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quay (码头) dock

queue(行;列;排) line

quite〔rather,very〕 (很;相当;非常) pretty

racecourse(赛马场) racetrack

railway(铁道) railroad

railway engine(火车头) locomotive

railway station(火车站) train station

rapids(急流) white water

rear〔bring up〕 (养育) raise

rear-view mirror (后视镜) rearview mirror

reckon (假定;认为) figure

record player(电唱机) phonograph

recreation ground(操场) playground

redcap(宪兵) military policeman

restaurant car(餐车) dining car〔diner〕

return trip(来回程) round trip

reversing light (倒车灯) back-up light

revise (复习) review

ring off (挂断电话) hang up

ring road(环行路) beltway

rocking chair(摇椅) rocker

roundabout (旋转木马) merry-go-round〔carousel〕

rubber(橡皮) eraser

rubbish(垃圾) trash

rucksack (背包) backpack

rugby(橄榄球) football

run riot (撒野;闹事) run wild

sack(解雇) fire

safety belt (安全带) seat belt

saloon(轿车) sedan

salutation(致意) greeting

sarnie(三明治) sandwich

sea (海洋) ocean

season ticket(月票) commuter ticket

season-ticket holder(上班族) commuter

secondary〔middle〕 school(中学) high school

seesaw(秋千) teeter-totter

set square (三角板) triangle

shareholder(股民) stockholder

share out (分发) distribute

shares(股份) stock

shivery (颤抖的) shivering

shoelace(鞋带) shoestring

shop(商店) store

shop assistant(店员) salesclerk〔store clerk〕

shopkeeper(店主) storekeeper

shopping centre(大型购物中心) shopping mall

shopwalker(商店巡视员) floor walker

shortsighted(近视的) nearsighted

sick(恶心的) nauseous

single ticket(单程票) one-way ticket

singlet(汗衫) undershirt

sitting room(起居室) front room

skipping rope(跳绳) jump rope

sledge(雪橇) sled

sleeper(枕木) railroad tie

smack (掌击;掴) slap

smart (穿着讲究的) well-dressed

somewhere(某处) someplace

sort (种类) kind

speciality (专业;特长) specialty

staff (大学的全体教员) faculty

standard lamp(落地灯) floor lamp

stave (五线谱) staff

storey (楼层) story

streetlight(街灯) streetlamp

subeditor(助理编辑;文字编辑) copy editor

subway(地下道) underpass

sum (算术题) math problem

supply teacher(代课老师) substitute teacher

sweet(糖果) dessert

sweetshop(糖果烟杂店) candy store

swop (交换) swap