1.scorpion n.蝎子(any of an order of nocturnal arachnids that have an elongated body and a narrow segmented tail bearing a venomous stinger at the tip)
例:The scorpion's nerve cells are clustered in its head.
2.scour v.擦洗(to rub);四處搜索(to move about quickly especially in search)
發音記憶:“四call"--一連四個電話( call)--四處搜索
例:Investors of real estate regularly scour the country for areas to build new buildings.
3.scout n.偵察員(或機、艦)(one sent to obtain information esp. a soldier, ship, or plane sent out in war to reconnoiter);v.偵察:尋找(to make a search)
聯想記憶:sc+out(外面)--在外面巡邏的人--偵察員
例:The scout surveyed the valley from the ridge.
Some bats are scouting outside the cave for new food and roosting sites now.
4.scramble v.攀登(to climb); (for)爭奪(to struggle eagerly for possession of some- thing)
例:He scrambled up a steep hillside.
scramble for power and wealth爭權奪利
5.scrap n.碎屑,廢物(a small detached piece);v.扔棄(discard);a.零碎的(not complete)
例:metallic scrap 廢金屬
Mary scrapped her broken radio.
scrap iron鐵屑
6.scrape v./n.刮擦(to remove from a surface by usually repeated strokes of an edged instrument);擦傷(to damage or injure the surface by contact with a rough surface)
詞根記憶:scrap(切,割)+e--刮擦
例:l scraped my car when I drove into the bushes.
The child with a badly scraped elbow felt better after having a pain-killer.
7.scrawny a.骨瘦如柴的( exceptionally thin and slight or meager in body or size)
例:A different variety of giant tortoise can be found on every island in the Galapagos, each with its own style of oversized dome and comically scrawny neck.
8.screen n.屏幕(a flat surface on which a picture or series of pictures is projected or reflected);v.篩選:檢查(to test or examine)
注意:screen的動詞意義都是由名詞意思(屏幕,篩子)引申而來的,可以聯系記憶
例:television screen電視屏幕
They screened applicants for risk of heart attack.
9.scribe n.抄寫員(a copier of manuscripts);v.抄寫(to write)
例:The manager asked the scribe to copy 30 pages of the document in a day.
adv. 例外地,格外地,特別地