【核心词汇】DAY 58

你可能一直埋怨背单词枯燥

就算“枯燥”15分钟又怎样

成功的人并不是做了多少

而是每天都在坚持做

坚持本身就是一种成功

单词日历

Let's begin

sue [su:]

vt. 控告，起诉
vi. 请求，追求，起诉

参考例句

1 . What is your name? My name is Sue .

你叫什么名字？我的名字叫苏。

2 . Where is Sue ? She is in her room.
苏在那里？她在她的房间里。

3 . Sue is more beautiful than Jane.
苏比珍较美。

4 . There's a rumour going round that Sue and David are having an affair.
有谣传称休和戴维关系暧昧。

stubborn ['stʌbən]

adj. 顽固的，倔强的，难对付的

参考例句

1 . You might as well talk to a stone as try to argue with a stubborn woman.

你与其跟一个倔女人争吵，还不如对一块石头说话。

2 . There is no reasoning with such a stubborn man as Peter.
跟彼得这种固执的人讲理简直是不可能的事。

3 . He is as stubborn as a donkey.
他像驴子一样倔强。

4 . He is stubborn , and so is she, but to a lesser degree.
他很固执，她也固执，不过程度轻些。

succession [sək'seʃən]

n. 连续，继承权，继位

参考例句

1 . The cost of living seems set to drop for the third month in succession .

生活费用持续下降，眼看就快三个月了。

2 . There are a succession of rainy days here.
这里一连好几天都是雨天。

3 . A discharge from a number of firearms, fired simultaneously or in rapid succession .
一齐射击，快速连续射击大批火器同时连续急速地发射

4 . A predetermined order of succession , as to an estate or to an office.
预定的继承顺序确定的继承权顺序，如对地产或职位。

stuff [stʌf]

n. 材料，原料，东西
n. 素质，本质; 废物
vt. 填满，塞满

参考例句

1 . Do you call this stuff beer?

你把这东西叫做啤酒吗?

2 . There has been some really good stuff on TV lately.
近来电视上有些节目确实不错。

3 . He stuffed the letter through (the door) and hurried away.
他把信塞进门里就匆匆离开了。

4 . A kind of plastic stuff is used to make the plates.
这些盘子是用一种塑料制造的。

subtle ['sʌtl]

adj. 微妙的，敏感的，精细的，狡诈的，不明显的

参考例句

1 .Note the subtle gradation of/in colour in this painting.

注意这幅画中色彩的细微变化。

2 . Subtle lighting helps people relax.
光线暗淡有助於人们松弛精神。

3 . I have noticed the subtle gradation in colour in this painting.
我已经注意到这幅画中色彩的层次。

4 . There were subtle hints in his letter.
他的信中有些微妙的暗示。

suck [sʌk]

vt. 啜，吸入，吸收
vi. 吸，吸收，奉承，烂，令人讨厌
n. 吸吮，吸力

参考例句

1 . I don't want to get sucked into the row about school reform.

我不愿意牵扯到这场学制改革的争论之中。

2 . Don't suck your thumb; it's so dirty.
别舔手指头，太脏了

submit [səb'mit]

词根 ：sub下面＋mit=send送，放出→送下去→使屈服；提出

vt. 呈送，递交，主张
vt. 使服从，屈服
vi. 屈从; 忍受

参考例句

1 .Please submit your application form in quadruplicate.
请交申请表一式四份。

2 . Let's not submit our disputes for arbitration.
我们还是别把争执提交仲裁。

3 . Counsel for the defence submitted that his client was clearly innocent.
被告的律师辩称其委托人显然是无辜的。

4 . We should submit our plans to the council for approval.
我们应该向理事会提交计划以求批准。

stroke [strəuk]

词根： 源于：strike（v 打击；军事进攻；铸造；敲钟；罢工）

n. 笔画，击打，一笔（画）连续的动作，中风，
v. 奉承，轻抚

参考例句

1 . My speech went quite well until I was put off my stroke by the interruption.
我起初讲得很顺利，可是受到干扰後就结巴起来了。

