22-24 Flashcards
(300 cards)
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riveting
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吸引人的，极迷人的：absorbing engrossing
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rivulet
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小河，小溪：small stream
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robust
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精力充沛的，强壮的，健康的：full of strength
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roil
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搅浑，使混乱：stir up；激怒：displease
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roisterer
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喝酒喧闹的人：engages in merrymaking
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rookie
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新兵；新生；菜鸟：recruit
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roster
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值勤表，花名册：list of personnel
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rostrum
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讲坛，演讲坛：stage speaking
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rouse
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激起，煽动：stir up；唤醒：stop sleeping
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royalty
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皇家身份：regal character；版税；专利权税：payment
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rubicund
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红润的，健康的：healthy rosiness
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rudimentary
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初始的，未发展的：earliest development；最根本的，基础的：first principles
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rue
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后悔，遗憾：feeling of regret
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ruffle
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皱褶，褶裥花边：strip edge；使粗糙：destroy smoothness；扰乱，打扰：disturb
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ruminate
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沉思：go over in the mind
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rumple
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使皱，弄皱：form creases；打乱，使不整齐：undo the proper order
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run
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（不间断的）连续演出：course of performances
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runic
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神秘的：mysterious
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rupture
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打破；打碎，破裂：part
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ruse
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诡计：subterfuge
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rustic
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乡下人，头脑简单的人：awkward or simple person；乡村的：open areas with few buildings；粗俗的：lacking polish
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rustle
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快速地行动：move or act with speed
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sabotage
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妨害，破坏：hinder a cause；从事破坏活动，阻止：practice sabotage
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saccharine
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像糖一样的，有甜味的：sugar；做作的，矫情的：appealing to the emotions
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sacrilege
亵渎圣物：profanation sacred
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saddle
使某人担负：load
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safeguard
保护措施：prevent accident；保护：make safe
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sage
智者：wisdom
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salient
显著的，最突出的：conspicuously
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salubrious
有益健康的：promoting health
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salutary
有益健康的：promoting health；有利的，利好的：promoting well-being
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salutation
致敬，打招呼（表示欢迎和礼貌）：greeting；赞扬：praise
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salvage
（从灾难中）抢救：save from loss
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salve
减轻：缓解：assuage
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sanctify
使神圣，将...敬为神：make holy
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sanctimonious
假装虔诚的：hypocritically pious
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sanction
批准，同意，许可：make valid；制裁：coercive measure
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sanctuary
避难所：protection
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sand
磨光：make smooth
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sanguine
乐观的，确信的：free from doubt；面色红润的：healthy reddish
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sanitary
健康的，清洁的：health
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sap
削弱：weaken energy vitality；健康，活力：active strength
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sapient
聪明的，有洞察力的：deep understanding, intelligent
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sarcasm
讽刺，轻蔑：ironic
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sartorial
裁缝匠的，裁缝的：clothes
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sate
使饱足，充分满足：satisfy fully
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satiate
（使）饱足（的），过分满足（的）：satisfy fully
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satire
讽刺诗，讽刺文学：literary ridicule
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satirize
讽刺：ridicule
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saturate
使饱和，浸透：wet thoroughly
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saturnine
忧郁的，阴沉的：lacking in cheer；讽刺的：sardonic
