roundabout
adj. 繞遠道的,間接的,迂回的
I heard the news in a roundabout way. 我間接聽到這個消息。
[同]indirect
n. 環(huán)狀交叉路;迂回路線
You lose on the swings what you make on the roundabouts. (諺)失之東隅,收之桑榆。
row
n. 吼叫,吵鬧;吵架,口角
That man is always ready for a row. 那人性好爭吵。
royalty
n. 皇室,王族
The play was performed in the presence of royalty. 這個戲曾在御前演出。
ruby
n. 紅寶石,紅玉
ruthless
adj. 無情的,殘忍的
[同]cruel
safeguard
vt. 保護,防衛(wèi)
safeguard one’s house against burglars 保衛(wèi)住宅以防竊賊
[同]defend , protect
n. 安全設(shè)備或措施
take no safeguards 未采取預防措施
n. 安全裝置;護照
salmon
n. 鮭魚,大馬哈魚
salute
v.(向…)致敬,行禮;歡迎,迎接
salute a friend with a smile 笑迎友人
n. 致意
He raised his hand in a salute. 他舉手致意。
n. 行禮,鳴禮炮
sardine
n. 沙丁魚
satisfactorily
adv. 令人滿意地
saturation
n. 飽和(狀態(tài));滲透,浸潤
Saturn
n.(羅馬神話中的)農(nóng)神;土星
scandal
n. 丑事,丑聞;誹謗,詆毀
scar
n. 傷疤,傷痕
scarcity
n. 缺乏,不足,供不應求
The scarcity of fruit was caused by the drought. 干旱導致水果供不應求。
scarlet
n. 鮮紅色,猩紅色
adj. 鮮紅的,猩紅的;淫蕩的
scoff
v. 嘲弄,嘲笑
[難點]
scoff at … 嘲弄…
scoff at dangers 蔑視危險
scorch
v.(使)焦,(使)枯萎
Mother scorched my shirt while ironing it. 母親在燙我的襯衫時把它燙焦了。
v. 挖苦
scramble
n. 攀緣,爬行;搶,爭奪
There was a scramble for the best seats. 大家都在搶最好的座位。
v. 爬、攀登
He scrambled up the side of a cliff. 他爬上峭壁。
[同]climb
v. 爭奪
The players scrambled to get possession of the ball. 球員們搶球。
scrap
n. 小片,碎屑
scraps of paper 紙片
n. 廢料
A man comes round regularly collecting scrap.
有個男人定時前來收破爛。
vt. 廢棄
You ought to scrap that old bicycle and buy a new one.
你應該丟掉那輛舊自行車再買一輛新的。
[同]discard
scripture
n. 圣經(jīng),(定語)圣經(jīng)的,手稿,文件
[難點]
Scripture
基督教(圣經(jīng)),經(jīng)文
scrub
n. 擦洗,擦凈
The floor needs a good scrub. 這地板需要好好刷洗一番。
v. 用力擦洗,刷凈
sculpture
n. 雕刻,雕塑;雕刻品,雕塑品
seam
n. 衣縫,接縫;骨縫(解剖);礦層(地質(zhì))
seaport
n. 海港