考博单词强记12

Question 1

slander

Answer 1

slander [‘slɑ:ndə] n.中伤, 诽谤 vt.中伤, 诽谤 例句: It’s a malignant slander to me. 这对我是恶意的诽谤。 He claims he was slandered at the meeting. 他声称在会上受人诋毁。 Her company is suing her for slander because of her remarks about their safety record. 由于她发表了关于公司安全记录的言论，该公司正以诽谤罪起诉她。

Question 2

slaughter

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slaughter [‘slɔ:tə] n.残杀, 屠杀, 大量杀戮 v.残杀, 屠杀 例句: After the slaughter, the battlefield was a gruesome sight. 经过这场厮杀，战场上一派触目惊心的惨状。 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。 Millions of cattle are slaughtered every day. 每天有数百万头牛被屠杀。

Question 3

slender

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slender [‘slendə] adj.细长的, 苗条的, 微薄的, 少量的 例句: A slender hope still flickered within him. 他心中仍闪出一线希望。 A slender smile still flickered across her face. 她脸上闪过一丝微笑。 She was slender and had long dark hair. 她身材苗条，有一头长长的黑发。

Question 4

slide

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slide [slaid] vi.滑动, 下滑, 滑入, 悄悄地溜走 vt.使滑动 n.幻灯片, 滑坡, 滑动, 雪崩 例句: House values may begin to slide. 房价可能开始逐渐下降了。 The children were taking turns on the slides in the playground. 孩子们在操场上轮流滑滑梯。 The thief slid into the room. 小偷溜进房间。

Question 5

slight

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slight [slait] adj.轻微的, 纤弱的, 微小的 vt.轻视, 忽略 n.轻蔑, 怠慢 例句: He was born with a slight deformity of the feet which made him limp. 他的脚稍有先天畸形，走起路来一瘸一拐。 It was a slight overlook on my part. 这是我的小疏忽。 He has a slight wheeze in his chest. 他呼吸时胸部发出轻微的响声。

Question 6

slip

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slip [slip] v.滑倒, 滑脱, 疏忽, 溜走 n.疏忽, 滑倒, 溜走, 失误 n.衬裙, 枕头套 n.插条,纸片 例句: The ship slipped into the harbour at night. 那艘船夜里悄悄开进了港口。 He caught the ball, then it slipped through his fingers. 那球他已接住却又从手中滑脱了。 The fish slipped out of my hand. 那条鱼从我手中滑掉了。

Question 7

slipper

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slipper [‘slipə] n. 拖鞋 例句: She has pretty dancing slippers and comfortable bedroom slippers. 她有漂亮的舞鞋和舒适的卧室拖鞋。 Footwear resembling such a slipper. 类似印第安软皮鞋的鞋 A soft leather slipper traditionally worn by Native Americans. 印第安软皮鞋一种传统上由美洲土著穿的软皮便鞋

Question 8

slump

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slump [slʌmp] v.大幅度下跌, 猛然瘫坐, 使倒下 n.暴跌, 低潮状态, (土地)下沉 例句: The slump on Wall Street set up a chain reaction in stock markets around the world. 华尔街金融滑坡引起世界股票市场的连锁反应。 The current economic slump is an earnest of the major recession to come. 当前的经济滑坡预示着一次大的衰退即将来临。 The slump hit his business hard. 物价暴跌使他的生意大受打击。

Question 9

smash

Answer 9

smash [smæʃ] v.打碎, 粉碎, 猛撞 n.破碎, 撞击, 轰动的演出, [网球]扣球 adj.极为成功的 例句: The elephant smashed through the trees. 大象在树林中横冲直撞。 I’ll smash you in the eye! 当心我给你眼睛一拳！ The lock was rusty, so we had to smash the door open. 锁锈住了，我们得把门砸开。

Question 10

smear

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smear [smiə] v.涂抹, 弄脏, 诽谤 n.污点, 涂料, 诽谤 例句: He smeared some balm on his hand to soothe the pain. 他在手上涂了些药膏来止痛。 The window was all smeared after the rain. 下过雨后窗户都脏了。 This accusation of bribery is a vile smear on an honorable citizen. 这项有关贿赂的指控是对一个正直公民的无耻诽谤。

Question 11

smother

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smother [‘smʌðə] v.窒息, 闷死, 用沙等闷住火, 忍住, 厚厚地或大面积地覆盖 例句: It’s potential for good or evil, now and in the years of our lives, smothers exaltations and converts vanity to prayer. 在现在和我们过去的生活中，它都是一柄双刃剑，会使人越来越窒息、也会使人由空虚变得有信仰。 He smothered the baby with a pillow. 他用枕头把婴儿闷死了。 Smother the flames from the burning pan with a wet towel. 用湿毛巾把锅里的火扑灭。

Question 12

smuggle

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smuggle [‘smʌgl] v. 走私, 偷运, 偷带 例句: It’s impossible to smuggle two more prisoners out of the prison camp. 再从战俘营里偷偷带出两名战俘是不可能的。 It’s a serious crime to smuggle an animal into Britain. 走私动物到英国是严重的违法行为。 He was arrested for smuggling out currency. 他因携带货币出境而被捕。

