- 第一部分
- rot[rɒt]
- rupture[’rʌptʃə(r)]
- rust[rʌst]
- sacred[’seɪkrɪd]
- safeguard[’seɪfgɑ:d]
- saint[seɪnt]
- sanction[’sæŋkʃən]
- saturate[’sætʃəreɪt]
- savage[’sævɪʤ]
- saw[sɔ:]
- 第二部分
- scandal[’skændəl]
- scanty[’skænti]
- scar[skɑ:(r)]
- scent[sent]
- scorn[skɔ:n]
- scrap[skræp]
- scrape[skreɪp]
- screen[skri:n]
- script[skrɪpt]
- scrutiny[’skru:tɪni; (US)’skru:təni]
- 第三部分
- sculpture[’skʌlptʃə(r)]
- seam[si:m]
- section[’sekʃən]
- seemingly[’si:mɪŋli]
- segment[’segmənt]
- segregate[’segrɪgeɪt]
- selection[sɪ’lekʃən]
- seminar[’semɪnɑ:(r)]
- sensation[sen’seɪʃən]
- sentence[’sentəns]
- 第四部分
- sentimental[ˌsentɪ’mentəl]
- shabby[’ʃæbi]
- shade[ʃeɪd]
- shaft[ʃɑ:ft; (US)ʃæft]
- sharpen[’ʃɑ:pən]
- shatter[’ʃætə(r)]
- sheer[ʃɪə(r)]
- shepherd[’ʃepəd]
- shipment[’ʃɪpmənt]
- shot[ʃɒt]
第一部分
rot[rɒt]
v.(使)腐烂,(使)腐败〈同 putrefy〉
例 So much rain will make the fruit rot.
过多的雨水将会使水果腐烂。
rupture[’rʌptʃə(r)]
n./v. 破裂,裂开〈同 break, crack〉
例 We must fix the dam before it ruptures.
我们必须在大坝决口前修复它。
联 abrupt adj. 突然的;erupt v. 喷发;corrupt adj. 腐败的;disrupt vt. 使中断;使分裂;rapture n. 全神贯注,兴高采烈 vt. 使狂喜;interrupt v. 打断;bankrupt vt. 使破产;corrupt adj. 腐败的
rust[rʌst]
n. 锈,生锈
例 The iron gate was covered with rust.
铁门锈迹斑斑。
联 rustic adj. 乡村的;乡下风格的;rustproof adj. 不锈的
sacred[’seɪkrɪd]
adj. 神圣的,不可冒犯的〈同 divine〉
例 Mecca is a sacred Islamic city.
麦加是穆斯林的圣城。
联 sacrifice n. 牺牲品;desecrate vt. 亵渎;secular adj. 尘世的,世俗的
safeguard[’seɪfgɑ:d]
vt. 保护,捍卫〈同 protect〉
例 The life vests safeguarded against people drowning in the water.
救生衣能保护人们不溺水。
n. 安全装置,安全措施〈同 protection〉
例 The autopilot device is a safeguard for planes in case something happens to the pilot.
自动驾驶仪能在飞行员发生意外的情况下保护飞机。
saint[seɪnt]
n. 圣人,道德崇高的人〈同 holy person〉
例 Her endless good deeds made her a saint in the eyes of many.
她不停地行善使她成为许多人眼里的圣人。
联 saintly adj. 圣洁的
sanction[’sæŋkʃən]
n. ① 制裁〈同 prohibition, penalty〉
例 The United Nations enforced a sanction against the country that violated international law.
联合国对违反国际法的国家实施制裁。
② 批准,认可〈同 approval〉
例 Unless you have your parents’ sanction, you cannot go to the party tonight.
你今天晚上不能去参加派对,除非得到了你父母的同意。
联 section n. 片断
saturate[’sætʃəreɪt]
vt. 浸透,使湿透〈同 soak〉
例 Their clothes were saturated by the rain.
他们的衣服被雨水浸透了。
联 saturation n. 饱和;saturated adj. 饱和的;sate vt. 使心满意足
savage[’sævɪʤ]
adj. 野蛮的,未开化的;凶猛的,残忍的〈同 barbarian, fierce〉
例 The hunter tried to fend off the tiger’s savage attack.
猎人试着避开老虎凶猛的攻击。
saw[sɔ:]
v. 锯,锯开
例 They sawed off the dead branches from the tree.
他们锯掉了树上枯萎的树枝。
n. 锯子〈同 cutter〉
例 The teeth of the saw broke when it hit metal.
