1.shrink v.(使)收缩(to contract to less extent);减小(to dwindle)
联想记忆:童话里喝(drink)了巫婆的药水就能将身体收缩(shrink)
例:The number of students in our university has begun to shrink.
派生词:shrinkage(n.收缩)
2.shroud n.裹尸布(burial garment):覆盖物(cover)
联想记忆:sh(音似:尸)+roud(看作round围绕著)--缠绕着尸体的--裹尸布
例:a shroud of dust -层灰
3.shrub n.灌木(丛)(a low and usually several-stemmed woody plant)
联想记忆:sh+rub(摩擦)--灌木擦伤皮肤--灌木(丛)
例:John trimmed the shrubs.
4.shuttle n.航天飞机(spaceship);穿梭运输工具(aircraft, bus etc. that travels regularly between two places)
例:space shuttle航天飞机//The transit company expects commuters to ride the shuttle buses to the subway rather than drive there.
5.sibling n.兄弟或姊妹(one of two or more individuals having one common parent)
词根记忆:sib(同胞)+ling(小)--兄弟或姊妹
例:sibling pair孪生兄弟(姐妹)
6.sidestep v.横跨一步躲避(to take a side step);回避(to avoid)
联想记忆:side(边)+step(步)--向边上跨出一步--回避
例:The woman sidestepped the bicycle that was veering toward her.// The politician sidestepped the issue of tax evasion.
7.siege n.包围,围攻(a military blockade of a city or fortified place to compel it to surrender)
发音记忆:"吸脂"--吸脂让您逃离脂肪的包围
例:siege warfare包围战
v. 减少,缩小