301 sinister['sɪnɪstə]
a.邪恶的,险恶的
✎ 示例:
There is a sinister side to these events. 这些事件有邪恶的一面。
302 smartphone[smɑːtfəʊn]]
n.智能手机
✎ 示例:
On the way to the office, you can listen to a podcast on your smartphone.在去公司的路上,你可以用智能手机收听播客。
303 snob [snɒb]
n.势利之人,谄上欺下之人
✎ 示例:
Stop being such a snob. 别这么势利眼。
304 sodium ['səʊdɪəm]
n.钠
✎ 示例:
Salt decomposes into sodium and chlorine. 盐分解成钠和氯。
305 solicit [sə'lɪsɪt]
v.①请求,恳求 ②(指妓女)拉(客)
✎ 示例:
May I solicit your advice on a matter of some importance? 我有一件要事可以请教你吗?
306 soothe [suːð]
vt.①安慰 ②减轻,缓和(疼痛)
✎ 示例:
Lucy soothed the baby by rocking it in her arms. 露西把宝宝抱在怀里摇晃着,让他安静下来。
307 spaghetti [spə'geti]
n.意大利式细面条
✎ 示例:
Standing in the next room, in the middle of what looked like piles of concrete spaghetti, I began to feel overpowered. 站在下一个房间里,在这一大堆看起来就像水泥做的意大利面条中间,我真有点受不了了。
308 spotlight ['spɒtlaɪt]
n.①聚光灯 ②众人注目的焦点
✎ 示例:
I was sweating under the spotlight. 聚光灯照得我出汗了。
309 sprawl [sprɔːl]
vi.四肢摊开着坐、卧或倒下
✎ 示例:
He sprawled out on the sofa. 他摊开手脚躺在沙发上。
310 stagnate [stæg'neɪt]
vi.停滞,不发展
✎ 示例:
His career had stagnated. 他的事业停滞不前了。
311 stammer ['stæmə]
v.结结巴巴地说n.结巴
✎ 示例:
Whenever he was angry he would begin to stammer slightly. 他一生气说话就开始有点结巴。
312 stance [stɑːns]
n.①站立的姿势 ②立场,观点
✎ 示例:
What is your stance on environmental issues? 你在环境问题上持什么观点?
313 stark [stɑːk]
a.①无装饰的 ②完全的ad.完全地
✎ 示例:
In the cold dawn light, the castle looked stark and forbidding. 在黎明冰冷的光线下,城堡看上去了无生气且令人生畏。
314 stationery ['steɪʃ(ə)n(ə)ri]
n.文具
✎ 示例:
She travels in stationery. 她到处推销文具用品。
315 stifle ['staɪf(ə)l]
vt.①使窒息 ②抑止,压制
✎ 示例:
He was almost stifled by the fumes. 他差点被烟熏得窒息了。
316 stigma ['stɪgmə]
n.①(植物的)柱头 ②耻辱,羞辱
✎ 示例:
In the US, smoking carries a stigma. 在美国,吸烟是不光彩的。
317 strangle ['stræŋg(ə)l]
vt.①勒死 ②抑制,扼杀
✎ 示例:
The victim had been strangled with a belt. 受害者是被人用皮带勒死的。
318 superstition [,suːpə'stɪʃ(ə)n]
n.迷信(行为)
✎ 示例:
There are several possible origins for this superstition.关于这个迷信有一些可能的起源。
319 surveillance [sə'veɪl(ə)ns]
n.监视,盯梢
✎ 示例:
They were under constant close surveillance day and night. 他们白天黑夜都受到严密监视。
320 syndicate ['sɪndɪkət]
vt.发表 n.辛迪加
✎ 示例:
His column is syndicated throughout America. 他的专栏文章在全美各地的报刊发表。
321 synonym ['sɪnənɪm]
n.同义词
✎ 示例:
Give the synonym and antonym of this word. 给出这个词的同义词和反义词。
322 tact [tækt]
n.圆滑,机敏
✎ 示例:
With great tact, Clive persuaded her to apologize. 克莱夫十分巧妙地说服了她去道歉。
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“震惊策略”来制止司机酒后驾车。
324 tenure ['tenjə]
n.①保有期(权) ②终身教职
✎ 示例:
It's becoming increasingly difficult to acquire academic tenure. 要获得终身教职现在越来越难了。
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. 自从政府投资增多了,第三产业便兴旺发达起来。
326 thrift [θrɪft]
n.节俭,节约
✎ 示例:
They were rightly praised for their thrift and enterprise. 他们因勤俭节约和开创精神而受到了应得的表扬。
327 toil [tɒɪl]
vi.①辛苦工作 ②艰难跋涉n.苦役
✎ 示例:
I've been toiling away at this essay all weekend. 我整个周末都在埋头写这篇论文。
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. 一大摞盘子摇摇晃晃,然后开始倒下来。
329 tornado [tɔː'neɪdəʊ]
n.龙卷风
✎ 示例:
The tornado rubbished the whole village. 龙卷风毁掉了整个村庄。
330 tranquil ['træŋkwɪl]
a.平静的,安宁的
✎ 示例:
The tranquil atmosphere of the inn allows guests to totally at home. 这家客栈的宁静氛围让客人们感到宾至如归。
331 trauma ['trɔːmə]
n.①痛苦,创伤 ②[术]外伤
✎ 示例:
I'd been through the trauma of losing a house. 我已经历过失去房子的痛苦。
332 tread [tred]
v.踩,践踏
✎ 示例:
Sorry, did I tread on your foot? 对不起,我踩到你的脚了吗?
