高考英语3500—s开头高频词3

starve vi.饿死vt.使饿死

 Apart from anything else I was starving.  

别的不说，我饿坏了。

 She's starving herself trying to lose weight.  

她让自己挨饿试图减肥.

steady a.稳固的vt.使稳定

steam n.蒸汽vi.蒸发vt.蒸煮 

steam power

蒸汽动力

steel n.钢

straight a.直的；正直的ad.直接地 

strength n.力量，力气

stress n.压力；重音vt.着重，强调 

to suffer from stress

有精神压力

strike vt.打，击；罢工n.罢工；打击；殴打

The tree was struck by lightning .

Finally, the clock strikes.  

 Staff at the hospital went on strike in protest at the incidents.  

医院员工举行罢工，抗议这几起事件。

struggle n.斗争；奋斗vi.斗争；奋斗 

They had to struggle against all kinds of adversity...  

他们不得不同一切困境做斗争。

studio n.工作室，播音室

style n.风格，式样 

suck vt.吸，吮

suck the juice from an orange  

吸橙子的汁

suddenly ad.突然 

suffer vt.遭受，忍受vi.受害，受损失

suit n.起诉，诉讼vt.适合 

to file/bring a suit against sb

起诉；控告某人

a diving suit

潜水服

suitable a.适宜的；恰当的

sum n.总数；金额vi.共计 

summary a.简短的，扼要的n.摘要，总结

The following is a summary of our conclusions.

现将我们的几点结论综述如下。

sunset n.日落 

sunshine n.阳光

support vt.支持；供养；承受

 surround vt.包围，环绕

survive vt.幸免于vi.活下来 

 These plants cannot survive in very cold conditions.  

这些植物在严寒中不能存活.

Whatever happens, you must survive all along.  

不管发生什么事,你必须好好活着

swallow vt.吞，咽vi.吞，咽n.燕子

Always chew food well before swallowing it.

什么食物都要先嚼碎再吞咽。

switch n.开关；转换vt.转换

a light switch

电灯开关

 symbol n.象征；符号

What is the chemical symbol for copper?

The white colour is a symbol of purity.  

白色是纯洁的象征.

sympathy n.同情，同情心

We expressed our sympathy for her loss...  

我们对她的损失表示同情。

He's a good doctor with a sympathetic bedside manner.  

他是个好医生,对病人的态度很和善.

 We are sympathetic with the flood sufferers.  

我们同情水灾受难者. 

system n.系统；制度

The new system is still in the planning stages.  

a transport system

heating systems

a security system

immune system