stipulate
【考法 1】 vt. 規定,特定要求: to specify or arrange in an agreement
【例】 Total disarmament was stipulated in the peace treaty. 和平協約中要求徹底解除武裝。
【近】 claim, designate, detail, particularize, qualify
【反】 relinquish, surrender, yield, waive 放棄(權力等)
【派】 stipulation n. 規范,要求
stitch
【考法 1】 n. 突然劇痛: a sharp unpleasant sensation usually felt in some specific part of the body
【例】 He had to drop out of the race when the stitch in his side became too painful. 因為他突然感到劇痛,所以不得不放棄比賽。
【近】 ache, pang, prick, shoot, smart, sting, throe, tingle, twinge
【反】 comfort, ease, easiness 舒適的感覺
stock
【考法 1】 n. 庫存,儲備: the inventory of goods of a merchant or manufacturer
【例】 This type of product is currently out of stock. 這種商品已經脫銷。
【近】 inventory, pool, repertoire, reserve, reservoir
【考法 2】 adj. 普通的,常備的: commonly used or brought forward
【例】 the stock answers to sensitive questions 對于敏感問題的常備回答
【近】 common, conventional, general, ordinary, prosaic, routine, standard, universal
【反】 unique 獨特的
stockade
【考法 1】 n. 柵欄,圍欄: an enclosure or pen made with posts and stakes
【例】 a heavy stockade that protected the troops 保護駐扎部隊的厚厚的柵欄
【近】 barricade, barrier, blockade, fence, wall
【考法 2】 n. 監獄: a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody
【例】 All POWs were kept in a remote stockade. 所有的戰俘都被關在一個遙遠的監獄里。
【近】 bastille, coop, jail, pen, prison
stodgy
【考法 1】 adj. 平庸的,乏味的: dull, unimaginative, and commonplace
【例】 The sitcom was offbeat and interesting in its first season, but has since become predictable and stodgy. 這部情景喜劇在第一季是離奇而有趣的,但是近來變得老套和乏味。
【近】 arid, dreary, dull, flat, jading, jejune, monochromatic, monotonous, pedestrian, stale, tedious, wearisome
【反】 absorbing, engaging, engrossing, gripping, interesting, intriguing, involving, riveting 吸引人的
【考法 2】 adj. 非常守舊的: extremely old-fashioned
【例】 Without notice she received a letter from his stodgy father. 她毫無征兆地收到了一封來自她保守父親的信。
【近】 conservative, hidebound, intolerant
【反】 avant-guard 先鋒派的;radical 激進的
【派】 stodginess n. 乏味,無趣
stoke
【考法 1】 vt. 添加燃料: supply with fuel
【例】 She was stoking the furnace. 她正用給火爐添木頭。
【近】 fuel, rekindle
【考法 2】 vt. 增大,促進: to make greater in size, amount, or number
【例】 stoke workers’ commitment to the company by raising their salaries 通過加薪來提升員工對公司的忠誠度
【近】 aggrandize, amplify, augment, boost, enlarge, escalate, expand, extend, multiply, raise
【反】 abate, decrease, diminish, downsize, dwindle, lessen, lower, minify, reduce, subtract 減少
stoic
【考法 1】 adj. 隱忍的,冷靜的: seemingly indifferent to or unaffected by pleasure or pain
【例】 stoic resignation in the face of hunger 默默忍受著饑餓
【近】 aloof, apathetic, detached, forbearing, indifferent, impassive, phlegmatic, stolid, tolerant, unemotional
【反】 demonstrative, emotional, fervent, fervid, impassioned, passionate, vehement 充滿熱情的
stolid
【考法 1】 adj. 無動于衷的,感情麻木的: having or revealing little emotion or sensibility
【例】 Her face showed nothing but stolid indifference. 她的臉上只露出了麻木和冷漠。
【近】 apathetic, catatonic, deadpan, emotionless, impassive, indifferent, numb, phlegmatic, stoic
【反】 demonstrative, emotional, fervent, fervid, impassioned, passionate, vehement 充滿熱情的
【派】 stolidity n. 麻木,無動于衷
stomach
【考法 1】 v. 容忍: to bear without overt reaction or resentment
【例】 I can't stomach his bragging. 我受不了他自吹自擂了。
【近】 abide, brook, countenance, endure, handle, stand, tolerate
【反】 decline, refuse, reject, repudiate, spurn 拒絕
stonewall
【考法 1】 v. 拒絕(合作),阻撓: to be uncooperative, obstructive, or evasive
【例】 lobbying efforts to stonewall passage of the legislation 意在阻止法律通過的游說行動
【近】 blockade, filibuster, hinder, impede, obstruct
【反】 collaborate, cooperate 合作
n. 不重視,無興趣,漠不關心