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% c3 x, F0 T/ D9 x- Y3 L
spur—— To incite or stimulate刺激，鞭策=stimulate& V8 u$ { X2 k2 j2 K5 b
speculate about—— To assume to be true without conclusive evidence推测=hypothesize To assert as a hypothesis假设
) |' ~7 U; ], ]/ o1 j spinal——Of， relating to， or situated near the spine or spinal cord； vertebral脊柱的=backbone
* W+ t1 X7 e5 ^1 U spark—— To set in motion； activate发动；触发=bring about引起；致使；造成；达成, c* Q% I/ c$ b3 i3 @
spawn—— To give rise to； engender造成；使产生=create
, `9 Z$ v% x. `1 ? solemn—— Deeply earnest， serious， and sober庄严的，极认真的，严肃的=serious( a+ u. i+ r5 K0 |, R
slope——declivity A downward slope， as of a hill斜坡
4 I# H# s- B" G/ x3 H0 J smother—— To suffocate （another）使窒息=eliminate To get rid of； remove消灭；消除
/ M& a2 w |# Z: H snap—— To pull apart or break with a snapping sound折断=break& k1 d8 u% w9 Z8 E# P
signify—— To denote； mean表示…的意思=denote1 c/ j# Y+ J/ m! C) f
simultaneously——同时存在[发生]地=concurrently同时发生的，并存的；合作的- p, C1 v2 [2 ^6 f. ~- x3 Z
skepticism—— A doubting or questioning attitude or state of mind； dubiety怀疑态度=doubt Z& y0 d, c5 O9 u: {
shield—— To protect or defend with or as if with a shield； guard保护、防卫=protect
" R. Z0 g7 [+ @* d" a1 { secrete—— To conceal in a hiding place； cache躲藏=produce. @7 G6 O1 @8 B
scarce—— Hard to find； absent or rare难得的；缺少的或罕见的=rare
1 h7 q( I( J+ t! I: K3 X scores—— A composition written for a musical comedy配乐=musical compositions音乐作品9 ?0 i9 s" _: m% f5 H" R
scent—— A perfume香水=perfume
- C# d s ? f scale—— To climb up or over； ascend攀登=climb5 d# X3 Y6 P1 f3 \
sanitation—— Formulation and application of measures designed to protect public health.: _& o! M4 h6 @0 z# S4 S4 d# O) j
卫生措施=health% N1 V, |5 G/ l$ a9 b C7 i
tremendous—— Extremely large in amount， extent， or degree； enormous巨大的=huge， greatly! E1 C0 _: O. w, \6 Y# d
trend—— A general tendency or inclination趋向=tendency
# b, I) l6 t1 h' H 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
& O; g7 s1 T4 @0 {/ [$ ^1 H8 d E 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
" F/ J! d; Q1 U% W textile—— A cloth， especially one manufactured by weaving or knitting； a fabric纺织品=cloth， fabric
6 K( `% U! }( E! [% i terrestrial—— Of， relating to， or composed of land陆地的=land$ {! @+ Y6 c! }0 k! y( p: I! Q9 H
terrain—— An area of land； ground地区；地带=land) T2 y* p- T( t( e
tedium—— The quality or condition of being tedious； tediousness or boredom单调乏味=tiresome; c3 ~; [5 t* `7 B5 A
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.- t7 v8 F3 A& T& Z7 ]% d: }
权宜之计，暂时或临时替代其它事物的东西
: ]) q+ H6 _$ D( ^. b1 V3 T usher—— To precede and introduce； inaugurate宣告，展示介绍；开始，开创=begin |
发表于 2012-8-15 00:26:22
