托福考试词汇向导（之六）3

时间：2007-08-21 09:09:35

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serpentine1 a.蛇的;婉蜒的;狡猾的 [ME

serrated a.齿状的 [serration 锯齿状;锯齿状突起serranid(动物)鲈科之鱼]

serried2 a.拥挤的;密集的 [

servile a.奴隶的;卑屈的 [ME

severance3 n.隔离;断绝 [sever切断,遮断;离开]

shabby a.破烂的;衣衫褴褛的 [shab scab

shaft4 n.箭杆;茎;羽轴;受骗

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sham5 n.膺品;瞒骗;骗子 [perh north dial var of SHAME]

shamus n.侦探;警官 [shammes(犹太教)教堂司事]

sheaf n.束;捆;扎 [OE sceaf

sheathe6 v.插入鞘;包;覆 [ME

sheen n.光辉;光彩;光泽;光辉的 [obs sheen beautiful, resplendent

shibboleth7 n.口令;暗语 [ME

shipshape a.整洁干净的

shoal n.浅滩;沙洲;一群(鱼) [OE sceald

shoddy a.伪造的;卑劣的;再制毛料 [a ~ trick 诡计,卑鄙的计谋 ~ merchandise 冒充物,假货,赝品]

shove v.推挤 [OE scufan

shred8 v.切成碎片 [OE scread(unrecorded)piece cut off

shriek9 v.发出尖锐的叫声 [imit: cf dial screak, ON skr'kja, and SCREECH10 尖声喊;;尖叫声]

shrink v.退缩;变小;使缩;使收缩 [OE scrincan: cf skrynka to wrinkle]

shroud11 n.寿衣;遮盖物;覆盖 [OE scrud

shrug12 off v.耸肩表示不屑理睬;摆脱

shuffle13 v.慢吞吞地走;混合;洗纸牌 [perh

shun14 v.避开 [OE scunian]

shunt v.移向一旁;搁置一个计划 [ME, perh

sibylline15 a.预言的;神巫的 [L Sibyllinus(SIBYL女巫;女预言家)]

sidereal16 a.星的 [L sidereus

sidle v.横行 [back-form

siege n.围困;围攻 [ME

sift17 v.筛;过滤;细查 [OE siftan

silt18 n.淤泥;淤沙 [ME, perh rel to Da, OHG sulza salt marsh19, formed as SALT]

simian20 a.似猿猴的;类人猿 [L simia ape, perh

simile21 n.明喻;直喻 [ME

similitude n.相似;比喻 [ME

simulacrum n.影象;伪装的东西 [SIMULATE 假装的样子,伪装]


