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salary ['sæləri]
n. 薪水(payment, wage)
live beyond salary 入不敷出
annual salary 年薪
e.g. our salary scale is different.
sale [seil]
n. 出售,賣出,賤賣,銷售額
for sale 待售,出售
on sale 出售,上市
bargain sales 廉價(jià)出售
e.g. the law forbids the sale of alcohol to people under 18.
sample ['sæmpl]
n. 標(biāo)本,樣品(example)vt. 取樣
a sample room 樣品(陳列)室
e.g. it's very close to the sample.
satisfy ['sætisfai]
v. 滿足,使?jié)M意(content, make happy, please)
be satisfied with... 對...感到滿意
satisfy the need of... 滿足...的需要
e.g. this work does not satisfy me.
satisfying ['sætisfaiiŋ]
adj. 令人滿足的,令人滿意的(satisfactory, acceptable, adequate, good enough, pleasing, sufficient, suitable)
save [seiv]
vt. 積攢(collect,conserve, keep, reserve, retain, set aside, store up),解救(free, liberate, release, rescue, salvage, set free), 維護(hù)(defend, guard, keep safe, preserve, protect, shield),節(jié)省(use wisely) n 援助,求援,prep 除---之外
save money 節(jié)約錢, 存錢
save time 節(jié)省時間
save up 儲蓄, 貯存
save...from... 保護(hù)...使其免于遭受到...
e.g. the doctor managed to save his life.
scale [skeil]
n. 尺度, 刻度尺,規(guī)模(size),等級(ranking, class)
v. 攀登(ascend, climb, mount),按比例增減
on a large/small scale 大/小規(guī)模地
scale down 按比例縮減[小]/[降低]
scale up 按比例增加[提高]
e.g. our salary scale is different.
scene [si:n]
n.場面,情景,景色, [戲劇]一場
scene of action 發(fā)生事情的現(xiàn)場
come on the scene 出現(xiàn)在舞臺上,登場
e.g. this scene must be very touching.
seat [si:t]
n. 座位
vt. 使就座
seat oneself (=be seated) 坐下
book/reserve seats 訂座
take a seat 坐下
seat belt (汽車等的)座椅安全帶
e.g. do i have to reserve a seat?
secret ['si:krit]
n. 秘密(mystery), 奧秘
adj. 秘密的, 隱秘的(confidential, hidden, invisible, undisclosed, unknown)
keep ...a secret 把...保守秘密
e.g. . i promise i'll keep it secret.
see [si:]
v. (saw, seen, seeing)看,看見(discover, glimpse, identify, look at, make put, note, observe, perceive, recognize, spot, view, witness),了解,領(lǐng)會(appreciate, comprehend, follow, grasp, know, realize, take in, understand),考慮(consider, decide, investigate, think about),觀看(attend, watch), 會晤 (have a date with, meet, visit), 碰到(encounter, face, meet, run into, come across, visit)
see sb. off (到機(jī)場等)為某人送行
see to... 注意...,留意...
see into... 調(diào)查...
see through... 看透..., 看穿...
e.g. . i looked for her in the crowd but couldn't see her.
seek [si:k]
v. 尋找,探索,尋求(ask for, beg for, desire, hunt for, inquire after, look for, pursue, search for, strive after, want, wish for)
seek after/for... 尋找...,探索...
seek fame 求名
seek help 求助
e.g. we want to play hide and seek.
seem [si:m]
vi. 像是,似乎(appear, feel, look, sound)
it seems/seemed that... 看起來似乎...
it seems/seemed as if... 看起來好像...
seem to do sth. v. 好像...
e.g. he seems to know everything.
select [si'lekt]
vt. 選擇,挑選(choose, decide on, elect, pick, prefer, settle on, single out, vote for)
adj. 精選的(chosen, selected, special)
be selected from among... 從...中被選擇出來
e.g. we must select some for seeds.
sell [sel]
v. (sold, sold, selling)出售, 賣(offer for sale, trade in, market, advertise, promote)
sell out 售完(貨),全部出售
sell up 全部出售,賣光
sell well 易于銷售, 行銷
sell oneself 出賣自己, 自薦
sell at... 以...(某個價(jià)格)出售
e.g. mary is going to sell her car.
send [send]
vt.(sent, sent, sending) 送,寄(convey, dispatch, post, transmit),發(fā)射(launch, shoot)
send sb. for... 派某人去找...
