1.surplus n.过剩,剩余(物)(remainder);a.剩余的(more than what is needed or used)
联想记忆:sur(下面)+plus(加,多余的)--剩在下面的就是多余的--剩余的
例:The clothing factory donated its surplus to charity.//Surplus stocks of pepper have been reduced in the past three years.
2.survey v.调查(to investigate);视察(to inspect)n.调察(investigation)
例:marketing survey市场调查//The company will periodically survey its employees to determine the introduction of the new strategy.
派生词:surveyor(n.测量员:检察员)
3.susceptible a.(to)易受影响的(liable);敏感的(responsive)
词根记忆:sus+cept(接受)+ible--心里接受--易受影响的
例:Humans are genetically susceptible to some diseases.
派生词:susceptibility(n,易感性)
4.suspect v.怀疑(to doubt);推测(to speculate)n.嫌疑犯(a person suspected of a crime)
联想记忆:su+spect(看)--偷偷看--怀疑
例:She suspected the police of having illegally taped her confidential conversations with her client.//The officer took the suspect to the police station.
5.suspicion n.怀疑,猜疑(mistrust ,doubt)
例:The action at once awakened suspicion.
同根词:suspicious(a.猜疑的,可疑的)
6.sustain v.支持,维持(to keep up);遭受(to suffer)
词根记忆:sus(下面)+tain--在下面支撑住--支持
例:To compete in international markets ,a nation's businesses must sustain investment in intangible and physical assets.
派生词:sustained(a.持续不变的)
7.sustenance n.食物,养料《nourishment)
例:This article explained how reef communities acquire sustenance for survival.
8.swiftly ad.很快地,即刻(quickly)
词根记忆:来自swift(a.迅速的,快的)
例:Passengers must exit airplanes swiftly after accidents, since gases released following accidents are toxic to humans.
9.symbiotic a.共生的,共栖的(living together in close union of two dissimilar organ-isms)
词根记忆:sym(共同)+bio(生命)+tic--享有共同的生命--共生的
例:symbiotic relationship共生关系
vi. 竞争,对抗,比赛