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rue
Detail    speak

/ru:/ v. Syn. regret; lament; mourn
(懊悔,后悔,感伤) feel regret, remorse, or sorrow for; mourn
Tina seemed to rue the night she met Tony and wondered how she ever fell for such a jerk.
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sacrosanct
Detail    speak

/'sækroʊsæŋkt/ a. Syn. inviolable
(非常神圣的) regarded as sacred and inviolable
The brash insurance salesman invaded the sacrosanct privacy of the office of the president of the company.
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sagacious
Detail    speak

/sə'geɪʃəs/ a. Syn. perceptive; shrewd
(精明的,有远见的,有洞察力的) perceptive; shrewd; having insight
My father was a sagacious judge of character: he could spot a phony a mile away.
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sagacity
Detail    speak

/sə'gæsətɪ/ n.
(聪慧,洞察力) quality of being sagacious; quickness or acuteness of sense perceptions; keenness of discernment; shrewdness
She was half sorry her sagacity had miscarried, and half glad that Tom had stumbled into obedient conduct for once.
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sanctimonious
Detail    speak

/sæŋktɪ'moʊnɪəs/ a. Syn. hypocritical
(假正经的,假装神圣的) excessively or hypocritically pious; possessing sanctity; sacred; holy; saintly; religious
What we need to do is not fool ourselves and remain sanctimonious about the issue of doping in baseball.
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sanguine
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/'sæŋgwɪn/ a. Syn. cheerful; hopeful; ruddy
(高兴的,有希望的,乐天的) cheerfully confident; optimistic; of healthy reddish color; ruddy
Let us not be too sanguine about the outcome; something could go wrong.
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sartorial
Detail    speak

/sɑr'tɔ:rɪəl/ a.
(裁缝的,缝纫机的) relating to a tailor, tailoring, or tailored clothing
He was as famous for the sartorial splendor of his attire as he was for his acting.
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satellite
Detail    speak

/'sætəlaɪt/ n. Syn. subordinate
(卫星) small body revolving around a larger one; subordinate
U.S. officials say the satellite is a cover for Pyongyang's efforts to perfect missile technology.
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scourge
Detail    speak

/skɜrdʒ/ n. Syn. lash; whip
(鞭笞,蹂躏) whip used to inflict punishment; severe punishment
They feared the plague and regarded it as a deadly scourge.
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scrutinize
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/'skru:tɪnaɪz/;/-tənaɪz/ v.
(仔细检查) examine closely and critically
Searching for flaws, the sergeant wanted to scrutinize every detail of the private's uniform.
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simper
Detail    speak

/'sɪmpə(r)/ v. Syn. smirk
(痴笑,傻笑) smirk; smile in artificial way to make an impression
. Complimented on her appearance, Stella had to self-consciously simper.
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sinecure
Detail    speak

/'saɪnɪkjʊə(r)/ n.
(闲职,报纸茶水的工作) well-paid position with little responsibility
My job is no sinecure; I work long hours and have much responsibility.
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sinister
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/'sɪnɪstə(r)/ a. Syn. evil
(邪恶的) suggesting or threatening evil
In sudden panic, she's convinced someone sinister is trying to push her from the train.
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soporific
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/sɒpə'rɪfɪk/ a.
(催眠的) sleep-causing; marked by sleepiness
Professor Pringle's lectures were so soporific that even he fell asleep in class.
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sordid
Detail    speak

/'sɔ:dɪd/ a. Syn. filthy; vile; dirty; foul
(肮脏,卑鄙) filthy; unethical or dishonest; dirty; foul; morally degraded
Many of these files contain sordid details about the personal lives of the litigants.
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sovereign
Detail    speak

/'sɒvrɪn/ a. Syn. excellent; independent
(君主的,至高无上的) having supreme rank or power; self governing; excellent; independent
Belarus, Albania, the Ukraine also have sovereign currencies, not using euro, they also have crashed.
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sporadic
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/spə'rædɪk/ a.
(零星的) occurring at irregular intervals; having no pattern or order in time
Although you can still hear sporadic outbursts of laughter and singing outside, the big Halloween parade has passed; the party's over till next year.
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spurn
Detail    speak

/spɜrn/ v. Syn. reject; scorn
(放弃,拒绝) reject disdainfully or contemptuously; scorn
The heroine had to spurn the villain's advances.
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stoic
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/'stoʊɪk/ a. Syn. impassive
(高度自制者,坚忍克己之人) indifferent to or unaffected by joy, grief, pleasure, or pain
I wasn't particularly stoic when I had my flu shot; I squealed like a stuck pig.
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stringent
Detail    speak

/'strɪndʒənt/ a. Syn. binding; rigid
(严厉的,迫切的) demanding strict attention to rules and procedures; binding; rigid
I think these regulations are too stringent.
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