showjump-ing /'j0d3Ampii]; NAmE 'Jou-/ noun [U} the sport of riding a horse and jumping over a set of fences as quickly as possible (马术项自)超越障碍比赛pic- ture o page R31

show-man /'J'wman; NAmE'Sou-/ noun {pi. -men /-man/)

1                  a person who does things in an entertaining way and is good at getting people’s attention .。于,引起公众注意 的人;喜欢出风头的人2 a person who organizes public entertainments, especially at fairgrounds (尤舍露天 游乐场的)演出主持人,演出经理人

show-man-ship /'JaumanXip; NAmE'Sou-l noun [U] skill in doing things in an entertaining way and getting a lot of attention主持演出的技巧;演艺艺术;善于表演的技能 shown pp of show

'show-off noun (informal, disapproving) a person who tries to impress otiier people by showing how good he or she is at doing sthi的人;喜欢卖弄的人 show-piece /'Jaopiis; NAmE 'Jou-/ noun an excellent example of sth that people are meant to see and admire (供展示用的样品

show-place /'Jsupleis; NAmE 'S〇〇-/ noun a place of great beauty, historical interest, etc. that is open to the public风景名胜;古迹名胜;游览胜地 show-room /'Jauruim; -rum; NAmE 'Jou-/ noun a large shop/store in which goods for sale, especially cars and electrical goods, are displayed 商品陈列室;展销厅a car showroom 汽车展f

'show-stopper noun (informal) a performance that is very impressive and receives a lot of applause from the audience受到阵阵鼓掌喝彩的节.'show-stopping flt/y. [only before noun] a show-stopping per/omumce 受到择 阵鼓掌喝彩的节目

show-time /'Jeutaim; NAmE 'Xu-/ noun [U] the time that a theatre performance will begin 开演时询It’s five minutes to showtime and the theatre is packed. IHIlLiJ JF 始还有五分钟,剧场里已座无虚席◊ (//gwrat/ve, AMwf) Everybody ready? It's showtime!   ^ ?

开演!

'show trial noun an unfair trial of sb in court, organ­ized by a government for political reasons, not in order to find out the truth (出于政治目的)摆_子的审判走过场的审讯       '

showy         NAmE 'Joui/ adj. (often disapproving) so

brightly coloured, large or exaggerated that it attracts a lot of attention显眼的;艳丽的;花哨的HT71 ostenta- tious shou^y /lowers 艳丽的乾朵show.ily /-di/ odv. showi-ness noun [U] shrank pt of shrink

shrap-nel /'Jraepnal/ noun [U] small pieces of metal that are thrown up and away from an exploding bomb 飞溅

的弹片

shred /J*red/ verb, noun

mverb (-dd-) [VN] to cut or tear sth into small pieces '切碎;撕碎:Serve the fish on a bed of shredded lettuce. 先铺一层碎生菜叶,再把鱼放上,就可以上桌了◊He was accused of shredding documents relating to the case (=putting them in a shredder)他被指控把与案件有关 的文件用碎纸机销毁了。

noun 1 [usually pi.] a small thin piece that has been torn or cut from sth (撕或切的)细条,碎片HUlscrapshreds 0/ paper 碎纸片◊ His jacket had been tom to shreds by the barbed wire.他的夹克被铁丝网挂得稀烂。

1                  [usually sing.] ~ of sth (used especially in negative sentences 尤用于否,定句)"a very small amount of sth 极 少量些4; 一丁There is not a shred /evidence to support his daim.没有丝毫证据支持他的说法。 HTTBl in 'shreds 1 very badly damaged 损害严重 HTTl in tatters ffer nerves were in shreds..的神.经崩溃

..'rhe country’s economy is in shreds.国豪备济 %孔千疮2 tom in many places破破疱运的The document was in shreds on the _/Ioor.那份■文件在地 上,已经破烂不堪。pick/pull/tear sb/stfi to 'pieces/ 'shreds {informal) to criticize sb, or their work or ideas, very severely把襄人(或其作品、观点等)批驳得体无 完肤

shred-der /'Jreda^)/ noun a machine that tears sth into small pieces, especially paper, so that nobody can read what was printed on it切邊机;(尤指碎纸机

