Extra 5 Flashcards
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細看,仔細審查
He scrutinized the men’s faces carefully/closely, trying to work out who was lying.
他仔細端詳這些男人的臉,想弄清誰在撒謊。
sedulous
小心的,勤奮的,刻苦的
It was agreed that the few students sedulous enough to read the book deserved top marks for diligence.
大家同意,那些勤奮並讀了這本書的學生應該因為刻苦而得最高分。
sententious
好說教的;說教式的;自以爲是的
The document was sententious and pompous.
這份文件一味說教,華而不實。
servile
卑躬的;諂媚的
As a waiter you want to be pleasant to people without appearing totally servile.
作爲服務員,你應該對人友善,但不要表現出完全卑躬屈膝的樣子。
sinister
不祥的,有凶兆的
The ruined house had a sinister appearance.
那棟倒塌的房子外觀給人一種不祥之感。
sinuous
蜿蜒的,彎曲的
He enjoyed watching the sinuous bodies of the dancers.
他喜歡觀賞舞者婀娜的身段。
sobriety
未醉,清醒
US The police said his car had been weaving all over the road, so they pulled him over and gave him a sobriety test.
警察說他的車在路上一直開得搖搖晃晃的,因此叫他停了下來,幫他做了酒精測試。
spurious
虛假的,欺騙的;(原因、判斷)謬誤的
Some of the arguments in favour of shutting the factory are questionable and others downright spurious.
贊成關閉工廠的那些論據,有些值得質疑,另一些則明顯站不住腳。
stagnant
(水或空氣)不流動的,汙濁的
a stagnant pond
死水塘
stale
(通常指因久放)不新鮮的,走味的
The bread/biscuits/cake had gone stale.
麵包/餅乾/蛋糕已經不新鮮了。
sterile
(生物)不育的;(土地)貧瘠的,不長作物的
Mules are usually sterile.
騾子通常無法生育。
stigmatize
使背負惡名,侮辱
People should not be stigmatized on the basis of race.
人們不應因其種族而受到侮辱。
stratagem
策略;計策,計謀
Her stratagem for dealing with her husband’s infidelities was to ignore them.
她對待丈夫不忠的策略就是佯裝不知。
strident
刺耳的,尖厲的
People are put off by his strident voice.
人們很厭惡他那刺耳的嗓音。
submissive
順從的,溫順的,聽話的
He was looking for a quiet, submissive wife who would obey his every word.
他想找一個溫順嫻靜的妻子,對他百依百順。
succinctly
succinctly
簡潔地;簡便地
sullen
慍怒的;悶悶不樂的,繃著臉的
His daughters stared back at him with an expression of sullen resentment.
他的幾個女兒也滿臉慍怒地狠狠回瞪他。
superficially
superficially
淺薄地
superfluous
過多的,多餘的,過剩的
The report was marred by a mass of superfluous detail.
這篇報告壞就壞在裡面細枝末節的東西太多。
surfeit
過量,過剩
The country has a surfeit of cheap labour.
這個國家的廉價勞動力過剩。
surreptitious
秘密的,偷偷的;鬼鬼祟祟的
She seemed to be listening to what I was saying, but I couldn’t help noticing her surreptitious glances at the clock.
她看起來好像在聽我說話,但我明顯注意到她偷偷看了幾眼鐘。
swindle
詐騙,騙取(錢財)
They swindled local businesses out of thousands of dollars.
他們詐騙了當地企業幾千美元。