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英语专八核心词汇学习:S开头的单词10

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1.spout:n. 1. 喷口2. 水柱v. 1.喷射2. 滔滔不绝

up the spout 在绝境中2. 怀孕的

2.sprint:v. 疾跑

He had tosprint to catch the bus.(他得猛跑一阵才能赶上公共汽车。)

3.spurious:a. 1. 不合逻辑的,谬误的2. 假的,欺骗性的

There are some spurious lines in this ancient poem, which were added later.(这首诗中有几行假托的诗句是后人加上去的。)

4.squabble:v. & n. (为琐事)争吵,口角

The boys were squabbling about who was the best runner.(孩子们在争论谁跑得最快。)

5.squash:v. 1. 把…压扁2. 挤进3. 压制,平息n. 壁球

I sat on my hat and squashed it.(我坐在自己的帽子上, 把它给)压扁了。

6.squeamish:a. 1.(因胃过敏)易恶心的2. 神经质的

squeamish about dirty things(对脏东西反胃)

7.squirm:v. 1. 蠕动,扭动2. 羞愧,不舒服

The little boy squirmed with shame.(这个小男孩因羞愧而局促不安。)

8.staccato:a. & ad. 断续的(地)

Her pencil tapped out a staccato rhythm on the desk top.(她用铅笔断断续续地敲击着桌面。)

9.staid:a. (指人、外表、行为、爱好等)古板的,保守的

The locals were a very staid lot.(当地居民非常保守。)

10.stalemate:n. (国际象棋中的)僵局,和棋v. 使…陷入僵局