Question 13

snap

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snap [snæp] v.劈啪作响, 崩塌, 砰然关上, 猛咬, 谩骂, 拍摄 n.啪嗒声, 快照 adj.突然的, 匆忙的 adv.劈啪作响地 例句: I’m sorry I snapped at you just now. 对不起，我刚才不该对你嚷嚷。 I snapped you sunbathing on the beach. 我给你拍了一张海滩日光浴的照片。 The fish snapped at the bait. 那鱼一下子咬住了鱼饵。

Question 14

snatch

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snatch [snætʃ] n.抢夺, 一阵, 一点点 v.夺取, 抓住 例句: He snatched up his gun and fired. 他突然拿起枪来射击。 The hawk snatched the chicken and flew away. 老鹰抓住小鸡飞走了。

Question 15

stimulus

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stimulus [‘stimjuləs] n.刺激, 刺激品,激励 例句: Her words of praise were a stimulus for people to work harder. 她赞扬的话鼓舞人们工作更努力。 The nutrient in the soil acts as a stimulus to growth. 土壤中的养分能促进植物生长。

Question 16

snatch

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snatch [snætʃ] n.抢夺, 一阵, 一点点 v.夺取, 抓住 例句: He snatched up his gun and fired. 他突然拿起枪来射击。 The hawk snatched the chicken and flew away. 老鹰抓住小鸡飞走了。

Question 17

sneer

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sneer [sniə] n. 冷笑, 嘲笑 v. 嘲笑, 冷笑 例句: He’s always sneering at my suggestions. 他总是对我提出的建议嗤之以鼻。 Don’t sneer at their religion. 不要嘲笑他们的宗教。 He paid no attention to their sneers. 他对他们的嘲笑置之不理。

Question 18

sneeze

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sneeze [sni:z] n.喷嚏 vi.打喷嚏 例句: The pepper in the food caused me to/made me sneeze. 这食物中的胡椒味儿呛得我直打喷嚏。 A prize of 50 is not to be sneezed at. 50英镑的奖金可不是个小数。 The dust made him sneeze. 灰尘使他打了个喷嚏。

Question 19

sniff

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sniff [snif] vi.嗅, 嗤之以鼻, 找出 vt.嗅到, 吸入, 嗤之以鼻地说 n.嗅, 吸气, 气味 例句: “We shouldn’t sniff at this opportunity–we any not get another like it.” “我们不可小看这个机会–也许我们再也找不到这样的机会了。” His generous offer is not to be sniffed at. 对他的慷慨厚意不可嗤之以鼻。 The dog was sniffing at the lamppost. 那条狗在街灯柱旁嗅来嗅去。

Question 20

soak

Answer 20

soak [səuk] vt.使浸透, 吸入, 浸洗, <俚>使喝醉,敲竹杠 vi.浸泡, 渗透, 渗入, <俚>酗酒 n.浸, 湿透,<俚>酒鬼 例句: Don’t stand out there: you’ll get soaked through. 你别站在外边，要不全身都要湿透了 Are you in favour of soaking the rich? 你赞成向富人多徵税吗？

Question 21

soar

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soar [sɔ:] vi.翱翔, 高飞, 猛增, 高涨, 高耸 n.翱翔, 高飞 例句: At the end of the last century, a marvelous spire was added, which makes it soar up slenderly into the German skies. 上世纪末期，它又被加上了完美的塔尖，俏丽地矗立在德国的天空。 Set the bird’s wings with gold and it will never again soar in the sky. 鸟翼上系上了黄金，这鸟便永不能再在天上翱翔了。 His imagination resemble the wing of an ostrich. it enabled him to run, though not to soar. 他的想象力有类于鸵鸟的翅膀—虽未可以飞翔，犹可使他奔驰。

Question 22

sob

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SOB [sɔb] v.抽泣, 呜咽 n.呜咽, 哭泣 例句: We could hear the child sobbing in the other room. 我们听到那间屋子里的小孩在抽抽搭搭地哭着。 She sobbed into her handkerchief. 她用手绢掩面啜泣。 She sobbed out the story of her son’s violent death. 她哭着诉说儿子横死的经过。

Question 23

sober

Answer 23

sober [‘səubə] adj.清醒的, 稳重的, 沉着冷静的, 颜色暗淡的 vt.使清醒, 使沉着 vi.清醒, 冷静下来 例句: Give her some black coffee that’ll help to sober her up. 给她一些清咖啡－－让她清醒清醒。 Please sober down a bit; I’ve got some important news for you. 请严肃点，我有重要消息要告诉你们。 The bad news had a sobering effect on all of us. 对我们大家来说，这个坏消息是发人深省的。

Question 24

solar

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solar [‘səulə] adj.太阳的, 太阳能的 例句: Solar energy is a new kind of source of energy. 太阳能是一种新型能源。 The planets of our solar system are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. 我们太阳系的行星有水星、金星、地球、火星、木星、土星、天王星、海王星。 The solar cell can convert the energy of sunlight into electric energy. 太阳能电池能把阳光的能量转化为电能。

Question 25

solemn

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solemn  ['sɔləm]   adj.庄严的, 严肃的, 隆重的 例句: We entered into a solemn bond.   我们缔结了一项正式协定。 The judges had solemn discourse together.   法官们在一起严肃地交谈。 The hollies in the garden make it look solemn.   冬青树使园子看上去很肃穆。

