered herself from the world.   这位退休的影星过着隐居的生活。

Question 62

settlement

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settlement  ['setlmənt]   n.解决, 结算, 协议, 安置, 殖民, 定居 例句: There is no prospect of a settlement of the dispute.   这场纠纷根本不可能获得解决。 Chances of a settlement were effectively wrecked by his speech.   和解的机会事实上被他的演讲破坏了。 Negotiators are looking for a peaceful settlement to the dispute.   谈判双方正寻求和平解决争端的办法。

Question 63

severe

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severe  [si'viə]   adj.严厉的, 严重的, 剧烈的, 严格的, 严峻的 例句: He's suffering from severe mental disorder.   他患有严重的精神病。 Nothing can warrant such severe punishment.   这样严厉的惩罚毫无根据。 We should inflict severe chastisement on criminals.   我们应该对罪犯施加严厉的惩罚。

Question 64

sham

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sham  [ʃæm]   n.假, 赝品, 骗子, 枕头套 adj.假的, 伪造的 v.假装, 学样子 例句: She claims to know all about computers but really she's a sham.   她自称精通计算机，其实她是假充内行。 His love was a sham; he only wanted her money.   他爱她是假的，他只想要她的钱。 He's only shamming.   他只是假装而已。

Question 65

sharpen

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sharpen  ['ʃɑ:pən]   vt.使尖锐, 磨快, 加剧 vi.变尖锐 例句: My pencil is blunt, could you lend me a knife to sharpen it?   我的铅笔钝了，你能借我把刀子削一削吗？ The soldiers sharpened up their knives.   战士们把刀磨得锋利。

Question 66

shatter

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shatter  ['ʃætə]   v.粉碎, 毁坏, <口>使震骇, 使精疲力尽 n.碎片 例句: The broken vase lay in shatters.   那只打碎了的花瓶的碎片撒了一地。 The glass shattered.   这杯子碎了。

Question 67

shave

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shave  [ʃeiv]   v.刮, 剃, 修剪, 掠过, <口>削减 n.剃须, 修面, 剃刀 例句: The lorry shaved the barrier, scraping its side.   那辆卡车掠过路障，刮坏了车身。 The ball narrowly shaved his off stump.   那个球紧贴着他的三柱门的外柱掠过。 We could shave prices a little.   我们可以稍微削减点价格。

Question 68

shear

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  shear  [ʃiə]   n.修剪, 剪下的东西, 大剪刀 v.剪掉, 剪, 剥夺 n.人字起重机,(羊的)年岁,[物]切变 例句: With a few quick snips of the shears he pruned the bush.   他用大剪刀几下子就把灌木给修剪好了。 I start shearing the sheep at the beginning of July.   我一般在7月初开始剪羊毛。 All her curls have been shorn off.   她的一头卷发被剪得精光。

Question 69

shed

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shed  [ʃed]   vt.除掉, 使脱落, 使流出, 使清晰 n.小屋, 车棚 例句: The carpenter ran his ruler over the shed and sized it up at once.   木匠量了一下棚屋的尺寸，立刻估计出它的大小。 She shed crocodile tears (ie pretended to be sorry) when she dismissed him from his job.   她把他解雇时，流出了鳄鱼的眼泪(假装难过). The snow has banked up against the shed.   雪在小屋旁聚积起来。

Question 70

sheer

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sheer  [ʃiə]   adj.极轻薄的, 陡峭的, 全然的 adv.垂直地 v.避开, 转向 n. 转向, (甲板的)脊弧, 透明薄织物 例句: She played a trick on him out of sheer devilment.   她捉弄他完全是为了寻开心。 He's so impatient that waiting in queues is sheer purgatory for him.   他毫无耐性，对他来说排队等候完全是活受罪。 He persuaded them to join him by the sheer magnetism of his personality.   他完全是靠个人的魅力，说服他们和他在一起干。

