stygian
【考法 1】 adj. 極黑暗的: extremely dark, gloomy, or forbidding
【例】 the stygian blackness of the cave 山洞里令人恐懼的黑暗
【近】 black, caliginous, dark, dim, gloomy, pitch-black
【反】 bright, brilliant, illuminated, illumined, light, lightsome, lucent, lucid, luminous 明亮的
stymie
【考法 1】 vt. 阻礙: to present an obstacle to
【例】 stymied by red tape 被冗長的政策條款所阻礙
【近】 encumber, fetter, handcuff, handicap, hinder, impede, inhibit, manacle, obstruct, shackle, trammel
【反】 aid, assist, facilitate, help 幫助,促進
【派】 stymieing adj. 阻礙的
subdue
【考法 1】 vt. 征服;使順從: to conquer and bring into subjection; to bring under one's control by force of arms
【例】 subdued the native tribes after years of fighting 經過多年征戰(zhàn)終于征服了當地的部落
【近】 conquer, defeat, squelch, subjugate, vanquish
【反】 capitulate, surrender 投降;lose 失敗
【派】 subdued adj. 臣服的,柔和的
subject
【考法 1】 n. 臣民,受支配的人: one that is placed under authority or control
【例】 Because of the tense situation in that country, British subjects were advised to return home as soon as possible. 因為該國緊張的局勢,英國公民被建議盡快返回英國國內。
【近】 citizen, national
【反】 alien 外來人;potentate 統治者
【考法 2】 adj. 取決于其他因素的: contingent on or under the influence of some later action
【例】 The price of seafood is subject to weather conditions. 海鮮的價格受天氣影響。
【近】 affected, conditional, contingent, dependent, reliant, subordinate
【反】 independent, unconditional 獨立的
subjugate
【考法 1】 vt. 征服,鎮(zhèn)壓: to bring under control and governance as a subject
【例】 I would rather die than be subjugated. 我寧死也不愿臣服。
【近】 conquer, dominate, overpower, pacify, quash, squelch, subdue, vanquish
【反】 capitulate, surrender 投降;lose 失敗
【考法 2】 vt. 剝奪自由: to make subservient
【近】 enfetter, enslave, enthrall
【反】 discharge, emancipate, enfranchise, liberate, manumit, release, unfetter 解放,釋放
【派】 subjugation n. 征服
sublime
【考法 1】 adj. 崇高的,莊嚴的: of high spiritual, moral, or intellectual worth
【例】 the sublime virtue of having given all one's worldly goods to the poor 將所有財產都捐給窮人的崇高美德
【近】 chivalrous, elevated, gallant, greathearted, lofty, magnanimous, noble
【反】 base, debased, degenerate, degraded, ignoble, low 可鄙的
【考法 2】 adj. (因為杰出、裝光、美麗等而)令人驚嘆的: tending to inspire awe usually because of elevated quality (as of beauty, nobility, or grandeur) or transcendent excellence
【例】 the sublime beauty of the canyon 峽谷令人驚嘆的美麗
【近】 amazing, astonishing, astounding, awesome, fabulous, miraculous, portentous, prodigious, staggering, stunning, stupendous, wonderful
【反】 common, ordinary 平常的,普通的
【派】 sublimity n. 莊嚴,壯觀
subliminal
【考法 1】 adj. 下意識的,潛在意識的: below the threshold of conscious perception
【例】 subliminal advertising in movies 電影中的潛意識廣告
【近】 concealed, hidden, subconscious
【反】 apparent, clear, evident, manifest, obvious, patent 明顯的
submerge
【考法 1】 vt. 使淹沒: to put under water
【例】 The river burst its banks, submerging an entire village. 河水沖上了堤岸,淹沒了整個村莊。
【近】 dip, douse, drench, drown, immerse, inundate, sop, submerse
【反】 emerge 顯現
【派】 submerged adj. 被淹沒的
submissive
【考法 1】 adj. 服從的,順從的,恭順的: submitting to others
【例】 submissive employees 恭順的員工‖It's not in her nature to be submissive. 服從不是她的本性。
【近】 amenable, biddable, compliant, conformable, docile, obeisant, obsequious, servile, subservient, tractable
【反】 contumacious, defiant, intractable, obstreperous, rebellious, recalcitrant, refractory, unruly 不順從的
【派】 submission n. 服從,順從
subordinate
【考法 1】 adj. 下級的,次要的: belonging to a lower or inferior class or rank
【例】 His contention is that environment plays a subordinate role to heredity in determining what we become. 他的觀點就是:在決定我們成長的因素——環(huán)境和遺傳之中,前者處于更次要的地位。
【近】 inferior, junior, lower, minor, secondary, subject, tributary
【反】 greater, higher, major, primary, prime, senior, superior 更優(yōu)等的,更高等的
【考法 2】 vt. 征服: to bring under one's control by force of arms
【例】 It is one of the lessons of history that more powerful civilizations often subordinate weaker ones. 強大的文明往往征服弱勢的文明,這是歷史的教訓之一。
【近】 conquer, dominate, overpower, pacify, subdue, subject, subjugate, vanquish
【反】 capitulate, surrender 投降;lose 失敗
adj. 次等的,較低的,不如的