301 sinister['sɪnɪstə]

a.邪恶的,险恶的 

✎ 示例:

There is a sinister side to these events. 这些事件有邪恶的一面。



302 smartphone[smɑːtfəʊn]] 

n.智能手机 

✎ 示例:

On the way to the office, you can listen to a podcast on your smartphone.在去公司的路上,你可以用智能手机收听播客。



303 snob [snɒb] 

n.势利之人,谄上欺下之人 

✎ 示例:

Stop being such a snob. 别这么势利眼。



304 sodium ['səʊdɪəm]

n.钠 

✎ 示例:

Salt decomposes into sodium and chlorine. 盐分解成钠和氯。


305 solicit [sə'lɪsɪt]

v.①请求,恳求 ②(指妓女)拉(客) 

✎ 示例:

May I solicit your advice on a matter of some importance? 我有一件要事可以请教你吗?



306 soothe [suːð] 

vt.①安慰 ②减轻,缓和(疼痛) 

✎ 示例:

Lucy soothed the baby by rocking it in her arms. 露西把宝宝抱在怀里摇晃着,让他安静下来。


307 spaghetti [spə'geti] 

n.意大利式细面条 

✎ 示例:

Standing in the next room, in the middle of what looked like piles of concrete spaghetti, I began to feel overpowered. 站在下一个房间里,在这一大堆看起来就像水泥做的意大利面条中间,我真有点受不了了。



308 spotlight ['spɒtlaɪt] 

n.①聚光灯 ②众人注目的焦点 

✎ 示例:

I was sweating under the spotlight. 聚光灯照得我出汗了。



309 sprawl [sprɔːl] 

vi.四肢摊开着坐、卧或倒下 

✎ 示例:

He sprawled out on the sofa. 他摊开手脚躺在沙发上。



310 stagnate [stæg'neɪt] 

vi.停滞,不发展 

✎ 示例:

His career had stagnated. 他的事业停滞不前了。



311 stammer ['stæmə] 

v.结结巴巴地说n.结巴

✎ 示例:

Whenever he was angry he would begin to stammer slightly. 他一生气说话就开始有点结巴。



312 stance [stɑːns] 

n.①站立的姿势 ②立场,观点 

✎ 示例:

What is your stance on environmental issues? 你在环境问题上持什么观点?



313 stark [stɑːk] 

a.①无装饰的 ②完全的ad.完全地 

✎ 示例:

In the cold dawn light, the castle looked stark and forbidding. 在黎明冰冷的光线下,城堡看上去了无生气且令人生畏。



314 stationery ['steɪʃ(ə)n(ə)ri] 

n.文具 

✎ 示例:

She travels in stationery. 她到处推销文具用品。

 

 

315 stifle ['staɪf(ə)l] 

vt.①使窒息 ②抑止,压制 

✎ 示例:

He was almost stifled by the fumes. 他差点被烟熏得窒息了。



316 stigma ['stɪgmə] 

n.①(植物的)柱头 ②耻辱,羞辱 

✎ 示例:

In the US, smoking carries a stigma. 在美国,吸烟是不光彩的。



317 strangle ['stræŋg(ə)l] 

vt.①勒死 ②抑制,扼杀 

✎ 示例:

The victim had been strangled with a belt. 受害者是被人用皮带勒死的。



318 superstition [,suːpə'stɪʃ(ə)n] 

n.迷信(行为) 

✎ 示例:

There are several possible origins for this superstition.关于这个迷信有一些可能的起源。



319 surveillance [sə'veɪl(ə)ns] 

n.监视,盯梢 

✎ 示例:

They were under constant close surveillance day and night. 他们白天黑夜都受到严密监视。



320 syndicate ['sɪndɪkət]

vt.发表 n.辛迪加

 ✎ 示例:

His column is syndicated throughout America. 他的专栏文章在全美各地的报刊发表。



321 synonym ['sɪnənɪm] 

n.同义词 

✎ 示例:

