squiMion /'skwiljan/ noun (informal, often humorous)
a very large number 无数；方'千：a squillion-dollar budget天文数字的预算
squint /skwint/ verb, noun
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ve/i? 1 to look at sth with your eyes partly
shut in order to keep out bright light or to see better 咏着眼睛看：[V】 to squint into the sim 眯起眼睛看太阳.◊ She was squinting
through the fceyhoie•她眯着眼从锁眼往里看。
◊
He squinted af the 〖etter fn his hand.他眯着眼看手里 的信。◊ [VN] When he
squinted his eyes, he couW just mafce out a house m the distance•他眯着目k睛，只能—约 看见远处有一所房子。2
[V] (&£)
(of an eye眼睛）to look in a different
direction from the other eye 斜视：His Ze_/it eye squints a Htrte.他左眼有点斜视。3 [V] to have eyes that look in different directions (.人._)患斜视
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noun 1 [C,
usually sing.] a condition of the eye muscles which causes each eye to look in
a different direction 斜视：He was bom with a squi'nt•他生下来就斜视。
2 [sing.] (8rf，, a
short look 瞥；曝：Have a
squint at this.你看看ik个。
squire /'skwai0(r)/ noun 1 (also Squire) (in the past in
squirm /skw3：m; NAmE skw3：rm/ verb 1 to move around a lot making
small twisting movements, because you are nervous, uncomfortable, etc.(因紧 张、不舒服等）动来动去，来回扭动，坐卧不宁/hci
wriggle ： [V, usually +adv./prep.] The
children were
squirmi'n^
restZessZy in their seats•兹子们在位.子;上心神不
.定地动来动去。◊ [V-ADj] Someone grabbed him but he managed to squirm >ee, ★人住他，崔他设法挣脱了。
2 [V] to feel great embarrassment or shame 十分尴尬；
羞愧难当；.无地自容：Jt made him squirm to
tAinfc how badZy he’d messed up the interview•—想到他把面试搞得
有多糟.他就觉得无地自容。
squirrel /'skwiral; NAmE 'skw3：r0l/ noun, verb m noun a
small animal with a long thick tail and red, grey or black fur. Squirrels eat
nuts and live in trees*•松鼠 —picture o page R28 — see also ground squirrel
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verb (II-, NAmE -I-) IJflilTi .squirrel
sth<->a'way to hide or store sth so that it can be used later 储藏；Pt
存： She had money squirrelled away in various
bank ac- coimts.她把钱储存在几个不同的银行账户土。•
squir-rel-ly
/'skwirali;
NAmE 'skw3：rali/ adj. {NAmE, />j/om7fl/)
1 unable to keep still or be quiet 无法保持安 静的；静不下来的：岣m’rreHyfcids闸哄哄的一些孩子
2 crazy疯狂的；发疯的 squirt/skw3：t; /V/4mf skw3：rt/ verb, noun m verb 1 [usually
+adv./prep.] to force liquid, gas, etc. in a thin fast stream through a
narrow opening; to be forced out of a narrow opening in this way (使）■喷 射；喷
spurt ： [VN] The snake can
squirt poison >om a distance 0/a
metre.这种蛇能把毒液喷射到一米处
■.远。◊ J de*£«€汐 sqmrted water on the flames.我拼命 朝火上喷水。◊ [V] When J cut the
Zemon, jufce 叫ufrted i'n my eye.我切柠檬时，柠檬汁溅到了我眼睛里。2[VN] 〜sb/sth (with sth) to hit
sb/sth with a stream of water, gas，etc.(用…令向…喷射，CCT71 spray
： The children were
squirting each other with water from the hose.
们用软水管相互喷水。◊ ffe
squirted a water pistoi at me /.(= made the water come out of it).他用玩具水枪朝我
喷水。
noun 1 a thin, fast stream of liquid that comes out of a
small opening 喷射出，的一股液体
033 spray： a squirt 0/ pe/^ixme 喷出、的一股香水
2
(//i/omw/，dZ/sopprav/zig) a word used to refer to a
short, young or unimportant
1955 stability
person
that you do not like or that you find annoying 小矮子；小屁孩；无名小辈
'squirt gun noun {NAm£) =
water pistol squish /skwij/ verb {informal)
1 [V, VN] if sth soft squishes or is
squished, it is crushed out of shape when it is pressed (被）压环，挤环
2 [V]
to make a soft wet sucking sound发吧唧声；发吱嘎声
squishy /'skwijl/ 〇办（/n/orma/) soft and wet 湿软的；黏 乎乎的
squit /skwit/ noun (fir£) 1 {offensive) a small or unim- portant person小人物；无‘小卒；i足轻重的人2 the squits (also the squit-ters /'skwitaz; NAmE -tarz/) [pi.] {informal)
diarrhoea
Sr (also Snr) (both fir£) (also Sr. NAmE, BrE) abbr.
