List 5 Flashcards
redolent
芳香的:fragrance
redoubtable
杰出的,值得尊敬的:worthy of respect;可怕的:arousing fear
redundant
多余的,冗余的:exceeding necessary
reel
感到眩晕:from being twirled around;蹒跚地走路:swaying from side to side
referee
仲裁者;裁判员:impartially resolves a dispute;(就纠纷或争论)给出意见:give an opinion
refine
提纯,精炼:free from impurities;改善,改进:improve or perfect
reflect
反射:change direction;反映,显露:make manifest;思考:think seriously
refractory
倔强的,不顺从的:resisting control
refulgent
辉煌的,灿烂的:shinning radiantly
refute
否认:declare not to be true;证明为假,证伪:prove wrong
regenerate
使重获新生,使焕然一新:bring back to life;(使)洗心革面:better in character
regimen
(政治上的)统治:lawful control
regress
后退:back;退化,恶化:worse
rehabilitate
使复原,使康复:restore to healthy condition;(使)洗心革面:better in character
rehearsal
排练,彩排:practicing in preparation
reign
统治权:right to command;占统治地位或盛行:be predominant
rein
抑制,限制:keeping within certain boundaries;抑制,控制:keep from exceeding
reiterate
重申:state again
rejoice
欣喜,喜悦:feel joy
relapse
故态复萌,再犯:fall back
release
排放:give off;释放,使获得自由:set free;解雇:let go from office
relentless
残酷的,无情的:no abatement or severity;固执的,不肯妥协的:yielding in one’s purpose
relevant
有关系的,重要的:having connection
religion
宗教,信仰:beliefs;(对于宗教信仰的)忠诚,虔诚:loyalty to God
relinquish
放弃(职位,权力等):give up;移交,交出:give control or possession
relish
喜好,偏好:appreciation or liking;(愿望达成时的)高兴,满足感:when wishes are met;享受,喜欢:take pleasure
reluctant
不情愿的,反感的:showing unwillingness
remiss
疏忽的,不留心的:carelessness
remodel
改造,改变结构:alter the structure
remonstrance
抗议,抱怨:expression of protect, complaint
remorse
懊悔,悔恨:bitter regret
remunerate
支付报酬,补偿:pay
rend
撕裂,猛拉:tear or split apart
renegade
背教者,叛徒:rejects allegiance
renounce
(正式地)放弃:give up;宣布与…决裂:refuse to follow
renovate
修复,维修:restore;使重获新生,使焕然一新:bring back to life
repartee
机智的回答:witty response;打趣,善意的玩笑:good-natured teasing
repatriate
遣返:return to country
repeal
撤销,废除(法律等):rescind or annul;宣布与…决裂:refuse to recognize
repel
抵制:fight against;使厌恶:cause aversion
repertoire
(技术、设备或原料等的)详单:complete list
repine
抱怨、表达不满:express discontent;渴望:long for
replete
彻底吃饱了的:appetite completely satisfied;充满…的,富于…的:possessing great numbers
repose
(劳作后的)休息:state of resting;平静,宁静:freedom from storm;休息:take a rest;放置,交给他人:safekeeping or another
reprehend
谴责,责难,批评:express unfavorable opinion
repress
镇压:put down by force;阻止(正常的表达、活动或发展等):prevent expression
reprieve
对…暂缓处刑,免罪:postpone or cancel punishment;维持…的运行:prevent from being closed
reproach
令人羞愧的事物,耻辱:causes shame;批评,责备:express criticism
reprobate
堕落者,道德败坏的人:unprincipled person;堕落的,放荡的:morally corrupt;谴责,痛斥:condemn strongly;拒绝,不提供:unwilling to grant
reproof
批评,反对:criticism
reprove
温和地责备,警告:scold gently;不欣赏,不喜欢:unfavorable opinion
repudiate
