考博单词强记12 Flashcards
slander
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。
slaughter
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。
slender
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。
slide
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。
slight
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。
slip
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。
slipper
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
slump
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。
smash
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。
smear
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。
smother
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。
smuggle
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。
snap
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。
snatch
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。
stimulus
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。
snatch
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。
sneer
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。
sneeze
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。
sniff
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。
soak
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？
soar
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。
sob
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。
sober
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。
solar
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。
solemn
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。
solicit
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。
solitary
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。
solitude
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。
solute
solute [sɔ’lju:t] n. 溶解物
soothe
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。
sophisticated
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。
sore
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。
spare
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，
spawn
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。
specialty
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。
specific
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。
specify
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。
speck
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。
spectacle
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。
spectator
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。
