strident
【考法1】adj. 刺耳的:characterized by harsh,insistent, and discordant sound
【例】plagued bythe strident noise 被刺耳的噪聲所折磨
【近】grating,harsh, hoarse, jarring, rasping, raucous, squawky
【反】mellifluous (聲音)甜美的;harmonious和諧的
【派】stridencen. 喧鬧,刺耳
strike
【考法1】n. 攻擊:the act or action of setting upon with force or violence
【例】The firststrike was directed at a munitionswarehouse. 第一輪攻擊的目標是軍火倉庫。
【近】aggression, assault, charge, offense, onset, onslaught, raid, rush
【考法2】vt. 鑄造(獎牌):to form by stamping, printing, or punching
【近】build,fabricate, forge, form, make, mold, shape
【考法3】vt. 擊打:to aim and usually deliver a blow, stroke, or thrust (as with thehand, a weapon, or a tool)
【例】angrilystuck the security guard 憤怒地毆打保安
【近】bat, beat,hammer, hit, knock, nail, punch, swat
【考法4】vt. 襲擊,攻擊:to take sudden, violent action against
【例】Arattlesnake strikes its prey with lightning speed. 響尾蛇以驚人的速度攻擊了它的獵物。
【近】assail,beset, storm, set on
【考法5】vt. 撞擊:to come into usually forceful contact with something
【例】Onebullet-train struck the other one which had been forced to stop on a viaductdue to lightning strike, resulting in huge casualties. 一輛動車撞向了另一輛因雷擊而停在高架橋上的動車,造成了巨大的人員傷亡。
【近】bang,bash, bump, collide, crash, impact, impinge, ram, slam, smash, swipe, thud
【派】strikingadj. 引人注目的
stringent
【考法1】adj. 緊繃的:tight, constricted
【近】inflexible, rigid, taut
【反】lax,loose, slack 松弛的
【考法2】adj. 嚴格的:marked by rigor, strictness, orseverity especially with regard to rule or standard
【例】Itsdrug-testing procedures are the most stringent in the world. 它的藥檢程序是世界上最嚴格的
【近】draconian,exacting, ironhanded, rigorous, severe, strict, uncompromising
【反】lenient 寬大的,仁慈的
strip
【考法1】vt. 脫衣,剝去:to remove clothing, covering, or surface matter from
【例】Guardsstripped and start to search the prisoners. 守衛剝光了犯人,開始搜身。
【近】denude,disrobe, doff, unclothe, undress
【反】dress,gown, robe 穿衣;bedeck 穿衣打扮
strut
【考法1】vi. 趾高氣揚地走:to walk with a pompous and affected air
【例】A pompousgeneral strutted off the parade ground. 盛氣凌人的將軍從閱兵場上趾高氣揚的走過
【近】parade,prance, stalk, swagger
【考法2】n. 支柱,壓桿:a structural element used to brace or strengthen a framework byresisting longitudinal compression
【近】brace,buttress, column, girder, support, underpinning
studio
【考法1】n. 工作室,畫室,攝影室:the working place of a painter, sculptor, or photographer
【例】moved to alarger studio 搬進了更大的工作室
【近】workshop
stultify
【考法1】vt. 使無效,抑制:to deprive of vitality and render futile especially by enfeeblingor repressive influences
【例】Theaccident stultified his previous efforts. 這場意外使他過去的努力都白費了。
【近】constipate, stagnate, stifle, trammel
【反】encourage,foster, nourish 鼓勵,培養
【派】stultifying adj. 抑制的
stupor
【考法1】n. 遲鈍,麻痹,無知覺:a condition of greatly dulled or completely suspended sense orsensibility
【例】lapsedinto an alcoholic stupor 陷入了無知覺的酒醉狀態
【近】coma,dullness, languor, lethargy, lassitude, listlessness, torpidity, torpor
【反】alertness,vigilance 警惕,警戒;vigor,vim, vitality, vivacity 活力,精力
stunt
【考法1】vt. 阻礙(成長):to hinder the normal growth, development, or progress of
【例】Theinhospitable climate had stunted all vegetation. 不佳的氣候條件抑制了所有植物的生長。
【近】check,curb, dwarf, suppress
【反】advance,boost, foster, nourish, nurture, promote 培養,促進
sturdy
【考法1】adj. 強健的,結實的:marked by or reflectingphysical strength or vigor; substantially made or built
【例】sturdyyoung athletes 年輕有力的運動員‖Rememberto wear sturdy boots because we will be going over sharp rocks and uneventerrain. 別忘了穿一雙靠譜的靴子,因為我們要在鋒利的巖石和不平的地形上行走。
【近】durable,firm, robust, rugged, stalwart, stout, strong, sound, tough, vigorous
【反】delicate,feeble, frail, weak, wimpy 脆弱的;rickety, unsound, unstable, unsteady 不穩固的
【派】sturdinessn. 強健
adj. 不一致的,不和諧的