“Just do it” is the latest slogan of Nike.
(「想做就做」是耐吉最新的口號。)
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sloppy
(adj.)馬虎的，隨便的，大意的，不整潔的Spelling mistakes always look sloppy in a formal letter.
(在正式信件裡，寫錯字總是看起來太草率。)
Two or three glasses fell off and smashed into pieces.
(兩三個玻璃杯掉落，摔成碎片。)
I was woken by the smash of glass in the kitchen.
(廚房裡玻璃被砸碎的聲音把我吵醒了。)
S59
sneak
(v.)偷偷地走，溜(n.)偷偷摸摸的人，告密者
He sneaked out of the office yesterday afternoon and had a cup of tea with friends in the newly open café.
(昨天下午偷偷地溜出辦公室，在新開的咖啡廳和朋友喝茶。) It’s you that told Mrs. Cooper I broke the window. You are a nasty sneak!
(是你告訴了庫珀夫人我打破玻璃。你這卑鄙的告密者!)
S60
sneaker
(n.)運動鞋This pair of sneakers is very durable and comfortable.
(這雙運動鞋是非常耐久和舒適的。)
S61
sniff
(v.)嗅，聞出My husband was weird because he would sniff his socks to see if they needed washing every day.
(我先生很奇怪，每天他會嗅自己的襪子，看是否需要洗了。)
S62
snore
(v.)打鼾，打呼Mrs. Lin complained about her husband, saying that his husband snored so loudly that usually kept her awake at night.
(林太太抱怨丈夫，說她先生打鼾太吵，弄得她整夜無法入睡。)
S63
snort
(v.)噴鼻息，從鼻中噴氣作聲I couldn’t believe it. He did an impression of a horse snorting.
(我真無法相信，他模仿馬噴鼻息的聲音。)
S64
soak
(v.)浸泡，濕透，吸收，使沈湎He likes to soak himself in a warm bath after a day’s hard work.
(他喜歡在一天的辛苦工作後泡溫水澡。)
He turned off the water and left the dishes to soak in the sink.
(他關掉水，把盤子浸泡在水槽裡。)
S65
soar
(v./n.)高飛，高漲，暴漲The birds soar quickly up into the air.
(鳥迅速地高飛入空中。)
The soar of the space shuttle never fails to inspire.
(太空梭的飛升永遠不會間斷。) S66
sob
(v.)啜泣，嗚咽，抽噎I found her sobbing in the dark corner because she broke up with her boyfriend.
(我看見她在黑暗的角落裡啜泣，因爲她和男朋友分手。)
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sober
(adj.)清醒的，嚴肅的，樸素的(v.)變得嚴肅的
He had been drunk when I arrived. Now he was sober.
(當我到達時，他喝醉了。現在他是清醒的。)
Bill drank too much. His wife made him a cup of strong tea, and this sobered him a little.
(比爾喝酒太多。他妻子幫他泡了一杯濃茶，這使他清醒一點。) S68
socialize
socialist
sociable
socialism
(v.)參加社交活動，交際
Though some people consider socializing is important, but I dislike to socialize especially with my colleagues.
(儘管有些人認為社交很重要，但我不喜歡，尤其是與同事交際。) (n.)社會主義者
He was a socialist all his life.
(他一生都是個社會主義者。)
(adj.)好交際的，善於社交的，合群的 Rose is very sociable; she likes parties.
(蘿絲非常喜歡交際，她喜歡派對。) (n.)社會主義
Equality is one of the pillars of socialism.
(平等是社會主義的支柱之一。)
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sociology
(n.)社會學Dr. Chen is very knowledgeable, and he has a degree in sociology and politics.
(陳博士很有學問，他擁有社會學和政治學學位。)
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sophomore
(n.)大學或高中二年級學生In his sophomore year, James started writing computer programs for a software company.
