8039.rival(名)对手
同义词competitor
She and I are rivals for the swimming prize．
我和她是游泳比赛奖的竞争对手。

8040.roar(动)吼叫
同义词yell
You need not roar.
你不必那么大声嚷嚷。

8041.roast(动)烤
The meat is roasting.
肉正烤着。

8042.rob(名)抢劫
They robbed the bank of thousands of dollars．
他们抢走了那家银行几千美元。

8043.robe(名)长袍
The queen's long robe trailed behind.
女王的长袍拖在后面。

8044.robin(名)知更鸟
The robin is the messenger of spring.
知更鸟是报春的使者。

8045.rouse(动)激励
The speaker tried to rouse the masses.
演讲者试图将群众鼓动起来。

8046.row(名)吵架
The argument degenerated into a row.
争论变成吵架。

8047.ruffle(动)大发脾气
You ruffle too aasily．
你太容易激动了。

8048.rumble(名)隆隆声
The low rumble all at once broke into a loud peal of thunder.
低沉的隆隆声突然变成大声的雷鸣。

8049.runner-up(名)亚军
In this way, it is assured of the runner-up position while going for the
champion!
这样，你就占了当亚军的优势！

8050.sacrifice(动)牺牲
She has sacrificed herself to her husbend's interests.
为了丈夫的利益，她牺牲了自己。

8051.saloon(名)大厅
The passengerr lounge is forward of the dining Saloon.
旅客休息窒在餐厅前面的大厅。

8052.salute(动)行举手礼
He saluted his friend by a wave of the hand.
他挥手向朋友致意。

8053.salvage(动)抢救
How can we salvage the firm from complete failure?
我们怎样才能抢救这个公司，使之不遭受彻底失败昵？

8054.salvation(名)救济
Government loans have been the salvation of several shaky business companies.
政府贷款救济了几家濒临倒闭的公司。

8055.sanction(名)批准
We have the sanction of the law to play ball in this park.
法律准许我们在这个公园里打球。

8056.sane(形)神智清醒的
I don't think a sane person would drive as dangerously as he did.
我想一个神智清醒的人是不会像他那样危险地开车的。

8057.sanitation(名)环境卫生
The leaders checked and praised the unit for its sanitation work．
领导人检查并表扬了这个单位的环境卫生工作。

8058.sarcastic(形)讽刺的
He needled her with his sarcastic remarks．
他使用讽刺的评论刺激她。

8059.savory(形)香味的
This restaurant is famous for its savory dishes．
这家饭店以饭菜美味而出名。

8060.scandal(名)丑闻；中伤
It is a scandal for a city official to take tax money for his own use.
一个市政官员将税款挪做私用是件丑事。

8061.scarecrow(名)稻草人
In between the rows of corn there was a scarecrow.
在玉米行中间有一个稻草人。

8062.scarlet(形)鲜红色的
Red and scarlet predominate in these flowers.
这些花中大都是红色和鲜红色的。

8063.scatter(动)撒
The farmer scattered the corn in the yard for the hens.
农民把谷子撒在院子里喂鸡。

8064.scent(名)香味
同义词fragrance
A scent of lemon waft up from the garden below．
从下面的花园里飘来一阵柠檬香。

8065.scope(名)范围
What is the scope of these two basic covers?
这两种保险的保险范围是什么？

8066.scowl(名)蹙眉、怒容
She answered my smile with a scowl.
她以怒视回报我的微笑。

8067.scratch(动)抓伤
That cat will scratch you with its claws．
那猫会用爪子抓你的。

8068.screwdriver(名)螺丝起子
You turn the screws round and round with a screwdriver.
你用螺丝刀把螺丝转几圈。

8069.scrub(动)刷洗
I scrub hard at the stain to see if I can get it off．
我使劲擦这个污迹，看能不能将它去掉。

8070.scrutiny(名)周密的调查
His work looks all right, but it will not bear scrutiny.
他的工作似乎很好，但是经不起仔细检查。

8071.sculpture(名)雕塑品(动)雕刻
(名):This sculpture commemorates the victims of the concentration camps.
这一座雕塑是用来纪念那些在集中营里被害的人们。
(动):Can you sculpture this wood?
你可以雕刻这块木头吗？

8072.segregate(动)隔离开
The doctor segregated the child sick with scarlet fever.
大夫把患猩红热的孩子隔离起来了。

8073.saminar(名)研讨会
The seminar will be adjourned to next Wednesday.
研讨会暂停，下星期三继续举行。

8074.senate(名)参议院；立法机构
指美国等的参议院，S需大写
The Senate confirmed the treaty．
参议院批准了这项条约。