十八、以S開頭的核心詞匯
sack 麻袋，紙袋，塑料袋 a ～of cement
sacred 神圣的the ～ name of God
sacrifice 獻(xiàn)祭，供奉 a law banning the ～ of animals
salute 敬禮，祝賀 ～ one’s superior officer
scan 細(xì)看，審視 ～ the doctor’s face for a sign of hope
scare 驚嚇，恐懼 The thunder ～d the children
scatter 撒，撒播～ corn for the chickens
schedule 時(shí)間表，進(jìn)度表 a fight ～
scheme 計(jì)劃，方案 He suggested several ～s to increase sales
scold 責(zé)罵，訓(xùn)斥 Dad ～ed me for coming home late
score 得分，比分，分?jǐn)?shù)，成績 At the end of first half there’s no ～
scorn 輕蔑，鄙視 He ～s lying
scrap 碎片，零屑 ～s of bread
scrape 刮，擦 ～one’s chin
scratch 抓，刮，擦 The cat ～ed me with its claws
screen 屏，幕，簾 a folding ～
secure 安全的，可靠的，有把握的 a castle ～from attack
seek 尋找，探索 ～ shelter from the rain
seize 抓住，捉住The policeman ～d him by the collar
sense 感官，官能 Sight ,hearing ,touch, taste, and smell are the five ～s
sensible 明知的，合情理的 a ～ choice
serve 服務(wù)，履行職責(zé) He ～d as an adviser to the company
set 放置 He set his hand on my shoulder
shade 蔭，蔭涼處The group of trees provide some ～ from the sun
sham假裝，虛偽 Her illness was a ～ to gain sympathy
shame 羞恥，羞愧 flush with ～
shape 形狀，外形 the ～ of sb’s face
share 一分，分額，一部分 They divided the money into equal ～s
shear 剪，修剪 ～ a lawn
shed 流 ～ one’s blood for one’s country
sheer 完全的，十足的 ～ nonsense
shelter 掩蔽處，躲避處 a bus ～
shield 盾，保護(hù)物，防御物 They piled more sand on top as a ～
shift 轉(zhuǎn)移，移動 Don’t try to ～the blame onto me
shower 陣雨，陣雨般的東西 be caught in a hard ～
shrewd 機(jī)靈的，敏銳的，精明的 a ～ guess
signify 表示，表明，預(yù)示 ～ consent with a nod
simulate 假裝，冒充 use tricks to ～ illness
sit 坐，就坐 He was sitting over his coffee with a cigar
sketch 素描，速寫 make a ～ of a face in pencil
slack 不緊的，不嚴(yán)的 a ～ soft rope
slender 苗條的，修長的，細(xì)長的She is ～ and has long dark hair
slide 滑行，滑動，滑落 The drawers of my desk ～ in and out easily
slim苗條的，薄的 Regular exercise will make you slimmer
slip 滑倒，滑落，滑行 She ～ed on the wet stones and fell
slit 切開，撕開 ～ the envelope open
slope 傾斜，有坡度 The ground ～s down sharply at this point
sly 狡猾的，偷偷的 a ～answer
smart 聰明的，精明的 Smart students talk earlier than the average
smash 打碎，打破，摧毀 The ball ～ed the window
smooth 平滑的，光滑的～ skin
snatch 奪得，一把抓住 The thief ～ed her handbag and ran off
snob 勢力的人，諂上欺下的人 a ～ of the first water
soak 濕透，浸濕，浸泡 You shouldn’t have gone out in the rain－your clothes are ～ing
sober 未醉的 A driver must stay ～
soil 泥土，土壤The ～here is very fertile
sophisticated 老于世故的 a young man quite ～ for his age
sore 痛的，痛苦的，痛心的touch sb on a ～ place
sort 種類，類別 He is not the ～ of man to do such a cruel thing
sound 健康的，健全的，完好的 a ～body in a ～ mind
sour 酸的，酸味的 ～pickles
sow 播種 This plot of land was sown with maize
spare 多余的，剩下的have no ～ cash