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saunter
闲逛，漫步：by foot
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savant
博学之士，学者：learning
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savory
口感好的，味道好的：appetizing taste, smell；令人愉悦的，pleasure or contentment
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savvy
老练，机智：knowledge actually doing；明确了解：clear idea of；有见识的，精明能干的：practical cleverness or judgment
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scads
许多，大量：large number
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scant
不足的，缺乏的：scarcely
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scathing
尖酸刻薄的：cause hurt feelings
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schism
不一致：lack of agreement
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scintillate
闪耀：sparks
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scion
子孙：descendant
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scission
切断，分离，分裂：division
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scoff
嘲笑：derision, mock；狼吞虎咽：eat greedily
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scorch
炙烤，烘干：burn, make dry
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scorn
轻蔑，鄙视，不屑：reject contemptible
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scotch
停止：put an end to
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scour
用力擦洗：wash vigorously；搜查：to find or discover
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scowl
皱眉（表现出不高兴）：expression displeasure
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scrappy
好斗的，好吵架的：aggressive
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scrap
废料，废物：discarded or useless；抛弃：get rid of；终止，放弃原计划：put an end to
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scrawl
乱涂，潦草地写：write carelessly
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scribble
潦草地书写，乱写：meaningless
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scrupulous
正直的：principled；一丝不苟的：great care and effort
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scrutable
可以理解的：understood comprehensible
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scrutinize
仔细检查：observe great care
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scuff
（使）磨损：roughened by wear；脚步拖沓：move heavily
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scurrilous
说粗话的：vulgar
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scurvy
下流的，让人鄙视的：contemptible
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seamy
肮脏的，堕落的：sordid, base
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secluded
僻静的，隐蔽的：hidden
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secrete
隐藏：conceal；分泌：generate
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sedate
淡定的，安静的：free from agitation
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sedentary
固定不动的：not migratory
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seduce
劝说（使不忠，使不服从），诱...误入歧途：persuade
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sedulous
勤奋认真的：careful perseverance
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seemly
得体的，遵守礼节的：following the established traditions
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segment
分割；部分：separate
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self-abasement
自卑，自谦：humiliation
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self-absorbed
自恋的，自私的：absorbed in one's own
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seminal
有发展性的：contributing later development；创新的：creative
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sensation
感觉，知觉：sense；轰动事件：intense interest
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sensitive
敏感的：susceptible
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sentinel
哨兵，看守：watches over
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sepulchral
阴沉的，丧葬的：lacking in cheer
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septic
腐败的，感染的：putrefaction
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sequela
结果：secondary result
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sequester
使隔离，分离：segregate；使隐退：seclusion
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sere
干枯的，凋萎的：dried, withered
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serendipity
意外发现珍奇（或称心）事物的本领：by accident
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serene
安静的：free from uproar；稳重的，镇静的：unaffected, calm
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sermon
布道，说教：public speech moral
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serpentine
弯曲的：winding
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serrate
锯齿状的：notched
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serried
密集的：little space
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servile
低下的，卑屈的：submissive, abject
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severe
严厉的，要求严格的：exacting standards；难以承受的，艰难的：difficult to endure
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shackle
束缚：restrictions；限制，阻碍：create difficulty
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shadow
偷偷尾随：secretly trail；遮蔽，（使）变暗：gloomy
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shallow
浅显的，浅薄的：lack of depth of understanding
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sham
欺瞒：deceitfulness；掩饰，假装：present a false appearance；虚假的：fake
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shiftless
胸无大志的，懒惰的：lacking ambition
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shipshape
井然有序的：order
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shirk
逃避，规避：keep away from
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shoal
浅的：little depth
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shopworn
陈旧的：worn-out
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shred
少量：small amount
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shrewd
精明的，机敏的：cleverness or judgment；刺骨的，强烈的：discomfort
