2018考研英语必看经典熟词僻义（超全）

　　satisfaction n 赔偿The store owner received satisfaction for the damage.店主收到了对损坏的赔偿。

　　satisfy vt.使确信I satisfied them that there was no danger.我使他们相信没有危险。

　　符合, 达到(要求、规定、标准等)You can't vote until you have satisfied all the formal conditions.

　　你要符合所有的正式条件后才能参加选举。

　　sauce n无礼的话, 顶撞的话;增加趣味的东西,乐趣[U][C][(+to)]

　　I won't take any more of your sauce from now on.从现在开始，我不会再忍受你那些无礼顶撞的话了。

　　Fame is only one of the sauces of life. 人生有诸多刺激,名望只是其中之一。

　　say vt比方说; 假定说It is said that there has been a big flood.据说, 那里遭受了一场大洪水的袭击。

　　【真题例句】Rather than, say, Quebec, negotiating on behalf of seven million people, the national agency

　　would negotiate on behalf of 31 million people. 比方说，魁北克省只能代表七百万公民的议价，取而代之

　　的是这个国家机构代表三千一百万加拿大人进行谈判。【2005年阅读新题型】

　　n.决定权, 发言权He wasn't allowed much say in choosing his holiday.在选择假期的问题上不让他有很多发言权。

　　scale n(sing.)规模He's in business on a small scale.他做的是小本生意。

　　【真题例句】In dealing with a challenge on such a scale, it is no exaggeration to say “United we stand, divided we fall”

　　【2005年汉译英第50题】

　　在应付规模如此之大的挑战的过程中，我们可以丝毫不夸张地说，“团结我们就会成功;分裂我们就会失败。”

　　音阶practise scales on the piano在钢琴上练习音阶

　　鱼鳞, 鳞片Scales of skin peel off after scarlet fever.猩红热病愈后皮肤上的鳞屑就会脱落。

　　vt.刮去…的鳞片[鳞状物]You have to scale the fish before cooking it.你在烧鱼之前得刮去鳞片。

　　scale back按比例缩减，相应缩减;引申义为限制

　　【真题例句】Now the nation’ stop patent court appears completely ready to scale back on business-method patents, which have been controversial ever since they were first authorized 10 years ago。【2010年阅读Text2】

　　现在国家的高级专利法庭似乎完全准备好来限制经营方法专利的颁发，因为这些专利从10年前首次批准以来一直是有争议的。

　　scene n (事件发生的)地点,现场The criminal fled the scene. 罪犯逃离了现场。

　　(戏剧等的)背景[the S][(+of)] The scene of this play is set in Ireland. 这出戏的场景是在爱尔兰。

　　scent n线索The police are now on the scent of the culprit.警方正在追踪罪犯。

　　vt察觉到(坏事等的)存在; 觉得有, 怀疑有He scented danger.他觉察到有危险。

　　闻, 嗅; 嗅出scent spring in the air闻到春天的气息

　　使充满香味; 洒香水于The air was scented with spring flowers.空气中充满了春天花朵的芳香。

　　scheme vt. & vi.策划; 图谋They schemed out a new method of bridge building.他们设计了一种新的造桥方法。

　　n.阴谋, 诡计;计划, 方案

　　She has a lot of schemes.她有很多诡计。

　　When you began to work, you might work out a practical scheme.当你开始工作之前,你可以先制定出一个可行的计划。

　　scheme of things事情发展的过程

　　In the scheme of things it is hard for business on a small scale to succeed。从事情的进展上来看小本生意很难成功。

　　school n学派, 流派A hundred schools of thought contend. 百家争鸣。

　　.(鱼及水族动物)群, 队school of fish鱼群a school of dolphins一群海豚

　　磨炼;锻炼the hard school of adversity逆境的磨炼。

　　vt.训练; 磨炼This politician has shown that he has been well schooled in foreign languages.这位政治家表现出了他受过良好的外语训练。

　　science n学科I'm beyond my depth when it comes to natural sciences.谈到自然学科我就茫然。

　　技术(拳术等), 专门技巧In judo science is more important than strength.在柔道比赛中, 技巧比力气更为重要。

　　scope n.余地, 机会There is little scope for initiative in this job.这工作几乎没有发挥主动性的余地。

　　scrape n困境, 麻烦She gets into these silly scrapes because she doesn't think before she acts.

　　她在行动之前总不思考, 所以才会陷入这种荒唐的窘境。

　　scratch n起跑线After the terrible tornado last year，we had to start from scratch rebuilding our home。

　　去年那场可怕的龙卷风灾难以后，我们不得不白手起家，重建家园。

　　勾掉;删去;取消[(+off/out)]His name was scratched from the list. 他的名字被从名单上划掉了。

　　潦草地涂写;乱划He scratched a note and put it on her desk. 他草草写了一张字条放在她书桌上。

　　adj勉强的凑合的The famine is so bad, aid can only scratch the surface. 饥荒十分严重，援助也只是杯水车薪。

　　screen vt审查, 甄选Unsuitable candidates were screened out.那些不合格的候选人被筛选掉了。

　　遮蔽, 掩护A floppy hat screened her face.一顶有边的软帽遮住了她的脸。

　　放映(电影), 播放(电视节目)The film has been screened in the cinema.这部电影已在电影院放映。

　　screw n 工资薪水He gets a pretty good screw.他的工资不少。

　　script vt. 把...改编为剧本(或广播节目)[(+into)]Many novels were scripted for TV shows. 许多小说被改编成电视剧本。

　　n. 手迹;笔迹,手写体[U][S1]I received a letter from her in her neat script. 我收到她的字体很匀整的来信。

