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surveillance
（尤指員警或軍隊的）監視，盯梢
The police have kept the nightclub under surveillance because of suspected illegal drug activity.
這家夜總會因涉嫌非法毒品活動而被警方監視。
sentiment
觀點；意見；看法；情緒
Nationalist sentiment has increased in the area since the bombing.
爆炸案發生以來，該地區的民族主義情緒開始高漲。
（尤指愚蠢的或不合適的）溫情，傷感
The film is flawed by cloying sentiment.
這部電影的缺點在於過於傷感濫情。
spectrum
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。
（看法、感覺等的）範圍，各層次
He has support from across the whole political spectrum.
他得到了所有政治派別的支持。
scarcity
缺乏；不足；短缺
the scarcity of skilled workers
缺乏熟練工人
stance
（尤指公開表明的）觀點，立場
The doctor’s stance on the issue of abortion is well known.
這位醫生在墮胎問題上的立場眾人皆知。
站立姿勢
Jenny took up a stance with her feet slightly apart, ready to catch the ball.
珍妮兩腳稍稍分開站好了姿勢，準備接球。
sanction
制裁
Many nations have imposed sanctions on the country because of its attacks on its own people.
由於該國發生了對本國人民施暴，許多國家都對其進行制裁。
（爲維護法律或規定而採取的）強硬措施；（對違反法律或規定者進行的）懲罰，處罰
Without realistic sanctions, some teachers have difficulty keeping order in the classroom.
沒有切實可行的處罰措施，有些教師難以維持課堂秩序。
（尤指正式或法律認可的）批准，許可
They tried to get official sanction for the plans.
他們想使計劃獲得正式批准。
surge
陡增，遽增，急遽上升
An unexpected surge in electrical power caused the computer to crash.
突然出現的電壓遽增導致電腦當機。
湧現，奔湧
At the end of the game, there was a surge of fans onto the field.
比賽結束後，大群球迷湧向比賽場地。
sovereignty
主權，統治權
Talks are being held about who should have sovereignty over the island.
關於該島主權歸屬問題的會談正在進行。
stagnate
停滯不前；不發展
The electronics industry is showing signs of stagnating after 15 years of growth.
電子産業在經過15年的飛速發展之後出現了停滯不前的跡象。
submission
提交；呈遞
No date has yet been set for the submission of applications.
申請的提交日期還未確定。
順從，屈服；不得以接受
They thought the country could be bombed into submission.
他們認為轟炸可以使該國屈服。
-scope
（構成名詞，表示「觀看」、「觀察」、「測量」等用的儀器）
a microscope
顯微鏡
savvy
常識；實際能力
business savvy
專業知識
skeptic
持懷疑態度的人
People say it can cure colds, but I’m a skeptic.
人們說它能治感冒，我有些懷疑。
subsidy
補助金；津貼，補貼
The company received a substantial government subsidy.
公司得到大筆政府津貼。
supposition
猜測，推測，假定
That article was based on pure supposition.
那篇文章純粹是基於推測。
scalp
頭皮
a dry/oily/itchy scalp
乾燥的／油性的／發癢的頭皮
（在競爭或競選中）擊敗的人，手下敗將
Although they are expected to take some important scalps in the election, they are unlikely to form the next government.
儘管他們有可能在大選中擊敗一些重要人物，但是還是不大可能組閣下一任政府。
settlement
（結束爭端的）協定
It now seems unlikely that it will be possible to negotiate/reach a peaceful settlement of the conflict.
現在看來和平解決這一衝突是不可能的。
庭外和解；庭外和解費
They reached an out-of-court settlement.
他們達成了庭外和解。
結算；結帳；支付
The settlement of his debts took him several months.
他花了幾個月時間才還清了債務。
sequencing
排序，定序
A common sign of dyslexia is that the sequencing of letters when spelling words may be incorrect.
閱讀困難的常見徵兆是拼寫單字時字母的順序可能會出錯。
shroud
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。
謎局
The truth about the accident remains hidden beneath a shroud of secrecy.
事故的真相一直是個謎。
surrogate
替代的；代理的
Because she had no children of her own, her friend’s son became a kind of surrogate child to her.
因為她自己沒有孩子，所以她就把朋友的兒子當成自己的孩子。
superintendent
主管，負責人；（大樓的）看管人
In the US, a school superintendent is in charge of the schools in a particular area.
在美國，教育局長主管一個地區的學校。
staple
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。
suture
（縫合傷口的）一針，縫針
swelling
腫的地方，腫脹處；腫塊
Put your foot into cold water to help the swelling go down.
