英语六级高频词汇的复习笔记(15)

　　1. stimulus n. 刺激

　　Her word of praise is a stimulus to work harder.

　　她赞扬的话鼓舞人工作更努力。

　　2. straightforward a. 坦率的

　　a straightforward reply 一个坦率的回答

　　His straightforward, modest manner took into camp everybody he knew.

　　他爽直而谦虚的态度使所有认识他的人都上了当。

　　3. stubborn a. 倔强的

　　The child has a stubborn temper.

　　这个小孩脾气执拗。

　　4. stumble v. 绊倒

　　I stumbled over a tree root.

　　我在一个树根上绊了一跤。

　　5. subordinate a. 从属的

　　She works in the subordinate hospital of our universtiy.

　　她在我们学校的附属医院工作。

　　6. subscribe to v. 订阅

　　I subscribe to Readers Digest magazine.

　　我订了《读者文摘》杂志。

　　7. subsidy n. 补贴

　　Its the old and the poor who suffer worst when subsidies are cut.

　　补助津贴一削减，最吃苦头的就是那些老人和贫民。

　　8. subtle a. 微妙的

　　the subtle difference of the two words 两个单词微妙的区别

　　There were subtle hints in his letter.

　　他的信中有些微妙的暗示。

　　9. supervise v. 监督

　　I supervised the workers loading the lorry.

　　我监督工人把货物装上卡车。

　　10. suppress v. 镇压; 抑制

　　All these movements were suppressed by the warlord government.

　　所有这些运动都受到军阀政府的镇压。

　　He couldnt suppress his anger.

　　他简直怒不可遏。

　　1. tangle with v. 争吵，纠葛

　　He was really a tough guy to tangle with.

　　他真是一个难缠的人。

　　2. tariff n. 关税

　　Tariff barriers crimped the flow of imports.

　　关税障碍妨碍了进囗货的流入。

　　3. tease v. 取笑

　　Now Portia also thought that she would tease Gratiano and her husband.

　　到此，波西亚也想好好嘲弄葛劳提阿诺和她自己的丈夫巴塞尼奥一番。

　　4. temperament n. 气质

　　He is a man with an artistic temperament.

　　他是个有艺术家气质的男子。

　　5. tempt v. 引诱

　　He was tempted into a life of crime by greed and laziness.

　　他受贪婪和懒惰的驱使步入了罪恶的一生。

　　6. tentative a. 试探的

　　Weve drawn up a tentative program for the next two weeks.

　　我们制定了一个之后两个星期的试探性计划。

　　7. terminate v. 终止

　　Your contract has been terminated.

　　你的合同已经被终止。

　　8. texture n. 质地

　　This kind of cloth has a close texture.

　　这种布质地很紧密。

　　9. threshold n. 开端

　　on the threshold of 即将开始

　　The treaty will be the threshold of lasting peace.

　　这个条约将成为持久和平的开端。

　　10. timid a. 胆小的

　　He is as timid as a sheep.

　　他像绵羊一样怯懦。