1.self-effacing:a. 謙遜的
She's brilliant but self-effacing.(她才華橫溢而不露鋒芒.)
2.self-opinionated:a. 固執(zhí)己見的,剛愎自用的
He is far too self-opinionated to yield to argument.(他太固執(zhí)己見的,不肯聽從勸說。)
3.self-possessed:a. 沉著的,有信心的
She appeared composed and self-possessed before the large audience. (在大批觀眾面前,她顯得很沉著安詳。)
4.semblance:n. 外表,外觀,相似
5.seminal:a. 1. 種子的,精液的 2. 對以后發(fā)展有巨大影響的
Her theories were seminal for educational reform. (她的理論對教育改革影響很大.)
6.senile:a. 衰老的
Senile dementia patients aren't completely out of their minds.(老年癡呆患者是不能控制自己的思想的.)
7.sepulchre:n. 墳?zāi)?br />
8.sexism:n. 性別歧視
9.shapely:a. (指女子身材)漂亮的,勻稱的
10.shatter:v. 粉碎,損毀
The stone shattered the windscreen.(石頭砸碎了擋風(fēng)玻璃。)
普通詞匯
1.dual:a. 雙重的
He has dual role as composer and conductor.(他兼作曲家及指揮的雙重身分。)
2.dub:v. 1. 起綽號(hào) 2. (為影片)配音
The film is dubbed.(這部影片是配音的。)
3.duel:n. 決斗,斗爭
4.duff:a. 無價(jià)值的,無用的 v. 未擊中,弄糟
It is duff for you to do this job.(對你來說,做這份工作沒什么用。)
5.duly:ad. 1. 正當(dāng)?shù)?,適當(dāng)?shù)?nbsp; 2. 按時(shí)地
They duly attended our meeting.(他們按時(shí)參加了我們的會(huì)議。)
6.dumbfound:v. 使受驚而說不出話來
He was dumbfounded at/by the discovery.(他被這個(gè)發(fā)現(xiàn)驚呆了。)
7.dunce:n. 智力遲鈍的學(xué)習(xí)者,蠢材
8.dung:n. (動(dòng)物的)糞,污穢,令人厭惡的東西
9.duplicity:n. 口是心非,欺騙
10.duration:n. 持續(xù)(時(shí)間)