skulk /skAlk/ verb [V +adv./prep.] (disapproving) to hide or move around secretly,
especially when you are plan- ningsth bad潜伏：偷偷摸摸地走动；鬼鬼祟祟地活动： There was someone
sfcuifcing be/iind the bashes.有人藏在
灌木后面。
skull /skAl/ noun 1 the bone structure
that forms the head and surrounds and protects the brain 颇骨；头 (盖）骨H33 cranium: a介actured sfcuH破裂的颇骨 —picture O body 2 (informal) the head or the brain 袋；脑子；脑瓜：Her sfcuH was crammed
with too mcmy thoughts.她脑瓜子里想法太多。◊ (/>7/o/7?7fl/) When wiH he get it into his thick skull that I
never want to see him again/那笨头笨脑的家伙什么时候才能明白我再也不想见
他了！
skull and 'crossbones noun [sing.]
a picture of a human skull above two crossed bones, used in the past on the
flags of pirate ships, and now
used as a warning on containers with dangerous substances inside骷髅旗，骷髅画（旧时画在海盗旗上，现在作为警
示印在危险物品的容器上)：
skull-cap /'skAlkaep/ noun, a
small round cap worn on top of the head, especially by male Jews and Catholic
BISHOPS无檐便帽（多为犹太男子或天主教主教所戴;） —see also YARMULKE skullduggery = skulduggery skunk /skArjk/ {NAmE also pole-cat) noun 1 a
small black and white N American animal that can produce a strong unpleasant
smell to defend itself when it is attacked 北美臭鼬一picture o raccoon 2 {slang) =skunkweed IT»T71 see drunk adj. skunk-weed /'skArjkwiid/ (also slang skunk) noun [U]
a strong type of cannabis 舍知大麻 skunk-works /'skA〇kw3：kz; NAmE -W3：rkz/ noun (pi skunk.works) {NAmE, informal) a
small laboratory or department of a large company used for doing new scientific
research or developing new products (大公 司从事科研和新产品开发的）实验室，科研部门，研发
都门
sky CH* /skai/ noun, verb
m noun [C, U] {pi. skies) the space above the
earth that you can see when you look up, where clouds and the sun, moon and
stars appear 天；夫空 l!ld匿;1 You usually say the sky. When sky is used with an adjective, use a ... sky. You
can also use the plural form skies, especially when you
are thinking about the great extent of tJie sky.通常说the sky。％形容词连用时说a ...sky。也可以
用复数形式skies,尤其指天空辽阔无边：What’s that in the sfcy?天上那是什么东西？ ◊
7?ie suddenly went dark andit started to rain.天空骤然转暗，随即下起雨
o
the night sky 6 at ,o
doucHess sfci'es 无云的天空■ ◊ a iand
〇/ biue skies and sunshine —个蓝天丽日的国度◊ 7Tie sfcfes
above
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verb (skies, sky-ing,
skied, skied) [VN]
to hit a ball very high into the air (球）:击向彘空：She skied her t;ee shot.她开球那一杆打了一个高空球。
sky-'blue adj. bright blue in colour, like the sky on a
clear day 天金色的；蔚篮色的► ,sky. 'blue/iown[uj sky-box /'skaibDks; NAmE -ba:ks/ noun (NAmE) an
area of expensive seats, separated from other areas, high up in a sports ground
(你育场的）贵宾看台
sky-cap /'skaiksep/ noun {NAm£) a
person whose job is to carry people’s bags at an airport 机场行李工 sky-div-ing /'skaidaivirj/ noun [u]
a sport in which you jump from a plane and fall for as long as you safely can
before opening your parachute延缓张伞跳伞运动；特
技跳伞运动：to go s^dfvfng进行特技鈿糸一 picture
〇 page R33 ► sky-diver noun
sky-_high a办 very high;
too high 极高的；太高的：His con_/iidence is sriii sfcy-high.他依旧信心十足。◊ sfcy-high interest rates 极高的利率► ,sky-’high at/v.: After the decrion, prices wentsfcy-high•选举后，物价飞涨。
I 1883 slacken
sky.jack /.skaidsaek/ verfc [VN] to hijack a plane 劫机；
