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[attrib 作定语] (infml 口) done, made, etc quickly and with little or no warning 匆忙的; 仓促的: a snap election 临时的选举* take a snap vote 匆匆表决* a snap decision 仓促的决定. snap interj (Brit infml 口) 1 (said in the game of Snap2(5) when one notices that two similar cards have been laid down 玩喊｀对儿＇纸牌游戏（Snap2(5) ）时, 见到相同两张牌时的呼喊声). 2 (said to draw attention to the similarity of two things 见到相同两事物时, 说snap 以引起注意): Snap! You've got the same shoes as me. 嘿! 你的鞋跟我的一模一样. snap adv with a snapping sound 伴有断裂、开或关等声音: Suddenly the oar went snap, ie made a snapping sound as it broke. 桨突然啪的一声断了. snappish adj. inclined to snap1(3); bad-tempered or irritable 厉声说话的; 脾气暴躁的; 易怒的: a snappish small terrier 暴躁的小狗* a snappish old man 爱嚷嚷的男人. snappy adj. (-ier, -iest) 1 inclined to snap1(3); irritable 厉声说话的; 易怒的: a snappy little dog 暴躁的小狗 * She's always snappy early in the morning. 她总是一大早就嚷嚷. 2 (infml 口) lively; quick 活泼的; 利落的: snappy on her feet 她的脚步利索* a snappy dancer 活泼的跳舞的 人. 3 (infml 口) [usu attrib 通常作定语] smart; trendy 帅气的; 漂亮的; 时髦的: a snappy outfit 漂亮的全套服装* She's a very snappy dresser, ie She dresses very smartly and trendily. 她衣著很 入时. 4 (idm 习语) ,make it `snappy (also ,look `snappy) (infml 口) (often as a command 常作命 令语) hurry up; be quick about it 赶快; 快点儿: Look snappy! The bus is coming. 快点儿! 公共汽 车来了. * You'll have to make it snappy if you want to come too. 你也想来的话就得快点儿. snappily adv: `Go away,' she said snappily. ｀走开,＇她厉声地说. snappiness n [U]. snap fastener (also `press stud, Brit infml 英式口语作 popper) device made of two small round metal or plastic parts that are pressed together to fasten dresses, skirts, etc 子母扣儿; 摁扣儿: the press stud on the collar of his evening shirt 他晚礼服衬衫领口上的摁扣 儿* the poppers on a child's pyjamas 儿童睡衣上的子母扣儿. snapshot n. = snap 3. snapdragon / 5snApdrAgEn; `snAp9drA-En/ n = antirrhinum. snapper / 5snApE(r); `snApL/ n type of large fish that lives in warm seas and is eaten as food 啮鱼 （产于热带海区的大型食用鱼）. snare / sneE(r); snZr/ n 1 trap for catching small animals and birds, esp one with a noose made of rope or wire 罗网, 陷阱（用于捕捉小野兽及鸟类, 尤指有套索的）: The rabbit's foot was caught in a snare. 套索把兔子的脚套住了. 2 (fml 文) thing likely to trap or injure sb （易使人上当或受害 的）圈套: All his promises were snares and delusions. 他的许诺都是圈套和骗局. 3 (music 音) string of gut stretched underneath a side-drum to produce a sharp rattling sound （ 在小鼓下面的） 响弦. snare v. [Tn] catch (sth) in a snare(1) or as if in a snare （似）用罗网或陷阱捕捉（某物）: snare a rabbit 设陷阱捕捉兔子 * (fig 比喻) snare a rich husband 设圈套嫁给富人. snarl / snB:l; snBrl/ v 1 [I, Ipr] ~ (at sb/sth) (of dogs, etc) show the teeth and growl angrily （指狗 等）露出牙齿低声怒吠或吼: The dog snarled at the milkman. 那条狗对著送牛奶的人低声吠叫. * The tiger snarled frighteningly. 老虎发出可怕的吼声. 2 [I, Ipr, Tn, Tn.pr] ~ (sth) (at sb) (of people) speak in an angry bad-tempered voice （指人）咆哮, 厉声喊叫: `Get out of here,' he snarled (at us). ｀滚开,＇他（对我们）厉声嚷道. * an unpleasant man who snarled abuse at strangers 大骂陌 生人的讨厌的男子. snarl n. (usu sing 通常作单数) act or sound of snarling 怒吼（声）; 咆哮（声）: the sudden snarl of the dog 那狗突然发出的吠叫声* answer with an angry snarl 怒气冲冲地回答. snarl / snB:l; snBrl/ n (infml 口) confused state; tangle 混乱; 纠缠: My knitting was in a terrible snarl. 我织的东西都乱成一团了. snarl v. (phr v) snarl (sth) up (usu passive 通常用于被动语态) (infml 口) (cause sth to) become confused,jammed, tangled, etc （使某物）混乱、阻塞、纠结在一起等: The machine snarled the material up. 机器把材料搅在一起了. * Traffic has snarled up the city centre. 来往车辆把市中心堵 得水泄不通. `snarl-up n (infml 口) tangled or jammed state, esp of traffic 拥挤、阻塞的状态（尤 指交通）: a big snarl-up on the motorway 高速公路上严重的交通阻塞. snatch / snAtF; snAtF/ v 1 [I, Ipr, Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p] (try to) seize (sth/sb) quickly and sometimes rudely; grab （设法）迅速地或粗鲁地抓住（某物[某人]）; 抢: It's rude to snatch. 你争我夺是粗 鲁的行为. * She snatched the letter from me/out of my hand. 她从我这里[从我手中]把信抢走了. * The baby had been snatched from its pram. 那婴儿被人从婴儿车中劫走了. * He snatched up his gun and fired. 他迅速拿起枪来射出. 2 [Tn] take or get (sth) quickly, esp when a chance to do so occurs 迅速抓住（某物）（尤指机会）: snatch an hour's sleep 偷空儿睡一小时觉* snatch a meal between jobs 趁工作间歇时吃饭. snatch at sth 1 try to grasp sth 设法抓住某物: He snatched at the ball but did not catch it. 他想抓那个球但没抓 住. 2 (fig 比喻) grasp sth eagerly and quickly 迫切而迅速地抓住某事物: snatch at every opportunity 抓住任何机会. snatch n. 1 [sing] sudden attempt to seize (sth) quickly 抓; 抢; 夺: make a snatch at sth 抢夺某 物. 2 [C esp pl 尤作复数] short part or period; brief extract 片刻; 片段: work in snatches, ie not continuously 断断续续地工作 * short snatches of song 歌的片段 * overhear snatches of conversation 偶尔听到谈话的只言片语. snatcher n. (often in compounds 常用以构成复合词) person who snatches (and takes away) 抢夺 的人: a baby snatcher 抢夺婴儿的人* a bag snatcher 抢提包的人. snazzy / 5snAzI; `snAzI/ adj (-ier, -iest) (infml 口) (esp of clothes) smart and stylish （尤指衣物）帅 气的, 漂亮的, 时髦的: a snazzy little hat 漂亮的小帽子* a very snazzy new car 很漂亮的新汽车 * She's a very snazzy dresser, ie She always dresses fashionably. 她衣著总是很时髦. snazzily adv: dress snazzily 衣著入时. snazziness n. [U]. sneak / sni:k; snik/ v 1 [I, Ipr] ~ (on sb) (to sb) (Brit infml derog 口, 贬) (used esp by children 尤 为儿童用语) tell an adult about the faults, wrongdoings, etc of another child 告状; 打小报告: She sneaked on her best friend to the teacher. 她向老师告了她最好的朋友一状. 2 [Tn] (infml 口) take (sth) secretly (often without permission) 偷偷地做（某事）或取（某物）（常指未获许可）: sneak a chocolate from the box 从盒子里偷拿一块巧克力* sneak a look at the Christmas presents 朝圣诞 礼物偷看一眼. 3 (phr v) sneak into, out of, past, etc sth; sneak in, out, away, back, past, etc go quietly and secretly in the direction specified 悄悄地走（向某处）; 溜: He stole the money and sneaked out of the house. 他偷了钱后从房子里溜了出去. * The cat ate the food and sneaked off. 猫 吃完食物就偷偷跑了. sneak up (on sb/sth) approach quietly, staying out of sight until the last moment 悄悄接近然后突然出现: James loves sneaking up on his sister to frighten her. 詹姆斯喜欢 溜到妹妹身后吓她一大跳. =>Usage at prowl 用法见 prowl. sneak n. (infml 口) cowardly deceitful person (esp one who informs on others) 怯懦而惯于欺骗的 人（尤指告密者）. sneak adj. [attrib 作定语] acting or done without warning; secret and unexpected 出其不意的; 秘 密而突如其来的: a sneak attack 偷袭* a sneak preview 不公开试映* a sneak look at a letter 偷 看信. sneakers n. [pl] (US; Brit infml 口) = plimsolls: He wore old jeans and a pair of sneakers. 他穿著 旧牛仔裤和胶底运动鞋. sneaking adj. [attrib 作定语] (esp of an unwanted feeling) secret and unexpressed （尤指不应有的 情感）私下的, 暗地的: have a sneaking respect, sympathy, etc for sb 暗地里敬佩、同情... 某人 * I have a sneaking (ie unproved and vague but possibly right) suspicion that he stole my wallet. 我心想 准是他偷了我的钱包. sneaky adj. (-ier, -iest) (infml derog 口, 贬) done or acting in a secret or deceptive way 鬼鬼祟祟 的; 偷偷摸摸的: sneaky behaviour 鬼鬼祟祟的举动* This sneaky girl was disliked by the rest of the class. 全班同学都不喜欢这个鬼头鬼脑的女同学. sneakily adv. sneakiness n. [U]. sneak-thief n. person who steals things without using force, eg through open doors and windows 小 偷（不使用暴力的, 如经敞著的门窗入室行窃者）. sneer / snIE(r); snIr/ v [I, Ipr] ~ (at sb/sth) smile with the upper lip curled, to show contempt (for sb/sth); laugh scornfully 嗤笑（某人[某事物]）; 嘲笑; 讥笑: sneer at one's supposed inferiors 嘲笑 自以为不如自己的人* I resent the way he sneers at our efforts. 我们已十分努力而他却讥笑我们, 我很反感. =>Usage at smirk 用法见 smirk. sneer n. look, smile, word, phrase, etc that shows contempt 表示轻蔑的表情、微笑、词语等: sneers of disbelief 表示不相信的嘲笑* You can wipe that sneer off your face! 你还是收起你讥笑 人的嘴脸吧! sneeringly / 5snIErINlI; `snIrINlI/ adv. sneeze / sni:z; sniz/ n sudden uncontrollable noisy outburst of air through the nose and mouth (usu caused by irritation in the nose from dust, etc or when one has a cold) 喷嚏; 嚏喷: coughs and sneezes 咳嗽和喷嚏* She let out a loud sneeze. 她打了一个很响的喷嚏. sneeze v. [I] 1 make a sneeze 打喷嚏: With all that dust about, he couldn't stop sneezing. 到处都 是灰尘, 他不停地打著喷嚏. * Use a handkerchief when you sneeze. 打喷嚏时, 要用手帕遮住. 