send off 寄發(fā)
e.g. radio beijing sends the news all over the world.
sense [sens]
n.意識(awareness, consciousness, feeling, intuition, perception, sensation),判斷力(brains, intellect, intelligence, judgement, logic, reason, understanding, wisdom), 意義(meaning, point, significance)
vt. 感到,理解,認(rèn)識(be aware of, detect, feel, guess, notice, perceive, realize, suspect, understand)
in a sense 在某一方面,就某種意義來說
make sense 有意義, 有道理
make sense of... 理解...
a sense of duty 責(zé)任感
common sense 常識[理]
e.g. george has no sense of humour.
sentence ['sentəns]
n. 句子,判決,宣判
vt.判決(condemn, pass judgement on, pronounce sentence on)
capital sentence 極刑,死刑
be sentenced to death 被判處死刑
pronounce sentence on... 對...宣判
e.g. please read out this sentence!
serve [sə:v]
v.服務(wù)(aid, assist, attend, help, look after, work for),服役,侍候(distribute, give out),接待(顧客)(assist, sell goods)
serve as [for]... 擔(dān)任...,起...作用
serve at table 伺候別人吃飯
serve no purpose 不中用,無用
e.g. we are well served with gas in this town.
service ['sə:vis]
n. 服務(wù), 服務(wù)性工作, 服役
vt. 保養(yǎng), 維修(check, maintain, mend, repair)
in service 在軍中服役, 在使用中
out of service 退職[役]
serve on... 擔(dān)任...的職,成為...中的一員
serve sb. right 給某人應(yīng)得的報(bào)應(yīng)
e.g. the postal service here is very unreliable.
set [set]
v.(set, set, setting) 放(使人或事物處于某種狀態(tài))(arrange, deposit, lay, leave, place, put),提出(put forward, suggest, express),樹立,調(diào)整(decide, determine, settle)n. 一套,一副(pair)
adj. 固定的
set about... 開始做...,著手...
set... aside 留出..., 不顧...
set down... 記下...,寫下...
set off(=depart/leave) 出發(fā),啟程
set up(=establish) 建立,成立(組織)
set the stage for... 為...打好基礎(chǔ),為...創(chuàng)造條件
e.g. i can't stop you if you are set on going.
settle ['setl]
v. 安放(set, place, put),(使)定居(move to, occupy, stay),解決(solve, deal with, resolve),支付(pay),沉淀(deposit)
settle (down) to sth. 安下心來做某事
settle in 搬入,定居
settle up... 結(jié)清...
settle a bargain 成交
settle on ... 決定...
e.g. we have to settle the problem.
shame [ʃeim]
n. 羞恥, 羞愧(disgrace, dishonor), 可恥的人(或事物)
in shame 由于害羞, 因?yàn)閻u辱
feel shame 感到羞愧
what a shame that... 真可惜...
e.g. she was full of shame at her bad behavior.
shape [ʃeip]
n. 外形(figure, form, outline, pattern),情形,尤指女子的)體形
vt.使成形,塑造(carve, cast, form, mould)
out of shape 身體不舒服,生病
in the shape of... 以...的形狀[形式]
be in bad shape 健康情況不佳
keep ...in shape 使...保持身體健康
e.g. this shape is out of date now.
share [ʃɛə]
n. 共享,參與,一份(part, piece, portion, proportion, ration)
vt. 分享,分配(allocate, distribute, divide, go shares with, share out)
share in the profits 分享收益
share... with sb. 與某人共同分享/承擔(dān)...
share out 分配, 均分
e.g. we share the joys and sorrows.
shift [ʃift]
n. 移動(move, change),輪班
v. 轉(zhuǎn)移,改變(change, move)
go on [off] shift 上[下]班
an eight-hour shift 八小時的工作班
e.g. a sudden shift in the wind warned of the coming storm.
shine [ʃain]
v. 照耀,(使)發(fā)光(light),擦亮(polish)
n. 光輝
sunshine 陽光
e.g. let me shine this up for you.
shoot [ʃu:t]
n. 射擊;狩獵;急流;攝影,嫩苗
vt.(shot, shot, shooting) 射擊(fire at, aim at, gun down, hit), 伸出(spread, stretch), 拍攝, 給...注射, 發(fā)芽(spring up, grow)
shoot up 射出, 發(fā),芽, 暴漲
shoot at... 向...射擊, 力爭...
