第一部分

sandwich [ˈsænwɪʤ; ˈsænwɪtʃ]

n. 夹心面包,三明治
例 Mary ate a jelly sandwich for lunch.
玛丽午餐吃了一个果冻三明治。
vt. 夹入中间
例 He was sandwiched between two large boxes on the seat.
他被夹在座位上的两个大箱子中间。

sausage [ˈsɒsɪʤ; (US)ˈsɔːsɪʤ]

n. 香肠,腊肠
例 David fried some sausages for dinner.
戴维煎了一些香肠做晚餐。

scale [skeɪl]

vt. 攀登〈同 climb〉
例 Monica scaled the ladder and painted her house.
莫妮卡爬上梯子,粉刷了她的房子。
n. 等级;刻度;规模〈同 level; scope〉
例 A large-scale price deduction will be made around the Christmas season.
圣诞节期间将进行大规模减价。

scan [skæn]

vt. 扫描;细看,审视〈同 survey〉
例 John scanned the reading assignment briefly before class.
约翰在上课之前大体浏览了一遍阅读作业。
联 scanner n. 扫描器

scarce [skɛəs]

adj. 缺乏的,稀有的,罕见的〈同 rare〉
例 Chromium is a comparatively scarce element, occurring in nature only in compounds.
铬是一种相对稀有的元素,在自然状态下只会出现在化合物中。
联 scarcely adv. 几乎不,简直没有;scarcity n. 缺乏,不足

scare [skɛə(r)]

v. 惊吓,(使)受惊〈同 frighten〉
例 Courageous people can’t be scared easily.
勇敢的人们不会轻易被吓倒。

scatter [ˈskætə(r)]

v. 分散,扩散〈同 spread〉
例 If you scatter salt on the sidewalk, it will melt the ice.
如果你在人行道上撒些盐,就能融化冰。

scenery [ˈsiːnəri]

n. 风景,景色〈同 landscape〉
例 She enjoys mountain scenery very much.
她非常喜欢山上的风景。
联 scenic adj. 景色优美的

schedule [ˈʃedjuːl; (US)ˈskeʤʊl]

n. 时间表;计划表〈同 timetable〉
例 On the airline schedule, I saw that there was a flight to Osaka at seven o’clock.
在航班时刻表上,我看到有一班7点钟飞往大阪的飞机。
vt. 预定,安排〈同 arrange〉
例 Flight 220 is scheduled to arrive at 10:30 p.m.
220航班预计抵达时间为晚上10:30。
联 reschedule v. 重新计划,重订…的时间表

scheme [skiːm]

n. ① 方案〈同 design〉
例 There’s a new scheme in our town for recycling plastic bottles.
我们城市有一个回收塑料瓶的新方案。
② 阴谋〈同 plot〉
例 They have a scheme to bring the jewels into the country without paying duty.
他们有一个阴谋,想不交税,偷偷把珠宝带进这个国家。

第二部分

scholar [ˈskɒlə(r)]

n. 学者
例 The professor was a famous scholar.
那名教授是一位非常著名的学者。
联 scholarly adj. 学者气质的;scholarship n. 奖学金

scissors [ˈsɪzəz]

n. 剪刀
例 These scissors are rather blunt—I’ll have to get them sharpened.
这把剪刀非常钝——我得把它们磨得锋利一些。
scope [skəʊp]
n. 范围,界限〈同 range, extent〉
例 This objective is beyond the scope of our project.
这个目标超出了我们项目的范围。联 microscope n. 显微镜;telescope n. 望远镜

score [skɔː(r)]

n. ① 分数,得分
例 He had a nearly perfect score on the history exam.
他历史考试几乎满分。
② 乐谱〈同 musical compositions〉
例 How can someone be a conductor if he can’t read the score?
如果一个人看不懂乐谱,怎么可能成为一名指挥家?
v. 记分
例 She scored five points for our team.
她为我们队得了五分。