Give the synonym and antonym of this word. 给出这个词的同义词和反义词。



322 tact [tækt] 

n.圆滑,机敏

✎ 示例:

With great tact, Clive persuaded her to apologize. 克莱夫十分巧妙地说服了她去道歉。



323 tactic ['tæktɪk] 

n.手段,策略 

✎ 示例:

Shock tactics are being used in an attempt to stop drunk drivers. 正在采取“震惊策略”来制止司机酒后驾车。



324 tenure ['tenjə] 

n.①保有期(权) ②终身教职 

✎ 示例:

It's becoming increasingly difficult to acquire academic tenure. 要获得终身教职现在越来越难了。



325 tertiary ['tɜːʃ(ə)ri] 

a.第三等的,第三的 

✎ 示例:

Since then government poured more money in, the whole tertiary industry has flourished. 自从政府投资增多了,第三产业便兴旺发达起来。



326 thrift [θrɪft] 

n.节俭,节约 

✎ 示例:

They were rightly praised for their thrift and enterprise. 他们因勤俭节约和开创精神而受到了应得的表扬。



327 toil [tɒɪl] 

vi.①辛苦工作 ②艰难跋涉n.苦役

✎ 示例:

I've been toiling away at this essay all weekend. 我整个周末都在埋头写这篇论文。



328 topple ['tɒp(ə)l] 

v.①(使)倒塌 ②推翻,打倒 

✎ 示例:

A stack of plates swayed, and began to topple over. 一大摞盘子摇摇晃晃,然后开始倒下来。



329 tornado [tɔː'neɪdəʊ] 

n.龙卷风 

✎ 示例:

The tornado rubbished the whole village. 龙卷风毁掉了整个村庄。



330 tranquil ['træŋkwɪl] 

a.平静的,安宁的 

✎ 示例:

The tranquil atmosphere of the inn allows guests to totally at home. 这家客栈的宁静氛围让客人们感到宾至如归。



331 trauma ['trɔːmə] 

n.①痛苦,创伤 ②[术]外伤 

✎ 示例:

I'd been through the trauma of losing a house. 我已经历过失去房子的痛苦。



332 tread [tred] 

v.踩,践踏 

✎ 示例:

Sorry, did I tread on your foot? 对不起,我踩到你的脚了吗?



333 treasury ['treʒ(ə)ri] 

n.[C]①(theT)(英、美等国的)财政部 ②(城堡中的)宝库 

✎ 示例:

Treasury officials have said this would be “catastrophic”. 财政部官员表示这将是“灾难性的”。



334 trek [trek] 

n.旅行vi.长途跋涉地旅行 

✎ 示例:

He is on a trek through the South Gobi Desert. 他正徒步穿越南戈壁沙漠。



335 tribune ['trɪbjuːn] 

n.护民官,保民官 

✎ 示例:

For a time Jack was consul, then proconsul and eventually a tribune.  杰克曾做了一段时间的执政官, 然后是总督,最后是保民官。



336 trickle ['trɪk(ə)l] 

vi.①滴,淌 ②缓慢地移动 

✎ 示例:

The tears trickled down her cheeks. 泪水顺着她的面颊流了下来。



337 trophy ['trəʊfi] 

n.①(体育比赛的)奖品 ②战利品 

✎ 示例:

A lion's head was among the trophies of his African trip. 在他的非洲之行的战利品中有一个狮子头。



338 tropic ['trɒpɪk] 

n.①回归线 ②(thes)热带地区 

✎ 示例:

Dry rosin is best in tropic and soft rosin in cold climate. 干的松香在热带最适用,而软的松香适用于寒冷的气候。



339 turmoil ['tɜːmɒɪl] 

n.(sing.)骚动,混乱 

✎ 示例:

She lived through the turmoil of the French Revolution. 她经历过法国大革命的混乱之后仍旧活着。



340 ultra ['ʌltrə] 

n.(尤指政治上的)过激分子

✎ 示例:

