worldlist42 Flashcards

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sadistic

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ADJ. /残忍成性的/inclined to cruelty

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saga

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N. /英雄传奇/Scandinavian myth; any legend

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Sagacious

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ADJ. /有洞察力的,精明的,有远见的/perceptive; shrewd; having insight

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sage

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N. /圣人/person celebrated for wisdom

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salacious

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ADJ. /好色的;淫荡的/lascivious; lustful

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salient

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ADJ. /显著的;突出的;跳跃的/prominent

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salubrious

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ADJ. /有益健康的/healthful.

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salutary

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ADJ. /有益的/tending to improve; beneficial; wholesome

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salvage

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V. /抢救;营救/rescue from loss

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salvo

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N. /(火炮)齐射,(礼炮)齐鸣/discharge of firearms; military salute

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sanctimonious

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ADJ. /假装神圣的/displaying ostentatious or hypocritical devoutness

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sanction

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V. /批准,同意/approve; ratify

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sanctuary

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N. /避难所,庇护所,圣堂/refuge; shelter; shrine; holy place

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sanguine

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ADJ. /有望的;乐观的/cheerful; hopeful

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sap

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V. /逐渐消耗,破坏/diminish; undermine

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sarcasm

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N. /挖苦;讽刺/scornful remarks; stinging rebuke

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sardonic

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ADJ. /讽刺的/disdainful; sarcastic; cynical.

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sartorial

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ADJ. /裁缝的;缝纫的/pertaining to tailors.

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sate

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V. /充分满足;使饱享/satisfy to the full; cloy.

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satellite

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N. /人造卫星/small body revolving around a larger one

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satiate

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V. /满足;使饱享/satisfy fully

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satire

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N. /讽刺文学,讽刺/form of literature in which irony

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satirical

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ADJ. /挖苦的,讽刺的/mocking

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saturate

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V. /浸透,使充满/soak thoroughly

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saturnine

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ADJ. /阴沉的,忧郁的/gloomy

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saunter

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V. /漫步;闲逛/stroll slowly

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savant

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N. /专家,学者/scholar

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savor

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V. /品尝,享受,有。。。的滋味或气味/enjoy; have a distinctive flavor

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savory

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ADJ. /风味极佳的,可口的,悦人的,有益身心的/tasty; pleasing, attractive, or agreeable

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scabbard

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N. /剑鞘,鞘/case for a sword blade; sheath.

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scad

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N. /大量的,许多/a great quantity

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scaffold

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N. /台架,脚手架;绞刑架/temporary platform for workers; bracing framework; platform for execution

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scale

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V. /攀登/climb up; ascend

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scamp

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N. /流氓/rascal

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scanty

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ADJ. /缺乏的;不足的的/meager; insufficient

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scapegoat

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N. /替罪羊/someone who bears the blame for others

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scavenge

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V. /从废物中提取(有用物质)以(腐肉)为食;/hunt through discarded materials for usable items; search, especially for food

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scenario

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N. /方案,(电影、歌剧)剧本/plot outline; screenplay; opera libretto

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schematic

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ADJ. /图表的,图解的/relating to an outline or diagram; using a system of symbols

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schism

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N. /分裂,不和/division; split

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scintillate

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V. /发出火花;闪耀光芒/sparkle; flash

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scoff

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V. /嘲弄,嘲笑/mock; ridicule

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scourge

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N. /鞭笞;苦难的根源,惩罚/lash; whip; severe punishment

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scruple

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V. /踌躇;犹豫/fret about; hesitate, for ethical reasons

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scrupulous

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ADJ. /小心谨慎的,严格认真的/conscientious; extremely thorough

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scrutinize

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V. /细察/examine closely and critically

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scuffle

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V. /混战,扭打,打斗/struggle confusedly; move off in a confused hurry

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scurry

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V. /急赶,用小而快的步子跑/move briskly

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scurvy

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ADJ. /可悲的;卑鄙的/despicable; contemptible

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scuttle

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V. /急赶,急跑/scurry; run with short

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scuttle

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V. /故意将(船)弄沉/sink.

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seamy

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ADJ. /丑恶的/sordid; unwholesome

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seasoned

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ADJ. /老练的,经验丰富的/experienced

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secession

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N. /脱离/withdrawal

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seclusion

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N. /隔离,隐居/isolation; solitude

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secrete

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V. /隐匿;藏匿;分泌/hide away

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sectarian

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ADJ. /宗派的;派系的,思想狭隘的/relating to a religious faction or subgroup

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secular

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ADJ. /世俗的;现世的的/worldly; not pertaining to church matters; temporal

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sedate

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ADJ. /镇静的;稳重的/composed; grave

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sedentary

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ADJ. /久坐的;坐惯的/requiring sitting

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sedition

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N. /叛乱,煽动暴乱,骚乱/resistance to authority; insubordination

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sedulous

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ADJ. /勤奋的;孜孜不倦的/diligent; hardworking.

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seedy

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ADJ. /破旧的;褴褛的;不适的/run-down; decrepit; disreputable

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seemly

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ADJ. /适宜的/proper; appropriate

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seep

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V. /渗出;渗漏/ooze; trickle

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seethe

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V. /激动,沸腾/be disturbed; boil

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seismic

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ADJ. /地震的/pertaining to earthquakes

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seminary

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N. /神学院;学院(尤其私立女校或学院)/school for training future ministers; academy for young women

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sensual

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ADJ. /感欲的;世俗的/devoted to the pleasures of the senses; carnal; voluptuous

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sententious

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ADJ. /简洁的;警句的/terse; concise; aphoristic

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sentinel

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N. /岗哨,看守,哨兵/sentry; lookout

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sect

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n 宗派,教派separate religious body

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sear

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v 烧焦,灼伤