staggering—— Causing great astonishment， amazement， or dismay; overwhelming令人大为吃惊、惊讶或沮丧的;使束手无策的=overwhelming
spur—— To incite or stimulate刺激，鞭策=stimulate
speculate about—— To assume to be true without conclusive evidence推测=hypothesize To assert as a hypothesis假设
spinal——Of， relating to， or situated near the spine or spinal cord; vertebral脊柱的=backbone
spark—— To set in motion; activate发动;触发=bring about引起;致使;造成;达成
spawn—— To give rise to; engender造成;使产生=create
solemn—— Deeply earnest， serious， and sober庄严的，极认真的，严肃的=serious
slope——declivity A downward slope， as of a hill斜坡
smother—— To suffocate (another)使窒息=eliminate To get rid of; remove消灭;消除
snap—— To pull apart or break with a snapping sound折断=break
signify—— To denote; mean表示…的意思=denote
simultaneously——同时存在[发生]地=concurrently同时发生的，并存的;合作的
skepticism—— A doubting or questioning attitude or state of mind; dubiety怀疑态度=doubt
shield—— To protect or defend with or as if with a shield; guard保护、防卫=protect
secrete—— To conceal in a hiding place; cache躲藏=produce
scarce—— Hard to find; absent or rare难得的;缺少的或罕见的=rare
scores—— A composition written for a musical comedy配乐=musical compositions音乐作品
scent—— A perfume香水=perfume
scale—— To climb up or over; ascend攀登=climb
sanitation—— Formulation and application of measures designed to protect public health.
卫生措施=health
tremendous—— Extremely large in amount， extent， or degree; enormous巨大的=huge， greatly
trend—— A general tendency or inclination趋向=tendency
trap—— A contrivance for catching and holding animals， as a concealed pit or a clamp like device that springs shut suddenly陷阱=entomb To place in or as if in a tomb or grave埋葬
trace—— A visible mark， such as a footprint， made or left by the passage of a person， an animal， or a thing痕迹=imprint， residue The remainder of something after removal of parts or a part残留物
textile—— A cloth， especially one manufactured by weaving or knitting; a fabric纺织品=cloth， fabric
terrestrial—— Of， relating to， or composed of land陆地的=land
terrain—— An area of land; ground地区;地带=land
tedium—— The quality or condition of being tedious; tediousness or boredom单调乏味=tiresome
temporarily—— Lasting， used， serving， or enjoyed for a limited time在有限的时间内持续地、被使用、发挥作用=makeshift A temporary or expedient substitute for something else.
权宜之计，暂时或临时替代其它事物的东西
usher—— To precede and introduce; inaugurate宣告，展示介绍;开始，开创=begin
责任编辑：mman
