1.sheaf:n. 1.(谷物捆成的)束,捆 2. (物品扎成的)捆,扎
2.shear:v. 1. 剪羊毛 2. 折斷
The farmer is shearing his sheep.(那農夫正在給他的羊剪毛。)
3.sheath:n. 1.(刀、劍等的)鞘 2. 避孕套
4.sheen:n. (物品表面的)光輝,光澤
5.shimmer:v. 發(fā)閃爍的微光
The sea shimmered in the sunlight.(陽光下海水閃爍著微光。)
6.shirk:v. (因偷懶、膽怯等)逃避(工作、責任等)
If he couldshirk off the responsibility upon the others, he would. (只要能把責任推給別人,他就推給別人。)
7.shoal:n. 1.淺灘 2. 魚群
8.shoddy:a. 劣質的,粗制濫造的
That salesman really took us for a ride, these goods are very shoddy.(那個推銷員真的欺騙了我們,這些都是劣質商品。)
9.shortfall:n. 不足之量,差額
10.shove:v. & n. 推擠,推撞
The peopleshoved to get on the bus.(人們你推我擠爭著上公共汽車。)
普通詞匯
1.Pentagon:n. 1. 五角形 2.五角大樓
2.pentathlon:n. 五項全能運動
3.penthouse:n. 小棚屋,樓頂房間
4.peppermint:n. 1. 薄荷味 2. 薄荷糖
5.perceive:v. 1. 發(fā)覺 2. 理解
She has perceived the danger.(她已覺察到那危險了。)
6.perceptible:a. 1. 可感知的 2. 看得出的 3. 相當?shù)?/p>
His lips curved in a barely perceptible smile.(他的嘴角彎了彎,露出一絲幾乎察覺不到的笑容。)
7.perfunctory:a. 敷衍的,馬虎的
The operator answered the phone with a perfunctory greeting.(接線員接通電話,象征性的打了招呼。)
8.peril:n. 1. 嚴重的危險 2. 危險的事物
9.peripheral:a. 1. 非本質的 2. 外圍的,周邊的
The men are somewhat peripheral to this society.(相對于這個社會來說, 人似乎無足輕重。)
10.perish:v. (使)枯萎。(使)腐爛,夭折
Continuous washing has perished the rubber.(不斷地洗滌使橡皮筋失去彈性。)