surging—— To increase suddenly. Used of electric current or voltage猛增=accelerating
surpass—— To be or go beyond, as in degree or quality; exceed勝過=exceed, outrun
sustain—— To keep in existence; maintain繼續(xù)生存;維持=maintain
sustenance—— Something, especially food, that sustains life or health營養(yǎng)物,尤指食物=fare Food and drink; diet食物和飲料
Means of livelihood生計=livelihood
supplement——Something added to complete a thing, make up for a deficiency, or extend or strengthen the whole補充物,用來完成某事、補充不足、擴展或加強=extension
An addition that increases the area, influence, operation, or contents of something擴大
supreme——Greatest in importance, degree, significance, character, or achievement最重要的=outstanding
succinct——Characterized by clear, precise expression in few words; concise and terse簡明的=concise
sufficient——Being as much as is needed充足的=adequate
sumptuous——Of a size or splendor suggesting great expense; lavish豪華的;花費奢侈的=luxurious
substantial——Considerable in importance, value, degree, amount, or extent有重大價值的=considerable Worthy of consideration; significant重要的
substitute——One that takes the place of another; a replacement代用品=replacement, in place of代替
subsidize——To assist or support with a subsidy以津貼補助=finance To supply funds to給…提供資金
subtle——So slight as to be difficult to detect or analyze; elusive纖細的,細小的=slight
submit——提出,提交=present提出;呈遞
subsidy——Monetary assistance granted by a government to a person orsgroupsin support of an enterprise regarded as being in the public interest補助金=financing融通資金
subject to ——在……條件下;易受……的侵襲;受控制=expose to, susceptible to
stretch——A continuous or unbroken length, area, or expanse連續(xù)不斷的長度,地區(qū)或空間=span The extent or measure of space between two points or extremities, as of a bridge or roof; the breadth跨度兩點或兩端間的空間
strike——To engage in a strike against an employer罷工=walkout
To come to; attain來到;到達= make contact with
striking—— Arresting the attention and producing a vivid impression on the sight or the mind.惹人注目的=prominent Immediately noticeable; conspicuous顯眼的
stringent—— Imposing rigorous standards of performance; severe嚴格的=strict
stimulus—— Something that incites or rouses to action; an incentive激發(fā)物=motivate
strain ——To pull, draw, or stretch tight拉緊=tension The act or process of stretching something tight拉緊
stationary—— Not capable of being moved; fixed不能被移動的;固定的=fixed, immobile
status——Position relative to that of others; standing地位=standing
sticky——shavingsthe property of adhering or sticking to a surface; adhesive粘的=adhere, cement
staple—— A basic or principal element or feature主要成分,基本成分=basic element
squirt—— To issue forth in a thin forceful stream or jet; spurt噴=spurt out v.噴出
staggering—— Causing great astonishment, amazement, or dismay; overwhelming令人大為吃驚、驚訝或沮喪的;使束手無策的=overwhelming
spur—— To incite or stimulate刺激,鞭策=stimulate
speculate about—— To assume to be true without conclusive evidence推測=hypothesize To assert as a hypothesis假設
spinal——Of, relating to, or situated near the spine or spinal cord; vertebral脊柱的=backbone
spark—— To set in motion; activate發(fā)動;觸發(fā)=bring about引起;致使;造成;達成
spawn—— To give rise to; engender造成;使產(chǎn)生=create
solemn—— Deeply earnest, serious, and sober莊嚴的,極認真的,嚴肅的=serious
slope——declivity A downward slope, as of a hill斜坡
smother—— To suffocate （another）使窒息=eliminate To get rid of; remove消滅;消除
snap—— To pull apart or break with a snapping sound折斷=break
signify—— To denote; mean表示…的意思=denote
simultaneously——同時存在[發(fā)生]地=concurrently同時發(fā)生的,并存的;合作的
skepticism—— A doubting or questioning attitude or state of mind; dubiety懷疑態(tài)度=doubt
shield—— To protect or defend with or as if with a shield; guard保護、防衛(wèi)=protect
secrete—— To conceal in a hiding place; cache躲藏=produce
scarce—— Hard to find; absent or rare難得的;缺少的或罕見的=rare
scores—— A composition written for a musical comedy配樂=musical compositions音樂作品
scent—— A perfume香水=perfume
scale—— To climb up or over; ascend攀登=climb
sanitation—— Formulation and application of measures designed to protect public health.衛(wèi)生措施=health
tremendous—— Extremely large in amount, extent, or degree; enormous巨大的=huge, greatly
trend—— A general tendency or inclination趨向=tendency
trap—— A contrivance for catching and holding animals, as a concealed pit or a clamp like device that springs shut suddenly陷阱=entomb To place in or as if in a tomb or grave埋葬
trace—— A visible mark, such as a footprint, made or left by the passage of a person, an animal, or a thing痕跡=imprint, residue The remainder of something after removal of parts or a part殘留物
textile—— A cloth, especially one manufactured by weaving or knitting; a fabric紡織品=cloth, fabric
terrestrial—— Of, relating to, or composed of land陸地的=land
terrain—— An area of land; ground地區(qū);地帶=land
tedium—— The quality or condition of being tedious; tediousness or boredom單調乏味=tiresome
temporarily—— Lasting, used, serving, or enjoyed for a limited time在有限的時間內持續(xù)地、被使用、發(fā)揮作用=makeshift A temporary or expedient substitute for something else. 權宜之計,暫時或臨時替代其它事物的東西