Question 71

shelter

Answer 71

shelter  ['ʃeltə]   n.避难所, 庇护, 庇护所 v.保护, 隐匿, 庇护 例句: The refugees' main requirements are food and shelter.   难民的主要必需品是食物和住所。 People were scrambling madly for shelter.   人们疯了似的抢着往隐蔽处跑。 The spectators scuttled for shelter when it began to rain.   一下起雨来，观众就纷纷找地方躲避。

Question 72

shepherd

Answer 72

shepherd  ['ʃepəd]   n.牧羊者, 牧师, 指导者 v.牧羊, 照看, 引领 例句: The shepherd set out to look for the sheep that had wandered (away).   牧羊人出发去找走失的羊。 The farmer has a shepherd dog.   农夫有一条牧羊犬。 The poor boy was hired as a shepherd when he was only ten.   这个贫穷的小男孩在他十岁的时候就被雇为羊倌。

Question 73

shield

Answer 73

shepherd  ['ʃepəd]   n.牧羊者, 牧师, 指导者 v.牧羊, 照看, 引领 例句: The shepherd set out to look for the sheep that had wandered (away).   牧羊人出发去找走失的羊。 The farmer has a shepherd dog.   农夫有一条牧羊犬。 The poor boy was hired as a shepherd when he was only ten.   这个贫穷的小男孩在他十岁的时候就被雇为羊倌。

Question 74

shimmer

Answer 74

shimmer  ['ʃimə]   n. 微光, 闪光, 摇曳的光 v. （使）闪烁, （使）发微光 例句: The hot pavement sent up shimmers.   晒热的道路浮起热气晃动的景象。

Question 75

shiver

Answer 75

shiver  ['ʃivə]   v.颤动, 发抖 v.打碎 n.冷颤, 哆嗦 n.碎块 例句: A shiver ran down her spine.   她浑身哆嗦了一下。 I could not repress a shiver whenever I thought of him.   我一想到他就忍不住颤抖。 The child shivered from the cold.   这孩子冷得发抖。

Question 76

shove

Answer 76

shove  [ʃʌv]   v.推挤, 撞, 乱塞, 乱放 n.推, 挤 例句: He dragged her out of the door and shoved her into the street.   他把她拖到门口，猛地把她推到马路上。 Don't try to shove all the work onto me!   别把工作都推给我！ He started shoving clothes into drawers.   他开始把衣服乱塞在抽屉里。

Question 77

shower

Answer 77

shower  ['ʃauə]   n.淋浴, 阵雨, 送礼会, (大量)涌泻 v.冲(淋浴), 下(阵雨), 倾注 例句: Jack's shoes were caked with mud in a country road after a shower.   阵雨过后走在乡村小路上，杰克的鞋子上沾了些泥块。 The dancer was showered with praise.   那个跳舞的人备受称赞。 She is taking a shower.   她正在洗淋浴。

Question 78

shrewd

Answer 78

shrewd  [ʃru:d]   adj.精明的, 敏锐的, 狡猾的 例句: His skill in negotiating earned him a reputation as a shrewd tactician.   他的谈判技巧使他赢得了精明战略家的名声。 He's an artist, a scientist and a shrewd businessman (all) rolled into one.   他既是艺术家，又是科学家，同时还是个精明的生意人。 He was a shrewd businessman. He knew which side his bread was buttered on.   他是一个精明的商人，深知自己的利益所在。

Question 79

shriek

Answer 79

shriek  [ʃri:k]   v. 尖叫, 叫喊 n. 尖叫 例句: Suddenly he began to shriek loudly.   突然他开始大声尖叫起来。 Suddenly we hear the shriek of unwary animal take by surprise.   突然我们听到了无戒备的动物遭突袭的尖叫声。 She shrieked in alarm.   她惊恐地尖叫起来。

Question 80

shrill

Answer 80

shrill  [ʃril]   n.尖锐的声音 adj.尖锐的, 刺耳的 v.用尖锐的声音说,发出刺耳声 例句: A sharp, shrill bark; a yelp.   尖利刺耳的狗吠声; 吠声 Telephone shrilled unattended in deserted office.   在空无一人的办公室里电话铃突然地发出刺耳的尖叫声。 The boys broke into shrill, excited cheering.   男孩子们突然迸发出刺耳的兴奋的欢呼声。