spark 火花，火星 The firework burst into a shower of ～s
sparkle 發(fā)光，閃耀 Her eyes were sparkling with anger
specify 具體指定，詳細(xì)說明 They have specified the amount as 700,000 dollars
spectacle 景象，奇觀，壯觀，場面 The burning house was a terrible ～
speculate 推測，推斷 I cannot ～ on their motives for doing this
spill 溢出，濺出 The ship ～ed oil while in port
spin 紡制 ～ cotton into yarn
spit 吐出 He was ～ting out the husks of sunflower seeds on the floor
splash 濺潑A passing car ～ed my dress
split 劈開，切開，裂開 ～ the firewood with an axe
spoil 損壞，毀掉 It would ～ my reputation
sponsor 發(fā)起者，主辦者，保證人，贊助者the ～ of the annual Christmas parade
spot斑點(diǎn)，污點(diǎn) a blue tie with ～s
spray 浪花，水花 The new shower heads reduce ～ and waste less water
sprout 抽條，發(fā)芽，長出 The seeds we planted finally ～ed
spur 靴刺，踢馬刺a pair of ～s
squeeze 榨，擠 ～ juice from oranges
stab 刺，戳，猛的一擊，突發(fā)的一陣 a ～ of anxiety
stack整齊的一疊 a ～ of bills
staff 全體職員，全體雇員 The company has got a ～ of about 40
stain 玷污，污染 His shirt was ～ed with blood
stale 食品等不新鮮的，走味的 These old peanuts taste ～
stall 牛舍
stamp 郵票 put a ～ on a letter
start 開始，動手 I’ve got so many things to do,I don’t know where to ～
startle 驚嚇，使吃驚 The horse ～s easily
starve 使挨餓，餓死 Many live in luxury while others are starving
station 車站 at Victoria Station
stationary 固定的，靜止的，非流動的 ～ troops
statistics 統(tǒng)計(jì)，統(tǒng)計(jì)資料 The recent ～ on marriage are interesting
steer 掌舵，駕駛 ～ a car through the entrance
stern 嚴(yán)厲的，苛刻的 a ～ punishment
stick 棍，棒，手杖 Grandfather walks with a ～
stimulate 刺激，促使 ～ economic growth
sting刺，螫，叮 A bee stung him on the neck
stir 使微動，移動 A breeze ～red my hair
stitch 一針，針腳 Make your ～es closer together
stock 原料，備料，庫存，現(xiàn)貨 Rags are used as a ～ for making paper
stoop 俯身，彎腰She ～ed to pick up her fan
storm 風(fēng)暴，暴風(fēng)雨，暴風(fēng)雪 A ～ arose
straightforward 一直向前的，直接的 a ～ business transaction
strain 拉緊，繃緊 If you ～ the elastic any more, it will break
strap 帶，皮帶 silks ～s
stream 小河，溪流 on the banks of a ～
strength 力量，力氣，活力，效力 the economic ～ of a nation
stress壓力，緊張 Not all of us can cope with the ～es of modern life
stretch 伸直，伸長 He yawned and ～ed himself
stride闊步前進(jìn)，大踏步走He strode to the platform
strike 打擊，撞 A stone struck me on the head
string 細(xì)繩，線，帶 She took the parcel and started to undo the string
strip 剝?nèi)ィ?The wind stripped the tree of all its leaves
strive 努力，奮力，力求～ towards a goal
stroke 敲，打，鳴 drive in a nail with one ～ of the hammer
stubborn 頑固的，倔強(qiáng)的 The ～ boy refused to listen to his parents’advice
stuff 原料，材料，物品，東西 He has got all the ～ ready for building his new house
subject 題目，主題 the ～ for a debate
submerge 浸沒，淹沒，湮沒 The stream overflowed and ～d the farmland
submit 屈服，服從，投降 ～ to foreign pressure