2 . It was a stroke of luck that I found you here.
我在这里碰见你真是运气。

3 . The cat likes being stroked .
猫喜欢让人抚摸。

4 . It was so hot yesterday that I had a heat stroke .
昨天太热，我中暑了。

strive [straiv]

vi. 奋斗，努力，力求

参考例句

1 . Strive to build China into a powerful socialist country!
为把中国建成社会主义强国而奋斗！

2 . The scientists strive for a breakthrough in cancer research.
科学家们力争在癌症研究方面有个突破。

3 . I strive automatically to bring the world into harmony with my own nature.
我机械地努力使这世界跟自己的性情协调一致。

4 . He strove for recognition as an artist.
他为获得艺术家的声誉而奋斗。

substitute ['sʌbstitju:t]

词根 ：sub下面+stitute=set up放→在下面放着→代替,替代人员

n. 代替者，代用品
vt. 用...代替，代以，代替

参考例句

1 . The coach substituted Smith for Jones.

教练让史密斯上场，换下了琼斯。

2 . Water is not a proper substitute for wine.
水不是酒的适当代用品。

3 . We substituted a red ball for blue to see if the baby would notice.
我们用红皮球换下了蓝皮球，看这婴儿会不会发觉。

submerge [səb'mə:dʒ]

词根 ：sub下面，merge（v 合并，吞没）－吞没下去－淹没

vt. 使浸没，潜入水中，覆盖
vi. 浸没

参考例句

1 . Such feelings tend to remain submerge beneath a mask of social politeness.

在社交礼貌的掩盖下，这样的情感往往不会显露出来。

2 . Her happiness at seeing him submerged her former worries.
她看到他非常高兴，顿时完全忘记了先前的烦恼。

3 . At the first sign of danger the submarine will submerge .
一有危险迹象，潜艇就会潜入水中。

subtract [səb'trækt]

vt. 扣掉
vi. 减少

参考例句

1 . At this age, you should be able to subtract one fraction from another.

在你这个年龄，你应该会演算分数减法了。

2 . After subtracting food and energy costs, which can vary widely each month, the Producer Price Index for Finished Goods still rose at a moderately fast clip of four-tenths of1 percent, compared with a two-tenth rises in April.
减去食物与能源的费用以后——这两项每月可能大幅变动——成品制造价格指数仍以略快的速度攀升百分零点四，相形之下，四月份仅上升零点二。

3 . If you subtract 2 from 8, you get 6.
8减去2是6。

subject ['sʌbdʒikt,səb'dʒekt]

词根 ：sub下面，ject扔：扔到下面－臣服者

n. 科目，主题，话题，题材，主观，[语]主语
n. (君主国)国民，实验对象
adj. 服从的，易患的
vt. 使隶属，使服从，使遭遇

参考例句

1 . I am French by birth and a British subject by marriage.

我按出生是法国人，因结婚而成为英国公民。

2 . How many subjects are you studying this semester?
这学期你选了几门课程？

subordinate [sə'bɔ:dineit]

词根 ：sub下面，ord＝order，inate－在下面听order－附属的

n. 属下，附属物
adj. 下级的，次要的，附属的
vt. 使居下位，使服从，把...放在次要

参考例句

1 . All the other issues are subordinate to this one.

所有问题都要从属于这一问题。

2 . He was always friendly to his subordinates .
他对下级一向和蔼可亲。

3 . He subordinated his wishes to the general good of the group.
他使自己的愿望服从于集体的利益。

substance ['sʌbstəns]

词根 ：sub下面+stance站，立→站在下面的东西→具体物质；本质

n. 物质，实质，内容，重要性，财产

参考例句

1 . The emery is a hard metallic substance .

金刚砂是非常坚硬的金属物质。

2 . Beware of what you do with this dangerous substance .

你处理这些危险品时，可要当心。

3 . Antitoxin is substance that acts against a poisonous substance and prevents it from having a harmful effect.

抗毒素是抵抗有毒物质并防止其产生有害作用的物质。

4 . Musk is a kind of strong-smelling substance .

麝香是一种有强烈气味的物质。

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