2 (idm 习语) not to be `sneezed at (infml esp joc 口, 尤作戏谑语) worth considering or having; not to be despised 值得考虑的; 不可轻视的: A prize of 50 is not to be sneezed at. 50 英镑的奖金可不是 个小数. snick / snIk; snIk/ v [Tn] make a small cut or notch in (sth) 在（某物）上划一道小口子或留下凹痕: I snicked my finger on the sharp knife. 那把锋利的刀上把我的手指划了道小口子. snick n. small cut or notch 小切口或凹痕: a tiny snick in the dress material 衣料上的一个小口子. snicker / 5snIkE(r); `snIkL/ v laugh in a suppressed, esp unpleasant, way; snigger 暗笑; 窃笑: snickering at obscene pictures 看著春画偷偷地笑. =>Usage at giggle 用法见 giggle. snicker n. suppressed, esp unpleasant, laugh; snigger 暗笑; 窃笑. snide / snaId; snaId/ adj (derog 贬) critical in an indirect unpleasant way; sneering 挖苦的; 嗤笑的; 嘲笑的; 讥笑的: snide remarks about the chairman's wife 挖苦主席夫人的话* He's always making snide comments about her appearance. 他总是对她的外表冷嘲热讽. snidely adv. snideness n. [U]. sniff / snIf; snIf/ v 1 [I] draw air in through the nose so that there is a sound 鼻子吸气发出声音: sniffing and trying not to weep 抽泣著而忍住不哭出声来* They all had colds and were sniffing and sneezing. 他们都感冒了, 鼻子吸气有声而且还打喷嚏. 2 (a) [I, Ipr, Tn] ~ (at) sth draw air in through the nose as one breathes, esp to discover or enjoy the smell of sth （呼吸时）用鼻吸气（尤 指为闻出某气味或因爱闻某气味）: sniff the sea-air 呼吸海上的空气* sniff (at) a rose 闻闻玫瑰 花香* The dog was sniffing (at) the lamp-post. 那条狗在灯柱旁嗅来嗅去. (b) [Tn, Tn.p] ~ sth (up) draw sth up through the nose 用鼻子吸入某物: sniff snuff 吸鼻烟* He sniffed the vapour up (through his nose). 他（用鼻子）吸入蒸气.(c) [Tn] (infml 口) take (a dangerous drug) by breathing it in through the nose 用鼻子吸（毒品）: sniff glue 吸胶毒. 3 [Tn] say (sth) in a self-pitying, complaining way 自己怜悯自己、抱怨地说（某事）: `Nobody understands me,' he sniffed. ｀谁 都不理解我,＇他埋怨说. 4 (phr v) sniff at sth ignore or show contempt for sth 嗤之以鼻: (infml 口) His generous offer is not to be sniffed at, ie should be considered seriously. 他的慷慨厚意不可嗤之 以鼻. sniff sb out (infml 口) discover sb; find sb out 发现某人; 找出某人: sniff out the culprit 发现 犯人* The police were determined to sniff out the ringleaders. 警方决心要找到匪首. sniff n. act or sound of sniffing; breath (of air, etc) 用鼻孔吸气（声）; 呼吸; 嗅; 闻: tearful sniffs 含泪的抽泣* get a sniff of sea air 呼吸一下海上的空气* One sniff of this is enough to kill you. 此物闻一闻即足以致命. * `I'm going,' she said with a sniff. ｀我要走了,＇她抽了一下鼻子说. sniffle / 5snIfl; `snIfl/ v [I] sniff slightly or repeatedly (esp because one is crying or has a cold) 抽鼻 子（轻轻地或频频地发出吸气声, 尤指因哭泣或感冒）: I wish you wouldn't keep sniffling. 但愿你 别总这麽抽鼻子. sniffle 1 n act or sound of sniffling 抽鼻子（声）. 2 (idm 习语) get/have the `sniffles (infml 口) get/have a slight cold 患轻感冒. snifter / 5snIftE(r); `snIftL/ n 1 (infml 口) small amount of an alcoholic drink, esp spirits 少量含酒 精饮料（尤指烈酒）: have a quick snifter before the party 在参加聚会前喝一点烈性酒. 2 glass shaped like a small bowl that narrows at the top （小口大肚矮脚的）酒杯: a snifter of brandy 一杯 白兰地酒. snigger / 5snIgE(r); `snI-L/ n half-suppressed unpleasantlaugh (esp at sth improper or at another's misfortune) 窃笑, 暗笑（尤指笑某事物不当或他人不幸）: Her shabby appearance drew sniggers from the guests. 她样子寒酸, 客人不禁暗自发笑. snigger v. [I, Ipr] ~ (at sb/sth) laugh in this way 窃笑; 暗笑: superior people who sniggered at her foreign accent 暗笑她有外国腔调的那些自以为比她强的人. =>Usage at giggle 用法见 giggle. snip / snIp; snIp/ v (-pp-) 1 [Ipr, Tn] ~ (at) sth cut sth sharply (esp with scissors or shears) in short quick strokes 快速剪某物: snip (at) a stray lock of hair 剪一绺散开的头发. 2 (phr v) snip sth off remove sth with short quick strokes 快速剪掉某物: snip off a few loose threads 剪掉几条散开的线 头* snip the corner off the carton of milk 剪掉盛牛奶的纸盒的边角. snip n. 1 cut made by snipping 剪口: There's a snip in this cloth. 这块布有一个剪口. 2 small piece cut off by snipping 剪下的小片: snips of material scattered over the floor 地板上到处都是从 料子上剪下的碎片. 3 act of snipping 剪: With a few quick snips of the shears he pruned the bush. 他用大剪刀几下子就把灌木给修剪好了. 4 (Brit infml 口) surprisingly cheap article; bargain 极 廉价的物品; 便宜货: It's a snip at only 50p! 才 50 便士, 真便宜! snipping n. small piece of material, etc snipped off alarger piece 从大块材料上剪下的小块材料: a patchworkquilt made of snippings from old clothes 用从旧衣物上剪下的碎料缝成的被子. snipe / snaIp; snaIp/ n (pl unchanged 复数不变) water-bird with a long straight bill that lives in marshes 沙锥（滨鸟, 嘴细长, 生活在沼泽区）. =>illus at App 1 见附录1 插图, page v. snipe / snaIp; snaIp/ v [I, Ipr] ~ (at sb/sth) 1 shoot from a hiding place (usu from a distance) 伏击, 狙击（通常指远距离）: terrorists sniping at soldiers from well-concealed positions 从十分隐蔽的位 置伏击士兵的恐怖分子. 2 (fig 比喻) make unpleasant critical remarks attacking sb/sth 抨击某人 [某事物]: sniping at political opponents 抨击政治对手 * Film stars are often sniped at in the newspapers. 报纸上经常抨击电影明星. sniper n. person who snipes 狙击手: shot by snipers 遭狙击手伏击. snippet / 5snIpIt; `snIpIt/ n 1 small piece cut off 切下的小块或碎片. 2 ~ (of sth) small piece or item (of information, news, etc); brief extract （消息、新闻等的）片段; 简短摘录: snippets of gossip 闲言碎语* I've got a snippet of information that might interest you. 我刚得到一点消息, 是你可能 感兴趣的. snitch / snItF; snItF/ v (Brit sl 俚) 1 [Tn] steal (sth) by taking it quickly 迅速偷走（某物）: `Who's snitched my pen?' ｀一转眼, 谁把我的笔偷走了?＇ 2 [I, Ipr] ~ (on sb) inform on sb; sneak 告发 某人; 告密: Promise you won't snitch (on me)? 答应我, 一定不告发我行吗? snivel / 5snIvl; `snIvl/ v (-ll-; US also -l-) (derog 贬) [I] (a) cry and sniff in a miserable, usu self-pitying, way 伤心地啼哭和抽泣: a tired snivelling baby 哭累了的幼儿. (b) complain in a miserable whining way 哭诉: She's always snivelling about her unhappy childhood. 她总是伤心哭 诉自己童年不幸. snivelling (US also sniveling) adj. [attrib 作定语] (derog 贬) tending to whine and complain; weak 爱啼哭抱怨的; 软弱的: He's a snivelling idiot! 他是个爱哭鼻子的傻瓜! sniveller (US sniveler) n. (derog 贬) person who snivels 哭泣的人; 哭诉的人. snob / snCb; snBb/ n (derog 贬) (a) person who pays too much respect to social position and wealth, or who despises people of a lower social position 势利小人: snobs who despised their working-class son-in-law 看不起女婿当工人的很势利的人. (b) person who feels he has superior tastes, knowledge, etc 自以为高雅、有学问等的人: an intellectual snob 自以为有学识的人* a wine snob who will only drink the best wines 自命不凡非上等酒不喝的人. snobbery / 5snCbErI; `snBbErI/ n [U] (derog 贬) behaviour, language, etc characteristic of a snob 势利的行为、语言等: They considered her behaviour a shameful piece of snobbery. 他们认为她为 人势利, 行为可耻. snobbish adj. (derog 贬) of or like a snob （似）势利的或自以为高人一等的: a snobbish contempt for the poor 蔑视穷人的势利眼* a snobbish attitude to pop music 认为流行音乐不值一听的态度. snobbishly adv. snobbishness n. [U]. snob appeal (also `snob value) qualities that appeal to people's snobbishness 对势利眼或自视甚高的人有吸引力的特质: This part of the town has a lot of snob appeal. 该城的这一区很能吸引自视甚高的人. * This car sells well because of its snob value. 这种汽车很有派头, 因此很畅销. SNOBOL (also Snobol) / 5snEUbCl; `snobRl/ abbr 缩写 = (computing 计) string-oriented symbolic language (a programming language, esp for handling symbols) 面向字符串的符号语言（一 种计算机程序设计语言, 尤用于符号处理）. snog / snCg; snB-/ v (-gg-) [I, Ipr] ~ (with sb) (Brit infml 口) kiss and cuddle 亲吻拥抱: snog in the back row of the cinema 在影院后排座位上拥抱接吻. snog n. [sing] (Brit infml 口) act of snogging 亲吻拥抱: have a bit of a snog 拥抱亲吻一阵. snogging n. [U] (Brit infml 口) action of cuddling and kissing 拥抱亲吻. snook / snu:k; snuk/ n (idm 习语) cock a snook at sb/sth => cock3. snooker / 5snu:kE(r); `snukL/ n [U] game played with 15 red balls and 7 balls of other colours on a billiard-table 落袋台球（使用 15 个红色球和 7 个其他颜色球的游戏）: [attrib 作定语] a snooker match 落袋台球比赛. => illus 见插图. Cf 参看 pool2 4. snooker v. [Tn esp passive 尤用于被动语态] 1 leave (an opponent) in a difficult position when playing snooker （玩落袋台球游戏时）使（对手）处于困境. 2 (infml fig 口, 比喻) place (sb) in a difficult position; trick or defeat (sb) 使（某人）处于困境; 欺骗或击败（某人）: You can't win; you've been completely snookered! 你怎麽做都没用, 你已经完全落入圈套了! snoop / snu:p; snup/ v (infml usu derog 口, 通常作贬义) 1 [I, Ipr, Ip] ~ (about/around sth); ~ (about/around) search or investigate (eg to find mistakes, signs that people are breaking rules, etc) in a persistent and secretive way 持续而秘密地寻找或调查（如找出错误、违章现象等）: snooping around at night 夜晚四处窥探* snooping about the school entrance looking for late-comers 在学校 入口处窥视迟到的人. 