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SSAT备考必备词汇(五)

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   想要去美国读高中,当然得备考SSAT和了解一下美国中学生的学习情况,继前面分享的SSAT词汇,今天继续分享美国中学生必备单词,同学们快来看一看,背一背。

  scarcity n. 稀少、不足、匮乏

  例句1:

  Water - its scarcity, quality and the regulations affecting it - is becoming a new corporate headache.

  水资源不足、水质和法规的影响逐渐成为企业的新难题。

  例句2:

  If there was a scarcity of anything, prices of that thing went up.

  如果什么物品短缺,那种物品的物价就上涨。

  scurry v. 迅速移动或匆忙进行、催促

  Ever wonder how cockroaches scurry around in the dark while you fumble to switch on the kitchen light?

  想知道你在摸索着打开厨房灯时蟑螂是如何在黑暗中四处乱窜的吗?

  n.快步疾跑、疾走

  I heard a scurry of footsteps.

  我听到急促的脚步声。

  serenity n. 安详、宁静、平静

  例句1:

  The surrounding waters and beautiful pools that surround the hotel create a real sense of calm and luxurious serenity.

  环绕在酒店周围的水和泳池如此优美,营造出一种宁静祥和的氛围。

  例句2:

  The old man said with all his serenity.

  老人泰然自若地说。

  sociable adj.友好的、合群的、善于交际的

  例句1:

  Running with others is really sociable and great fun.

  和其他人一起奔跑的确是一件既利于交际又有趣的事情。

  例句2:

  Some children havemore sociable personalities than others.

  有些孩子比其他孩子更善于交际。

  somber adj. 沉重的、性格忧郁的

  例句1:

  It was also the day before one of the most somber ofAmerican anniversaries: Pearl Harbor was bombed 73 years ago Sunday.

  73年前的星期天,珍珠港被轰炸,这也是美国历史上最为沉重悲伤的一天。

  例句2:

  His coat was a somber brown.

  他的外套是暗棕色的。

  例句3:

  Her eyes are somber, resentful and yet nervous.

  她的眼神忧郁、愤懑而又惶惶不安。

  specimen  n. 样本、范例

  例句1:

  The researchers detected it in older starfish samples, museum specimens from as early as 1942.

  研究人员从早在1942年的博物馆标本、老的海星样品里检测到了它。

  例句2:

  He is an odd specimen in our school.

  他在我们学校是一个古怪的人。

  stamina n.体力、耐力、持久力

  例句1:

  A 6-year-old might not want to walk the mile into Petra, but teenagers have enough physical and intellectual stamina to appreciate going to these places.-

  一个六岁的孩子或许不会愿意去看佩特拉古城,但是青少年们会有足够的体力和耐性去欣赏这些地方。

  例句2:

  Distance tests a horse's stamina.

  路遥知马力。

  subside v. 平息、减弱、消退

  例句1:

  The virus has a history of subsiding, then flaring up again.

  该病毒有从消退到再次爆发的历史。

  前缀 sub 旁边、在下面、副手、接近

  subway 地下通道、地铁、subbranch 分公司、分店、subdean 副主任、subarctic近北极的

  词根 side 旁边、边、面、旁边的、坐、放置

  sideway=side边+way路=地下通道、地铁

  subside=sub下+side坐=坐下去=平息、消退、减弱

  supersede=super上+sede(side)坐=坐上去、淘汰(以前的东西)

  例句2:

  After the heavey rains, part of the road subsided.

  连续大雨过后,部分路面塌陷了。

  swagger  v/n. 昂首阔步、自大、夸耀

  例句1:

  The Giants had arrived here with the swagger of a team that had won two of the last four World Series titles.

  在最近四次世界大赛中拔得头筹的巨人队已到场,傲气十足。

  例句2:

  There's nothing showy in his manner, no strut or swagger.

  他的行为没有表演的成分, 没有目中无人或者摆架子.

  swarm  n.蜂群、一大群;

  例句1:

  In "Swarm" mode, the robots instead of follow one another, like children chasing a soccer ball.

  在“蜂群”模式下,机器人不再一个跟着一个有序行进,而是像孩子们一样蜂拥着去追一个足球。

  例句2:

  A swarm of ants are moving busily.

  一群蚂蚁正忙碌地搬家。

  v. 大量涌入,云集、挤满、泛滥

  This place swarmed with tourists.

  这个地方挤满了游客。



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