Lesson 50

Question 1

sediment

Answer 1

沉澱物，沉渣
There was a brown sediment in the bottom of the bottle.
瓶子底部有褐色的沉澱物。

Question 2

sedimentary

Answer 2

（岩石）沉積的
sedimentary rock
沉積岩

Question 3

sedulous

Answer 3

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。

Question 4

segregate

Answer 4

（尤指基於種族或性別原因）隔離並差別對待
a segregated school/society
實行種族隔離的學校／社會

Question 5

seismic

Answer 5

地震的；地震引起的
seismic activity/waves
地震活動／地震波

Question 6

self-inflicted

Answer 6

施加於自身的
self-inflicted pain/damage
自己釀成的痛苦／傷害

Question 7

senile

Answer 7

老朽的；老態龍鍾的；（尤指）老糊塗的
He spent many years caring for his senile mother.
他花了好多年照顧老態龍鍾的母親。

Question 8

senility

Answer 8

senility

高齡；衰老；年老糊塗

Question 9

sensationally

Answer 9

極度（用於強調褒義的形容詞或副詞）
sensationally popular/successful
極爲流行／成功

Question 10

sententious

Answer 10

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。

Question 11

sentimentalism

Answer 11

感傷，多愁善感
Caring for animals is not sentimentality - it reinforces our respect for life.
照顧動物並非多愁善感——這使我們更加尊重生命。

Question 12

sequestered (3)

Answer 12

僻靜的，幽靜的
I found a sequestered spot in the park and lay down with my book.
我在花園的深處找到一個幽靜的地方，於是躺下來看書。

Question 13

sequester

Answer 13

使隔離；使隱退

The old lady sequestered herself from all strangers. 那位老太太隱退起來不見任何陌生人。

Question 14

serendipitous

Answer 14

serendipitous

善於作意外發現的；僥倖得到的

Question 15

serene

Answer 15

平靜的；安詳的
She has a lovely serene face.
她長著一張可愛而安詳的臉。

Question 16

servile

Answer 16

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。

Question 17

servitude

Answer 17

苦役；奴役；勞役
In the past, the majority of women were consigned to a lifetime of servitude and poverty.
過去，大多數的女性一生含辛茹苦，一貧如洗。

Question 18

set sth forth

Answer 18

（尤指書面）詳述，闡明
The board has set out its goals/plans/proposals for the coming year.
董事會闡述了下一年的目標／計劃／建議。

Question 19

set on/upon sb

Answer 19

攻擊（某人）
He was set upon by a vicious dog.
他遭到一隻惡犬的攻擊。

Question 20

shackle (4)

Answer 20

阻撓，束縛
The country is shackled by its own debts.
這個國家正爲其債務所困。

Question 21

shaky

Answer 21

搖晃的，發抖的，顫抖的
Soon after it was born, the calf got up and tried to stand on its shaky legs.
小牛出生不久，就起身搖搖晃晃地想站住了。

Question 22

shamble

Answer 22

蹣跚而行，拖著腳步走
Sick patients shambled along the hospital corridors.
重病患者沿著醫院的走廊蹣跚而行。

Question 23

shape up

Answer 23

進展；發展
How are your plans shaping up?
你的計劃進展如何?

Question 24

sharpen (sth) up

Answer 24

改進；改善
If the company doesn’t sharpen up soon, it will go out of business.
如果這家公司不馬上改進的話，就會歇業倒閉的。

Question 25

shoal

Answer 25

魚群
We could see shoals of tiny fish darting around.
我們可以看見一群群小魚兒竄來竄去。

Question 26

shoehorn

Answer 26

把…塞進；把…嵌入
This tiny restaurant is shoehorned between two major banks.
這家小餐廳夾處在兩家大銀行之間。

Question 27

shrewd

Answer 27

明智的；精明的
[ + to infinitive ] He was shrewd enough not to take the job when there was the possibility of getting a better one a few months later.
沒有接受那份工作算他聰明，因爲幾個月後他有可能會得到更好的。