333 treasury ['treʒ(ə)ri]
n.[C]①(theT)(英、美等国的)财政部 ②(城堡中的)宝库
✎ 示例:
Treasury officials have said this would be “catastrophic”. 财政部官员表示这将是“灾难性的”。
334 trek [trek]
n.旅行vi.长途跋涉地旅行
✎ 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.护民官,保民官
✎ 示例:
For a time Jack was consul, then proconsul and eventually a tribune. 杰克曾做了一段时间的执政官, 然后是总督,最后是保民官。
336 trickle ['trɪk(ə)l]
vi.①滴,淌 ②缓慢地移动
✎ 示例:
The tears trickled down her cheeks. 泪水顺着她的面颊流了下来。
337 trophy ['trəʊfi]
n.①(体育比赛的)奖品 ②战利品
✎ 示例:
A lion's head was among the trophies of his African trip. 在他的非洲之行的战利品中有一个狮子头。
338 tropic ['trɒpɪk]
n.①回归线 ②(thes)热带地区
✎ 示例:
Dry rosin is best in tropic and soft rosin in cold climate. 干的松香在热带最适用,而软的松香适用于寒冷的气候。
339 turmoil ['tɜːmɒɪl]
n.(sing.)骚动,混乱
✎ 示例:
She lived through the turmoil of the French Revolution. 她经历过法国大革命的混乱之后仍旧活着。
340 ultra ['ʌltrə]
n.(尤指政治上的)过激分子
✎ 示例:
Her father is an ultra-conservative who is still opposed to freedom to choose her spouse. 她爸是个老古董,现在还反对她自由恋爱。
341 underlie [ʌndə'laɪ]
vt.构成……的基础
✎ 示例:
Its ideas of harmony with nature underlie many aspects of Chinese culture, from calligraphy and painting to architecture and medicine. 其自然和谐的思想是中国文化多方面的基础,从书法和绘画到建筑和医术。
342 unleash [ʌn'liːʃ]
vt.①解开皮带以放开(狗) ②把(情绪等)宣泄出来
✎ 示例:
The announcement unleashed a storm of protest from the public. 公告引发了一场公众的抗议风暴。
343 upload [ʌp'ləʊd]
v.上载,上传 n.上传
✎ 示例:
It might take a while for this to upload. 上载这个可能要花些时间。
344 uprising ['ʌpraɪzɪŋ]
n.起义,暴动
✎ 示例:
Yet the uprising itself did not come as a surprise, only perhaps its speed and its bloodiness. 然而暴动本身并不令人惊讶,只是偶尔诧异于它的速度及血腥程度。
345 uranium jʊ'reɪnɪəm]
n.铀
✎ 示例:
The fuel was enriched with uranium 235 for the nuclear reactor. 核反应堆的燃料被铀 ②35浓缩。
346 urine ['jʊərɪn]
n.尿
✎ 示例:
The doctor took a urine sample and a blood sample. 医生取了尿样和血样。
347 viable ['vaɪəbl]
a.(计划等)切实可行的
✎ 示例:
The committee came forward with one viable solution. 委员会提出了一个切实可行的解决方法。
348 vogue [vəʊg]
n.流行,盛行,时尚
✎ 示例:
Short skirts are very much in vogue just now. 短裙目前非常流行。
349 volatile ['vɒlətaɪl]
a.①动荡不定的 ②易怒的
✎ 示例:
There have been riots before and the situation is volatile. 先前一直就有暴乱,局势变化无常。
350 waive [weɪv]
vt.放弃(自己的权利等)
✎ 示例:
She waived her right to a lawyer. 她放弃了请律师的权利。
351 warranty ['wɒr(ə)nti]
n.保证书,保单
✎ 示例:
The car is still under warranty. 这辆汽车还在保修期内。
352 wed [wed]
v.娶,嫁
✎ 示例:
In 1952 she wed film director Roger Vadim. 1952年,她嫁给了电影导演罗杰·瓦丹。
353 wharf [wɔːf]
n.码头
✎ 示例:
Our ship is on to the wharf. 我们的船靠向码头。
354 whereabouts [weərə'baʊts]
ad.在哪里,靠近哪里 n.(pl.同sing.)下落,行踪,所在
✎ 示例:
Whereabouts do you live?你住在哪一带?
355 wholesome ['həʊls(ə)m]
a.①有益健康的 ②有道德的
✎ 示例:
Water is a wholesome drink. 水是有益健康的饮料。
356 wield [wiːld]
vt.行使,运用(权力、影响力等)
✎ 示例:
That woman wields a lot of influence. 那个女人是一个很有影响力的人。
357 wink ['wɪŋk]
v.①眨眼(示意) ②(光)闪烁n.眨眼
✎ 示例:
The strong wind made me wink. 大风吹得我直眨眼。
358 wither ['wɪðə]
v.(使)凋残,(使)枯萎
✎ 示例:
Flowers withered up soon after they were cut. 花儿摘下不久就枯萎了。
359 wrestle ['res(ə)l]
v.摔跤,格斗
✎ 示例:
They taught me to wrestle. 他们教我去摔跤。
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.热情,激情
✎ 示例:
He worked for the cause with great zeal. 他怀着极大的热忱为理想而努力。