否认:declare not to be true;拒绝接受:unwillingness to accept
repugnant
令人厌恶的:arousing aversion;不和谐的,不协调的:not harmony
repulse
使厌恶,排斥:reject with denial
repute
(尤指好的)名声,名誉:good reputation
requite
酬谢,报答:make repayment;报仇:punish in kind
requisite
必需品:something necessary;必不可少的,必备的:necessary
rescind
废除,取消:make void
reserved
内向的,缄默的:restrained
residue
剩余物:remains
resign
辞职,放弃(职位):give up office
resilience
弹力:resume original shape;恢复能力:ability to recover quickly
resolute
坚定的:firm determination
resonant
(声音)洪亮的,共鸣的:strong in tone
resourceful
有创造力的,机智的:act imaginatively
respite
间歇,休息:rest
respire
呼吸:inhale, exhale air
resplendent
华丽辉煌的:brilliantly
responsive
反应的,敏感的:quick to respond
restive
急躁的,忧虑的:impatience, uneasiness;难以管束的:resisting control
restless
不平静的:lack of quite
restrain
限制,控制:limit, restrict
resurgence
复兴:restoration
resuscitate
使复活,使苏醒:restore consciousness
retainer
家仆:service
retaliate
报复,反击:pay back
retard
减速,延迟:cause slowly
retinue
随行人员:group of retainers
reticent
沉默不语的:inclined to be silent;不愿意的:slow to begin
retort
(尤指机智的)回应,回答:quick, witty reply
retouch
润饰,改进:improve
retract
收回,否认:take back
retrench
削减开支:curtail expenses
retribution
报酬,报应:reward or punishment
retrograde
倒退的:moving backward;退步,退化:decline
retrospective
回顾的:looking back
revelry
狂乐,喧闹的作乐:noisy partying
revenge
报复,复仇:retaliating;为…复仇:retaliating in kind
revere
(尤指对神的)尊崇,尊敬:respect
revise
更改,修正:improve
revive
恢复意识:return to consciousness;再获新生:active again
revoke
撤回,宣告无效:annul
revolt
使厌恶,使反感:fill with disgust;反叛:renounce allegiance
ribald
(举止、言语)下流粗鄙的:vulgar
rickety
不稳的:lacking stability
rider
骑马的人:rides;(议案的)附加条款:appended
ridicule
嘲笑:make fun
rife
丰富的,普遍的:great numbers
rift
分裂,不和:break friendly;使开裂:break
rile
刺激,惹怒:make agitated
ripen
使成熟,变成熟:make ripe
riot
喧闹,暴乱:public violence
rite
惯例,仪式:prescribed form
rive
撕开:tear apart
riveting
吸引人的,极迷人的:absorbing engrossing
rivulet
小河,小溪:small stream
robust
精力充沛的,强壮的,健康的:full of strength
roil
搅浑,使混乱:stir up;激怒:displease
roisterer
喝酒喧闹的人:engages in merrymaking
rookie
新兵;新生;菜鸟:recruit
roster
值勤表,花名册:list of personnel
rostrum
讲坛,演讲坛:stage speaking
rouse
激起,煽动:stir up;唤醒:stop sleeping
royalty
皇家身份:regal character;版税;专利权税:payment
rubicund
红润的,健康的:healthy rosiness
rudimentary
初始的,未发展的:earliest development;最根本的,基础的:first principles
rue
后悔,遗憾:feeling of regret
ruffle
皱褶,褶裥花边:strip edge;使粗糙:destroy smoothness;扰乱,打扰:disturb
ruminate
沉思:go over in the mind
rumple
使皱,弄皱:form creases;打乱,使不整齐:undo the proper order
run
(不间断的)连续演出:course of performances
runic
神秘的:mysterious
rupture
打破;打碎,破裂:part
ruse
诡计:subterfuge
rustic
乡下人,头脑简单的人:awkward or simple person;乡村的:open areas with few buildings;粗俗的:lacking polish
rustle
快速地行动:move or act with speed
sabotage
