【station】(1) a place of special work or purpose; (2) a place where passengers get on or off trains or buses; (3) a place for radio or television broadcasts.
* Rebels attacked a police station outside the city. (1)
造反者袭击了城外的一所警察局。
* He plans to meet her when she arrives at the bus station. (2)
他打算去汽车站接她。
* She works at the television station. (3)
她在电视台工作。
【statue】a form of a human, animal or other creature usually made of stone, wood or metal.
* The Statue of Liberty in New York harbor was a gift from France.
纽约港的自由女神雕像是法国送的礼物。
The Statue of Liberty:自由女神像
【stay】(1) to continue to be where one is; (2) to remain; (3) to not leave; (4) to live for a time.
* I will stay here until you return. (1)
我会一直在这里等你回来。
* He stayed at home yesterday. (2)
她昨天在家里。
* She said I should stay until she calls. (3)
她让我留下来,直到她打电话给我。
* They stayed in New York for two years. (4)
他们住在纽约已经两年了。
stay in:留在家中,不外出,保持住
【steal】to take without permission or paying.
* Be careful. She will steal your heart.
小心了,她会偷去你的感情。
【steam】the gas that comes from hot water.
* The kitchen is full of steam when his mother cooks.
他母亲在做饭,厨房里弥漫着蒸汽。
【steel】iron made harder and stronger by mixing it with other substances.
* Much of the steel used now in the United States is imported.
美国现在用的钢铁很多都是进口的。
【step】(1) to move by lifting one foot and placing it in a new position; (2) the act of stepping; (3) one of a series of actions designed to reach a goal.
* He stepped through the door. (1)
他走进门来。
* We moved slowly up the mountain, one step at a time. (2)
我们很慢地上了山,每次上一个台阶。
at a time:依次,逐一,每次
* The final step is to put the new boat in the water. (3)
最后一步是把新船放进水里。
【stick】(1) to attach something to another thing using a substance that will hold them together; (2) to become fixed in one position so that movement is difficult; (3) a thin piece of wood.
* We will put glue on the wallpaper, then stick the paper to the wall. (1)
我们要在墙纸上刷胶水,然后粘到墙上。
* Something is making the door stick. (2)
门被什么东西粘住了。
* We need some small sticks to start a campfire. (3)
我们需要一些小木棒来点起篝火。
【still】(1) not moving; (2) until the present or a stated time; (3) even so; (4) although.
* The man was standing still. (1)
那个人站在那里一动不动。
* Was he still there? (2)
他还在那里吗?
* She slept for nine hours, but she was still tired. (3)
他已经睡了九个小时,但还是很累。
* The job was difficult, but she still wanted to do it. (4)
那份工作很辛苦,但她还是想做。
【stone】a small piece of rock.
* The boys threw stones at the soldiers.
那些男孩子们朝士兵们扔石头。
throw at:投向,掷向
【stop】(1) to prevent any more movement or action; (2) to come or bring to an end.
* She stopped the car. (1)
她拦住了那辆汽车。
* Stop that noise. (2)
不要发出那种声音。
【store】(1) to keep or put away for future use; (2) a place where people buy things.
* She stores food for emergencies. (1)
她储备食品以应急。
* His father owns an automobile parts store. (2)
他父亲有一家汽车零配件店。
【storm】violent weather, including strong winds and rain or snow.
* The storm caused severe damage across southern Florida.
暴风雨造成的严重损失遍及整个佛罗里达州南部。
【story】the telling or writing of an event, either real or imagined.
* No one believed the story of her life, so she changed it.
没有人相信她的生活故事,于是她做了一些改动。
【stove】a heating device used for cooking.
* The stove is broken so I cannot cook dinner.
炉子坏了,我没法做饭。
【straight】continuing in one direction without turns.
* The road is straight, all the way across the desert.
笔直的路一直穿过沙漠。
all the way:一路上,一直,完全
【strange】(1) unusual; (2) not normal; (3) not known.
* I saw some strange lights in the sky last night. (1)
昨天晚上我看到天空中出现了一些奇怪的光。
* Our backyard is a strange place to see a deer. (2)
在我们的后院看到一只鹿,这是个奇怪的地方。
* Some of our customs seem strange to her. (3)
我们的有些习惯对她来说好像是陌生的。
【street】a road in a city, town or village.
* Which street are you looking for?
你在找哪条街道?
【stretch】(1) to extend for a distance; (2) to pull on to make longer or wider.
* They stretched the rope across the river. (1)
他们把绳子一直延伸到河对面。
* His shoulders stretched the coat. (2)
他的两肩拉紧了外衣。
【strike】(1) to hit with force; (2) to stop work as a way to seek better conditions, more pay or to make other demands.
* He struck the baseball with the bat. (1)
他用球拍打棒球。
* The workers are on strike for more money. (2)
工人们正在为增加工资罢工。
be on strike:在罢工〔课〕
【strong】(1) having much power; (2) not easily broken, damaged or destroyed.
* The strong wind blew down some trees. (1)
狂风吹倒了一些树木。
* Even some of the strong trees were damaged. (2)
即使一些很粗壮的树也被损坏了。
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【structure】(1) the way something is built, made or organized; (2) a system that is formed or organized in a special way; (3) a building.
* This picture shows the structure of a plant cell. (1)
这幅照片表现出了植物细胞的组织。
plant cell:植物细胞
* He will propose some changes in the structure of the organization. (2)
他将提出建议变革该组织的结构。
* The new structure will have offices on 14 floors. (3)
新建筑将会有十四层楼的办事处。
have on:计划好,约定,打算
【struggle】(1) to try with much effort; (2) to fight with; (3) a great effort; (4) a fight.
* He struggled to keep his company open. (1)
他努力经营他的公司。
* The two boys struggled for no reason. (2)
那两个男孩子无缘无故就争斗起来。
* It is a great struggle just to get up in the morning. (3)
早上刚刚起床就是一番大的拼搏。
* Who were the boys in that struggle outside the school? (4)
在学校外面打架的是哪几个男孩子?
【study】(1) to make an effort to gain knowledge by using the mind; (2) to examine carefully.
* He studied for many years to become a doctor. (1)
他学医多年,终于成了一名医生。
* She studied the problem carefully before making her proposal. (2)
在提建议之前,她仔细的研究了那个问题。
【stupid】(1) not able to learn much; (2) not intelligent.
* You are not stupid, you have a learning problem. (1)
你不笨,只是学习上有点问题。
* There are no stupid people, only stupid mistakes. (2)
没有愚蠢的人,只有愚蠢的错误。
【subject】the person or thing being discussed, studied or written about.
* Everyone knows the subject of this meeting, so let us get started.
既然每个人都知道今天会议的主题,那我们现在就开始吧。
【submarine】an underwater ship.
* The submarine is in trouble at the bottom of the ocean.
潜艇在海底出了故障。
be in trouble:处于危险〔受罚, 痛苦〕之中
【substance】the material of which something is made (a solid, liquid or gas).
* The new substance is a liquid that quickly changes to a solid when mixed with another chemical.
这种新液体物质如果和另外一种化学制品混合在一起,就会很快变成固体。
【substitute】(1) to put or use in place of another; (2) a person or thing put or used in place of another.
* You can substitute this medicine for the one you have been using. (1)
你可以吃这个药代替以前吃的那种药。
* Jim is a substitute for Tom in today's game. (2)
在今天的比赛中,吉姆代替汤姆上场。
substitute for:用…代替,(使)代替
【subversion】an attempt to weaken or destroy a political system or government, usually secretly.
* The three men are accused of subversion.
这三个人被指控为颠覆罪。
accuse of:指责,控告