(在他二年級的時候，詹姆斯開始為一家軟體公司寫電腦程式。)
S71
sorrowful
(adj.)悲傷的The sudden death of the singer put a sorrowful end to the story.
(這位歌星的猝死給這個故事帶來了哀傷的結局。) S72
spacecraft
(= spaceship)
(n.)太空船
The scientists would innovate unmanned spacecraft in the near future.
(科學家在不久的將來會發明無人駕駛的太空船。)
S73
spare
(adj.)多餘的，剩下的，備用的 (v.)分讓，省用，饒恕(n.)備用品
I beg the robber to take all my money but spare my life!
(我乞求強盜拿走我所有的錢，但是請饒了我的性命!)
Do you want to know what successful people are doing in the spare time?
(你是否想知道成功的人業餘時間在做什麼?)
Tony got a flat tire. Fortunately, he had a spare tire in the trunk.
(東尼的車爆胎了。幸好他的車廂裡有一個備胎。)
S74
spear
(n.)矛，標槍，嫩芽(v.)用矛刺，用叉叉起
In the past, spears are used to hunt animals.
(以前，矛是被用來獵取動物。) He speared a meatball with his fork.
(他用叉子叉起一個肉丸。) S75
specimen
(n.)標本，樣品(複數 specimens)He has a collection of rare insect specimens.
(他收集了很多稀有昆蟲的標本。)
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spectacle
(n.)不尋常的事，出人意料的情況，景象，奇觀，壯觀The display of fireworks on New Year’s Eve was a fine spectacle and it drew a lot of tourists.
(除夕燃放的煙火真是美妙的奇觀，吸引了很多遊客。)
S77
spectator
(n.)觀眾Over fifteen hundred spectators watched the NBA final game.
(超過一千五百位觀眾在觀看 NBA 籃球决賽。)
S78
spine
(n.)脊柱，脊椎She injured her spine in a riding accident.
(她在一次墜馬事故中脊椎受傷。)
S79
spiritual
(adj.)精神上的，心靈上的The Dalai Lama is the spiritual leader of Tibetans.
(達賴喇嘛是西藏的精神領袖。)
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splendid
(adj.)極好的，傑出的，華麗的，燦爛的The princess arrives in a splendid golden coach drawn by white horses.
(公主坐著一輛白馬拉的華麗金色馬車到達。)
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splendor
(n.)壯麗，華麗，壯觀The palace was damaged in a fire in World War II, but now it has been restored to its former splendor.
(宮殿在第二次世界大戰時被火燒毀了，但是現在它恢復了以前的輝 煌。)
S82
split
(v.)分裂，撕開，均分 (n.)裂口，裂縫，分離 I split the wood with an ax.(我用斧頭把木頭劈開了。)
She split the class into groups of four.
(她把這個班級分成四人一組的小組。) Frost caused the split in the rock.
(霜使岩石裂了條縫。)
S83
spotlight
(n.)聚光燈(v.)使顯眼，使注意
Stars are always in the spotlight. After they retire, some of them cannot get used to the normal lives.
(明星總是引人注意的焦點。在他們退休之後，有些人不能習慣正常生活。)
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sprint
(v.)(短距離)飛奔，衝刺It’s too late. We need to sprint to catch the bus.
(時間晚了，我們必須飛奔趕上公車。)
S85
squat
(v.)蹲，蹲坐She squatted on the ground and warmed her hands by the fire.
(她蹲在地上，伸出雙手烤火。)
S86
stack
(v./n.)(排放整齊的)堆，疊He chose a cartoon from the stack of DVDs on the shelf.
(他從架子上的一堆 DVD 中挑了一部卡通片。) I placed my books in a neat stack.
(我把書整整齊齊放成一堆。)
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stagger
(v.)蹣跚，搖搖晃晃地走(n.)搖晃不穩的腳步
Joe had nothing to lean against and lost his balance, nearly falling to the ground.
(喬沒有東西可靠，失去平衡，幾乎跌倒在地上。) He gave a stagger on hearing the bad news.
