shiftless
【考法 1】 adj. 胸无大志，懒惰的： lacking in ambition or incentive: lazy
【例】 shiftless spongers who never thought to do anything for themselves 无志气的弃民们，从来没有想过改变自己
【近】 idle, indolent, slothful
【反】 industrious 勤奋的
shipshape
【考法 1】 adj. 井然有序的： marked by meticulous order and neatness
【例】 I like to keep my car shipshape. 我喜欢打理我的车。
【近】 antiseptic, kempt, orderly, prim, uncluttered, well-groomed
【反】 disheveled, disordered, disorderly, messy, sloven, unkempt, untidy
shirk
【考法 1】 vi. 逃避，规避： to get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery
【例】 shirk one’s duty 逃避责任
【近】 avoid, dodge, elude, eschew, evade, shun, weasel out of
shoal
【考法 1】 adj. 浅的： having little depth ; shallow.
【例】 shoal waters of the bay 海湾附近的浅水区
【反】 deep 深的
shopworn
【考法 1】 adj. 陈旧的： worn-out, as from overuse; trite
【例】 the shopworn suggestion to job applicants to “just be yourself”老掉牙的让应征者“做你自己”的提议
【近】 banal, cliché, commonplace, hackneyed, trite, well-worn
【反】 new, fresh, novel, original, unclichéd, unhackneyed 新的
shred
【考法 1】 n. 少量： a small amount; a particle
【例】 He struggled to retain a shred of his dignity. 他勉强挽救了一点尊严。
【近】 crumb, driblet, mite, scintilla, spark, speck, sprinkling, tad
shrewd
【考法 1】 adj. 精明的，机敏的： having or showing a practical cleverness or judgment
【例】 He's shrewd about his investments. 他是个精明的投资人。
【近】 crafty, cunning, devious, sly, subtle, wily, astute, savvy, sharp
【反】 foolish, na.ve, unknowing 愚蠢的，幼稚的
【考法 2】 adj. 刺骨的，强烈的： causing intense discomfort to one's skin
【例】 She pulled her coat tighter against the shrewd breeze whipping down the alley. 巷子里挂着刺骨的风，她拉紧了大衣。
【近】 biting, bitter, keen, penetrating, piercing, raw, sharp, stinging
shrink
【考法 1】 v. 在数量或价值方面变低；减小： to become reduced in amount or value; dwindle:
【例】 His savings quickly shrank. 他的存款急剧减少。
【近】 compress, condense, constrict
【反】 balloon, expand, snowball, swell
【考法 2】 v. 本能性地退却（如因遇到使人惊恐的某物）；退缩： to draw back instinctively, as from something alarming; recoil
【例】 shrinking back from the approaching flames 对着燃烧的火焰望而却步
【近】 blench, cringe, quail, recoil, squinch, wince
【考法 3】 v. 表示出不情愿；犹豫： to show reluctance; hesitate:
【例】 shrink from making such a sacrifice 对做出这样的牺牲犹豫不决
shroud
【考法 1】 n. 隐蔽物，可起隐藏、保护或屏护作用的某物： something that conceals, protects, or screens:
【例】 under a shroud of fog 在迷雾的掩护下
【考法 2】 v. 将…从视线中隔离，遮蔽： to shut off from sight; screen
【例】 shrouded the fact that the child had been adopted 将孩子是领养的这个事实隐藏起来
【近】 belie, blanket, cloak, conceal, cover, curtain, disguise, mask, occult, screen, veil, blot out, paper over
【反】 bare, disclose, display, divulge, expose, reveal, show 展示，暴露
shrug
【考法 1】 v. 轻视，忽略： to dismiss as of little importance
【例】 The administration was willing to shrug off the problem. 当局有意忽略这个问题。
【近】 disregard, gloss, ignore, minimize, overlook, overpass, slight, slur, wink
【反】 attend, heed, mind 留心，注意
【考法 2】 v. 脱下（衣物等）： to rid oneself of (a garment)
【例】 She shrugged off her coat and hung it up neatly. 她脱下了她的大衣，将其整齐地挂好。
【近】 doff, douse, put off, take off
【反】 don, put on 穿上