L20 Flashcards
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superstructure
[‘sju:pə,strʌktʃə] n. 上层建筑;上部构造
Noun.1 a : an entity, concept, or complex based on a more fundamental one b : social institutions (as the law or politics) that are in Marxist theory erected upon the economic base
2 : a structure built as a vertical extension of something else: as a : all of a building above the basement b : the structural part of a ship above the main deck
supplant
[sə’plɑ:nt, -‘plænt] vt. 代替;排挤掉
vt.1 : to supersede (another) especially by force or treachery
2 a (1) obsolete : UPROOT (2) : to eradicate and supply a substitute for efforts to supplant the vernacular b : to take the place of and serve as a substitute for especially by reason of superior excellence or power
synonyms see REPLACE
supple
[‘sʌpl] adj. 柔软的;灵活的;顺从的;易弯曲的;逢迎的
vt. 使柔软;使顺从
vi. 变柔顺;变柔软
Adj.1 a : compliant often to the point of obsequiousness b : readily adaptable or responsive to new situations
2 a : capable of being bent or folded without creases, cracks, or breaks : PLIANT supple leather b : able to perform bending or twisting movements with ease : LIMBER supple legs of a dancer c : easy and fluent without stiffness or awkwardness sang with a lively, supple voice ?Douglas Watt
synonyms see ELASTIC
transitive verb
1 : to make pacific or complaisant supple the tempers of your race ?Laurence Sterne
2 : to alleviate with a salve
3 : to make flexible or pliant
intransitive verb : to become soft and pliant
supplement
[‘sʌplimənt, ‘sʌpləment] n. 补充,补遗;补充物;附录
vt. 补充,增补
Noun.1 a : something that completes or makes an addition b : DIETARY SUPPLEMENT
2 : a part added to or issued as a continuation of a book or periodical to correct errors or make additions
3 : an angle or arc that when added to a given angle or arc equals 180*
vt.: to add or serve as a supplement to does odd jobs to supplement his income
supplementary
[,sʌpli’mentəri] adj. 补充的;追加的
n. 补充者;增补物
Adj.1 : added or serving as a supplement : ADDITIONAL supplementary reading
2 : being or relating to a supplement or a supplementary angle
suppliant
[‘sʌpliənt] adj. 恳求的;哀求的
n. 恳求者;哀求者
Noun.: SUPPLICANT
Adj.1 : humbly imploring : ENTREATING a suppliant sinner seeking forgiveness ?O. J. Baab
2 : expressing supplication upraised to the heavensTsuppliant arms ?William Styron
supportive
[sə’pɔ:tiv] adj. 支持的;支援的;赞助的
vt.1 : to endure bravely or quietly : BEAR
2 a (1) : to promote the interests or cause of (2) : to uphold or defend as valid or right : ADVOCATE supports fair play (3) : to argue or vote for supported the motion to lower taxes b (1) : ASSIST, HELP bombers supported the ground troops (2) : to act with (a star actor) (3) : to bid in bridge so as to show support for c : to provide with substantiation : CORROBORATE support an alibi
3 a : to pay the costs of : MAINTAIN support a family b : to provide a basis for the existence or subsistence of the island could probably support three ?A. B. C. Whipple support a habit
4 a : to hold up or serve as a foundation or prop for b : to maintain (a price) at a desired level by purchases or loans; also : to maintain the price of by purchases or loans
5 : to keep from fainting, yielding, or losing courage : COMFORT
6 : to keep (something) going
suppress
[sə’pres] vt. 抑制;镇压;废止
vt.1 : to put down by authority or force : SUBDUE suppress a riot
2 : to keep from public knowledge: as a : to keep secret b : to stop or prohibit the publication or revelation of suppress the test results
3 a : to exclude from consciousness b : to keep from giving vent to : CHECK suppressed her anger
4 obsolete : to press down
5 a : to restrain from a usual course or action suppress a cough b : to inhibit the growth or development of
