Lesson 2-16 Flashcards
stagnant
（水或空氣）不流動的，汙濁的
a stagnant pond
死水塘
stagnation
工資停滯；薪水凍漲
Blue collar workers are greatly dissatisfied with wage stagnation. 藍領階級對工資停滯有很大的不滿。
stationary
靜止的；不變的；穩定的
a stationary car/train
停著的汽車／火車
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。
stifle
（使）窒息，（使）喘不上氣
He is said to have stifled his victim with a pillow.
據說他用枕頭悶死了受害人。
stigma
恥辱；（尤指不公正的）惡名
There is no longer any stigma to being divorced.
離婚不再是甚麼恥辱的事了。
stipulate
規定，約定；明確說明
She agreed to buy the car, but stipulated racing tyres and a turbo-powered engine.
她同意買這輛車，但指明要裝賽車輪胎和渦輪動力引擎。
streamline
把…設計成流線型，使成流線型
Streamlining cars increases their fuel efficiency.
把汽車設計成流線型可以提高汽車的燃油效率。
stricture
指責，非難
The strictures of the United Nations have failed to have any effect on the warring factions.
聯合國的譴責對交戰各方毫無影響力。
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。
strut
趾高氣揚地走，昂首闊步
The boys strutted around trying to get the attention of a group of girls who were nearby.
男孩們神氣十足地走來走去，想引起旁邊一群女孩的注意。
subjugate
克制，抑制（願望、信仰等）
She subjugated herself to her mother’s needs.
她克制自己，先滿足母親的需要。
substantial
大的；可觀的；價值巨大的；重大的
The findings show a substantial difference between the opinions of men and women.
這些發現顯示男性和女性之間存在重大的意見分歧。
subterfuge
花招，伎倆；詭計
It was clear that they must have obtained the information by subterfuge.
很明顯，他們一定是靠花招弄到那些資料。
subversive
（尤指對現有政治體制）起破壞作用的，有顛覆性的
subversive elements/groups in society
社會上的顛覆分子／集團
succession
一連串；一系列；接連
A succession of scandals and revelations has undermined the government over the past year.
過去的一年裡，一連串的醜聞和接連爆出的內幕損害了政府的威望。
successive
接連地，連續地
It was the team’s fourth successive defeat.
那是球隊接連第四次失利。
succumb
屈從，屈服；放棄抵抗；承認失敗
The town finally succumbed last week after being pounded with heavy artillery for more than two months.
在遭受了兩個多月的猛烈炮火轟擊後，小鎮最終在上星期放棄抵抗。
suffocate
（使）窒息而死；（使）悶死
The report said that the victims had suffocated in the fumes.
報告說那些受害者是被煙熏死的。
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。
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。
supplant
取代，代替
Printed books will soon be supplanted by e-books.
紙質書將很快被電子書取代。
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。
synchronize
（使）同步，（使）同時發生
The show was designed so that the lights synchronized with the music.
根據設計，演出時的燈光和音樂是同步搭配的。
taciturn
沉默寡言的
He’s a reserved, taciturn person.
他是個矜持寡言的人。
tactic
策略，手法
These bomb attacks represent a change of tactics by the terrorists.
這些炸彈襲擊事件表明恐怖分子改變了策略。
tangible
真實的；非想像的；可觸摸的；可感知的
We need tangible evidence if we’re going to take legal action.
如果我們要採取法律行動，就需要有實實在在的證據。
tangle
糾結的一團；糾結；混亂
a tangle of wires
一團亂糟糟的電線
tantalize
逗惹；逗弄；吊人胃口
Before tying the knot, she liked to tantalize her future husband in all kinds of ways. 在結婚之前，她喜歡用各種方式逗弄她未來的丈夫。
tantamount to sth
幾近於；等於，相當於
Her refusal to answer was tantamount to an admission of guilt.
她拒絕回答等於是認罪。
tantrum
耍（孩子）脾氣
Charlie had/threw a tantrum in the shop because I wouldn’t buy him any sweets.
因為我不給他買糖，查理便在商店裡耍脾氣。
tariff
關稅；稅率；關稅表
The government is going to lower the tariff on imported cars. 政府打算降低進口汽車的關稅。
tarnish
誹謗；中傷
By this time a series of scandals had severely tarnished the candidate’s image/reputation.
到這時，一連串的醜聞已使這名候選人的形象／名譽大大受損。
taut
拉緊的，繃緊的 a taut rope 拉緊的繩子 He kept his eyes on the road ahead, his face taut with concentration. 他眼睛盯著前方的道路，神情專注，臉緊繃著。
telepathy
心靈感應，傳心術[U]
We are particularly interested in phenomena such as telepathy and levitation. 我們對心靈感應及空中漂浮這樣的現象特別有興趣。
temperamental
喜怒無常的
Be careful how you approach her - she’s very temperamental.
與她接觸，你要注意方式——她這人喜怒無常。
temperance
節制，節慾；不過分，適度
He believed in temperance in all things. 他認為凡事都要適度。
temperate
（氣候）溫帶的，溫和的
a temperate climate
溫和的氣候
tenacious
緊握的；頑固的；固執的
The baby took my finger in its tenacious little fist.
那個嬰兒用他的小拳頭緊緊攥著我的手指。
There has been tenacious local opposition to the new airport.
當地人一直堅決反對建這個新機場。
tentative
（計劃、想法、建議、行動等）試驗（性）的，試探（性）的，暫時的
I have tentative plans to take a trip to Seattle in July.
我暫定七月去西雅圖旅行。
tenuous
（關係、想法、形勢等）不確定的，不明朗的
The police have only found a tenuous connection between the two robberies.
我們只能認定這兩樁搶劫案之間可能有某些聯繫。
tepid
（反應）不熱情的，不熱烈的
I got a tepid response to my suggestion.
我的建議得到的反應很平淡。
thrifty
節約的，節儉的
They have plenty of money now, but they still tend to be thrifty.
他們現在很有錢，但仍很節儉。
timorous
timorous
羞怯的；膽小的，膽怯的
tirade
長篇抨擊性演說
She launched into an angry/furious tirade about how she had been unfairly treated.
她就自己遭受的不公正對待，進行了長時間的憤怒控訴。
tout
（尤指為了提高銷售額、知名度或推動發展）給…做廣告，宣傳，讚揚，吹捧
The minister has been touting these ideas for some time.
教育部長一段時間以來一直在宣傳這些理念。
traction
（車輪或輪胎對地面的）附著摩擦力
In deep snow, people should use snow tyres on their vehicles to give them better traction.
在積雪深厚的地方，人們應該給車子裝上雪地輪胎以增強輪胎的附著摩擦力。
trailblazing
開創性的，開拓性的
He cited the California judges’ trailblazing role in overturning a ban on interracial marriage 56 years ago.
他列舉了加州法官在56年前推翻跨種族婚姻禁令的開創性作用。
trajectory
（射體在空中的）軌道，軌跡
the trajectory of a bullet/missile
子彈／飛彈的彈道
trample
踩，踐踏
Somebody trampled all over my flowerbeds!
有人把我的花壇全部踩壞了！
