subordinate
[同]junior
adj. 从属的,从句的
[难点]
be subordinate to … 从属于…,低于…
A captain is subordinate to a major. 上尉比少校的级别低。
subscribe
vt. 捐助
He subscribed ¥500 to the flood relief fund. 他捐了五百元作为水灾救济基金。
vt. 签署、签名
subscribe one’s name to a petition 签名于请愿书
vi. 订阅
I subscribe for / to several monthly magazines. 我订阅了数种月刊。
vi. 认购
subscribe for 100 shares 认购100股
subscript
adj. 写在下方(或下角的)
n. 添标,下标,角注
subscription
n. 捐助,订阅,签署;捐助金,订阅费,预约金
subsequently
adv. 后来,其次
subsidiary
adj. 辅助的,次要的,附属的
a subsidiary company 附属公司
n. 辅助者,辅助机构,子公司
[难点]
be subsidiary to sth. 辅助…的,比…次要的,附属于…的
subtle
adj. 精巧的,巧妙的
subtle humor 巧妙的幽默
[同]delicate
adj. 微妙的,细微的
a subtle distinction 细微的差别
successor
n. 后继者,继承者
appoint a successor to a headmaster 任命校长继承人
suffice
vi. 足够
The money will suffice for the trip. 这笔钱足够旅行了。
vt. 使满足
One meal a day won’t suffice a growing boy. 一天一顿不能满足正在发育中的男孩的需要。
[难点]
suffice for sth. 对…足够了
suffice it ( to say ) that … 只要(说)…就够了
Suffice it to say that the gun was his. 只需说这枪是他的就够了。
suicide
n. 自杀;自杀事件,自杀者
v. 自杀
suicide oneself 自杀
summit
n. 最高点,顶点
the summit of one’s ambition 野心的极点
summon
vt. 召唤,传唤,召集;鼓起(勇气),奋起(力量等)
He summoned up all his courage to meet the danger.
他鼓起全部勇气面对危险。
[难点]
summon sb. to sth. 召集某人
summon shareholders to a general meeting 召集股东大会
summon sb. to do sth. 召唤某人干某事
summon a man to appear as a witness 传唤一男子出庭作证
superb
adj. 壮丽的,华丽的;头等的,极好的
superiority
n. 优越性,优势
sense of superiority 优越感
supersonic
adj. 超音速
fly at supersonic speed 以超音速飞行
superstition
n. 迷信,迷信行为(或观念)
supervise
v. 监督,管理,指导
suppress
vt. 镇压,平定
suppress a rebellion 镇压叛乱
vt. 抑制
suppress one’s anger 压制怒气
[同]restrain
vt. 隐瞒
suppress the truth 隐匿真相
vt. 查禁,取缔
suppress a newpaper 查封一家报纸
surpass
vt. 超越,胜过
She surpassed her sister in intelligence. 她的智力胜过她的姐姐。
[同]excel
surplus
n. 剩余,过剩
a surplus of coffee 咖啡过剩
[同]excess
adj. 剩余的,过剩的
surplus population 过剩人口
[同]extra
survival
n. 继续生存,残存,幸存
the survival of the fittest 适者生存
suspicious
adj. 可疑的
The affair looks suspicious to me. 这事在我看来可疑。
[同]questionable
adj. 多疑的
She has a suspicious nature. 她性情多疑。
[同]distrustful
[难点]
become / be / feel suspicious about / of …. 对…感到怀疑
They are suspicious of you. 她们对你有怀疑。
sweeten
v.(使)变甜;(使)变可爱;(使)变温和
sweeten sb’s temper 使某人心平气和
sweetness
n. 甜味,甜度;甜蜜,愉快;新鲜,清新;温柔,温和
[难点]
sweetness and light 和蔼可亲(的人或事)
symmetrical
adj. 对称的,均称的
slap
n. 一巴掌,一击,击掌
She gave him a slap on the cheek. 她打了他一个耳光。
v. 掌击,掴
She slapped on his face. 她打了他一个耳光。
slaughter
n. 屠宰,屠杀
The cattle were sent for slaughter. 牛被送去屠宰。
[同]massacre
vt. 屠杀,杀戮
slave
vi. 努力工作,
She has been slaving away at cooking for three hours. 她已辛苦烹饪三个小时了。
vt. 奴役
[难点]
slave away at sth. 努力做某事
slim
adj. 苗条的,细长的;渺茫的
slim hopes of success 成功的希望不大
adj. 差的,低劣的
slumber
n.(复数)睡眠
disturb one’s slumber 打扰某人的睡眠
smart
vt. 感到或引起剧痛
The smoke made my eyes smart. 烟使我的眼睛感到剧痛。
smash
v. 打破,打碎
smash a window 打破一扇窗户
v. 猛冲,猛然碰撞
The car smashed into a wall. 汽车撞到了墙。
v. 击败,打破(记录等)
The player smashed all the records. 这位选手打破了全部记录。
smuggle
vt. 偷运,走私
He smuggled Swiss watches into England. 他走私瑞士表进入英国。
vt. 偷带(某物)
smuggle a letter into a prison 偷带信件到监狱
snack
n. 小吃,快餐
snail
n. 蜗牛;行动迟缓的人
snap
n. 咬,猛咬;折断,脆裂
v. 咬,猛然咬;截断
[难点]
snap at 企图去咬;厉声斥责
I’m sorry I snapped at you just now. 我很抱歉刚才对你厉声说话。
sneer
n. 嘲笑,讥笑
You should ignore their sneers at your efforts.
你应当不理会他们对你努力的成果所作的嘲笑。
v. 嘲笑,讥诮
Don’t sneer at other’s failure. 不要嘲笑别人的失败
sneeze
vi. 打喷嚏
sniff
v. 呼呼地吸气;嗅;嗤之以鼻, 轻视(at)
sniff at flowers 嗅花
They all had colds and were sniffing and sneezing.
他们都伤风了, 呼呼喘气而且打喷嚏。
snob
n. 势利的人
snobbish
adj. 势利的,谄上欺下的
a snobbish person 势利小人
snore
v. 打鼾
My grandfather snores loudly. 我爷爷打鼾声音很响。
v. 酣睡度过(away)
snore away the afternoon 打着酣睡一下午
n. 打鼾声
His snores woke me up. 他的鼾声把我吵醒了。
sociology
n. 社会学
sodium
n. 钠(化学)
sofa
n. 沙发
soften
v.(使)变软,(使)温和
Her words softened my anger. 她的话平息了我的怒气。
softness
n. 温和,柔和,软弱
software
n. 软件;软体
solidarity
n. 团结,一致
national solidarity in th face of danger 面临危难时全国上下团结一致
solidify
v.(使)变坚固,(使)凝固
[同]harden
v.(使)团结
solo
n. 独唱;独奏
a violin solo 小提琴独奏曲
sorrowful
adj. 可悲的,悲伤的,悔恨的
[同]sad
[难点]
be sorrowful about … 对…感到悲伤
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