6 : to inhibit the genetic expression of suppress a mutation
surly
[‘sə:li] adj. 乖戾的;板面孔的,无礼的;阴沉的
Adj.1 : menacing or threatening in appearance surly weather
2 obsolete : ARROGANT, IMPERIOUS
3 : irritably sullen and churlish in mood or manner : CRABBED
synonyms see SULLEN
surmise
[‘sə:maiz, sə:’maiz] vt. 猜测;推测
vi. 猜测;认为
n. 推测;猜度
Noun.: a thought or idea based on scanty evidence : CONJECTURE
vt.: to form a notion of from scanty evidence : IMAGINE, INFER
surmount
[sə:’maunt] vt. 克服,越过;战胜
vt.1 obsolete : to surpass in quality or attainment : EXCEL
2 : to prevail over : OVERCOME surmount an obstacle
3 : to get to the top of : CLIMB
4 : to stand or lie at the top of
surpass
[sə’pɑ:s, -‘pæs] vt. 超越;胜过,优于;非…所能办到或理解
vt.1 : to become better, greater, or stronger than : EXCEED surpassed her rivals surpassed all expectations
2 : to go beyond : OVERSTEP
3 : to transcend the reach, capacity, or powers of a beauty that surpasses description
synonyms see EXCEED
surrender
[sə’rendə] vt. 使投降;放弃;交出;听任
vi. 投降;屈服;自首
n. 投降;放弃;交出;屈服
Transitive verb
1 a : to yield to the power, control, or possession of another upon compulsion or demand surrendered the fort b : to give up completely or agree to forgo especially in favor of another
2 a : to give (oneself) up into the power of another especially as a prisoner b : to give (oneself) over to something (as an influence)
intransitive verb : to give oneself up into the power of another : YIELD
synonyms see RELINQUISH
Noun.1 a : the action of yielding one’s person or giving up the possession of something especially into the power of another b : the relinquishment by a patentee of rights or claims under a patent c : the delivery of a principal into lawful custody by bail ? called also surrender by bail d : the voluntary cancellation of the legal liability of an insurance company by the insured and beneficiary for a consideration e : the delivery of a fugitive from justice by one government to another
2 : an instance of surrendering
surreptitious
[,sʌrəp’tiʃəs, ,sə:-] adj. 秘密的;鬼鬼祟祟的;暗中的
Adj.1 : done, made, or acquired by stealth : CLANDESTINE
2 : acting or doing something clandestinely : STEALTHY a surreptitious glance
synonyms see SECRET
surrogate
[‘sʌrəɡeit, -ɡit, ‘sə:-] n. 代理;代用品;遗嘱检验法官
vt. 代理;指定某人为自己的代理人
adj. 代理的;替代的
Vt,: to put in the place of another: a : to appoint as successor, deputy, or substitute for oneself b : SUBSTITUTE
Noun.1 a : one appointed to act in place of another : DEPUTY b : a local judicial officer in some states (as New York) who has jurisdiction over the probate of wills, the settlement of estates, and the appointment and supervision of guardians
2 : one that serves as a substitute
3 : SURROGATE MOTHER
surveillance
sə’veɪl(ə)ns; -‘veɪəns] n. 监督;监视
Noun. : close watch kept over someone or something (as by a detective); also : SUPERVISION
survive
[sə’vaiv] vt. 幸存;生还;幸免于;比…活得长
vi. 幸存;活下来
Intransitive verb
1 : to remain alive or in existence : live on
2 : to continue to function or prosper
transitive verb
1 : to remain alive after the death of he is survived by his wife
2 : to continue to exist or live after survived the earthquake
3 : to continue to function or prosper despite : WITHSTAND they survived many hardships
survivor
[sə’vaivə] n. 幸存者;生还者;残存物
Noun. : one that survives: a : one that outlives another : one remaining alive after another’s death b : one of two or more legally designated persons (as joint tenants or holders of a joint interest) who outlives one or more of the others c : one living through a time, event, or development marked by the death of others interviewed survivors of the air raid d : one continuing to exist, function, or compete after others have ceased to do so survivors of the first heat only survivor of six newspapers founded in the 19th century
