1.scorpion n．蝎子(any of an order of nocturnal arachnids that have an elongated body and a narrow segmented tail bearing a venomous stinger at the tip)

例：The scorpion's nerve cells are clustered in its head.

2.scour v.擦洗(to rub)；四处搜索(to move about quickly especially in search)

发音记忆：“四call"--一连四个电话( call)--四处搜索

例：Investors of real estate regularly scour the country for areas to build new buildings.

3.scout n.侦察员（或机、舰）(one sent to obtain information esp. a soldier, ship, or plane sent out in war to reconnoiter);v.侦察：寻找(to make a search)

联想记忆：sc+out(外面)--在外面巡逻的人--侦察员

例：The scout surveyed the valley from the ridge.
Some bats are scouting outside the cave for new food and roosting sites now.

4.scramble v.攀登(to climb); (for)争夺（to struggle eagerly for possession of some- thing）

例：He scrambled up a steep hillside.
scramble for power and wealth争权夺利

5.scrap n．碎屑，废物(a small detached piece)；v．扔弃(discard)；a．零碎的(not complete)

例：metallic scrap 废金属
Mary scrapped her broken radio.
scrap iron铁屑

6.scrape v./n.刮擦(to remove from a surface by usually repeated strokes of an edged instrument)；擦伤(to damage or injure the surface by contact with a rough surface)

词根记忆：scrap(切，割)+e--刮擦

例：l scraped my car when I drove into the bushes.
The child with a badly scraped elbow felt better after having a pain-killer.

7.scrawny a．骨瘦如柴的( exceptionally thin and slight or meager in body or size)

例：A different variety of giant tortoise can be found on every island in the Galapagos, each with its own style of oversized dome and comically scrawny neck.

8.screen n．屏幕(a flat surface on which a picture or series of pictures is projected or reflected)；v.筛选：检查(to test or examine)

注意：screen的动词意义都是由名词意思（屏幕，筛子）引申而来的，可以联系记忆

例：television screen电视屏幕
They screened applicants for risk of heart attack.

9.scribe n．抄写员(a copier of manuscripts)；v．抄写(to write)

例：The manager asked the scribe to copy 30 pages of the document in a day.