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shrink
（在数量或价值方面）降低，减小：reduced；（使）本能性地退却（如因遇到使人惊恐的事物），（使）退缩：draw back；表示出不情愿，犹豫：hesitate
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shroud
隐蔽物，可起隐蔽、保护或屏护作用的物体：conceals, protects, screens；将...从视线中隔离，遮蔽：shut off from sight
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shrug
轻视，忽略：dismiss；脱下（衣物等）：rid
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shun
避开，避免：keep away
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sidestep
（通过逃避而）不遵守：avoid having to comply with
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signal
（在重要性、成就方面）非同寻常的：standing above；给出信号：direct or notify
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simpleton
（缺乏常识的）笨蛋：lacking in common sense
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simulate
假装，模仿：take on the appearance；模拟：create a representation
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sin
罪恶的事：highly reprehensible
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sincere
真诚的，不做作的：without pretense
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sinecure
美差：requires little or no work
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sinew
活力，力量：vigorous strength
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singe
轻微烧焦：burn superficially
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sinuous
蜿蜒的，迂回的：irregular curves
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sip
（尤指小口地）喝：swallow in liquid form
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skeleton
骨架，框架：structural framework
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skeptic
怀疑者：doubts, questions or disagrees
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skimp
缺乏的，不足的：less plentiful；节省花费，吝啬：give insufficient funds
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skirmish
小冲突，争论：minor
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skirt
界限，边界：marks the outer limit；绕行，避开：go around
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slack
松弛的：not tightly fastened；疏忽的，大意的：failing to give proper care
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slake
使满足：satisfy
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slant
（看待问题、思考的）角度，看法：way of looking；倾斜的：slanting direction；歪曲（事实等）：create a wrong impression
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slate
列入名单，计划，安排：put on a list
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slew
大量，许多：large amount
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slight
不重要的：deficient in weight；轻微的：small in degree；轻蔑，看不起：treat with disdain；忽略，疏忽：fail to give proper attention
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sling
投掷：send through the air
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slippery
光滑的：slide；隐秘的：acting in secret；意义不明确的：not precise in meaning
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slipshod
粗心的，随意的：indifference to exactness, precision, and accuracy
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sloppy
邋遢的，不整洁的：lacking neatness；混乱的：lacking in order
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sloth
怠惰，懒惰：disinclination to action
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slouch
懒人：lazy person；缓慢行走：move slowly
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slovenly
邋遢的，不整洁的：lacking neatness
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sluggard
懒人：lazy person
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sluggish
缓慢的，迟缓的：slow in movement；迟钝的，反应慢的：slow to respond
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slumber
睡着：sleep
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slur
耻辱：mark of guilt；含糊地发音：indistinctly；疏忽，忽略：without due, consideration
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sly
狡猾的：clever or cunning；隐秘的，偷偷的：acting in secret
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smarmy
虚情假意的，过分恭维的：hypocritically
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smart
反应敏捷的，聪颖的：sharp quick thought；整洁的：strikingly neat；感到疼痛，感到痛苦：suffer acutely
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smattering
浅薄的知识：superficial knowledge；少量：small amount
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smirk
（自鸣得意地）笑：offensively self-satisfied
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smother
使窒息：killed by lack of air；抑制（表达，说出），压制：refrain
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smug
自大的，自鸣得意的：opinion of oneself；整洁的，有序的：good order
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smuggling
走私，私运：importation or exportation contrary to the law
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snare
无法逃脱的困境：catches and holds；捕捉：capture by
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snarl
纠缠，纠结：twist；咆哮，怒吼：to anger
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sneer
（轻蔑地）嘲笑：scornful
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snobbish
谄上傲下的，自大的：offensive air of superiority
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snub
轻视，不理睬：contempt or neglect
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soak
使...湿透：make thoroughly wet
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sober
严肃的：serious-looking；节制的：restraint；有理有据的：sound reasoning
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sodden
湿透的：penetrated by water；使...湿透：wet thoroughly
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solace
安慰：comfort in sorrow；安慰，安抚：console
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solder
连接，联合：unite
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solemnity
庄严，严肃：solemn
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solicitous
为他人操心的，体谅他人的：happiness of others；迫切的，渴望的：urgent desire
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solid
固态的，坚固的：not easily yield to pressure；有理有据的：sound reasoning；坚定的，不迟疑的：not showing weakness
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soliloquy
（尤指自言自语的）独白：without addressing a listener
