superficial表面的 a ~resemblance
superfluous过多的,剩余的,多余的a ~remark
supervise监督,管理,指导 ~ sb’s every move
supplement增补,补充 a ~ to wages
suppress压制,镇压
~human rights
supreme最高的,至上的 a ~ ruler
surpass超过,优于,强于,胜过
~ advanced world
surplus过剩,剩余 a teacher ~
survey调查~ population growth in the southern provinces
survive幸存,幸免于Only two people ~d the
fire
suspect怀疑 He ~ed a plot against his
life
sustain支撑,承受The fountains were not strong enough to ~the weight of the house
swallow吞,咽 ~ one’s food
swarm蜂群
sway摇摆 a tree ~ing gently in the breeze
swear宣誓,发誓
~ on a Bible to observe secrecy
swell膨胀,鼓起 A tire ~s as it is filled
with air
swing摇摆,摇荡 ~ a baby in the cradle
sympathy同情心,慰问 a man of wide sympathies
synchronize使同步,使结合,使协调 Their steps ~d
T
taboo 禁忌,忌讳Movies producers attempted to break down all
the ~s
tackle 用具,装备 shaving ~
tailor裁缝 go to the ~’s
talk 讲话,谈话 Is your baby talking yet?
tame 驯化的,驯服的,温顺的
~animails
tan棕黄色,黄褐色 buy some shoes in tan
tax 税(款)Half of his wages go in tax
tear 撕开,撕裂tear open an envelope
tease戏弄,取笑 The boy is teasing the cat
tedious单调乏味的,冗长的,罗嗦的a ~ debate
temper心情,脾气 be in a good~
tempt引诱,诱惑 Nothing could ~ me to do
such a thing
tend 趋向,倾向 Interest rates are ~ing upwards
tender嫩的 a ~ piece of meat
tentative试验性的,试探性的,暂时的,推测的 a ~plan
term 学期 the spring ~
terminate停止,结束,使终止 ~ a contract
terrify使害怕,使惊吓 She was terrified out of her wits
testify作证,证明 He agreed to ~ on behalf
of the accused man
thermal热的,由热造成的 ~burns
thirst渴,口渴 The heat creates a ~ in me
like I’ve never had before
thread线,线状物 cotton ~
thrill 使非常兴奋,使非常激动 It’s a sight that never fails to ~ me
thrive 兴旺发达,繁荣His business is thriving
thrust 推,刺,戳,插,挤He
was ~ into power
tick (钟声等发出的)滴答声
tidy 整洁的,整齐的a ~ room
tilt 使倾斜,使倾倒Tilt your head back so that I can look down your throat
time 时间,时刻,时候 ~and space
tip 末端,尖端 the
tips of the fingers
toast 烤面包,吐司 two
slices of ~
token 表示,标志,象征He
did that as a ~ of good faith
torture 拷打,拷问 ~a confession from a prisoner
toss 扔,抛,掷 The
children tossed the ball to each other
tough 坚韧的,牢固的Some plastic are as ~ as metal
transform 变形,改观 ~ a hotel into a hospital
transient 短暂的,转瞬即逝的 ~ happiness
transparent 透明的Glass is ~
treasure 财宝,财富dig for buried ~
trend 倾向,趋势an
upward ~ of prices
trick 诡计,骗局 He
got the money by a ~
trifle 琐事,小事 One
should not get angry about such a ~
trim 整齐的,整洁的 ~lawns
triple 三倍的,三重的,三部分的,三方的Black unemployment rate runs ~ the figure
for whites
triumph 胜利 a ~ over the enemy
trivial 琐碎的,不重要的,无价值的 ~ matters
tuck 夹入,藏入 He ~ed the letter in a book so he wouldn’t lose
it
tug (用力)拖或拉He
tugged the door but it wouldn’t open
tumble 跌到,滚下The
baby is just learning to walk and he’s always tumbling
over
tune 曲调,曲子 She
wrote the words of the song and her brother wrote the ~
turbulent 骚乱的,动荡的,混乱的,狂暴的a ~ crowd
turn 转动,旋转Turn
the hands of the clock until they point to 9 O’clock
tutor 家庭教师,指导教师When the students are making their choices, their ~ may
well guide them
twinkle 闪烁,闪耀,闪亮The diamond on her finger ~d in the firelight
twist 捻,搓,绞,拧 ~a rope out of threads
U
ultimate 最后的,最终的 The war ended for us in ~ victory
unanimous 全体一致的,一致同意的 They are ~ in asking for a rise in pay