subordinate 下級的 In the army ,captains are ～ to majors
substance 物質(zhì)，實(shí)質(zhì) the ～ of pre-school education
substitute 代替者，代替物 He is the doctor’s ～ during holidays times
subtle 微妙的，巧妙的 His whole attitude has undergone a ～ change
subtract 減，減去 Subtract 4 from 10 you get 6
succession 連續(xù)，一系列 a ～ of debates
suck 吸，A large mosquito was sucking blood from the back of her hand
sue 控告，起訴 ～ sb for slander
summary 總結(jié)，概要 This book has a ～ at the end of each chapter
superb 極好的，一流的，杰出的 ～ science and engineering
superficial 表面的 a ～resemblance
superfluous過多的，剩余的，多余的a ～remark
supervise 監(jiān)督，管理，指導(dǎo) ～ sb’s every move
supplement增補(bǔ)，補(bǔ)充 a ～ to wages
suppress壓制，鎮(zhèn)壓 ～human rights
supreme的，至上的 a ～ ruler
surpass超過，優(yōu)于，強(qiáng)于，勝過 ～ advanced world
surplus過剩，剩余 a teacher ～
survey調(diào)查～ population growth in the southern provinces
survive 幸存，幸免于Only two people ～d the fire
suspect 懷疑 He ～ed a plot against his life
sustain支撐，承受The fountains were not strong enough to ～ the weight of the house
swallow 吞，咽 ～ one’s food
swarm 蜂群
sway搖擺 a tree ～ing gently in the breeze
swear宣誓，發(fā)誓 ～ on a Bible to observe secrecy
swell 膨脹，鼓起 A tire ～s as it is filled with air
swing 搖擺，搖蕩 ～ a baby in the cradle
sympathy 同情心，慰問 a man of wide sympathies
synchronize使同步，使結(jié)合，使協(xié)調(diào) Their steps ～d
sack 麻袋，紙袋，塑料袋 a ～of cement
sacred 神圣的the ～ name of God
sacrifice 獻(xiàn)祭，供奉 a law banning the ～ of animals
salute 敬禮，祝賀 ～ one’s superior officer
scan 細(xì)看，審視 ～ the doctor’s face for a sign of hope
scare 驚嚇，恐懼 The thunder ～d the children
scatter 撒，撒播～ corn for the chickens
schedule 時(shí)間表，進(jìn)度表 a fight ～
scheme 計(jì)劃，方案 He suggested several ～s to increase sales
scold 責(zé)罵，訓(xùn)斥 Dad ～ed me for coming home late
score 得分，比分，分?jǐn)?shù)，成績 At the end of first half there’s no ～
scorn 輕蔑，鄙視 He ～s lying
scrap 碎片，零屑 ～s of bread
scrape 刮，擦 ～one’s chin
scratch 抓，刮，擦 The cat ～ed me with its claws
screen 屏，幕，簾 a folding ～
secure 安全的，可靠的，有把握的 a castle ～from attack
seek 尋找，探索 ～ shelter from the rain
seize 抓住，捉住The policeman ～d him by the collar
sense 感官，官能 Sight ,hearing ,touch, taste, and smell are the five ～s
sensible 明知的，合情理的 a ～ choice
serve 服務(wù)，履行職責(zé) He ～d as an adviser to the company
set 放置 He set his hand on my shoulder
shade 蔭，蔭涼處The group of trees provide some ～ from the sun
sham假裝，虛偽 Her illness was a ～ to gain sympathy
shame 羞恥，羞愧 flush with ～
shape 形狀，外形 the ～ of sb’s face
share 一分，分額，一部分 They divided the money into equal ～s
shear 剪，修剪 ～ a lawn
shed 流 ～ one’s blood for one’s country
sheer 完全的，十足的 ～ nonsense
shelter 掩蔽處，躲避處 a bus ～
shield 盾，保護(hù)物，防御物 They piled more sand on top as a ～
