squiMion /'skwiljan/ noun [informal, often humorous)
a very large number A Wi ; Jj
ft : a squillion-dollar budget ft*l?WSI squint /skwint/ verb, noun
m verb 1 to look at sth with your eyes partly shut in order to keep out bright
light or to see better DRU HU If If: [V] to squint into the sun DR ® B!4
0# 1f ft |$B 0 She was squinting through the keyhole. MB^ff
BitAR^IBIItilt#o 0 He squinted at the letter in his hand. (tfaDRIr SHifft-M ft (g 0 o [VN] When he
squinted his eyes, he could just make out a house in the distance. (ifaDRIf
BfiBi , RUBIft # JES&hft—2 [V] (BrE) (of an eye
BH0f) to look in a different direction from the other eye 14 41: His left
eye squints a little. fifaft
BITf
AI4-4IL 3 [V] to have eyes that look
in different directions ( A ) 0144! m noun 1 [C, usually sing.] a condition of the eye
muscles which causes each eye to look in a different direction 14: He was
bom with a squint. ftfa ft. T ft 14- 41 o 2 [sing.] [BrE, informal) a short look H ;
0i : Have a squint at this.
squire /'skwaia(r)/ noun 1 (also Squire) (in the past in
used by a man as a friendly way of addressing
another man ( — ) Aft: What can I
get you, Squire?
: m, %mm
squirm /skw3:m; NAmE
skw3irm/ verb 1 to move around a lot making small twisting movements,
because you are nervous, uncomfortable, etc. ( 0 %
ftEhftft S2I1
wriggle : [V, usually +adv./prep.] The children were
squirming restlessly in their seats. All'll(v
ft ± ft'4$ ft AEiffazjtlftzftft <> 0 [V-ADJ] Someone grabbed him but
he managed to squirm free, A44lft ftfa, Uflfaii'&lf II7 0 2 [V] to feel great embarrassment or shame ft^M®;
^;
Aftfa § §: It made him squirm to think how badly he’d messed up the
interview. — 413\ (tfa 4E ffiiitlil t#
squirrel /'skwiral; NAmE 'skw3:r0l/ noun, verb « noun a small animal with a long
thick tail and red, grey or black fur. Squirrels eat nuts and live in trees*.
4& H — picture o page R28 — see also ground squirrel mverb (II-, NAmE -I-) UflilTJ .squirrel sth«-*a'way
to
hide or store sth so that it can be used later (it #:
She had money squirrelled away in various bank accounts.
squirrel ly /'skwirali; NAmE 'skw3:rali/ adj. [NAmE,
informal) 1 unable to keep still or be quiet ft '/& 4^ A
01ft;
0ftftftft: squirrelly kids 2 crazy^^ft; Aitft squirt /skw3:t; NAmE skw3irt/ 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 ( ^
14; ® mn
spurt : [VN] The snake can squirt poison
from a distance of a metre. — ft£h
)z£0 o I desperately squirted
water on the flames. $£#4 "bp #lft
A^tRo o M When I cut the
lemon, juice squirted in
myeye.mimmH,nmnmmrmmmrno
2[vn]
~
sb/sth (with sth) to hit sb/sth with a stream of water, gas, etc. ( •••■)■
fnJ-'-fljSt 14 cram spray- The children
were squirting each other with water from the
hose. ®ft
(Hffi $;7R1f 443 o
He squirted a water pistol at me
(=
made the water come out of it). (ifa^Si;^7R4fr§f}4lc
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noun 1 a thin, fast stream of liquid that
comes out of a small opening ft—i&M# cnm spray: a squirt of perfume ^ ft ft — J3& If 7k 2 [informal,
disapproving) a word used to refer to a short, young or unimportant
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person that you do not like or that you find
annoying A@ft; 'I'M®; ft£A¥
'squirt gun noun [NAmE) =