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1 serpentine MEgzx     
adj.蜿蜒的，弯曲的
参考例句：
  • One part of the Serpentine is kept for swimmers.蜿蜒河的一段划为游泳区。
  • Tremolite laths and serpentine minerals are present in places.有的地方出现透闪石板条及蛇纹石。
2 serried tz8wA     
adj.拥挤的；密集的
参考例句：
  • The fields were mostly patches laid on the serried landscape.between crevices and small streams.农田大部分是地缝和小溪之间的条状小块。
  • On the shelf are serried rows of law books and law reports.书橱上是排得密密匝匝的几排法律书籍和判例汇编。
3 severance WTLza     
n.离职金；切断
参考例句：
  • Those laid off received their regular checks,plus vacation and severance pay.那些被裁的人都收到他们应得的薪金，再加上假期和解职的酬金。Kirchofer was terminated,effective immediately--without severance or warning.科奇弗被解雇了，立刻生效--而且没有辞退费或者警告。
4 shaft YEtzp     
n.(工具的)柄，杆状物
参考例句：
  • He was wounded by a shaft.他被箭击中受伤。
  • This is the shaft of a steam engine.这是一个蒸汽机主轴。
5 sham RsxyV     
n./adj.假冒(的)，虚伪(的)
参考例句：
  • They cunningly played the game of sham peace.他们狡滑地玩弄假和平的把戏。
  • His love was a mere sham.他的爱情是虚假的。
6 sheathe WhKy8     
v.（将刀剑）插入鞘；包，覆盖
参考例句：
  • Sheathe your swords!把你们的剑插到鞘里！
  • The two opponents decided at last to sheathe the sword and met at a dinner given.这两个对手终于决定讲和，在朋友举行的晚宴上会面了。
7 shibboleth Ayxwu     
n.陈规陋习；口令；暗语
参考例句：
  • It is time to go beyond the shibboleth that conventional forces cannot deter.是时候摆脱那些传统力量无法遏制的陈规陋习了。
  • His article is stuffed with shibboleth.他的文章中满是一些陈词滥调。
8 shred ETYz6     
v.撕成碎片，变成碎片；n.碎布条，细片，些少
参考例句：
  • There is not a shred of truth in what he says.他说的全是骗人的鬼话。
  • The food processor can shred all kinds of vegetables.这架食品加工机可将各种蔬菜切丝切条。
9 shriek fEgya     
v./n.尖叫，叫喊
参考例句：
  • Suddenly he began to shriek loudly.突然他开始大声尖叫起来。
  • People sometimes shriek because of terror,anger,or pain.人们有时会因为恐惧，气愤或疼痛而尖叫。
10 screech uDkzc     
n./v.尖叫；(发出)刺耳的声音
参考例句：
  • He heard a screech of brakes and then fell down. 他听到汽车刹车发出的尖锐的声音,然后就摔倒了。
  • The screech of jet planes violated the peace of the afternoon. 喷射机的尖啸声侵犯了下午的平静。
11 shroud OEMya     
n.裹尸布，寿衣；罩，幕；vt.覆盖，隐藏
参考例句：
  • His past was enveloped in a shroud of mystery.他的过去被裹上一层神秘色彩。
  • How can I do under shroud of a dark sky?在黑暗的天空的笼罩下，我该怎么做呢？
12 shrug Ry3w5     
v.耸肩(表示怀疑、冷漠、不知等)
参考例句：
  • With a shrug,he went out of the room.他耸一下肩，走出了房间。
  • I admire the way she is able to shrug off unfair criticism.我很佩服她能对错误的批评意见不予理会。
13 shuffle xECzc     
n.拖著脚走，洗纸牌；v.拖曳，慢吞吞地走
参考例句：
  • I wish you'd remember to shuffle before you deal.我希望在你发牌前记得洗牌。
  • Don't shuffle your feet along.别拖着脚步走。
14 shun 6EIzc     
vt.避开，回避，避免
参考例句：
  • Materialists face truth,whereas idealists shun it.唯物主义者面向真理，唯心主义者则逃避真理。
  • This extremist organization has shunned conventional politics.这个极端主义组织有意避开了传统政治。
15 sibylline IiTz8j     
adj.预言的；神巫的
参考例句：
  • In these sibylline leaves are gathered the scattered prophecies of the past upon the cases in which the axe will fall.在这些提供预言的书卷中收集了过去对于一些案件的零散预言，在这些案件中，危险会降临。
  • A young girl in the village found a sibylline book.村里的一个小女孩捡到过一本预言书。
16 sidereal yy0wA     
adj.恒星的
参考例句：
  • The sidereal year is not used to construct a calendar. 恒星年不用于编制年历。
  • A sidereal day is about 4 minutes shorter than a solar day.一个恒星日比一个太阳日大约短4分钟。
17 sift XEAza     
v.筛撒，纷落，详察
参考例句：
  • Sift out the wheat from the chaff.把小麦的壳筛出来。
  • Sift sugar on top of the cake.在蛋糕上面撒上糖。
18 silt tEHyA     
n.淤泥，淤沙，粉砂层，泥沙层；vt.使淤塞；vi.被淤塞
参考例句：
  • The lake was almost solid with silt and vegetation.湖里几乎快被淤泥和植物填满了。
  • During the annual floods the river deposits its silt on the fields.每年河水泛滥时都会在田野上沉积一层淤泥。
19 marsh Y7Rzo     
n.沼泽，湿地
参考例句：
  • There are a lot of frogs in the marsh.沼泽里有许多青蛙。
  • I made my way slowly out of the marsh.我缓慢地走出这片沼泽地。
20 simian 2ENyA     
adj.似猿猴的；n.类人猿，猴
参考例句：
  • Ada had a wrinkled,simian face.埃达有一张布满皱纹、长得像猿猴的脸。
  • Curiosity is the taproot of an intellectual life,the most valuable of our simian traits.好奇是高智生命的根源，也是我们类人猿特征中最有价值的部分。
21 simile zE0yB     
n.直喻，明喻
参考例句：
  • I believe this simile largely speaks the truth.我相信这种比拟在很大程度上道出了真实。
  • It is a trite simile to compare her teeth to pearls.把她的牙齿比做珍珠是陈腐的比喻。

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