Senior 老；大一 compare Jr Sri, Srimati = Shri, Shrimati
SS 1 Saints 圣人，圣徒（复数）：SS Philip and James圣腓力和圣雅各2 /,es ’es/ steamship汽命；轮 船：the SS Titank泰坦尼克号轮船
SSN /,es es 'en/ abbr. Social Security number St abbr. 1 (also st) (both fir£) (also St., st. NAmE, Br£) (used in written addresses)
Street 兵写地址'时用
街，路：P7eet St弗利特街（或译舰队街）2 St.
State 州
3 (also
st (Srf) (also st. NAmE, Br£) abbr.
stone (a
British meas- urement of weight)英石]英国重量单也
>V
9st * 9英石2磅
stab /staeb/ verb, noun
a verb (-bb-) 1 [VN] to push a sharp, pointed object,
especially a knife, into sb, killing or injuring them (
锐器）刺，_戳，捅：He was stabbed to death in
a racist attack.他遭到种族莱义者的袭击，被刺死了。◊ She stabbed him
in the arm with a screwdriver.
在他胳膊上戳了一下。2 ~ (sth) (at sb)丨〜sb/sth (with sth) | ~
(sth) (at/into/th rough sth) to make a short, aggressive or violent movement
with a finger or pointed object (用手指或尖物）戳，桶，刺HSU
Jab, prod： [VN] He stabbed his
finger angrily at my chest, 气呼呼地用指头戳我的胸脯。_◊ She stabbed the
air with her /orfc.她用叉子在空屮比画。◊ [V] (figurative)
The pain stabbed at his chest.他胸部疼得像刀扎似的。ITSTOl stab sb in the
'back to do
or say sth that harms sb who trusts you'在某人背后捅刀子；陷害（或中伤信任你的
人 EDG3 BETRAY
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noun 1 an act of stabbing or trying to stab
sb/sth; a wound caused by stabbing 刺；戳；捅；刺（或戳、 捅）的伤口 ： He received severa丨
stabs
fn the chest.彳土胸 部铸刺了
/1◊' She died 〇/ a singZe stab wound to the heart•碰因心脏被刺中一刀而身亡。2 a sudden sharp pain or
unpleasant feeling突然一阵剧痛（或难受的感
觉）:：She felt a sudden stab of pain in the chest.
部突然感到一阵剧痛。◊ a
stab 0/ gudt//ear/pfty/ jealousy,
etc•—阵内疚、恐惧、怜悯、嫉妒#3 [usually sing.]〜（at sth/at doing sth) an
attempt to do
sth 尝试；企图：He/ound the test d舍icuit but neverthe- Zess made
a good stab at it.尽管他觉得试题很难，但还
是尽.力去做了。◊ CoimtZess peopZe have had a
stab at soZving the ridd〖e.无数人试图解开这个谜。_ a ,stab in the back {informal) an act that harms sb, done by a person
they thought was a friend 背后捅刀芋；对给予 信任的人的陷害（或中伤）一 more at dark/7. stab-bing /'staebii)/
noun, adj.
m noun an occasion when a person is stabbed with
a knife or other pointed object持刀（戚其他利器）伤人事件： a/ataZ stabbing持力伤人致死事件
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[usually before noun] (of pain 疼痛）very sharp, sudden and
strong突然命剧烈命；刀刺似尚
sta-bil-ity
/sta'bilati/
noun [U] the quality or state of being steady
and not changing or being disturbed in any way (= the quality of being stable)稳定（性
稳 固（性丨：poHtical/economic/socfal stabfKty 政治
/ — 济■/ 红会稳定◊ t/ie stability 〇/
the
doHar on the worW’s money marfcets美元在世界货币市场上的稳定性◊ Being back with
their family should provide emotional stability /or the chiMren.回到家人身边会使儿童的情绪稳定下来。
m3 INSTABILITY