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sluggard
懶人:lazy person
sluggish
緩慢的,遲緩的:slow in movement;遲鈍的,反應慢的:slow to respond
slumber
睡著:sleep
slur
恥辱:mark of guilt;含糊地發音:indistinctly;疏忽,忽略:without due, consideration
sly
狡猾的:clever or cunning;隱秘的,偷偷的:acting in secret
smarmy
虛情假意的,過分恭維的:hypocritically
smart
反應敏捷的,聰穎的:sharp quick thought;整潔的:strikingly neat;感到疼痛,感到痛苦:suffer acutely
smattering
淺薄的知識:superficial knowledge;少量:small amount
smirk
(自鳴得意地)笑:offensively self-satisfied
smother
使窒息:killed by lack of air;抑制(表達,說出),壓制:refrain
smug
自大的,自鳴得意的:opinion of oneself;整潔的,有序的:good order
smuggling
走私,私運:importation or exportation contrary to the law
snare
無法逃脫的困境:catches and holds;捕捉:capture by
snarl
糾纏,糾結:twist;咆哮,怒吼:to anger
sneer
(輕蔑地)嘲笑:scornful
snobbish
諂上傲下的,自大的:offensive air of superiority
snub
輕視,不理睬:contempt or neglect
soak
使…濕透:make thoroughly wet
sober
嚴肅的:serious-looking;節制的:restraint;有理有據的:sound reasoning
sodden
濕透的:penetrated by water;使…濕透:wet thoroughly
solace
安慰:comfort in sorrow;安慰,安撫:console
solder
連接,聯合:unite
solemnity
莊嚴,嚴肅:solemn
solicitous
為他人操心的,體諒他人的:happiness of others;迫切的,渴望的:urgent desire
solid
固態的,堅固的:not easily yield to pressure;有理有據的:sound reasoning;堅定的,不遲疑的:not showing weakness
soliloquy
(尤指自言自語的)獨白:without addressing a listener
solitude
孤獨,避世:being alone
solvent
有償付能力的:able to pay debts;溶劑:another substance is dissolved
somatic
肉體的:of the body
somber
昏暗的,無光的:shaded;悲傷的,不愉快的:lacking in cheer
somnolence
瞌睡,嗜睡:needing sleep
sonnet
十四行詩:14-line verse form
soothe
帶來慰藉,安慰:bring comfort;使鎮靜,使安心:free from distress;弱化,緩解:less severe
sop
安慰物:placate or soothe;賄賂,回扣:improperly influence a person’s conduct;浸濕,濕透:wet thoroughly
sophism
假推理,詭辯:deceptive argumentation
sophisticated
精明的,老於世故的:worldly knowledge or refinement;複雜的:complex
soporific
催眠的藥劑,安眠藥:induces sleep;催眠的:cause sleep;慵懶的,困倦的:sleepiness or lethargy
sordid
骯髒的,不乾淨的:not clean;卑鄙的:baseness
sound
牢固的,不可動搖的:withstand stress without structural damage;健康的,強壯的:free from injury;(邏輯)上嚴謹的:valid reasoning
sparse
稀疏的,稀少的:less plentiful
spartan
簡樸的,節約的:simplicity
spat
(小的)爭吵:quarrel
spate
突發的洪水:sudden flood;大量:large number
specific
特有的,獨特的:exact sort;明確的:clearly expressed
specious
似是而非的,欺騙性的:false look of truth
speck
小點,少量:small amount
spectator
觀眾,目擊者,旁觀者:watches
spectrum
光譜,範圍,系列:sequence or range
speculate
推測,揣測:take to be true;投機倒買:from market fluctuations
spendthrift
揮霍家,敗家子:spends improvidently;揮霍的,不節儉的:spending money freely
spent
精疲力竭的:drained of energy
spindly
細長纖弱的:frail or flimsy
spiny
多刺的:spines;棘手的,麻煩的:requiring exceptional skill
spleen
怒氣,怨恨:anger or ill will
splice
接合,疊接:unite
spontaneous
自發的,不經思索的:without apparent thought
spoof
輕鬆幽默的模仿,小惡搞:exaggerates for comic effect;誘騙,誘使相信:believe what is true
sporadic
偶爾的,零星發生的:not often occurring
sprawl
雜亂無序地發展;蔓生,蔓延:irregularly
sprightly
活潑的,充滿活力的:full of vitality
spur
刺激物:arouses action;支撐物:holds up;刺激,激勵:incite
spurious
假的,偽造的:lacking authenticity
spurn
摒棄,拒絕:reject with disdain
squabble
口角,小爭吵:quarrel
squalid
污穢的,骯髒的:dirty;道德敗壞的:repulsive
squall
(通常伴隨雨或雪的)風暴,暴風雪,暴風雨:violent windstorm;尖叫:scream
squander
使分散:apart;浪費:spend wastefully
squat
又矮又胖的:broad in build, short in stature
squint
斜視,睥睨:glances sideways
squelch
壓制,鎮壓(運動):stop by force;擊潰,使無言以對:put down or silence
stabilize
使穩定;變得穩定:make or become stable
stalwart
無所畏懼的:no fear;(體魄等)強健的:strength vigor;堅定的:firm, resolute
stamina
耐力:moral strength;
stammer