Question 26

solicit

Answer 26

solicit  [sə'lisit]   vt.恳求, 征求, 勾引 vi.(妓女)拉客 例句: An employee who stands before the entrance to a show, as at a carnival, and solicits customers with a loud, colorful sales spiel.   大声叫卖者在巡回演出时，站在入口处以大声叫喊或各种各样降价推销招徕顾客的雇员 She was fined for soliciting.   她因拉客而被罚款。

Question 27

solitary

Answer 27

``` solitary ['sɔlitəri] adj.孤独的, 独立的, 单个的, 唯一的, 荒凉的 n.隐士,单独禁闭 例句: He lived in a solitary woodland. 他住在一个人迹罕至的林区里。 A solitary candle lightened the darkness of the room. 一支孤烛使黑暗的房间亮了起来。 He lives in a solitary county. 他住在一个偏远的县里。 ```

Question 28

solitude

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solitude  ['sɔlitju:d]   n.孤独, 独居, 荒僻之地, 幽静的地方 例句: A person who withdraws from the world to live in seclusion and often in solitude.   隐士逃遁离开这个世界而居住于偏僻之地且常常是独处的人。 The scientist has spent six months in the solitudes of the Antarctic.   这位科学家已经在人迹罕至的南极待了六个月了。 I am not fond of solitude.   我不喜欢孤独。

Question 29

solute

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solute  [sɔ'lju:t]   n. 溶解物

Question 30

soothe

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soothe  [su:ð]   v.缓和, 使安静, 安慰 例句: He tried to soothe the crying child.   他试着去哄那个在哭的孩子。 He smeared some balm on his hand to soothe the pain.   他在手上涂了些药膏来止痛。 A nice cup of tea will soothe your nerves.   一杯好茶可以使你的心绪平静下来。

Question 31

sophisticated

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sophisticated  [sə'fistikeitid]   adj.老练的, 精密的, 复杂的, 久经世故的 例句: Happy birthday to an attractive, intellectual, sophisticated and all-round splendid person.   祝福一位美丽迷人，聪明大方，有教养又倍受赞叹的妙人儿，生日快乐！ Nobody is as sophisticated as a boy of nineteen who is just recovering from a baby- grand passion.   谁也不会象十九岁的男孩子那么别扭，他是刚刚要从“大幼儿病”恢复过来的嘛。 The electronics aboard the new aircraft are very sophisticated.   安装在新飞行器上的电子器件非常复杂。

Question 32

sore

Answer 32

sore  [sɔ:]   adj.疼痛的, 痛心的, 恼火的, 严重的 n.痛处, 伤口 adv. 疼痛地 例句: Don't get sore; I didn't mean it!   别生气，我不是故意的！ The poor dog was covered with sores.   这只可怜的狗满身全是伤。 My legs are sore from all that running yesterday.   我的腿因为昨天跑步而感到酸痛。

Question 33

spare

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spare  [spɛə]   adj.备用的, 多余的, 闲置的 v.抽出, 饶恕, 赦免, 节约 n.备用品, 剩余 例句: I can't spare him today we need everybody here.   我今天需要他－－我们需要人人都到齐。 I can't spare you for that job; you must finish this one first.   我不能放你去做那件事; 你必须先把这件做完。 The hotel staff spared no pains to ensure that our stay was as enjoyable as possible.   旅馆工作人员对我们照顾得无微不至，尽量让我们住得舒适，

Question 34

spawn

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spawn  [spɔ:n]   n.卵, 产物, 后代,结果 vt.产卵, 种菌丝于,产生, 造成 vi.产卵, 大量生产 例句: I found a mass of spawn in the fish before cooking.   烧鱼前，我发现鱼里有很多鱼籽。 The computer industry has spawned a lot of new companies.   由于电脑工业的发展，许多新公司纷纷成立。

Question 35

specialty

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specialty  ['speʃəlti]   n.专业, 专长, 特别, 特产, 特性 例句: A field of study chosen as an academic specialty.   专业，主修课选作学术专业的一个研究领域 Having no special function; without specialty or specialization.   非专门化的不具有特殊的功能的; 没有专业或未进行专业化的 His specialty is ancient French.   他专门研究的领域是古法语。

Question 36

specific

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specific  [spi'sifik]   adj.明确的, 特殊的, 具有特效的 n.特效药, 详情, 特性 例句: She says she'll come, but I can't nail her down to a specific time.   她说她来，我却无法让她说出确切的时间。 He gave us very specific instructions.   他给我们做了非常明确的指示。 There is a specific tool for each job.   各工种配备特定的工具。

Question 37

specify

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specify  ['spesifai]   v.详细说明, 指定, 阐述 例句: A unit of length equal to one hundred-millionth(10-8) of a centimeter, used especially to specify radiation wavelengths.   埃长度单位，等于一厘米的百万分之一(10－8), 用来记录辐射波长 Please specify when you will be at home tomorrow.   请确切说明你明天何时会在家。