(他聽到這一壞消息，他步履蹣跚。)
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stain
(v.)沾汙，染汙，留下汙跡Tomato sauce stains terribly; it is really difficult to get it out of clothes.
(蕃茄醬沾上就很麻煩，很難把它從衣服上洗掉。)
S89
stake
(n.)股本，股份He holds a 40 percent stake in the company.
(他擁有公司 40%的股份。)
S90
stalk
(n.)(植物的)莖，稈，(葉或果實的)柄，蒂，(花)梗She trimmed the stalks of the tulips before putting them in a vase.
(她修剪了一下鬱金香的花梗，然後把它們插進花瓶。)
S91
stall
(n.)貨攤，攤位，販賣處In the village market, the stalls are piled high with local vegetables.
(村子市集的攤位上高高堆著當地産的蔬菜。)
S92
stanza
(n.)詩的一節The poem has six stanzas.
(這首詩有六小節。)
S93
startle
(v.)使人吃驚，嚇一跳The noise of the car startled the birds, and the flock flew up into the air.
(汽車的噪音嚇到鳥，使鳥群飛入空中。)
S94
statement
(n.)陳述，聲明，結算表The statement by the TV company denied any involvement of the sexual harassment with the news reporter.
(電視公司聲明否認牽涉到對新聞記者的性騷擾。) S95
statistics
statistical
(n.)統計數字或資料，統計學
Statistics indicate that 99% of households in this country have a TV.
(統計數字顯示在這個國家有 99%的家庭有電視。) Statistical techniques are regularly employed for scientists.
(對科學家而言，統計方法經常被運用。)
S96
steer
(v.)駕駛(交通工具)，指導，帶領，操縱(n.)指點，建議
She carefully steered the car around the holes.
(她小心開車繞過那些坑洞。)
The server steered her guests into the Private Room.
(服務生把客人們引到餐廳包廂。)
The employee asked for a steer on the policy-making.
(員工要求決策指點。)
S97
stem
(n.)莖，梗，柄，詞幹(v.)遏止…的發展，堵住
The stems of many flowers were broken by the strong wind.
(許多花梗被强風吹斷了。)
Cut one inch off the bottom of the stem before you put the roses in water.
(在你把玫瑰花放入水中之前，從莖的底部剪下一英寸。)
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stereotype
(n.)習慣方法，陳規，刻板模式(v.)刻板模式，把…澆鑄成鉛板
The stereotype of Japanese greeting is bowing.
(日本人問候的習慣方法是鞠躬。)
The study claims that British advertising stereotypes women.
(這項研究聲稱英國的廣告對女性有刻板印象。)
S99
stern
(adj.)嚴格的，嚴厲的 (n.)尾部，船尾，艉Stern discipline may not achieve the desired result because there was a riot everywhere.
(嚴厲的紀律也許不能得到期望的結果，因為到處都在暴動。) My mother reminded us that we should do over the whole house from stem to stern.
(我媽提醒我們，我們應該從頭到尾地整理房子。)
She seated herself in the stern of the boat, enjoying the sunny afternoon.
(她坐在船尾，享受陽光明媚的午後。)
S100
stew
(v./n.)(用文火)煮，燉，燜，焦急，不安，消磨時間，無所事事I stewed the tomatoes with peppers this afternoon. Do you want to try it?
(我下午用辣椒燉番茄，你要試試嗎?)
You’re not still stewing about what happened yesterday, are you?
(你不會還在為昨天的事生氣，有嗎?) The hostess prepared a hearty stew for dinner.
(女主人為晚餐準備了一道豐盛的燉肉。) Lisa is all in a stew over her lost suitcase.
