1.smug:a. 自滿的,沾沾自喜的
例如:I reckon she has good reason to feel smug.(我認(rèn)為她洋洋得意必有其緣故。)
2.snag:n. 1. 潛在的困難,意外的障礙 2. 尖利的突出物v. 絆住
3.snare:n. 1. 羅網(wǎng),陷阱 2. 誘人上當(dāng)?shù)氖挛?v. (用羅網(wǎng)或陷阱)誘捕
例如:I used tosnare small birds such as sparrows.(我曾常用羅網(wǎng)捕捉麻雀等小鳥。)
4.snipe:v. 1. 伏擊,狙擊 2. 抨擊
例如:A gunman sniped at them from the roof.(槍手從屋頂上向他們狙擊。)
5.snooty:a. 妄自尊大的,傲慢的
例如:He's toosnooty to associate with his old friends now he's rich. (他現(xiàn)在富有了竟然傲慢的不屑與老朋友交往了。)
6.snub:v. & n. 冷落,怠慢
例如:She snubbed him by ignoring his question.(她不去理他的問(wèn)題,借此冷落他。)
7.sobriety:n. 審慎,節(jié)制
8.soggy:a. 濕透的,粘濕的
例如:The ground was soggy after the heavy rain.(大雨過(guò)后, 地面濕透了。)
9.solace:n. 安慰,慰藉 v. 安慰某人
His acting career took a nosedive and he turned to drink for solace.(演藝事業(yè)突然一落千丈,他便借酒澆愁。)
10.solemnity:n. 1. 莊嚴(yán),嚴(yán)肅 2. 鄭重的儀式,典禮
普通詞匯
1.prolong:v. 延長(zhǎng),拖延
例如:Two countries prolonged signing an agreement until details could be agreed on.(兩國(guó)推遲簽約直到就細(xì)節(jié)達(dá)成協(xié)議。)
2.prone:a. 1. 易于…的,有…傾向的 2. 俯臥的
例如:The police found him in a prone position with a knife in his back.(警方發(fā)現(xiàn)他俯臥著, 背上有一把刀。)
3.proximity:n. 接近,鄰近
4.prune:n. 梅干 v. 修剪,刪除
例如:The workers have pruned all the dead branches.(工人們已經(jīng)剪去了所有的枯枝。)
5.pseudo:a. 假的,冒充的
例如:Her care for the poor is completely pseudo.(她對(duì)窮人的關(guān)心完全是假的。)
6.puberty:n. 青春期
7.pulse:n. 1. 脈搏,脈沖 2. 節(jié)奏,拍子
8.puncture:n. & v. 刺,戳,穿孔
例如:Some glass on the road punctured my new tyre.(路上的玻璃刺破了我的新輪胎。)
9.pungent:n. (氣味等)濃烈的
10.punitive:a. 1. 懲罰的,刑罰的 2.嚴(yán)厲的
例如:They took punitive measures against the whole gang.(他們對(duì)整幫人采取懲罰性措施。)