simulate v.偽裝;扮演 [L simulare
sinecure n.閑差事 [L sine cura without care]
sinew n.腱;體力;力氣 [OE sin(e)we
singe v.輕微燒焦;以燙發(fā)鉗夾 [OE sencgan
singularity n.奇異;稀有;異常 [E
sinister a.邪惡的;不祥的 [E
sinuous a.蜿蜒的 [F sinueux or L sinuosus(SINUS竇;下凹的地方)]
sip n.(飲料的)一口;一啜 [ME: perh a modification of SUP一口;吸;進晚餐;體驗]
siren n.氣笛;警報器 [
skeptic n.懷疑者
skeptical a.懷疑性的;懷疑論的
sketchy a.粗略的;大概的 [sketch素描]
skewer n.串;烤肉叉子 [17th c, var of dial skiver 切割皮革之人;皮革刀]
skimp v.吝嗇地給;縮支節(jié)用 [18th c: cf SCRIMP 節(jié)省,節(jié)約(on) skimpy吝嗇的]
skirmish n.前哨戰(zhàn);小爭斗 [ME
skittish a.快活的;愛蹦跳的;怕羞的 [ME, perh formed as SKIT(蘇)疾行;跳躍]
skulk v.躲躲閃閃;潛行 [ME
slacken v.松弛;變緩慢;變遲鈍
slake v.解;充;滿足 [OE slacian
slander n.誹謗;造謠 [
slant v.傾斜 [aphetic form of ASLANT傾斜地:
slap n.摑 [LG slapp(imit)slaping 非常快的;非常大的]
slattern n.邋遢的女人;懶散的女人 [17th c: rel to slattering slovenly,
sleazy a.簡陋的;低級的
sleek a.光滑的;井然有序的 [later var of SLICK 光滑的;口齒伶俐的]
sleight n.技巧;熟練 [ME sleghth
slimy a.泥濘的;粘糊糊的
sling n.投石器;吊腕帶;果汁甜酒 [have one's arm in a ~ 吊掛手臂 ~ stones at a dog用石頭打狗]
slither v.滑動 [
sloppy a.泥濘的;感情脆弱的 [Sloppy Joe 不整潔男子;寬大女用羊毛衫;一種牛肉三明治]
slopy a.傾斜的
sloth n.怠惰;樹懶 [ME
slough v.蛻皮 [ME, perh rel to LG slu(we)husk]
slovenly a.不潔的;馬虎的 [sloven懶散的人;散慢的人
slump n.猛然掉落;意氣消沉;蕭條 [orig 'sink in a bog': The ice cracked and he ~ed into the cleft]
slur v.隨便加以處理;含糊發(fā)音
smattering n.一知半解;少量 [He has a ~ of knowledge about physics. smatter 一知半解地說]
smear v.涂;弄臟 [OE smierwan
smidgen n.少量;些微 [perh
sinecure n.閑差事 [L sine cura without care]
sinew n.腱;體力;力氣 [OE sin(e)we
singe v.輕微燒焦;以燙發(fā)鉗夾 [OE sencgan
singularity n.奇異;稀有;異常 [E
sinister a.邪惡的;不祥的 [E
sinuous a.蜿蜒的 [F sinueux or L sinuosus(SINUS竇;下凹的地方)]
sip n.(飲料的)一口;一啜 [ME: perh a modification of SUP一口;吸;進晚餐;體驗]
siren n.氣笛;警報器 [
skeptic n.懷疑者
skeptical a.懷疑性的;懷疑論的
sketchy a.粗略的;大概的 [sketch素描]
skewer n.串;烤肉叉子 [17th c, var of dial skiver 切割皮革之人;皮革刀]
skimp v.吝嗇地給;縮支節(jié)用 [18th c: cf SCRIMP 節(jié)省,節(jié)約(on) skimpy吝嗇的]
skirmish n.前哨戰(zhàn);小爭斗 [ME
skittish a.快活的;愛蹦跳的;怕羞的 [ME, perh formed as SKIT(蘇)疾行;跳躍]
skulk v.躲躲閃閃;潛行 [ME
slacken v.松弛;變緩慢;變遲鈍
slake v.解;充;滿足 [OE slacian
slander n.誹謗;造謠 [
slant v.傾斜 [aphetic form of ASLANT傾斜地:
slap n.摑 [LG slapp(imit)slaping 非常快的;非常大的]
slattern n.邋遢的女人;懶散的女人 [17th c: rel to slattering slovenly,
sleazy a.簡陋的;低級的
sleek a.光滑的;井然有序的 [later var of SLICK 光滑的;口齒伶俐的]
sleight n.技巧;熟練 [ME sleghth
slimy a.泥濘的;粘糊糊的
sling n.投石器;吊腕帶;果汁甜酒 [have one's arm in a ~ 吊掛手臂 ~ stones at a dog用石頭打狗]
slither v.滑動 [
sloppy a.泥濘的;感情脆弱的 [Sloppy Joe 不整潔男子;寬大女用羊毛衫;一種牛肉三明治]
slopy a.傾斜的
sloth n.怠惰;樹懶 [ME
slough v.蛻皮 [ME, perh rel to LG slu(we)husk]
slovenly a.不潔的;馬虎的 [sloven懶散的人;散慢的人
slump n.猛然掉落;意氣消沉;蕭條 [orig 'sink in a bog': The ice cracked and he ~ed into the cleft]
slur v.隨便加以處理;含糊發(fā)音
smattering n.一知半解;少量 [He has a ~ of knowledge about physics. smatter 一知半解地說]
smear v.涂;弄臟 [OE smierwan
smidgen n.少量;些微 [perh