1.string v.用線串(to tie, hang, or fasten with string):n.弦(cord);一串(a group of objects threaded on a string)
聯(lián)想記憶:st+ring(鈴)--路上留下一串串清亮的鈴聲--一串
例:The jewelry maker strung beads to make a necklace.//guitar strings吉他琴弦//DNA strings基因鏈
2.stringent a.嚴格的(strict);嚴厲的(rigid)
例:The Wildlife Protection Committee imposed more stringent penalties on poachers.
派生詞:stringently( ad.嚴格地,嚴厲地)
3.strip v.剝去(to remove surface matter from);n.狹長的一片(a long narrow piece)
聯(lián)想記憶:s《音似:死)+trip(旅行)--死亡剝奪了人在塵世的時間之旅--剝去
例:The only place where the wild form of emmer wheat has been found growing is a relatively narrow strip of southwest Asia.
派生詞:stripy(a.有條紋的)
4.strive v.努力,奮斗(to endeavor)
詞根記憶:striv(競爭)+e--不斷迎接競爭--努力,奮斗
例:The directors of large firms will strive to reduce the costs of their products.
5.stroke n.中風(sudden attack of illness in the brain that can cause loss of the power to move, speak clearly, etc.);擊(blow).敲(鐘)(act of striking, esp. of a bell);一下完成的動作(a single unbroken movement)
例:Hypertension(高血壓)can cause strokes.//at one stroke一下子,突然
6.stroll v./n.閑逛,散步(to go for a leisurely walk)
聯(lián)想記憶:St+roll(搖擺,滾動)--搖搖擺擺地去散步--閑逛
例:David strolled through the woods behind his house.
7.strut n.支柱,支撐(a structural piece designed to resist pressure)
例:In birds the second finger is the principal strut of the wing.
8.studious a.慎重的;有意的(deliberately or consciously planned)
例:studious criticism 慎重的批評//The study(書房)was furnished with studious simplicity.
9.stumble v./n.絆倒(to trip)
例:a stumbling block 絆腳石
vi. 奮斗,努力,力求