2012考研英语单词
smart 聪明的，精明的 Smart students talk earlier than the average smash 打碎，打破，摧毁 The ball ～ed the window smooth 平滑的，光滑的～ skin
snatch 夺得，一把抓住 The thief ～ed her handbag and ran off snob 势力的人，谄上欺下的人 a ～ of the first water
soak 湿透，浸湿，浸泡 You shouldn’t have gone out in the rain－your clothes are ～ing
sober 未醉的 A driver must stay ～ soil 泥土，土壤The ～here is very fertile
sophisticated 老于世故的 a young man quite ～ for his age sore 痛的，痛苦的，痛心的touch sb on a ～ place
sort 种类，类别 He is not the ～ of man to do such a cruel thing sound 健康的，健全的，完好的 a ～body in a ～ mind sour 酸的，酸味的 ～pickles
sow 播种 This plot of land was sown with maize spare 多余的，剩下的have no ～ cash
spark 火花，火星 The firework burst into a shower of ～s sparkle 发光，闪耀 Her eyes were sparkling with anger
specify 具体指定，详细说明 They have specified the amount as 700,000 dollars
spectacle 景象，奇观，壮观，场面 The burning house was a terrible ～ speculate 推测，推断 I cannot ～ on their motives for doing this
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2012考研英语单词
spill 溢出，溅出 The ship ～ed oil while in port spin 纺制 ～ cotton into yarn
spit 吐出 He was ～ting out the husks of sunflower seeds on the floor splash 溅泼A passing car ～ed my dress
split 劈开，切开，裂开 ～ the firewood with an axe spoil 损坏，毁掉 It would ～ my reputation
sponsor 发起者，主办者，保证人，赞助者the ～ of the annual Christmas parade
spot斑点，污点 a blue tie with ～s
spray 浪花，水花 The new shower heads reduce ～ and waste less water
sprout 抽条，发芽，长出 The seeds we planted finally ～ed spur 靴刺，踢马刺a pair of ～s squeeze 榨，挤 ～ juice from oranges
stab 刺，戳，猛的一击，突发的一阵 a ～ of anxiety stack整齐的一叠 a ～ of bills
staff 全体职员，全体雇员 The company has got a ～ of about 40 stain 玷污，污染 His shirt was ～ed with blood
stale 食品等不新鲜的，走味的 These old peanuts taste ～ stall 牛舍
stamp 邮票 put a ～ on a letter
startle 惊吓，使吃惊 The horse ～s easily
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2012考研英语单词
starve 使挨饿，饿死 Many live in luxury while others are starving stationary 固定的，静止的，非流动的 ～ troops
statistics 统计，统计资料 The recent ～ on marriage are interesting steer 掌舵，驾驶 ～ a car through the entrance stern 严厉的，苛刻的 a ～ punishment stick 棍，棒，手杖 Grandfather walks with a ～ stimulate 刺激，促使 ～ economic growth sting刺，螫，叮 A bee stung him on the neck stir 使微动，移动 A breeze ～red my hair stitch 一针，针脚 Make your ～es closer together
stock 原料，备料，库存，现货 Rags are used as a ～ for making paper stoop 俯身，弯腰She ～ed to pick up her fan storm 风暴，暴风雨，暴风雪 A ～ arose
straightforward 一直向前的，直接的 a ～ business transaction strain 拉紧，绷紧 If you ～ the elastic any more, it will break strap 带，皮带 silks ～s
stream 小河，溪流 on the banks of a ～
strength 力量，力气，活力，效力 the economic ～ of a nation stress压力，紧张 Not all of us can cope with the ～es of modern life stretch 伸直，伸长 He yawned and ～ed himself stride阔步前进，大踏步走He strode to the platform strike 打击，撞 A stone struck me on the head
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2012考研英语单词
string 细绳，线，带 She took the parcel and started to undo the string strip 剥去，除去 The wind stripped the tree of all its leaves strive 努力，奋力，力求～ towards a goal
stroke 敲，打，鸣 drive in a nail with one ～ of the hammer
stubborn 顽固的，倔强的 The ～ boy refused to listen to his parents’advice
stuff 原料，材料，物品，东西 He has got all the ～ ready for building his new house
subject 题目，主题 the ～ for a debate
submerge 浸没，淹没，湮没 The stream overflowed and ～d the farmland
submit 屈服，服从，投降 ～ to foreign pressure subordinate 下级的 In the army ,captains are ～ to majors substance 物质，实质 the ～ of pre-school education
substitute 代替者，代替物 He is the doctor’s ～ during holidays times subtle 微妙的，巧妙的 His whole attitude has undergone a ～ change subtract 减，减去 Subtract 4 from 10 you get 6 succession 连续，一系列 a ～ of debates
suck 吸，A large mosquito was sucking blood from the back of her hand sue 控告，起诉 ～ sb for slander
summary 总结，概要 This book has a ～ at the end of each chapter superb 极好的，一流的，杰出的 ～ science and engineering
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2012考研英语单词
superficial 表面的 a ～resemblance
superfluous过多的，剩余的，多余的a ～remark supervise 监督，管理，指导 ～ sb’s every move supplement增补，补充 a ～ to wages suppress压制，镇压 ～human rights supreme最高的，至上的 a ～ ruler
surpass超过，优于，强于，胜过 ～ advanced world surplus过剩，剩余 a teacher ～
survey调查～ population growth in the southern provinces survive 幸存，幸免于Only two people ～d the fire suspect 怀疑 He ～ed a plot against his life
sustain支撑，承受The fountains were not strong enough to ～ the weight of the house
swallow 吞，咽 ～ one’s food swarm 蜂群
sway摇摆 a tree ～ing gently in the breeze
swear宣誓，发誓 ～ on a Bible to observe secrecy swell 膨胀，鼓起 A tire ～s as it is filled with air swing 摇摆，摇荡 ～ a baby in the cradle sympathy 同情心，慰问 a man of wide sympathies synchronize使同步，使结合，使协调 Their steps ～d
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