2 [Ipr] ~ into sth try to find out things that do not concern oneself; pry into 打听闲事. snooper n. (usu derog 通常作贬义) person who snoops 窥探者; 打听闲事的人: a government snooper 政府的秘密调查员. snooty / 5snu:tI; `snutI/ adj (-ier, -iest) (infml derog 口, 贬) showing disapproval and contempt towards others 目中无人的; 妄自尊大的: a snooty letter refusing the invitation 一封拒绝邀请措词 傲慢的信* She's so snooty; she never speaks to the neighbours. 她很傲慢, 从不与邻居说话. snootily / -IlI; -lI/ adv. snootiness n. [U]. snooze / snu:z; snuz/ v [I] (infml 口) take a short sleep (esp during the day); doze 小睡（尤指在白 天）; 打盹: Dad was snoozing by the fire. 爸爸正在炉火旁打盹. snooze n. [sing] (infml 口) a short sleep; nap 小睡; 午睡: I'm going to have a snooze after lunch. 我午饭后要睡个午觉. snore / snR:(r); snRr/ v [I, Ip] breathe roughly and noisily while sleeping 打鼾; 打呼噜: snoring noisily with his mouth open （他）张著嘴大声打鼾* Does my snoring bother you? 我打呼噜影响 你吗? snore n. act or sound of snoring 打鼾（声）; 打呼噜（声）: Loud snores from the other room kept her awake. 那边房间有人打鼾声音很大她无法入睡. snorer / 5snR:rE(r); `snRrL/ n person who snores habitually 经常打鼾的人. snorkel / 5snR:kl; `snRrkl/ n 1 tube that allows a swimmer to take in air while under water 潜水通 气管（潜水人用的）. 2 device that allows a submarine to take in air while under water （潜水艇的） 通气管. snorkel v. [I] (-ll-; US -l-) swim with a snorkel 戴潜水通气管潜泳. snorkelling (US snorkeling) / 5snR:kElIN; `snRrkElIN/ n [U] action or sport of swimming with a snorkel 戴潜水通气管潜泳（运动）. snort / snR:t; snRrt/ v 1 [I] (usu of animals, esp horses) force air out through the nostrils with a loud noise （通常指动物, 尤指马）喷鼻息作声, 打响鼻. 2 [I, Ipr] ~ (at sb/sth) (of people) do this to show impatience, contempt, disgust, amusement, etc （指人）发哼声（喷鼻息表示不耐烦、蔑视、 厌恶、欢娱等）: snort with rage (at sb/sth) （对某人[某事物]）愤怒地哼了一声* snort with mirth at the suggestion 对该建议高兴地哼了一声. 3 (sl 俚) sniff (drugs) 从鼻孔吸入（毒品）: snort cocaine 从鼻孔吸入可卡因. snort n. 1 act or sound of snorting 喷鼻息; 打响鼻; 发哼声; （从鼻孔）吸毒: give a snort of contempt 轻蔑地哼了一声* She could not conceal a snort of laughter. 她忍不住扑哧一笑. 2 (infml 口) small drink of alcohol swallowed in one gulp （供一口喝下的）一小杯酒. 3 (sl 俚) small amount of a drug that is sniffed （用鼻孔吸入的）少量毒品: a quick snort of cocaine 用鼻孔 匆匆吸些可卡因. snorter n. (esp sing 尤作单数) (infml 口) thing that is remarkably impressive, violent, difficult, etc 极感人、激烈、困难...的事物: She sent me a real snorter of a letter. 她给我寄来一封异乎寻常的 信. snot / snCt; snBt/ n [U] (infml 口) mucus of the nose 鼻涕: snot running down the child's nose 从这 孩子的鼻子里流出的鼻涕. snotty adj. (-ier, -iest) (infml 口) 1 running with or covered with snot 流著鼻涕的; 沾满鼻涕的: a child with a snotty nose 流著鼻涕的小孩* washing his snotty handkerchiefs 洗著他的满是鼻涕 的手帕. 2 (also ,snotty-nosed) (derog 贬) superior; snooty 高傲的; 目中无人的: He's such a ,snotty-nosed little `wimp. 他是个高傲而懦弱的人. snout / snaUt; snaJt/ n 1 [C] projecting nose and mouth of an animal (esp a pig) 动物突出的口鼻部 （尤指猪的）: a sow with her snout in a trough of food 用鼻子拱饲料槽中食物的大母猪. =>illus at App 1 见附录1 插图, page iii. =>illus at pig 见pig 插图. 2 [C] projecting front part of sth thought to resemble a snout 猪鼻状突出物: the ugly snout of a revolver 左轮手枪难看的枪管. 3 [C] (Brit sl derog 俚, 贬) person's nose （人的）鼻子: a huge red snout 大红鼻子* She's always poking her snout into everything, ie interfering. 她总爱多管闲事. 4 [C] (Brit sl 俚) police informer 向警方告 密者. 5 [U] (Brit sl 俚) tobacco 烟草; 烟叶: Got any snout? 有烟叶吗? snow / snEU; sno/ n 1 [U] frozen water vapour that falls to the ground from the sky in soft white flakes; mass of such flakes on the ground, etc 雪; 雪花; 雪片; 积雪: a heavy fall of snow 下大雪 * roads deep in snow 积雪很深的道路* Children were playing in the snow. 孩子们在雪中玩耍. 2 [C usu pl 通常作复数] (fml 文) fall of snow 下雪; 降雪: The snows came early that year. 那年雪 下得很早. 3 [U] (sl 俚) powdered cocaine （粉状的）可卡因. 4 (idm 习语) pure as the driven snow => pure. white as snow => white1. snowball n. mass of snow pressed into a hard ball for throwing in play 雪球: children throwing snowballs at each other 打雪仗的儿童. v [I] 1 throw snowballs 掷雪球; 打雪仗: children snowballing in the park 在公园打雪仗的儿童. 2 (fig 比喻) grow quickly in size, importance, etc （体积、重要性等）（像滚雪球般）迅速增大: Opposition to the war snowballed. 反战情绪急速 增长. snow-blind adj. [usu pred 通常作表语] (temporarily) unable to see because the eyes are dazzled by the glare of the sun on snow 雪盲（眼睛受雪地反射的阳光刺激而暂时失明）. snow-blindness n. [U]: skiers suffering from snow-blindness 患雪盲的滑雪人. snow-blower n. (esp US) machine for blowing snow from roads, pathways, etc 吹雪机（用鼓风法 清除路面积雪的机器）. snow-bound adj. unable to travel, go out, etc because of heavy falls of snow 受大雪困住的; 被大 雪封闭的: a snow-bound train 被大雪阻住的火车* We were snow-bound in the cottage for two weeks. 我们让大雪困在村舍里两个星期. snow-capped adj. (rhet 修辞) (of mountains, etc) with the peak covered in snow （指山等）顶部有 积雪的. snow-covered (also rhet 修辞 `snow-clad) adj. covered with snow 被雪覆盖的: snow-covered roofs 有雪的屋顶* snow-clad fir trees 有积雪的枞树. snow-drift n. deep bank of snow heaped up by the wind （风刮成的）雪堆: The train ran into a snow-drift. 火车碰上了雪堆. snowdrop n. type of small white flower growing from a bulb at the end of winter or early spring 雪 花莲（冬末或初春时开小白花）. =>illus at App 1 见附录1 插图, page ii. snowfall n. 1 [C] fall of snow on one occasion （一次的）降雪: There was a heavy snowfall last week. 上星期下了一场大雪. 2 [U] amount of snow that falls in a period of time (eg one winter or one year) in a certain place 某地一段时期（如一冬或一年）的降雪量: The average snowfall here is 10cm a year. 这里年平均降雪量为10 厘米. snow-field n. permanent wide expanse of snow, eg on high mountains 雪原（终年积雪的大片地区, 如高山上）. snowflake n. any one of the soft small collections of ice crystals that fall as snow 雪花; 雪片: snowflakes melting as they reached the ground 落地融化的雪花. snow-goose n. large white goose with black wing tips that lives in arctic areas 雪雁（体羽纯白, 翅 尖黑色, 产于北极）. snow job (infml 口 esp US) attempt at deception or persuasion by elaborate, often insincere, talk 花言巧语的欺骗或劝说: They're claiming that he's not guilty but that's just a snow job. 他们声称他无罪, 那只不过是遮人耳 目而已. snow-leopard n. type of large wild cat of the mountainous areas of central Asia, with pale brown or grey fur and black markings 雪豹（产于亚洲中部山区, 毛呈浅褐色或灰色, 有黑色斑纹）. snow-line n. level (in feet or metres) above which snow lies permanently at any one place 雪线（终 年积雪的下界线, 用英尺或公尺丈量）: climb above the snow-line 攀越雪线. snowman / -mn; -9mAn/ n (pl -men / -men; -mZn/) figure of a man made of snow, esp by children for fun 雪人（尤指儿童用雪堆成的）. snow-plough (US `snow-plow) n. device or vehicle for clearing snow from roads, railways, etc 雪犁, 除雪机（用以清除公路、铁路等的积雪的）. snow-shed n. (esp US) shelter with a long roof over a stretch of road or railway to prevent it being blocked by falling or sliding snow 防雪棚（防止因降雪或雪崩堵塞公路或铁路的建筑）. snow-shoe n. device with a frame and leather straps, attached to the bottom of a shoe to allow a person to walk on deep snow without sinking in 雪鞋（以革条穿在木框上制成, 装在鞋底上, 可在 深雪处行走）. snowstorm n. heavy fall of snow, esp with a strong wind 暴风雪; 雪暴. snow-white adj. pure bright white in colour 雪白的; 纯白色的: ,snow-white `shirts 雪白的衬衫. snow / snEU; sno/ v 1 [I] (used with it 与it 连用) come down from the sky as snow 下雪; 降雪: It snowed all day. 下了一整天雪. * It was snowing when I woke up. 我醒来时正在下雪. 2 [Tn] (US infml 口) attempt to deceive or persuade (sb) by elaborate but often insincere talk 用花言巧语欺骗 或说服（某人）. 3 (phr v) snow sb in/up (usu passive 通常用于被动语态) prevent sb from going out by snowing heavily 被大雪困住（不能外出）: We were snowed in for three days last winter by the blizzards. 去年冬天, 一场暴风雪把我们困在家里三天没出门. snow sb under (with sth) (usu passive 通常用于被动语态) overwhelm sb 使某人不胜负荷: I was snowed under with work. 我工 作忙得不可开交. * snowed under with applications for the job 求职申请书多得接应不暇. snowy adj. (-ier, -iest) 1 covered with snow 被雪覆盖的: snowy roofs 有雪的屋顶. 2 with snow falling 下雪的: snowy weather 下雪的天气. 3 as white or fresh as newly fallen snow （像刚 下的雪那样）洁白清新的: a snowy (white) tablecloth 洁白的桌布. Snr abbr. 缩写= Sen 3. snub / snQb; snQb/ v (-bb-) [Tn esp passive 尤用于被动语态] treat (sb) coldly, rudely or with contempt, esp by paying no attention (to him) 冷落, 怠慢, （尤指）不理睬（某人）: She was repeatedly snubbed by her neighbours. 