deck23 Flashcards
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sermon
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布道, 说教: public speech moral
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serpentine
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弯曲的: winding
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serrate
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锯齿状的: notched
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serried
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密集的: little space
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servile
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低下的, 卑屈的: submissive, abject
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severe
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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
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束缚: restrictions; 限制, 阻碍: create difficulty
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shadow
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偷偷尾随: secretly trail; 遮蔽, （使）变暗: gloomy
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shallow
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浅显的, 浅薄的: lack of depth of understanding
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sham
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欺瞒: deceitfulness; 掩饰, 假装: present a false appearance; 虚假的: fake
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shiftless
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胸无大志的, 懒惰的: lacking ambition
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shipshape
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井然有序的: order
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shirk
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逃避, 规避: keep away from
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shoal
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浅的: little depth
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shopworn
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陈旧的: worn-out
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shred
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少量: small amount
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shrewd
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精明的, 机敏的: cleverness or judgment; 刺骨的, 强烈的: discomfort
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shrink
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（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
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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
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轻视, 忽略: dismiss; 脱下（衣物等）: rid
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shun
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避开, 避免: keep away
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sidestep
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（通过逃避而）不遵守: avoid having to comply with
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signal
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（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
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（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