　　书面答卷 The examiner had to mark 150 scripts.主考人必须评阅150份答卷。

　　seal n象征;标志Their handshake was a seal of friendship. 他们的握手是友谊的象征。

　　vt决定The arrival of reinforcements sealed our victory.增援部队的到来决定了我们的胜利。

　　(以盖章的方式)保证;确认;批准The sealed the bargain with a handshake. 他们握手成交。

　　涂以保护性的物质;涂以密封剂seal the boat’s hull with special paint给船身上涂以保护漆

　　season vt.使适应; 使适用The soldiers were not yet seasoned to the rigorous climate.士兵们尚未能适应此种严寒的气候。

　　调味He likes to eat mutton which was seasoned with garlic.他喜欢吃用大蒜调味的羊肉。

　　vt. & vi.(使)变干燥Timber seasons quickly in the wind.木材在风里干得很快。

　　seat所在地,活动中心[C][(+of)]Universities are seats of learning. 大学是学术研究的场所。

　　second vt赞成, 支持, 辅助 Deeds must second words.言行必须一致。

　　调派Someone will have to be seconded from another department to do this work.必须从其它部门调人来做这件工作。

　　section vt. 把...分成段(或组等)The teacher sectioned the class for dialogues. 老师把班级分组进行对话练习。

　　see vt.访问; 会见, 遇见I'm glad to see you.遇到你很高兴。

　　获悉得知 I see that Prime Minister has resigned。我获悉首相已经辞职

　　seize vt[常用被动语态](疾病)侵袭The child was seized with an illness. 这个小孩得了病。

　　情绪支配The man was seized with panic.这个人惊惶失措。Uncontrollable laughter seized us.我们不由自主地大笑起来。

　　sensation n激动, 轰动轰动的事件(或人物)[C]

　　His unexpected success caused a sensation.他出人意料的成功引起了轰动。

　　The discovery was hailed as the scientific sensation of the century. 这一发现被誉为本世纪科学上的轰动事件。

　　sequence n(电影中描述同一主题的)连续镜头[C]连续;接连;一连串[C][(+of)]

　　Farmers met with a sequence of bad harvests. 农民们遇到了接二连三的坏收成。

　　There are several frightening sequences in the film. 影片中有几组吓人的连续镜头。

　　serve vt适合(特定用途或目的);对...有用;供...使用[+to-v]My old car has served me well. 我那辆旧汽车对我很有用。

　　service vt支付…的利息;提供;维修保养n售后服务;维修,保养[C][U]

　　Some of these countries are no longer able to service their massive loans.

　　这些国家中有些不再有能力支付巨额贷款的利息。

　　The power station is serviced by road transport.这座发电站是通过公路运输原料的。

　　We have the machines serviced regularly. 我们请人定期维修机器。

　　In a way good service sells our products. 良好的售后服务在某种程度上促进了我们产品的销路。

　　session n(进行某活动连续的)一段时间This is a recording session.这是一段录音的时间。

　　settlement n〈律〉金钱或财产的转让(契约); 转让的金钱或财产settlement duty遗产税

　　severe adj朴素的, 纯朴的She is wearing a severe dress.她穿着一条朴素的裙子。

　　shade n(画的)色调; 颜色深浅; all shades of blue各种色度的蓝

　　[喻]差异的程度, 细微的差别;少许, 稍微

　　It is difficult to convey delicate shades of meaning in a translation. 在译文中传达意义上细微的差别是很不容易的。

　　I am a shade better today.我今天觉得好一点点。

　　shadow vt跟踪Our planes shadowed the enemy fighter.我们的飞机一直跟踪着敌人的那架战斗机。

　　shaft n讽刺的话，苛刻地对待The candidates exchanged shafts in the debate. 候选人在辩论中唇枪舌箭。

　　vt.利用.shaft a boat through a tunnel用杆推一小船通过隧道

　　欺骗; I got shafted in that deal.我在那次交易中上当了。

　　sham vt. & vi.假装He shammed angry.他假装生气。

　　shape vt对(某人或某事物)有重大影响; 决定(某事物)的性质Can they shape public opinion?他们能左右舆论吗?

　　使(服装)合身This dress is shaped at the waist and doesn't need a belt.这件连衣裙腰部合身，不需要腰带。

　　〈口〉情况; 状态The market has been in poor shape lately.近来市场情况不好。

　　vi成长,发展Our vacation plans are shaping well. 我们的假期计划进展顺利。

　　sharp adj灵敏的, 机警的Birds have sharp eyes and dogs have sharp noses.鸟有敏锐的视力, 而狗有灵敏的嗅觉。

　　adv.(时刻)正准时地Please be on hand at 12 sharp.请在十二点整到这里来。

　　shear vt抢夺;剥夺[(+of)]The assembly had been shorn of its legislative powers. 议会被剥夺了立法权。

　　sheer adj完全的; 十足的He achieved his aim by sheer strength of will.他纯粹靠意志力达到了目的。

　　sheet n一团, 一片, 一层A sheet of frost covers the windshield.一层霜覆盖了挡风玻璃。

　　The rain fell in sheets.大雨滂沱。

　　shepherd vt.带领, 引导The teacher was shepherding the children into the bus.老师正带领着孩子们上公共汽车。

　　shine vi表现突出, 出众He's a pretty good student, but sports are where he really shines.