她多次遭到邻居的冷遇. * She snubbed them by not replying to their invitation. 她没答覆他们的邀请藉此冷落他们. snub n. snubbing words or behaviour 冷落、怠慢的言辞或行为: suffer a snub 受到冷遇 * hurt by the snubs of the other children 受其他儿童冷落而伤心. snub / snQb; snQb/ adj (of a nose) short and turned up slightly at the end （指鼻子）短而略微上翘的. snub-nosed adj: a snub-nosed little dog 翘鼻小狗. snuff / snQf; snQf/ n [U] powdered tobacco taken into the nose by sniffing 鼻烟（粉末状烟叶, 用鼻 孔吸入）: take a pinch of snuff 吸一捏鼻烟. snuff-box n. small, usu decorative, box for holding snuff 鼻烟盒（通常为有装饰的）: She collects snuff-boxes. 她收集鼻烟盒. snuff / snQf; snQf/ v 1 [Tn] cut or pinch off the burnt black end of the wick of (a candle) 剪（蜡烛） 的心. 2 (idm 习语) `snuff it (Brit sl joc 俚, 谑) die 吹灯, 吹灯拔蜡（死亡）: His dad snuffed it a couple of years ago. 他爸爸两年前就吹灯了. 3 (phr v) snuff sth out (a) put out (a candle flame, etc); extinguish sth 熄灭（烛光等）; 扑灭某事物. (b) put an end to sth; finish sth 消灭或结束某事 物: His hopes were nearly snuffed out. 他的希望几乎破灭了. snuffle / 5snQfl; `snQfl/ v [I, Ip] (a) make sniffing noises 用鼻子吸气发出声音; 抽鼻子: The dog was snuffling around the roots of a tree. 那条狗在树根处嗅来嗅去. (b) breathe noisily (as when the nose is partly blocked with catarrh) 呼吸发出声音（如因黏膜发炎）: a child snuffling with a bad cold 因患重感冒鼻子呼呼有声的小孩. snuffle n. act or sound of snuffling 抽鼻子（声）;（鼻腔受阻的）呼吸（声）: speak in/with a snuffle, ie with a blocked nose 抽著鼻子说话. snug / snQg; snQ-/ adj (-gg-) 1 sheltered from cold, wind, etc; warm and comfortable; cosy 不受风 寒侵袭的; 温暖而舒适的: a snug little house 温暖舒适的房子* snug in bed 在床上舒舒服服 * The children are wrapped up snug by the fire. 孩子们穿得暖暖和和的围在炉火旁. 2 (of clothes) fitting (too) tightly or closely （指衣服）（过于）贴身的, 紧身的: a snug-fitting coat 紧而合身的大 衣* This jacket's a bit snug now. 这件外衣有点瘦了. 3 (infml 口) enough to be comfortable 够 舒适的: a snug little income 足够过舒适生活的收入. 4 (idm 习语) (as) snug as a bug in a rug (joc infml 谑, 口) very snug and cosy 非常舒适; 十分安逸. snug n. (Brit) small warm room, esp in a pub, with seats for only a few people （只有少数座位的） 温暖的小房间（尤指酒店的）. snugly adv 1 warmly and comfortably 温暖而舒适地: They were curled up snugly in bed. 他们舒适地在 床上蜷著. 2 tidily and tightly 整齐而紧密地: He fitted the map snugly into the bag. 他把地图整 齐地塞进包里. snugness n. [U]. snuggle / 5snQgl; `snQ-l/ v [I, Ip] ~ (up to sb); ~ (up/down) lie or get close (to sb) for warmth, comfort or affection 依偎, 挨近（某人）或蜷缩著以获得温暖、舒适或疼爱: The child snuggled up to her mother. 那孩子紧贴在母亲身边. * They snuggled up (together) in bed. 他们依偎著躺在床上. * She snuggled down in bed. 她蜷缩著躺在床上. so / sEU; so/ adv (used before adjs and advs 用于形容词与副词之前) 1 to such an extent 到这种 程度; 这麽; 那麽: Last time I saw him he was so fat! 我上次见到他时, 他那麽胖! * Don't look so angry (ie as angry as you appear now)! 别这麽生气! 2 not ~ + adj/adv (+ as...) not to the same extent (as) 不（像）...这麽...; 不（像）...那麽...: It wasn't so bad as last time! 这次不像上次那麽 坏! * It didn't take so long as we expected. 时间没像我们预料的那麽久. * I haven't enjoyed myself so much for a long time. 我很长时间没有这麽高兴过了. 3 ~ + adj/adv + (that)... (indicating the result 表示结果): He was so ill that we had to send for a doctor. 他病得很重, 我们只好给他请医生 了. * She was so angry (that) she couldn't speak. 她气得说不出话来. 4 ~ + adj/adv + as to do sth to the extent that one does sth 到做某事的程度: She was so kind as to phone for a taxi for me. 她很热 心, 为我打电话叫了计程车. * How could you be so stupid as to believe him? 你怎麽这麽笨竟相信 他的话? * Would you be so good as to lock the door when you leave? 你离开时请把门锁上行吗? 5 ~ + adj + a/an + n (+ as sb/sth) (used in making comparisons 用于做比较): He was not so quick a learner as his brother. 他没他弟弟学得快. * He's not so good a player as his wife. 他没他妻子演奏 得好. * Is this so unusual a case (ie more unusual than most)? 这种情况那麽不寻常吗? 6 very; extremely 很; 极: I'm so glad to see you. 见到你非常高兴. * It was `so kind of you to remember my birthday. 你还记得我的生日, 十分感谢. * We have `so much to do. 我们有很多事要做. * She's feeling so much better today. 她今天身体好多了. 7 (idm 习语) not so much sth as sth not one thing but rather sth else 不是...而是...: She's not so much poor as careless with money. 她倒不是穷 而是太不在乎钱了. so many/much an unspecified number or amount 多少（表示不定的数量）: A recipe tells you that you need so many eggs, so much milk, etc. 这个食谱上说需要多少鸡蛋、多少 牛奶等等. * Write on the form that you stayed so many nights at so much per night. 把你住了几个晚 上、每晚多少钱, 填在这个表上. ,so much `sth a great deal of (nonsense, etc) 大量的（废话等）: His promises were just so much meaningless talk. 他许诺的都是空话. ,so much for `sb/`sth nothing further need be said or done about sb/sth 关于某人[某事物]要说的或要做的只有这些: So much for our hopes of going abroad we can forget it. 我们出国的希望告一段落--不必再提了. ,so much `so that (/TEt; TEt/) to such an extent that 到这种程度以致: We are very busy so much so that we can't manage to take a holiday this year. 我们很忙--忙得今年都没办法度假了. with not/without so much as sth with not even sth 甚至连某事物都没有: Off he went, without so much as a `goodbye'. 他走了, 甚至连｀再见＇都没说. so / sEU; so/ adv 1 in this or that way; thus 这样; 那样; 就这样: Stand with your arms out, so. 两 臂伸开站著, 就这样. * So it was that he had his first sight of snow. 就那样, 他第一次见到了雪. 2 (used to avoid repetition, esp after believe, hope, suppose, tell, say, do 用以避免重复, 尤用于 believe 、 hope 、 suppose 、 tell 、 say 、 do 之后): `Is he coming?' `I believe so.' ｀他来吗?＇｀ 我想他能来.＇ * I'm not sure if I'll succeed, but I certainly hope so. 我不知道我能不能成功, 当然 我希望能成功了. * `He's got the job?' `So she said.' ｀他得到那份工作了?＇｀她是这麽说的.＇ * They think she may try to phone. If so, someone must stay here. 他们认为她可能来电话.要是这样 的话, 就得有人守在这儿. 3 (used to express agreement 用以表示同意): `You were invited to that party, weren't you?' `So I was, I'd forgotten.' ｀已经邀请你参加那个聚会了, 是吧?＇｀可不是吗, 我都忘了.＇ * `They won the championship five years ago.' `So they did.' ｀他们五年前获得过冠 军.＇｀可不是吗.＇ * `There's a bird nesting in the garage.' `So there is.' ｀有只鸟正在车库里搭 窝.＇｀可真是.＇ 4 also 也: He is divorced and so am I. 他离了婚, 我也离了婚. * `I've been to Moscow.' `So have I.' ｀我去过莫斯科.＇｀我也去过.＇ 5 (idm 习语) and `so on (and `so forth) (used to show that a list or sequence continues in a similar way 用以表示列举未尽): He talked about how much we owed to our parents, our duty to our country and so on and so forth. 他谈到我们受到 父母多少恩惠、我们对国家应尽的义务等等. so as to do sth with the intention of doing sth 为了做 某事: I left a message so as to be sure of contacting her. 我留下了张条子以便与她取得联系. * He disconnected the phone so as not to be disturbed. 他为了不受打扰, 把电话线路关掉了. so `be it (indicating an acceptance of events, facts, etc 表示对某情况、事情等认可、同意等): If he doesn't want to be involved, then so be it. 要是他不想参与这件事, 就随他便吧. so that; so...that (a) with the aim that; in order that 为的是; 以便: She worked hard so that everything would be ready by 6 o'clock. 她拼命干以便能到6 点时把一切都准备好. * He has so organized his life that his wife suspects nothing. 他把生活安排得井井有条, 为的是不让妻子有任何怀疑. (b) with the result that; to the extent that 结果; 以致; 因此: Nothing more was heard from him so that we began to wonder if he was dead. 再也没听到他的消息, 因此我们有些怀疑他是否死了. * He so adores his daughters that he keeps buying them expensive toys. 他非常疼爱女儿, 经常给她们买贵重的玩具. so-and-so n. (pl so-and-so's) (infml 口) (a) imaginary or unknown person; some person or other 某 某; 某人: Let's suppose a Mr So-and-so registers at the hotel. 咱们打个比方吧, 有个某某先生来旅 馆登记. (b) (derog 贬) person who is disliked 讨厌的人: Some so-and-so has pinched my towel. 谁 那麽讨厌把我的毛巾拿走了. * Our neighbour's a bad-tempered old so-and-so. 我们的邻居是个脾 气很坏的家伙. so-called adj. [usu attrib 通常作定语] (often derog 常作贬义) (used to suggest that the words used to describe sb/sth are not appropriate 用以指对描述某人[某事物]的词语含不承认意): Where are your ,so-called `friends now? 你那些所谓的朋友现在都到哪儿去了? * Our ,so-called `villa by the sea was a small bungalow two miles from the coast. 我们的所谓海滨别墅是离海岸两英里的一座 小平房. * This is the patio, so-called it's really just the back yard. 这就是所谓的院子--其实只是后 院. so / sEU; so/ conj 1 (indicating result 表示结果) and that is why 因此; 所以: The shops were closed so I didn't get any milk. 商店都关门了, 所以我没买到牛奶. * The manager was ill so I went in his place. 经理病了, 所以我替他. * These glasses are very expensive so please be careful with them. 