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Question 1

spent

Answer 1

精疲力竭的：drained of energy

Question 2

spindly

Answer 2

细长纤弱的：frail or flimsy

Question 3

spiny

Answer 3

多刺的：spines；棘手的，麻烦的：requiring exceptional skill

Question 4

spleen

Answer 4

怒气，怨恨：anger or ill will

Question 5

splice

Answer 5

接合，叠接：unite

Question 6

spontaneous

Answer 6

自发的，不经思索的：without apparent thought

Question 7

spoof

Answer 7

轻松幽默的模仿，小恶搞：exaggerates for comic effect；诱骗，诱使相信：believe what is true

Question 8

sporadic

Answer 8

偶尔的，零星发生的：not often occurring

Question 9

sprawl

Answer 9

杂乱无序地发展；蔓生，蔓延：irregularly

Question 10

sprightly

Answer 10

活泼的，充满活力的：full of vitality

Question 11

spur

Answer 11

刺激物：arouses action；支撑物：holds up；刺激，激励：incite

Question 12

spurious

Answer 12

假的，伪造的：lacking authenticity

Question 13

spurn

Answer 13

摒弃，拒绝：reject with disdain

Question 14

squabble

Answer 14

口角，小争吵：quarrel

Question 15

squalid

Answer 15

污秽的，肮脏的：dirty；道德败坏的：repulsive

Question 16

squall

Answer 16

（通常伴随雨或雪的）风暴，暴风雪，暴风雨：violent windstorm；尖叫：scream

Question 17

squander

Answer 17

使分散：apart；浪费：spend wastefully

Question 18

squat

Answer 18

又矮又胖的：broad in build, short in stature

Question 19

squint

Answer 19

斜视，睥睨：glances sideways

Question 20

squelch

Answer 20

压制，镇压（运动）：stop by force；击溃，使无言以对：put down or silence

Question 21

stabilize

Answer 21

使稳定；变得稳定：make or become stable

Question 22

stalwart

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无所畏惧的：no fear；（体魄等）强健的：strength vigor；坚定的：firm, resolute

Question 23

stamina

Answer 23

耐力：moral strength；

Question 24

stammer

Answer 24

口吃，结巴：speak with pauses

Question 25

startle

Answer 25

使吓一跳，使大吃一惊：frighten or surprise

Question 26

static

Answer 26

静态的；停滞的：lack of movement；无改变的：little change

Question 27

stature

Answer 27

高度，身高：height；才干，水平：quality, status

Question 28

steadfast

Answer 28

坚定的，忠诚的：firm in belief

Question 29

stealth

Answer 29

秘密行动：proceeding furtively；秘密的：not to attract attention

Question 30

steep

Answer 30

浸泡：make wet；陡峭的：approaching perpendicular；过分的，过高的：beyond limit

Question 31

stench

Answer 31

臭气，恶臭：foul odor

Question 32

stentorian

Answer 32

声音洪亮的：loud

Question 33

sterile

Answer 33

贫瘠的：not productive；无菌的：free from bacteria

Question 34

stickler

Answer 34

坚持细节的人，一丝不苟的人：insist on exactness

Question 35

stiff

Answer 35

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

Question 36

stifle

Answer 36

抑制（声音、呼吸等）；阻止，扼杀：hold back

Question 37

stigma

Answer 37

耻辱，污名：mark of shame

Question 38

stint

Answer 38

吝惜，节省：be frugal

Question 39

stingy

Answer 39

小气的，吝啬的：unwilling；极少量的：less plentiful

Question 40

stipple

Answer 40

（雕刻时）点刻，用点标记：mark with small spots

Question 41

stipulate

Answer 41

规定，特定要求：specify agreement

Question 42

stitch

Answer 42

突然剧痛：sharp unpleasant sensation

Question 43

stock

Answer 43

库存，储备：inventory；普通的，常备的：commonly used

Question 44

stockade

Answer 44

栅栏，围栏：enclosure；监狱：confinement

Question 45

stodgy

Answer 45

平庸的，乏味的：dull；非常守旧的：old-fashioned

Question 46

stoke

Answer 46

添加燃料：supply fuel；增大，促进：make greater

Question 47

stoic

Answer 47

隐忍的，冷静的：unaffected by pleasure or pain

Question 48

stolid

Answer 48

无动于衷的，感情麻木的：little emotion

Question 49

stomach

Answer 49

容忍：bear

Question 50

stonewall

Answer 50

拒绝（合作），阻挠：uncooperative, obstructive