妨害,破坏:hinder a cause;从事破坏活动,阻止:practice sabotage
saccharine
像糖一样的,有甜味的:sugar;做作的,矫情的:appealing to the emotions
sacrilege
亵渎圣物:profanation sacred
saddle
使某人担负:load
safeguard
保护措施:prevent accident;保护:make safe
sage
智者:wisdom
salient
显著的,最突出的:conspicuously
salubrious
有益健康的:promoting health
salutary
有益健康的:promoting health;有利的,利好的:promoting well-being
salutation
致敬,打招呼(表示欢迎和礼貌):greeting;赞扬:praise
salvage
(从灾难中)抢救:save from loss
salve
减轻:缓解:assuage
sanctify
使神圣,将…敬为神:make holy
sanctimonious
假装虔诚的:hypocritically pious
sanction
批准,同意,许可:make valid;制裁:coercive measure
sanctuary
避难所:protection
sand
磨光:make smooth
sanguine
乐观的,确信的:free from doubt;面色红润的:healthy reddish
sanitary
健康的,清洁的:health
sap
削弱:weaken energy vitality;健康,活力:active strength
sapient
聪明的,有洞察力的:deep understanding, intelligent
sarcasm
讽刺,轻蔑:ironic
sartorial
裁缝匠的,裁缝的:clothes
sate
使饱足,充分满足:satisfy fully
satiate
(使)饱足(的),过分满足(的):satisfy fully
satire
讽刺诗,讽刺文学:literary ridicule
satirize
讽刺:ridicule
saturate
使饱和,浸透:wet thoroughly
saturnine
忧郁的,阴沉的:lacking in cheer;讽刺的:sardonic
saunter
闲逛,漫步:by foot
savant
博学之士,学者:learning
savory
口感好的,味道好的:appetizing taste, smell;令人愉悦的,pleasure or contentment
savvy
老练,机智:knowledge actually doing;明确了解:clear idea of;有见识的,精明能干的:practical cleverness or judgment
scads
许多,大量:large number
scant
不足的,缺乏的:scarcely
scathing
尖酸刻薄的:cause hurt feelings
schism
不一致:lack of agreement
scintillate
闪耀:sparks
scion
子孙:descendant
scission
切断,分离,分裂:division
scoff
嘲笑:derision, mock;狼吞虎咽:eat greedily
scorch
炙烤,烘干:burn, make dry
scorn
轻蔑,鄙视,不屑:reject contemptible
scotch
停止:put an end to
scour
用力擦洗:wash vigorously;搜查:to find or discover
scowl
皱眉(表现出不高兴):expression displeasure
scrappy
好斗的,好吵架的:aggressive
scrap
废料,废物:discarded or useless;抛弃:get rid of;终止,放弃原计划:put an end to
scrawl
乱涂,潦草地写:write carelessly
scribble
潦草地书写,乱写:meaningless
scrupulous
正直的:principled;一丝不苟的:great care and effort
scrutable
可以理解的:understood comprehensible
scrutinize
仔细检查:observe great care
scuff
(使)磨损:roughened by wear;脚步拖沓:move heavily
scurrilous
说粗话的:vulgar
scurvy
下流的,让人鄙视的:contemptible
seamy
肮脏的,堕落的:sordid, base
secluded
僻静的,隐蔽的:hidden
secrete
隐藏:conceal;分泌:generate
sedate
淡定的,安静的:free from agitation
sedentary
固定不动的:not migratory
seduce
劝说(使不忠,使不服从),诱…误入歧途:persuade
sedulous
勤奋认真的:careful perseverance
seemly
得体的,遵守礼节的:following the established traditions
segment
分割;部分:separate
self-abasement
自卑,自谦:humiliation
self-absorbed
自恋的,自私的:absorbed in one’s own
seminal
有发展性的:contributing later development;创新的:creative
sensation
感觉,知觉:sense;轰动事件:intense interest
sensitive
敏感的:susceptible
sentinel
哨兵,看守:watches over
sepulchral
阴沉的,丧葬的:lacking in cheer
septic
腐败的,感染的:putrefaction
sequela
结果:secondary result
sequester
使隔离,分离:segregate;使隐退:seclusion
