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Lesson 52 Flashcards

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spatula

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spatula

（炊具中的）刮刀，鍋鏟； 抹刀

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specious

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似是而非的；貌似有理的；虛假的
a specious argument/claim
看似有理的論點／主張

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spectrum

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光譜；波譜；聲譜；頻譜
The colours of the spectrum - red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet - can be seen in a rainbow.
光譜中的紅、橙、黃、綠、藍、靛、紫諸色都可以在彩虹中見到。

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speculate

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猜測；推測，推斷
I don’t know why she did it - I’m just speculating.
我不知道她爲甚麽那麽做——我只是猜測。

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speculative

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猜測的；推測的，推斷的
The article was dismissed as highly speculative.
該文被斥爲純屬臆測。

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spin-off

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衍生産品，副産品；衍生物
The research has had spin-offs in the development of medical equipment.
這項研究在研製醫療設備的同時開發了一些衍生産品。

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spiral

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螺旋形
A corkscrew is spiral-shaped.
瓶塞鑽是螺旋形的。

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spire

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尖塔；尖頂；錐形體

He could see grimy roofs, factory chimneys and church spires. 他可以看到骯髒的屋頂、工廠的煙囪和教堂的尖頂。

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spirit away

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迅速地(或偷偷地、神秘地)帶走; 誘拐; 誘帶
The pop-star was spirited away at the end of the concert before her fans could get near her. 音樂會一結束, 那位流行樂曲歌手沒等歌迷接近她就沒影兒了。

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spitefully

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spitefully

懷恨地；懷有惡意地

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splash

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（使）（液體）灑，濺，潑
Water was splashing from a hole in the roof.
水從屋頂的洞裡潑濺下來。

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sporadically (4)

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斷斷續續地; 偶爾

theatre reviews appeared only sporadically in the paper after he left 他離開後，戲劇評論只是零星地見諸報端

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sprawl (3)

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（懶散地）攤開四肢坐（或躺）
I knocked into her in the corridor and sent her sprawling (= knocked her over).
我在走廊裡和她迎頭相撞，把她撞了個四腳朝天。

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spring up

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突然出現；湧現
Thousands of new businesses have sprung up in the past couple of years.
過去幾年裡數千家新企業如雨後春筍般紛紛湧現。

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sprout (2)

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發（芽），抽（芽）；長出（毛髮等）；（葉、毛髮等）生長
It takes about three days for the seeds to sprout.
這些種子大概要三天時間才會發芽。

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spunky

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1.【口】有精神的
From the spunky look on his face you could tell he must have done well in the test. 從他有精神的表情上可以得知他一定考得不錯。
2.容易發怒的
Nobody knows why my father has been spunky lately. 誰也不知道我爸爸近來為什麼容易發怒。

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spurious

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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。

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spurt

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（使）噴出，（使）冒出，（使）湧出
Blood was spurting out all over the place.
血噴得到處都是。

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squabble

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口角；（爲瑣事的）爭吵
Polly and Susie were having a squabble about who was going to hold the dog’s lead.
波莉和蘇茜在爲誰來牽狗而爭吵。

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squalid

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（地方常因缺錢）極其骯髒的，汙穢的
Many prisons, even today, are overcrowded and squalid places.
時至今日，許多監獄仍舊擁擠不堪，骯髒至極。

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squander (5)

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浪費，揮霍（金錢或補給品）；糟蹋（機會）
They’ll quite happily squander a whole year’s savings on two weeks in the sun.
他們會心甘情願地花盡全年的積蓄，度過兩個星期的陽光假期。

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squeamishly (2)

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squeamishly

易心煩意亂地；神經脆弱地

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squint

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瞇起眼看
The sun was shining straight in her eyes and made her squint.
陽光刺眼，她不得不瞇起了眼睛。

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squirm

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（因緊張、尷尬或疼痛）動來動去，來回扭動
Nobody spoke for at least five minutes and Rachel squirmed in her chair with embarrassment.
至少有五分鐘誰也沒說話，瑞秋尷尬地在椅子上扭來扭去。

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stagflation

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【經】停滯型膨脹；膨脹性蕭條；滯脹

Stagflation can be a harbinger of economic depression. 景氣不好、通貨膨脹可能是經濟衰退的預兆。

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stagnant (2)

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（水或空氣）不流動的，汙濁的
a stagnant pond
死水塘

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stagnation (6)

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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。

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stake

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股本，股份
He holds (= owns) a 40 percent stake in/of the company.
他擁有公司40%的股份。

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stale

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（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。

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stalemate

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（爭論的）僵局，僵持局面
Tomorrow’s meeting between the two leaders is expected to break a diplomatic stalemate that has lasted for ten years.
明天兩位領袖之間的會面有望打破長達十年的外交僵局。

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stalking

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（在一段時期內）非法跟蹤騷擾
He was arrested for stalking.
他因跟蹤騷擾他人而被捕。

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stall

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（使）（引擎）熄火
A car may stall due to the driver braking too suddenly.
司機踩刹車過猛可能會導致汽車熄火。

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stampede

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（尤指獸群或人群因恐懼引發的）狂奔；奔逃，蜂擁
Two shoppers were injured in the stampede as shop doors opened on the first day of the sale.
大特價的第一天商店開門時，人們蜂擁而入，導致兩名顧客受傷。

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standoff

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1.冷漠；冷淡
2.（比賽的）平局
3.【美】僵持；均衡
The political standoff ended when the army took over. 軍隊接管後，政治僵局才告一段落。

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staple

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主要產品；某物的主要部分
Shortages mean that even staples (= basic foods) like bread are difficult to find.
物資短缺意味著連麵包之類的主食都難覓蹤影。

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stark

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赤裸的；簡單的；明顯的；（尤指）毫無修飾的，粗陋的；嚴重的；極端的
It was a stark room with a bed and chair as the only furniture.
這個房間很簡陋，僅有的傢俱就是一張床和一把椅子。

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state-owned enterprise

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state-owned enterprise

國營事業，國營企業（縮寫：SOE）

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stationary (2)

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靜止的；不變的；穩定的
a stationary car/train
停著的汽車／火車

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stealthy

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祕密的；鬼鬼祟祟的

The cat crept with stealthy movements toward the bird. 貓偷偷地接近鳥兒。

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steely

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顏色似鋼的，鋼灰色的
steely grey
鋼灰色的

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sterile (4)

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（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。

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stifle (3)

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（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。

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stigma (2)

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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。

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stigmatize

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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。

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stimulation

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刺激；激勵；興奮作用
While she was at home looking after her children, she felt deprived of intellectual stimulation.
她在家裡照顧孩子的時候，覺得被剝奪了活躍大腦的機會。

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stipend

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薪俸，薪金
an annual stipend
年薪

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stipulate (4)

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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。

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stitch

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（縫紉的）針腳；一針
Secure the two pieces together with a couple of stitches.
縫上幾針，把兩塊布縫在一起。

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stoic

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克制感情的；（尤指面對逆境）堅忍的，隱忍的
We knew she must be in pain, despite her stoic attitude.
儘管她非常堅忍，但我們知道她一定很痛苦。

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stoically

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stoically

恬淡寡慾地；堅忍地

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