这些玻璃杯十分昂贵, 因此请小心些. 2 (infml 口) (indicating purpose 表示目的): I gave you a map so you wouldn't get lost. 我给你一张地图, 这样你就不会迷路了. * She whispered to me so no one else would hear. 她低声跟我说话以免别人听见. 3 (used to introduce the next part of the story 用以引出下文): So now it's winter again and I'm still unemployed. 瞧, 冬天又到了, 我还没 找到工作呢. * So after shouting and screaming for an hour she walked out in tears. 就这样, 她连喊 带叫一个钟头, 含著眼泪走出去了. 4 (used to introduce a statement on which one wishes to comment in a critical or contrasting way 用以引出一段话进行批评或对比): So I've been in prison for three years. That doesn't mean I can't do a job. 不错, 我是坐了三年牢. 这并不等于说我就不能 工作了. * So you've come back. What's your story this time? 好哇, 你回来了. 这次你打算怎麽说? 5 (idm 习语) so what? (infml 口) I admit this may be true but I am not concerned 我承认此事即使 属实, 我也不在乎: He's fifteen years younger than me. So ,what if he `is? 他比我小十五岁. 即使如 此, 又有什麽了不起? so = soh. So abbr. 缩写= (US) South(ern). so-so / 5sEU sEU; `so 9so/ adj [pred 作表语], adv (infml 口) not very good; not very well; reasonably good or well 不太好; 欠佳; 平平; 还好: `How are you feeling today?' `Oh, only so-so.' ｀今天身体好吗?＇｀呃, 还可以.＇ * `What was the exam like?' `So-so!' ｀考试考得怎样 啊?＇｀还行!＇ soak / sEUk; sok/ v 1 (a) [I, Ipr] ~ (in sth) become thoroughly wet by being in liquid or by absorbing liquid 浸; 泡; 湿透: The dirty clothes are soaking in soapy water. 脏衣服都在肥皂水里泡著呢. * Leave the dried beans to soak overnight. 把这些乾豆子泡一夜. (b) [Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sth (in sth) cause sth to absorb as much liquid as possible 使某物尽量吸收液体; 使浸透: soak bread in milk 把面包 泡在牛奶里* He soaked his stained shirt in hot water. 他把脏衬衫浸在热水里了. * (fig 比喻) He soaked himself in (ie allowed himself to absorb) the atmosphere of the place. 他尽情沉浸在这种环 境的气氛之中. 2 [Ipr, Ip] ~ into/through sth; ~ in enter (and pass through) sth; penetrate 进入（并穿 过）某物; 渗透: The rain had soaked through his coat. 雨把他的大衣淋透了. * Clean up that wine before it soaks in(to the carpet). 趁那酒还没渗进（地毯里）去, 快把它擦乾净. 3 [Tn] (infml 口) extract money from (sb) by charging or taxing very heavily 向（某人）榨取金钱或徵收重税: Are you in favour of soaking the rich? 你赞成向富人多徵税吗? 4 (idm 习语) soaked/wet to the skin => skin. 5 (phr v) soak sth off/out remove sth by soaking in water 浸泡以除去某物: soak out a stain from a shirt 浸掉衬衫上的污迹* Soak a label off a jam jar. 把果酱罐上的标签泡下去. soak sb through make a person and his clothes completely wet 使某人全身湿透: Don't stand out there: you'll get soaked through. 你别站在外边, 要不全身都要湿透了. soak sth up (a) take in (liquid); absorb sth 吸入（液体）; 吸收某物: Use a paper towel to soak up the cooking oil. 用纸巾把食油吸乾. (b) receive and absorb sth 接受并吸收某事物: soaking up the sunshine 晒太阳 * soaking up the atmosphere of the Spanish villages 沉浸在西班牙乡村的空气中* That child soaks up new facts like a sponge! 那孩子吸收新知识像海绵似的! soak (also soaking) n. 1 act of soaking 浸; 泡; 湿透: Give the sheets a good soak. 把床单好好 泡一泡. 2 (infml 口) habitual drinker; alcoholic 酒徒; 酒鬼: He's a dreadful old soak. 他可真是 大酒鬼. soaked / sEUkt; sokt/ adj [pred 作表语] 1 completely wet 湿透: You're soaked! 你全都湿透了! 2 ~ in sth (fig 比喻) full of sth; steeped in sth 充满某事物; 沉浸于某事物之中: This house is soaked in memories. 这所房子经历了许多可纪念的事情. soaking / sEUkIN; sokIN/ adj (also ,soaking `wet) very wet 极湿的: a soaking wet coat 很湿的大 衣. soap / sEUp; sop/ n [U] 1 substance used for washing and cleaning, made of fat or oil combined with an alkali 肥皂: a bar of soap 一条肥皂* There's no soap in the bathroom! 浴室里没有肥皂! * Use plenty of soap and water. 多用些肥皂和水. 2 [C] (infml 口) = soap opera: Do you watch any of the soaps on TV? 你看电视连续剧吗? soap v. [Tn, Tn.p] apply soap to (sb/sth); rub with soap 将肥皂涂在（某人[某物]）上; 用肥皂擦: soap oneself down 在身上打些肥皂* soap the car and then rinse it 先在汽车上抹些肥皂再清洗. soapy adj. (-ier, -iest) 1 (a) of or like soap （似）肥皂的: This bread has a soapy taste. 这面包有 肥皂味. (b) full of soap 有肥皂的: soapy water 肥皂水. 2 (infml derog 口, 贬) too anxious to please; ingratiating 很想讨好的; 谄媚的: a soapy voice, manner, style 很想讨好人的语调、态度、 作风. soapiness n. [U]. soap-box n. improvised stand for a speaker (in a street, park, etc) （街头、公园等处的）临时讲演 台: [attrib 作定语] soap-box oratory 街头演说 * (fig 比喻) He gets on his soap-box at the first opportunity, ie He is always ready to talk at length. 他一有机会就长篇大论讲个没完. soap-bubble n. ball of air surrounded by a film of soap that changes colour and bursts easily 肥皂泡: children blowing soap-bubbles 吹肥皂泡的儿童. soap-flakes n. [pl] thin flakes of soap, sold in a packet and used for washing clothes, etc 皂片: use soap-flakes rather than a powder detergent 用皂片而不用洗涤粉. soap opera (also soap) ( sometimes derog 有时作贬义) radio or TV serial drama dealing with the events and problems of the characters' daily lives, often in a sentimental way （电台或电视）连续剧: a TV diet of soap opera 冗长而乏味的电视连续剧. soap powder powder made from soap and additives, used for washing clothes 肥皂粉. soapstone n. [U] type of soft stone that feels like soap, used for making ornaments, etc 皂石（一种 质软岩石, 具有肥皂感, 用以制造装饰品等）: [attrib 作定语] a soapstone statue 皂石雕像. soapsuds n. [pl] frothy lather of soap and water 肥皂泡沫: He was up to his elbows in soapsuds, washing his shirts. 他洗衬衫时, 连胳膊肘都弄上了肥皂泡沫. soar / sR:(r); sRr/ v [I, Ipr] 1 (a) go up high in the air quickly 急速升入高空: The jet soared into the air. 那架喷气式飞机飞上了天空. * (fig 比喻) Prices are soaring, ierising rapidly. 物价飞涨. * (fig 比喻) soaring temperatures,ie rapidly getting very hot 迅速增高的温度. (b) be very high or tall 高耸; 矗立: cliffs soaring above the sea 矗立在海上的峭壁* Skyscrapers soar above the horizon. 摩天大 楼拔地而起高耸入云. 2 hover in the air without moving the wings or using the engine; glide 翱翔; 滑翔: seagulls soaring over the cliffs 翱翔于悬崖峭壁之上的海鸥* a glider soaring above us 从我 们头顶飞过的滑翔机. sob / sCb; sBb/ v (-bb-) 1 [I, Ipr] draw in breath noisily and irregularly from sorrow, pain, etc, esp while crying 啜泣; 抽噎: We could hear the child sobbing in the other room. 我们听到那间屋子里 的小孩在抽抽搭搭地哭著. * She sobbed into her handkerchief. 她用手绢掩面啜泣. =>Usage at cry1 用法见cry1. 2 (idm 习语) cry/sob oneself to sleep => sleep1. sob one's `heart out cry bitterly with great emotion 哭得极伤心. 3 (phr v) sob sth out tell sth while sobbing 抽噎地说; 哭诉: She sobbed out the story of her son's violent death. 她哭著诉说儿子横死的经过. sob n. act or sound of sobbing 啜泣（声）; 抽噎（声）: The child's sobs gradually died down. 那 孩子的啜泣声渐渐静了下来. sobbingly adv. sob-story n. (infml usu derog 口, 通常作贬义) story intended to arouse sympathy or sadness in the listener or reader 伤感的故事: He told me a real sob-story of how his wife had gone off with his best friend. 他告诉我他的妻子与他最好的朋友私奔这件伤心事. sob-stuff n. [U] (infml often derog 口, 常作贬义) sentimental writing or talking intended to arouse sympathy and sadness 伤感的文章; 伤心话: The idea of all that sob-stuff was to get me to lend her money. 她说那番伤心话的意思是为了让我借给她钱. sober / 5sEUbE(r); `sobL/ adj 1 with one's actions and thoughts not affected by alcohol 未醉的: Does he ever go to bed sober? 他有过不醉著就寝的时候吗? * He drinks a lot but always seems sober. 他喝酒喝得很多但好像总是很清醒. 2 serious and thoughtful; solemn 认真的; 审慎的; 郑重的: a very sober and hard-working young man 认真而勤奋的年轻人* make a sober estimate of what is possible 审慎地估计可能发生的情况* a sober analysis of the facts 对事实的仔细分析 * in sober truth, ie in fact, contrasted with what is imagined or hoped for 在客观事实上（与想像的或 希望出现的情况相对）. 3 (of colour) not bright; dull （指颜色）不鲜艳的, 暗淡的: a sober grey suit 一套暗灰色的西服. 4 (idm 习语) (as) sober as a judge (a) not at all drunk 一点都不醉的. (b) very serious and solemn 极认真郑重的. sober v. 1 [I, Tn] (cause sb to) become serious and thoughtful （使某人）认真而审慎: The bad news had a sobering effect on all of us. 对我们大家来说, 这个坏消息是发人深省的. 2 (phr v) sober (sb) down (cause sb to) become calm and serious (esp after a period of irresponsible or frivolous behaviour) （使某人）冷静而严肃认真（尤指有马大哈之类举动之后）: Please sober down a bit; I've got some important news for you. 请严肃点, 我有重要消息要告诉你们. sober (sb) up (cause sb to) become sober （使某人）醒酒或清醒: Put him to bed until he sobers up. 把他放到床上去等他醒醒 酒. * Give her some black coffee that'll help to sober her up. 