deck24 Flashcards
spent
精疲力竭的: drained of energy
spindly
细长纤弱的: frail or flimsy
spiny
多刺的: spines; 棘手的, 麻烦的: requiring exceptional skill
spleen
怒气, 怨恨: anger or ill will
splice
接合, 叠接: unite
spontaneous
自发的, 不经思索的: without apparent thought
spoof
轻松幽默的模仿, 小恶搞: exaggerates for comic effect; 诱骗, 诱使相信: believe what is true
sporadic
偶尔的, 零星发生的: not often occurring
sprawl
杂乱无序地发展; 蔓生, 蔓延: irregularly
sprightly
活泼的, 充满活力的: full of vitality
spur
刺激物: arouses action; 支撑物: holds up; 刺激, 激励: incite
spurious
假的, 伪造的: lacking authenticity
spurn
摒弃, 拒绝: reject with disdain
squabble
口角, 小争吵: quarrel
squalid
污秽的, 肮脏的: dirty; 道德败坏的: repulsive
squall
(通常伴随雨或雪的)风暴, 暴风雪, 暴风雨: violent windstorm; 尖叫: scream
squander
使分散: apart; 浪费: spend wastefully
squat
又矮又胖的: broad in build, short in stature
squint
斜视, 睥睨: glances sideways
squelch
压制, 镇压(运动): stop by force; 击溃, 使无言以对: put down or silence
stabilize
使稳定; 变得稳定: make or become stable
stalwart
无所畏惧的: no fear; (体魄等)强健的: strength vigor; 坚定的: firm, resolute
stamina
耐力: moral strength;
stammer
口吃, 结巴: speak with pauses
startle
使吓一跳, 使大吃一惊: frighten or surprise
static
静态的; 停滞的: lack of movement; 无改变的: little change
stature
高度, 身高: height; 才干, 水平: quality, status
steadfast
坚定的, 忠诚的: firm in belief
stealth
秘密行动: proceeding furtively; 秘密的: not to attract attention
steep
浸泡: make wet; 陡峭的: approaching perpendicular; 过分的, 过高的: beyond limit
stench
臭气, 恶臭: foul odor
stentorian
声音洪亮的: loud
sterile
贫瘠的: not productive; 无菌的: free from bacteria
stickler
坚持细节的人, 一丝不苟的人: insist on exactness
stiff
僵硬的, 无法弯曲的: lacking suppleness; (在社交场合)缺乏优雅的, 不自在的: lacking social grace; 过分的, 过高的: beyond limit; 艰苦的, 费力的: requiring effort
stifle
抑制(声音、呼吸等); 阻止, 扼杀: hold back
stigma
耻辱, 污名: mark of shame
stint
吝惜, 节省: be frugal
stingy
小气的, 吝啬的: unwilling; 极少量的: less plentiful
stipple
(雕刻时)点刻, 用点标记: mark with small spots
stipulate
规定, 特定要求: specify agreement
stitch
突然剧痛: sharp unpleasant sensation
stock
库存, 储备: inventory; 普通的, 常备的: commonly used
stockade
栅栏, 围栏: enclosure; 监狱: confinement
stodgy
平庸的, 乏味的: dull; 非常守旧的: old-fashioned
stoke
添加燃料: supply fuel; 增大, 促进: make greater
stoic
隐忍的, 冷静的: unaffected by pleasure or pain
stolid
无动于衷的, 感情麻木的: little emotion
stomach
容忍: bear
stonewall
拒绝(合作), 阻挠: uncooperative, obstructive
stouthearted
勇敢的: stout, spirit
stratagem
谋略, 策略: deceiving
strait
海峡: channel joining water; 痛苦: suffering
strand
绳, 线之一股: single filament; 遗弃, 使置之困境: leave in a unfavorable place
stratify
将…分成各种等级: divide into classes
stray
漫无目的: lacking purpose; 离群, 迷途, 偏离: move away, deviate
strength
力量: ability to exert effort; (抵抗攻击、压力的)强度: ability to withstand force
striate
加条纹: mark with striations
stricture
责难, 批评: criticism
stride
迈大步走: long steps
strident
刺耳的: harsh sound
strike
攻击: force or violence; 铸造(奖牌): form by stamping; 击打: deliver a blow; 袭击, 攻击: violent action; 撞击: forceful contact
stringent
紧绷的: tight; 严格的: marked by rigor
strip
脱衣, 剥去: remove clothing
strut
趾高气昂地走: walk pompous; 支柱, 压杆strengthen a framework
studio
工作室, 画室, 摄影室: working place of a painter
stultify
使无效, 抑制: render futile
stupor
迟钝, 麻痹, 无知觉: suspended sense
stunt
阻碍(成长): hinder growth
sturdy
强健的, 结实的: strengthen
stygian
极阴暗的: extremely dark
stymie
阻碍: present an obstacle
subdue
使顺从; 征服: conquer
subject
臣民, 受支配的人: under authority; 取决于(其他因素)的: under the influence
subjugate
征服, 镇压: bring under control; 剥夺…的自由: make subservient
sublime
崇高的, 庄严的: high moral; (因为杰出、尊贵、美丽等而)令人惊叹的: inspire awe
subliminal
下意识的, 潜在意识的: below perception
submerge
使淹没: under water
submissive
服从的, 顺从的, 恭顺的: submitting
subordinate
下级的, 次要的: lower rank; 征服: under one’s control
subservient
奉承的, 屈从的: obsequiously
subside
下陷, 下沉, 减弱: tend downward
subsidiary
次要的: secondary importance; 起辅助作用的: aid, support
subsidy
补助金, 津贴: monetary support
substantial
物质的: having substance; 有重大意义的: considerable in importance
substantiate
证实: support with proof; 使实体化: give material
substantive
本质的, 关键的: relating to the essence
subterfuge
诡计: deception to conceal
subtle
微妙的, 难以感知的: difficult perceive; 巧妙的, 间接或带有欺骗性的: clever deceptive means
subvert
颠覆: overturn
succinct
简明的, 简洁的: clear, precise
succor
救援, 援助: aid
suffocate
使窒息: deprive of oxygen
suffuse
(色彩等)弥漫, 染遍, 充满: spread through
sulk
生气, 愠怒: resentment
sullen
闷闷不乐的: lacking in cheer
summary
摘要: abstract; 就地的, 立即的: on the spot
summit
顶点: highest point
summon
召集, 召唤: call together; 传唤(出庭、出席): command to appear in court
sumptuous
豪华的, 奢侈的: extremely luxurious