worldlist42 Flashcards
sadistic
ADJ. /残忍成性的/inclined to cruelty
saga
N. /英雄传奇/Scandinavian myth; any legend
Sagacious
ADJ. /有洞察力的,精明的,有远见的/perceptive; shrewd; having insight
sage
N. /圣人/person celebrated for wisdom
salacious
ADJ. /好色的;淫荡的/lascivious; lustful
salient
ADJ. /显著的;突出的;跳跃的/prominent
salubrious
ADJ. /有益健康的/healthful.
salutary
ADJ. /有益的/tending to improve; beneficial; wholesome
salvage
V. /抢救;营救/rescue from loss
salvo
N. /(火炮)齐射,(礼炮)齐鸣/discharge of firearms; military salute
sanctimonious
ADJ. /假装神圣的/displaying ostentatious or hypocritical devoutness
sanction
V. /批准,同意/approve; ratify
sanctuary
N. /避难所,庇护所,圣堂/refuge; shelter; shrine; holy place
sanguine
ADJ. /有望的;乐观的/cheerful; hopeful
sap
V. /逐渐消耗,破坏/diminish; undermine
sarcasm
N. /挖苦;讽刺/scornful remarks; stinging rebuke
sardonic
ADJ. /讽刺的/disdainful; sarcastic; cynical.
sartorial
ADJ. /裁缝的;缝纫的/pertaining to tailors.
sate
V. /充分满足;使饱享/satisfy to the full; cloy.
satellite
N. /人造卫星/small body revolving around a larger one
satiate
V. /满足;使饱享/satisfy fully
satire
N. /讽刺文学,讽刺/form of literature in which irony
satirical
ADJ. /挖苦的,讽刺的/mocking
saturate
V. /浸透,使充满/soak thoroughly
saturnine
ADJ. /阴沉的,忧郁的/gloomy
saunter
V. /漫步;闲逛/stroll slowly
savant
N. /专家,学者/scholar
savor
V. /品尝,享受,有。。。的滋味或气味/enjoy; have a distinctive flavor
savory
ADJ. /风味极佳的,可口的,悦人的,有益身心的/tasty; pleasing, attractive, or agreeable