(单词翻译:单击)
roundabout
adj. 绕远道的,间接的,迂回的
I heard the news in a roundabout way. 我间接听到这个消息。
[同]indirect
n. 环状交叉路;迂回路线
You lose on the swings what you make on the roundabouts. (谚)失之东隅,收之桑榆。
row
n. 吼叫,吵闹;吵架,口角
That man is always ready for a row. 那人性好争吵。
royalty
n. 皇室,王族
The play was performed in the presence of royalty. 这个戏曾在御前演出。
ruby
n. 红宝石,红玉
ruthless
adj. 无情的,残忍的
[同]cruel
safeguard
vt. 保护,防卫
safeguard one’s house against burglars 保卫住宅以防窃贼
[同]defend , protect
n. 安全设备或措施
take no safeguards 未采取预防措施
n. 安全装置;护照
salmon
n. 鲑鱼,大马哈鱼
salute
v.(向…)致敬,行礼;欢迎,迎接
salute a friend with a smile 笑迎友人
n. 致意
He raised his hand in a salute. 他举手致意。
n. 行礼,鸣礼炮
sardine
n. 沙丁鱼
satisfactorily
adv. 令人满意地
saturation
n. 饱和(状态);渗透,浸润
Saturn
n.(罗马神话中的)农神;土星
scandal
n. 丑事,丑闻;诽谤,诋毁
scar
n. 伤疤,伤痕
scarcity
n. 缺乏,不足,供不应求
The scarcity of fruit was caused by the drought. 干旱导致水果供不应求。
scarlet
n. 鲜红色,猩红色
adj. 鲜红的,猩红的;淫荡的
scoff
v. 嘲弄,嘲笑
[难点]
scoff at … 嘲弄…
scoff at dangers 蔑视危险
scorch
v.(使)焦,(使)枯萎
Mother scorched my shirt while ironing it. 母亲在烫我的衬衫时把它烫焦了。
v. 挖苦
scramble
n. 攀缘,爬行;抢,争夺
There was a scramble for the best seats. 大家都在抢最好的座位。
v. 爬、攀登
He scrambled up the side of a cliff. 他爬上峭壁。
[同]climb
v. 争夺
The players scrambled to get possession of the ball. 球员们抢球。
scrap
n. 小片,碎屑
scraps of paper 纸片
n. 废料
A man comes round regularly collecting scrap.
有个男人定时前来收破烂。
vt. 废弃
You ought to scrap that old bicycle and buy a new one.
你应该丢掉那辆旧自行车再买一辆新的。
[同]discard
scripture
n. 圣经,(定语)圣经的,手稿,文件
[难点]
Scripture
基督教(圣经),经文
scrub
n. 擦洗,擦净
The floor needs a good scrub. 这地板需要好好刷洗一番。
v. 用力擦洗,刷净
sculpture
n. 雕刻,雕塑;雕刻品,雕塑品
seam
n. 衣缝,接缝;骨缝(解剖);矿层(地质)
seaport
n. 海港