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solitude
孤独，避世：being alone
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solvent
有偿付能力的：able to pay debts；溶剂：another substance is dissolved
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somatic
肉体的：of the body
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somber
昏暗的，无光的：shaded；悲伤的，不愉快的：lacking in cheer
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somnolence
瞌睡，嗜睡：needing sleep
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sonnet
十四行诗：14-line verse form
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soothe
带来慰藉，安慰：bring comfort；使镇静，使安心：free from distress；弱化，缓解：less severe
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sop
安慰物：placate or soothe；贿赂，回扣：improperly influence a person's conduct；浸湿，湿透：wet thoroughly
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sophism
假推理，诡辩：deceptive argumentation
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sophisticated
精明的，老于世故的：worldly knowledge or refinement；复杂的：complex
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soporific
催眠的药剂，安眠药：induces sleep；催眠的：cause sleep；慵懒的，困倦的：sleepiness or lethargy
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sordid
肮脏的，不干净的：not clean；卑鄙的：baseness
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sound
牢固的，不可动摇的：withstand stress without structural damage；健康的，强壮的：free from injury；（逻辑）上严谨的：valid reasoning
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sparse
稀疏的，稀少的：less plentiful
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spartan
简朴的，节约的：simplicity
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spat
（小的）争吵：quarrel
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spate
突发的洪水：sudden flood；大量：large number
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specific
特有的，独特的：exact sort；明确的：clearly expressed
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specious
似是而非的，欺骗性的：false look of truth
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speck
小点，少量：small amount
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spectator
观众，目击者，旁观者：watches
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spectrum
光谱，范围，系列：sequence or range
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speculate
推测，揣测：take to be true；投机倒买：from market fluctuations
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spendthrift
挥霍家，败家子：spends improvidently；挥霍的，不节俭的：spending money freely
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spent
精疲力竭的：drained of energy
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spindly
细长纤弱的：frail or flimsy
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spiny
多刺的：spines；棘手的，麻烦的：requiring exceptional skill
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spleen
怒气，怨恨：anger or ill will
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splice
接合，叠接：unite
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spontaneous
自发的，不经思索的：without apparent thought
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spoof
轻松幽默的模仿，小恶搞：exaggerates for comic effect；诱骗，诱使相信：believe what is true
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sporadic
偶尔的，零星发生的：not often occurring
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sprawl
杂乱无序地发展；蔓生，蔓延：irregularly
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sprightly
活泼的，充满活力的：full of vitality
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spur
刺激物：arouses action；支撑物：holds up；刺激，激励：incite
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spurious
假的，伪造的：lacking authenticity
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spurn
摒弃，拒绝：reject with disdain
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squabble
口角，小争吵：quarrel
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squalid
污秽的，肮脏的：dirty；道德败坏的：repulsive
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squall
（通常伴随雨或雪的）风暴，暴风雪，暴风雨：violent windstorm；尖叫：scream
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squander
使分散：apart；浪费：spend wastefully
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squat
又矮又胖的：broad in build, short in stature
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squint
斜视，睥睨：glances sideways
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squelch
压制，镇压（运动）：stop by force；击溃，使无言以对：put down or silence
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stabilize
使稳定；变得稳定：make or become stable
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stalwart
无所畏惧的：no fear；（体魄等）强健的：strength vigor；坚定的：firm, resolute
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stamina
耐力：moral strength；
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stammer
口吃，结巴：speak with pauses
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startle
使吓一跳，使大吃一惊：frighten or surprise
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static
静态的；停滞的：lack of movement；无改变的：little change
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stature
高度，身高：height；才干，水平：quality, status
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steadfast
坚定的，忠诚的：firm in belief
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stealth
秘密行动：proceeding furtively；秘密的：not to attract attention
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steep
浸泡：make wet；陡峭的：approaching perpendicular；过分的，过高的：beyond limit
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stench
臭气，恶臭：foul odor
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stentorian
声音洪亮的：loud
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sterile
贫瘠的：not productive；无菌的：free from bacteria
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stickler
坚持细节的人，一丝不苟的人：insist on exactness
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stiff
僵硬的，无法弯曲的：lacking suppleness；（在社交场合）缺乏优雅的，不自在的：lacking social grace；过分的，过高的：beyond limit；艰苦的，费力的：requiring effort
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stifle
抑制（声音、呼吸等）；阻止，扼杀：hold back