Question 81

shrink

Answer 81

shrink  [ʃriŋk]   vi.收缩, 退缩, 萎缩 vt.使收缩 n.收缩, 萎缩 n.精神科医生 例句: The economy is shrinking instead of growing.   经济正在萎缩而不是在增长中。 Will this woolen sweater shrink when washed?   这件羊毛衫洗后会缩水吗？ He had a tendency to shrink up whenever attention was focused on him.   当别人注意他时，他就会退缩一旁。

Question 82

shrivel

Answer 82

shrivel  ['ʃrivl]   v.（使）枯萎, （使）干枯,（使）皱缩 例句: The seedling have shrivel up a bit in the hot sun.   在炎热的太阳光下，幼苗已有一点乾枯。 The dry air shrivels the leather.   因空气干燥皮子都皱了。 The leaves shriveled up in the sun.   叶子在阳光下都蔫了。

Question 83

shrug

Answer 83

shrug  [ʃrʌg]   n.耸肩 v.耸肩, 不理会 例句: She gave a shrug of her shoulders.   她耸了耸肩膀。 I admire the way she is able to shrug off unfair criticism.   我很佩服她能对错误的批评意见不予理会。 I asked where Sam was, but she just shrugged.   我问她萨姆在哪儿，她只耸了耸肩。

Question 84

shudder

Answer 84

shudder  ['ʃʌdə]   vi.战栗, 发抖 n.战栗, 震颤 例句: He shuddered with cold.   他冷得发抖。 She shuddered at the sight of the dead body.   她一看到死尸就战栗起来。

Question 85

shuttle

Answer 85

shuttle  ['ʃʌtl]   n.梭子, 穿梭, 往返移动之物, 航天飞机 v.往返运送, 穿梭移动 例句: The U.S. made the first space shuttle in the world.   美国制造了世界上第一架航天飞机。 There is a shuttle service between the city center and the air station.   在市中心和飞机场之间有往返的穿梭运行班车。 We shuttled the passengers to the city center by helicopter.   我们来来回回地用直升机把旅客运送到市中心。

Question 86

sieve

Answer 86

sieve  [siv]   n. 筛子, 粗篮, 说话轻率不能保密的人 v. 筛, 滤 例句: A complex branched carbohydrate commonly associated with sieve areas of sieve elements.   胼胝质一种枝条繁杂的碳水化合物，与筛网原素的筛网区域相配合 She drained the water out through a sieve.   她用漏杓把水控出去。 I don't remember her name. I have a head like a sieve.   我忘记了她的名字，我的脑壳像筛子，记性太坏。

Question 87

sift

Answer 87

sift  [sift]   v.筛下, 筛分, 详察 例句: Perhaps most important, these elections will put new faces before the public, especially from the opposition camp. This testing of the waters will measure the impact of the candidates, build name recognition and sift the issues.   也许最重要的是，这些选举将使大众认识新面孔，尤其是来自反对党阵营的。这样投石问路将会测如候选人的影响力，建立知名度，并过滤问题。 We have to sift through the application forms very carefully to separate the wheat from the chaff.   我们得把申请书仔细筛选一下以甄别优劣。 Snow sifted through the crack in the roof into the room.   雪从屋顶上的裂缝飘进屋里。

Question 88

sigh

Answer 88

sigh  [sai]   n.叹气, 叹息 v.叹息, 惋惜 例句: He could not but look up to the sky and sigh deeply when his lifetime of frustrations passed through his mind.   想起自己坎坷的一生，他不由仰天长叹。 With a hopeless sigh, he turned away.   他发出一声绝望的叹息，转身走开了。

Question 89

significant

Answer 89

significant  [sig'nifikənt]   adj. 重要的, 有意义的, 意味深长的 例句: Share prices showed significant advances today.   今日股票价格大幅上涨。 Her appointment was a significant, (al)though/albeit temporary success.   她受聘虽说是临时性的，但却是一大成功。 A short significant phrase in a composition.   乐旨乐曲中简短而重要的短句

Question 90

signify

Answer 90

signify  ['signifai]   vt.表示, 预示, 意味着, 象征 vi.有重要性 例句: She signifies her disagreement.   她表示她不同意。 What do these marks signify?   这些符号表示什麽意思? Do dark clouds signify rain?   有乌云是否显示要下雨?

