【soon】(1) not long after the present time; (2) quickly.

* She will soon be 18 years old. (1)

她再过不久就十八岁了。

* Tell him to get here as soon as possible. (2)

告诉她尽快赶到这里。

as soon as possible：尽快地，尽早地

 

【sort】(1) any group of people or things that are the same or are similar in some way; (2) a kind of something.

* They are the same sort of people as I. (1)

他们和我是一类人。

* He is the sort of person you want as a friend. (2)

他是那种你愿意和他交朋友的人。

 

【sound】(1) fast-moving waves of energy that affect the ear and result in hearing; (2) that which is heard.

* Sound travels through the air at a speed of 1,088 feet per second. (1)

声波通过空气以每秒1088英尺的速度传播。

at a speed of：以…的速度

* She says the sound of the ocean helps her sleep. (2)

她说大海的涛声帮助她入睡。

 

【south】the direction to the right of a person facing the rising sun.

* He lives 15 miles south of Washington.

他住在华盛顿以南15英里。

 

【space】(1) the area outside the earth's atmosphere where the sun, moon, planets and stars are; (2) the area between or inside things.

* Humans began making flights into space in the early 1960's. (1)

在20世纪60年代初，人类就已经开始宇宙飞行了。

* Their new house has more space than their old one. (2)

他们的新房比旧房更宽敞。

 

【speak】(1) to talk; (2) to say words with the mouth; (3) to express one's thoughts to others and exchange ideas; (4) to give a speech to a group.

* She would not speak to him. (1)

她不愿意和他说话。

* He spoke to everyone. (2)

他同每个人说了话。

* He spoke about his proposal to everyone he met. (3)

他把他的提议讲述给他见到的每一个人。

* The Senator speaks to a group tomorrow about trade relations with East Asia. (4)

那位参议员明天要给一群人做一次关于和东亚的贸易关系的演讲。

 

【special】(1) of a different or unusual kind; (2) not for general use; (3) better or more important than others of the same kind.

* Special English is a special kind of English that is easy to understand. (1)

特别英语是一种容易理解的英语。

* This is a special machine that can be used only by a trained worker. (2)

这是一种专门的机器，只能由训练过的工人才能使用。

* She received a special award for a lifetime of service to others. (3)

她终身为他人服务，受到了特殊表彰。

 

【speech】a talk given to a group of people.

* The President will make a television speech tonight about civil rights.

总统今晚会就人权问题发表电视讲话。

 

【speed】(1) to make something go or move faster; (2) the rate at which something moves or travels; (3) the rate at which something happens or is done.

* The chairman is speeding up debate on the bill. (1)

主席正在加快讨论那项议案。

speeding up：加速

* Do you know the speed of light? (2)

你知道光的速度吗？

* Special English news is read at a speed of 90 words per minute. (3)

特别英语新闻朗读的速度是每分钟90个单词。

at a speed of：以…的速度

 

【spend】(1) to give as payment; (2) to use.

* He spent 45 dollars for food. (1)

他吃东西花了45美元。

* He spends much time studying. (2)

他花很多时间学习。

 

【spill】to cause or permit liquid to flow out, usually by accident.

* The big ship spilled hundreds of thousands of barrels of oil into the ocean.

那艘大船有上万桶油溢到了海里。

 

【spirit】(1) the part of a human that is not physical and is connected to thoughts and emotions; (2) the part of a person that is believed to remain alive after death.

* His spirit continued to fight the disease even after his body surrendered. (1)

他的身体虽然垮了，但精神仍然和病魔斗争。

* Many believe a person's spirit does not die but returns to the world in a new body. (2)

很多人相信人的灵魂不会死，但会附着在一个新的身体上回到人间。

return to：返回到…

 

【split】(1) to separate into two or more parts; (2) to divide or break into parts.

* When you split wood for a fire, you are warmed two times: once by the work and later by the fire. (1)

当你劈柴生火时，就会暖和两次：一次是由于干活而暖和，一次是生起来的火把你烤暖和。

* Cells split into two parts; the new part becomes a new cell that is exactly like the old one. (2)

细胞分裂成两部分：新部分变成了一个和原来的细胞一样的新细胞。

 

【sport】any game or activity of competition involving physical effort or skill.

* His daughter plays four sports.

他女儿进行四种运动。

 

【spread】(1) to become longer or wider; (2) to make or become widely known.

* The old tree has spread its roots and branches over a wide area. (1)

那棵老树根深叶茂。

* Please spread the news that we are having a party next Saturday. (2)

我们下星期六举行一个晚会，请告诉其他人。

 

【spring】the time of the year between winter and summer.

* I hope spring starts early this year.

我希望今年春天早点来。

 

【spy】(1) to steal or get information secretly; (2) one who watches others secretly; (3) a person employed by a government to get secret information about another country.

* She spied to get information for another company. (1)

她为另一家公司秘密收集信息。

* A spy for the man's wife watched him for several weeks. (2)

那人的妻子雇的密探已经观察了他几周了。

* Three people employed at the C.I.A. were accused of being spies for a foreign country. (3)

中央情报局的三个人被起诉为外国间谍。

accuse of：指责，控告

 

【square】a flat shape having four equal sides.

* Measure this square and tell me how much material is needed to cover it.

量一下这个正方形，然后告诉我需要用多少材料才能盖过它。

 

【stab】to cut or push into or through with a pointed weapon.

* The person stabbed her then ran away.

那个人刺伤了她就跑掉了。

 

【stand】(1) to move into or be in a position in which only the feet are on a surface; (2) to be in one position or place.

* She told the students to stand for the opening ceremony. (1)

她让学生站起来举行开幕式。

* Two hours ago, she was standing where the city bus stops. (2)

两个小时前她还在城市公交车站那里。

 

【star】(1) a mass of gas that usually appears as a small light in the sky at night, but is not a planet; (2) a famous person, usually an actor or singer.

* Those stars form the shape of Orion the Hunter. (1)

那些星星构成了猎户的形状。

* Some Hollywood stars were at the White House last night. (2)

昨天晚上有一些好莱坞明星在白宫。

 

【start】(1) to begin; (2) to make something begin.

* He will start the new job tomorrow. (1)

他明天就开始做新工作。

* Will you start the car and turn on the heater? (2)

你愿意把车发动起来并打开加热器吗？

 

【starve】to suffer or die from a lack of food.

* Thousands may have starved to death because of crop failures in Sudan.

在苏丹，由于作物歉收而饿死的可能有上千人。

crop failure：作物歉收

 

【state】(1) to say; (2) to declare; (3) a political part of a nation.

* The Ambassador stated his concern about the problem. (1)

那位大使对那个问题表达了他的忧虑。

concern about：使(自己)关心…

* A White House spokesman stated that no changes had been made in policies affecting trade with Asia. (2)

一位白宫发言人声明已经出台政策没有作出影响同亚洲的贸易往来的变化。

* He plans to travel through several western states. (3)

他计划游历几个西方国家。