锯子碰到金属的时候,锯齿断了。
第二部分
scandal[’skændəl]
n. 丑闻〈同 disgrace〉
例 The president had to resign because of the scandal.
由于丑闻事件,总统不得不下台。
联 scandalous adj. 丢脸的;scan v. 细察;sandal n. 凉鞋,檀香;scandalize vt. 使愤慨
scanty[’skænti]
adj. 缺乏的,不足的〈同 insufficient, sparse〉
例 In the end they came to the conclusion that evidence is scanty.
最后他们得出结论,认为证据不足。
scar[skɑ:(r)]
n. 疤痕,伤痕
例 The cut on his finger from when he was cooking left a scar.
他在做饭的时候切伤了手指,留下了伤疤。
scent[sent]
n. 气味,香味〈同 odor, fragrance〉
例 The scent of the perfume reminded him of his first girlfriend.
香水的气味使他想起了他第一个女朋友。
联 ascent n. 上升,攀登;descent n. 降下,降落,世系,血统;quiescent adj. 静止的;incandescent adj. 遇热发光的,白炽的;fluorescent adj. 荧光的;adolescent n. 青少年
scorn[skɔ:n]
n./vt. 轻蔑,不屑做〈同 belittle〉
例 Her friends scorned at her for wearing such a short dress.
她的朋友嘲笑她穿了一条很短的裙子。
scrap[skræp]
n. 废料,残余物〈同 fragment〉
例 The archaeological records are based on scraps of stone, bone and earthenware.
考古学的记录基于对一些石头、骨头和陶器的碎片的研究。
vt. 废弃,扔弃〈同 throw away〉
例 If the weather doesn’t get any better, we may have to scrap our plans for this afternoon’s picnic.
如果天气还不好转,我们可能会取消下午野餐的计划。
联 scrub v. 擦洗;scrabble v. 乱写;scramble v. 爬
scrape[skreɪp]
n. 刮,擦;擦痕
例 The doctor said the scrape on his arm would heal in a week.
医生说他胳膊上的擦伤一周后就会痊愈。
vi. 刮掉,擦掉〈同 rub〉
例 He fell off his bike and scraped his arm on the sidewalk.
他从自行车上摔下来,胳膊在人行道上擦伤了。
联 scraping n. 刮削下的碎屑
screen[skri:n]
n. 屏幕
例 He cleaned his computer screen every day to make sure he could see clearly.
他每天擦拭电脑显示屏,以便能清楚地看清上面显示的信息。
vt. 甄别,审查〈同 examine〉
例 All women over 50 will be screened for breast cancer, because this disease is often found in this age group.
所有50岁以上的妇女都要做乳腺癌的筛查,因为这种疾病在这个年龄段高发。
script[skrɪpt]
n. 手稿,手迹;剧本
例 She wrote the script for the popular movie.
是她为这部很受欢迎的电影写的剧本。
scrutiny[’skru:tɪni; (US)’skru:təni]
n. 详细审查〈同 inspection〉
例 The professor’s scrutiny of the student’s essay was thorough.
教授十分详细地检查学生写的文章。
第三部分
sculpture[’skʌlptʃə(r)]
n. 雕塑;雕刻品〈同 statue〉
例 Sculpture is the art of shaping solid materials.
雕刻是塑造坚硬物体的艺术。
联 sculpt v. 雕刻;sculptor n. 雕刻家;sculptural adj. 雕刻的;雕刻般的
seam[si:m]
n. 接缝,缝合线
例 The shirt was so old that its seams were coming apart.
这件衬衫太破旧了,接缝都裂开了。
联 seamen n. 海员;seabed n. 海底,海床;seamount n. 海底山;seaport n. 海港,港口;seashore n. 海岸,海滨;seaweed n. 海草,海藻
section[’sekʃən]
n. 部分;节〈同 part, segment〉
例 This section of the library has many books about studying English.
图书馆的这个部分有许多关于英语学习的书籍。
联 sectional adj. 部分的,部门的;subsection n. 分部,分段;intersection n. 十字路口,交叉点
seemingly[’si:mɪŋli]
adv. 表面上,似乎〈同 apparently〉
例 The seemingly occasional accident is actually purposely designed.
看上去似乎是偶然的意外事故实际上是蓄意谋划的。
segment[’segmənt]
n. 部分;片段〈同 sector, portion〉
例 A meter is divided into one hundred segments of one centimeter each.