Question 38

speck

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speck  [spek]   n.斑点, 灰尘, 污点, 少量 v.用斑点标记 例句: The car accelerated away and was soon just a speck on the horizon.   汽车加大油门开走了，不一会儿就消失在地平线上，看上去只有一个小点了。 A small dark speck or stain made by the excrement of a fly.   苍蝇斑点苍蝇排泄的小而黑的污点 You can't eat bread covered with dark specks.   你可不能吃满是黑斑的面包啊。

Question 39

spectacle

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spectacle  ['spektəkl]   n.景象, 场面, 奇观, 壮观, 公开展示 （复）spectacles: 眼镜 例句: The children took in the spectacle open-mouthed.   孩子们张著嘴注视精彩表演。 The celebrations provided a magnificent spectacle.   庆祝活动呈现一派宏伟的景象。 The old man put on his spectacles and started reading.   老人戴上眼镜开始看书。

Question 40

spectator

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spectator  [spek'teitə]   n.观众, 旁观者 例句: A spectator in the cheap standing-room section of an Elizabethan theater.   后座站票观众坐在伊丽莎白式剧场的廉价座位上的观众 One that looks on; a spectator.   旁观者一旁观望者，一位观众 Football is our most popular spectator sport.   足球是最受我们欢迎、最能吸引观众的一项运动。

Question 41

spectrum

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spectrum  ['spektrəm]   n.系列,幅度,范围, 光谱, [科]频谱 例句: A device for converting electromagnetic radiation in the infra-red, visible and/or ultra-violet regions of the spectrum into an electric current.   一种把下述光谱范围内的电磁辐射转换成电流的装置：红外线、可见光和／或紫外线。 In the spectrum, distinct colours shade into each other.   在光谱中，截然不同的颜色相互融合起来。 Red and violet are at opposite ends of the spectrum.   红色和紫色位于光谱相对的两端。

Question 42

speculate

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speculate  ['spekjuleit]   vt.推测 vi.投机, 深思

Question 43

spice

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spice  [spais]   n.调味品, 香料, 情趣 v.用香料调味, 给…增添趣味 例句: Variety is the spice of life.   变化是生活的调味品。 Have you spiced this cake?   这蛋糕中加香料了吗？ His conversation is spiced with humor.   他的谈话有风趣。

Question 44

spill

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spill  [spil]   v.溢出, 洒, 使 ... 流出, 泄漏 n.溢出, 流, 木片,小杆 例句: Don't jog me, or you'll make me spill something!   别碰我，不然我就把东西弄洒了。 Put the cap back on the bottle, otherwise the juice will spill.   把瓶盖儿盖好，要不汁液就洒出来了。

Question 45

spin

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spin  [spin]   v.(使)旋转, 疾驰, 纺织, 结网, 眩晕 n.纺织, 旋转, 眩晕, 疾驰 例句: The collision sent the car spinning across the road.   汽车被撞得转著圈儿冲到路的另一边。 The motorcycles were spinning along at full speed.   摩托车正全速疾驰。 The pitcher gave a spin to the ball.   投手使球旋转。

Question 46

spire

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spire  [spaiə]   n.(教堂的)尖塔, 尖顶, 螺旋 v.给 ... 装尖顶,塔状矗立 例句: At the end of the last century, a marvelous spire was added, which makes it soar up slenderly into the German skies.   上世纪末期，它又被加上了完美的塔尖，俏丽地矗立在德国的天空。 The spires of churches are to be seen pricking up through the greenery.   透过葱翠的树林可以看见那耸立着的教堂的塔尖。 We could see the spire of the church in the distance.   我们可以看到远处教堂的尖塔。

Question 47

spite

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spite  [spait]   n.恶意, 怨恨 v.刁难, 惹怒, 冒犯 例句: He failed to lift the rock in spite of all his exertions.   他虽竭尽全力，但仍然未能将那石头搬起来。 I'm sure he took my parking space just out of spite.   我认为他侵占我的停车位肯定是有意和我作对。 I'm sure he took my parking space just to spite me.   我认为他侵占我的停车位肯定是有意和我作对。

Question 48

spit

Answer 48

spit  [spit]   n.唾液, 小雨, 烤肉叉, 海峡,酷似, 彻底的擦洗 v.吐口水, 吐出, 厉声说出, 下小雨, (指火、熬热的油脂等)毕剥作响,用烤肉叉叉住, 彻底地擦洗设备 例句: The boys were spitting out of the train window.   那些男孩子向火车窗外吐口水。 The cat spat at the dog.   那只猫朝著狗发出呼呼声。 That boy is the spit of his father.   那个男孩和他父亲长得一模一样。

Question 49

splash

Answer 49