　　他是个很好的学生, 可体育运动才是他真正出色之处。

　　shore vt. 用支柱撑住We have to shore up the damaged fence. 我们得用支柱撑住坏了的篱笆。

　　shower vi.下阵雨It has started to shower; I'm sure to get wet.天已开始下阵雨, 我一定会被淋湿。

　　似阵雨般降落Postcards showered on her.大批明信片雪片似地向她飞来。

　　vt.大量地给予We showered gifts on her.我们纷纷向她赠送礼物。

　　shy vt 投掷The boy shied a stone at the dog. 男孩向狗扔了一块石头。

　　sigh vi惋惜;思念[(+for)]She sighed for home and friends. 她思念家乡和朋友。

　　signal adj非凡的This year has seen one signal triumph for them in the election.

　　今年是他们在选举中取得重大胜利的一年。

　　situated adj. (人) 处于某种境况的She was very badly situated.她的处境很不好。

　　skate vi一带而过,略微触及[(+over/around/round)]

　　They prefer to skate around the issue of sex discrimination. 他们不愿多触及性别歧视的问题。

　　sky n天气,气候[P1]The radio station forecasts clear skies tomorrow. 广播电台预报明天天气晴朗。

　　vi.(物价)高涨, 上升; 将球高高击入空中

　　The batter skied to the center fielder.击球手打出一个高飞球到中外野手。

　　skirt n边缘, 外围He lives on the skirts of the city.他住在市郊。

　　vt.位于…的边缘; 沿…的边缘走We skirted along one side of the valley.我们沿着山谷的一侧前进。

　　绕开, 避开They skirted round the village.他们绕过了村子。

　　slam vt.猛烈抨击The film was slammed by many reviewers.这部电影受到许多评论者的猛烈抨击。

　　slap slap down压制They tried to slap down political opposition. 他们企图压制政治上的反对势力。

　　slender adj微薄的They won the election but only with a very slender majority.他们仅以微弱的多数赢得了选举。

　　slight adj不结实的, 纤弱的; 脆弱的The wind seemed to lift her slight body.风似乎要把她瘦弱的身体吹起来。

　　微不足道的不重要的In my opinion this is a very slight book indeed.在我看来这本书实在是无足轻重。

　　n./vt.轻蔑;怠慢[C][(+on/to)]Cinderella suffered many slights from her sisters. 灰姑娘受到她姊妹的许多轻慢。

　　Mr. Paul was highly respected because he slighted no one. 保罗先生非常受人尊敬,因为他不轻视任何人。

　　slim adj (希望, 可能性)微小的, 渺茫的v(使)纤细, (使)减肥; (用运动等)减轻体重

　　His chances for getting the scholarship were very slim. 他获奖学金的希望甚微。

　　She is trying to slim by jogging[dieting].她正用跑步法[节食法]来减肥。

　　slip vt摆脱, 挣脱The dog slipped its collar and ran away.那条狗挣脱了项圈逃走了。

　　逃过; 被遗忘, 被忽视Your name has slipped my mind.你的名字我忘了。

　　slippery adj不稳定的;不明确的;难以琢磨的;棘手的That is a slippery situation. 局势很不稳定。

　　smash n大成功; 极为成功的新书[新戏, 电影等]

　　The gifted author wrote one smash after another.这个天才作家创作了一篇又一篇轰动一时的作品。

　　smell vt .察觉The reporter began to smell a good story. 那记者意识到要有精彩的报道材料。

　　smelt a rat感到有可疑之处 I smelt a rat when he started being so helpful! 他主动帮起忙来，我怀疑其中另有文章!

　　smoke n乌有;混乱[U] Their hopes proved to be smoke.他们的希望到头来都落空了。

　　smooth .adj(文体,言语等)流畅的;(音色)柔和的,悦耳的;(味道)可口的,均匀的

　　The same principle may make for smooth writing. 同样的原则可能有助于流畅的文体。

　　圆滑的,迎合讨好的People don't trust those smooth businessmen. 人们不相信那些油嘴滑舌的生意人。

　　vi (over)掩饰，调停，平息Don't try to smooth over your faults. 不要设法掩饰你的过错。

　　Affairs are smoothing down. 事态正在缓和下来。

　　snake n阴险的人His behavior showed him to be a snake.他的行为说明他是一个狡诈的人。

　　vi. 蛇行;曲折前进(或延伸)[Q]The train snaked its way among the mountains. 火车在山中蜿蜒而行。

　　snap vt 抢购 Shoppers crowded into downtown stores, snapping up once-rationed consumer goods.