e.g. i used to shoot in the winter.
shout [ʃaut]
v. 大聲叫,喊(call, cry out, roar, scream)
n. 呼喊,叫
shout for help 呼救
shout out 大叫
e.g. shout out your perfect english!
show [ʃəu]
n. 表示(demonstration),展覽(display, exhibition),外觀
v. 出示(produce),引導(dǎo)(direct, guide),說明,顯示(demonstrate, prove, indicate),展覽(display, exhibit, present, produce, reveal)
show up 露面,揭露
show a sign of... 現(xiàn)出...的樣子
show sb. around 帶某人到處參觀
show oneself v. 露面
show sb. the door 把某人攆走
show sb. the way 給某人指路, 為某人示范
e.g. one evening the school showed a cowboy film.
shut [ʃʌt]
v. (shut, shut, shutting)關(guān)上,閉上,關(guān)閉(close, lock)
shut up 關(guān)上, 住口
shut down ... 使...關(guān)閉
shut off 關(guān)閉, 切斷
e.g. do not shut down the computer.
sight [sait]
n. 視力(eyesight, vision),看(glimpse, look),景物(scene), 視野,(pl.)名勝
have long [far]sight 有遠(yuǎn)見
catch/have/get sight of... 看見...
in sight 看得見, 視線之內(nèi)
out of sight 看不見, 視線之外
e.g. the train is still in sight.
sign [sain]
n. 標(biāo)記,指示牌(notice),跡象(hint, warning)
v. 簽名(于)(endorse, write), 作手勢(表示)(signal)
sign off 結(jié)束
sign on 簽約參加
sign up 簽約雇傭
e.g. when do we sign the agreement?
silence ['sailəns]
n.靜,寂靜,沉默
vt. 使沉默,使安靜(keep/make silent)
break silence 打破沉默
in silence 沉默著, 靜靜地
keep silence 保持沉默
e.g. there's no wisdom like silence.
skill [skil]
n.技能,技巧(ability, aptitude, capability, competence, craft, expertise, gift, talent, technique)
have great skill in... 在...方面技能突出
e.g. he has great skill in drawing.
solid ['sɔlid]
n. 固體
adj. 固體的,確實(shí)的(concrete, genuine, physical, proven, real, tangible),穩(wěn)固的(compact, dense, firm, hard, rigid, stable, strong, sturdy), 可靠的(dependable, reliable)
on solid ground 在穩(wěn)固的基礎(chǔ)上
a solid friend 可靠的朋友
e.g. water becomes solid when it freezes.
solution [sə'lju:ʃən]
n.溶液(compound, mixture),解決辦法(answer, explanation, key), 解決
a solution to the problem 問題的一個解決方法
e.g. . it seems to be the best solution.
solve [sɔlv]
vt.解決,解答(explain, interpret, work out)
solve a problem [puzzle] 解決問題[疑惑]
e.g. i can't solve the problem
sorrow ['sɔrəu]
n.悲哀,悲痛(depression, despair, desperation, disappointment, dissatisfaction, gloom, grief, misfortune, sadness, suffering, unhappiness)
joys and sorrows 苦與樂
e.g. life is a sorrow. overcome it.
sort [sɔ:t]
n. 種類,類別(category, class, group, kind, set, type, breed, race, species)
v. 分類, 整理(arrange, assort, categorize, classify, divide, grade, group, organize, put in order, tidy)
sort out...(from ...) (從...中)挑選出...
sort of... 有一點(diǎn)
e.g. sort these eggs by size.
source [sɔ:s]
n. 來源,水源,消息來源(cause, starting-point)
the source of knowledge 知識的源
e.g. you are my source of strength.
space speis]
n. 空間, 余地(freedom, room, scope),太空(the universe), 空地(area, gap, place)
v. 把...隔開
space shuttle 航天飛機(jī)
e.g. our earth moves through space.
speak [spi:k]
v.(spoke, spoken, speaking)說話,談話, 發(fā)言,演講(communicate, deliver a speech, express oneself, have a conversation, talk, tell, utter, vocalize)
speak about... 說到...
speak for... 代表…講話,為...辯護(hù)
speak with... 和...談話,和...商量
speak to... 向...發(fā)表演說,招呼...
e.g. you speak english pretty well.