托福考试|托福考试词语向导（之六）4

simulate v.伪装;饰演 [L simulare

sinecure^{1 n.闲差事 [L sine cura without care]}

sinew n.腱;体力;力气 [OE sinwe

singe^{2 v.轻微烧焦;以烫发钳夹 [OE sencgan}

singularity n.奇异;稀少;异常 [E

sinister^{3 a.邪恶的;不祥的 [E}

sinuous^{4 a.蜿蜒的 [F sinueux or L sinuosus]}

sip^{5 n.一口;一啜 [ME: perh a modification6 of SUP一口;吸;进晚餐;体验]}

siren n.气笛;警报器 [

skeptic^{7 n.怀疑者}

skeptical^{8 a.怀疑性的;怀疑论的}

sketchy^{9 a.粗略的;大概的 [sketch素描]}

skewer^{10 n.串;烤肉叉子 [17th c, var of dial skiver 切割皮革之人;皮革刀]}

skimp^{11 v.吝啬地给;缩支节用 [18th c: cf SCRIMP 节省,节省 skimpy吝啬的]}

skirmish n.前哨战;小争斗 [ME

skittish^{12 a.快活的;爱蹦跳的;怕羞的 [ME, perh formed as SKIT疾行;跳跃]}

skulk^{13 v.躲躲闪闪;潜行 [ME}

slacken v.松弛;变缓慢;变迟钝

slake^{14 v.解;充;满足 [OE slacian}

slander^{15 n.诽谤;造谣 [}

slant^{16 v.倾斜 [aphetic form of ASLANT倾斜地:}

slap n.掴 [LG slappslaping 飞快的;很大的]

slattern n.邋遢的女性;懒散的女性 [17th c: rel to slattering slovenly^18,

sleazy a.简陋的;低级的

sleek^{19 a.光滑的;井然有序的 [later var of SLICK 光滑的;口齿伶俐的]}

sleight^{20 n.方法;熟练 [ME sleghth}

slimy a.泥泞的;粘糊糊的

sling^{21 n.投石器;吊腕带;果汁甜酒 [have one's arm in a ~ 吊挂手臂 ~ stones at a dog用石头打狗]}

slither v.滑动 [

sloppy^{22 a.泥泞的;感情脆弱的 [Sloppy Joe 不整洁男子;宽大女用羊毛衫;一种牛肉三明治]}

slopy a.倾斜的

sloth^{23 n.怠惰;树懒 [ME}

slough^{24 v.蜕皮 [ME, perh rel to LG sluhusk]}

slovenly a.不洁的;粗心的 [sloven懒散的人;散慢的人

slump^{25 n.猛然脱落;意气消沉;萧条 [orig 'sink in a bog': The ice cracked and he ~ed into the cleft]}

slur^{26 v.随意加以处置;含糊发音}

smattering n.一知半解;少量 [He has a ~ of knowledge about physics. smatter 一知半解地说]

smear^{27 v.涂;弄脏 [OE smierwan}

smidgen n.少量;些微 [perh