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Ashkenazi ► Seph-ar-dic /-ik/ adj. sepia /'siipia/ noun \U] ^ a brown substance
used in inks and paints and used in the past for printing photographs 乌贼墨颜料（或墨.汁 j
2 a_ reddish-brown colour 深褐色）sepia 0办[usually before noim]: sepia frric/prints/photogmphs乌贼墨墨水； '深褐色印刷品;/ 照片-…
sepoy /'siipcH/ noun 1 in the past, an Indian soldier serving
under a British or European, officer 1 旧时英国 或欧洲长官手下的)印度兵2 (/M£) a soldier or police officer of the
lowest rank ± 兵.；警员
sep-sis /’sepsis/ /?ow/r{u]
(wec//ra/ 医）an infection of part of
the body in which pus is produced 脓毒病；.脓 毐逄
Sep^teiTI-ber /sep'temb0(r)/^ noun:[U^： Cl {abbr. Sept.)
the 9th month of the
year, between August and October;丸月、iiidiJ To see how September is used, look at the
examples at April. * September 的用法I词条 April下的示例。
sep-tet /sep'tet/ noun 1 [C+sing./pl. v.] a group of seven
musicians or singer卩七 fi 蓁乐 i 重唱组合 2 [C] a
piece of music.'for seven
musicians or singers 七食奏
(曲）；七重唱(曲
sep-tic /'septik/ odj. (of a wound or
part of the body ^ 口或身体‘分)infected with harmful
bacteria 感染备菌
的;脓毒性的；腐败性的：<2SQ?ti‘b/ifiger被感染的手指◊ A dirty cut may go septic•伤口:术午涂容易受感染。
septi-cae-mia (6r£) {NAmE septi-ce-mia) /,septi*si:mi0/ noim [U] (metZ/cc?/ 医）infection of the blood
by harmful bacteria 如血病；败血症 H771 blood poisoning .septic 'tank noun a large container, usually underground,
that holds human waste from toilets until the action of bacteria makes it
liquid enough to be absorbed.by the ground 化粪池 sep-tH-lton
/sep'tiljan/
number the number io24,
or l followed by 24 zeros * 1024 ;百万的■四次方 sep-tua-gen-arian /.septjuadja'nearian; NAmE -tjua- d3»'ner-/ noun (formal) a person between 70 and
79 years old * 70 至 79
岁的人
sep-tiim /'septam/ noun {pi. septa /'septa/) (anatomy j^) a thin part that
separates two hollow areas, for example the part of die nose between the nostrils
隔膜；"(动物）隔片，隔壁
sep-tup-let /'septjoplit; sep'tjuiplit; NAmE sep't^lat; -_tu:p-/
/iow/7 one of seven children'bom at tiie same time to the same mother 七胞胎之一 se-pulchral /se'pAlkral/ 'adj. (Hterary) looking or sounding sad
and serious; making you think of death 阴沉的；阴森森的；死一般的sm funereal :
consists of one scene (电影中表现同一主题或场面的.:）
.，组镜头
a verb [VN] 1 (technical i#) ； to arrange things into a
sequence 按—序排列 2
(i?/o/ogy 生),to identify the order
in which a set af genes or parts of molecules are arranged测定（整奢華因或分于成分的）.序列：JTie
human
genome has now been sequenced. X, ^ ^ & M 的序列现已测定。► se.quen.cing no"/r..[U] •: a gene sequencing project基因测序项目 the •sequence of
'tenses/?ow/i[sing.].(gramw如语法） the rules according to which the tense of a subordinate clause depends on the tense of
a main clause, so that, for example, V think that you are wrong' becomes '/ thought that you were
wron^ in
the past terise时态的呼应，时态的一致（从句的时态婪主％时态
的制约)
se-quen-cer /'si:kwansa(r)/ noun an electronic instrument
for recording and storing sounds so that they can be.played .later as part of
a' piece of music 音序器；编
曲机
se-quen-tial /si'kwenXV adj. (formal) following in order of
time or place按次承的；顺序的；序列的：sequential data
processing.顺序数据处理► se.quen.tiaMy /-Jali/ adv. ： data stored sequentially on a computer
在计算机里的数据
se-ques-ter
/sifkwest0(r)/ verb [VN] (law W) 1 - sequestrate 2 to keep a jury together in a place, in
order to prevent them from talking to other people about a court case, or
learning about it in the newspapers, on television, etc.隔离（避免陪审团与公众接触> se-questered /si'kwestad; NAmE -tard/ adj. [usually before noun] (literary) {of a
place quiet and far away from people僻静的；隐蔽的;与外界隔绝的
se-ques-trate
/'siikwastreit;
si'kwes-/ (also se-ques-ter) verb [VN] {law #) to take control of
sb^ property or assets
until
a debt has been paid 强制管理，扣押（债
务人资产）■ ►
se.ques.tra.tion /,si:kW3_streiJ"n/ notm [U，、C] se*quin /'siikwin/ noun a small round shiny disc
sewn onto clothing as decoration (装饰衣服的）闪光小圆片
► se-iqtiinned /'sirkwmd/ adj. [usiially before noun]
se-quoia
/si'kwoia/
noun a
very tall N American tree, a type of redwood 述杉 sera pi. of serum
ser-aph /'seraf/ noun {pi ser-aph-im
/-fim/
or ser-aphs)
an
ANGEL of the highest rank 撒拉弗，色辣芬（基i教 中级别最高的天使} — compare cherub( 1广： ser-aph-ic /sa'raefik/ adj. {literary) 1 as beautiful, pure, etc. as an angel天挺般美丽（或g洁等）的：a seraphic chiidl/nature天使般可M的瘦子/纯洁的本性2 extremely happy 无比换乐的： a
seraphic smfZe 无比快乐
的微笑
ser-en-ade /.sere'neid/ noun, verb a noun 1 a song or tune played
or sung at night by a lover outside the window of the woman he loves (男 子在所爱慕印女子窗下歌唱或演奏的）小夜曲2 a gentle piece of music
in several parts, usually for a small group of instruments (尤指供小型乐队演—的）小夜曲
*
verii
[VN] to sing or play music to sb’_ (as. done in the past by a man singing under
her window to the woman he loved)、对^g慕的女子丨嗔小夜曲，奏小夜曲
ser-en-dip-ity
,/.seren'dipati/ noun [U] the fact of sth
interesting or pleasant happening by chance 机
缘凑巧► ser.en.dip.it.ous /-’dipates/ oc/人： serendipitous discoveries偶然的♦运发现
se-rene ../sa_ri:n/
calm and peaceful 平静的；褒静
的；安#的：a 〖afce, sriH and serene
in. the sunZight':._：^；
_:不宁•静安墙■的湖水se*rene.ly flt/v.: serenely beautiful 宁_而美丽◊ She smf丨ed sereraeiy•她安详地微笑。serenity ^sa'renati/ /lo/vn [U4.
si〇g.]: The hotel offers a haven of peace
and serenity away from the bustle of the city. 0^, 旅馆远离阉市，是-•个幽静安谧的好去处。
serf /s3：f; NAmE S3：rf/ noun (in the past) a person who was forced
to live and work on land that belonged to a …landowner whom they had to obey.'(旧时的.）农奴
serf-dom
/'S3：fd8m; NAmE 'S3：rf-/ noun [\J] the
system under which crops were grown by serfs; the state of being a serf 农奴|丨1;农奴身份：t/ie aboHrton 〇/serfdom
fnKu观’a in 2S6J * 1861年农奴制在俄国的废除