Question 28

shroud

Answer 28

遮蔽物；罩；幕
Everything was covered in a thick shroud of dust.
所有東西上都積了厚厚的一層塵土。

Question 29

shrub

Answer 29

灌木
She planted some roses and other flowering shrubs.
她種了一些玫瑰及其他一些開花灌木。

Question 30

shun (2)

Answer 30

避開，避免
She has shunned publicity since she retired from acting.
告別舞臺生涯後，她便遠離了大眾的注意。

Question 31

sidekick

Answer 31

助手；隨從
I’ve been his sidekick for long enough - it’s time I found myself something better to do.
我當他助手的時間已經夠長了——是該爲自己找點更好的事情來做的時候了。

Question 32

sideline

Answer 32

副業，兼職工作
Jim works in a bank, but teaches French in the evenings as a sideline.
吉姆在銀行工作，但他在晚上兼職教法語。

Question 33

sift

Answer 33

篩（麵粉、糖等）
When the cake is cooked, sift some icing sugar over the top of it.
蛋糕做好後，在上面篩上一些糖粉。

Question 34

sift through

Answer 34

仔細檢查；篩選
There are many applicants for this vacancy, and we must sift through them to find the ideal candidate. 這個空缺有許多人申請，我們必須篩選他們來找到理想的候選人。

Question 35

signifier

Answer 35

符號，標記，象徵
The image of Santa Claus is a cultural signifier of Christmas.
聖誕老人的形象是聖誕節的文化象徵。

Question 36

silhouette (2)

Answer 36

剪影；逆光黑影；輪廓
The silhouette of the bare tree on the hill was clear against the winter sky.
在冬日天空的映襯下，山上光禿禿的樹影清晰可見。

Question 37

simmer

Answer 37

燉，煨
Leave the vegetables to simmer for a few minutes.
把蔬菜再燉幾分鐘。

Question 38

simper

Answer 38

傻笑，癡笑
She gave her teacher a simpering smile.
她對著自己的老師傻笑。

Question 39

simulate (4)

Answer 39

類比，模仿；假裝，僞裝
In cheap furniture, plastic is often used to simulate wood.
廉價傢俱經常用塑膠模仿木材。

Question 40

simultaneously (4)

Answer 40

simultaneously

同時地

Question 41

sincerity

Answer 41

誠實，真誠
The priest was a man of deep sincerity.
那位牧師是個十分真誠的人。

Question 42

single sb/sth out

Answer 42

（爲給予批評、表揚等）單獨挑出
It’s not fair the way my sister is always singled out for special treatment.
我妹妹總是受到特殊待遇，這不公平。

Question 43

sinister

Answer 43

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。

Question 44

sinuous (2)

Answer 44

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。

Question 45

sitting duck

Answer 45

活靶；易被擊中的目標；易受攻擊的物件
With their bullets all gone, the soldiers were sitting ducks for the enemy.
子彈全打光了，戰士們成了敵人的活靶。

Question 46

situate

Answer 46

使處於…境地；使坐落於
They plan to situate the bus stop at the corner of the road.
他們打算把公車站牌設在道路轉角上。

Question 47

skewer

Answer 47

skewer

將（肉）串在叉上

Question 48

skinflint

Answer 48

吝嗇鬼，一毛不拔的人，鐵公雞
He’s a real skinflint.
他是個真正的吝嗇鬼。

Question 49

skirmish (2)

Answer 49

小爭執，小爭論
There was a short skirmish between the two of them over who would pay for the meal.
兩人因為誰該付飯錢而發生了小爭執。

Question 50

skitter

Answer 50

（尤指小動物、鳥或昆蟲）快速移動，敏捷地跑動
When I lifted the log, there were lots of beetles skittering about/around under it.
我抬起木頭，下面有許多甲蟲飛快地向四處竄逃。