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stigma
耻辱，污名：mark of shame
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stint
吝惜，节省：be frugal
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stingy
小气的，吝啬的：unwilling；极少量的：less plentiful
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stipple
（雕刻时）点刻，用点标记：mark with small spots
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stipulate
规定，特定要求：specify agreement
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stitch
突然剧痛：sharp unpleasant sensation
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stock
库存，储备：inventory；普通的，常备的：commonly used
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stockade
栅栏，围栏：enclosure；监狱：confinement
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stodgy
平庸的，乏味的：dull；非常守旧的：old-fashioned
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stoke
添加燃料：supply fuel；增大，促进：make greater
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stoic
隐忍的，冷静的：unaffected by pleasure or pain
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stolid
无动于衷的，感情麻木的：little emotion
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stomach
容忍：bear
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stonewall
拒绝（合作），阻挠：uncooperative, obstructive
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stouthearted
勇敢的：stout, spirit
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stratagem
谋略，策略：deceiving
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strait
海峡：channel joining water；痛苦：suffering
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strand
绳，线之一股：single filament；遗弃，使置之困境：leave in a unfavorable place
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stratify
将...分成各种等级：divide into classes
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stray
漫无目的：lacking purpose；离群，迷途，偏离：move away, deviate
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strength
力量：ability to exert effort；（抵抗攻击、压力的）强度：ability to withstand force
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striate
加条纹：mark with striations
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stricture
责难，批评：criticism
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stride
迈大步走：long steps
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strident
刺耳的：harsh sound
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strike
攻击：force or violence；铸造（奖牌）：form by stamping；击打：deliver a blow；袭击，攻击：violent action；撞击：forceful contact
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stringent
紧绷的：tight；严格的：marked by rigor
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strip
脱衣，剥去：remove clothing
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strut
趾高气昂地走：walk pompous；支柱，压杆strengthen a framework
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studio
工作室，画室，摄影室：working place of a painter
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stultify
使无效，抑制：render futile
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stupor
迟钝，麻痹，无知觉：suspended sense
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stunt
阻碍（成长）：hinder growth
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sturdy
强健的，结实的：strengthen
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stygian
极阴暗的：extremely dark
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stymie
阻碍：present an obstacle
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subdue
使顺从；征服：conquer
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subject
臣民，受支配的人：under authority；取决于（其他因素）的：under the influence
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subjugate
征服，镇压：bring under control；剥夺...的自由：make subservient
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sublime
崇高的，庄严的：high moral；（因为杰出、尊贵、美丽等而）令人惊叹的：inspire awe
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subliminal
下意识的，潜在意识的：below perception
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submerge
使淹没：under water
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submissive
服从的，顺从的，恭顺的：submitting
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subordinate
下级的，次要的：lower rank；征服：under one's control
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subservient
奉承的，屈从的：obsequiously
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subside
下陷，下沉，减弱：tend downward
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subsidiary
次要的：secondary importance；起辅助作用的：aid, support
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subsidy
补助金，津贴：monetary support
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substantial
物质的：having substance；有重大意义的：considerable in importance
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substantiate
证实：support with proof；使实体化：give material
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substantive
本质的，关键的：relating to the essence
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subterfuge
诡计：deception to conceal
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subtle
微妙的，难以感知的：difficult perceive；巧妙的，间接或带有欺骗性的：clever deceptive means
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subvert
颠覆：overturn
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succinct
简明的，简洁的：clear, precise
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succor
救援，援助：aid
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suffocate
使窒息：deprive of oxygen
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suffuse
（色彩等）弥漫，染遍，充满：spread through
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sulk
生气，愠怒：resentment
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sullen
闷闷不乐的：lacking in cheer
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summary
摘要：abstract；就地的，立即的：on the spot
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summit
顶点：highest point
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summon
召集，召唤：call together；传唤（出庭、出席）：command to appear in court
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sumptuous
豪华的，奢侈的：extremely luxurious