(麗莎因丟失衣箱焦急萬分。)
With jobs so scarce, many young people spend long hours with little to do but drink and stew
(工作機會很少，許多年輕人除了喝酒和消磨時間外，整天無所事事。) S101
steward
stewardess (女)
(n.)服務員(男)，總務人員，膳務員 (v.)管理，當服務員，當管事
It is a routine in Northwest Airlines that stewards will be inspecting the race track at 9:00.
(在西北航空公司執事將在九點鐘檢查跑道，這是常規。) Flight Attendant is the more commonly used term than steward/
stewardess. However, they can be used interchangeably.
(空服人員比空少/空姐更常用。但是，它們是可以互換使用。)
S102
stimulus
(n.)刺激，刺激物It is through our nervous system that we adapt ourselves to all external stimuli.
(透過我們的神經系統，我們使自己適應所有外在的刺激物。)
S103
stingy
(adj.)小氣的，吝嗇的He is really stingy and never buys anything to eat when we are out.
(他真是吝嗇，當我們出去時，他從未買任何東西吃。)
S104
stout
(adj.)結實的，胖的，粗壯的，勇敢的，堅定的I’ve bought myself a pair of stout boots for hiking.
(我為自己買了一雙結實的靴子來健行。)
S105
straightforward
(adj.)簡單的，容易理解的The logic of the operating system is fairly straightforward. You don’t have to do too much research.
(操作系統的邏輯非常簡單，你不必進行太多研究。)
S106
strain
(v.)拉緊，伸張，使過勞，扭歪(n.)拉緊，扭傷，過勞
The dogs were straining at the leash, eager to get to the park.
(狗費勁的拉著皮帶，急著要到公園去。)
You’ll strain your back carrying those heavy suitcases.
(提那些重的手提箱，你會扭傷你的背。)
Our product is designed to help those suffering from muscular strain or pain to restore their wellness.
(我們的產品旨在幫助患有肌肉勞損或疼痛的人恢復健康。)
S107
strait
(n.)海峽，窘境，困境(The Straits of Gibraltar has continued to be vital to southern Europe, northern Africa, and western Asia as a shipping route.
(作為航運路線，直布羅陀海峽對南歐，北非和西亞仍然至關重要。）
Because of the recent economic downturn, many companies are in such difficult straits that their stock prices have come right down.
(由於最近的經濟不景氣，許多公司財務狀況極為窘迫，導致其股價 直線下跌。)
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strand
(v.)使…擱淺(n.)(線、繩等的)縷，股，海濱，湖岸，河灘
Officials said they had managed to rescue about 100 people from a cruise ship stranded off the western coast of Norway.
(官員說，他們已經設法從滯留在挪威西海岸的一艘遊輪上救出了約 100 人。) She tucked a loose strand of hair behind her ears.
(她把一綹鬆散下來的頭髮塞到耳後。)
According to the width of the noodle strands, Japanese noodles are classified into four types in general.
(根據麵條的寬度，日本麵條通常分為四種類型。)
S109
strap
(n.)皮帶，帶子You can find the reliable and secure luggage accessories such as luggage straps on Amazon.com.
(你可以在亞馬遜網站上找到可靠且安全的行李箱配件，例如行李箱帶。)
S110
stray
(v.)偏離原路，越過限定區域(adj.)迷路的，走失的，流浪的 (n)迷路者(家畜)，流浪者
The little shepherd did not know what to do because the herd of cattle had strayed into the road.
(小牧羊人不知道該怎麼辦，因為這群牛偏離原路，上了馬路。) I found a stray dog barking at the door.
(我發現一隻走失的狗在門口叫。) That dog is a stray that we took in.
(那是我們收養的一隻流浪狗。)
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streak
(n.)條紋，條痕(v.)在……上有條紋，使留下條痕，疾駛，閃現，飛奔
I can’t believe that the window cleaner left dirty streaks on the windows.
(我無法相信擦窗工人在窗戶上留下了一條污痕。)
If the cloth you’re using is dirty, you’re always going to streak your windows.