sere
干枯的,凋萎的:dried, withered
serendipity
意外发现珍奇(或称心)事物的本领:by accident
serene
安静的:free from uproar;稳重的,镇静的:unaffected, calm
sermon
布道,说教:public speech moral
serpentine
弯曲的:winding
serrate
锯齿状的:notched
serried
密集的:little space
servile
低下的,卑屈的:submissive, abject
severe
严厉的,要求严格的:exacting standards;难以承受的,艰难的:difficult to endure
shackle
束缚:restrictions;限制,阻碍:create difficulty
shadow
偷偷尾随:secretly trail;遮蔽,(使)变暗:gloomy
shallow
浅显的,浅薄的:lack of depth of understanding
sham
欺瞒:deceitfulness;掩饰,假装:present a false appearance;虚假的:fake
shiftless
胸无大志的,懒惰的:lacking ambition
shipshape
井然有序的:order
shirk
逃避,规避:keep away from
shoal
浅的:little depth
shopworn
陈旧的:worn-out
shred
少量:small amount
shrewd
精明的,机敏的:cleverness or judgment;刺骨的,强烈的:discomfort
shrink
(在数量或价值方面)降低,减小:reduced;(使)本能性地退却(如因遇到使人惊恐的事物),(使)退缩:draw back;表示出不情愿,犹豫:hesitate
shroud
隐蔽物,可起隐蔽、保护或屏护作用的物体:conceals, protects, screens;将…从视线中隔离,遮蔽:shut off from sight
shrug
轻视,忽略:dismiss;脱下(衣物等):rid
shun
避开,避免:keep away
sidestep
(通过逃避而)不遵守:avoid having to comply with
signal
(在重要性、成就方面)非同寻常的:standing above;给出信号:direct or notify
simpleton
(缺乏常识的)笨蛋:lacking in common sense
simulate
假装,模仿:take on the appearance;模拟:create a representation
sin
罪恶的事:highly reprehensible
sincere
真诚的,不做作的:without pretense
sinecure
美差:requires little or no work
sinew
活力,力量:vigorous strength
singe
轻微烧焦:burn superficially
sinuous
蜿蜒的,迂回的:irregular curves
sip
(尤指小口地)喝:swallow in liquid form
skeleton
骨架,框架:structural framework
skeptic
怀疑者:doubts, questions or disagrees
skimp
缺乏的,不足的:less plentiful;节省花费,吝啬:give insufficient funds
skirmish
小冲突,争论:minor
skirt
界限,边界:marks the outer limit;绕行,避开:go around
slack
松弛的:not tightly fastened;疏忽的,大意的:failing to give proper care
slake
使满足:satisfy
slant
(看待问题、思考的)角度,看法:way of looking;倾斜的:slanting direction;歪曲(事实等):create a wrong impression
slate
列入名单,计划,安排:put on a list
slew
大量,许多:large amount
slight
不重要的:deficient in weight;轻微的:small in degree;轻蔑,看不起:treat with disdain;忽略,疏忽:fail to give proper attention
sling
投掷:send through the air
slippery
光滑的:slide;隐秘的:acting in secret;意义不明确的:not precise in meaning
slipshod
粗心的,随意的:indifference to exactness, precision, and accuracy
sloppy
邋遢的,不整洁的:lacking neatness;混乱的:lacking in order
sloth
怠惰,懒惰:disinclination to action
slouch
懒人:lazy person;缓慢行走:move slowly
slovenly
邋遢的,不整洁的:lacking neatness
sluggard
懒人:lazy person
sluggish
缓慢的,迟缓的:slow in movement;迟钝的,反应慢的:slow to respond
slumber
睡着:sleep
slur
耻辱:mark of guilt;含糊地发音:indistinctly;疏忽,忽略:without due, consideration
sly
狡猾的:clever or cunning;隐秘的,偷偷的:acting in secret
smarmy
虚情假意的,过分恭维的:hypocritically
smart
反应敏捷的,聪颖的:sharp quick thought;整洁的:strikingly neat;感到疼痛,感到痛苦:suffer acutely
smattering