Her father is an ultra-conservative who is still opposed to freedom to choose her spouse. 她爸是个老古董,现在还反对她自由恋爱。



341 underlie [ʌndə'laɪ] 

vt.构成……的基础

✎ 示例:

Its ideas of harmony with nature underlie many aspects of Chinese culture, from calligraphy and painting to architecture and medicine. 其自然和谐的思想是中国文化多方面的基础,从书法和绘画到建筑和医术。



342 unleash [ʌn'liːʃ] 

vt.①解开皮带以放开(狗) ②把(情绪等)宣泄出来 

✎ 示例:

The announcement unleashed a storm of protest from the public. 公告引发了一场公众的抗议风暴。



343 upload [ʌp'ləʊd] 

v.上载,上传 n.上传 

✎ 示例:

It might take a while for this to upload. 上载这个可能要花些时间。



344 uprising ['ʌpraɪzɪŋ] 

n.起义,暴动

✎ 示例:

Yet the uprising itself did not come as a surprise, only perhaps its speed and its bloodiness. 然而暴动本身并不令人惊讶,只是偶尔诧异于它的速度及血腥程度。



345 uranium jʊ'reɪnɪəm] 

n.铀 

✎ 示例:

The fuel was enriched with uranium  235 for the nuclear reactor. 核反应堆的燃料被铀 35浓缩。



346 urine ['jʊərɪn] 

n.尿 

✎ 示例:

The doctor took a urine sample and a blood sample. 医生取了尿样和血样。



347 viable ['vaɪəbl] 

a.(计划等)切实可行的 

✎ 示例:

The committee came forward with one viable solution. 委员会提出了一个切实可行的解决方法。



348 vogue [vəʊg] 

n.流行,盛行,时尚 

✎ 示例:

Short skirts are very much in vogue just now. 短裙目前非常流行。



349 volatile ['vɒlətaɪl] 

a.①动荡不定的 ②易怒的 

✎ 示例:

There have been riots before and the situation is volatile. 先前一直就有暴乱,局势变化无常。



350 waive [weɪv] 

vt.放弃(自己的权利等) 

✎ 示例:

She waived her right to a lawyer. 她放弃了请律师的权利。



351 warranty ['wɒr(ə)nti] 

n.保证书,保单 

✎ 示例:

The car is still under warranty. 这辆汽车还在保修期内。



352 wed [wed] 

v.娶,嫁 

✎ 示例:

In 1952 she wed film director Roger Vadim. 1952年,她嫁给了电影导演罗杰·瓦丹。



353 wharf [wɔːf] 

n.码头 

✎ 示例:

Our ship is on to the wharf. 我们的船靠向码头。



354 whereabouts [weərə'baʊts] 

ad.在哪里,靠近哪里 n.(pl.同sing.)下落,行踪,所在 

✎ 示例:

Whereabouts do you live?你住在哪一带?



355 wholesome ['həʊls(ə)m] 

a.①有益健康的 ②有道德的 

✎ 示例:

Water is a wholesome drink. 水是有益健康的饮料。



356 wield [wiːld] 

vt.行使,运用(权力、影响力等) 

✎ 示例:

That woman wields a lot of influence. 那个女人是一个很有影响力的人。



357 wink ['wɪŋk] 

v.①眨眼(示意) ②(光)闪烁n.眨眼 

✎ 示例:

The strong wind made me wink. 大风吹得我直眨眼。



358 wither ['wɪðə] 

v.(使)凋残,(使)枯萎 

✎ 示例:

Flowers withered up soon after they were cut. 花儿摘下不久就枯萎了。



359 wrestle ['res(ə)l] 

v.摔跤,格斗 

✎ 示例:

They taught me to wrestle. 他们教我去摔跤。



360 yearn [jɜːn] 

vi.(for)向往,渴望 

✎ 示例:

He yearned for freedom. 他曾渴望自由。

 

 

361 zeal [ziːl] 

n.热情,激情 

✎ 示例:

He worked for the cause with great zeal. 他怀着极大的热忱为理想而努力。