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n. 树苗,年轻人 a young tree, especially one with a slender trunk


Spelling Word: sapling
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v. 烤焦,烧焦 burn superficially;  parch, or shrivel, the surface of, by heat; affect painfully with heat; burn


Spelling Word: scorch
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a. 下流的,卑鄙的,无理的 fit or deserving to be despised; contemptible; worthless; mean; shabby


Spelling Word: scurvy
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a. 组装的,拼凑成的,地区的,区域性的 consisting of or divided into sections; separating into sections


Spelling Word: sectional
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n. 夜曲,小夜曲 music performed in the open air at nights; complimentary performance given to honor or express love for someone


Spelling Word: serenade
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n. 杆状物,轴,垂直通道 axes; vertical passage into a mine; long narrow stem or body of a spear or arrow


Spelling Word: shaft
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n. 腱,力量,精力 tendon or tendon tissue; muscle; nerve


Spelling Word: sinew
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n. 煎锅 long-handled stewing pan or saucepan sometimes having legs; a vessel for stewing meat


Spelling Word: skillet
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a. 不整洁的,慢吞吞的,漫不经心的 untidy or slovenly; shabby; great carelessness; done poorly or too quickly


Spelling Word: slipshod
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v. 冶炼,精炼 melt or blend ores, changing their chemical composition


Spelling Word: smelt