浅薄的知识:superficial knowledge;少量:small amount
smirk
(自鸣得意地)笑:offensively self-satisfied
smother
使窒息:killed by lack of air;抑制(表达,说出),压制:refrain
smug
自大的,自鸣得意的:opinion of oneself;整洁的,有序的:good order
smuggling
走私,私运:importation or exportation contrary to the law
snare
无法逃脱的困境:catches and holds;捕捉:capture by
snarl
纠缠,纠结:twist;咆哮,怒吼:to anger
sneer
(轻蔑地)嘲笑:scornful
snobbish
谄上傲下的,自大的:offensive air of superiority
snub
轻视,不理睬:contempt or neglect
soak
使…湿透:make thoroughly wet
sober
严肃的:serious-looking;节制的:restraint;有理有据的:sound reasoning
sodden
湿透的:penetrated by water;使…湿透:wet thoroughly
solace
安慰:comfort in sorrow;安慰,安抚:console
solder
连接,联合:unite
solemnity
庄严,严肃:solemn
solicitous
为他人操心的,体谅他人的:happiness of others;迫切的,渴望的:urgent desire
solid
固态的,坚固的:not easily yield to pressure;有理有据的:sound reasoning;坚定的,不迟疑的:not showing weakness
soliloquy
(尤指自言自语的)独白:without addressing a listener
solitude
孤独,避世:being alone
solvent
有偿付能力的:able to pay debts;溶剂:another substance is dissolved
somatic
肉体的:of the body
somber
昏暗的,无光的:shaded;悲伤的,不愉快的:lacking in cheer
somnolence
瞌睡,嗜睡:needing sleep
sonnet
十四行诗:14-line verse form
soothe
带来慰藉,安慰:bring comfort;使镇静,使安心:free from distress;弱化,缓解:less severe
sop
安慰物:placate or soothe;贿赂,回扣:improperly influence a person’s conduct;浸湿,湿透:wet thoroughly
sophism
假推理,诡辩:deceptive argumentation
sophisticated
精明的,老于世故的:worldly knowledge or refinement;复杂的:complex
soporific
催眠的药剂,安眠药:induces sleep;催眠的:cause sleep;慵懒的,困倦的:sleepiness or lethargy
sordid
肮脏的,不干净的:not clean;卑鄙的:baseness
sound
牢固的,不可动摇的:withstand stress without structural damage;健康的,强壮的:free from injury;(逻辑)上严谨的:valid reasoning
sparse
稀疏的,稀少的:less plentiful
spartan
简朴的,节约的:simplicity
spat
(小的)争吵:quarrel
spate
突发的洪水:sudden flood;大量:large number
specific
特有的,独特的:exact sort;明确的:clearly expressed
specious
似是而非的,欺骗性的:false look of truth
speck
小点,少量:small amount
spectator
观众,目击者,旁观者:watches
spectrum
光谱,范围,系列:sequence or range
speculate
推测,揣测:take to be true;投机倒买:from market fluctuations
spendthrift
挥霍家,败家子:spends improvidently;挥霍的,不节俭的:spending money freely
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
stipulate
规定,特定要求:specify agreement
stitch
突然剧痛:sharp unpleasant sensation
stock
库存,储备:inventory;普通的,常备的:commonly used
stockade
栅栏,围栏:enclosure;监狱:confinement
stodgy
平庸的,乏味的:dull;非常守旧的:old-fashioned
stoke
添加燃料:supply fuel;增大,促进:make greater
stoic
隐忍的,冷静的:unaffected by pleasure or pain
stolid
无动于衷的,感情麻木的:little emotion
stomach
容忍:bear
stonewall
拒绝(合作),阻挠:uncooperative, obstructive
stouthearted
勇敢的:stout, spirit
stratagem
谋略,策略:deceiving
strait
海峡:channel joining water;痛苦:suffering
strand
绳,线之一股:single filament;遗弃,使置之困境:leave in a unfavorable place
stratify
将…分成各种等级:divide into classes
stray