splash  [splæʃ]   n.溅泼（声）, 溅泼的量, 溅污的斑点, 骚动, 少许 v.溅（湿）, 报道 例句: She splashed out on a new pair of shoes.   她心血来潮买了一双新鞋。 The story was splashed across the front page of the newspaper.   这篇报道刊登在报纸头版显著位置。

Question 50

split

Answer 50

split  [split]   v.分裂, 将…分成若干部分, 分摊, 分离, 劈开, 裂开, <俚>离开 n.劈开, 裂口, 分裂, 一份, 水果冰淇淋 adj.分裂的, 意见分歧的 例句: Suddenly the box split open and a puppy jumped out.   箱子突然打开，从里面蹦出只小狗。 It's boring here let's split.   这儿没意思－－咱们走吧。 I was out in the back yard splitting logs.   我那时正在后院劈柴。

Question 51

spoil

Answer 51

spoil  [spɔil]   v.宠坏, 溺爱, 破坏, 腐坏 n.战利品, 奖品 例句: A fond mother may spoil her child.   溺爱的母亲可能会宠坏她的孩子。 He's spoiling for trouble.   他憋足了劲儿要找麻烦。 The children kept quarreling and spoiled our holiday.   孩子们不断吵架，破坏了我们的假期。

Question 52

sponsor

Answer 52

sponsor  ['spɔnsə]   n.保证人, 赞助者, 发起者, 主办者 v.发起, 赞助,倡议 例句: It is a pity that he doesn't have enough money to sponsor the project.   遗憾的是他没有足够的钱来支持这项计划。 My attempts to interest a sponsor missed fire several times, but I succeeded eventually.   我几次试图引起一个赞助人的兴趣，都没有达到目的，但最后还是成功了。 Mr. Robert Brown was announced as the sponsor.   罗勃特·布朗先生被宣布为赞助人。

Question 53

spontaneous

Answer 53

spontaneous  [spɔn'teiniəs]   adj.自发的, 自然产生的 例句: The spontaneous combustion of the oil-soaked rags caused the barn to catch fire.   油布碎片的自燃使谷仓起火。 My husband was handsome, spontaneous and charming in his youth.   我丈夫年轻时英俊、诚挚、富有魅力。 Spontaneous fellowship and sympathy among a number of people.   本能的友情一群人自然产生的友谊和同情

Question 54

spot

Answer 54

spot  [spɔt]   n.地点, 场所, 职位, 污点, 斑点, 少量, 聚光灯, 插播节目 adj.现场的, 现货的,插播的 v.（使）产生污渍, 玷污, 认出, 用灯光照射 例句: Luckily there was a doctor on the spot.   幸运的是现场有一位医生。 Did you feel a few spots of rain?   下了几滴雨，你感觉到了吗？ He was hit by a falling tree and killed on the spot.   他被倒下来的树击中，当场死亡。

Question 55

spotlight

Answer 55

spotlight  ['spɔtlait]   n.照明灯, 车头灯,公众注意中心 vt.用聚光灯照, 使瞩目 例句: But none of the routine reasons offered for urban crime has been able to explain a seemingly senseless incident that again has put crime in New York City in the national spotlight.   说明城市何以犯罪频仍的老生常谈都不能解释这一似无理性的事件。这次事件再度使纽约市犯罪引得全国注目。 There are many spotlights on the stage.   舞台上有很多聚光灯。 This footballer is a sportsman who likes to be in the spotlight.   这个足球运动员是个爱出风头的运动员。

Question 56

sprain

Answer 56

sprain  [sprein]   v.扭伤 n.扭伤 例句: His odds are very poor after he sprained his wrist.   他扭伤了手腕，获胜的可能性极小。 His sprained ankle has puffed up.   他那扭伤的脚踝肿起来了。 My sprained ankle has been acting up badly all week.   我的脚扭伤了，整整难受了一个星期。

Question 57

sprawl

Answer 57

sprawl  [sprɔ:l]   vi. 躺卧, 扩张, 蔓延 vt. 使蔓延 n. 躺卧, 蔓延 例句: He was sprawling in the sofa in front of the TV.   他伸开手脚坐在电视机前的沙发上。 They were sprawled out in front of the fire.   他们摊开手脚烤火。 He lay in a sprawl over the desk.   他手脚摊开趴在书桌上。

Question 58

spray

Answer 58

spray  [sprei]   v.喷雾, 喷射, 扫射 n.喷雾, 喷雾器, 水沫 n.小树枝, 枝状物 例句: We parked the car by the sea and it got covered with spray.   我们把汽车停在海边，结果车上全是水沫。 The gangsters sprayed the car with machinegun bullets.   匪徒们用机枪狂扫汽车。 He sprayed paint on the wall.   他把漆喷在墙上。

Question 59

spread

Answer 59

spread  [spred]   v.传播, 展开, 散布, 铺开, 伸展, 涂撒 n.范围, 传播, 差额,幅度, 盛宴 例句: The rapid spread of the disease is alarming the medical authorities.   这种疾病的迅速蔓延使医疗当局感到忧虑不安。 A wide stretch of land spread in front of us.   展现在我们面前的是一片广阔的土地。 We spread butter on bread.   我们把奶油涂到面包上。

Question 60

sprinkle

Answer 60

sprinkle  ['spriŋkl]   v.洒, 撒, 下稀疏小雨 n.少量散布的屑状物 例句: Sprinkle a little salt on the rice.   在米饭上撒点盐。 We covered the cakes with chocolate sprinkles.   我们给蛋糕洒上巧克力末。 He sprinkled vinegar on his fish and chips.   他把醋洒在鱼和薯条上。

Question 61

spur

Answer 61

