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布道，说教：public speech moral
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serpentine
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弯曲的：winding
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serrate
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锯齿状的：notched
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serried
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密集的：little space
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servile
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低下的，卑屈的：submissive, abject
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severe
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严厉的，要求严格的：exacting standards；难以承受的，艰难的：difficult to endure
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shackle
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束缚：restrictions；限制，阻碍：create difficulty
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shadow
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偷偷尾随：secretly trail；遮蔽，（使）变暗：gloomy
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shallow
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浅显的，浅薄的：lack of depth of understanding
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sham
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欺瞒：deceitfulness；掩饰，假装：present a false appearance；虚假的：fake
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shiftless
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胸无大志的，懒惰的：lacking ambition
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shipshape
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井然有序的：order
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shirk
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逃避，规避：keep away from
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shoal
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浅的：little depth
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shopworn
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陈旧的：worn-out
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shred
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少量：small amount
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shrewd
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精明的，机敏的：cleverness or judgment；刺骨的，强烈的：discomfort
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shrink
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（在数量或价值方面）降低，减小：reduced；（使）本能性地退却（如因遇到使人惊恐的事物），（使）退缩：draw back；表示出不情愿，犹豫：hesitate
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shroud
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隐蔽物，可起隐蔽、保护或屏护作用的物体：conceals, protects, screens；将...从视线中隔离，遮蔽：shut off from sight
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shrug
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轻视，忽略：dismiss；脱下（衣物等）：rid
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shun
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避开，避免：keep away
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sidestep
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（通过逃避而）不遵守：avoid having to comply with
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signal
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（在重要性、成就方面）非同寻常的：standing above；给出信号：direct or notify
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simpleton
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（缺乏常识的）笨蛋：lacking in common sense
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simulate
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假装，模仿：take on the appearance；模拟：create a representation
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sin
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罪恶的事：highly reprehensible
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sincere
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真诚的，不做作的：without pretense
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sinecure
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美差：requires little or no work
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sinew
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活力，力量：vigorous strength
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singe
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轻微烧焦：burn superficially
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sinuous
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蜿蜒的，迂回的：irregular curves
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sip
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（尤指小口地）喝：swallow in liquid form
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skeleton
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骨架，框架：structural framework
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skeptic
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怀疑者：doubts, questions or disagrees
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skimp
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缺乏的，不足的：less plentiful；节省花费，吝啬：give insufficient funds
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skirmish
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小冲突，争论：minor
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skirt
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界限，边界：marks the outer limit；绕行，避开：go around
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slack
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松弛的：not tightly fastened；疏忽的，大意的：failing to give proper care
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slake
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使满足：satisfy
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slant
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（看待问题、思考的）角度，看法：way of looking；倾斜的：slanting direction；歪曲（事实等）：create a wrong impression
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slate
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列入名单，计划，安排：put on a list
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slew
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大量，许多：large amount
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slight
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不重要的：deficient in weight；轻微的：small in degree；轻蔑，看不起：treat with disdain；忽略，疏忽：fail to give proper attention
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sling
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投掷：send through the air
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slippery
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光滑的：slide；隐秘的：acting in secret；意义不明确的：not precise in meaning
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slipshod
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粗心的，随意的：indifference to exactness, precision, and accuracy
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sloppy
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邋遢的，不整洁的：lacking neatness；混乱的：lacking in order
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sloth
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怠惰，懒惰：disinclination to action
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slouch
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懒人：lazy person；缓慢行走：move slowly
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slovenly
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邋遢的，不整洁的：lacking neatness
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sluggard
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懒人：lazy person
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sluggish
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缓慢的，迟缓的：slow in movement；迟钝的，反应慢的：slow to respond
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slumber
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睡着：sleep
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slur
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耻辱：mark of guilt；含糊地发音：indistinctly；疏忽，忽略：without due, consideration
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sly
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狡猾的：clever or cunning；隐秘的，偷偷的：acting in secret
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smarmy
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虚情假意的，过分恭维的：hypocritically
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smart
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反应敏捷的，聪颖的：sharp quick thought；整洁的：strikingly neat；感到疼痛，感到痛苦：suffer acutely
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smattering
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浅薄的知识：superficial knowledge；少量：small amount
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smirk
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（自鸣得意地）笑：offensively self-satisfied
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smother
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使窒息：killed by lack of air；抑制（表达，说出），压制：refrain
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smug
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自大的，自鸣得意的：opinion of oneself；整洁的，有序的：good order
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smuggling
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走私，私运：importation or exportation contrary to the law
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snare
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无法逃脱的困境：catches and holds；捕捉：capture by
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snarl
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纠缠，纠结：twist；咆哮，怒吼：to anger
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sneer
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（轻蔑地）嘲笑：scornful
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snobbish
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谄上傲下的，自大的：offensive air of superiority
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snub
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轻视，不理睬：contempt or neglect
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soak
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使...湿透：make thoroughly wet
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sober
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严肃的：serious-looking；节制的：restraint；有理有据的：sound reasoning
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sodden
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湿透的：penetrated by water；使...湿透：wet thoroughly
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solace
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安慰：comfort in sorrow；安慰，安抚：console
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solder
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连接，联合：unite
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solemnity
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庄严，严肃：solemn
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solicitous
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为他人操心的，体谅他人的：happiness of others；迫切的，渴望的：urgent desire
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solid
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固态的，坚固的：not easily yield to pressure；有理有据的：sound reasoning；坚定的，不迟疑的：not showing weakness
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soliloquy
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（尤指自言自语的）独白：without addressing a listener
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solitude
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孤独，避世：being alone
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solvent
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有偿付能力的：able to pay debts；溶剂：another substance is dissolved
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somatic
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肉体的：of the body
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somber
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昏暗的，无光的：shaded；悲伤的，不愉快的：lacking in cheer
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somnolence
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瞌睡，嗜睡：needing sleep
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sonnet
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十四行诗：14-line verse form
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soothe
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带来慰藉，安慰：bring comfort；使镇静，使安心：free from distress；弱化，缓解：less severe
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sop
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安慰物：placate or soothe；贿赂，回扣：improperly influence a person's conduct；浸湿，湿透：wet thoroughly
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sophism
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假推理，诡辩：deceptive argumentation
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sophisticated
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精明的，老于世故的：worldly knowledge or refinement；复杂的：complex
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soporific
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催眠的药剂，安眠药：induces sleep；催眠的：cause sleep；慵懒的，困倦的：sleepiness or lethargy
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sordid
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肮脏的，不干净的：not clean；卑鄙的：baseness
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sound
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牢固的，不可动摇的：withstand stress without structural damage；健康的，强壮的：free from injury；（逻辑）上严谨的：valid reasoning
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sparse
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稀疏的，稀少的：less plentiful
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spartan
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简朴的，节约的：simplicity
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spat
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（小的）争吵：quarrel
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spate
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突发的洪水：sudden flood；大量：large number
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specific
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特有的，独特的：exact sort；明确的：clearly expressed
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specious
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似是而非的，欺骗性的：false look of truth
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speck
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小点，少量：small amount
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spectator
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观众，目击者，旁观者：watches
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spectrum
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光谱，范围，系列：sequence or range
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speculate
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推测，揣测：take to be true；投机倒买：from market fluctuations
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spendthrift
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挥霍家，败家子：spends improvidently；挥霍的，不节俭的：spending money freely |
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