托福考试词汇向导（之六）4_托福考试

托福考试词汇向导（之六）4

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simulate v.伪装;扮演 [L simulare

sinecure¹ n.闲差事 [L sine cura without care]

sinew n.腱;体力;力气 [OE sin(e)we

singe² v.轻微烧焦;以烫发钳夹 [OE sencgan

singularity n.奇异;稀有;异常 [E

sinister³ a.邪恶的;不祥的 [E

sinuous⁴ a.蜿蜒的 [F sinueux or L sinuosus(SINUS窦;下凹的地方)]

sip⁵ n.(饮料的)一口;一啜 [ME: perh a modification⁶ of SUP一口;吸;进晚餐;体验]

siren n.气笛;警报器 [

skeptic⁷ n.怀疑者

skeptical⁸ a.怀疑性的;怀疑论的

sketchy⁹ a.粗略的;大概的 [sketch素描]

skewer¹⁰ n.串;烤肉叉子 [17th c, var of dial skiver 切割皮革之人;皮革刀]

skimp¹¹ v.吝啬地给;缩支节用 [18th c: cf SCRIMP 节省,节约(on) skimpy吝啬的]

skirmish n.前哨战;小争斗 [ME

skittish¹² a.快活的;爱蹦跳的;怕羞的 [ME, perh formed as SKIT(苏)疾行;跳跃]

skulk¹³ v.躲躲闪闪;潜行 [ME

slacken v.松弛;变缓慢;变迟钝

slake¹⁴ v.解;充;满足 [OE slacian

slander¹⁵ n.诽谤;造谣 [

slant¹⁶ v.倾斜 [aphetic form of ASLANT倾斜地:

slap n.掴 [LG slapp(imit)slaping 非常快的;非常大的]

slattern n.邋遢的女人;懒散的女人 [17th c: rel to slattering slovenly¹⁸,

sleazy a.简陋的;低级的

sleek¹⁹ a.光滑的;井然有序的 [later var of SLICK 光滑的;口齿伶俐的]

sleight²⁰ n.技巧;熟练 [ME sleghth

slimy a.泥泞的;粘糊糊的

sling²¹ n.投石器;吊腕带;果汁甜酒 [have one's arm in a ~ 吊挂手臂 ~ stones at a dog用石头打狗]

slither v.滑动 [

sloppy²² a.泥泞的;感情脆弱的 [Sloppy Joe 不整洁男子;宽大女用羊毛衫;一种牛肉三明治]

slopy a.倾斜的

sloth²³ n.怠惰;树懒 [ME

slough²⁴ v.蜕皮 [ME, perh rel to LG slu(we)husk]

slovenly a.不洁的;马虎的 [sloven懒散的人;散慢的人

slump²⁵ n.猛然掉落;意气消沉;萧条 [orig 'sink in a bog': The ice cracked and he ~ed into the cleft]

slur²⁶ v.随便加以处理;含糊发音

smattering n.一知半解;少量 [He has a ~ of knowledge about physics. smatter 一知半解地说]

smear²⁷ v.涂;弄脏 [OE smierwan

smidgen n.少量;些微 [perh

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1 sinecure
n.闲差事，挂名职务
参考例句：
She found him an exalted sinecure as a Fellow of the Library of Congress.她给他找了一个级别很高的闲职：国会图书馆研究员。 He even had a job,a sinecure,more highly-paid than his old job had been.他甚至还有一个工作，一个挂名差使，比他原来的工作的待遇要好多了。

2 singe
v.(轻微地)烧焦；烫焦；烤焦
参考例句：
If the iron is too hot you'll singe that nightdress.如果熨斗过热，你会把睡衣烫焦。 It is also important to singe knitted cloth to obtain a smooth surface.对针织物进行烧毛处理以获得光洁的表面也是很重要的。

3 sinister
adj.不吉利的，凶恶的，左边的
参考例句：
There is something sinister at the back of that series of crimes.在这一系列罪行背后有险恶的阴谋。 Their proposals are all worthless and designed out of sinister motives.他们的建议不仅一钱不值，而且包藏祸心。

4 sinuous
adj.蜿蜒的，迂回的
参考例句：
The river wound its sinuous way across the plain.这条河蜿蜒曲折地流过平原。 We moved along the sinuous gravel walks,with the great concourse of girls and boys.我们沿着曲折的石径,随着男孩女孩汇成的巨流一路走去。

5 sip
v.小口地喝，抿，呷；n.一小口的量
参考例句：
She took a sip of the cocktail.她啜饮一口鸡尾酒。 Elizabeth took a sip of the hot coffee.伊丽莎白呷了一口热咖啡。

6 modification
n.修改，改进，缓和，减轻
参考例句：
The law,in its present form,is unjust;it needs modification.现行的法律是不公正的，它需要修改。 The design requires considerable modification.这个设计需要作大的修改。

7 skeptic
n.怀疑者，怀疑论者，无神论者
参考例句：
She is a skeptic about the dangers of global warming.她是全球变暖危险的怀疑论者。 How am I going to convince this skeptic that she should attention to my research?我将如何使怀疑论者确信她应该关注我的研究呢？

