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Group 17 - Matching Quizzes

sentinel

1

	(洗牌) disorder; move back and forth; mix so as to make a random order or arrangement
	(孵化,下蛋) lay eggs; produce offspring in large numbers
	(哨兵) one that keeps guard; soldier stationed as a guard
	(鬼鬼祟祟而行,偷窃) creep or steal privately; come or go meanly, as a person afraid or ashamed to be seen

sever

2

	(哨兵) one that keeps guard; soldier stationed as a guard
	(醒目的) having or producing full, loud, or deep sound; impressive in style of speech; easy to feel
	(切断) cut off from a whole; set or keep apart; divide or separate
	(烧焦,烧灼,灼伤,烧伤,用旺火烤肉) make very hot and dry; become superficially burned

shrewd

3

	(破烂不堪的,褴褛的,不合适的) disreputable; tired or sick; having many seeds
	(争吵) minor quarrel; noisy quarrel, usually about a trivial matter
	(精明,敏锐) clever; characterized by keen awareness, sharp intelligence
	(醒目的) having or producing full, loud, or deep sound; impressive in style of speech; easy to feel

shyster

4

	(讼棍,政界的奸诈之徒) lawyer using questionable methods; unethical lawyer or politician
	(争吵) minor quarrel; noisy quarrel, usually about a trivial matter
	(洗牌) disorder; move back and forth; mix so as to make a random order or arrangement
	(镇压,粉碎) put an abrupt end to; block to prevent rolling or slipping

sinuous

5

	(埋葬所,坟墓) burial vault; receptacle for sacred relics, especially in an altar
	(蜿蜒的,弯曲复杂的,不老实的) winding; bending in and out; not morally honest
	(奴隶的,奴性的) blindly imitative; characteristic of a slave or servant
	((使)旋转,大量,许多) rotate or turn something about its axis; veer a vehicle; pivot

siren

6

	(避免) avoid deliberately; keep away from
	(微光) shine with a weak or fitful light; glimmer intermittently
	(汽笛,警报器) electronic device producing a similar sound as a signal or warning; something insidious or deceptive; mermaid
	(争吵) minor quarrel; noisy quarrel, usually about a trivial matter

skim

7

	(醒目的) having or producing full, loud, or deep sound; impressive in style of speech; easy to feel
	(撤退,脱离) act of seceding; withdrawal; withdrawal of 11 Southern states from the Union
	(精明,敏锐) clever; characterized by keen awareness, sharp intelligence
	((从表面)轻轻掠过,轻擦而过) pass near surface of; brush surface of; glide swiftly along surface of; read or examine rapidly, in order to cull the principal facts

slake

8

	(结束,平息,消除,伺候舒服) make less active or intense; satisfy thirst
	(树懒,怠惰,懒惰) laziness; apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue; any of several slow-moving arboreal mammals
	(精明,敏锐) clever; characterized by keen awareness, sharp intelligence
	(似是而非的) seemingly reasonable but incorrect; misleading intentionally

slavish

9

	(闷烧,随时准备爆发) burn without flame; be liable to break out at any moment
	(结束,平息,消除,伺候舒服) make less active or intense; satisfy thirst
	(奴隶的,奴性的) blindly imitative; characteristic of a slave or servant
	(争论,口角,扇巴掌) minor dispute; brief quarrel

smolder

10

	(闷烧,随时准备爆发) burn without flame; be liable to break out at any moment
	(树懒,怠惰,懒惰) laziness; apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue; any of several slow-moving arboreal mammals
	(奴隶的,奴性的) blindly imitative; characteristic of a slave or servant
	(示例的,示意的) relating to outline or diagram; represented simply, as using symbols

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