shift 轉(zhuǎn)移，移動 Don’t try to ～the blame onto me
shower 陣雨，陣雨般的東西 be caught in a hard ～
shrewd 機(jī)靈的，敏銳的，精明的 a ～ guess
signify 表示，表明，預(yù)示 ～ consent with a nod
simulate 假裝，冒充 use tricks to ～ illness
sit 坐，就坐 He was sitting over his coffee with a cigar
sketch 素描，速寫 make a ～ of a face in pencil
slack 不緊的，不嚴(yán)的 a ～ soft rope
slender 苗條的，修長的，細(xì)長的She is ～ and has long dark hair
slide 滑行，滑動，滑落 The drawers of my desk ～ in and out easily
slim苗條的，薄的 Regular exercise will make you slimmer
slip 滑倒，滑落，滑行 She ～ed on the wet stones and fell
slit 切開，撕開 ～ the envelope open
slope 傾斜，有坡度 The ground ～s down sharply at this point
sly 狡猾的，偷偷的 a ～answer
smart 聰明的，精明的 Smart students talk earlier than the average
smash 打碎，打破，摧毀 The ball ～ed the window
smooth 平滑的，光滑的～ skin
snatch 奪得，一把抓住 The thief ～ed her handbag and ran off
snob 勢力的人，諂上欺下的人 a ～ of the first water
soak 濕透，浸濕，浸泡 You shouldn’t have gone out in the rain－your clothes are ～ing
sober 未醉的 A driver must stay ～
soil 泥土，土壤The ～here is very fertile
sophisticated 老于世故的 a young man quite ～ for his age
sore 痛的，痛苦的，痛心的touch sb on a ～ place
sort 種類，類別 He is not the ～ of man to do such a cruel thing
sound 健康的，健全的，完好的 a ～body in a ～ mind
sour 酸的，酸味的 ～pickles
sow 播種 This plot of land was sown with maize
spare 多余的，剩下的have no ～ cash
spark 火花，火星 The firework burst into a shower of ～s
sparkle 發(fā)光，閃耀 Her eyes were sparkling with anger
specify 具體指定，詳細(xì)說明 They have specified the amount as 700,000 dollars
spectacle 景象，奇觀，壯觀，場面 The burning house was a terrible ～
speculate 推測，推斷 I cannot ～ on their motives for doing this
spill 溢出，濺出 The ship ～ed oil while in port
spin 紡制 ～ cotton into yarn
spit 吐出 He was ～ting out the husks of sunflower seeds on the floor
splash 濺潑A passing car ～ed my dress
split 劈開，切開，裂開 ～ the firewood with an axe
spoil 損壞，毀掉 It would ～ my reputation
sponsor 發(fā)起者，主辦者，保證人，贊助者the ～ of the annual Christmas parade
spot斑點(diǎn)，污點(diǎn) a blue tie with ～s
spray 浪花，水花 The new shower heads reduce ～ and waste less water
sprout 抽條，發(fā)芽，長出 The seeds we planted finally ～ed
spur 靴刺，踢馬刺a pair of ～s
squeeze 榨，擠 ～ juice from oranges
stab 刺，戳，猛的一擊，突發(fā)的一陣 a ～ of anxiety
stack整齊的一疊 a ～ of bills
staff 全體職員，全體雇員 The company has got a ～ of about 40
stain 玷污，污染 His shirt was ～ed with blood
stale 食品等不新鮮的，走味的 These old peanuts taste ～
stall 牛舍
stamp 郵票 put a ～ on a letter
start 開始，動手 I’ve got so many things to do,I don’t know where to ～
startle 驚嚇，使吃驚 The horse ～s easily
starve 使挨餓，餓死 Many live in luxury while others are starving
station 車站 at Victoria Station
stationary 固定的，靜止的，非流動的 ～ troops
statistics 統(tǒng)計(jì)，統(tǒng)計(jì)資料 The recent ～ on marriage are interesting