855       shrink

shrew /Jru:/ noun 1 a small animal like a mouse with a long nose 齣鼯形似鼠,吻长2    a

bad-tempered unpleasant woman 泼妇;悍启 shrewd /Jru:d/ adj. (shrewd-er, shrewd*est) 1 clever at understanding and making judgements about a situ- ation明的;敏锐的;有眼光的;精于盘算的003 astute a shrewd businessman 精明的商人◊ She is a shrewd Judge 0/ character她着人看得很准2 showing good judgement and'likely to be right 判断得准的;高 明的a shrewd move 髙招◊ J have a shrewd idea who the mystery caWer was.       个神秘的来访者是谁,我能猜+

八九不离► shrewd.ly       shrewdness [U]

shrew-isIv/iInKiiV ..(of women 女人) bad-tempered anci always arguing 脾气环且爱争吵的 Shri (also Sri) I Sri:; sri:/ noun [lnd£] 1 a title used before the names of gods or holy books, showing respect (用 于头衔或典籍前,表示尊敬)神,圣2 a title of respect for a man (对男子的尊称先生: shriek /Jriik/ verb, noun

m verb 1 [V] ~ (with sth) | ~ (at sb) to give a loud high shout, for example when you are excited, frightened or in pain 尖叫 H771 scream She shrieked in fright.吓得尖卩起来。◊ The audi’ence was shrieking with Zaughter•观众 ^[.大笑 rhe answer

shriefced at.her (= was very obvious)•答案就明摆夸她面 .前。2 ~ (sth) (at sb) to say sth in a loud, high voice 尖 声.scream [VN] She was shrieking abuse at them 5 t/iey carried her q^_他们把她抬走的时候,她冲 着他们尖声叫骂。_◊ [V speech] took out/’ he shrieked. /‘小心!.”他尖叫道。 .

2                  noun a loud high shout, for example one that you make when you are excited, frightened or in pain 类叫:She Zet out a piercing shriefc.她发出一声刺耳.的矣叫◊ a shriek o/^eiight 兴奋的叫声

shrift /Jrift/ noun fTtT^l see short adj. shrike /Jraik/ noun a bird with a strong beak, that catches small birds and insects and sticks them on THORNS伯劳(鸟,喙强有力,扑捉到小鸟和昆虫后将其 挂在荆棘上;) shrill ISrd/ adj., verb

3                  ashrill.ershrHI.est) 1 (of sounds oir voices 声音或嗓 音} very high and louciin an unpleasant way 刺耳的;

尖声的;尖厉的HEI piercing : a shriHvoi'ce刺耳的 嗓音 2 loud and determined but often unreasonable #非要术可的;不你不饶的shrfH demands/protests 坚持要求;拼命反对► shrilly ATrilli/Mv. shrill.ness noun [U]

4                  verb 1 [V] to make an unpleasant high loud sound 发出

'刺卑的产音3     behind     .YdecMie_

在他身后,电话铃刺耳地响了起来2 [V speech] to say sth in a loud, high voice 尖声说HTI shriek lWait /orme/’sheshriHed. w等等我!她尖声叫道。

Shri-mati (also Sri-mati)7'Jri:mAti; 'sri:-/ noun (Ind^) a title of respect or affection for a woman (对女子的敬 称$爱称)女士,夫人

shrimp /Jrimp/ noun {pi. shrimps or shrimp) 1 a small shellfish that can be eaten, like a prawn but smaller. Shrimps turn pink when cooked.邮;:小奸 2 (/SMmf) =prawn grilled shrimp

shrimp-ing /'Jrimpir)/ noun [U] the activity of catching shrimps 捕小奸■ a shrimping net 捕邮网shrimp-er noun (especially NAm^) shrimpers and fishermen in the guZ/c^Mexico墨西哥鉍捕鱼虾的渔民' shrine/Jram/ now/7 1 to sb/sth) I of sb/sth) a place where people come to worship because it is connected with a holy person or event 圣地_ 圣祠;神庙;神龛: a s/irine to the Virgi’n Atoy敬奉圣母马利亚沾朝圣地◊ to visit the shrine 0/Mecca 前往圣地麦加2 '(to sb/sth)

I ~ (for sb) a place that people visit because it is connected with sb/sth that is important to them 具有重 要意义的地方VVimWedon is a s/irine /or anvers / teqrzis.温布尔登是所有网球爱好者的圣地。 shrink /Jrirjk/ verb, noun

mverb (shrank/Xraer)k/, shrunk/JrArjk/ or shrunk, shrunk) 1 to become smaller, especially when washed in water that is too hot; to make clothes, cloth, etc. smaller in