托业阅读辅导：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
　　spur—— To incite or stimulate刺激，鞭策=stimulate
　　speculate about—— To assume to be true without conclusive evidence推测=hypothesize To assert as a hypothesis假设
' a7 P6 V/ k% {- }　　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
& Z+ _) h6 O  G8 ~) f, I" O" u　　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
　　slope——declivity A downward slope， as of a hill斜坡
7 r( L7 D8 ]/ {3 i) q& W! o& |　　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
7 @; @& B5 r1 @　　signify—— To denote； mean表示…的意思=denote
! L! |9 Y# @# n5 W　　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
　　shield—— To protect or defend with or as if with a shield； guard保护、防卫=protect
　　secrete—— To conceal in a hiding place； cache躲藏=produce
　　scarce—— Hard to find； absent or rare难得的；缺少的或罕见的=rare
　　scores—— A composition written for a musical comedy配乐=musical compositions音乐作品
　　scent—— A perfume香水=perfume
; g6 m: C% R. l7 I5 ^2 `* l; o　　scale—— To climb up or over； ascend攀登=climb
, G+ E: \+ `% q3 W( ~* r) V　　sanitation—— Formulation and application of measures designed to protect public health.
0 N( U/ x( {. e; T　　卫生措施=health
* p& i' K: w" ~　　tremendous—— Extremely large in amount， extent， or degree； enormous巨大的=huge， greatly
3 Z7 {4 U" F' a( @　　trend—— A general tendency or inclination趋向=tendency
　　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
* X: Q* k% P- r2 I- {, ~　　textile—— A cloth， especially one manufactured by weaving or knitting； a fabric纺织品=cloth， fabric
　　terrestrial—— Of， relating to， or composed of land陆地的=land
+ p0 \6 `& Q, j7 t  @　　terrain—— An area of land； ground地区；地带=land
! H: g* p  d2 y" c) e7 @　　tedium—— The quality or condition of being tedious； tediousness or boredom单调乏味=tiresome
4 K) G  Q4 K. V# R　　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
　　usher—— To precede and introduce； inaugurate宣告，展示介绍；开始，开创=begin