speak [spi:k] v.(spoke, spoken, speaking)說(shuō)話,談話, 發(fā)言,演講(communicate, deliver a speech, express oneself, have a conversation, talk, tell, utter)
speak about... 說(shuō)到...
speak for... 代表…講話,為...辯護(hù)
speak with... 和...談話,和...商量
speak to... 向...發(fā)表演說(shuō),招呼...
e.g. you speak english pretty well.
spend [spend] v.(spent, spent, spending)花費(fèi)(invest in),消耗(consume, exhaust),度過(guò)(occupy, pass, use up, waste)
spend (money/time)on sth. [in doing sth. ] v. 在某事上[做某事時(shí)]花(時(shí)間/金錢)
e.g. he spend less time in reading.
spread [spred] n. 伸展,展開,傳播
v. (spread, spread, spreading)伸展(broaden, enlarge, expand, extend, lengthen, widen),展開(arrange, display, lay out, unfold),涂(apply, cover a surface with),傳播(advertise, broadcast, distribute, give out, pass on, publicize, publish, scatter, transmit)
spread oneself 舒展四肢, 夸夸其談
spread out 展開...
spread to... 傳到..., 蔓延到...
spread... with... 在...上面涂抹...
e.g. he spread butter黃油 on his bread.
stand [stænd] n. 貨攤(booth, stall),看臺(tái),立場(chǎng)
v.(stood, stood, standing) 站起(get up, rise),(使)豎立(erect, put up, set up),持久(continue, remain valid, stay),經(jīng)受(abide, bear, endure, put up with, suffer, tolerate)
stand the test 經(jīng)受住考驗(yàn)
stand with... 同...一致,和...站在一起
stand a chance of... 有...的希望
stand by(= adhere to/ stay with/ stick to/support) 支持..., 遵守..., 袖手旁觀
stand for(=indicate/mean/represent/ signify/ symbolize) 代表..., 象征..., 支持...
stand out(= be obvious/ show/ stick out) 突出, 顯眼
stand up for 支持...
e.g. i can't stand my poor english!
start [stɑ:t]
n. 動(dòng)身,出發(fā)點(diǎn)(point of departure),開始(beginning, birth, establishment, introduction, launch)
v.出發(fā),開始,創(chuàng)辦(begin, create, establish, found, give birth to , introduce, launch, open, set up,)
start a fire 點(diǎn)火
a fresh start 新的起點(diǎn),新的開始
e.g. we must make a new start.
state [steit]
n. 狀態(tài)(circumstances, situation, condition),國(guó)家(country, nation),州
vt.聲明,陳述(announce, communicate, declare, express, report, say, speak)
the state of affairs 事態(tài),情況,形勢(shì)
state one’s views 陳述自己的觀點(diǎn)
e.g. state your name and address.
stay [stei] n.逗留(abide, hang about, wait, settle, reside, stop),支柱;停止
vi. 停留;暫住;停下;堅(jiān)持
stay single 保持單身
stay at home 呆在家里
e.g. the temperature has stayed hot this week
steal [sti:l] v.( stole, stolen, stealing)偷,竊取,偷竊
have one’s purse stolen 某人的錢包被偷
steal a marriage 秘密結(jié)婚
steal a ride 偷搭車船, 白坐車船
steal... away 把...(某物)偷走
steal the show 搶出風(fēng)頭
e.g. he stole out of the house without anyone seeing him.
stick [stik] n. 棍,小樹枝,手杖
v. (stuck, stuck, sticking)粘住(adhere, bind , bond, fasten),刺,戳
stick to... 堅(jiān)持...
stick out 伸出
a walking stick 手杖
chop sticks 筷子
e.g. the old man could not walk without a stick.
stop [stɔp]
n. 停止(conclusion, end, halt, termination, pause),車站(station, destination)
vi.(stopped, stopped, stopping) 停止(break off, cease, conclude, cut off, end, finish, knock off, pause, quit, suspend, terminate),阻止(bar, block, check, delay, frustrate, halt, hamper, interrupt), 停下(draw up, halt, pull up),住(stay)
stop... from... 阻止某人...
come to a (full) stop (完全)停止
e.g. they stopped to talk when they met on the street.
style [stail]
n.風(fēng)格,時(shí)尚(design, fashion, mode, pattern, taste, type),風(fēng)度(taste, elegance ),類型
come into style/fashion 變得流行起來(lái)
be out of style/fashion 不時(shí)髦,不時(shí)新
in style 時(shí)髦地,很成功地
e.g. i wouldn't tell lies撒謊 to you; that's not my style.
subject ['sʌbdʒikt]
n. 題目,主題(affair, business, issue, matter, point, question, theme, topic),學(xué)科,試驗(yàn)對(duì)象(object) vt. 使屈從于...(submit, yield) adj.受制于...的,受...影響的
subject... to... 使...服從于..., 使...遭受到...