　　顾客们拥入市中心的商店,抢购曾是计划供应的消费品。

　　adj突然的,冷不防的;迅速的It is risky to make snap judgments. 匆忙作判断是危险的。

　　n活力,生气,精力[U]He is a young man with plenty of snap. 他是一个精力充沛的小伙子。

　　天气突变(尤指转冷)[C]We are having a cold snap. 我们这儿正遇上寒潮。

　　snatch vi. 试图夺取[(+at)]He snatched at the book but not quick enough. 他想抢走那本书,但动作不够快。

　　抓住(机会等)[(+at)]She snatched at every chance to practice her oral English. 她把握一切机会练习英语口语。

　　vt抓住机会做(或吃等)I packed, then snatched two hours' sleep. 我打好行装,然后抓紧时间睡了两小时。

　　n[C]片刻;短暂;一阵;片段He had a snatch of sleep sitting in his chair. 他坐在椅子里稍睡片刻。

　　Snatches of that music he heard last night keep running in his mind.他昨晚听的音乐中有些片段不断萦绕在他的脑际。

　　sneak vt.偷窃He was caught sneaking an apple from a shop.他在商店里偷苹果时被抓住了。

　　vi [学俚](向老师等)告密She sneaked on her best friend to the teacher. 她向老师告了她最好的朋友一状。

　　诡秘的;暗中进行的; 偷偷的, 突然的a sneak attack偷袭

　　n(向老师)告密的学生; Don't you be a sneak !不许你告诉老师!

　　小偷a sneak thief顺手牵羊的小偷

　　soap vt奉承, 诌媚Cut out the soft soap; flattery will get you nowhere! 别花言巧语了，吹捧是不会使你捞到好处的。

　　soil vt弄脏He soiled his hands repairing the machine. 他修理机器弄脏了手。

　　玷污Her slanderous words soiled his reputation. 她的毁谤玷污了他的名誉。

　　温床,滋生地[U]Parts of this town are soil for crime. 这个城市某几个区是犯罪的温床。

　　solid adj可靠的I know that James is a solid type of person.我知道詹姆斯是个可信赖的人。

　　真实的, 可靠的, 理由充分的

　　连续的;完整的,完全的[Z]James studied at the university for eight solid years. 詹姆士在大学学了整整八年。

　　soluble adj可解决的These problems are not readily soluble. 这些问题不容易解决。

　　some adv.大约He waited some 30 minutes.他等了大约三十分钟。

　　〈美〉稍微I'm feeling some better today, thanks.我今天觉得稍微好些, 谢谢。

　　soul n人The ship sank with 200 souls.那艘载着二百人的船沉没了。

　　典型, 化身Your secret's safe with him, and he's the soul of discretion.他会严守你的秘密, 他是谨慎的化身。

　　sour adj脾气坏的,乖戾的;刻薄的It is said that the boss is sour toward his employees.据说这老板对他的雇员很刻薄。

　　span n. [C]一段时间;Over a short span of three years a surprising amount has been achieved.

　　在短短三年时间里,已经取得了惊人的成绩。

　　vt. (桥、拱等)横跨,跨越A bridge spanned the river. 一桥横跨该河。

　　spare vt.饶恕, 赦免, 不伤害The prisoner was spared.那个囚犯被赦免了。

　　adj薄弱的, 瘦的His tall and spare frame cut an impressive figure.他那修长的身材给人以深刻印象。

　　n.备用零件; 备用轮胎I'll show you where the spares are kept.我会指给你看放备件的地方。

　　spark vt导致n直接原因;导火

　　This accidental killing sparked major riots in the cities.这次意外的杀人事件导致了不少城市的大骚乱。

　　【真题例句】The 215-page manuscript, circulated to publishers last October, _[C] sparked an outburst

　　of interest.[A] flared[B] glittered[C] sparked [D] flashed【2000年词汇第23题】

　　去年十月传到出版商的那215页手稿激起了他们浓厚的兴趣。

　　sparkle n(才智等)焕发;活力,生气[U][C] She always sparkles at parties. 在聚会上她总是神采奕奕。

　　vt用眼神表示(喜悦等) Her eyes sparkled with joy. 她高兴得两眼闪光。

　　special n. [C]特刊;专稿;特别节目There will be a special on Channel 8 tonight. 今晚八频道电视有特别节目。

　　特价Ice cream is on special this week only!冰淇淋特价优惠, 只限本周!

　　adj特别亲密的; 格外的He is not a special friend of mine.他不是我的挚友。

　　specification n (产品等的)说明书;说明书中载明的项目[C] the specification of a microwave oven 微波炉说明书

　　specimen n.某种类型的人, 家伙, 怪人He is an odd specimen in our school.他在我们学校是一个古怪的人。

　　实例,典型[(+of)]It was a specimen of his generosity. 这是他慷慨大度的一个实例。

　　【医】(用以化验的)抽样[(+of)]You'll be asked to provide a blood specimen. 他们会要你提供血样。

　　spell vt慢慢而费力地读懂(+out/over)

　　That boy can spell out the Chinese for the first time. 那男孩第一次将汉字慢慢地读出来。

　　n.一段时间After a short spell in hospital she was soon back at work. 她在医院住了一段时间后，很快又回来上班了。

　　轮班Father and son took spells at the wheel. 父子轮流开车。

　　魔咒the book of spells 一本有关咒语的书

　　vt.用符咒镇住(某人);招致;带来;意味

　　The witch put the princess under a spell, and she fell asleep for ten years. 这女巫使公主中了巫术沉睡了十年。

　　Delay spells losses.拖延招致损失。

　　Those dark clouds spell rain.那些乌云意味着下雨。

　　sphere n身分, 地位, (社交或势力)范围

　　She's used to mixing in an altogether different sphere. 她习惯于在一个完全不同的社会阶层里交往。

　　spirit n酒精; 烈酒The grocer sells wine and spirits.这位食品商出售葡萄酒和烈性酒。

　　vt.秘密带走The fact is that Paul kidnapped him and spirited him back to Russia.

