spite
不顧;惡意
I'm sure he only said it out of spite.
我相信他只是為了泄憤才那么說的。
spot
認出;現場的
They were spotted by the police as they were entering the bank.
他們進入銀行時就被警察發現了。
stimulate
刺激;鼓舞
The exhibition stimulated interest in the artist's work.
這次展覽引起人們對這位藝術家的作品的興趣。
submit
使服從;主張
Every company must by law submit accounts annually.
每個公司必須依法每年提交賬戶。
successive
連續的;繼承的
The school has won five successive games.
學校已連續獲得五場比賽的勝利。
suffering
受難;苦楚
Destruction and suffering are accompaniments of war.
毀滅和苦難是戰爭的伴奏。
sufficient
足夠的;充分的
Sufficient food and clothing will produce good manners.
足夠的食物和衣服將產生良好的舉止。
supplement
補充,補遺
I supplement my grant by working in the evenings.
我晚上工作以補充自己的津貼。
survivor
幸存者;生還者
The survivors of the shipwreck transmitted a distress signal every hour.
失事船只的幸存者每小時發出一次求救信號。
sympathy
同情;慰問
I have some sympathy with that point of view.
我有一些贊成這種看法。
symptom
癥狀;征兆
Call your doctor for advice if the symptoms persist for more than a few days.
如果持續幾天都是這樣的癥狀,打電話尋求醫生的幫助。
tedious
沉悶的;冗長乏味的
Tedious tasks demand absolute concentration, because a single error can wreck months of work.
單調乏味的工作需要絕對的專心,因為一個錯誤可能會讓幾個月的工作都付諸東流。
transform
改變
She used to be terribly shy, but a year abroad has completely transformed her.
她過去十分靦腆,但在國外呆了一年以后完全變了。
vigorous
有力的;精力充沛的
The patients must avoid vigorous exercise.
患者一定要避免劇烈運動。
virtue
美德;優點
Being short of money, I made a virtue of necessity and gave up smoking.
由于缺錢,我從品德的必要性出發,開始戒煙。
withdraw
撤退;收回
The general refused to withdraw his troops.
將軍拒絕撤軍。
absorb
吸收;吸引
Edison was deeply absorbed in his science research.
愛迪生深深地沉浸在他的科學研究中。