usher—— To precede and introduce; inaugurate宣告,展示介紹;開始,開創(chuàng)=begin
surpass—— To be or go beyond, as in degree or quality; exceed勝過=exceed, outrun
sustain—— To keep in existence; maintain繼續(xù)生存;維持=maintain
sustenance—— Something, especially food, that sustains life or health營養(yǎng)物,尤指食物=fare Food and drink; diet食物和飲料
Means of livelihood生計=livelihood
supplement——Something added to complete a thing, make up for a deficiency, or extend or strengthen the whole補充物,用來完成某事、補充不足、擴展或加強=extension
An addition that increases the area, influence, operation, or contents of something擴大
supreme——Greatest in importance, degree, significance, character, or achievement最重要的=outstanding
succinct——Characterized by clear, precise expression in few words; concise and terse簡明的=concise
sufficient——Being as much as is needed充足的=adequate
sumptuous——Of a size or splendor suggesting great expense; lavish豪華的;花費奢侈的=luxurious
substantial——Considerable in importance, value, degree, amount, or extent有重大價值的=considerable Worthy of consideration; significant重要的
substitute——One that takes the place of another; a replacement代用品=replacement, in place of代替
subsidize——To assist or support with a subsidy以津貼補助=finance To supply funds to給…提供資金
subtle——So slight as to be difficult to detect or analyze; elusive纖細的,細小的=slight
submit——提出,提交=present提出;呈遞
subsidy——Monetary assistance granted by a government to a person orsgroupsin support of an enterprise regarded as being in the public interest補助金=financing融通資金
subject to ——在……條件下;易受……的侵襲;受控制=expose to, susceptible to
stretch——A continuous or unbroken length, area, or expanse連續(xù)不斷的長度,地區(qū)或空間=span The extent or measure of space between two points or extremities, as of a bridge or roof; the breadth跨度兩點或兩端間的空間
strike——To engage in a strike against an employer罷工=walkout
To come to; attain來到;到達= make contact with
striking—— Arresting the attention and producing a vivid impression on the sight or the mind.惹人注目的=prominent Immediately noticeable; conspicuous顯眼的
stringent—— Imposing rigorous standards of performance; severe嚴格的=strict
stimulus—— Something that incites or rouses to action; an incentive激發(fā)物=motivate
strain ——To pull, draw, or stretch tight拉緊=tension The act or process of stretching something tight拉緊
stationary—— Not capable of being moved; fixed不能被移動的;固定的=fixed, immobile
status——Position relative to that of others; standing地位=standing
sticky——shavingsthe property of adhering or sticking to a surface; adhesive粘的=adhere, cement
staple—— A basic or principal element or feature主要成分,基本成分=basic element
squirt—— To issue forth in a thin forceful stream or jet; spurt噴=spurt out v.噴出
staggering—— Causing great astonishment, amazement, or dismay; overwhelming令人大為吃驚、驚訝或沮喪的;使束手無策的=overwhelming
spur—— To incite or stimulate刺激,鞭策=stimulate
speculate about—— To assume to be true without conclusive evidence推測=hypothesize To assert as a hypothesis假設
spinal——Of, relating to, or situated near the spine or spinal cord; vertebral脊柱的=backbone
spark—— To set in motion; activate發(fā)動;觸發(fā)=bring about引起;致使;造成;達成
spawn—— To give rise to; engender造成;使產(chǎn)生=create
solemn—— Deeply earnest, serious, and sober莊嚴的,極認真的,嚴肅的=serious
slope——declivity A downward slope, as of a hill斜坡
smother—— To suffocate （another）使窒息=eliminate To get rid of; remove消滅;消除
snap—— To pull apart or break with a snapping sound折斷=break
signify—— To denote; mean表示…的意思=denote
simultaneously——同時存在[發(fā)生]地=concurrently同時發(fā)生的,并存的;合作的
skepticism—— A doubting or questioning attitude or state of mind; dubiety懷疑態(tài)度=doubt
shield—— To protect or defend with or as if with a shield; guard保護、防衛(wèi)=protect
secrete—— To conceal in a hiding place; cache躲藏=produce
scarce—— Hard to find; absent or rare難得的;缺少的或罕見的=rare
scores—— A composition written for a musical comedy配樂=musical compositions音樂作品
scent—— A perfume香水=perfume
scale—— To climb up or over; ascend攀登=climb
sanitation—— Formulation and application of measures designed to protect public health.衛(wèi)生措施=health
tremendous—— Extremely large in amount, extent, or degree; enormous巨大的=huge, greatly
trend—— A general tendency or inclination趨向=tendency
trap—— A contrivance for catching and holding animals, as a concealed pit or a clamp like device that springs shut suddenly陷阱=entomb To place in or as if in a tomb or grave埋葬
trace—— A visible mark, such as a footprint, made or left by the passage of a person, an animal, or a thing痕跡=imprint, residue The remainder of something after removal of parts or a part殘留物
textile—— A cloth, especially one manufactured by weaving or knitting; a fabric紡織品=cloth, fabric
terrestrial—— Of, relating to, or composed of land陸地的=land
terrain—— An area of land; ground地區(qū);地帶=land
tedium—— The quality or condition of being tedious; tediousness or boredom單調乏味=tiresome
temporarily—— Lasting, used, serving, or enjoyed for a limited time在有限的時間內持續(xù)地、被使用、發(fā)揮作用=makeshift A temporary or expedient substitute for something else. 權宜之計,暫時或臨時替代其它事物的東西
usher—— To precede and introduce; inaugurate宣告,展示介紹;開始,開創(chuàng)=begin