　　事实是,保罗绑架了他并把他秘密地带回俄罗斯去了。

　　spite vt. 恶意刁难

　　They are being provocative and controversial just to spite us. 他们这样挑衅和争论就是要故意刁难我们。

　　in spite of 尽管In spite of my efforts at persuasion, he wouldn't agree. 尽管我努力劝说，他还是不同意。

　　splash vt以显著地位报导The story got a front -page splash.这条新闻在头版醒目位置登出。

　　挥霍[(+out)]She splashed out $1500 on a camera. 她满不在乎花一千五百美元买了一架照相机。

　　vi挥霍钱财They were cheap enough, so I splashed and got two. 这些东西够便宜,所以我一下子花钱买了两件。

　　spoil vi.(食物等)腐败, 变坏Meat spoils more quickly without preservatives.不加防腐剂, 肉会变坏得快。

　　抢劫,掠夺spoil a person of goods抢劫别人的货物

　　n. [U]战掠物[P]The robbers divided up their spoils. 强盗们把赃物分了。

　　sport n [C](狩猎、钓鱼等活动带来的)成就感;愉悦; (旧)娱乐，消遣;乐趣; (古)笑料，笑柄

　　(非正式)(对取笑、失败或类似尴尬情形)态度友好的人;持特定态度的人

　　I have heard there is good sport to be had in Buttermere.我听说巴特米尔有很多乐子可找。

　　It was considered great sport to catch him out.抓出他的错误被认为是一大快事。

　　I do not wish to show myself the sport of a man like Wildeve.我不想成为怀尔德伊夫那种人的笑料。

　　Angela's a bad sport.安吉拉是个开不起玩笑的人。

　　vi.嬉戏Lambs sport in the field.小羊在田里嬉戏。

　　vt. & vi.炫耀, 给人看He sports an ivory-handled cane these days.这些天来, 他一直在炫耀一只象牙柄手杖。

　　玩弄He sported with her affection.他玩弄她的感情。

　　sporting adj(尤指在竞赛中)公正慷慨的，有君子之风的

　　it was jolly sporting of you to let me have first go.让我先试，你真是太有君子之风了。

　　spray n小树枝;小花枝a spray of honeysuckle.一小枝忍冬花。

　　插花She carried a spray of pink roses. 她拿著一簇粉红色的玫瑰花。

　　spring n[C](向前)跳，跃;(向上)蹦;[U,sing]弹力弹性;有生气的;健康的; 根源,源泉

　　I sprang out of bed.我从床上跳下来。

　　They sprang to her defence..他们迅速赶去保护她。

　　The mattress has lost its spring.这床垫已经没有弹性了。

　　Walks with a spring in his step.他以富有青春活力的脚步行走。

　　Her vanity was the spring of her unhappiness. 她的虚荣心是她不幸的起因。

　　vi涌现，涌出;惊现A terrible storm sprang up.突然来了一场可怕的暴风雨。

　　vt突然向某人提供(或提出);(使)开动;(使)运转

　　Our regiment sprang a surprise attack on the enemy position.我团对敌阵地发动1次突击。

　　He prepared to spring his trap.他准备启动捕捉机。

　　sprout vi(植物，花，毛)长出Crocuses sprouted up from the grass.藏红花从草丛中长出来。

　　萌生Forms of nationalism sprouted as the system collapsed.随着体制的崩溃出现了种种形态的民族主义。

　　n幼笛状物bamboo sprout竹笋

　　年青人; [美俚]后代a sprout who isn't old enough to go to school一个小得还不能上学的娃娃

　　spy vt.看见, 发现We spied three figures in the distance.我们望见远处有三个人影儿。

　　暗中监视，暗中观察The couple were spied on by reporters.这对夫妇受到记者盯梢。

　　侦察出;探明，查明he would go and spy out the land.他将去探明地形。

　　【真题例句】In the past three or four years, the World Wide Web has given birth to a whole industry of

　　point-and-click spying. 【2003年Text1】尽三四年间互联网造就了一种叫点击间谍的新行当。

　　square n[C]古板守旧的人,拘谨的人;不谙时尚的人

　　Teenagers always think their parents are real square. 青少年总认为他们的父母真是跟不上时代的老古板。

　　adj结实的,魁梧的The mayor is a man of square frame. 市长是个体格魁梧的人。

　　水平的，平行的Place two pieces of wood one on top of the other, ensuring that they are exactly square.

