英语四级单词及英文注释:以S开头的单词(三)

　　soft

　　She likes a soft bed but her husband likes a hard bed.

　　Her daughter likes to shape things from soft clay.

　　I like to hold her soft hands.

　　The room was filled with soft music.

　　soil

　　She put the seeds in the soil and the plants began to grow.

　　soldier

　　A soldier is trained to be ready for any situation.

　　solid

　　The tools were solid metal and very heavy.

　　The house is solid, so it will survive the storm.

　　Ice is the solid form of water.

　　solve

　　The boy solved the mathematics problem.

　　The committee hopes its proposals will solve the current economic problem.

　　some

　　Would you like some coffee?

　　Would you like some of my coffee?

　　son

　　Tommy is my youngest son.

　　soon

　　She will soon be 18 years old.

　　Tell him to get here as soon as possible.

　　sort

　　They are the same sort of people as I.

　　He is the sort of person you want as a friend.

　　sound

　　Sound travels through the air at a speed of 1,088 feet per second.

　　＊one feet = 30.48 centimeters

　　She says the sound of the ocean helps her sleep.

　　south

　　He lives 15 miles south of Washington.

　　one mile = 1.6 kilometers

　　space

　　Humans began making flights into space in the early 1960s.

　　Their new house has more space than their old one.

　　speak

　　She would not speak to him.

　　He spoke to everyone.

　　He spoke about his proposal to everyone he met.

　　The Senator speaks to a group tomorrow about trade relations with East Asia.

　　special

　　Special English is a special kind of English that is easy to understand.

　　This is a special machine that can be used only by a trained worker.

　　She received a special award for a lifetime of service to others.

　　speech

　　The President will make a television speech tonight about civil rights.

　　speed

　　The chairman is speeding up debate on the bill.

　　Do you know the speed of light?

　　Special English news is read at a speed of 90 words per minute.

　　spend

　　He spent 45 dollars for food.

　　He spends much time studying.

　　spill

　　The big ship spilled hundreds of thousands of barrels of oil into the ocean.

　　one barrel= 42 gallons

　　spirit

　　His spirit continued to fight the disease even after his body surrendered.

　　Many believe a persons spirit does not die but returns to the world in a new body.

　　split

　　When you split wood for a fire, you are warmed two times: once by the work and later by the fire.

　　Cells split into two parts; the new part becomes a new cell that is exactly like the old one.

　　sport

　　His daughter plays four sports.

　　spread

　　The old tree has spread its roots and branches over a wide area.

　　Please spread the news that we are having a party next Saturday.

　　spring

　　I hope spring starts early this year.

　　spy

　　She spied to get information for another company.

　　A spy for the mans wife watched him for several weeks.

　　Three people employed at the C.I.A. were accused of being spies for a foreign country.

　　square

　　Measure this square and tell me how much material is needed to cover it.

　　stab

　　The person stabbed her then ran away.

　　stand

　　She told the students to stand for the opening ceremony.

　　Two hours ago, she was standing where the city bus stops.

　　star

　　Those stars form the shape of Orion the Hunter.

　　Some Hollywood stars were at the White House last night.

　　start

　　He will start the new job tomorrow.

　　Will you start the car and turn on the heater?

　　starve

　　Thousands may have starved to death because of crop failures in Sudan.

　　state

　　The Ambassador stated his concern about the problem.

　　A White House spokesman stated that no changes had been made in policies affecting trade with Asia.

　　He plans to travel through several western states.

　　station

　　Rebels attacked a police station outside the city.

　　He plans to meet her when she arrives at the bus station.

　　She works at the television station.

　　statue

　　The Statue of Liberty in New York harbor was a gift from France.

　　stay

　　I will stay here until you return.

　　He stayed at home yesterday.

　　She said I should stay until she calls.

　　They stayed in New York for two years.

　　steal

　　Be careful. She will steal your heart.

　　steam

　　The kitchen is full of steam when his mother cooks.

　　steel

　　Much of the steel used now in the United States is imported.

　　step

　　He stepped through the door.

　　We moved slowly up the mountain, one step at a time.

　　The final step is to put the new boat in the water.

　　stick

　　We will put glue on the wallpaper, then stick the paper to the wall.

　　Something is making the door stick.

　　We need some small sticks to start a campfire.

　　still

　　The man was standing still.

　　Was he still there?

　　She slept for nine hours, but she was still tired.

　　The job was difficult, but she still wanted to do it.

　　stone

　　The boys threw stones at the soldiers.

　　stop

　　She stopped the car.

　　Stop that noise.

　　store

　　She stores food for emergencies.

　　His father owns an automobile parts store.