
1.sheaf:n. 1.(谷物捆成的)束,捆 2. (物品扎成的)捆,扎
2.shear:v. 1. 剪羊毛 2. 折断
The farmer is shearing his sheep.(那农夫正在给他的羊剪毛。)
3.sheath:n. 1.(刀、剑等的)鞘 2. 避孕套
4.sheen:n. (物品表面的)光辉,光泽
5.shimmer:v. 发闪烁的微光
The sea shimmered in the sunlight.(阳光下海水闪烁着微光。)
6.shirk:v. (因偷懒、胆怯等)逃避(工作、责任等)
If he couldshirk off the responsibility upon the others, he would. (只要能把责任推给别人,他就推给别人。)
7.shoal:n. 1.浅滩 2. 鱼群
8.shoddy:a. 劣质的,粗制滥造的
That salesman really took us for a ride, these goods are very shoddy.(那个推销员真的欺骗了我们,这些都是劣质商品。)
9.shortfall:n. 不足之量,差额
10.shove:v. & n. 推挤,推撞
The peopleshoved to get on the bus.(人们你推我挤争着上公共汽车。)
普通词汇
1.Pentagon:n. 1. 五角形 2.五角大楼
2.pentathlon:n. 五项全能运动
3.penthouse:n. 小棚屋,楼顶房间
4.peppermint:n. 1. 薄荷味 2. 薄荷糖
5.perceive:v. 1. 发觉 2. 理解
She has perceived the danger.(她已觉察到那危险了。)
6.perceptible:a. 1. 可感知的 2. 看得出的 3. 相当的
His lips curved in a barely perceptible smile.(他的嘴角弯了弯,露出一丝几乎察觉不到的笑容。)
7.perfunctory:a. 敷衍的,马虎的
The operator answered the phone with a perfunctory greeting.(接线员接通电话,象征性的打了招呼。)
8.peril:n. 1. 严重的危险 2. 危险的事物
9.peripheral:a. 1. 非本质的 2. 外围的,周边的
The men are somewhat peripheral to this society.(相对于这个社会来说, 人似乎无足轻重。)
10.perish:v. (使)枯萎。(使)腐烂,夭折
Continuous washing has perished the rubber.(不断地洗涤使橡皮筋失去弹性。)