stouthearted
【考法 1】 adj. 勇敢的: having a stout heart or spirit
【例】 a stouthearted army officer who risked his life to save his men 為了拯救部下寧愿犧牲自己的勇敢軍官
【近】 bold, brave, courageous, dauntless, fearless, gallant, intrepid, stalwart, stout, valiant, valorous
【反】 cowardly, craven, fearful, gutless, nerveless, pusillanimous, spineless, spiritless, timorous 怯懦的stratagem
【考法 1】 n. 謀略,策略: an artifice or trick in war for deceiving and outwitting the enemy
【例】 a stratagem to secure customer loyalty 用來穩固客戶忠誠度的計謀
【近】 artifice, device, gambit, gimmick, intrigue, maneuver, ruse, scheme, trick, wile
strait
【考法 1】 n. 海峽: a narrow channel joining two larger bodies of water
【例】 Thousands of vessels pass through the straits annually. 每年數以千計的貨輪要通過這個海峽。
【近】 channel, narrow, neck
【反】 isthmus 地峽
【考法 2】 n. 痛苦: a state of great suffering of body or mind
【例】 in dire straits over the loss of her mother’s cherished necklace 因為丟失了母親最珍貴的項鏈而陷入了極端的痛苦之中
【近】 affliction, agony, anguish, excruciation, misery, pain, torment, torture, travail, tribulation, woe strand
【考法 1】 n. 繩、線之一股: a single filament, such as a fiber or thread, of a woven or braided material
【例】 a strand of DNA DNA 中的一條鏈
【近】 thread
【考法 2】 v. 遺棄,使置于困境: to leave in a strange or an unfavorable place especially without funds or means to depart
【例】 The convoy was stranded in the desert. 車隊被困在了沙漠之中。
【近】 abandon, desert, forsake, maroon, quit
【反】 evacuate, reclaim, rescue 救出
stratify
【考法 1】 vt. 使分成各種等級: to divide into classes, castes, or social strata
【例】 Income distribution often stratifies a society. 收入分配往往將社會分層
【近】 assort, categorize, classify, differentiate, distinguish, separate
【反】 homogenize 使均勻;commingle, mingle 混合
【派】 stratification n. 分層化
stray
【考法 1】 adj. 漫無目的的: lacking a definite plan, purpose, or pattern
【例】 No stray sighting of UFO’s has been rigorously analyzed by scientists. 在無規律出現的 UFO 事件之中,尚未有被科學家嚴謹分析的案例。
【近】 aimless, arbitrary, desultory, erratic, haphazard, scattered, slapdash
【反】 methodical, orderly, organized, regular 有條理的,有組織的;systematic, systematized 系統性的
【考法 2】 vi. 離群,迷途,偏離: to move away from a group, deviate from the correct course, or go beyond
established limits
【例】 to stray from the main road 偏離了主干道
【近】 deviate, digress, err, wander
strength
【考法 1】 n. 力量: the ability to exert effort for the accomplishment of a task
【例】 We are facing an army of great strength. 我們面對的是一支強大的軍隊。
【近】 energy, force, might, potency, power, puissance, sinew, vigor
【反】 impotence, impotency, powerlessness, weakness 無力
【考法 2】 n. (抵抗攻擊、壓力的)強度: the ability to withstand force or stress without being distorted, dislodged, or damaged
【例】 This cheap shelve unit doesn't have the strength to hold all those books. 這個廉價的書架不足以支撐所有的書本。
【近】 firmness, soundness, sturdiness
【反】 insecurity, instability, precariousness, shakiness, unstableness, unsteadiness 不穩固
【派】 strengthen vt. 增強
striate
【考法 1】 vt. 加條紋: to mark with striations or striae
【例】 The inner surface of the bark is smooth, of a pale, yellowish brown and very finely striated. 樹皮的內部十分光滑,顯著偏暗偏黃的棕色,并且有著十分精細的條紋。
【近】 furrow, streak, stripe
【派】 striated adj. 有條紋的
stricture
【考法 1】 n. 責難,批評: an adverse criticism
【例】 The reviewer made several strictures upon the author's style. 評論家就作者的文風發出了不少責難。
【近】 censure, condemnation, denunciation, excoriation, obloquy, rebuke, reprimand, reproach, reproof
【反】 commendation, eulogy 表揚,頌詞
stride
【考法 1】 vi. 邁大步走: to move with or as if with long steps
【例】 strode to the door and slammed it 大步走向門口,狠狠地把門摔上
【近】 march, pace, parade
【反】 mince 碎步走
adj. 有秩序的,整齊的,一絲不茍的,和平的