2018考研英语常考熟词僻义单词（106）
2018考研是场艰巨的战役，对于考研英语词汇是它的“先锋兵”，只有攻克词汇，才能确保考研分数的稳固和万无一失。新东方在线祝愿考研的学子们再接再厉，勇往直前!sour adj脾气坏的,乖戾的;刻薄的It is said that the boss is sour toward his
employees.据说这老板对他的雇员很刻薄。
span n. 一段时间;Over a short span of three years a surprising amount has
been achieved.
在短短三年时间里,已经取得了惊人的成绩。
vt. (桥、拱等)横跨,跨越A bridge spanned the river. 一桥横跨该河。
spare vt.饶恕, 赦免, 不伤害The prisoner was spared.那个囚犯被赦免了。
adj薄弱的, 瘦的His tall and spare frame cut an impressive
figure.他那修长的身材给人以深刻印象。
n.备用零件; 备用轮胎I'll show you where the spares are kept.我会指给你看放备件的地方。
spark vt导致n直接原因;导火
This accidental killing sparked major riots in the
cities.这次意外的杀人事件导致了不少城市的大骚乱。
【真题例句】The 215-page manuscript, circulated to publishers last October, _
sparked an outburst
of interest. flared glittered sparked flashed【2000年词汇第23题】
去年十月传到出版商的那215页手稿激起了他们浓厚的兴趣。
sparkle n(才智等)焕发;活力,生气 She always sparkles at parties.
在聚会上她总是神采奕奕。
vt用眼神表示(喜悦等) Her eyes sparkled with joy. 她高兴得两眼闪光。
special n. 特刊;专稿;特别节目There will be a special on Channel 8 tonight.
今晚八频道电视有特别节目。
特价Ice cream is on special this week only!冰淇淋特价优惠, 只限本周!
adj特别亲密的; 格外的He is not a special friend of mine.他不是我的挚友。
specification n (产品等的)说明书;说明书中载明的项目 the specification of a microwave
oven 微波炉说明书
specimen n.某种类型的人, 家伙, 怪人He is an odd specimen in our
school.他在我们学校是一个古怪的人。
实例,典型[(+of)]It was a specimen of his generosity. 这是他慷慨大度的一个实例。
【医】(用以化验的)抽样[(+of)]You'll be asked to provide a blood specimen.
他们会要你提供血样。
spell vt慢慢而费力地读懂(+out/over)
That boy can spell out the Chinese for the first time. 那男孩第一次将汉字慢慢地读出来。
n.一段时间After a short spell in hospital she was soon back at work.
她在医院住了一段时间后，很快又回来上班了。
轮班Father and son took spells at the wheel. 父子轮流开车。
魔咒the book of spells 一本有关咒语的书
vt.用符咒镇住(某人);招致;带来;意味
The witch put the princess under a spell, and she fell asleep for ten
years. 这女巫使公主中了巫术沉睡了十年。
Delay spells losses.拖延招致损失。
Those dark clouds spell rain.那些乌云意味着下雨。
sphere n身分, 地位, (社交或势力)范围
She's used to mixing in an altogether different sphere.
她习惯于在一个完全不同的社会阶层里交往。
spirit n酒精; 烈酒The grocer sells wine and spirits.这位食品商出售葡萄酒和烈性酒。
vt.秘密带走The fact is that Paul kidnapped him and spirited him back to
Russia.
事实是,保罗绑架了他并把他秘密地带回俄罗斯去了。
spite vt. 恶意刁难
They are being provocative and controversial just to spite us.
他们这样挑衅和争论就是要故意刁难我们。
in spite of 尽管In spite of my efforts at persuasion, he wouldn't agree.
尽管我努力劝说，他还是不同意。
splash vt以显著地位报导The story got a front -page splash.这条新闻在头版醒目位置登出。
挥霍[(+out)]She splashed out $1500 on a camera. 她满不在乎花一千五百美元买了一架照相机。
vi挥霍钱财They were cheap enough, so I splashed and got two.
这些东西够便宜,所以我一下子花钱买了两件。
spoil vi.(食物等)****, 变坏Meat spoils more quickly without preservatives.不加防腐剂,
肉会变坏得快。
抢劫,掠夺spoil a person of goods抢劫别人的货物
n. 战掠物The robbers divided up their spoils. 强盗们把赃物分了。
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