给她一些清咖啡--让她清醒清醒. soberly adv: soberly dressed 穿得很素淡. sober-minded adj. serious and thoughtful 认真而审慎的. sobriety / sE5braIEtI; sE`braIEtI/ n [U] quality or state of being sober(2) 认真; 审慎; 郑重: a conscientious man noted for his sobriety 以认真审慎著称的男子. Soc abbr. 缩写 = 1 Socialist. 2 Society: Amateur Drama Soc 业余剧团. soccer / 5sCkE(r); `sBkL/ n [U] (in Britain now used mainly in newspapers and on radio and TV; in US the usual word 在英国现主要用于报纸、电台与电视广播上; 在美国则为常用词) = association football (association): [attrib 作定语] measures to curb soccer violence 防止足球赛引起 的暴力事件的措施* soccer hooligans, ie football supporters who cause trouble before, after or during a match 足球迷小流氓. sociable / 5sEUFEbl; `soFEbl/ adj fond of the company of other people; friendly 好交际的; 友好的; 合群的: He has never really been the sociable type. 他从不好交际.* I'm not in a sociable mood. 我 没兴致与人交往. sociability / 9sEUFE5bIlEtI; 9soFE`bIlEtI/ n [U]. sociably /-EblI; -EblI/ adv. social / 5sEUFl; `soFEl/ adj 1 [esp attrib 尤作定语] concerning the organization of and relations between people and communities 社会的: social problems 社会问题 * social customs, welfare, reforms 社会习俗、福利、改革. 2 [attrib 作定语] of or in society; of or concerningrank and position within society 社会上的; 社会阶层的; 社会地位的: one's social equals, ie people of the same class as oneself in society 与自己社会地位相同的人* social advancement, ie improvement of one's position in society 社会地位的提高 * (derog 贬) a social climber, ie sb who constantly strives to improve his social position 在社会地位上向上爬的人. 3 [attrib 作定语] (of animals, etc) living in groups, not separately （指动物等）群居的: Most bees and wasps are social insects. 大多数蜜蜂 和黄蜂都是群居昆虫. * Man is a social animal. 人是群居的动物. 4 of or designed for companionship and recreation 社交的; 交谊的; 联谊的; 联欢的: a social club 联谊会 * a social evening 联欢晚会* a busy social life 繁忙的社交生活. 5 sociable 好交际的; 友好的; 合群的: (infml 口) He's not a very social person. 他不很合群. social (US also sociable / 5sEUFEbl; `soFEbl/) n. informal meeting or party organized by a group or club 社交聚会; 联欢会: a church social 教友联谊会. socially / -FElI; -FElI/ adv: I know him through work, but not socially. 我是通过工作而不是在社 交中认识他的. the Social and Liberal Democrats (abbr 缩写 SLD) former name of the British political party (now called 现称the Liberal Democrats) formed in 1988 from the merging of the Social Democratic Party and the Liberal Party 社会自由民主党（英国政党, 由社会民主党与自由党于1988 年合并成立）. social science (also ,social `studies) group of subjects concerned with people within society and including economics, sociology, politics and geography 社会科学: Social anthropology is one of the social sciences. 社会人类学是社会科学 的一门学科. social security ( Brit) (US welfare) government payments to people who are unemployed, ill, disabled, etc 社会福利: Most of the families in our road are on social security, ie receiving such help. 我们这条街多数家庭都享受社会福利. social services [pl] organized government service providing help and advice (eg in matters of health, housing, mental illness, child care, the law, etc) 社会福利事业（政府提供的援助, 如解决健康、房屋、精神疾患、 幼儿看护、法律等方面的问题）: threatened cuts in social services 提出可能要削减社会福利经费. social work profession of people who work in the social services 社会福利工作: She wants to do social work when she finishes college. 她打算毕业后从事社会福利工作. social worker person who works in the social services 社会福利工作者: Social workers claimed the children were being ill-treated. 社会福利工作人员指出那些儿童正受到虐待. * social workers visiting people just out of hospital 正在访问刚出院康复病人的社会福利工作人员. socialize, socialise / 5sEUFElaIz; `soFE9laIz/ v 1 [I, Ipr] ~ (with sb) mix socially (with others) （同 他人）来往, 交往, 交际: an opportunity to socialize with new colleagues 跟新同事交往的机会. 2 [Tn] adapt (sb) to society 使（某人）适应社会生活: recent immigrants to the country who are not fully socialized 尚未完全适应该国社会生活的新移民. socialization, socialisation / 9sEUFElaI5zeIFn; ?@ -lI5z-; 9soFElI`zeFEn/ n [U]. socialism / 5sEUFElIzEm; `soFEl9IzEm/ n [U] (a) political and economic theory advocating that a country's land, transport, natural resources and chief industries should be owned and controlled by the whole community or by the State, and that wealth should be equally distributed 社会主义. (b) policy or practice based on this theory 社会主义的方针、政策或实践: the struggle to build socialism 建设 社会主义的斗争* combine the best features of socialism and capitalism 将社会主义和资本主义最 优秀的特点结合起来. Cf 参看 capitalism. socialist / 5sEUFElIst; `soFElIst/ (a) supporter of socialism 拥护社会主义的人; 社会主义者. (b) member of a socialist party or movement 社会主义政党党员; 社会主义运动的成员. adj characterized by, supporting or relating to socialism 社会主义的; 拥护社会主义的; 有关社会主义 的: a Socialist Party 社会党* socialist policies 社会主义的政策. socialistic / 9sEUFE5lIstIk; 9soFE`lIstIk/ adj characterized by or supporting some of the features of socialism 有社会主义特点的; 拥护社会主义主张的: Some of her views are rather socialistic. 她的 观点颇有一些社会主义倾向. socialite / 5sEUFElaIt; `soFE9laIt/ n (sometimes derog 有时作贬义) person who is prominent in fashionable society, attending many parties, etc 上流社会的名人; 社会名流: rich socialites moving from one fashionable resort to another 常光顾高级游乐处所的有钱的社会名流. society / sE5saIEtI; sE`saIEtI/ n 1 [U] system whereby people live together in organized communities; social way of living 社会; 社会体制; 群居: a danger to society, ie a person, an idea, etc that endangers the welfare of members of a community 社会的祸害* Society has a right to see law-breakers punished. 社会有权要违法者受到惩罚. 2 [C, U] particular grouping of humanity with shared customs, laws, etc （具有共同的习俗、法律等的人群组成的）社会, 团体: modern industrial societies 现代工业社会* working class society 工人阶级的社会团体* Islamic society 伊斯兰教团体. 3 [U] (fml 文) company; companionship 相伴; 陪同; 交往: spend an evening in the society of one's friends 跟朋友聚会过一个晚上* avoid the society of other people 避免与他人 交往. 4 [U] class of people who are fashionable, wealthy, influential or of high rank in a place; the upper class 名人圈子; 上层社会: high society, ie rich and important people 富贵阶层* leaders of society 上流社会的顶尖人物 * [attrib 作定语] a society wedding 名人嘉礼* society news, ie as printed in some newspaper, etc 名流新闻. 5 [C] organization of people formed for a particular purpose; club; association （为某种目的组成的）会, 社, 团体, 协会: the school debating society 学 校辩论协会 * a co-operative society 合作社* a drama society 戏剧社. 6 (idm 习语) the alternative society => alternative. a mutual admiration society => mutual. socio- : comb form 构词成分of society; social 社会的: sociology. sociology / 9sEUsI5ClEdVI; 9sosI`BlEdVI/ n [U] scientific study of the nature and development of society andsocial behaviour 社会学: [attrib 作定语] a sociology course 社会学课程. Cf 参看 anthropology, ethnology. sociological / 9sEUsIE5lCdVIkl; 9sosIE`lBdVIkl/ adj of or concerning sociology 社会学的; 关于 社会学的: sociological theories, issues 社会学的理论、问题. sociologically / -klI; -klI/ adv. sociologist / -dVIst; -dVIst/ n student of or expert in sociology 社会学研究者; 社会学家. sock / sCk; sBk/ n 1 short stocking (usu of wool, nylon or cotton) covering the ankle and lower part of the leg, usu well below the knee 短袜: a pair of socks 一双短袜. 2 (idm 习语) pull one's `socks up (Brit infml 口) (make an effort to) improve one's performance （努力）改进自己的表现或成绩: His teachers told him to pull his socks up, or he'd undoubtedly fail his exam. 老师要他加把劲儿, 不 然考试准不及格. put a `sock in it (dated Brit infml 旧, 口) be quiet; stop talking or making a noise 安静下来; 不再讲话; 不再弄出响声: Can't you put a sock in it? I'm trying to work. 别出声了好不 好? 我要工作呢. sock / sCk; sBk/ n (infml 口) strong blow, esp one given with the fist 重击（尤指用拳）: Give him a sock on the jaw! 给他下巴上来一拳! sock v. 1 [Tn, Tn.pr] (infml 口) give (sb) such a blow 狠揍（某人）（尤指用拳）: Sock him on the jaw! 揍他的下巴! 2 (idm 习语) sock it to sb (dated infml 旧, 口) attack sb forcefully; express oneself forcefully 猛力攻击某人; 有力地表达意见: The speaker really socked it to them! 发言的人 给他们个迎头痛击! socket / 5sCkIt; `sBkIt/ n natural or artificial hollow into which sth fits or in which sth turns （天然的 或人造的）承物凹座, 窝（用以容纳某物或某物可在其中转动）; 插口; 插座: the eye socket, ie the hollow in a human or an animal skull for the eye 眼窝* a socket for an electric light bulb 电灯泡插 座. => illus 见插图. sod / sCd; sBd/ n (fml or rhet 文或修辞) (a) [U] layer of earth with grass growing in it 草地. (b) [C] square or piece of this cut off; turf 草皮: sods newly placed on a grave 坟上新植的草皮. sod / sCd; sBd/ n ( Brit sl 讳, 俚) 1 (a) (used as a term of abuse, showing annoyance and sudden anger) person, esp a man （咒骂语）人（尤指男性）: You stupid sod! 