show-jumping /’Jaud3Ampir); NAmE 'Jou-/ noun [u] the sport of riding a horse and jumping over a set of fences as quickly as possible ( g ) —pic

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show-man /'Jauman; NAmE 'Jou-/ noun [pi. -men /-man/)

1 a person who does things in an entertaining way and

is good at getting people’s attention AT)rA;f;

E$A; 2 a person who organizes public

entertainments, especially at fairgrounds ( XtfaM A

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show-man-ship /'JaumanJip; NAmE 'Jou-/ noun [U] skill in doing things in an entertaining way and getting a lot of attention shown pp of show

'show-off noun [informal, disapproving) a person who tries to impress other people by showing how good he or she is at doing sth ;Af£iiftlA; #$Cle##JA show-piece /'Jaupiis; NAmE 'Jou-/ noun an excellent example of sth that people are meant to see and admire ( ) #qq

show-place /'Jaupleis; NAmE 'Jou-/ noun a place of great beauty, historical interest, etc. that is open to the public Mttft

show-room /'Jauruim; -rum; NAmE 'Jou-/ noun a large shop/store in which goods for sale, especially cars and electrical goods, are displayed iS on H It :

a car showroom

'show-stopper noun [informal) a performance that is very impressive and receives a lot of applause from the audience i ► 'show-stoppingadj.

[only before noun]: a show-stopping performance ftI!] 17-

show-time /'Jautaim; NAmE 'Jou-/ noun [U] the time that a theatre performance will begin ff M |b] : It’s five minutes to showtime and the theatre is packed. Jf

0 [figurative, NAmE) Everybody ready? It’s showtime! A^t&#£jir£F7^[®r? JfMl

'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 ( B W )

showy /'Jaui; NAmE 'Joui/ adj. (often disapproving) so brightly coloured, large or exaggerated that it attracts a lot of attention & 01 ftj; 1333 ostentatious _: showy flowers ffe ► show-ily /-ili/ adv.

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

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shred /Jred/ verb, noun

a verb (-dd-) [VN] to cut or tear sth into small pieces tJiffi; #f5?: Serve the fish on a bed of shredded lettuce.

SfcnJW±^7o o He was accused of shredding documents relating to the case [= putting them in a shredder).

mnoun 1 [usually pi.] a small thin piece that has been torn or cut from sth ( 5$ A HQEIscrap:

shreds of paper it 0 His jacket had been tom to shreds by the barbed wire.

2 [usually sing.] ~ of sth (used especially in negative

sentences very small amount of sth M

Aft; — T A: There is not a shred of evidence

to support his claim. & M & tjE $i A t# fife W A ₀ ITSTBI in ‘shreds 1 very badly damaged EiTfll

in tatters: Her nerves were in shreds.

To o The country’s economy is in shreds.

2 torn in many places : The

document was in shreds on the floor. ffr Jc. # TE Jtfe A, pick/pull/tear sb/sth to pieces/

'shreds [informal) to criticize sb, or their work or ideas, very severely A ( ) MW&Wlt

Tcftk

shred der /'Jreda(r)/ noun a machine that tears sth into small pieces, especially paper, so that nobody can read what was printed on it

1855

shrew /Jru:/ noun 1 a small animal like a mouse with a long nose &a ( M {& &,, ^3 A ) 2 [old-fashioned) a bad-tempered unpleasant woman '$£3; #$3 shrewd /Jruid/ adj. (shrewd-er, shrewd-est) 1 clever at understanding and making judgements about a situation fjfdltt; fMftJ; TfiMlft; H33

astute : a shrewd businessman 5]# d W jt] A o She is a shrewd judge of character. MIf A##fS Hi o 2 showing good judgement and likely to be right AJ % M (ft; iSJ d (ft: a shrewd move 0 I have a shrewd idea who the mystery caller was. ISfbJf A

► shrewd-ly adv. shrewd-ness noun [U] shrew ish /'JrunJ/ adj. [old-fashioned) (of women A A) bad-tempered and always arguing fl$^i^JiJ|##(ft Shri (also Sri) /Jri:; sri:/ noun [IndE) 1 a title used before the names of gods or holy books, showing respect ( Jf]

) #, S 2 a title of respect

for a man (

shriek/Jri:k/ verb, noun

3 verb 1 [V] ~ (with sth) | ~ (at sb) to give a loud high

shout, for example when you are excited, frightened or in pain A d EW71 scream ; She shrieked in fright. M Iff # A d 3|t o 0 The audience was shrieking with laughter. M fx ik r* A % o O [figurative) The answer shrieked at her (= was very obvious). fglEftfeffi

BU ₀ 2 ~ (sth) (at sb) to say sth in a loud, high voice A ^ scream : [VN] She was shrieking abuse at

them as they carried her off. Ml MW

If fifed 0 [V speech] ‘Look out!’ he shrieked.

“/Mn ” ftfeAdifo

4 noun a loud high shout, for example one that you make

when you are excited, frightened or in pain A d: She let out a piercing shriek. MAH] — $!] (ft A d o 0 a

shriek of delight Jd^

shrift /Jrrft/ noun ffUTTTI see short adj. shrike /Jraik/ noun a bird with a strong beak, that catches small birds and insects and sticks them on thorns \m \ 4,

W&MM±)

shrill /Jril/ adj., verb

aadj. (shrill-er, shrill-est) 1 (of sounds or voices W) very high and loud, in an unpleasant way $ij W;

A r ; A M EEX9 piercing _: a shrill voice $|| fi- 2 loud and determined but often unreasonable |^] ishrill demands/protests ►shrilly /'Jrilli/ adv. shrillness

noun [U]

m verb 1 [V] to make an unpleasant high loud sound A lB $J ^ fKJ r "Sr; Ad: Behind him, the telephone shrilled. £ftfe;tfg, *iS#!W^«feP|plT^#o 2 [V speech] to say sth in a loud, high voice A ^ POTI shriek _: ‘Wait

for me!’she shrilled, ” MA^dilo

Shri-mati (also Sri-mati) /'JriimAti; 'sri:-/ noun (IndE) a title of respect or affection for a woman (

) ~k±, A A

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. ®F ; A 2 [NAmE) = prawn: grilled shrimp

shrimp ing /‘Jrimpir)/ noun [U] the activity of catching shrimps jff /jv&F _; a shrimping net fif [«] ► shrimp-er noun [especially NAmE) : shrimpers and fishermen in the gulf of Mexico A'.

shrine /Jrain/ noun 1 ~ (to sb/sth) | ~ (of sb/sth) a place where people come to worship because it is connected with a holy person or event Siife; 3:^; #Ji; a shrine to the Virgin Mary 0 to

visit the shrine of Mecca 2 ~ (to sb/sth)

| ~ (for sb) a place that people visit because it is connected with sb/sth that is important to them Jr'frit lc M. X ilfe A: Wimbledon is a shrine for all lovers of tennis.

shrink/Jrirjk/ verb, noun

verb (shrank/Jraepk/, shrunk/JrApk/ or shrunk, shrunk) 1 to become smaller, especially when washed in water that is too hot; to make clothes, cloth, etc. smaller in