8039.rival(名)對手
同義詞competitor
She and I are rivals for the swimming prize．
我和她是游泳比賽獎的競爭對手。

8040.roar(動)吼叫
同義詞yell
You need not roar.
你不必那么大聲嚷嚷。

8041.roast(動)烤
The meat is roasting.
肉正烤著。

8042.rob(名)搶劫
They robbed the bank of thousands of dollars．
他們搶走了那家銀行幾千美元。

8043.robe(名)長袍
The queen's long robe trailed behind.
女王的長袍拖在后面。

8044.robin(名)知更鳥
The robin is the messenger of spring.
知更鳥是報春的使者。

8045.rouse(動)激勵
The speaker tried to rouse the masses.
演講者試圖將群眾鼓動起來。

8046.row(名)吵架
The argument degenerated into a row.
爭論變成吵架。

8047.ruffle(動)大發脾氣
You ruffle too aasily．
你太容易激動了。

8048.rumble(名)隆隆聲
The low rumble all at once broke into a loud peal of thunder.
低沉的隆隆聲突然變成大聲的雷鳴。

8049.runner-up(名)亞軍
In this way, it is assured of the runner-up position while going for the
champion!
這樣，你就占了當亞軍的優勢！

8050.sacrifice(動)犧牲
She has sacrificed herself to her husbend's interests.
為了丈夫的利益，她犧牲了自己。

8051.saloon(名)大廳
The passengerr lounge is forward of the dining Saloon.
旅客休息窒在餐廳前面的大廳。

8052.salute(動)行舉手禮
He saluted his friend by a wave of the hand.
他揮手向朋友致意。

8053.salvage(動)搶救
How can we salvage the firm from complete failure?
我們怎樣才能搶救這個公司，使之不遭受徹底失敗昵？

8054.salvation(名)救濟
Government loans have been the salvation of several shaky business companies.
政府貸款救濟了幾家瀕臨倒閉的公司。

8055.sanction(名)批準
We have the sanction of the law to play ball in this park.
法律準許我們在這個公園里打球。

8056.sane(形)神智清醒的
I don't think a sane person would drive as dangerously as he did.
我想一個神智清醒的人是不會像他那樣危險地開車的。

8057.sanitation(名)環境衛生
The leaders checked and praised the unit for its sanitation work．
領導人檢查并表揚了這個單位的環境衛生工作。

8058.sarcastic(形)諷刺的
He needled her with his sarcastic remarks．
他使用諷刺的評論刺激她。

8059.savory(形)香味的
This restaurant is famous for its savory dishes．
這家飯店以飯菜美味而出名。

8060.scandal(名)丑聞；中傷
It is a scandal for a city official to take tax money for his own use.
一個市政官員將稅款挪做私用是件丑事。

8061.scarecrow(名)稻草人
In between the rows of corn there was a scarecrow.
在玉米行中間有一個稻草人。

8062.scarlet(形)鮮紅色的
Red and scarlet predominate in these flowers.
這些花中大都是紅色和鮮紅色的。

8063.scatter(動)撒
The farmer scattered the corn in the yard for the hens.
農民把谷子撒在院子里喂雞。

8064.scent(名)香味
同義詞fragrance
A scent of lemon waft up from the garden below．
從下面的花園里飄來一陣檸檬香。

8065.scope(名)范圍
What is the scope of these two basic covers?
這兩種保險的保險范圍是什么？

8066.scowl(名)蹙眉、怒容
She answered my smile with a scowl.
她以怒視回報我的微笑。

8067.scratch(動)抓傷
That cat will scratch you with its claws．
那貓會用爪子抓你的。

8068.screwdriver(名)螺絲起子
You turn the screws round and round with a screwdriver.
你用螺絲刀把螺絲轉幾圈。

8069.scrub(動)刷洗
I scrub hard at the stain to see if I can get it off．
我使勁擦這個污跡，看能不能將它去掉。

8070.scrutiny(名)周密的調查
His work looks all right, but it will not bear scrutiny.
他的工作似乎很好，但是經不起仔細檢查。

8071.sculpture(名)雕塑品(動)雕刻
(名):This sculpture commemorates the victims of the concentration camps.
這一座雕塑是用來紀念那些在集中營里被害的人們。
(動):Can you sculpture this wood?
你可以雕刻這塊木頭嗎？

8072.segregate(動)隔離開
The doctor segregated the child sick with scarlet fever.
大夫把患猩紅熱的孩子隔離起來了。

8073.saminar(名)研討會
The seminar will be adjourned to next Wednesday.
研討會暫停，下星期三繼續舉行。

8074.senate(名)參議院；立法機構
指美國等的參議院，S需大寫
The Senate confirmed the treaty．
參議院批準了這項條約。