1.staggering a.令人惊愕的(astonishing, overwhelming)
词根记忆:来自stagger(v.不相信)
例:staggering disparity令人惊愕的差异
2.stake n.火刑柱(a post to which a person is bound for execution by burning);股份(an interest or share in an undertaking or enterprise)
例:at stake在危急之中//A prominent investor held a large stake in our company.
3.stamina n.耐力:持久力(staying power, endurance)
发音记忆:“四袋米呢”--吃了四袋米呢,一定有耐力
例:Sled dogs are notable for their stamina.//That young man lacks stamina.
4.stance n.态度,立场(intellectual attitude)
联想记忆:stan(站)+ce--所站的位置--态度,立场
例:Sometimes the political stance of a third party will be more radical than that of either of the two major parties.
5.standardize v.使标准化(to bring into conformity with a standard);用标准检验(to compare with a standard)
词根记忆:来自standard(n.标准)
例:The Federal Aviation Association issued new guidelines for airlines in order to standardize safety requirements governing preflight inspections.
派生词:standardization(n.标准化)
6.staple n.主要产品,主要成分(the principal element);a.主要的(principal, chief)
记:和stable(a.稳定的)一起记
例:When maize was introduced into southern Europe in the 19th century, it quickly became a dietary staple.//All of East and Southeast Asia is wholly dependent on rice to be its staple food.
7.startlingly ad.令人吃惊地,惊人地(shockingly)
例:The startlingly high rate of geographical mobility in the 19th-century United States has puzzled historians.
8.static a.不变的;停滞的(stationary)
词根记忆:stat(站,立)+ic--站立的--停滞的
例:The ratio of women's earnings with that of men has been roughly static since 1960.
9.stationary a.静止的(immobile)
词根记忆:station(位置)+ary--固定在一个位置的--静止的
注意:stationery(n.文具商;文具店)
例:Because of an accident, traffic was stationary for an hour.
adj. 依靠的,依赖的,从属的
n.