　　把两块木料叠放在一起，确保它们完全齐平。

　　整齐的We should get everything square before we leave.在我们离开之前应该把一切都摆放整齐。

　　一致的;可共存的He wanted to make sure we were square with the court's decision and not subject to

　　a lawsuit他想确认我们同意法院的判决，而且不再提出诉讼。

　　公正的;正直的，诚实的She'd been as square with him as anybody could be.她对他的公正一直不亚于其他任何人。

　　(两个人)两清的，互不相欠的an acknowledgement that we are square.对我们两清的正式确认。

　　(比赛中双方)平分的;平局的The goal brought the match all square once again.这个进球使比赛再一次平局。

　　(非正式)古板守旧的，不谙时尚的Elvis was anything but square.埃尔维斯一点儿也不古板。

　　直截了当的,断然的They offered to buy his farm but met a square refusal. 他们出价要买他的农场,但遭到断然拒绝。

　　vt结账The money will square him.这钱可以让他还清账了。

　　贿赂He has been squared to hold his tongue.他已经被贿赂封住了嘴。

　　vi一致,相符[(+with)]His views on the question do not square with mine. 他对这个问题的看法跟我的不一致。

　　squeeze n. [C]拮据, 短缺拮据; 困境; 银根紧缩 [S1]My brother is in a tight squeeze. 我兄弟处境困难。

　　vt破坏扼制The economy is being squeezed by foreign debt repayments.偿还外债给经济带来了坏的影响。

　　vi勉强得到(或通过)The bill squeezed through both houses. 议案在两院勉强获得通过。

　　stage n[C] (进展的)阶段;时期;(the~)戏剧;

　　A caterpillar must pass through the cocoon stage to become a butterfly. 毛毛虫必须经过茧的阶段才能变成蝴蝶。

　　They are arranging a novel for the stage.他们正在把一本小说改编成戏剧。

　　vt 筹划;举行,发动They decided to stage a general strike. 他们决定举行总罢工。

　　把...搬上舞台,上演The city was staging Hamlet. 该城市正在上演《哈姆雷特》。

　　stagger vi坚持进行[(+on/along)]Education, however, has managed to stagger on in spite of these pleasant diversions.

　　不过,娱乐归娱乐,学习还是照样进行不误。

　　(喻)动荡不安The treasury staggered from one crisis to the next.财政部动荡不安，危机接连不断。

　　vt.使…感到震惊[担心]The difficulty of examination staggered him.考试的难度使他很担心。

　　stall vi使延迟;阻塞，阻挡The government has stalled the much-needed project.政府推迟了那个急需的项目。

　　vt(为争取更多的时间而)拖延;支吾，搪塞She was stalling for time.她在拖延时间。

　　拖时间使等候,把...拖住[(+off)]The police are coming. Stall him for a moment. 警察就来了。把他拖住一会儿。

　　stamp vt/n跺(脚);用(脚)踩he stamped his foot in frustration.他沮丧得跺脚。

　　He gave a stamp of impatience.他不耐烦地跺脚。

　　n标志, 印记This event left the stamp on his heart.这件事在他心中留下印记。

　　vt铭刻(印象等)[(+in/on)] The heroic image is stamped in [on] our memory.这一英雄形象铭刻在我们心中。

　　标出; 表示; 表明...是His speech stamps him as an educated man.他的谈吐显示他是一个受过教育的人。

　　(采取果断措施)镇压，压制;消灭urgent action is required to stamp out corruption.需要采取紧急行动来消灭腐败。

　　standard n平均质量; 业务水平The people of the US have a high standard of living.美国人民的生活水平很高。

　　旗帜, 标杆Two men carried the standard in the royal parade.在盛大的游行队伍中, 两个男子打着旗子。

　　支柱, 基座The deck will need six standards to make it secure.这座平台要用六根支柱才能稳固。

　　start n/vt惊跳，惊起She awoke with a start.她猛然惊醒。

　　We started two birds as we walked in the wood.我们在树林里散步时惊起了两只鸟。

　　starve vt使匮乏，使急需The arts are being starved of funds.那些艺术现在急需资金。

　　statement n结算单, 报表The company prepared a statement of its profits and losses.该公司做了一份损益清单。

　　station n[C]身份，地位;职位Karen was getting ideas above her station.卡伦想要升职。

　　vt安置，驻扎，派驻Troops were stationed in the town.军队驻扎在这个城镇里。

　　steal vi悄悄地做He stole down to the kitchen.他偷偷地走向厨房。

　　静静地流The years steal by.岁月不知不觉地过去了。

　　巧取 The young man stole her heart.那个年轻人博取了她的芳心。

　　steel vt.使坚强, 使坚定 They settled down in the countryside to steel their wills.他们到农村安家落户以锻炼自己的意志。

　　adj钢铁般的,坚强的They will carry out their plan with steel determination. 他们将以坚定的决心实现计划。

　　n(钢铁般的)坚强,坚固,冷酷[U]He has a heart of steel. 他是个铁石心肠的人。

　　stem vi起源于Many of the universities' problems stem from rapid expansion.大学的许多问题来源于快速扩张。

　　vt.遏制[阻止](液体的流动等)You must stem the flow of blood from the wound.你必须止住伤口流血。

　　Measures have been taken to stem inflation. 已采取措施抑制通货膨胀。

　　sticky adj(天气)湿热的;闷热的(非正式)卷入麻烦的;困难的;难对付的;(非正式)(网站)人气旺的

　　It was an unusually hot and sticky summer.那是一个极其湿热的夏天

　　The relationship is going through a sticky patch.那种关系正在经历一段困难的时期。

　　Experts measure the attractiveness of pages by how sticky they are.

