sake
n. 目的;利益;理由;日本米酒
I'll help you for your sister's sake.
看你姐姐的面子我會幫你的。
satisfactory
adj. 滿意的;符合要求的;贖罪的
We want a satisfactory explanation of your lateness.
我需要一個解釋你遲到的合理解釋。
scatter
vi. 分散,散開;散射
More than 2.5 million Vietnamese are scattered in 80 countries around the globe.
有超過250萬名越南人散布在世界各地80個國家。
scene
n. 場面;情景;景象;事件
People crowed behind the scenes, met and congratulated her.
人們都記在幕后等待祝賀她。
schooling
n. 學校教育;學費
He has little real schooling.
他幾乎沒受過正規教育。
segment
n. 段;部分
The community college is the most rapidly growing segment of higher education in the United States.
社區大學是美國高等教育中發展最快的一部分。
sequence
n. [數][計] 序列;順序;續發事件
The sequences of historical plays by Shakespeare are still masterpieces in today's literature.
莎士比亞的歷史劇系列現在仍被看做是文學杰作。
shame
n. 羞恥,羞愧;憾事,帶來恥辱的人
Will students feel great shame at having failed the final exam?
如果期末成績不及格,學生會覺得非常羞愧嗎?
sheer
adj. 絕對的;透明的;峻峭的
Our army was beaten by sheer weight of numbers.
我們的軍隊被對方的絕對兵力打敗了。
shortage
n. 缺乏,缺少;不足
In the developed countries, there's a great shortage of work force.
發達國家的勞動力嚴重短缺。
sidewalk
人行道
There were leaves lying all over the sidewalk.
人行道鋪滿了落葉。
slap
vt. 拍擊;侮辱;掌擊;摑…的耳光
The girl slapped the boy in the face for his kissing her without permission.
女孩因男孩強吻而打了他耳光。
slippery
adj. 滑的;狡猾的;不穩定的
Drive carefully: the roads are wet and slippery.
小心駕駛: 路又濕又滑。
soar
vi. 高飛;高聳;往上飛舞
The jet soared into the air.
飛機在高空滑翔。
solemn
adj. 莊嚴的,嚴肅的;隆重的,鄭重的
The solemn statement of the central government on this issue was feathered in full in the news papers.
中央政府對該事件的嚴肅聲明被媒體完全花哨演繹了。
sorrow
n. 悲傷;懊悔;傷心事
Life has many joys and sorrows.
生活有苦有樂。
split
vt. 分離;使分離;劈開;離開;分解
A lightning bolt split the night sky.
一道閃電劃破夜空的天空。
spokesperson
n. 發言人;代言人
A spokesperson for the German embassy said that they have been notified of the incident.
德國大使館的發言人說,他們已經被通知了該事件。
sponsor
n. 贊助者;主辦者;保證人
I'm doing a sponsored swim on Saturday—will you sponsor me?
我周六要參加慈善游泳比賽,你會給我贊助嗎?
stagger
vt. 蹣跚;使交錯;使猶豫
Nothing can stagger her belief in communism.
沒有什么可以動搖她對共產主義的信仰。
startle
vt. 使嚇一跳;使驚奇
She was so startled at the sight of Andrew that she dropped the paper bag.
她看到安德魯被嚇了一跳,紙袋都掉下了地。