subject oneself to... 蒙受...
subject matter 主題, 主旨
e.g. how many subjects are you studying this semester(學(xué)期)?
submit [səb'mit]
v. (submitted, submitted, submitting)投降(give in, surrender, yield),提交(give in, hand in, present),提出(offer, put forward, state, suggest)
submit a plan 提出一項(xiàng)計(jì)劃
submit oneself to... 甘受...,服從...
submit to 服從...
e.g. we shall never submit to slavery(奴役).
succeed [sək'si:d] v 成功(be successful, do well, flourish , work, be effective),繼...之后,繼承(come after, follow, replace, take over from)
succeed in doing sth. 成功地..
e.g. keep up!then you will succeed.
success [sək'ses] n.成功(successful outcome),成就(accomplishment, achievement, fame, prosperity),勝利(hit, triumph , victory)
e.g. his new book was a great success.
suffer ['sʌfə] vt. 遭受(痛苦,損害, 疾病等) ,忍受(bear, cope with, endure, feel, go through, put up with, stand, tolerate, undergo)
suffer from... 忍受..., 遭受...
suffer a defeat 遭受挫敗
suffer from a disease 患病
suffer losses 遭受損失
e.g. they suffered huge losses in the financial crisis.
suggest [sə'dʒest] vt.建議(advise, move, propose, put forward, raise, recommend),使想起,暗示(hint, imply, indicate, mean, signal)
it is suggested that ... 有人提議...
i suggest that --- 我覺(jué)得(認(rèn)為)-------
e.g. i suggest you do what he says.
summit ['sʌmit] n. 頂點(diǎn)(crown, head, height, peak, point, top),顛峰(high point),最高級(jí)會(huì)議
summit meeting 最高級(jí)會(huì)議,首腦會(huì)議
e.g. he is now at the summit of power.
supply [sə'plai] n. 供應(yīng)(量)(reserve, reservoir , stock, store),
(pl.)供應(yīng)品(food, equipment)
vt. (supplied, supplied, supplying)
v. 供給,提供(contribute, donate , equip, feed, furnish, give, produce, provide, sell)
supply ... with... 向...供應(yīng)...
supply and demand 供求
in short supply 供應(yīng)不足
e.g. our food supply has given out.
support [sə'pɔ:t] vt. 承受(bear, carry, hold up, reinforce , strengthen),支持(aid, assist, defend, give support to, stand up for, contribute to), 供養(yǎng) (bring up, feed, finance, fund, maintain, keep, sustain), 證實(shí)(advocate, agree with, argue for, confirm, defend, explain, justify)
n.支撐,支持(aid, backing, contribution, cooperation, encouragement, help, protection),支持者,支柱(foundation, pillar, post)
support oneself 自謀生計(jì)
give support to... 支持...,支援...
in support of... 幫助/支援...
e.g. he needs a high income to support such a large family.
suppose [sə'pəuz] vt. 推想(assume, believe, guess, infer, postulate, speculate, think),假設(shè)(imagine) conj. 假使...結(jié)果會(huì)怎樣
suppose that... 假設(shè)...
be supposed to do sth. 應(yīng)該...
e.g. we suppose that the situation will improve.
surprise [sə'praiz]
n.驚訝(alarm, amazement, astonishment, wonder),意想不到的事情
vt. 使詫異,使驚奇(alarm, amaze, astonish, shock, startle, take aback, take by surprise)
be surprised at... 對(duì)...感到吃驚
e.g. it was a pleasant surprise to learn of her marriage.
survey [sə:'vei] n. 測(cè)量,調(diào)查,視察(assessment, census , evaluation, examination, inspection, investigation, study)
vt.測(cè)量(measure),調(diào)查(appraise, assess , evaluate, examine, inspect, investigate, look over, study, view)
make a survey of... 測(cè)量...,對(duì)...作調(diào)查
survey report 調(diào)查報(bào)告
e.g. we stood on the top of the mountain and surveyed the countryside.
survive [sə'vaiv] v. 繼續(xù)生存(carry on, continue, endure, keep going, last, live, persist, remain), 從...中逃生(live through)
survive all dangers 歷經(jīng)危難而未死
e.g. if the industry doesn't modernize it will not survive.
suspect [səs'pekt] n. 嫌疑犯
adj. 令人懷疑的(doubtful, questionable, unreliable, suspected)
v.懷疑(distrust, doubt),想(believe, consider, guess, imagine, infer, speculate, suppose, think)
suspect sb. of (a crime) 懷疑某人(犯了...罪)
suspect patient 疑似癥患者
e.g. everybody suspect she is a spy.
switch [switʃ] n. 開關(guān),突然轉(zhuǎn)變
v. 改變,更換(change, exchange, replace, shift, substitute)
switch off ... 切斷...
switch on ... 接通...
switch to... 切換到..., 轉(zhuǎn)變成...
e.g. don't switch the radio on yet.