supposition
【考法 1】 n. 猜想,推测: an opinion or judgment based on little or no evidence
【例】 It's pure supposition on your part that there's something illegal going on next door. 你说隔壁在进行非法勾当纯属猜测。
【近】 hypothesis, proposition, surmise,premise, presumption
【反】 certainty 确定
suppress
【考法 1】 vt. 抑制(表情): to inhibit the expression of (an impulse, for example); check
【例】 suppress a smile 忍住笑容
【近】 repress, smother, stifle, choke back, hold back
【反】 stimulate 激励
【考法 2】 v. 用暴力终止,镇压: to put a stop to (something) by the use of force
【例】 Nothing could suppress the rising tide of protest. 暴力也难以控制越来越激烈的游行示威活动。
【近】 clamp down on, crack down on, put down, quash, repress, silence, slap down, snuff out, squash, squelch, subdue surcharge
【考法 1】 v./n. 过高收费: to charge (someone) too much for goods or services
【例】 The airline has added a $30 fuel surcharge on all international flights. 该航空公司对所有国际航线上涨了 30 美元的燃油税。
【近】 gouge, soak, sting
surfeit
【考法 1】 v./n. 过量,饮食过度: to feed or supply to excess
【例】 He surfeited himself with chocolate. 他巧克力吃多了
【近】 overabundance, overage, overflow, plethora, redundancy, superfluity, surplus
【反】 deficiency, deprivation, insufficient supply, famish, starve 短缺,匮乏
surrender
【考法 1】 vt. 交出,放弃,投降: to give (something) over to the control or possession of another usually under duress
【例】 surrender a contractual right 放弃契约上规定的一项权利
【近】 abnegate, cede, relinquish, renounce, resign
【反】 appropriate 挪用,占为己有
【考法 2】 v. 沉溺于: to give (oneself) over to something especially unrestrainedly
【例】 surrendered himself to grief 沉湎于悲伤
【近】 deliver, give up, indulge, yield
surreptitious
【考法 1】 adj. 偷偷摸摸的,保密的: undertaken or done so as to escape being observed or known by others
【例】 took a surreptitious glance at her knees 偷偷瞟了一下她的膝盖
【近】 backstairs, clandestine, covert, furtive, privy, underground, underhanded, behind-the-scenes
【反】 barefaced, aboveboard, open, overt, public 光明正大的
susceptibility..
【考法 1】 n. 易受感染的性质或状态: the quality or state of having little resistance to some outside agent
【例】 A weak immune system causes increased susceptibility to disease. 弱的免疫系统会增大患病的概率。
【近】 defenselessness, vulnerability, weakness
【反】 immunity, invulnerability 免疫
suspend
【考法 1】 vi. 暂停,中止: to bring to a formal close for a period of time
【例】 suspended the trial 暂停审判
【近】 prorogue, recess
【反】 invoke 实行
【考法 2】 vt. 悬挂: hang
【例】 suspended a banner proclaiming the town's “Heritage Days” from the archway在拱门上方悬挂了一条庆祝“遗产日”的条幅
【反】 erect, let fall 使直立,落下
suture
【考法 1】 n./v. 缝合: the process of joining two surfaces or edges together along a line by or as if by sewing
【例】 The doctor cleaned, sutured, and bandaged the wound. 医生将伤口清洗、缝合、包扎。
【反】 incision, avulse 切开,撕脱
svelte
【考法 1】 adj. (女人)体态苗条的,优雅的: slender or graceful in figure or outline; slim.
【例】 The svelte dancer seemed to float across the stage. 苗条的舞者看起来就像在舞台上漂浮。
【近】 bony, lean, skinny, slender, slim
【反】 plump, corpulent, paunchy and awkward 丰满的,大腹便便而笨拙的
vt. 放弃;舍弃;禁忌