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spectacle 景象，奇观，壮观，场面 The burning house was a terrible ～

speculate 推测，推断 I cannot ～ on their motives for doing this

spill 溢出，溅出 The ship ～ed oil while in port

spin 纺制 ～ cotton into yarn

spit 吐出 He was ～ting out the husks of sunflower seeds on the floor

splash 溅泼A passing car ～ed my dress

split 劈开，切开，裂开 ～ the firewood with an axe

spoil 损坏，毁掉 It would ～ my reputation

sponsor 发起者，主办者，保证人，赞助者the ～ of the annual Christmas parade

spot斑点，污点 a blue tie with ～s

spray 浪花，水花 The new shower heads reduce ～ and waste less water

sprout 抽条，发芽，长出 The seeds we planted finally ～ed

spur 靴刺，踢马刺a pair of ～s

squeeze 榨，挤 ～ juice from oranges

stab 刺，戳，猛的一击，突发的一阵 a ～ of anxiety

stack整齐的一叠 a ～ of bills

staff 全体职员，全体雇员 The company has got a ～ of about 40

stain 玷污，污染 His shirt was ～ed with blood

stale 食品等不新鲜的，走味的 These old peanuts taste ～

stall 牛舍

stamp 邮票 put a ～ on a letter

start 开始，动手 I’ve got so many things to do,I don’t know where to ～

startle 惊吓，使吃惊 The horse ～s easily

starve 使挨饿，饿死 Many live in luxury while others are starving

station 车站 at Victoria Station

stationary 固定的，静止的，非流动的 ～ troops

statistics 统计，统计资料 The recent ～ on marriage are interesting

steer 掌舵，驾驶 ～ a car through the entrance

stern 严厉的，苛刻的 a ～ punishment

stick 棍，棒，手杖 Grandfather walks with a ～

stimulate 刺激，促使 ～ economic growth

sting刺，螫，叮 A bee stung him on the neck

stir 使微动，移动 A breeze ～red my hair

stitch 一针，针脚 Make your ～es closer together

stock 原料，备料，库存，现货 Rags are used as a ～ for making paper

stoop 俯身，弯腰She ～ed to pick up her fan

storm 风暴，暴风雨，暴风雪 A ～ arose

straightforward 一直向前的，直接的 a ～ business transaction

strain 拉紧，绷紧 If you ～ the elastic any more, it will break

strap 带，皮带 silks ～s

stream 小河，溪流 on the banks of a ～

strength 力量，力气，活力，效力 the economic ～ of a nation

stress压力，紧张 Not all of us can cope with the ～es of modern life

stretch 伸直，伸长 He yawned and ～ed himself

stride阔步前进，大踏步走He strode to the platform

strike 打击，撞 A stone struck me on the head

string 细绳，线，带 She took the parcel and started to undo the string

strip 剥去，除去 The wind stripped the tree of all its leaves

strive 努力，奋力，力求～ towards a goal

stroke 敲，打，鸣 drive in a nail with one ～ of the hammer

stubborn 顽固的，倔强的 The ～ boy refused to listen to his parents’advice

stuff 原料，材料，物品，东西 He has got all the ～ ready for building his new house

subject 题目，主题 the ～ for a debate

submerge 浸没，淹没，湮没 The stream overflowed and ～d the farmland

submit 屈服，服从，投降 ～ to foreign pressure

subordinate 下级的 In the army ,captains are ～ to majors

substance 物质，实质 the ～ of pre-school education

substitute 代替者，代替物 He is the doctor’s ～ during holidays times

subtle 微妙的，巧妙的 His whole attitude has undergone a ～ change

subtract 减，减去 Subtract 4 from 10 you get 6

succession 连续，一系列 a ～ of debates

suck 吸，A large mosquito was sucking blood from the back of her hand

sue 控告，起诉 ～ sb for slander

summary 总结，概要 This book has a ～ at the end of each chapter

superb 极好的，一流的，杰出的 ～ science and engineering

superficial 表面的 a ～resemblance

superfluous过多的，剩余的，多余的a ～remark

supervise 监督，管理，指导 ～ sb’s every move

supplement增补，补充 a ～ to wages

suppress压制，镇压 ～human rights

supreme最高的，至上的 a ～ ruler

surpass超过，优于，强于，胜过 ～ advanced world

surplus过剩，剩余 a teacher ～

survey调查～ population growth in the southern provinces

survive 幸存，幸免于Only two people ～d the fire

suspect 怀疑 He ～ed a plot against his life

sustain支撑，承受The fountains were not strong enough to ～ the weight of the house

swallow 吞，咽 ～ one’s food

swarm 蜂群

sway摇摆 a tree ～ing gently in the breeze

swear宣誓，发誓 ～ on a Bible to observe secrecy

swell 膨胀，鼓起 A tire ～s as it is filled with air

swing 摇摆，摇荡 ～ a baby in the cradle

sympathy 同情心，慰问 a man of wide sympathies

synchronize使同步，使结合，使协调 Their steps ～d