漫无目的:lacking purpose;离群,迷途,偏离:move away, deviate
strength
力量:ability to exert effort;(抵抗攻击、压力的)强度:ability to withstand force
striate
加条纹:mark with striations
stricture
责难,批评:criticism
stride
迈大步走:long steps
strident
刺耳的:harsh sound
strike
攻击:force or violence;铸造(奖牌):form by stamping;击打:deliver a blow;袭击,攻击:violent action;撞击:forceful contact
stringent
紧绷的:tight;严格的:marked by rigor
strip
脱衣,剥去:remove clothing
strut
趾高气昂地走:walk pompous;支柱,压杆strengthen a framework
studio
工作室,画室,摄影室:working place of a painter
stultify
使无效,抑制:render futile
stupor
迟钝,麻痹,无知觉:suspended sense
stunt
阻碍(成长):hinder growth
sturdy
强健的,结实的:strengthen
stygian
极阴暗的:extremely dark
stymie
阻碍:present an obstacle
subdue
使顺从;征服:conquer
subject
臣民,受支配的人:under authority;取决于(其他因素)的:under the influence
subjugate
征服,镇压:bring under control;剥夺…的自由:make subservient
sublime
崇高的,庄严的:high moral;(因为杰出、尊贵、美丽等而)令人惊叹的:inspire awe
subliminal
下意识的,潜在意识的:below perception
submerge
使淹没:under water
submissive
服从的,顺从的,恭顺的:submitting
subordinate
下级的,次要的:lower rank;征服:under one’s control
subservient
奉承的,屈从的:obsequiously
subside
下陷,下沉,减弱:tend downward
subsidiary
次要的:secondary importance;起辅助作用的:aid, support
subsidy
补助金,津贴:monetary support
substantial
物质的:having substance;有重大意义的:considerable in importance
substantiate
证实:support with proof;使实体化:give material
substantive
本质的,关键的:relating to the essence
subterfuge
诡计:deception to conceal
subtle
微妙的,难以感知的:difficult perceive;巧妙的,间接或带有欺骗性的:clever deceptive means
subvert
颠覆:overturn
succinct
简明的,简洁的:clear, precise
succor
救援,援助:aid
suffocate
使窒息:deprive of oxygen
suffuse
(色彩等)弥漫,染遍,充满:spread through
sulk
生气,愠怒:resentment
sullen
闷闷不乐的:lacking in cheer
summary
摘要:abstract;就地的,立即的:on the spot
summit
顶点:highest point
summon
召集,召唤:call together;传唤(出庭、出席):command to appear in court
sumptuous
豪华的,奢侈的:extremely luxurious
sunder
分裂,分离:break apart
supercilious
高傲的,傲慢的:haughty
superficial
表面的,肤浅的:lacking depth
superfluous
多余的,过剩的:exceeding sufficient
superimpose
添(声)加(色)(使形象、某因素或性质更加清楚):add distinct
supine
懒散的,倦怠的,消极的,漠不关心的:lethargy, indifference
supple
易弯曲的,柔软的:bent, pliant
supplant
排挤,篡夺…的位置:usurp the place of
supplement
增补,补充:complete for a deficiency
supplicate
恳求,乞求:make a request earnest or urgent
supposition
猜想,推测:little or no evidence
suppress
抑制(表情):inhibit the expression;用暴力终止,镇压:put a stop to, force
surcharge
过高收费:charge much
surfeit
(使)过量,(使)饮食过度:supply excess
surrender
交出,放弃,投降:give over to;使沉溺于:give(oneself)over
surreptitious
偷偷摸摸的,保密的:escape being observed
susceptibility
易受感染的性质或状态:little resistance
suspend
暂停,中止:bring to a formal close;悬挂:hang
suture
缝合:joining
svelte
(女人)体态苗条的,优雅的:slim
swagger
大摇大摆地走,趾高气昂地走:arrogant, pompous;自夸,吹嘘:boast
swear
咒骂:curse;宣誓:oath
sweltering