steer 掌舵，駕駛 ～ a car through the entrance
stern 嚴(yán)厲的，苛刻的 a ～ punishment
stick 棍，棒，手杖 Grandfather walks with a ～
stimulate 刺激，促使 ～ economic growth
sting刺，螫，叮 A bee stung him on the neck
stir 使微動，移動 A breeze ～red my hair
stitch 一針，針腳 Make your ～es closer together
stock 原料，備料，庫存，現(xiàn)貨 Rags are used as a ～ for making paper
stoop 俯身，彎腰She ～ed to pick up her fan
storm 風(fēng)暴，暴風(fēng)雨，暴風(fēng)雪 A ～ arose
straightforward 一直向前的，直接的 a ～ business transaction
strain 拉緊，繃緊 If you ～ the elastic any more, it will break
strap 帶，皮帶 silks ～s
stream 小河，溪流 on the banks of a ～
strength 力量，力氣，活力，效力 the economic ～ of a nation
stress壓力，緊張 Not all of us can cope with the ～es of modern life
stretch 伸直，伸長 He yawned and ～ed himself
stride闊步前進(jìn)，大踏步走He strode to the platform
strike 打擊，撞 A stone struck me on the head
string 細(xì)繩，線，帶 She took the parcel and started to undo the string
strip 剝?nèi)ィ?The wind stripped the tree of all its leaves
strive 努力，奮力，力求～ towards a goal
stroke 敲，打，鳴 drive in a nail with one ～ of the hammer
stubborn 頑固的，倔強(qiáng)的 The ～ boy refused to listen to his parents’advice
stuff 原料，材料，物品，東西 He has got all the ～ ready for building his new house
subject 題目，主題 the ～ for a debate
submerge 浸沒，淹沒，湮沒 The stream overflowed and ～d the farmland
submit 屈服，服從，投降 ～ to foreign pressure
subordinate 下級的 In the army ,captains are ～ to majors
substance 物質(zhì)，實(shí)質(zhì) the ～ of pre-school education
substitute 代替者，代替物 He is the doctor’s ～ during holidays times
subtle 微妙的，巧妙的 His whole attitude has undergone a ～ change
subtract 減，減去 Subtract 4 from 10 you get 6
succession 連續(xù)，一系列 a ～ of debates
suck 吸，A large mosquito was sucking blood from the back of her hand
sue 控告，起訴 ～ sb for slander
summary 總結(jié)，概要 This book has a ～ at the end of each chapter
superb 極好的，一流的，杰出的 ～ science and engineering
superficial 表面的 a ～resemblance
superfluous過多的，剩余的，多余的a ～remark
supervise 監(jiān)督，管理，指導(dǎo) ～ sb’s every move
supplement增補(bǔ)，補(bǔ)充 a ～ to wages
suppress壓制，鎮(zhèn)壓 ～human rights
supreme的，至上的 a ～ ruler
surpass超過，優(yōu)于，強(qiáng)于，勝過 ～ advanced world
surplus過剩，剩余 a teacher ～
survey調(diào)查～ population growth in the southern provinces
survive 幸存，幸免于Only two people ～d the fire
suspect 懷疑 He ～ed a plot against his life
sustain支撐，承受The fountains were not strong enough to ～ the weight of the house
swallow 吞，咽 ～ one’s food
swarm 蜂群
sway搖擺 a tree ～ing gently in the breeze
swear宣誓，發(fā)誓 ～ on a Bible to observe secrecy
swell 膨脹，鼓起 A tire ～s as it is filled with air
swing 搖擺，搖蕩 ～ a baby in the cradle
sympathy 同情心，慰問 a man of wide sympathies
synchronize使同步，使結(jié)合，使協(xié)調(diào) Their steps ～d