showjump-ing /'j0〇d3Ampii]; 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)超越障碍比赛一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 善.。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炫—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肖
'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.尾► '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 'X〇u-/ 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HUlscrap: shreds 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 〇/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.她.的神.经崩溃
、..了'。◊ 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
卜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精明的;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 ⑽..(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.她 吓得尖卩起来。◊ The audi’ence
was shrieking with Zaughter•观众 ^[声.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■说.scream : [VN] She was shrieking abuse at them 〇5 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
a办(shrill.er,shrHI.est) 1 (of sounds oir
voices 声音或嗓
音}
very high and louci,in 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 闹 #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 .Yde妙cMie_
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 (
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 a〖n〇vers 〇/ 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