$ + Si # ► sky-jack-ing /'skaid3aekiq/ noun [C, U] sky- jack-er /'skaid3aBka(r)/ noun
sky-lark /'skailaik; NAmE -la:rk/
noun a
small bird that sings while it flies high up in the sky 云雀 sky-light /'skailait/ noun a
small window in a roof ( ^
顶的）天窗
sky-line /'skailain/ noun the
outline of buildings, trees, hills, etc. seen against the sky (建筑物、树、_山等在天
空映衬下的）轮廓线：the iVew Forfc sfcyKne纽约的空中
轮廓线
sky-rocket /'skairokit; NAmE
-ra:k-/ verb [V] {of prices, etc.价格等）to rise quickly to a
very high 'level 飞涨；
猛涨
sky-scraper /.skaiskreip3(r)/’now/? a very tall building in a city 摩天大楼一picture o page R14 'sky surfing noun [U] the sport of
jumping from a plane and travelling through the air on a board before landing
with a parachute空中滑板运动；空中滑翔
sky-wards
/'skaiwadz;
NAmE -wardz/ (also sky-ward) flf/v. towards the sky; up
into the sky 向天空；朝天空： She pofrzted s/cymirds.她指向’天空。◊ The rocket soared skywards.火箭呼啸着朝天上飞i。 slab /slaeb/ noun 1 a thick flat piece of stone, wood or other
hard material (石、木等坚硬物质的）厚板：a dab 0/ marbie/concrete，etc.夫理石
&、混凝 土板等◊ rhe road was paved wft/i
smooth stone sZabs•道路用平 整的石板铺成。◊ paving s〖abs铺路石板◊ a dead body on the skib (= on a table in a mortuary)停尸桌上的F 体 2 a thick, flat slice or
piece of sth 厚 厚块：a skib o/cftocokite —大块巧堯力◊ skibs o/meat 切成厚片 的肉
slack /slaek/ adj., noun, verb
■
(slack.er，slack.est) 1 not stretched tight 不紧的；松 池的
Pnn loose ： She was staring into
space, her mouth dacfc.她双唇微张，失神地望着前方。◊ The rope
suddenly went siacfc.绳子突然松了 ,。◊ siacfc m.uscfes 松弛的肌岗 2 (of business 意）not having many
customers or sales; not busy萧条的；冷清的；清淡的：
a sZacfc period 萧条期
3 (d/5flpprav//igj not putting enough care, attention or energy into sth and so not doing it well enough懈怠的；不用心的；敷衍了事的； 吊儿郎当的：He’s been very sZadc m his work iateZy•近 来他i.作很不认真。◊ •DisdpZine in the dassroom is very sZacfc..备里纪律4*分松懈。► s丨adc.ly fldv.: Her arms hung s丨acWy by her sides.地的胳膊在两边耷拉着。slackness now/i [U]
■
noun [U] _ see also slacks 1 the part of a rope, etc. that
is hanging loosely (绳索的[松弛部分:，There's too much skzcfc m the tow rope•拖缆太松。2
people, money or space that should be used more fully in an organization (组织中人员、资金或地方的）富余部分，
闲置部分：.There’s ve/y Httle sZadc
in the budget•预算中 凌有姜少剩条款项。3 very small pieces of
coal癔屑；
煤末 ITiTOl cut sb some 'slack [informal) to
be less crit- ical of sb or less strict with them 不过于挑剔某人；对某
人宽容些：Hey, cut him some
slack! He’s doing his best! 嗨，别对他那么吹毛求疵！他已经尽全力了！
take up the slack 1 to
improve the way money or people are used in an organization提髙（资金或人员使免的）效率
2 to
pull on a rope, etc. until it is tight 收紧松弛的绳索
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verb [V] to work less hard
than you usually do or should do 懈赢；怠惰；偷懒 EDSSB.s丨ack’〇ff(〇nsth)todo sth more slowly or
with less energy than before 松懈；
放松；懈怠
slack-en /'slaskan/ verb 1 ~ sth to gradually become, or to make sth become, slower,
less active, etc.(使）放
慢.，减缓，萧条
HTl relax ： [V] We've been really
busy, but things are
starting to slacken ojf now.
们的确很忙，不过现在情况开始有所缓解了。◊[VN] She slackened
her pace a little {= walked a little more slowly).她略微放慢脚步。2 to
bec<?me or to make sth become less tight (读）变得松池 H771
loosen ： (V] His grip
slackened and she pulled away from him.
不那么紧了，她顺势挣脱开来。◊ [VN] He s〖acfcened t/ie ropes dightiy.他把绳子稍稍放松一些。