stench
【考法 1】 n. 臭氣,惡臭: a strong, foul odor
【例】 We finally discovered the dead rat that was causing the stench in the living room. 我們終于發現是死老鼠帶來了臥室里的惡臭。
【近】 fetor, funk, malodor, reek, stink
【反】 aroma, fragrance, perfume, scent 香氣
stentorian
【考法 1】 adj. 聲音洪亮的: extremely loud
【例】 an tenor with a stentorian voice 擁有洪亮聲音的男高音‖The professor's stentorian voice was enough to keep even the drowsiest student awake. 教授洪亮的聲音足以使最困的學生保持清醒。
【近】 blaring, blasting, clamorous, deafening, earsplitting, plangent, resounding, roaring, sonorous, thunderous
【反】 gentle, low, soft 聲音輕柔的
sterile
【考法 1】 adj. 貧瘠的: not productive or effective
【例】 a sterile land which used to be a forest 曾經是森林的一塊貧瘠土地
【近】 barren, effete, fruitless, impotent, infertile
【反】 verdant (因長滿植物而)青翠的;fat, fertile, fruitful 肥沃的
【考法 2】 adj. 無菌的: free from live bacteria or other microorganisms
【例】 The hospitals in the war-torn city often lack necessary drugs and sterile surgical supplies. 在這個被戰爭所蹂躪的城市中的醫院通常缺乏必需的藥物和無菌的手術用品。
【近】 aseptic, germfree, hygienic
【反】 insanitary, unhygienic 不衛生的;contaminated, polluted 受污染的
【派】 sterilize v. 消毒,殺菌
stickler
【考法 1】 n. 堅持細節的人,一絲不茍的人: one who insists on exactness or completeness in the observance of something
【例】 a stickler for perfection 完美主義者‖a stickler for neatness 有潔癖的人
【近】 disciplinarian, pedant, purist, martinet
stiff
【考法 1】 adj. 僵硬的,無法彎曲的: lacking in suppleness or flexibility
【例】 a stiff cardboard packing box 不易彎折的硬紙板盒‖When I got out of bed this morning my back was stiff as a board. 今早起床時我的背和木板一樣僵硬。
【近】 immalleable, impliable, inflexible, petrified, rigid, unbending, unyielding
【反】 flexible, floppy, pliable, pliant, supple, yielding 柔軟的
【考法 2】 adj. (在社交場合)缺乏優雅的,不自在的: lacking social grace and assurance
【例】 She always felt stiff and ill-at-ease whenever she was introduced to her father's friends. 只要她被介紹給父親的朋友,她就會感到不自在和渾身不舒服。
【近】 clumsy, gauche, graceless, inelegant, rustic, stilted, uncomfortable, uneasy, wooden
【反】 graceful, suave, urbane 風度翩翩的
【考法 3】 adj. 過分的,過高的: going beyond a normal or acceptable limit in degree or amount
【例】 Don't you think that's a pretty stiff fine for such a minor infraction? 你難道不覺得對于這么小的一個錯誤,罰款實在太高了么?
【近】 exorbitant, extravagant, extreme, immoderate, inordinate, insane, lavish, overdue, overweening, plethoric,
steep
【反】 moderate, modest, reasonable, temperate 適度的
【考法 4】 adj. 艱苦的,費力的: requiring considerable physical or mental effort
【例】 We'll have a stiff climb to actually reach the summit. 我們還有一段艱苦的征途才能登頂。
【近】 arduous, challenging, difficult, formidable, grueling, laborious, strenuous, sweaty, testing, toilsome, tough
【反】 easy, effortless, facile, light, mindless, simple, soft, undemanding 容易的
stifle
【考法 1】 vt. 抑制(聲音、呼吸等): to keep in or hold back
【例】 to stifle free expression 限制言論自由
【近】 choke, muffle, mute, repress, smother, strangle, suffocate, suppress
【反】 foment, incite, instigate, provoke, stir 激發,激起
【派】 stifling adj. 抑制的
stigma
【考法 1】 n. 恥辱,污名: a mark of shame or discredit
【例】 the stigma of cowardice 由懦弱而帶來的污點‖There's a social stigma attached to receiving welfare. 伴隨著社會福利有一種社會恥辱感。
【近】 blemish, brand, onus, slur, smirch, smudge, spot, stain, taint
【反】 award, credit, honor 榮譽;fame, glory, renown, repute 好名聲
stint
【考法 1】 vi. 吝惜,節?。?to be sparing or frugal
【例】 They never stint with their praise. 他們從不吝嗇他們的贊美之詞。
【近】 scrimp, skimp
【近】 blow, dissipate, fritter, lavish, misspend, squander, waste 浪費
stingy
【考法 1】 adj. 小氣的,吝嗇的: being unwilling or showing unwillingness to share with others
【例】 too stingy to tip the waiter 小氣到不肯給小費
【近】 closefisted, mean, mingy, miserly, niggardly, parsimonious, penurious, sparing, stinting, tightfisted
【反】 bountiful, charitable, freehanded, generous, liberal, munificent, openhanded 慷慨的
【考法 2】 adj. 極少量的: less plentiful than what is normal, necessary, or desirable
【例】 Many people may consider this a rather stingy amount of food. 很多人都會認為這是分量比較少的食物。
【近】 exiguous, poor, scant, scanty, scarce, skimpy, sparse
【反】 abundant, ample, bounteous, copious, plenteous, plentiful 大量的
【派】 stinginess n. 小氣
stipple
【考法 1】 vt. 點刻,用點標記: to mark with small spots especially unevenly
【例】 They crossed a field stippled with purple lavender. 他們穿越了一片有紫色薰衣草點綴的田野。
【近】 blotch, dapple, dot, freckle, marble, mottle, speckle, splotch, sprinkle, spot
v. 驅散,使 ... 消散,浪費