阅读词汇中英文注释(11)

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　　staggering—— Causing great astonishment， amazement， or dismay； overwhelming令人大为吃惊、惊讶或沮丧的；使束手无策的=overwhelming
, P1 X# U, W2 t7 j9 f" |3 G  p　　spur—— To incite or stimulate刺激，鞭策=stimulate
$ s' j) r5 H5 \5 W1 Y  [　　speculate about—— To assume to be true without conclusive evidence推测=hypothesize To assert as a hypothesis假设
　　spinal——Of， relating to， or situated near the spine or spinal cord； vertebral脊柱的=backbone
　　spark—— To set in motion； activate发动；触发=bring about引起；致使；造成；达成
9 a/ q4 c. r! @) S/ Q　　spawn—— To give rise to； engender造成；使产生=create
　　solemn—— Deeply earnest， serious， and sober庄严的，极认真的，严肃的=serious
, n& B0 x1 Q4 ^# ]; M　　slope——declivity A downward slope， as of a hill斜坡
　　smother—— To suffocate （another）使窒息=eliminate To get rid of； remove消灭；消除
　　snap—— To pull apart or break with a snapping sound折断=break
( d: [4 e9 z4 W, j$ B　　signify—— To denote； mean表示…的意思=denote
; r  ^; m# |; |9 s. I0 N9 G4 J2 g　　simultaneously——同时存在[发生]地=concurrently同时发生的，并存的；合作的
　　skepticism—— A doubting or questioning attitude or state of mind； dubiety怀疑态度=doubt
* o2 ?, m$ D, Q3 \　　shield—— To protect or defend with or as if with a shield； guard保护、防卫=protect
  Z8 l' r4 X- i　　secrete—— To conceal in a hiding place； cache躲藏=produce
1 Z) E2 q  W8 D; J8 N　　scarce—— Hard to find； absent or rare难得的；缺少的或罕见的=rare
2 S+ ~/ h& N* E: Y" |# f: ?　　scores—— A composition written for a musical comedy配乐=musical compositions音乐作品
　　scent—— A perfume香水=perfume
　　scale—— To climb up or over； ascend攀登=climb
　　sanitation—— Formulation and application of measures designed to protect public health.
6 M6 d) h' O6 |0 g1 M　　卫生措施=health
0 E  }( k: d1 K2 X2 L2 E) f% T　　tremendous—— Extremely large in amount， extent， or degree； enormous巨大的=huge， greatly
, o0 e* m  Q6 G, M1 ~7 _　　trend—— A general tendency or inclination趋向=tendency
% t, C! R  f* b3 \& S. d- i　　trap—— A contrivance for catching and holding animals， as a concealed pit or a clamp like device that springs shut suddenly陷阱=entomb To place in or as if in a tomb or grave埋葬
　　trace—— A visible mark， such as a footprint， made or left by the passage of a person， an animal， or a thing痕迹=imprint， residue The remainder of something after removal of parts or a part残留物
　　textile—— A cloth， especially one manufactured by weaving or knitting； a fabric纺织品=cloth， fabric
9 p$ f; ^& O$ L  ?3 A　　terrestrial—— Of， relating to， or composed of land陆地的=land
6 i$ |8 |' k! q* T) z  n　　terrain—— An area of land； ground地区；地带=land
　　tedium—— The quality or condition of being tedious； tediousness or boredom单调乏味=tiresome
　　temporarily—— Lasting， used， serving， or enjoyed for a limited time在有限的时间内持续地、被使用、发挥作用=makeshift A temporary or expedient substitute for something else.
　　权宜之计，暂时或临时替代其它事物的东西
5 D% O* u! u5 D, ]% E9 b　　usher—— To precede and introduce； inaugurate宣告，展示介绍；开始，开创=begin