Question 91

simultaneous

Answer 91

simultaneous  [ˌsaiməl'teinjəs]   adj.同时发生的, 同步的 例句: The simultaneous discharge of these guns.   舷炮齐射这些枪炮的同时开火 I could never do simultaneous equations.   我从来不会算联立方程式。 The explosion was timed to be simultaneous with the plane's take-off.   爆炸的时间定在飞机起飞的时刻。

Question 92

singular

Answer 92

singular  ['siŋgjulə]   adj.单数的, 奇特的, 非凡的 n.单数 例句: Myself. Used as a reflexive when we is used instead of I by a singular speaker or author, as in an editorial or a royal proclamation.   我自己我自己。当单个说话者或作者(如在报纸杂志社论或皇家声明中)用we代替I时所使用的反身代词 The noun "mouse" is singular; it is the singular form of "mice".   名词“mouse”是单数，它是“mice”的单数形式。

Question 93

sink

Answer 93

sink  [siŋk]   v.下沉, 沉没, 渗透, 低落,变低, 衰弱,（太阳）落下 n.水槽, 沟渠,散热器, 接收端 例句: The ship sank.   船沈没。 Rub the cream on your skin and let it sink in.   把这种软膏搽在皮肤上，让它渗进去。 My feet sank into the mud.   我的双脚陷到泥里去了。

Question 94

situate

Answer 94

situate  ['sitjueit]   vt. 位于, 坐落在 adj. 位于 ... 的, 坐落在 ... 的 例句: The council is trying to decide where to situate the new hospital.   委员会正试图决定将新医院建在何处。 Where will the school be situated?   学校要建在哪儿? The company wants to situate its headquarters in the north.   公司想把总部设在北方。

Question 95

skeptic

Answer 95

skeptic  ['skeptik]   n. 怀疑者, 怀疑论者, 无神论者

Question 96

skeptical

Answer 96

skeptical  ['skeptikəl]   adj.怀疑的 例句: The leader had the gift of being able to infuse enthusiasm into the most skeptical member of the group.   那位领导人很有天赋，能使团体中最持怀疑态度的人都充满热情。

Question 97

simulate

Answer 97

simulate  ['simjuleit]   vt.假装, 模拟, 模仿 例句: Some moths simulate dead leaves.   有些蛾拟态为枯叶。 In this way, the object is given both data properties and behaviors, and so object oriented programs can better reflect the real world they are trying to simulate.   通过这种方式，对象被赋予数据特征和行为，因此，使用面向对象程序能够更好地反映程序欲模拟的现实世界。 He shook a sheet of metal to simulate the noise of thunder.   他摇动一块金属薄片来模拟雷声。

Question 98

sketch

Answer 98

sketch  [sketʃ]   n.速写, 素描, 草图, 概述 v.草拟, 速写, (简略地)描绘 例句: At the meeting he give a sketch of recent happenings.   会上他简述了最近发生的事件。 Let me sketch in a little more of our plans.   让我把我们的计划再稍加补充。

Question 99

skid

Answer 99

skid  [skid]   n.打滑, （飞机的）起落橇,滑动垫木,<俚>下滑 v.打滑 例句: He ended up on skid row.   他最後沦落到了流浪人的贫民区。 The brakes locked, causing the car to skid.   汽车因车轮刹住而打滑。 Even as he shouted the warning the car skidded.   就在他高喊注意的时候，汽车滑动了。

Question 100

slack

Answer 100

slack  [slæk]   adj.松弛的, 懈怠的, 萧条的 n.松弛的部分, 松散, 淡季 vt.使缓慢, 疏忽 vi.变松弛, 逃避工作 例句: Business is slack just now.   目前生意萧条不振。 Winter is the slack season at most hotels.   冬天是大多数旅馆的淡季。