301 sinister ['sɪnɪstə]
a.邪惡的,險(xiǎn)惡的
✎ 示例:
There is a sinister side to these events. 這些事件有邪惡的一面。
302 smartphone[smɑːtfəʊn]
n.智能手機(jī)
✎ 示例:
On the way to the office, you can listen to a podcast on your smartphone. 在去公司的路上,你可以用智能手機(jī)收聽(tīng)播客。
303 snob [snɒb]
n.勢(shì)利之人,諂上欺下之人
✎ 示例:
Stop being such a snob. 別這么勢(shì)利眼。
304 sodium ['səʊdɪəm]
n.鈉
✎ 示例:
Salt decomposes into sodium and chlorine. 鹽分解成鈉和氯。
305 solicit [sə'lɪsɪt]
v.①請(qǐng)求,懇求 ②(指妓女)拉(客)
✎ 示例:
May I solicit your advice on a matter of some importance? 我有一件要事可以請(qǐng)教你嗎?
306 soothe [suːð]
vt.①安慰 ②減輕,緩和(疼痛)
✎ 示例:
Lucy soothed the baby by rocking it in her arms. 露西把寶寶抱在懷里搖晃著,讓他安靜下來(lái)。
307 spaghetti [spə'geti]
n.意大利式細(xì)面條
✎ 示例:
Standing in the next room, in the middle of what looked like piles of concrete spaghetti, I began to feel overpowered. 站在下一個(gè)房間里,在這一大堆看起來(lái)就像水泥做的意大利面條中間,我真有點(diǎn)受不了了。
308 spotlight ['spɒtlaɪt]
n.①聚光燈 ②眾人注目的焦點(diǎn)
✎ 示例:
I was sweating under the spotlight. 聚光燈照得我出汗了。
309 sprawl [sprɔːl]
vi.四肢攤開(kāi)著坐、臥或倒下
✎ 示例:
He sprawled out on the sofa. 他攤開(kāi)手腳躺在沙發(fā)上。
310 stagnate [stæg'neɪt]
vi.停滯,不發(fā)展
✎ 示例:
His career had stagnated. 他的事業(yè)停滯不前了。
311 stammer ['stæmə]
v.結(jié)結(jié)巴巴地說(shuō) n.結(jié)巴
✎ 示例:
Whenever he was angry he would begin to stammer slightly. 他一生氣說(shuō)話就開(kāi)始有點(diǎn)結(jié)巴。
312 stance [stɑːns]
n.①站立的姿勢(shì) ②立場(chǎng),觀點(diǎn)
✎ 示例:
What is your stance on environmental issues? 你在環(huán)境問(wèn)題上持什么觀點(diǎn)?
313 stark [stɑːk]
a.①無(wú)裝飾的 ②完全的 ad.完全地
✎ 示例:
In the cold dawn light, the castle looked stark and forbidding. 在黎明冰冷的光線下,城堡看上去了無(wú)生氣且令人生畏。
314 stationery ['steɪʃ(ə)n(ə)ri]
n.文具
✎ 示例:
She travels in stationery. 她到處推銷(xiāo)文具用品。
315 stifle ['staɪf(ə)l]
vt.①使窒息 ②抑止,壓制
✎ 示例:
He was almost stifled by the fumes. 他差點(diǎn)被煙熏得窒息了。
316 stigma ['stɪgmə]
n.①(植物的)柱頭 ②恥辱,羞辱
✎ 示例:
In the US, smoking carries a stigma. 在美國(guó),吸煙是不光彩的。
317 strangle ['stræŋg(ə)l]
vt.①勒死 ②抑制,扼殺
✎ 示例:
The victim had been strangled with a belt. 受害者是被人用皮帶勒死的。
318 superstition [,suːpə'stɪʃ(ə)n]
n.迷信(行為)
✎ 示例:
There are several possible origins for this superstition. 關(guān)于這個(gè)迷信有一些可能的起源。
319 surveillance [sə'veɪl(ə)ns]
n.監(jiān)視,盯梢
✎ 示例:
They were under constant close surveillance day and night. 他們白天黑夜都受到嚴(yán)密監(jiān)視。
320 syndicate ['sɪndɪkət]
vt.發(fā)表 n.辛迪加
✎ 示例:
His column is syndicated throughout America. 他的專(zhuān)欄文章在全美各地的報(bào)刊發(fā)表。
321 synonym ['sɪnənɪm]
n.同義詞
✎ 示例:
Give the synonym and antonym of this word. 給出這個(gè)詞的同義詞和反義詞。