　　专家通过网站人气旺盛的程度来评价网页的吸引力。

　　sting n(喻)伤害性;伤害的后果I recalled the sting of his betrayal.我回想起他的背叛所造成的伤害。

　　(非正式)精心策划的行动(尤指骗局、圈套)Five blackmailers were jailed last week after they were snared

　　in a police sting.五个敲诈勒索者落入了警察的圈套，上个星期被送进了监狱。

　　vt刺激…做，激 励…做;向…索高价

　　He was stung into action by an article in the paper.他受到报纸上一篇文章的刺激而采取了行动。

　　There were fears that as President he would sting them with stiffer tax bills.有人怕他当总统向他们征更高的税。

　　stock adj惯常的;陈腐的 The weather is a stock subject of conversation.天气是聊天的习惯话题。

　　通常备有现货的; 常备的Toothpaste is stock merchandise in a drugstore.牙膏是杂货店里的常备商品。

　　n家系,血统[C][U]He descended from Jewish stock.他是犹太人的后裔。

　　stomach n欲望，倾向vt忍受，忍耐

　　I don't have the stomach to find out.说老实话，我没有兴趣去查明真相。

　　I can't stomach the self-righteous attitude of some managers.我无法忍受某些经理自以为是的态度。

　　stoop vi﹙为私利﹚不择手段;卑鄙到做某事

　　I can’t believe he would stoop to blackmail.我没法相信他会下作到勒索的地步。

　　stop vi(旅行中的)逗留，停留The flight landed for a refueling stop.客机降落以补充燃料。

　　vt断绝，切断;扣除They would stop money off you if you were late.如果你迟到了他们会扣你的钱。

　　塞住;堵塞;填塞[(+up)]We stopped the leak in the gas pipe by means of lead. 我们用铅堵塞了煤气管上的漏洞。

　　storm n. [C] (暴风雨般的)发作[(+of)]A storm of applause rose from the audience. 观众一阵喝彩。

　　强烈的反应;骚动;论战The book caused a storm in America.那本书在美国掀起了轩然大波。

　　(感情或反应的)爆发，迸发The disclosure raised a storm of protest.这一披露激起了抗议风暴。

　　vt. 猛攻;袭取;狠狠抨击The enemy troops stormed the castle. 敌军对城堡发动猛攻。

　　story n(新闻)记事,报导[C][(+on)];谎话 闲话;谣言(非正式)假话;错误的解释;叙述，描述

　　【真题例句】In fact, it is difficult to see how journalists who do not have a clear grasp of the basic features of

　　the Canadian Constitution can do a competent job on political stories.【2005年翻译】事实上，很难设想那

　　些对加拿大宪法的基本要点缺乏清晰了解的新闻记者何以能胜任政治新闻的报道工作。

　　There have been lots of stories going around, as you can imagine.你可想象到处都流传着种种流言飞语。

　　Don't trust that man; he tells stories. 不要相信那个家伙;他说谎话。

　　the story of modern farming.现代农业发展史话。

　　The film is based on a true story.那部电影是根据一个真实的事件摄制的。

　　(尤指为自我辩护而作的事实陈述During police interviews, Harper changed his story.在与警方谈话时哈珀改了口供。

　　内情，实情，详情He is one of the few who know the story. 他是少数几个知道全部内情的人之一。

　　(公司的)商业前景，商业现状profitable businesses with solid stories.发展前景良好的有利可图的企业。

　　n. 【美】(建筑物的)层,楼[C]The building has fifty stories. 这座大楼有五十层。

　　straight adj直率的He is straight in his dealings.他待人接物正直老实。

　　strain n口吻,语气;笔调;情调[C]He wrote letters in a happy strain. 他用欢快的笔调写信。

　　旋律，曲调From within the flat could be heard the strains of country and western music.

　　可以听到从公寓里面传来的乡村和西部音乐的旋律。

　　性格, 倾向, 气质, He has a strain of melancholy in him.他有点忧郁的气质。

　　(人的)血缘,世系;种,族[C] The Irish strain in him makes him like jokes.他的爱尔兰血统使他喜欢诙谐。

　　stream n潮流;趋势[S1]He always goes with the stream. 他总是顺应潮流。

　　把学生按智力等分班The school streams pupils into three classes.学校按智力把学生分成三个班。

　　vt(头发、衣服等)飘扬，招展Her black cloak streamed behind her.她黑色的斗篷在身后飘舞。

　　streamline vt(喻)精简，简化(机构，体系);使效率提高We must streamline our methods.我们必须简化方法。

　　strength n(团体的，尤指球队或军队的)实力，人数; 强度; 浓度;力量;

　　The peacetime strength of the army was 415,000.那支军队和平时期的人数是415,000。

　　the political and military strength of European governments.欧洲政府的政治和军事实力。

　　The alcoholic strength of brandy far exceeds that of wine.白兰地的酒精浓度远远超过葡萄酒。

　　Many people find strength in religion.许多人从宗教中找到力量。

　　stretch n困难的任务;苛求的任务It was a stretch for me sometimes to come up with the rent.交租金对我有时是一件难事。

　　滥用,曲解She stretched the rules in favor of herself. 她为了利己目的曲解法规。

　　vi回溯His memory stretches back to his early childhood.他回想起自己的童年。

　　strike vt打动,感动,给...以印象[(+as)]That play struck me as silly.那出戏给我印象很无聊。

　　(尤指偶然)发现;想到Pondering, she struck upon a brilliant idea.沉思了一下，她突然想到一个绝好的主意。

　　string vt挂，吊Lights were strung across the promenade.步行街上横挂着一溜溜灯火。

　　(非正式，主北美)欺骗，戏弄，愚弄I'm not stringing you—I'll eat my shirt if it's not true.

