unit 24 Flashcards

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spent

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1精疲力尽的
spent runner after the marathon
2用废的
spent fuel

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slump

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暴跌,急剧下降

a stock market slump

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spiny

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棘手,麻烦的

a spiny problem to negotiate

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sprawl

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杂乱无序地发展,蔓延

the city sprawls down the whole coast

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sprightly

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活泼的

the sprightly 85-year-old president

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spurn

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摒弃,拒绝

they spurned his recommendation

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santity

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心智健全,神志正常

preserve one’s santity

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squalid

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污秽的,肮脏的

living in a squalid conditons

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squall

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尖叫

the baby squalled in pain

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squander

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浪费

he squander his inheritance on women and gambling

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soft-pedal

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降低…的力度

soft-pedal an investigation into the scandal

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squelch

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压制,镇压(运动)

squelch the workers’ protest

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stalwart

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坚定的

a stalwart supporter of the UN

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steadfast

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坚定的,忠诚的

her comrades remained steadfast

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stealth

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秘密的

a stealth raid

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steep

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1陡峭的
a very steep rock face
2过分的,过高的
extremely steep demands

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strench

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臭气,恶臭

causing the strench in the living room

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sterile

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1贫瘠的
a sterile land
2无菌的
sterile surgical supplies

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stickler

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坚持细节的人,一丝不苟的人

a stickler for perfection

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stifle

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抑制(声音、呼吸等);阻止,扼杀

stifle free expression

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stint

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吝惜,节省

they never stint with their praise

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stipulate

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规定,特定要求

total disarmament was stipulate in the peace treaty

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stock

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普通的,常备的

the stock answers to sensitive quesitions

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sectarian

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狭隘的

sectarian positions

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stodgy

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平庸的,乏味的

a stodgy plot

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stoke

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增大,促进

stoke worker’s commitment to the company

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stoic

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隐忍的,冷静的

stoic resignation in the face of hunger

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stolid

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无动于衷的,感情麻木的

stolid indifference

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stonewall

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拒绝(合作),阻挠

stonewall passage of the legislation

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stouthearted

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勇敢的

a stouthearted army officer

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strand

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遗弃,使置于困境

the convoy was stranded in the desert

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stratify

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将…分成各种等级

income distribution often stratifies a society

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strenuous

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1有活力的
strenuous workers
2艰巨的,费力的
a strenuous task

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stricture

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责难,批评

made several strictures upon

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strident

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刺耳的

plagued by the strident noise

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stringent

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严格的

stringent drug-testing procedures

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spike

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激励

spike rumors

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stultify

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使无效,抑制

the accident stultified his previous efforts

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stupor

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迟钝,麻痹,无知觉

lapsed into an alcoholic stupor

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stygian

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极阴暗的

the stygian blackness of the cave

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subdue

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使顺从,征服

they subdued the native tribes

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subjugate

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征服,镇压

subjugate an unruly boy

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subliminal

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下意识的,潜在意识的

subliminal advertising

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submerge

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使淹没

submerging an entire village

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substantial

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有重大意义的

made a substantial progress

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substantiate

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证实

substantiate the claims

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substantive

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本质的,关键的

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subterfuge

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诡计

the spy obtained the documents by subterfuge

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succinct

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简明,简洁

succinct and perspicacious speech

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succor

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救援,援助

succor anyone in need

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sulk

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生气

sulk for hours

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secular

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世俗的,尘世的

secular state

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sumptuous

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豪华的,奢侈的

sumptutous furnishings

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striate

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加条纹

very finely striated

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stricture

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责难,批评

made several stricture