口吃,結巴:speak with pauses
startle
使嚇一跳,使大吃一驚:frighten or surprise
static
靜態的;停滯的:lack of movement;無改變的:little change
stature
高度,身高:height;才幹,水準:quality, status
steadfast
堅定的,忠誠的:firm in belief
stealth
秘密行動:proceeding furtively;秘密的:not to attract attention
steep
浸泡:make wet;陡峭的:approaching perpendicular;過分的,過高的:beyond limit
stench
臭氣,惡臭:foul odor
stentorian
聲音洪亮的:loud
sterile
貧瘠的:not productive;無菌的:free from bacteria
stickler
堅持細節的人,一絲不苟的人:insist on exactness
stiff
僵硬的,無法彎曲的:lacking suppleness;(在社交場合)缺乏優雅的,不自在的:lacking social grace;過分的,過高的:beyond limit;艱苦的,費力的:requiring effort
stifle
抑制(聲音、呼吸等);阻止,扼殺:hold back
stigma
恥辱,汙名:mark of shame
stint
吝惜,節省:be frugal
stingy
小氣的,吝嗇的:unwilling;極少量的:less plentiful
stipple
(雕刻時)點刻,用點標記:mark with small spots
stipulate
規定,特定要求:specify agreement
stitch
突然劇痛:sharp unpleasant sensation
stock
庫存,儲備:inventory;普通的,常備的:commonly used
stockade
柵欄,圍欄:enclosure;監獄:confinement
stodgy
平庸的,乏味的:dull;非常守舊的:old-fashioned
stoke
添加燃料:supply fuel;增大,促進:make greater
stoic
隱忍的,冷靜的:unaffected by pleasure or pain
stolid
無動於衷的,感情麻木的:little emotion
stomach
容忍:bear
stonewall
拒絕(合作),阻撓:uncooperative, obstructive
stouthearted
勇敢的:stout, spirit
stratagem
謀略,策略:deceiving
strait
海峽:channel joining water;痛苦:suffering
strand
繩,線之一股:single filament;遺棄,使置之困境:leave in a unfavorable place
stratify
將…分成各種等級:divide into classes
stray
漫無目的:lacking purpose;離群,迷途,偏離:move away, deviate
strength
力量:ability to exert effort;(抵抗攻擊、壓力的)強度:ability to withstand force
striate
加條紋:mark with striations
stricture
責難,批評:criticism
stride
邁大步走:long steps
strident
刺耳的:harsh sound
strike
攻擊:force or violence;鑄造(獎牌):form by stamping;擊打:deliver a blow;襲擊,攻擊:violent action;撞擊:forceful contact
stringent
緊繃的:tight;嚴格的:marked by rigor
strip
脫衣,剝去:remove clothing
strut
趾高氣昂地走:walk pompous;支柱,壓杆strengthen a framework
studio
工作室,畫室,攝影室:working place of a painter
stultify
使無效,抑制:render futile
stupor
遲鈍,麻痹,無知覺:suspended sense
stunt
阻礙(成長):hinder growth
sturdy
強健的,結實的:strengthen
stygian
極陰暗的:extremely dark
冥河
stymie
阻礙:present an obstacle
subdue
使順從;征服:conquer
subject
臣民,受支配的人:under authority;取決於(其他因素)的:under the influence
subjugate
征服,鎮壓:bring under control;剝奪…的自由:make subservient
sublime
崇高的,莊嚴的:high moral;(因為傑出、尊貴、美麗等而)令人驚歎的:inspire awe
subliminal
下意識的,潛在意識的:below perception
submerge
使淹沒:under water
submissive
服從的,順從的,恭順的:submitting
subordinate
下級的,次要的:lower rank;征服:under one’s control
subservient
奉承的,屈從的:obsequiously
subside
下陷,下沉,減弱:tend downward
subsidiary
次要的:secondary importance;起輔助作用的:aid, support
subsidy
補助金,津貼:monetary support
substantial
物質的:having substance;有重大意義的:considerable in importance
substantiate
證實:support with proof;使實體化:give material
substantive
本質的,關鍵的:relating to the essence
subterfuge
詭計:deception to conceal
subtle
微妙的,難以感知的:difficult perceive;巧妙的,間接或帶有欺騙性的:clever deceptive means
subvert
顛覆:overturn
succinct
簡明的,簡潔的:clear, precise
succor
救援,援助:aid
suffocate
使窒息:deprive of oxygen
suffuse
(色彩等)彌漫,染遍,充滿:spread through
affusion(ad-向前 fuse-pour):注水 circumfuse:四面灌溉,圍繞 confuse(con-together):困惑 diffuse(dis-no,apart):蔓延 effusion(ex-outside):流出 infusible(im-no):難熔的 infuse(in-inside):注入,鼓舞 interfuse:混合 prefuse(pre-穿過):灌注 profuse(pro-向前):豐富的
sulk
生氣,慍怒:resentment
sullen
悶悶不樂的:lacking in cheer
summary
摘要:abstract;就地的,立即的:on the spot
summit
頂點:highest point
summon
召集,召喚:call together;傳喚(出庭、出席):command to appear in court
sumptuous
豪華的,奢侈的:extremely luxurious