Lesson 51 Flashcards
slacker
偷懶的人
Those slackers have gone home early again.
那些懶鬼又提前回家了。
be slated
預計，預定；安排
[ + to infinitive ] Jeff is slated to be the next captain of the team.
傑夫預計會成爲球隊的下一任隊長。
slather
大量塗抹，厚厚塗抹
She slathered lotion on/all over her body.
她在全身塗抹了大量的潤膚乳霜。
sledging
sledging
（體育比賽中為激怒對手而進行的）侮辱
sleek
（尤指頭髮、衣服）平滑發亮的，整潔的；（外形）線條流暢的
The cat had sleek fur.
那隻貓的皮毛油光發亮。
sleuth
1.大獵犬；大警犬
2.【美】【口】偵探
If the police cannot crack this case, you may have to hire a sleuth. 如果警方不能找到凶手，你可能要請一個偵探。
slight
1.少量的，微小的 a slight improvement 略微的改善 2.輕視，冷落；怠慢 I felt slighted when my boss thanked everyone but me for their hard work. 我的老闆感謝了每個人所付出的辛勞，唯獨沒有感謝我，這讓我感到自己受到了冷落。
slip through the net
漏網；被漏掉
Once again terrorists have slipped through the police net.
恐怖分子又一次逃離了警方布下的天羅地網。
slog
鍥而不捨地做（尤指困難或乏味的工作）
I’ve been slogging away for days on this essay and I’m still not finished.
我爲了這篇文章已經埋頭苦寫好幾天了，但還沒有完成。
sloshed
喝醉的
He always gets sloshed at the annual office party.
每年的辦公室派對上他都會喝醉。
slough
（某些動物）蛻（皮）
Snakes slough their skin regularly.
蛇定期蛻皮。
slovenly
邋遢的，不整潔的
a slovenly appearance
邋遢的外表
sluggish (2)
行動緩慢的；遲緩的
A heavy lunch makes me sluggish in the afternoon.
豐盛的午餐使我一下午都懶得動彈。
smack your lips
咂嘴脣
“I love chocolate cake,” said Susannah, smacking her lips.
「我喜歡巧克力蛋糕，」蘇珊娜邊咂著嘴脣邊說道。
smear (2)
塗抹（黏膩的東西）
The children had smeared peanut butter all over the sofa.
孩子們把花生醬抹得沙發上到處都是。
smithereens
碎片，碎屑
The city was bombed to smithereens during the war.
城市在戰爭中被炸成了瓦礫。
smolder (2)
無火焰地慢慢燒，悶燒
a smouldering fire
悶燒的火
smother (2)
悶死，使窒息
They threatened to smother the animals with plastic bags.
他們威脅要用塑膠袋把這些動物悶死。
smudged
弄髒的，模糊不清的
The signature was smudged and impossible to decipher.
簽名被弄得模糊一片，無法辨認。
snake
蜿蜓伸展
The river snakes through some of the most spectacular countryside in France.
這條河蜿蜒穿過法國一些最美麗的鄉村地區。
snappy
（尤指男子穿著或相貌）時髦的，漂亮的
He’s a snappy dresser.
他是個穿著時髦的人。
snare
圈套，陷阱
The legal system is full of snares for those who are not wary.
法律制度對那些不謹慎的人而言充滿了陷阱。
snatch
奪走，搶走
He snatched the photos out of my hand before I had a chance to look at them.
我還沒來得及看，他就一把搶走了我手裡的照片。
sneer
嘲笑，譏諷
You may sneer, but a lot of people like this kind of music.
你可以嗤之以鼻，但很多人喜歡這種音樂。
snippet
一條，一則（新聞、消息或談話）
I heard an interesting snippet on the radio this morning.
今天早上我從廣播裡聽到了一則有趣的新聞。
snitch
告發，告密，揭發
She thought I’d snitched on her.
她認為是我告了她。
snobbery
勢利，虛榮
She accused me of snobbery because I sent my sons to a private school.
她指責我虛榮，因爲我送兒子上了一所私立學校。
so to speak
姑妄言之，可以說
In that relationship it’s very much Lorna who wears the trousers, so to speak (= Lorna makes all the important decisions).
可以這麽說，他們家裡基本上是洛娜說了算。
sobriety (2)
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。
soggily
soggily
濕透地；濕潤地
solace
安慰，撫慰，慰藉
When his wife left him, he found solace in the bottle (= drank alcohol).
妻子離開他之後，他借酒消愁。
solicit
請求，索求，乞求
to solicit donations for a charity
呼籲人們捐款給慈善機構
solicitation
solicitation
懇切地要求；懇請；誘惑
solicitous
關心的，關切的
He made a solicitous enquiry after her health.
他十分關切地詢問了她的健康狀況。
solidarity
團結一致
The situation raises important questions about solidarity among member states of the UN.
當前形勢對聯合國成員國能否團結一致這一重要問題提出了質疑。
solidify (2)
（使）（液體或氣體）固化，凝固
Molten volcanic lava solidifies as it cools.
火山熔岩冷卻後變成固體。
solitary (2)
獨自的，唯一的，單個的
On the hill, a solitary figure was busy chopping down trees.
山上，有個人正忙著砍樹。
solvent
（尤指公司）有償付能力的，付得起的
Many insurance companies are under pressure to increase premiums to stay solvent.
很多保險公司面臨壓力，要增加保險費以保證償付能力。
sommelier
酒侍；侍酒師；斟酒服務員
Beaujolais hired some of the best sommeliers who serve at the new wine tasting ceremony every year. 每年薄酒萊廠舉行新酒品嚐會時，它們都會請來一些最棒的侍酒師。
soporific (2)
催眠的，使人昏昏欲睡的
the soporific effect of the heat
炎熱天氣的催眠作用
sordid
骯髒的，邋遢的
There are lots of really sordid apartments in the city’s poorer areas.
該市的落後地區有很多極其骯髒的公寓。
sort through sth.
查看(某些事物)並加以分類整理
sort through a pile of old photographs 把一堆舊照片整理一下
soubriquet
soubriquet
綽號；假名
sought after
（因品質高或稀有而）熱門的，廣受歡迎的
[ before noun ] At the age of 17 she is already one of Hollywood’s most sought-after actresses.
她17歲時就是好萊塢最走紅的女演員之一了。
sovereign (2)
至高無上的；完全獨立的
Sovereign power is said to lie with the people in some countries, and with a ruler in others.
據說，在某些國家中最高統治權歸於人民，而在其他國家則掌握在統治者手中。
spare
額外的，備用的；多餘的
a spare key/tyre
備用鎖匙／輪胎
sparse
稀少的；稀疏的，零落的
a sparse population/audience
稀少的人口／觀眾
spartan
簡樸的，清苦的；斯巴達式的
a spartan diet/meal
簡單的飲食／飯菜
spasmodically
一陣陣地
he tends to work spasmodically, only when the mood takes him 他往往憑性情工作，沒有常性
spit sth out
厲聲說出
He spat out an insult and marched out of the room.
他一邊大步走出房間，一邊罵了句髒話。