spur  [spə:]   n.支脉,刺激, 马刺, 鞭策 vt.刺激, 鞭策,促进 例句: She went to London on the spur of the moment.   她一时兴起就到伦敦去了。 What spurred her to do that?   是什么促使她那么干的？ International competition was a spur to modernization.   国际竞争是实现现代化的动力。

Question 62

spurt

Answer 62

spurt  [spə:t]   v.喷出, 冲刺 n.喷出, 突然一阵, (营业的)突然兴隆, 突然高涨 例句: The runner spurted as he approached the line.   那赛跑选手在接近终点线时加速冲刺。 The water came out with a spurt.   水喷了出来。 The volcano spurted (out) molten lava.   火山喷出了熔岩。

Question 63

squash

Answer 63

squash  [skwɔʃ]   n.壁球, 摺皱不堪, 拥挤嘈杂的人群, 浓缩果汁, 美国南瓜 vt.压制, 压扁 vi.变扁, 挤进 例句: It'll be a bit of a squash, but I think I can get you all in the car.   挤是挤一点，但我看可以把你们全弄上汽车。 The cat got run over by the lorry and squashed.   那只猫被卡车碾死了。 I ordered two squashes.   我要了两杯鲜果汁。

Question 64

squat

Answer 64

squat  [skwɔt]   v.蹲下, 蹲坐, 擅自占地 adj.蹲着的, 矮胖胖的 n.蹲, 擅自占用的土地 例句: Short and stout; squat.   矮胖的; 短而厚的 The old man squatted down by the fire.   老人蹲在炉火旁。 Can you find somewhere to squat?   你找个地方坐下好吗?

Question 65

squeeze

Answer 65

squeeze  [skwi:z]   v.挤压, 塞进, 压榨, 设法腾出 n.挤压, 少量, 拥挤, 严控, 财政困难 例句: It took some ingenuity to squeeze all the furniture into the little room.   把全部家具都塞进那个小房间是很费了一番心思的。 We managed to get all the luggage into the car but it was a tight squeeze.   我们总算把行李都塞进汽车里了，不过挤得要命。 She's just lost her job, so they're really feeling the squeeze.   她刚失了业，这下他们真正感到艰难了。

Question 66

squirt

Answer 66

squirt  [skwə:t]   v. 喷出, 溅迸, 注射 n. 水枪, 注射器, 喷出 例句: The little girl squirted us with (water from) her water-pistol.   那小姑娘用水枪向我们射(水). Water squirted (from the tap) all over me.   (龙头里的)水喷了我一身。 I squeezed the bottle and the sauce squirted out.   我把瓶子一捏，沙司就挤出来了。

Question 67

stab

Answer 67

stab  [stæb]   v.刺, 戳, 刺伤 n.刺, 戳, 刺痛, 尝试 例句: He stabbed at the earth with his stick.   他拿手杖戳著地。 She stabbed at the air with her finger to emphasize what she was saying.   她手指一戳一戳的，强调她说的话。 The killer stabbed him with a knife/stabbed a knife into him.   凶手用刀刺他。

Question 68

stack

Answer 68

stack  [stæk]   n.堆, 一大堆 v.堆积, 堆放 例句: The floor was stacked up with books.   地板上堆满了书。 Traffic was stacked up for miles because of the accident.   车祸引起了交通堵塞，车辆排起的长龙有好几里长。 There is a stack of dishes to be washed in the kitchen.   厨房里还有一大堆盘子要洗。

Question 69

stagger

Answer 69

stagger  ['stægə]   vi.蹒跚, 犹豫,动摇 vt.使摇晃, 使吃惊, 使犹豫 n.蹒跚, 踌躇,摇摆不定 vt.使交错,错开时间 例句: The drunk man staggered across the room.   那个醉汉摇摇晃晃地穿过房间。 The unexpected blow did not stagger his resolution.   这个意外的打击并没有动摇他的决心。

Question 70

stagnation

Answer 70

stagnation  [stæg'neiʃən]   n. 停滞

Question 71

stain

Answer 71

stain  [stein]   n.污点, 瑕疵, 着色剂, 染料 v.弄脏, 玷污, 着色 例句: How much stain should I buy for the table?   给这张桌子上色，我得买多少颜料？ I can't get these coffee stains out of the carpet.   我弄不掉地毯上的咖啡污迹。 The little boy stained his fingers with ink.   小男孩的手指让墨水给染脏了。

Question 72

stalk

Answer 72

stalk  [stɔ:k]   n.茎, 梗 n.跟踪,高视阔步 v.悄悄靠近, 跟踪, 蔓延, 高视阔步地走 例句: He moved like a tiger stalking its prey.   他像老虎一样悄悄潜近他的猎物。 He cut off the flowers at the stalk with a pair of scissors.   他用剪子连花带茎都剪下来。 The infatuated fan stalked the celebrity.   那位着了迷的崇拜者追踪这位名人

Question 73

standardize

Answer 73

standardize  ['stændədaiz]   vt.使标准化, 使合规格

Question 74

startle

Answer 74

startle  ['stɑ:tl]   v.（使）吃惊, （使）惊愕 n.吃惊, 惊恐 例句: The least noise would startle the timid child.   最小的响声也会吓着这个胆小的孩子的。 He was startled by the news.   这消息使他大吃一惊。 He gave me a startle.   他吓了我一跳。

Question 75

steep

Answer 75

steep  [sti:p]   adj.险峻的, 陡峭的, （价格）过高的 v.浸泡 例句: The last part of the ascent is very steep.   最后一段上坡路很陡。 The bus toiled up the steep hill.   公共汽车艰难地爬上陡峭的山岗。 They climbed the steep mountain inch by inch.   他们一点一点地攀上那座陡峭的山。

Question 76

steer

Answer 76

