十八、以S开头的核心词汇

sack  麻袋，纸袋，塑料袋 a ～of cement

sacred 神圣的the ～ name of God

sacrifice 献祭，供奉 a law banning the ～ of animals

salute 敬礼，祝贺 ～ one’s superior officer

scan 细看，审视 ～ the doctor’s face for a sign of hope

scare  惊吓，恐惧 The thunder ～d the children

scatter 撒，撒播～ corn for the chickens

schedule 时间表，进度表 a fight ～

scheme 计划，方案 He suggested several ～s to increase sales

scold  责骂，训斥 Dad ～ed me for coming home late

score  得分，比分，分数，成绩 At the end of first half there’s no ～

scorn 轻蔑，鄙视 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，帘 a folding ～

secure  安全的，可靠的，有把握的 a castle ～from attack

seek 寻找，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 服务，履行职责 He ～d as an adviser to the company

set 放置 He set his hand on my shoulder

shade 荫，荫凉处The group of trees provide some ～ from the sun

sham假装，虚伪 Her illness was a ～ to gain sympathy

shame 羞耻，羞愧 flush with ～

shape 形状，外形  the ～ of sb’s face

share 一分，分额，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 掩蔽处，躲避处  a bus ～

shield  盾，保护物，防御物 They piled more sand on top as a ～

shift  转移，移动 Don’t try to ～the blame onto me

shower  阵雨，阵雨般的东西 be caught in a hard ～

shrewd  机灵的，敏锐的，精明的 a ～ guess

signify  表示，表明，预示 ～ consent with a nod

simulate 假装，冒充 use tricks to ～ illness

sit 坐，就坐 He was sitting over his coffee with a cigar

sketch  素描，速写 make a ～ of a face in pencil

slack  不紧的，不严的 a ～ soft rope

slender 苗条的，修长的，细长的She is ～ and has long dark hair

slide 滑行，滑动，滑落 The drawers of my desk ～ in and out easily

slim苗条的，薄的  Regular exercise will make you slimmer

slip  滑倒，滑落，滑行 She ～ed on the wet stones and fell

slit 切开，撕开  ～ the envelope open

slope  倾斜，有坡度 The ground ～s down sharply at this point

sly  狡猾的，偷偷的 a ～answer

smart 聪明的，精明的  Smart students talk earlier than the average

smash 打碎，打破，摧毁 The ball ～ed the window

smooth  平滑的，光滑的～ skin

snatch 夺得，一把抓住 The thief ～ed her handbag and ran off

snob 势力的人，谄上欺下的人  a ～ of the first water

soak 湿透，浸湿，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 种类，类别 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 播种 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 ～ssparkle 发光，闪耀 Her eyes were sparkling with anger

specify 具体指定，详细说明 They have specified the amount as 700,000 dollars

spectacle 景象，奇观，壮观，场面 The burning house was a terrible ～

speculate 推测，推断 I cannot ～ on their motives for doing this

spill 溢出，溅出 The ship ～ed oil while in port

spin 纺制  ～ cotton into yarn

spit 吐出 He was ～ting out the husks of sunflower seeds on the floor

splash 溅泼A passing car ～ed my dress

split 劈开，切开，裂开 ～ the firewood with an axe

spoil 损坏，毁掉 It would ～ my reputation

sponsor  发起者，主办者，保证人，赞助者the ～ of the annual Christmas parade

spot斑点，污点  a blue tie with ～s

spray  浪花，水花 The new shower heads reduce ～ and waste less water

sprout 抽条，发芽，长出 The seeds we planted finally ～ed

spur 靴刺，踢马刺a pair of ～s

squeeze 榨，挤 ～ juice from oranges

stab 刺，戳，猛的一击，突发的一阵 a ～ of anxiety

stack整齐的一叠 a ～ of bills

staff 全体职员，全体雇员  The company has got a ～ of about 40

stain 玷污，污染 His shirt was ～ed with blood

stale 食品等不新鲜的，走味的 These old peanuts taste ～

stall 牛舍

stamp 邮票 put a ～ on a letter

start 开始，动手 I’ve got so many things to do,I don’t know where to ～

startle 惊吓，使吃惊 The horse ～s easily

starve 使挨饿，饿死 Many live in luxury while others are starving

station 车站 at Victoria Station

stationary 固定的，静止的，非流动的 ～ troops

statistics  统计，统计资料 The recent ～ on marriage are interesting

steer 掌舵，驾驶 ～ a car through the entrance

stern 严厉的，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 使微动，移动 A breeze ～red my hair

stitch 一针，针脚 Make your ～es closer together

stock  原料，备料，库存，现货 Rags are used as a ～ for making paper

stoop 俯身，弯腰She ～ed to pick up her fan

storm 风暴，暴风雨，暴风雪 A ～ arose

straightforward 一直向前的，直接的 a ～ business transaction

strain 拉紧，绷紧 If you ～ the elastic any more, it will break

strap 带，皮带 silks ～s

stream 小河，溪流 on the banks of a ～

strength 力量，力气，活力，效力 the economic ～ of a nation

stress压力，紧张 Not all of us can cope with the ～es of modern life

stretch 伸直，伸长 He yawned and ～ed himself

stride阔步前进，大踏步走He strode to the platform

strike 打击，撞  A stone struck me on the head

string 细绳，线，带 She took the parcel and started to undo the string

strip 剥去，除去 The wind stripped the tree of all its leaves

strive 努力，奋力，力求～ towards a goal

stroke 敲，打，鸣 drive in a nail with one ～ of the hammer

stubborn 顽固的，倔强的 The ～ boy refused to listen to his parents’advice

stuff 原料，材料，物品，东西 He has got all the ～ ready for building his new house

subject 题目，主题 the ～ for a debate

submerge 浸没，淹没，湮没 The stream overflowed and ～d the farmland

submit 屈服，服从，投降 ～ to foreign pressuresubordinate 下级的 In the army ,captains are ～ to majors

substance 物质，实质 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 减，减去 Subtract 4 from 10 you get 6

succession 连续，一系列 a ～ of debates

suck 吸，A large mosquito was sucking blood from the back of her hand

sue 控告，起诉 ～ sb for slander

summary 总结，概要 This book has a ～ at the end of each chapter

superb 极好的，一流的，杰出的 ～ science and engineering

superficial 表面的 a ～resemblance

superfluous过多的，剩余的，多余的a ～remark

supervise 监督，管理，指导 ～ sb’s every move

supplement增补，补充 a ～ to wages

suppress压制，镇压 ～human rights

supreme最高的，至上的 a ～ ruler

surpass超过，优于，强于，胜过 ～ advanced world

surplus过剩，剩余 a teacher ～

survey调查～ population growth in the southern provinces

survive 幸存，幸免于Only two people ～d the fire

suspect 怀疑 He ～ed a plot against his life

sustain支撑，承受The fountains were not strong enough to ～ the weight of the house

swallow 吞，咽 ～ one’s food

swarm 蜂群 

sway摇摆 a tree ～ing gently in the breeze

swear宣誓，发誓 ～ on  a Bible to observe secrecy

swell 膨胀，鼓起 A tire ～s as it is filled with air

swing 摇摆，摇荡 ～ a baby in the cradle

sympathy 同情心，慰问 a man of wide sympathies

synchronize使同步，使结合，使协调 Their steps ～d