太奇2007年同等学力辅导词汇讲义（38）

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第二部分（P－Z）

261. section: all sections of people. the business section of a city

262. sequence: a sequence of road accidents. place the numbers in sequence.
causal sequence

263. session: an emergency session of parliament. the court is in session

264. setback: suffer a serious setback in his political career

265. settlement: reach a settlement with the union on the pay dispute.
send a cheque in settlement of my purchase of car

266. shelter: air raid shelter. take shelter from rain under a tree.
shelter the homeless

267. shield: face shield. engine shield
shield our country from invasion

268. shock: recover from the shock of his brother’s death. speechless from shock.
be shocked at what we saw on the spot

269. shoulder: shift the blame to other shoulders.
shoulder the cost of repair. shoulder the responsibility of his father’s mistakes

270. shuttle: the Washington to New York air shuttle. space shuttle

271. slice: a slice of bread. a slice of the profits

272. slot: a slot for coins in a vending machine. follow the slot of a bear

273. slump: a stock market slump

274. snatch: make a snatch at the newspaper.
snatch the handbag from the woman. snatch at the chance of winning

275. souvenir: souvenir sheet. leave me his watch as a souvenir

276. spark: the spark of genius.
Her eyes sparked with rage. The incident sparked a controversy

277. sphere: sphere of knowledge. a sphere of influence

278. spite: have a spite against his boss

279. sponsor: commercial sponsor to a TV program
sponsor a match. a government-sponsored research project

280. stagnation: economic stagnation