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 ( It ) J±ft, 2 [V] to make a soft
wet sucking sound A nE “BP F; A ®r
squishy
/‘skwiji/
adj. [informal) soft and wet it44;ft; %
ftftft
squit /skwit/ noun [BrE) 1 [offensive)
a small or unimportant person/ft At/; ft^ftft; AA^SftA 2 the squits (also the squit-ters /'skwitaz; NAmE -tarz/) [pi.] [informal) diarrhoea
Sr (also Snr) (both BrE) (also Sr. NAmE, BrE) abbr. Senior ; A — compare Jr Sri, Srimati = Shri, Shrimati
SS abbr. 1 Saints ft A, ft jfe
( M ) : SS Philip and James ft li ft
^flli^ 2 /,es 'es/ steamship Hftn',
ft: the SS Titanic ftft
SSN /,es es 'en/ abbr. Social
Security number St abbr. 1 (also st) (both BrE) (also St., st. NAmE, BrE) (used in written addresses) Street ( A A;
Ufa it N- ) ffi, ft: Fleet St mmm ( WLWmXm ) 2 St. [NAmE) State 4H 3 (also St. especially in NAmE) Saint ft A; ft® st [BrE) (also st NAmE, BrE) abbr. stone (a British measurement of weight) )': 9st 2lb *
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stab /staeb/ verb, noun
m verb (-bb-) 1 [VN] to push a sharp, pointed object,
especially a knife, into sb, killing or injuring them ( 7J ^
) $![, M, 4S: He was stabbed to death in a racist
attack, fin m # m mx # ft it a?, m$mTo
o she
stabbed him in the arm with a screwdriver. &tfa ^ M 71 2 ~
(sth) (at sb) | ~ sb/sth (with sth) | ~ (sth) (at/into/through sth) to make a
short, aggressive or violent movement with a finger or pointed object ( ) ft ffi, $4 HEIjab,
prod : [VN] He stabbed his finger angrily at
my chest, (tfa A ftfa ffl 4h A W. ft W M o 0 She stabbed
the air with
her fork. ft Alft 0 [V] [figurative) The pain
stabbed at his chest. (ifaWnP^ttf^A^flUfto
1171771 stab sb in the 'back to do or say sth that harms
sb who trusts you ££At/sffiZJA; P6W ( )
4i(i^ft
A S3I1 betray
• noun 1 an act of stabbing or
trying to stab sb/sth; a wound caused by stabbing jfaij; ; 41; $4 ( SL
ffi ) ft 4/i P : He received several stabs
in the chest. (tfaW nPM$4 T JIT] o 0 She died of a single
stab wound to the heart, iftfa 0 ft' J® M $4 ft — A M # 10 2 a
sudden sharp pain or unpleasant feeling —IWJ'/i ( ^^l^ftii
jfc ) : She felt a sudden stab of pain in the chest.
^ ^ B I14 — W 04 ft o o a
stab of guilt/fear/pity/ jealousy, etc. C, ‘IftlSI.
Witt14 3 [usually
sing.] ~ (at sth/at doing sth) [informal)
an attempt to do sth ^i^; dk®: He found the test difficult but nevertheless
made a good stab at it. /a. H (tfa ^ 4# IS M, fi 15 To O Countless
people have had a stab at solving the riddle. j&Aiiio H323 a .stab
in the back [informal) an act that harms sb, done by a person
they thought was a friend W ® jf 71A; M ia A fsfiftAftPBW (
^cftift ) — more at dark n. stab-bing /’staebir)/ noun, adj.
a noun an occasion when a person is stabbed with
a knife or other pointed object 4#Zf ( ^JMlfaftJf! ) ftAI(4: a fatal
stabbing
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adj. [usually before noun] (of pain ^ (§) very sharp, sudden and strong ^^rfo H4
^Jft; 7J M M ft 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) M A ( 1ft ) ; 41. @ ( Ift ) : political/economic/social
stability Wife I %£ $r/ 0 the stability of the dollar on the
world’s
money markets rft^±ft^S4ft
0 Being
back with their family should provide
emotional stability for the children. rrm instability