1.slot n.狹縫(slit);空位(vacancy)
聯(lián)想記憶:s(音似:絲)+lot(許多)--許多絲狀的狹縫
例:Anne placed a quarter into the slot of the vending machine.//takeoff and landing slots(飛機)起飛和降落所用的空位(即空閑跑道)
2.sloth n.樹獺(any of various slow-moving arboreal edentate mammals [genera Bradypus and Choloepus]that inhabit tropical forests of South and Central America, hang from the branches back downward, and feed on leaves, shoots, and fruits):懶惰(idleness)
聯(lián)想記憶:slo(看作slow慢的)+th(看作thing事--做事慢吞吞的--懶惰
例:Sloths can hang from trees by their long rubbery limbs.
3.sluggish a.緩慢的(slow)
詞根記憶:slugg(=slug偷懶)+ish--偷懶的--緩慢的
例:Analysts blamed sluggish retail sales of barbecue grills on bad weather.
4.slump v./n.下降,暴跌(to drop or slide down suddenly)
聯(lián)想記憶:sl+ ump(看作jump跳下)--突然跳下--暴跌
例:The price of gold slumped for the second day in a row. // a slump in prices價格暴跌
5.smear v.涂抹(to overspread with something adhesive);弄臟(to dirty)
例:Smear oil on machine parts Ⅱ She smeared her finger with jam.
6.smelt v.熔煉,冶煉(to melt or fuse(as ore) often with an accompanying chemical change usually to separate the metal);精煉(to refine)
聯(lián)想記憶:S細絲般冶煉melt--冶煉
例:Over the course of the eighteenth century, the average output of ironwork tripled as a result of several improvements in blowing machinery and because coal replaced charcoal as the fuel used in the smelting of iron ore.
派生詞:smelter(n.熔爐;冶煉廠;熔煉工)
7.smog n.煙霧(fog)
記:縮合詞:smoke+fog
例:Often visible as smog , ozone is formed in the atmosphere from hydrocarbons and nitrogen oxides.
8.smokestack n.煙囪(chimney)
分拆記憶:smoke(煙)+stack(排煙道)--煙囪
例:The easing of standards for smokestack emissions has led to an increase in air-pollution levels.
9.smuggler n.走私者(one who smuggles)
例:Smugglers had significantly more funds at their disposal when they organized as a group.
同根詞:smuggling(n.走私活動)
adj. 懶惰的,遲鈍的,無精打采的