　　我不骗你。如果不是真的，我就把衬衫吞下去。

　　当特约记者He strings for almost every French radio service.他几乎为每一家法国电台当特约记者。

　　adj紧张的，不安的I often felt strung out by daily stresses.我由于日常压力经常感到紧张不安。

　　stumble vi(说话、演奏等)出错He stumbled over every sentence.他讲每句话都结结巴巴。

　　失足,犯错误;步入歧途[(+into)]The waiter stumbled several times over our order.那位侍者好几次弄错了我们点的菜。

　　stumbled across意外发现;偶然遇见I stumbled across an old school friend today.我今天偶然碰到了一位老校友。

　　stun vt 给…留下极深的印象This film stunned the movie world in 1955.那部影片在1955年给电影界留下极深的印象。

　　subscribe vi(喻)同意(观点，建议)We prefer to subscribe to an alternative explanation.我们更赞同另一种解释。

　　substance n根据;本旨,主旨;要义;真义[U] 财产,财物[U]

　　The claim has no substance.这断言没有根据。

　　The substance of his speech was that he was better than the other candidates.

　　他演说要义就是:他比其他候选人更好。

　　Later he became a man of substance. 后来,他成为有大量资产的人。

　　suggest n表明显示【真题例句】Those forced to exercise their smiling muscles reacted smore exuberantly to funny cartons than d id those whose mouths were contracted in a frown, suggest that expressions may influence emotions rather than just the other way around. 【2011年完型】结果那些被迫锻炼他们笑肌的人比那些罪行收缩的犹如紧皱的眉毛般的人对滑稽的卡通画册反应更为强烈。

　　suggestion n暗示,示意,启发;联想[U]Poetry achieves its finest effects by suggestion. 诗歌借助暗示联想达到最佳意境。

　　微量,细微的迹象[S][(+of)]I detected a suggestion of malice in his remarks. 我察觉他的话中带有一点恶意。

　　suit n诉讼[C]He will bring a suit against his boss. 他要对老板提出控告。

　　summary adj.即刻的, 立即的He was given the summary punishment.他当场就受到了处罚。

　　sunny adj令人愉快的, 快活的, (性格)开朗的His nature was sunny.他性情开朗。

　　support vt为...提供证据,证实The facts support his claim.事实证明他的要求是合情合理的。

　　物质援助He urged that military support be sent to protect humanitarian convoys.

　　他强烈要求应当派军事支援部队护送人道主义车队。

　　surface vt.对...进行表面处理They surfaced the walls of the house with cement.他们在房子的四壁抹上一层水泥。

　　vi.浮出水面; A submarine surfaced outside the harbor.潜水艇在港外浮到水面。

　　披露出来The truth began to surface.真相开始披露出来。

　　苏醒 He finally surfaced at midday.他终于在中午苏醒过来了。

　　surgery n门诊时间What time does surgery finish?门诊什么时间结束?

　　surprise vt突袭, 突然攻占 We surprised the enemy while they were sleeping.我们在敌人睡觉时奇袭他们。

　　survive vt.比…活得长在;经历…之后还存

　　Most parents expect that their children will survive them.大多数父母都希望子女能够比他们自己长寿。

　　Did anyone survive the explosion?那次爆炸事故中有人幸免吗?

　　suspend vt使停职;使暂停参加活动;使休学[(+from)]

　　She was suspended from school for bad conduct.她因行为不端被停学。

　　suspicion n一点儿, 少量There was just a suspicion of light in the east.东方刚刚泛白。

　　swallow vt抑制(感情，言语)轻信(谎言，不实的断言)耗尽(金钱，资源)

　　He swallowed his pride.他忍住不流露出骄傲之情。

　　She had swallowed his story hook, line, and sinker.她对他所讲的故事完全信以为真。

　　Debts swallowed up most of the money he had got for the house.债务已耗完他绝大部分买房钱。

　　swamp vt淹没A huge wave swamped the canoes.一个巨浪淹没了独木船。

　　(喻)压倒;淹没Feelings of guilt suddenly swamped her.罪恶感突然吞没了她。

　　The country was swamped with goods from abroad.这个国家舶来品泛滥。

　　使陷入困境;使忙得不可开交[H]His secretary was swamped with work. 他秘书的工作多得难以招架。

　　【美】彻底击败Henry swamped Jack 13-6. 亨利以十三比六击败杰克。

　　清除;开辟[(+out)]They swamped out a small landing strip. 他们开辟了一个简易小机场。

　　swan vi. 【口】闲荡,游逛[Q]She spent the summer swanning around Europe. 她一个夏天在欧洲游逛。

　　swarm vi.密集, 云集, 挤满The place swarmed with tourists.那个地方游人云集。