sake
n. 目的;利益;理由;日本米酒
I'll help you for your sister's sake.
看你姐姐的面子我会帮你的。
satisfactory
adj. 满意的;符合要求的;赎罪的
We want a satisfactory explanation of your lateness.
我需要一个解释你迟到的合理解释。
scatter
vi. 分散,散开;散射
More than 2.5 million Vietnamese are scattered in 80 countries around the globe.
有超过250万名越南人散布在世界各地80个国家。
scene
n. 场面;情景;景象;事件
People crowed behind the scenes, met and congratulated her.
人们都记在幕后等待祝贺她。
schooling
n. 学校教育;学费
He has little real schooling.
他几乎没受过正规教育。
segment
n. 段;部分
The community college is the most rapidly growing segment of higher education in the United States.
社区大学是美国高等教育中发展最快的一部分。
sequence
n. [数][计] 序列;顺序;续发事件
The sequences of historical plays by Shakespeare are still masterpieces in today's literature.
莎士比亚的历史剧系列现在仍被看做是文学杰作。
shame
n. 羞耻,羞愧;憾事,带来耻辱的人
Will students feel great shame at having failed the final exam?
如果期末成绩不及格,学生会觉得非常羞愧吗?
sheer
adj. 绝对的;透明的;峻峭的
Our army was beaten by sheer weight of numbers.
我们的军队被对方的绝对兵力打败了。
shortage
n. 缺乏,缺少;不足
In the developed countries, there's a great shortage of work force.
发达国家的劳动力严重短缺。
sidewalk
人行道
There were leaves lying all over the sidewalk.
人行道铺满了落叶。
slap
vt. 拍击;侮辱;掌击;掴…的耳光
The girl slapped the boy in the face for his kissing her without permission.
女孩因男孩强吻而打了他耳光。
slippery
adj. 滑的;狡猾的;不稳定的
Drive carefully: the roads are wet and slippery.
小心驾驶: 路又湿又滑。
soar
vi. 高飞;高耸;往上飞舞
The jet soared into the air.
飞机在高空滑翔。
solemn
adj. 庄严的,严肃的;隆重的,郑重的
The solemn statement of the central government on this issue was feathered in full in the news papers.
中央政府对该事件的严肃声明被媒体完全花哨演绎了。
sorrow
n. 悲伤;懊悔;伤心事
Life has many joys and sorrows.
生活有苦有乐。
split
vt. 分离;使分离;劈开;离开;分解
A lightning bolt split the night sky.
一道闪电划破夜空的天空。
spokesperson
n. 发言人;代言人
A spokesperson for the German embassy said that they have been notified of the incident.
德国大使馆的发言人说,他们已经被通知了该事件。
sponsor
n. 赞助者;主办者;保证人
I'm doing a sponsored swim on Saturday—will you sponsor me?
我周六要参加慈善游泳比赛,你会给我赞助吗?
stagger
vt. 蹒跚;使交错;使犹豫
Nothing can stagger her belief in communism.
没有什么可以动摇她对共产主义的信仰。
startle
vt. 使吓一跳;使惊奇
She was so startled at the sight of Andrew that she dropped the paper bag.
她看到安德鲁被吓了一跳,纸袋都掉下了地。