scout [skaʊt]

n. 侦察;侦察员;侦察机〈同 spy〉
例 The scout spied on the village during the night.
侦察机夜间在那个村庄上空侦查。
vt. 侦察;搜索〈同 probe〉
例 The policemen scouted the whole city for the robber.
保安人员全城搜索抢劫犯。

scrape [skreɪp]

vt. 刮掉,擦掉〈同 rub against〉
例 He drove too close to the wall and scraped his car.
他开车时离墙太近,结果把车刮坏了。

scratch [skrætʃ]

v. 搔,抓,擦〈同 scrape〉
例 The cat scratched the piano leg with its claw.
猫用爪子抓钢琴腿。
n. 划痕
例 There are scratches on my arm where my cat clawed me.
我胳膊上有些抓痕,那是我的猫用爪子抓的。

screw [skruː]

n. 螺旋,螺丝
例 He loosens a screw with a screwdriver.
他用螺丝刀松开了一个螺丝。
v. 旋紧,拧紧
例 Screw the lid on the jar.
拧紧罐子上的盖子。
联 screwdriver n. 螺丝刀

seal [siːl]

n. 印章,图章
例 The seal of the United States is stamped on important government papers.
美国国徽会被印在重要的政府文件上。
v. 盖章于;密封〈同 mark〉
例 The treaty was signed and sealed by both governments.
该协议由双方政府签字和盖章。

secondary [ˈsekəndri; (US)ˈsekənderi]

adj. ① 中级的
例 The proposed reforms include making secondary education compulsory up to the age of 18.
计划进行的改革包括:将中等教育纳入义务教育范围直到学生18岁。
② 次要的,伴随的〈同 subordinate〉
例 Reading fast is secondary to reading well.
读得快比不上读得好。

第三部分

secure [sɪˈkjʊə(r)]

vt. ① 使安全,保卫〈同 anchor〉
例 We secured all of the doors of the lab before leaving.
在离开之前,我们把实验室的所有门都关好了。
② 获得〈同 obtain〉
例 Secure your tickets early.
早点把票弄到手。
adj. 安全的;确定无疑的〈同 safe〉
例 We know in advance that our victory is secure.
我们提前就知道我们必胜无疑。
联 security n. 安全

semester [sɪˈmestə(r)]

n. 学期〈同 term〉
例 Many students arrange internships or work-study placements during the second semester.
许多学生在第二学期安排实习或申请勤工俭学。

senate [ˈsenət]

n. [S-] 议会;参议院,上院
例 The law has no chance of being passed by the Senate.
这部法律毫无机会被议会通过。
联 senator n. 参议员

senior [ˈsiːnɪə(r)]

adj. 年长的;资格较老的;地位较高的〈同 older〉
例 Some senior members of the staff have worked here for more man 20 years.
有些资深的员工已经在这里工作了20多年了。

sensible [ˈsensəbəl]

adj. ① 明智的,合理的〈同 rational〉
例 His sensible decision greatly promoted our enterprise.
他明智的决定极大地促进了我们公司的发展。
② 可感觉到的,明显的〈同 perceivable〉
例 A sensible trend is that people are using computers more.
一个非常明显的趋势是,人们越来越多地使用计算机。
联 sensibility n. 敏感性;感性

sensitive [ˈsensətɪv]

adj. ① 灵敏的〈同 delicate〉
例 Dogs are more sensitive to odors than people are.
狗比人对气味更敏感。
② 敏感的,易受影响的〈同 susceptible〉
例 Bob is too sensitive about what people think about him.
鲍勃过于在意人们对他的看法。
联 sensitively adv. 神经过敏地;sensitivity n. 敏感;hypersensitive adj. 非常敏感的;photosensitive adj.【物】感光性的

sequence [ˈsiːkwəns]

n. 序列;顺序〈同 progression; order〉
例 Arrange the names in alphabetical sequence.
按字母顺序排列姓名。