8 skeptical
adj.怀疑的，多疑的
参考例句：
Others here are more skeptical about the chances for justice being done.这里的其他人更为怀疑正义能否得到伸张。 Her look was skeptical and resigned.她的表情是将信将疑而又无可奈何。

9 sketchy
adj.写生的，写生风格的，概略的
参考例句：
The material he supplied is too sketchy.他提供的材料过于简略。 Details of what actually happened are still sketchy.对于已发生事实的详细情况知道的仍然有限。

10 skewer
n.（烤肉用的）串肉杆；v.用杆串好
参考例句：
I used a skewer to make an extra hole in my belt.我用扦子在腰带上又打了一个眼儿。 He skewered his victim through the neck.他用扦子刺穿了受害人的脖子。

11 skimp
v.节省花费，吝啬
参考例句：
She had to skimp to send her son to college.她必须节俭来供她儿子上大学。 Older people shouldn't skimp on food or heating.老年人不应过分吝惜食物或取暖方面的开销。

12 skittish
adj.易激动的，轻佻的
参考例句：
She gets very skittish when her boy-friend is around.她男朋友在场时，她就显得格外轻佻。 I won't have my son associating with skittish girls.我不准我的儿子与轻佻的女孩交往。

13 skulk
v.藏匿；潜行
参考例句：
It's a hard thing to skulk and starve in the heather.躲在树林里的挨饿不是一件好受的事。 Harry skulked off.哈里偷偷地溜走了。

14 slake
v.解渴，使平息
参考例句：
We had to slake ourselves with rainwater in the desert.在沙漠中我们不得不用雨水解渴。 A menu will not satisfy your hunger,a formula will not slake your thirst.菜单不可能填饱你的肚子，一套准则也不可能消除你的饥渴。

15 slander
n./v.诽谤，污蔑
参考例句：
The article is a slander on ordinary working people.那篇文章是对普通劳动大众的诋毁。 He threatened to go public with the slander.他威胁要把丑闻宣扬出去。

16 slant
v.倾斜，倾向性地编写或报道；n.斜面，倾向
参考例句：
The lines are drawn on a slant.这些线条被画成斜线。 The editorial had an antiunion slant.这篇社论有一种反工会的倾向。

17 aslant
adv.倾斜地；adj.斜的
参考例句：
The sunlight fell aslant the floor.阳光斜落在地板上。 He leant aslant against the wall.他身子歪斜着依靠在墙上。

18 slovenly
adj.懒散的，不整齐的，邋遢的
参考例句：
People were scandalized at the slovenly management of the company.人们对该公司草率的经营感到愤慨。 Such slovenly work habits will never produce good products.这样马马虎虎的工作习惯决不能生产出优质产品来。

19 sleek
adj.光滑的，井然有序的；v.使光滑，梳拢
参考例句：
Women preferred sleek,shiny hair with little decoration.女士们更喜欢略加修饰的光滑闪亮型秀发。 The horse's coat was sleek and glossy.这匹马全身润泽有光。

20 sleight
n.技巧，花招
参考例句：
With a little statistical sleight of hand they could make things look all right.只要在统计上耍些小小的花招，他们就能瞒天过海。 In the theater of the media there is an economic sleight of hand.传播媒介在经济上耍了一个大花招。

21 sling
vt.扔；悬挂；n.挂带；吊索，吊兜；弹弓
参考例句：
The boy discharged a stone from a sling.这个男孩用弹弓射石头。 By using a hoist the movers were able to sling the piano to the third floor.搬运工人用吊车才把钢琴吊到3楼。

22 sloppy
adj.邋遢的，不整洁的
参考例句：
If you do such sloppy work again,I promise I'll fail you.要是下次作业你再马马虎虎，我话说在头里，可要给你打不及格了。 Mother constantly picked at him for being sloppy.母亲不断地批评他懒散。

23 sloth
n.[动]树懒；懒惰，懒散
参考例句：
Absence of competition makes for sloth.没有竞争会导致懒惰。 The sloth spends most of its time hanging upside down from the branches.大部分时间里树懒都是倒挂在树枝上。

24 slough
v.蜕皮，脱落，抛弃
参考例句：
He was not able to slough off the memories of the past.他无法忘记过去。 A cicada throws its slough.蝉是要蜕皮的。

25 slump
n.暴跌，意气消沉，（土地）下沉；vi.猛然掉落，坍塌，大幅度下跌
参考例句：
She is in a slump in her career.她处在事业的低谷。 Economists are forecasting a slump.经济学家们预言将发生经济衰退。

26 slur
v.含糊地说；诋毁；连唱；n.诋毁；含糊的发音
参考例句：
He took the remarks as a slur on his reputation.他把这些话当作是对他的名誉的中伤。 The drug made her speak with a slur.药物使她口齿不清。

27 smear
v.涂抹；诽谤，玷污；n.污点；诽谤，污蔑
参考例句：
He has been spreading false stories in an attempt to smear us.他一直在散布谎言企图诽谤我们。 There's a smear on your shirt.你衬衫上有个污点。

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