susceptible
[sə’septəbl] adj. 易受影响的;易感动的;容许…的
n. 易得病的人
Adj.1 : capable of submitting to an action, process, or operation a theory susceptible to proof
2 : open, subject, or unresistant to some stimulus, influence, or agency susceptible to pneumonia
3 : IMPRESSIONABLE, RESPONSIVE a susceptible mind
synonyms see LIABLE
suspend
[sə’spend] vt. 延缓,推迟;使暂停;使悬浮
vi. 悬浮;[体]禁赛
Transitive verb
1 : to debar temporarily especially from a privilege, office, or function suspend a student from school
2 a : to cause to stop temporarily suspend bus service b : to set aside or make temporarily inoperative suspend the rules
3 : to defer to a later time on specified conditions suspend sentence
4 : to hold in an undetermined or undecided state awaiting further information suspend judgment suspend disbelief
5 a : HANG; especially : to hang so as to be free on all sides except at the point of support suspend a ball by a thread b : to keep from falling or sinking by some invisible support (as buoyancy) dust suspended in the air c : to put or hold in suspension suspended sediment
6 a : to keep fixed or lost (as in wonder or contemplation) b : to keep waiting in suspense or indecision
7 : to hold (a musical note) over into the following chord
intransitive verb
1 : to cease operation temporarily
2 : to stop payment or fail to meet obligations
3 : HANG
synonyms see DEFER
suspense
[sə’spens] n. 悬念;悬疑;焦虑;悬而不决
Noun.1 : the state of being suspended : SUSPENSION
2 a : mental uncertainty : ANXIETY b : pleasant excitement as to a decision or outcome a novel of suspense
3 : the state or character of being undecided or doubtful : INDECISIVENESS
suspension
[sə’spenʃən] n. 悬浮;暂停;停职
Noun.1 : the act of suspending : the state or period of being suspended: as a : temporary removal (as from office or privileges) b : temporary withholding (as of belief or decision) c : temporary abrogation of a law or rule d (1) : the holding over of one or more musical tones of a chord into the following chord producing a momentary discord and suspending the concord which the ear expects; specifically : such a dissonance which resolves downward ? compare ANTICIPATION, RETARDATION (2) : the tone thus held over e : stoppage of payment of business obligations : FAILURE ? used especially of a business or a bank f : a rhetorical device whereby the principal idea is deferred to the end of a sentence or longer unit
2 a : the act of hanging : the state of being hung b (1) : the state of a substance when its particles are mixed with but undissolved in a fluid or solid (2) : a substance in this state (3) : a system consisting of a solid dispersed in a solid, liquid, or gas usually in particles of larger than colloidal size ? compare EMULSION
3 : something suspended
4 : the means by which something is suspended; especially : the system of devices (as springs) supporting the upper part of a vehicle on the axles
suspicious
[sə’spiʃəs] adj. 可疑的;怀疑的;多疑的
Adj.1 : tending to arouse suspicion : QUESTIONABLE suspicious characters
2 : disposed to suspect : DISTRUSTFUL suspicious of strangers
3 : expressing or indicative of suspicion a suspicious glance
sustain
[sə’stein] vt. 维持;支撑,承担;忍受;供养;证实
vt.1 : to give support or relief to
2 : to supply with sustenance : NOURISH
3 : KEEP UP, PROLONG
4 : to support the weight of : PROP; also : to carry or withstand (a weight or pressure)
5 : to buoy up sustained by hope
6 a : to bear up under b : SUFFER, UNDERGO sustained heavy losses
7 a : to support as true, legal, or just b : to allow or admit as valid the court sustained the motion
8 : to support by adequate proof : CONFIRM testimony that sustains our contention
Noun.: a musical effect that prolongs a note’s resonance utilizing heavy sustain on his guitar ?Bill Dahl