酷热的:hot
swerve
突然改变方向:turn aside abruptly
swill
痛饮,大口地吃:drink greedily, eat greedily
swindle
欺骗,骗取:cheat
sybarite
沉溺于奢侈逸乐者,酒色之徒:devoted luxury
sycophant
马屁精:flatter
syllabus
提纲,摘要;课文、演讲或研究课题的概要或提纲:summary
syllogism
由一般到个别的推理,演绎:reasoning, deduction
symbiosis
共生关系:living together
symmetry
对称:balanced proportions
synchronous
同时期的,同步的:identical period phase
synergic
合作的:cooperating
synonymous
同义的:same similar meaning
synopsis
摘要,概要:outline, abstract, summary
synthesis
合成,综合:combination
tacit
暗示的:implied, not actually expressed
taciturn
沉默寡言的,话少的:disinclined to talk
tackle
着手处理:start work
tact
机敏,精明,不冒犯:keen sense, maintain good relations
tactile
有触觉的,能触知的:touch tangible
tactless
不机智的,笨拙的:inconsiderate, indiscreet
talisman
护身符:bring good luck, keep away evil
taint
使(品质)污损:morally bad
tamper
恶意篡改,损害:mischievously;玩弄:rashly or foolishly
tangent
离题(的),不相关(的):irrelevant
tangible
可感知的:capable perceived;确凿的,真实的:real or concrete
tangy
刺激的:powerfully stimulating
tantalize
激起,挑逗,引诱:excite
tantamount
等价的,与…相等的:equivalent
tantrum
勃然大怒,发脾气:bad temper
taper
(使)逐渐变细:become narrower, thinner;逐渐减少,减弱:diminish gradually
tardy
缓慢的,迟缓的:slowly;延后的,迟的:delayed
tarnish
玷污:morally bad
tasty
美味的;令人愉悦的:pleasure or contentment
tatty
破旧的,褴褛的:shabby
taunt
嘲弄性质疑,挑衅:challenge, jeer at
taut
紧绷的:not loose;整洁的:proper order, trim shape
tawdry
俗丽的,花哨而庸俗的:gaudy
taxing
繁重的,费力的:requiring much time, effort
tedious
冗长乏味的:tiresome, dullness, boring
teeter
蹒跚,不稳定地行走:unsteadily;犹豫不决:uncertainty
telling
禁酒:abstinence alcoholic
temerity
有效的,显著的:effective
temporize
鲁莽,冒失:foolhardy, recklessness;行动躲躲闪闪以争取时间、躲避争论等:act evasively
temperate
(言行举止)有分寸的:avoiding extremes;有节制的:restraint
tempestuous
突然的,剧烈的:sudden or violent
tenable
有据可依的,无懈可击的:capable defended, reasonable
tenacious
顽固的,不屈不挠的:persistent;粘着的:adhere to
tendentious
有偏见的:biased
tender
正式提出:offer;考虑周到的,关心同情的:sympathy consideration
tenuous
没有实际内容的,空洞的:little substance
tepid
不太热心的:little or no interest
terminology
专业术语:special terms or expressions
terminus
终点,终点站:end
terror
极度恐惧:intense fear
terse
简洁的,简明的:brief
testimony
证词,声明:authentication
testy
易怒的,暴躁的:easily annoyed, irritable
tether
(用绳、铁链)拴系、束缚:fasten, restrain;能力或忍耐力的极限:limit
theatrical
做作的,夸张的,矫揉造作的:exaggerated unnatural
therapeutic
治疗的,有疗效的:treatment disease
thorny
多刺的:full of thorns;棘手的:difficulties
threadbare
陈腐的:hackneyed;贫穷的:lacking possessions;破烂的:worn or torn
throng
大量聚集:crowd in great numbers
thwart
阻挠:oppose
ticklish
易怒的:easily offended;棘手的,对技巧要求高的:exceptional skill or caution
tiff
小争吵:petty quarrel
tightfisted
吝啬的:stingy
timeworn
陈腐的:hackneyed
timid
胆小的,不自信的lacking courage, self-confidence
timorous
胆小的:fearful
tinge
给…着上少量的色彩:color, tint
tinker
乱修,乱调整:thoughtlessly