List_24 Flashcards
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spent
考法1 adj. 精疲力竭的: drained of energy or effectiveness
spindly
考法1 adj. 细长纤弱的: frail or flimsy in appearance or structure
spiny
考法1 adj. 多刺的: bearingspines, prickles, or thorns
考法2 adj. 棘手的,麻烦的: requiring exceptional skill or caution in performance or handling
spleen
考法1 n. 怒气,怨恨: feelings of anger or ill will often suppressed
splice
考法1 vt. 接合,叠接: to unite (as two ropes) by interweaving the strands, or to join (as two pieces of film) at the ends
spontaneous
考法1 adj. 自发的,不经思索的: acting or activated without apparent thought or deliberation
spoof
考法1 n. 轻松幽默的模仿,小恶搞: a work that imitates and exaggerates another work for comic effect
考法2 v. 诱骗,诱使相信: to cause to believe what is untrue
sporadic
考法1 adj. 偶尔的,零星发生的: not often occurring or repeated
sprawl
考法1 vt. 杂乱无序地发展: to grow, develop, or spread irregularly and without apparent design or plan
派 sprawling adj. 蔓延的,不规则伸展的
sprightly
考法1 adj. 活泼的,充满活力的: full of spirit and vitality
spur
考法1 n. 刺激物: something that arouses action or activity
考法2 n. 支撑物: a structure that holds up or serves as a foundation for something else
考法3 vt. 刺激,激励: to incite or stimulate
spurious
考法1 adj. 假的,伪造的: lacking authenticity or validity in essence or origin; not genuine
派 spuriously adv. 伪造地,虚假地
spurn
考法1 vt. 摈弃,拒绝: to reject with disdain or contempt
派 spurned adj. 被摒弃的,被拒绝的
squabble
考法1 n. 口角,小争吵: a noisy quarrel, usually about a trivial matter
squalid
考法1 adj. 污秽的,肮脏的: dirty and wretched
考法2 adj. 道德败坏的: morally repulsive
squall
考法1 n. (通常伴随着雨或雪的)风暴,暴风雪: a brief, sudden, violent windstorm, often accompanied by rain or snow
考法2 vt. 尖叫: to scream or cry loudly and harshly
squander
考法1 vt. 使分散: to cause (members of a group) to move widely apart
考法2 vt. 浪费: to spend wastefully or extravagantly
派 squandering adj. 浪费的
squat
考法1 adj. 又矮又胖的: being compact and broad in build and often short in stature
squelch
考法1 vt. 压制,镇压(运动): to put a stop to (something) by the use of force
考法2 vt. 击溃,使无言以对: to put down or silence, as with a crushing retort
派 squelcher n. 镇压者
squint
考法1 vt. 斜视,睥睨: to look or glance sideways
stabilize
考法1 vt./vi. 使稳定;变得稳定: to make stable, steadfast, or firm; to become stable, steadfast, or fixed
派 stability n. 稳定性
stalwart
考法1 adj. 无所畏惧的: feeling or displaying no fear by temperament
考法2 adj. (体魄等)强健的: marked by outstanding strength and vigor of body, mind, or spirit
stamina
考法1 n. 耐力: physical or moral strength to resist or withstand illness, fatigue, or hardship
stammer
考法1 vi. 口吃,结巴: to speak with involuntary pauses or repetitions