steer  [stiə]   v.操纵, 驾驶, 掌舵, 引导 n.（食用的）公牛 n.暗示 例句: The drift of a ship or an aircraft to leeward of the course being steered.   偏航，漂移船只或航空器航行过程中向背风面而作的漂移 He steered me to a table and sat me down in a chair.   他把我领到一张桌子前，让我在椅子上坐下。 He steered the car skillfully through the narrow streets.   他熟练地驾驶着汽车穿过狭窄的街道。

Question 77

sterilize

Answer 77

sterilize  ['sterilaiz]   vt.使不育, 杀菌 使贫瘠 例句: After her fourth child she decided to be/have herself sterilized.   她生了第四个孩子後决定做绝育手术。 After her fourth child she decided to have herself sterilized.   她生了第四个孩子后决定做绝育手术。 The doctor performs operations with sterilized surgical instruments.   医生用消过毒的外科手术器械做手术。

Question 78

stem

Answer 78

stem  [stem]   n.柄, 茎, 干, 船首 vi.起源于 vt.抽去 ... 的梗,给 ... 装柄,逆 ... 而行 n.血统,[语]词干 v.堵住, 阻止, [体]内转 例句: She sat twirling the stem of the glass in her fingers.   她坐在那里用手指捻著玻璃杯的杯颈。 A slight curving or circular movement in a stem, as of a twining plant, caused by irregular growth rates of different parts.   转头运动植物茎的轻微弯曲或扭转的生长，象双生树那样，由不同部分的不规则生长速度引起 She bought some roses with long stems.   她买了一些枝干很长的玫瑰花。

Question 79

stern

Answer 79

stern  [stə:n]   adj.严厉的, 严峻的, 苛刻的, 坚决的 n.尾部, 船尾 例句: The teacher's stern look reduced him to silence.   教师神情严肃，他便静了下来。 The liner has been refitted from stem to stern.   那艘班轮已经全面整修。 Stern as he is, he is full of sympathy.   虽然他严格，却富有同情心。

Question 80

stick

Answer 80

stick  [stik]   n.手杖, 枝, 杆 vt.刺入, 插于, 竖起 vi.钉住, 坚持, 粘贴 例句: It sticks in my throat to have to accept charity from them.   我不得不接受他们的施舍，此事教我耿耿於怀。 I wanted to tell her, but the words stuck in my throat.   我想要告诉她，只是有口难言。 He sticks to his own opinion.   他固执己见。

Question 81

stiff

Answer 81

stiff  [stif]   adj.硬的, 僵直的, 艰难的, 生硬的, 拘谨的, 烈性的 adv.极其, 僵硬地 n.死尸,流浪汉,过于拘谨的人,吝啬鬼,醉鬼 vt.不给小费, 诈骗, 失信 例句: That was a shock I need a stiff drink!   这可真吓人－－我得喝点烈酒了。 I cannot play the piano like I used to---my fingers have gone stiff from lack of practice.   我弹钢琴不如从前，我的手指由于缺乏练习都不灵活了。 Her rather stiff manner puts people off.   她那相当生硬的态度使人们都不敢来。

Question 82

stifle

Answer 82

stifle  ['staifl]   vt.使窒息, 扼杀, 扑灭,抑制 vi.窒息 n.(马的)后膝关节 例句: The flower that wreathe his parlor stifle him with their sensuous perfume.   包围着客厅的花以其刺激人的香味使他窒息。 The gas stifled them.   他们被煤气熏得透不过气来。 Our ideas were stifled.   我们的意见被压了下来。

Question 83

stimulate

Answer 83

stimulate  ['stimjuleit]   vt.刺激, 激励, 鼓舞 vi.起刺激作用 例句: Light stimulates plant growth.   光会刺激植物生长。 I hoped my warning would stimulate her to greater efforts.   我希望我的告诫会促使她作出更大的努力。

Question 84

stir

Answer 84

stir  [stə:]   vt.激起, 惹起, 搅和 vi.活动, 引起, 挪动 n.骚乱, 感动(激动, 愤怒或震动), 搅拌 例句: The news caused quite a stir in the village.   那消息在村里引起了一片混乱。 Old memories stirred as she looked at the photographs.   她看到这些照片，唤起了对往事的回忆。 There was a stir of excitement as she entered the theatre.   她一走进剧院就引起了一阵兴奋

Question 85

stoop

Answer 85

stoop  [stu:p]   n.佝偻, 弯腰, 屈尊,俯冲 v.弯腰, 屈服, 佝偻, 屈尊,降格, 俯冲 n.门廊 例句: I would never stoop to cheating.   我可决不至于下贱到骗人的地步。 Don't stoop to quarrel with her about it.   别降低身份为这事去跟她争吵。 She stooped low to look under the bed.   她弯下腰看床底下。

Question 86

straightforward

Answer 86

straightforward  [streit'fɔ:wəd]   adj.易懂的, 笔直的, 坦率的 例句: His straightforward, modest manner took into camp everybody he knew.   他爽直而谦虚的态度使所有认识他的人都上了当。 Frank; straightforward; blunt.   坦率; 直接的; 毫不含糊的

Question 87

strain

Answer 87

strain  [strein]   n.拉紧, 紧张, 血统, 笔调 v.拉紧, 劳累, 过分使用 例句: He was breaking up under the strain.   他劳累过度，身体逐渐衰弱。 The rope broke under the strain.   绳索在张力之下断了。 You will strain your eyes by reading in such poor light.   你在这样弱的光线下看书会损伤视力的。

Question 88

strap

Answer 88

strap  [stræp]   n.皮带, 带子 vt.(用带子)捆扎, (用带子)抽打 例句: All the luggage has been strapped up.   所有行李都已捆扎好。 Her camera strap has broken.   她的照相机吊带断了。 The child was given the strap.   这个孩子被鞭打了一顿。