series [ˈsɪəriːz]

n. 连续;系列〈同 group〉
例 A series of rainy days spoiled their vacation.
连续的雨天让他们的假期泡汤了。

serious [ˈsɪərɪəs]

adj. ① 严肃的,认真的〈同 solemn〉
例 Are you joking or are you serious?
你是开玩笑呢,还是认真的?
② 严重的〈同 severe in effect〉
例 It’s a serious illness—you can die of it.
这是一种严重的疾病——你可能会因此而丧生。
联 seriously adv. 认真地;庄重地

session [ˈseʃən]

n. ① 会议〈同 formal meeting〉
例 The UN Security Council held an emergency session to discuss the crisis.
联合国安理会召开了紧急会议来讨论此次危机。
② 一段时间;一次〈同 a period of time〉
例 There’ll be a question-and-answer session at the end of this morning’s lecture.
今天上午的演讲结束后,将有一个问答环节。

第四部分

setting [ˈsetɪŋ]
n. 环境;背景〈同 background〉
例 The villa has a beautiful setting overlooking the sea.
这栋别墅环境优美,可以眺望大海。

severe [sɪˈvɪə(r)]

adj. ① 严厉的;严峻的〈同 harsh〉
例 The judge gave the criminal a severe sentence.
法官对罪犯作出了重刑判决。
② 剧烈的〈同 violent〉
例 The weather service issued a severe storm warning for most of Michigan.
气象部门向密歇根州的大部分地区发布了强风暴警告。
联 severity n. 严肃,严重

shallow [ˈʃæləʊ]

adj. 浅的〈同 superficial〉
例 The stream was quite shallow so we were able to walk across it.
小溪很浅,所以我们可以步行穿过去。

shave [ʃeɪv]

v. 剃;刮脸〈同 cut hair off〉
例 The actor shaved his head in order to portray a bald man.
为了饰演一位秃顶的人,那位演员剃光了头发。

shear [ʃɪə(r)]

v. 剪,修剪,剪切〈同 cut〉
例 The farmer taught her how to shear sheep.
农民教她如何剪羊毛。

shed [ʃed]

vt. ① 脱落,蜕〈同 fall off〉
例 Deciduous trees shed all or nearly all of their leaves each year.
每年,落叶阔木的所有叶子或者几乎所有叶子都会掉光。
② 流出;散发〈同 give out〉
例 She shed a few tears at her daughter’s wedding.
她在女儿的婚礼上流下了眼泪。

sheet [ʃiːt]

n. ①(一)片,(一)张,薄片〈同 piece, layer〉
例 The application form has several sheets of paper.
申请表有几页纸。
② 被单,被褥
例 One of the things I like about staying in hotels is that they put clean sheets on the bed every day.
关于住酒店,我比较喜欢的一件事就是他们每天都会换干净的床单。

shell [ʃel]

n. 壳〈同 husk〉
例 Oysters, turtles, and beetles all have shells.
牡蛎、乌龟和甲虫都有壳。
联 eggshell n. 蛋壳;shellfish n. 贝类水生动物

shelter [ˈʃeltə(r)]

n. 掩蔽处;庇护所〈同 asylum〉
例 Everyone looked for shelter from the blazing sun.
每个人都在寻找阴凉儿以躲避炎炎烈日。
vt. 掩蔽〈同 protect〉
例 The mother bird sheltered her chicks from the cold.
鸟妈妈保护幼鸟不受寒冷的侵袭。
联 sheltered adj. 遮蔽的

shield [ʃiːld]

v. 庇护,保护〈同 protect〉
例 Politicians often shield criminals for their self-interest.
政客们经常出于自身利益包庇罪犯。
n. 盾;保护物
例 The shield protects your eyes from damage.
这个护眼罩可以保护你的眼睛不受伤害。
联 windshield n. 挡风玻璃