322 tact [tækt]
n.圓滑,機(jī)敏
✎ 示例:
With great tact, Clive persuaded her to apologize. 克萊夫十分巧妙地說(shuō)服了她去道歉。
323 tactic ['tæktɪk]
n.手段,策略
✎ 示例:
Shock tactics are being used in an attempt to stop drunk drivers. 正在采取“震驚策略”來(lái)制止司機(jī)酒后駕車(chē)。
324 tenure ['tenjə]
n.①保有期(權(quán)) ②終身教職
✎ 示例:
It's becoming increasingly difficult to acquire academic tenure. 要獲得終身教職現(xiàn)在越來(lái)越難了。
325 tertiary ['tɜːʃ(ə)ri]
a.第三等的,第三的
✎ 示例:
Since then government poured more money in, the whole tertiary industry has flourished. 自從政府投資增多了,第三產(chǎn)業(yè)便興旺發(fā)達(dá)起來(lái)。
326 thrift [θrɪft]
n.節(jié)儉,節(jié)約
✎ 示例:
They were rightly praised for their thrift and enterprise. 他們因勤儉節(jié)約和開(kāi)創(chuàng)精神而受到了應(yīng)得的表?yè)P(yáng)。
327 toil [tɒɪl]
vi.①辛苦工作 ②艱難跋涉 n.苦役
✎ 示例:
I've been toiling away at this essay all weekend. 我整個(gè)周末都在埋頭寫(xiě)這篇論文。
328 topple ['tɒp(ə)l]
v.①(使)倒塌 ②推翻,打倒
✎ 示例:
A stack of plates swayed, and began to topple over. 一大摞盤(pán)子搖搖晃晃,然后開(kāi)始倒下來(lái)。
329 tornado [tɔː'neɪdəʊ]
n.龍卷風(fēng)
✎ 示例:
The tornado rubbished the whole village. 龍卷風(fēng)毀掉了整個(gè)村莊。
330 tranquil ['træŋkwɪl]
a.平靜的,安寧的
✎ 示例:
The tranquil atmosphere of the inn allows guests to totally at home. 這家客棧的寧?kù)o氛圍讓客人們感到賓至如歸。
331 trauma ['trɔːmə]
n.①痛苦,創(chuàng)傷 ②[術(shù)]外傷
✎ 示例:
I'd been through the trauma of losing a house. 我已經(jīng)歷過(guò)失去房子的痛苦。
332 tread [tred]
v.踩,踐踏
✎ 示例:
Sorry, did I tread on your foot? 對(duì)不起,我踩到你的腳了嗎?
333 treasury ['treʒ(ə)ri]
n.[C]①(theT)(英、美等國(guó)的)財(cái)政部 ②(城堡中的)寶庫(kù)
✎ 示例:
Treasury officials have said this would be "catastrophic". 財(cái)政部官員表示這將是“災(zāi)難性的”。
334 trek [trek]
n.旅行 vi.長(zhǎng)途跋涉地旅行
✎ 示例:
He is on a trek through the South Gobi Desert. 他正徒步穿越南戈壁沙漠。
335 tribune ['trɪbjuːn]
n.護(hù)民官,保民官
✎ 示例:
For a time Jack was consul, then proconsul and eventually a tribune. 杰克曾做了一段時(shí)間的執(zhí)政官, 然后是總督,最后是保民官。
336 trickle ['trɪk(ə)l]
vi.①滴,淌 ②緩慢地移動(dòng)
✎ 示例:
The tears trickled down her cheeks. 淚水順著她的面頰流了下來(lái)。
337 trophy ['trəʊfi]
n.①(體育比賽的)獎(jiǎng)品 ②戰(zhàn)利品
✎ 示例:
A lion's head was among the trophies of his African trip. 在他的非洲之行的戰(zhàn)利品中有一個(gè)獅子頭。
338 tropic ['trɒpɪk]
n.①回歸線 ②(thes)熱帶地區(qū)
✎ 示例:
Dry rosin is best in tropic and soft rosin in cold climate. 干的松香在熱帶最適用,而軟的松香適用于寒冷的氣候。
339 turmoil ['tɜːmɒɪl]
n.(sing.)騷動(dòng),混亂
✎ 示例:
She lived through the turmoil of the French Revolution. 她經(jīng)歷過(guò)法國(guó)大革命的混亂之后仍舊活著。
340 ultra ['ʌltrə]
n.(尤指政治上的)過(guò)激分子
✎ 示例:
Her father is an ultra-conservative who is still opposed to freedom to choose her spouse. 她爸是個(gè)老古董,現(xiàn)在還反對(duì)她自由戀愛(ài)。
341 underlie [ʌndə'laɪ]
vt.構(gòu)成……的基礎(chǔ)
✎ 示例:
Its ideas of harmony with nature underlie many aspects of Chinese culture, from calligraphy and painting to architecture and medicine. 其自然和諧的思想是中國(guó)文化多方面的基礎(chǔ),從書(shū)法和繪畫(huà)到建筑和醫(yī)術(shù)。
342 unleash [ʌn'liːʃ]
vt.①解開(kāi)皮帶以放開(kāi)(狗) ②把(情緒等)宣泄出來(lái)
✎ 示例:
The announcement unleashed a storm of protest from the public. 公告引發(fā)了一場(chǎng)公眾的抗議風(fēng)暴。
343 upload [ʌp'ləʊd]
v.上載,上傳 n.上傳
✎ 示例:
It might take a while for this to upload. 上載這個(gè)可能要花些時(shí)間。
344 uprising ['ʌpraɪzɪŋ]
n.起義,暴動(dòng)
✎ 示例:
Yet the uprising itself did not come as a surprise, only perhaps its speed and its bloodiness. 然而暴動(dòng)本身并不令人驚訝,只是偶爾詫異于它的速度及血腥程度。
345 uranium jʊ'reɪnɪəm]
n.鈾
✎ 示例:
The fuel was enriched with uranium 235 for the nuclear reactor. 核反應(yīng)堆的燃料被鈾 ②35濃縮。
346 urine ['jʊərɪn]
n.尿
✎ 示例:
The doctor took a urine sample and a blood sample. 醫(yī)生取了尿樣和血樣。
347 viable ['vaɪəbl]
a.(計(jì)劃等)切實(shí)可行的
✎ 示例:
The committee came forward with one viable solution. 委員會(huì)提出了一個(gè)切實(shí)可行的解決方法。
348 vogue [vəʊg]
n.流行,盛行,時(shí)尚
✎ 示例:
Short skirts are very much in vogue just now. 短裙目前非常流行。
349 volatile ['vɒlətaɪl]
a.①動(dòng)蕩不定的 ②易怒的
✎ 示例:
There have been riots before and the situation is volatile. 先前一直就有暴亂,局勢(shì)變化無(wú)常。
350 waive [weɪv]
vt.放棄(自己的權(quán)利等)
✎ 示例:
She waived her right to a lawyer. 她放棄了請(qǐng)律師的權(quán)利。
351 warranty ['wɒr(ə)nti]
n. 保證書(shū),保單
✎ 示例:
The car is still under warranty. 這輛汽車(chē)還在保修期內(nèi)。
352 wed [wed]
v.娶,嫁
✎ 示例:
In 1952 she wed film director Roger Vadim. 1952年,她嫁給了電影導(dǎo)演羅杰·瓦丹。
353 wharf [wɔːf]
n.碼頭
✎ 示例:
Our ship is on to the wharf. 我們的船靠向碼頭。
354 whereabouts [weərə'baʊts]
ad.在哪里,靠近哪里 n.(pl.同sing.)下落,行蹤,所在
✎ 示例:
Whereabouts do you live? 你住在哪一帶?
355 wholesome ['həʊls(ə)m]
a.①有益健康的 ②有道德的
✎ 示例:
Water is a wholesome drink. 水是有益健康的飲料。
356 wield [wiːld]
vt.行使,運(yùn)用(權(quán)力、影響力等)
✎ 示例:
That woman wields a lot of influence. 那個(gè)女人是一個(gè)很有影響力的人。
357 wink ['wɪŋk]
v.①眨眼(示意)②(光)閃爍 n.眨眼
✎ 示例:
The strong wind made me wink. 大風(fēng)吹得我直眨眼。
358 wither ['wɪðə]
v.(使)凋殘,(使)枯萎
✎ 示例:
Flowers withered up soon after they were cut. 花兒摘下不久就枯萎了。
359 wrestle ['res(ə)l]
v. 摔跤,格斗
✎ 示例:
They taught me to wrestle. 他們教我去摔跤。
360 yearn [jɜːn]
vi.(for)向往,渴望
✎ 示例:
He yearned for freedom. 他曾渴望自由。
361 zeal [ziːl]
n.熱情,激情
✎ 示例:
He worked for the cause with great zeal. 他懷著極大的熱忱為理想而努力。