(如果你使用的布很髒，那麼你總是會在窗戶留下痕跡。) As you can see, there are too many cars streaking down on the road.
That’s why I dare not drive.
(如你所見，有太多的汽車在路上疾駛而去。這就是為什麼我不敢開車。)
S112
strengthen
(v.)變強，加強，增值Exercise strengthens muscles.
(運動可以強化肌肉。)
S113
stride
(v.)大步走，闊步走(n.)大步，進步，進展
If you stride somewhere, you walk there with quick, long steps.
(如果你大踏步走到某處，你就是以快而大的步伐走到那裡。) The little girl crossed the street in ten strides.
(小女孩用十大步走到街那邊。)
S114
stripe
(n.)條紋，斑紋，臂章，軍階條(v.)加條紋於
The zebra is a wild African horse with black and white stripes.
(斑馬是一種身體上有黑白條紋的非洲野馬。)
By the age of 30 he’d just earned his third stripe and become a sergeant.
(30 歲時，他為自己的軍服添上了第三道軍階條，成為一名中士。) I bought my little sister a stick of candy bar which was striped with red and white.
(我給妹妹買了一根棒棒糖，上面有紅色和白色條紋。)
S115
strive
(v.)努力，奮鬥All her life she was striving against injustice.
(她的一生都在努力反對不公正。) S116
stroll
stroller
(v./n.)散步，蹓躂，閒逛
My family usually strolled along the beach after dinner when living by the sea.
(在海邊生活時，晚飯後我們一家人常去海灘散步。) My family usually took a stroll after supper.
(我們一家人吃過晚飯常出去溜達一陣子。) S117
structural
structure
(adj.)結構，構造，機構，體系
The political reforms have led to major structural changes in the economy.
(政治改革導致經濟結構的重大變化。) (n.)結構，構造，組織，構造體，建築物
Due to scientists’ contributions, we know a lot about the structure of genes now.
(由於科學家的貢獻，如今我們對基因的結構有了較多的了解。)
S118
stumble
(v.)絆腳，蹣跚而行，說話結巴Having drunk half a bottle of whiskey, she stumbled upstairs and got into bed.
(喝了半瓶威士忌酒，她蹣跚地上樓睡覺。)
S119
stun
(v.)使震驚，使驚訝News of the disaster stunned people throughout the world.
(災難消息震驚全世界的人。)
S120
sturdy
(adj.)結實的，牢固的，強壯的堅決的，堅定的We put up a sturdy defense of our proposal.
(我們堅定地為自己的提議辯護。)
S121
stutter
(v.)口吃，結結巴巴地說“Be patient and let me finish my words,” she stutters a little.
(她有點兒口吃地說，有點耐心，讓我把話說完。)
S122
stylish
(adj.)氣派的，格調優雅的I really recommended that you watch this movie because its direction is subtle and stylish.
(我真的建議你看這部電影，因為導演手法精巧細緻、格調高雅。)
S123
submit
(v.)順從，服從，提交，建議，主張We shall submit our disputes to the court’s judgment.
(我們將遞交我們的紛爭給法庭判决。) Applications must be submitted by June 21st. (申請書必須在 6 月 21 日前遞交。)
S124
substantial
(adj.)大的，可觀的，價值巨大的，重大的The research found a substantial difference between the opinions of men and women.
She substituted for the worker who was ill.
(她頂替生病的工人。)
Is saccharin a healthy substitute for sugar?
(糖精是糖的健康替代品嗎?) (n.)代替，代用，替換
Many tea houses use saccharin in substitution for sugar.
(很多茶館用糖精代替糖。)
S126
subtle
(adj.)難以捉摸的，微妙的，含蓄的，狡詐的，敏銳的The twins are very alike; there are only subtle differences between them.
(這對雙胞胎非常像的，他們之間僅有微妙的區別。)
Advertisements persuade us to buy things in very subtle and clever ways.
(廣告用非常微妙和聰明的方式說服我們買東西。)