你这个蠢蛋! * The new boss is a mean sod! 新来的上司是个大坏蛋! (b) (used as a term of pity or sympathy 用以表达怜悯或同 情) person, esp a man 家伙（尤指男性）: The poor old sod got the sack yesterday. 那个可怜的家伙 昨天给辞退了. 2 thing that is difficult or causes problems 困难的或惹麻烦的事物: What a sod this job is proving to be! 这事儿可真棘手哇! sod v. (-dd-) ( Brit sl 讳, 俚) 1 (idm 习语) sod (it)! damn (it)! 该死! 2 (phr v) sod off (esp imperative 尤用于祈使句) go away 滚开. sodding adj. [attrib 作定语] ( Brit sl 讳, 俚) (used in anger and annoyance to give emphasis 于 发怒、烦恼时用以加强语气): What a sodding mess! 真他妈的乱七八糟! * It's all your sodding fault! 都他妈的怪你! soda / 5sEUdE; `sodE/ n 1 [U] chemical substance in common use, a compound of sodium 苏打; 碳酸钠: `washing-soda, ie sodium carbonate, used for softening water, etc 洗涤（用以使水软化等） * `baking soda/bi,carbonate of `soda, ie sodium bicarbonate, used in cooking 小苏打 * caustic soda, ie sodium hydroxide, used in the manufacture of soap 苛性苏打（俗称烧, 用于制皂业）. 2 [U, C] = soda-water: Add some soda to the whisky, please. 请在威士忌中加点苏打水. * A whisky and soda, please. 请来杯搀苏打水的威士忌. 3 [U, C] (also soda pop) (US infml 口) fizzy drink made with flavoured soda-water （加调味剂的）苏打汽水: a glass of cherry soda 一杯樱桃苏打汽水 * two lime sodas 两杯酸橙苏打汽水. 4 (also ,ice-cream `soda) (US) drink made from ice-cream, syrup and soda-water 冰激凌苏打冷饮: three strawberry sodas 三客草莓冰激凌苏打水. soda-fountain n. device for supplying soda-water; counter in a shop from which fizzy drinks, ice-cream sodas, etc are served 汽水龙头（供应汽水的装置）; 冷饮部. soda siphon = siphon. soda-water n. [U, C] water made fizzy by being filled with carbon dioxide under pressure 苏打水; 汽水: I won't have any wine; I'll just have (a) soda water. 我不喝酒, 给我来杯汽水吧. sodden / 5sCdn; `sBdn/ adj 1 soaked through; very wet 浸透的; 湿透的: My shoes are sodden from walking in the rain. 我在雨里这麽一跑, 鞋全湿了. 2 (in compounds 用以构成复合词): drink-sodden, ie stupid through drinking too much alcohol 因酗酒而痴呆的. sodium / 5sEUdIEm; `sodIEm/ n [U] chemical element, asilver-white metal that comes naturally only in compounds 钠. =>App 10 见附录 10. sodium bicarbonate (also bicarbonate of `soda, `baking soda) ( also infml 口语作bicarb / 5baIkB:b; `baI9kBrb/) white soluble compound in the form of crystals, used in fizzy drinks, baking-powder and medicines 碳酸氢钠; 小苏打. sodium carbonate (also `washing soda) white solublecompound in the form of crystals, used in making glass, soap and paper, and to soften water 碳酸钠. sodium chloride common table salt 氯化钠; 食盐. sodium hydroxide (also ,caustic `soda) white corrosive solid used in making paper, aluminium and soap 氢氧化钠; 烧碱. sodomy / 5sCdEmI; `sBdEmI/ n [U] anal sexual intercourse between a man and (esp) another man 鸡 奸（尤指男性间的）. sodomite / 5sCdEmaIt; `sBdEm9aIt/ n (dated fml 旧, 文) person practising this 鸡奸者. sofa / 5sEUfE; `sofE/ n large comfortable padded seat with raised arms and back, wide enough for two or more people 长沙发（可至少坐二人的）: He was lying on the sofa watching TV. 他躺在沙发上 看电视. * The sofa converts into a bed. 这张沙发可以改成床. =>illus at App 1 见附录1 插图, page xvi. soft / sCft; ?@ sR:ft; sRft/ adj (-er, -est) 1 changing shape easily when pressed; not hard or firm to the touch 软的; 柔软的: soft soil, ground, mud, etc 软土、软土地面、软泥* Warm butter is soft. 温的黄油是软的. * She likes a soft pillow and a hard mattress. 她喜欢软枕头、硬床垫. Cf 参看 hard1. 2 (of surfaces) smooth and delicate to the touch （指物体的表面）光滑柔软的, 细腻的, 柔 嫩的: as soft as velvet 像丝绒一般柔滑的* soft skin 细嫩的皮肤* soft furnishings, ie curtains, hangings, rugs, etc 软家具（帘幕、悬挂式陈设、小地毯等）* Our cat has very soft fur. 我们那 只猫的毛非常柔滑. 3 [usu attrib 通常作定语] (of light, colours, etc) not bright or glaring （指光 线、色彩等）柔和的, 不耀眼的: a soft pink rather than a harsh red 柔和的粉红色而不是刺眼的大 红色* lampshades that give a soft light 使光线柔和的灯罩* the soft glow of candlelight 蜡烛发 出的柔光. 4 (of outlines) not sharp or clear; indistinct （指轮廓）不清晰的, 模糊的. 5 (of winds, etc) mild and gentle （指风等）温和的, 微的, 细的: soft summer winds 夏日的轻风* a soft sea breeze 温和的海风. 6 (of sounds) quiet and subdued; not loud （指声音）轻柔的; 低声的: soft music 轻柔的乐曲* in a soft voice 轻声地* soft whispers 低声细语. 7 (infml 口) (of words, answers, etc) not harsh or angry; gentle; mild （指言语、回答等）温和的, 柔和的, 不刺耳的: His reply was soft and calm. 他回答得平和从容. 8 ~ (on sth/with sb) sympathetic and kind, sometimes to too great an extent （有时过分）有同情心的, 心肠软的: have a soft heart 有一副软心肠 * That teacher is too soft with his class; they're out of his control. 那位教师对学生太软了, 他们都不听他 的. 9 (infml derog 口, 贬) weak and childish; lacking in determination, courage, etc 软弱娇气的; 不果断的; 缺乏勇气的: Don't be so soft there's nothing to be afraid of. 别这麽窝囊, 没什麽可怕 的嘛. 10 (infml derog 口, 贬) foolish or silly; mad 傻的; 蠢的; 疯狂的: He's gone soft in the head. 他傻头傻脑的. 11 ~ on/about sb (infml 口) feeling attraction for sb; in love with sb 倾心于 某人; 爱上某人. 12 (infml derog 口, 贬) not requiring hard work; without problems 不费力的; 不困难的; 轻松的: a soft job, ie an easy, well-paid job 轻松而待遇优厚的工作* He has a very soft life really. 他日子过得实在是很悠闲. 13 (of consonants) not hard; not plosive （指辅音）软的, 不 爆发的; （指辅音字母）发软音的: C is soft in `city' and hard in `cat'. c 字母在city 一字中发软音 而在cat 一字中发硬音. * G is soft in `gin' and hard in `get'. g 字母在gin 一字中发软音而在get 一 字中发硬音. 14 (of drink) not alcoholic （指饮料）软的（不含酒精的）: Would you like some wine or something soft? 你是喝葡萄酒呢, 还是来点儿软饮料呢? * I'd prefer a soft drink. 我喜欢喝软 饮料. 15 (of water) free from mineral salts and therefore good for washing （指水）软性的（不含 矿盐, 适合洗涤用的）: Don't use much soap powder the water here is very soft. 肥皂粉别用得太 多, 这儿的水很软. 16 (idm 习语) an easy/a soft touch => touch2. the hard/soft sell => sell n. have a soft `spot for sb/sth (infml 口) be specially fond of sb/sth 偏爱某人[某事物]: I've always had a real soft spot for him. 我一向对他挺有好感. softish adj. rather soft 相当软的: softish ice-cream 软软的冰激凌. softly adv in a soft way 柔软地; 轻柔地; 柔和地: speak softly 轻声地说话* She pressed his hand softly. 她轻轻捏了捏他的手. * softly shining lights 光线柔和的灯* music softly played 轻轻奏出的乐 曲* treating the children too softly 过分惯著孩子. softness n. [U]. softy (also softie) / 5sCftI; ?@ 5sR:ftI; `sRftI 　?x/ n (infml 口) (a) (derog 贬) physically weak person 身体虚弱的人: `You're a bunch of softies!' the sergeant shouted to the new recruits. 你们 这帮东西, 弱不禁风! 中士对新兵嚷道. (b) kind-hearted or (too) sentimental person 好心人;过分 心软的人: He's a real softie at heart. 他真是个好心人. softball ( esp US) game similar to baseball played on a smaller field with a larger soft ball 垒球（与 棒球相似, 但球场较小, 球较大而软）. soft-boiled adj. (of eggs) boiled for a short time so that the yolk is still soft （指蛋）煮得半熟的, 煮 成溏心儿的. soft currency currency that is not convertible into gold or into certain other currencies which are more in demand 软 通货; 软货币. soft drug drug not likely to cause addiction (eg marijuana) and less dangerous than a hard drug such as heroin 软性毒品（不易使人上瘾且危害性不及海洛因之类的硬性毒品者, 如大麻）. soft fruit small fruits without stones, such as strawberries and currants 无核小果（如草莓、加仑子）. soft-hearted adj. sympathetic and kind, sometimes to too great an extent 有同情心的, 心肠软的 （有时过分）: He's always lending her money; he's too soft-hearted. 他老是把钱借给她, 心肠也太 软了. soft-heartedness n. [U]. soft landing landing of a spacecraft (eg on the moon) that avoids damage or destruction 软着陆（航天器着陆而 不受损, 如着陆于月球时）. soft option ( often derog 常作贬义) alternative which is thought to involve less work, inconvenience, etc 避重就轻的选择: Language courses are wrongly thought to be soft options. 人们 误以为选修语言课程较轻松. soft palate back part of the roof of the mouth 软颚. soft-pedal v. (-ll-; US -l-) [I, Tn] (infml 口) make (an issue, etc) seem less serious or important; play (sth) down 减弱（问题等）的严重性或重要性; 使（某事物）大事化小: The government has been soft-pedalling (on) the question of teachers' pay. 