1米可以分成100个1厘米。
联 segmental adj. 部分的,片断的
segregate[’segrɪgeɪt]
vt. 分离,隔离〈同 isolate〉
例 The staff segregated the boys from the girls during gym class.
在上健身课的时候,工作人员把男孩和女孩分开。
联 segregation n. 种族隔离;aggregate n. 合计,总计 v. 聚集,集合;gregarious adj. 爱社交的,群居的;congregate v. 聚集;egregious adj. 异乎寻常的,惊人的
selection[sɪ’lekʃən]
n. 选择,挑选;选集,精选品〈同 choice, collection〉
例 His selection as a candidate was assured.
他将被挑出当候选人,这事已确定无疑。
seminar[’semɪnɑ:(r)]
n. 研究会,讨论会〈同 conference〉
例 The professor gave a one-hour seminar on the laws of physics.
教授给了一个小时来研讨物理定律。
sensation[sen’seɪʃən]
n. 感觉,知觉〈同 feeling〉
例 Sticking my feet into the pool was a cold sensation.
我把脚伸到水池里,感觉很冷。
sentence[’sentəns]
n./vt. 宣判,判决
例 His sentence for the crime was 10 years.
他因这项罪名被判十年监禁。
第四部分
sentimental[ˌsentɪ’mentəl]
adj. 感伤的,感情脆弱的〈同 emotional〉
例 It’s a cheap ring but it has great sentimental value for me.
这枚戒指虽然便宜,但对于我而言有巨大的情感价值。
联 sentiment n. 情感,情绪,多愁善感;sentimentalize v.(使)伤感;sentimentalism n. 感情主义,感情用事;sentient adj. 感觉灵敏的,意识到的
shabby[’ʃæbi]
adj. 破旧的,褴褛的〈同 worn〉
例 When Janet moved into her boyfriend’s apartment, she would not let him keep that old shabby couch.
当珍妮特搬到男朋友公寓的时候,她是不会让他还留着那个破旧的沙发的。
联 shabbiness n. 破旧;scabby adj. 结痂的;flabby adj.(肌肉)松垮的,意志薄弱的;tatty adj. 破旧的,邋遢的;threadbare adj.(衣服)磨破的,陈腐的
shade[ʃeɪd]
n. ① 荫,阴凉处;阴影〈同 shadow〉
例 The only shade on the treeless street was his own shadow.
在没有树的街上,唯一的阴凉就是他自己的影子。
② 遮光物,帘
例 I lowered all of the window shades so people couldn’t see in.
我把所有的窗帘都放了下来,这样人们就看不见里面了。
联 lampshade n. 灯罩
shaft[ʃɑ:ft; (US)ʃæft]
n. 杆状物,轴
例 The soldiers were taught to break the shafts of arrows that had penetrated their flesh.
士兵们受到训练,身体中箭后,要折断箭的杆部。
sharpen[’ʃɑ:pən]
vt. 削尖;使敏锐,使敏捷〈同 make pointed, improve〉
例 The pianist practices a lot to sharpen his playing.
钢琴家通过大量练习使演奏更加熟练。
联 sharply adv. 突然地,猛烈地
shatter[’ʃætə(r)]
v.(使)粉碎,(使)破碎〈同 destroy, break up〉
例 The stone shattered the window.
石头打碎了窗玻璃。
联 shatterproof adj. 防碎的;scatter v.(使)分散;shutter n. 百叶窗,快门;tatter n. 褴褛的衣衫,破旧的布片
sheer[ʃɪə(r)]
adj. ① 陡峭的〈同 steep〉
例 From the top of the wall it was a sheer drop of 100 feet to the water below.
从墙顶到水面有100英尺的垂直落差。
② 纯粹的,绝对的〈同 complete, absolute〉
例 Don’t believe him; his words are sheer nonsense.
别相信他,他的话都是一派胡言。
联 jeer v. 嘲笑;steer v. 掌舵,驾驶
shepherd[’ʃepəd]
n. 牧羊人;牧羊犬
例 The shepherd led the sheep back home.
牧羊人赶着羊回家了。
shipment[’ʃɪpmənt]
n. 装运;装载的货物
例 The company sent the shipment of furniture directly to my house.
公司直接装上家具,送到我家。
shot[ʃɒt]
n. ① 照相,相片〈同 photograph〉
例 The photographer took many shots of the actor arriving at the event.
摄影师拍摄了许多演员到达现场的照片。
② 开枪,射击
例 The hunter’s shot was too high and the rabbit escaped.
猎人射击位置过高,兔子跑了。