Question 89

strategy

Answer 89

strategy  ['strætidʒi]   n.策略, 战略 例句: The essence of all good strategy is simplicity.   一切优秀战略的精髓是简单。 The strategy was designed to wear down the enemy's resistance.   这一策略旨在逐步削弱敌人的抵抗力。 I think we should work out a strategy to deal with this situation.   我想我们应该制订出一项行动计划，用来对付这种情况。

Question 90

stray

Answer 90

stray  [strei]   n.走失的家畜, 浪子 adj.迷途的, 偏离的 v.迷路, 偏离 例句: We were befriended by a stray dog.   有一只失散的狗和我们很好。 He constantly strayed from the main point of his talk.   他不断偏离他的话题。 The stray cat was picked up by a kind girl.   走失的猫被一个善良的姑娘收留了。

Question 91

stretch

Answer 91

stretch  [stretʃ]   v.伸展, 延伸, 张开, 夸大 n.伸展, 张开, 弹性, 一段时间, <俚>刑期 adj.可伸缩的 例句: She stretched across the table for the butter.   她探身去取放在餐桌对面的黄油。 The desert stretched away into the distance.   沙漠一直延伸到远方。 For tracksuits you need material with plenty of stretch.   做田径服需要用弹性强的料子。

Question 92

strict

Answer 92

strict  [strikt]   adj.严格的, 精确的, 完全的 例句: Our manager is very strict with us.   我们的经理对我们要求很严格。 The doctor put me on a very strict diet.   医生严格限制我的饮食。 As a Puritan, he is strict in moral and religion.   作为清教徒，他的道德和宗教观念都很严格。

Question 93

stride

Answer 93

stride  [straid]   n.大步走, 一大步, 步伐, 进步 vt.跨, 跨骑 vi.迈大步走, 跨过, 分腿站立 例句: She found the job difficult at first, but now she's really getting into her stride.   起初她觉得这工作很难，但现在已驾轻就熟了。 Some people find retiring difficult, but he has taken it all in his stride.   有些人觉得退休生活很艰难,但他轻而易举地适应了。 I was three strides from the door.   我距离那门有三大步远。

Question 94

strife

Answer 94

strife  [straif]   n. 争吵, 冲突, 倾轧, 竞争 n. <古>奋斗, 努力 例句: Greek philosopher who maintained that strife and change are natural conditions of the universe.   赫拉克利特希腊哲学家，他坚持斗争和变化是宇宙的自然状态的观点 Both partners now resent your interference; that's what you get when you fish in the troubled waters of marital strife.   现在两方面都对你的干预不满，那是对你的婚姻冲突中趁火打劫的报应。 Fighting, especially armed battle; strife.   战斗，尤指武器战斗; 斗争

Question 95

string

Answer 95

string  [striŋ]   n.线, 弦, 一串, 字串 vt.串起, 收紧, 悬挂, 系, 扎, 抽去筋,使紧张, 使兴奋 vi.连成一串 例句: The horses were strung out towards the end of the race.   比赛中的马临近终点时拉开了距离。 I don't want them stringing along as well!   我也同样不愿意让他们跟著来！ She decided to string along with the others as she had nothing else to do.   她反正也无事可做，所以就跟著大家去了。

Question 96

strive

Answer 96

strive  [straiv]   vi.奋斗, 努力, 力求, 斗争 例句: Strive to build China into a powerful socialist country!   为把中国建成社会主义强国而奋斗！ The scientists strive for a breakthrough in cancer research.   科学家们力争在癌症研究方面有个突破。 I strive automatically to bring the world into harmony with my own nature.   我机械地努力以使这世界跟自己的性情协调一致。

Question 97

stroll

Answer 97

stroll  [strəul]   n.闲逛, 漫步 v.闲逛, 漫步 例句: A stroll round the garden hardly qualifies as exercise!   在花园转转算不上锻炼！ My father sometimes goes out for a stroll with a stick in his hand.   父亲有时候带着手杖出去散步。 The act or an instance of wandering; a stroll.   闲逛徘徊的行为或事例; 闲逛

Question 98

strut

Answer 98

strut  [strʌt]   n. 高视阔步, 支柱 v. 趾高气扬地走, 支撑 例句: He strutted in front of me like a peacock.   他像一只骄傲的孔雀一样在我前面趾高气扬地走着。 Beyond the river, supported on struts, rose the flat-topped house.   河对岸那间平顶屋耸立在几根柱子上。

Question 99

stubborn

Answer 99

stubborn  ['stʌbən]   adj.顽固的, 倔强的, 难对付的 例句: You might as well talk to a stone as try to argue with a stubborn woman.   你与其跟一个倔女人争吵，还不如对一块石头说话。 There is no reasoning with such a stubborn man as Peter.   跟彼得这种固执的人讲理简直是不可能的事。 He is as stubborn as a donkey.   他像驴子一样倔强。

Question 100

stuff

Answer 100

stuff  [stʌf]   n.东西, 原料, 材料 n.素质, 本质,废物 vt.塞满, 填满 例句: Do you call this stuff beer?   你把这东西叫做啤酒吗? There has been some really good stuff on TV lately.   近来电视上有些节目确实不错。 He stuffed the letter through (the door) and hurried away.   他把信塞进门里就匆匆离开了。