把腳放到涼水裡泡一下，有助消腫。
the suburbs
郊區，城外
The company decided to relocate to the suburbs because the rent was much cheaper.
公司決定搬到城郊去，因為那裡的租金便宜得多。
steward
（特定活動的）組織者，操辦者；服務員；管家；管理員
Stewards will be inspecting the race track at 9.00.
執事將在九點鐘檢查跑道。
salvage
（尤指從失事船隻、火災或水災中）搶救，打撈
gold coins salvaged from a shipwreck
從船隻殘骸中打撈出的金幣
scrutinize
細看，仔細審查
He scrutinized the men’s faces carefully/closely, trying to work out who was lying.
他仔細端詳這些男人的臉，想弄清誰在撒謊。
snap
突然折斷，哢嚓一聲折斷
You’ll snap that ruler if you bend it too far.
如果你把那把尺子彎得太厲害，它就會哢嚓一下折斷。
突然無法控制情感，突然發作（尤指動怒）
When she asked me to postpone my trip to help her move to her new house, I just snapped (= got angry).
她叫我把旅行延期去幫她搬家時，我一下子就惱火了。
stunt
妨礙…的正常生長；阻礙…的充分發展
Drought has stunted (the growth of) this year’s cereal crop.
乾旱阻礙了今年穀物的生長。
sabotage
（爲阻止敵人或對手成功而）毀壞，破壞（設備、武器或建築物）
The rebels had tried to sabotage the oil pipeline.
叛亂分子曾試圖破壞輸油管道。
smear
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。
誹謗，污衊
She decided to sue for libel after the newspaper smeared her private life.
這家報紙對她的私生活造謠誣衊，她決定告以誹謗罪。
suffocate
（使）窒息而死；（使）悶死
The report said that the victims had suffocated in the fumes.
報告說那些受害者是被煙熏死的。
束縛，阻止…的發展；遏制
squander
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。
stipulate
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。
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。
stifle
（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。
阻止；壓制，抑制；扼殺
She stifled a cough/yawn/scream/sneeze.
她忍住沒有咳嗽／打哈欠／尖叫／打噴嚏。
spawn
（使）産生，（使）突然成長
The new economic freedom has spawned hundreds of new small businesses.
新的經濟自由催生了上百家新的小企業。
signify
表示；意味著
Nobody really knows what the marks on the ancient stones signify.
沒人真正知道那些古老石頭上的記號代表甚麽含意。
使知道；表明
She signified her agreement by nodding her head.
她點頭表示同意。
suffice
足夠；滿足要求
I’m taking $400 - I think that should suffice.
我帶了400美元——我覺得應該夠了。
subjugate
征服，使臣服，使屈服
simulate
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。
strew
撒，散佈；（在…上）布滿，撒滿
They marked the end of the war by strewing flowers over the graves of 18,000 soldiers.
他們在1.8萬名士兵的墳墓上撒滿鮮花，以此紀念戰爭的結束。
stretch
伸出；伸長；拉伸
I tripped on a piece of wire that someone had stretched across the path.
我被不知是誰拉在路上的一根電線絆倒了。
伸展，舒展（四肢）
“I’m so tired,” she said, yawning and stretching.
「我太累了。」她打著呵欠伸了個懶腰說。
展開，鋪開；延伸
A huge cloud of dense smoke stretched across the horizon.
一大團濃煙在地平線上蔓延開來。
spur
激勵，鞭策；促進，加速
Rising consumer sales have the effect of spurring the economy to faster growth.
消費的成長有刺激經濟加速發展的作用。
subsidize
給予…津貼（或補貼）；資助
£50 would help to subsidize the training of an unemployed teenager.
50英鎊能夠資助一名無業青少年接受培訓。
saunter
閒逛，漫步
He sauntered by, looking very pleased with himself.
他悠閒漫步，怡然自得。
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。
sprint
短距離快速奔跑，衝刺
We had to sprint to catch the bus.
我們不得不飛奔趕上公車。
stall
（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。
拖延
She says she’ll give me the money next week but I think she’s just stalling (for time).
她說下週會把錢給我，但我認爲她只不過是在拖時間。
拖住（某人）
I managed to stall him for a few days until I’d got enough money to pay back the loan.
我設法拖住了他幾天，直到我籌夠了還貸款的錢。
solicit
請求，索求，乞求
to solicit donations for a charity
呼籲人們捐款給慈善機構
soar
猛增，驟升
All night long fireworks soared into the sky.
整個晚上煙火不斷地竄上高空。
shun
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。
startle
使大吃一驚；使受驚，使嚇一跳
She was concentrating on her book and his voice startled her.
她正在聚精會神地看書，被他的聲音嚇了一跳。
