1.spring n.泉(a source of supply);春天(the season between winter and summer);
v.跳(to leap or jump up suddenly);出现(to come into being)
联想记忆:sp+ring(铃声)--泉水的叮咚声就好像是铃声--泉
例:His inventions typically spring to life from previous works.
2.sprinkler n.洒水装置:消防喷嘴(a device for sprinkling water or as part of a fire- extinguishing system installed in a building)
词根记忆:来自sprinkle(v.洒,喷洒)
例:The gardener set the sprinkler next to the tomato plants.//Sprinklers can be automatically triggered by the presence of a fire.
3.spruce n.云杉
例:spruce budworm云杉蚜虫
4.spur v.促进,激励(to stimulate);n.刺激(stimulus)
记:spur的原意是马刺,为使马匹快走--促进,激励
例:Economic recovery of the country spurred its military and cultural expansion.
5.spurious a.假的(false);伪造的(falsified, forged)
词根记忆:来自spuria(n.伪造的作品)
例:Presently, no objective test for whiplash exists, so it is true that spurious reports of whiplash injuries cannot be readily identified.
派生词:spuriously( ad.伪造地;虚假地)
6.squash n.南瓜(pumpkin);v.镇压(to put down);压扁(to crush)
联想记忆:squ+ash(灰)--挤成灰--压扁
例:The strong man squashed the tin can in his fist.
7.squeak n.吱吱叫 (a sharp shrill cry or sound)
例:Dolphins lack vocal cords, but they do create sounds, producing a complicated system of whistles, squeaks, moans, trills, and clicks with sphincter muscles inside the blowhole.
派生词:squeaky(a.吱吱响的)
8.squirrel n.松鼠( any of various small or medium-sized rodents);v.贮藏(to store up for future use)
联想记忆:松鼠( squirrel)在广场(square)上跑来跑去
例:It was said a squirrel could jump from tree to tree without once touching the ground between New York State and Georgia.
9.stabilize v.使稳定,使坚固(to make stable, steadfast, or firm)
词根记忆:sta(站)+bilize--站稳了--使稳定
例:The yield of natural gas from Norway's Troll gas field is expected to increase annually until the year 2005 and then to stabilize at six billion cubic feet a day.
派生词:stabilization(n.稳定,稳定化)
同根词:static(a.静态的)
n. 尖锐的声音 adj. 尖锐的,刺耳的 v. 用尖锐