政府一直低调处理教师的工资问题. soft porn pornography of a less explicit or violent type 软性色情作品（不太露骨的）. Cf 参看 hard porn (hard). soft shoulder ( also verge) soft edge at the side of a road that is not suitable for vehicles to drive on （不适宜车辆行驶的）软质路肩. soft soap 1 semi-liquid soap 半液体皂; 软肥皂. 2 (fig 比喻) persuasion by flattery （用奉承话的）劝诱; 灌 米汤的做法: I'm tired of his soft soap! 他老是说好话想打动我, 我都听腻了! soft-soap v. [Tn] (infml 口) persuade (sb) by flattery 以甜言蜜语打动（某人）; 向（某人）灌米 汤: Don't try to soft-soap me; I'm not changing my mind. 别给我灌米汤了, 反正我不改主意. soft-spoken adj. having a gentle quiet voice 细声细气的: a ,soft-spoken young `woman 说话斯文 的年轻女子. software n. [U] (computing 计) data, programmes, etc not forming part of a computer but used when operating it 软件. Cf 参看 hardware (hard1). softwood n. [C, U] wood from coniferous trees such as pine that is cheap to produce and can be cut easily 软木料, 软材（成本低、易于切割的针叶木材, 如松木）. Cf 参看 hardwood (hard1). soften / 5sCfn; ?@ 5sR:fn; `sRfEn/ v [I, Tn] 1 (cause sth to) become soft or softer （使某事物）软 化, 变温和, 变柔和, 变软弱: The butter will soften out of the fridge. 黄油从冰箱中取出会变软. * The lampshade will soften the light. 这个灯罩能使光线柔和一些. 2 (phr v) soften sb up (a) weaken (an enemy's position) by shelling or bombing it heavily 用火力削弱（敌方阵地）. (b) (infml 口) make sb unable or less able to resist an attack or persuasion to buy sth, etc 瓦解或削弱某人的抗 拒力（以便进攻或劝其购买某物等）: Housewives were softened up with free gifts before the salesmen began the hard talking. 推销员先用赠品打动家庭妇女的心, 接著就开始直截了当的兜 售了. softener n. [U, C] chemical substance used for softening hard water; device using this 硬水软化剂; 硬水软化器. soggy / 5sCgI; `sB-I/ adj (-ier, -iest) 1 very wet; heavy with water 透湿的: The ground was soggy after heavy rain. 下了一场大雨, 地面很湿. 2 (usu derog 通常作贬义) moist and unpleasantly heavy 潮湿而沉重的:soggy bread 潮乎乎的面包. soggily / -IlI; -IlI/ adv. sogginess n. [U]. soh / sEU; so/ (also so, sol / sCl; sBl/) n the fifth note in the musical octave 八度音阶中的第五音. soigne / 5swB:njeI; ?@ swB:5njeI; 9swB`nje/ adj (fem 阴性作soignee) [usu pred 通常作表语] (French 法) (of a person's way of dressing, etc) carefully and fashionably arranged; elegant （指衣著 等）考究入时, 高雅. soil / sRIl; sRIl/ n [C, U] 1 upper layer of earth in which plants, trees, etc grow; ground 土壤; 泥土; 土地; 地面: good, poor, sandy, etc soil 良土、瘠土、沙土* heavy soil 难耕的土地 * clay soil 黏 土 * (rhet 修辞) a man of the soil, ie one who works on the land 庄稼人. =>Usage at earth 用法见 earth. 2 (fml 文) country; territory 国家; 国土; 领土: one's native soil 祖国* born on British soil 在英国出生. soil v. [I, Tn] (fml 文) (cause sth to) become dirty （使某物）变脏: This material soils easily. 这种 料子不禁脏. * a basket for soiled sheets, ie used ones that are waiting to be washed 盛放待洗被单的 篮子* He refused to soil his hands, ie refused to do dirty work. 他不愿把手弄脏（即拒绝干脏活）. soiree / 5swB:reI; ?@ swB:5reI; swB`re/ n (fml 文) social gathering in the evening, esp for music, conversation, etc and often to help the aims of a club, society, etc 社交晚会（尤指可欣赏音乐者, 常 用以推动某俱乐部、协会等的运作）. sojourn / 5sCdVEn; ?@ sEU5dV\:rn; so`dV[n/ v [I] (fml 文) stay (with sb) in a place for a time 在某 处（某人家中）暂住: He sojourned with a friend in Wales for two weeks. 他在威尔士一个朋友那儿 住了两个星期. sojourn n. (fml 文) temporary stay (in a place) （在某处的）临时逗留, 小住: a sojourn of two or three weeks in the mountains 在山里为时两三个星期的小住. sol = soh. sol-fa / 9sCl5fB:; ?@ 9sEUl-; 9sol`fB/ n (also ,tonic sol-`fa) (in teaching sb to sing) method of showing musical notes by syllables (eg do, re, mi, fa, so, la, etc) （声乐教学中的）阶名唱法, 首调 唱法（以do、 re、 mi、 fa、 so、 la 等唱名唱出音符的方法）. solace / 5sClIs; `sBlIs/ n [C, U] (fml 文) (thing that gives) comfort or relief (from pain, trouble, distress, etc) 安慰; 慰藉; 给予安慰的事物: The sick man found solace in music. 那男病人从音乐 中获得了安慰. * His work has been a real solace to him. 他从工作中得到莫大的慰藉. solace v. [Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sb (with sth) (fml 文) give solace to sb 安慰某人: She was distracted with grief and refused to be solaced. 她悲痛得精神恍惚, 怎麽安慰也没用. solar / 5sEUlE(r); `solL/ adj [attrib 作定语] 1 of, concerningor related to the sun 太阳的; 关于太 阳的; 与太阳相关的: solar energy 太阳能* solar time 太阳时. 2 using the sun's energy 利用太 阳能的: solar heating 太阳能加热 * solar-powered 以太阳能为动力的. solar cell device ( as used in satellites) that converts the energy of sunlight into electric energy 太阳 能电池. solar plexus / 5pleksEs; `plZksEs/ n (a) system of nerves at the back of the stomach 腹腔丛. (b) (infml 口) stomach area below the ribs 上腹部; 胸口; 心口: a painful punch in the solar plexus 对 心口击出的让对方叫痛的一拳. the solar system the sun and the planets which move around it 太阳系 the solar year the time it takes the earth to go round the sun once, approximately 365 days 太阳年（地球绕太阳旋 转一周所需的时间, 约 365 天） solarium / sEU5leErIEm; so`lZrIEm/ n (pl ~s or, in formal or scientific use, solaria / sEU5leErIE; so`lZrIE/ 复数作solariums, 作庄重语或科技用语时复数作solaria) 1 place enclosed with glass, where sunlight can be enjoyed or used in treating patients 日光浴室; 日光治疗室. 2 bed equipped with special lights used for giving sb an artificial sun-tan or in treating certain medical conditions 日 光浴床（设有特殊灯光, 用以晒黑皮肤或治疗某些疾病）: The new sports centre has saunas and solariums. 新建的运动中心设有蒸汽浴室及日光浴床. sold pt, pp of sell. solder / 5sCldE(r); ?@ 5sCdEr; `sBdL/ n [U] soft mixture of metals used, when melted, for joining harder metals, wires, etc together 焊料; 焊锡. solder v. [Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p] ~ sth (on/onto/to sth); ~ sth (up/on) join or mend sth with solder 用焊料 连接或修补某物; 焊接某物: He soldered the wire back on. 他把金属丝重新焊了上去. soldering-iron n. tool used, when heated, to solder things together （焊接用的）烙铁. soldier / 5sEUldVE(r); `soldVL/ n 1 member (usu male) of an army, esp one who is not an officer 军人（通常指男性）; （尤指）士兵: two soldiers, a sailor and a civilian 两名士兵、一名水手和 一个平民 * The children were playing at soldiers. 孩子们玩著当军人的游戏. 2 (idm 习语) a ,soldier of `fortune (dated 旧) person who will serve any country or person who will hire him as a soldier; mercenary 雇佣兵（可受雇为任何国家作战的）. soldier v. (phr v) soldier `on continue bravely with one's work, etc despite difficulties （不畏困难） 勇往直前地工作等: The walkers soldiered on although the weather was terrible. 尽管天气恶劣, 但 竞走运动员还是勇敢地继续前行. soldiering n [U] the life of a soldier 军人生活; 戎马生涯: enjoy soldiering 喜欢部队生活* peace-time soldiering 和平时期的从军生活. soldierly (also soldier-like) adj. like a soldier; with the qualities of a soldier 像军人的; 有军人品质 的: a tall, soldierly man 英武的大汉* a soldierly bearing 军人的风度. soldiery / 5sEUldVErI; `soldVErI/ n [pl v] (dated fml 旧, 文) soldiers (of a specified, usu bad, type) as a class or group 军人, 当兵的（总称）（指某类型的, 通常指坏的）: the undisciplined soldiery 纪 律涣散的军队* brutal soldiery 兽兵. sole / sEUl; sol/ n (pl unchanged or ~s 复数或不变或作soles) [C, U] flat sea-fish that is eaten as food 鳎; 鳎目鱼: sole cooked in white sauce 奶油沙司鳎目鱼* Would you like some more sole? 再来点鳎目鱼好吗? sole / sEUl; sol/ n 1 bottom surface of the human foot, the part on which one walks and stands 脚掌. =>illus at foot 见 foot 插图. 2 part of a sock, shoe, etc covering this (usu not including the heel) 袜子、鞋等的底部（通常不包括后跟）; 袜底; 鞋底: holes in the soles of his socks 他袜子底部 的洞* leather soles 皮制的鞋底* The soles of his boots needed repairing. 他那双靴子的底该补 了. =>illus at shoe 见 shoe 插图. sole v. [Tn usu passive 通常用于被动语态] put a sole on (a shoe, etc) 给（鞋等）上底: have a pair of shoes soled and heeled 给一双鞋换底及打后掌. -soled ( forming compound adjs 用以构成复合形容词) with soles of the specified kind 有某类型 的脚掌、袜底或鞋底的: rubber-soled boots. sole / sEUl; sol/ adj [attrib 作定语] 1 one and only; single 唯一的; 单独的: the sole cause of the accident 事故的唯一原因* the sole survivor of the crash 那次车祸的唯一幸存者. 2 belonging to or restricted to one person or group; not shared 属于或限于一人或一组人的; 专有的; 独用的: have sole responsibility 单独负责* We have the sole right to sell this range of goods. 我们有独家 经销这类货物的权利. solely / 5sEUllI; `sollI/ adv alone; only 唯一地; 单独地; 只; 仅: solely responsible 单独负责的Oxford Dictionary Translation memory software company ForeignDesk, Okapi Framework, OmegaT, Transolution, AidTransStudio, Cafetran, Déjà Vu (DVX), Heartsome Translation Suite, MemoQ, MetaTexis, Rainbow, SDLX, SDL, STAR Transit, Trados, SDL Trados, Wordfast, WordFisher, Similis, Open Language Tools http://www.transgood.com