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saturnine

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忧郁的,阴沉的:lacking in cheer;讽刺的:sardonic

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saunter

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闲逛,漫步:by foot

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savant

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博学之士,学者:learning

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savory

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口感好的,味道好的:appetizing taste, smell;令人愉悦的,pleasure or contentment

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savvy

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老练,机智:knowledge actually doing;明确了解:clear idea of;有见识的,精明能干的:practical cleverness or judgment

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scads

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许多,大量:large number

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scant

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不足的,缺乏的:scarcely

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scathing

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尖酸刻薄的:cause hurt feelings

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schism

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不一致:lack of agreement

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scintillate

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闪耀:sparks

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scion

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子孙:descendant

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scission

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切断,分离,分裂:division

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scoff

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嘲笑:derision, mock;狼吞虎咽:eat greedily

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scorch

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炙烤,烘干:burn, make dry

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scorn

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轻蔑,鄙视,不屑:reject contemptible

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scotch

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停止:put an end to

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scour

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用力擦洗:wash vigorously;搜查:to find or discover

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scowl

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皱眉(表现出不高兴):expression displeasure

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scrappy

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好斗的,好吵架的:aggressive

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scrap

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废料,废物:discarded or useless;抛弃:get rid of;终止,放弃原计划:put an end to

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scrawl

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乱涂,潦草地写:write carelessly

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scribble

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潦草地书写,乱写:meaningless

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scrupulous

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正直的:principled;一丝不苟的:great care and effort

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scrutable

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可以理解的:understood comprehensible

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scrutinize

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仔细检查:observe great care

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scuff

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(使)磨损:roughened by wear;脚步拖沓:move heavily

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scurrilous

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说粗话的:vulgar

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scurvy

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下流的,让人鄙视的:contemptible

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seamy

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肮脏的,堕落的:sordid, base

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secluded

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僻静的,隐蔽的:hidden

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secrete

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隐藏:conceal;分泌:generate

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sedate

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淡定的,安静的:free from agitation

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sedentary

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固定不动的:not migratory

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seduce

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劝说(使不忠,使不服从),诱…误入歧途:persuade

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sedulous

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勤奋认真的:careful perseverance

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seemly

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得体的,遵守礼节的:following the established traditions

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segment

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分割;部分:separate

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self-abasement

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自卑,自谦:humiliation

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self-absorbed

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自恋的,自私的:absorbed in one’s own

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seminal

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有发展性的:contributing later development;创新的:creative

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sensation

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感觉,知觉:sense;轰动事件:intense interest

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sensitive

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敏感的:susceptible

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sentinel

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哨兵,看守:watches over

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sepulchral

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阴沉的,丧葬的:lacking in cheer

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septic

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腐败的,感染的:putrefaction

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sequela

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结果:secondary result

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sequester

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使隔离,分离:segregate;使隐退:seclusion

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sere

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干枯的,凋萎的:dried, withered

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serendipity

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意外发现珍奇(或称心)事物的本领:by accident

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serene

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安静的:free from uproar;稳重的,镇静的:unaffected, calm