List 24 Flashcards
spent
精疲力竭的:drained of energy
spindly
细长纤弱的:frail or flimsy
spiny
多刺的:spines;棘手的,麻烦的:requiring exceptional skill
spleen
怒气,怨恨:anger or ill will
splice
接合,叠接:unite
spontaneous
自发的,不经思索的:without apparent thought
spoof
轻松幽默的模仿,小恶搞:exaggerates for comic effect;诱骗,诱使相信:believe what is true
sporadic
偶尔的,零星发生的:not often occurring
sprawl
杂乱无序地发展;蔓生,蔓延:irregularly
sprightly
活泼的,充满活力的:full of vitality
spur
刺激物:arouses action;支撑物:holds up;刺激,激励:incite
spurious
假的,伪造的:lacking authenticity
spurn
摒弃,拒绝:reject with disdain
squabble
口角,小争吵:quarrel
squalid
污秽的,肮脏的:dirty;道德败坏的:repulsive
squall
(通常伴随雨或雪的)风暴,暴风雪,暴风雨:violent windstorm;尖叫:scream
squander
使分散:apart;浪费:spend wastefully
squat
又矮又胖的:broad in build, short in stature
squint
斜视,睥睨:glances sideways
squelch
压制,镇压(运动):stop by force;击溃,使无言以对:put down or silence
stabilize
使稳定;变得稳定:make or become stable
stalwart
无所畏惧的:no fear;(体魄等)强健的:strength vigor;坚定的:firm, resolute
stamina
耐力:moral strength;
stammer
口吃,结巴:speak with pauses
startle
使吓一跳,使大吃一惊:frighten or surprise
static
静态的;停滞的:lack of movement;无改变的:little change
stature
高度,身高:height;才干,水平:quality, status
steadfast
坚定的,忠诚的:firm in belief
stealth
秘密行动:proceeding furtively;秘密的:not to attract attention
steep
浸泡:make wet;陡峭的:approaching perpendicular;过分的,过高的:beyond limit
stench
臭气,恶臭:foul odor
stentorian
声音洪亮的:loud
sterile
贫瘠的:not productive;无菌的:free from bacteria
stickler
坚持细节的人,一丝不苟的人:insist on exactness
stiff
僵硬的,无法弯曲的:lacking suppleness;(在社交场合)缺乏优雅的,不自在的:lacking social grace;过分的,过高的:beyond limit;艰苦的,费力的:requiring effort
stifle
抑制(声音、呼吸等);阻止,扼杀:hold back
stigma
耻辱,污名:mark of shame
stint
吝惜,节省:be frugal
stingy
小气的,吝啬的:unwilling;极少量的:less plentiful
stipple
(雕刻时)点刻,用点标记:mark with small spots