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spur
【考法 1】 n. 刺激物： something that arouses action or activity
【例】 The threat of losing its only sports franchise was the spur the city council needed to finally do something about the rising crime rate. 有可能失去唯一的體育賽事舉辦權帶來的威脅，成為了刺激市政府決定就攀升的犯罪率采取相關措施的因素。
【近】 boost, catalyst, impetus, incentive, incitement, instigation, momentum, motivation, provocation, stimulus
【反】 deterrent, disincentive 阻礙物
【考法 2】 n. 支撐物： a structure that holds up or serves as a foundation for something else
【例】 a weak wall that might need a spur 一面或許需要支撐的墻
【近】 brace, buttress, mount, prop, reinforcement, shore, underpinning
【考法 3】 vt. 刺激，激勵： to incite or stimulate
【例】 Appreciation spurred his ambition. 贊揚激起了他的雄心壯志。
【近】 arouse, excite, exhort, goad, instigate, prod, stir, urge
【反】 bridle, check, constrain, curb, deter, fetter, hamper, inhibit, manacle, shackle 制止，阻礙
spurious
【考法 1】 adj. 假的，偽造的： lacking authenticity or validity in essence or origin; not genuine
【例】 In statistics, a spurious relationship is a mathematical relationship in which two events or variables have no direct causal connection, but it may be wrongly inferred that they do, due to either coincidence or the presence of a certain third, unseen factor. 在統計學中，“偽相關關系”是兩個不存在因果關聯的事件或變量，因為巧合或是不可見的第三方因素，而被誤判為存在因果聯系的關系。
【近】 apocryphal, bogus, counterfeit, fake, forged, phony, sham
【反】 authentic, bona fide, genuine, real 真實的
【派】 spuriously adv. 偽造地，虛假地
spurn
【考法 1】 vt. 擯棄，拒絕： to reject with disdain or contempt
【例】 spurned his recommendation 拒絕了他的推薦‖Fiercely independent, the elderly couple spurned all offers of financial help. 這對老夫妻極其獨立，回絕了所有經濟上援助。
【近】 decline, disapprove, negative, refuse, reject, reprobate, repudiate
【反】 accede, accept, agree, approve, assent, consent, embrace 同意，接受
【派】 spurned adj. 被摒棄的，被拒絕的
squabble
【考法 1】 n. 口角，小爭吵： a noisy quarrel, usually about a trivial matter
【例】 a brief squabble over what to do next 關于接下來該做什么的爭吵
【近】 altercation, argument, controversy, disagreement, dispute, imbroglio, quarrel, riff, spat, skirmish, wrangle
【反】 harmony 和諧
squalid
【考法 1】 adj. 污穢的，骯臟的： dirty and wretched
【例】 The migrants have been living in squalid conditions. 移民們一直居住在骯臟的條件下。
【近】 black, dirty, filthy, foul, impure, nasty, slipshod, slovenly, unclean
【反】 clean, immaculate, spotless, unsoiled, unsullied 干凈的
【考法 2】 adj. 道德敗壞的： morally repulsive
【例】 the squalid atmosphere of intrigue and betrayal 充滿了陰謀與背叛的不正之風
【近】 base, despicable, ignoble, scurvy, sordid, vile, wretched
【反】 moral, noble 品格高尚的
squall
【考法 1】 n. （通常伴隨著雨或雪的）風暴，暴風雪： a brief, sudden, violent windstorm, often accompanied by rain or snow
【例】 A snow squall is expected tonight. 今晚預計有暴風雪。
【近】 blizzard, hailstorm, snowstorm, tempest
【考法 2】 vt. 尖叫： to scream or cry loudly and harshly
【例】 The baby squalled in pain. 嬰兒因為疼痛而大叫。
【近】 cry, howl, screech, shout, shriek, shrill, squeal, thunder, yelp, yell
【反】 murmur, mutter, whisper 低聲細語
squander
【考法 1】 vt. 使分散： to cause (members of a group) to move widely apart
【例】 A single blast of the shotgun squandered the herd of deer. 獵槍的一聲槍響讓鹿群四處逃竄。
【近】 disband, dispel, disperse
【反】 assemble, cluster, collect, concentrate, congregate, gather, ingather 使聚集，使集中
【考法 2】 vt. 浪費： to spend wastefully or extravagantly
【例】 He squandered his inheritance on women and gambling. 他把他繼承的遺產浪費在女人和賭博上。
【近】 blow, dissipate, fritter, lavish, misspend, waste
【反】 conserve, husband 節約，節儉
【派】 squandering adj. 浪費的
squat
【考法 1】 adj. 又矮又胖的： being compact and broad in build and often short in stature
【例】 a squat but adroit craftsman 一個又胖又矮，但是手藝靈巧的工匠
【近】 chunky, dumpy, heavyset, squatty, stocky, stout, stubby, stumpy, thickset
【反】 gangling, lanky 瘦高的
squint
【考法 1】 vt. 斜視，睥睨： to look or glance sideways
【例】 The driver squinted as the sun hit his windshield. 陽光使得駕駛員不得不把眼睛偏向一邊
【近】 leer
【反】 gaze, goggle 直視
squelch
【考法 1】 vt. 壓制，鎮壓（運動）： to put a stop to (something) by the use of force
【例】 The authority tried to squelch the workers’ protest. 政府試圖鎮壓工人的游行。
【近】 crush, muffle, quell, repress, squash, subdue, suppress, crack down
【反】 abet, aid, assist, back, help, support, prop up 支持，幫助
【考法 2】 vt. 擊潰，使無言以對： to put down or silence, as with a crushing retort
【例】 His irritated glare squelched any other potential objectors. 他怒目而視，使得其他的反對者都不敢說話。
【近】 dumb, extinguish, mute, quiet, settle, still, shut up
【反】 foment, incite, instigate, provoke, stir 激發，激起
【派】 squelcher n. 鎮壓者
vt. 煽動，引發，[醫]熱敷
