roundabout
adj. 繞遠道的，間接的，迂回的
I heard the news in a roundabout way. 我間接聽到這個消息。
[同]indirect
n. 環狀交叉路；迂回路線
You lose on the swings what you make on the roundabouts. （諺）失之東隅，收之桑榆。

row
n. 吼叫，吵鬧；吵架，口角
That man is always ready for a row. 那人性好爭吵。

royalty
n. 皇室，王族
The play was performed in the presence of royalty. 這個戲曾在御前演出。

ruby
n. 紅寶石，紅玉

ruthless
adj. 無情的，殘忍的
[同]cruel

safeguard
vt. 保護，防衛
safeguard one’s house against burglars 保衛住宅以防竊賊
[同]defend , protect
n. 安全設備或措施
take no safeguards 未采取預防措施
n. 安全裝置；護照

salmon
n. 鮭魚，大馬哈魚

salute
v.（向…）致敬，行禮；歡迎，迎接
salute a friend with a smile 笑迎友人
n. 致意
He raised his hand in a salute. 他舉手致意。
n. 行禮，鳴禮炮

sardine
n. 沙丁魚

satisfactorily
adv. 令人滿意地

saturation
n. 飽和（狀態）；滲透，浸潤

Saturn
n.（羅馬神話中的）農神；土星

scandal
n. 丑事，丑聞；誹謗，詆毀

scar
n. 傷疤，傷痕

scarcity
n. 缺乏，不足，供不應求
The scarcity of fruit was caused by the drought. 干旱導致水果供不應求。

scarlet
n. 鮮紅色，猩紅色
adj. 鮮紅的，猩紅的；淫蕩的

scoff
v. 嘲弄，嘲笑
[難點]
scoff at … 嘲弄…
scoff at dangers 蔑視危險

scorch
v.（使）焦，（使）枯萎
Mother scorched my shirt while ironing it. 母親在燙我的襯衫時把它燙焦了。
v. 挖苦

scramble
n. 攀緣，爬行；搶，爭奪
There was a scramble for the best seats. 大家都在搶最好的座位。
v. 爬、攀登
He scrambled up the side of a cliff. 他爬上峭壁。
[同]climb
v. 爭奪
The players scrambled to get possession of the ball. 球員們搶球。

scrap
n. 小片，碎屑
scraps of paper 紙片
n. 廢料
A man comes round regularly collecting scrap.
有個男人定時前來收破爛。
vt. 廢棄
You ought to scrap that old bicycle and buy a new one.
你應該丟掉那輛舊自行車再買一輛新的。
[同]discard

scripture
n. 圣經，（定語）圣經的，手稿，文件
[難點]
Scripture
基督教（圣經），經文

scrub
n. 擦洗，擦凈
The floor needs a good scrub. 這地板需要好好刷洗一番。
v. 用力擦洗，刷凈

sculpture
n. 雕刻，雕塑；雕刻品，雕塑品

seam
n. 衣縫，接縫；骨縫（解剖）；礦層（地質）

seaport
n. 海港