1.shrink v.(使)收縮(to contract to less extent);減小(to dwindle)
聯想記憶:童話里喝(drink)了巫婆的藥水就能將身體收縮(shrink)
例:The number of students in our university has begun to shrink.
派生詞:shrinkage(n.收縮)
2.shroud n.裹尸布(burial garment):覆蓋物(cover)
聯想記憶:sh(音似:尸)+roud(看作round圍繞著)--纏繞著尸體的--裹尸布
例:a shroud of dust -層灰
3.shrub n.灌木(叢)(a low and usually several-stemmed woody plant)
聯想記憶:sh+rub(摩擦)--灌木擦傷皮膚--灌木(叢)
例:John trimmed the shrubs.
4.shuttle n.航天飛機(spaceship);穿梭運輸工具(aircraft, bus etc. that travels regularly between two places)
例:space shuttle航天飛機//The transit company expects commuters to ride the shuttle buses to the subway rather than drive there.
5.sibling n.兄弟或姊妹(one of two or more individuals having one common parent)
詞根記憶:sib(同胞)+ling(小)--兄弟或姊妹
例:sibling pair孿生兄弟(姐妹)
6.sidestep v.橫跨一步躲避(to take a side step);回避(to avoid)
聯想記憶:side(邊)+step(步)--向邊上跨出一步--回避
例:The woman sidestepped the bicycle that was veering toward her.// The politician sidestepped the issue of tax evasion.
7.siege n.包圍,圍攻(a military blockade of a city or fortified place to compel it to surrender)
發音記憶:"吸脂"--吸脂讓您逃離脂肪的包圍
例:siege warfare包圍戰
v. 減少,縮小