shimmer V. /微光/glimmer intermittently. The moonlight shimmered on the water as the moon broke through the
clouds for a moment. also N.
shirk V. /逃避，推卸;避免/avoid (responsibility, work, etc.); malinger. Brian has a strong sense of duty; he would never
shirk any responsibility.
shoddy ADJ. /以次充好的;赝品/sham; not genuine; inferior. You will never get the public to buy such shoddy material. shrewd ADJ. /精明;敏锐/clever; astute. A shrewd investor, he took clever advantage of the fluctuations of the stock
market.
shroud V. /裹尸;隐藏/hide from view; wrap for burial. Fog shrouded Dracula's castle, hiding the ruined tower beneath
sheets of mist.
shun V. /避免/keep away from. Cherishing his solitude, the recluse shunned the company of other human beings. shyster N. /讼棍;政界的奸诈之徒/lawyer using questionable methods. On L.A. Law, Brackman is horrified to learn that
his newly-discovered half brother is nothing but a cheap shyster.
sibling N. /兄弟姐妹/brother or sister. We may not enjoy being siblings, but we cannot forget that we still belong to the
same family.
simian ADJ. /像猴的/monkeylike. Lemurs are nocturnal mammals and have many simian characteristics, although they
are less intelligent than monkeys.
simile N. /明喻;比较/comparison of one thing with another, using the word like or as. "My love is like a red, red rose" is
a simile.
simper V. /痴笑;傻笑/smirk; smile affectedly. Complimented on her appearance, Stella self-consciously simpered. simplistic ADJ. /过分单纯化的/oversimplified. Though Jack's solution dealt adequately with one aspect of the problem,
it was simplistic in failing to consider various complications that might arise.
simulate V. /模仿;冒充/feign. He simulated insanity in order to avoid punishment for his crime.
sinecure 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.
sinewy ADJ. /结实;硬朗的/tough; strong and firm. The steak was too sinewy to chew.
singular ADJ. /奇的;独一无二的/unique; extraordinary; odd. Though the young man tried to understand Father William's
singular behavior, he still found it odd that the old man incessantly stood on his head. singularity, N.
sinister ADJ. /邪恶的/evil. We must defeat the sinister forces that seek our downfall.
sinuous ADJ. /蜿蜒的;弯曲复杂的;不老实的/winding; bending in and out; not morally honest. The snake moved in a
sinuous manner.
skeptic N. /怀疑论者/doubter; person who suspends judgment until the evidence supporting a point of view has been
examined. I am a skeptic about the new health plan; I want some proof that it can work. skepticism, N.
skiff N. /小船/small, light sailboat or rowboat. Tom dreamed of owning an ocean-going yacht but had to settle for a skiff
he could sail in the bay.
skimp V. /节约的使用/provide scantily; live very economically. They were forced to skimp on necessities in order to
make their limited supplies last the winter.
skinflint N. /守财奴;吝啬鬼/stingy person; miser. Scrooge was an ungenerous old skinflint until he reformed his ways
and became a notable philanthropist.
skirmish N. /小规模战争;小打小闹/minor fight. Custer's troops expected they might run into a skirmish or two on
maneuvers; they did not expect to face a major battle. alsoV.
skulk V. /偷懒;偷偷的移动/move furtively and secretly. He skulked through the less fashionable sections of the city in
order to avoid meeting any of his former friends.
slacken V. /放松;放慢/slow up; loosen. As they passed the finish line, the runners slackened their pace.
slag N. /矿渣;炉渣;渣滓/residue from smelting metal; dross; waste matter. The blast furnace had a special opening at the bottom to allow the workers to remove the worthless slag.
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