410. safe  熟义：adj. 安全的

　　He is a safe man. You can count on him. adj. 谨慎的，不冒险的

　　411．the salt of the earth非常正派、诚实的人（勿望文生义）

　　Your grandmother is the salt of the earth．你祖母是个很诚实的人。

　　412．at the same time尽管如此；但是（熟义：同时）

　　It cost a lot of money．At the same time，I think we shall need it and it will certainly be useful．它很贵，但是，我认为我们需要它，它肯定有用。

　　413．satisfy （熟义：使满意）

　　The cold water satisfied our thirst．我们喝了凉水就不口渴了。

　　He satisfied me that he could do the work well．他使我相信他能把这工作做好。

　　She satisfied her hunger with an apple. v.满足要求或需要

　　414．save  v．节省；储蓄；留给（某人）；除了（熟义：挽救）

　　They are saving for a house．他们在存钱买房子。

　　Will you save me a seat on the bus？在公共汽车上给我留个座,好吗？

　　415．You said it！我同意你的意见（勿望文生义）

　　—Let's go home．咱们回家吧！

　　—You said it．I'm too tired now．好吧。我也太累了。

　　416. say  熟义：vt 说

　　Say that war breaks out, what will you do? vt.假定

　　Her passport says he is nineteen. vt.（书面材料或可见的东西）提供信息,指示

　　417．scene 吵架（熟义：风景，场景）

　　If you don't sit down and stop making a scene，I'm leaving．如果你不坐下来，还要吵的话，我就走了。

　　418. scholarship  熟义：n. 奖学金

　　A writer with great scholarship can achieve great success. n.学问，学识;学术成就

　　419．screen n．纱窗；筛子vt．保护（熟义：屏幕）

　　The curtain screened out sunlight．帘子遮挡阳光。

　　420. second  熟义：第二

　　Mrs. Smith proposed the vote of thanks, and Mr. Jones seconded. v. 随声附和

　　He raised a proposal that is seconded by few. v.赞成

　　421．see vt．（在某段时期）发生／经历／经受（熟义：看见）

　　The next years saw a series of bad harvests．以后几年，收成都不好。

　　This century has seen too many wars. vt.经历；有...的经验；体验

　　422．see out（耐着性子）进行到底（熟义：送某人出门）

　　I don't like the course but I'll see it out．我不喜欢这门课程，但是我还是耐着性子把它学完了。

　　423．see to处理；负责（做）；照顾（勿望文生义）

　　I'll have to see to the window—the wood is rotten．我得弄一下这窗户———这木头都烂了。

　　424．seeing conj．既然；考虑到（勿望文生义）

　　We could have a joint party ，seeing（that）your birthday is the same day as mine．既然你我两人一天生，那么我们就联合起来开个晚会吧。

　　425. seize  熟义：vt. 抓住；强夺

　　I couldn't seize the meaning of his remarks. vt.掌握，把握

　　426．set （熟义：adj．确定的；v．放置；确定；n．一套）

　　Are you all set for the journey？adj．准备好；可能 (你们都为这次旅行准备好了吗？)

　　She is having her hair set for the party. v.做头发

　　427．shall   aux．v．（在官方文件中用）表示“规定”（熟义：将）

　　All payments shall be made by the end of the year．所有帐目务必在年底付清。

　　428. sharp  熟义：adj. 锋利的，锐利的

　　I felt a sharp pain in my stomach. adj.剧烈的，猛烈的

　　429. shoot  熟义：v. 射中，射击

　　The trees give out new shoots in spring. n.嫩芽，新枝

　　430．shoot up 迅速增长（勿望文生义）

　　Your son's really shot up since we last saw him．从我们上次见到他之后，你儿子像射箭一般地长高了许多。

　　431．a big shot 重要人物（勿望文生义）

　　His father is a big shot in the steel industry．是钢铁工业部门重要人物。

　　432. shoulder 熟义：n. 肩膀

　　Young people should learn to shoulder the duty/blame. vt.承担

　　433. simply  熟义：adv. 仅仅；只不过

　　It is simply wonderful to see you! adv.（强调某说法）确实，简直

　　434. sink  熟义：v. 下沉；沉没

　　Price are sinking slowly. v.下降，降低

　　435．somebody pron．有一定地位的人物（熟义：某人）

　　He is somebody in his town but he is nobody here．在他所在的镇他是个赫赫有名的人物，但在这儿就算不了什么人物了。

　　436. somehow adv．也不知道是什么原由；不知道怎么搞的（熟义：以某种方式）

　　Somehow he is afraid of her．不知道是怎么的，他害怕她。

　　437．something of 可以说是一个（勿望文生义）

　　He is something of a liar．他不太老实。

　　438．the life and soul关键人物；中心人物（勿望文生义）

　　He's such a good joke teller；he is the life and soul of any party．他很会讲笑话，他在任何晚会上都是中心人物。

　　439. soul  熟义：n. 灵魂

　　Hardly a soul is seen in the village. n. 人

　　440．sound adj．（熟义：n．声音；v．听起来）

　　The bodywork's sound but the engine needs repairing．（机器、身体等）没有毛病的

　　It is important to have a sound body. adj. 健康的

　　My wife is a sound sleeper. adj. 酣睡的

　　441．Spare （熟义：抽出；匀出）

　　He spared the prisoner．v．饶恕；放过

　　442．Spring （熟义：春天；泉水；弹簧）

　　Fast food restaurants are springing up all over the town． v．猛然跳起；涌出 快餐店如雨后春笋般地在全镇不断地涌现出来。

　　443. stamp  熟义：n. 邮票

　　He stamped his feet in anger  v.跺脚，顿足

　　444．stand v．忍受；仍然有效；保持原状n．摊位，地摊（熟义：站立）

　　I can't stand waiting any longer．再等下去我可受不了啦！

　　The order still stands．命令仍然有效。

　　As things now stand，we shall win．像这样下去，我们就能赢。

　　445．stand for 容忍（常用于否定句）（熟义：代表）

　　The teacher would not stand for such behavior．不能容忍这样的行为。

　　446．stand up  对……失约（熟义：站起来）

　　Jane cried when Bill stood her up on their first date．他们第一次约会，比尔就失约，这使得珍妮哭了一场。

　　447. start 熟义：v. 开始；发动；开创

　　He started up from his seat.  v. 猛然跳起来；突然移动

　　448．state v．陈述；说明（熟义：州；状态）

　　They gave him five minutes to state his views．他们给了他五分钟，陈述他的观点。

　　449．station vt．驻扎（熟义：站，台，所，局）

　　A PLA unit is now stationed at Hong Kong．人民解放军某部现在驻扎在香港。

　　450. steal 熟义：v. 偷

　　He stole a glance of her in the mirror. v.快速或偷偷地取得

　　451. strength 熟义：n. 力气

　　Maths is not my strength. 强项

　　452．strike v．认为；想到；发现（熟义：打击；袭击；罢工）

　　It struck me that he was not telling the truth．我认为他没有讲真话。

　　An idea suddenly struck me．我突然想到了个主意。

　　453．study n．书房（熟义：学习；研究）

　　He has a beautiful small old wooden study．他的书房小巧玲珑,古色古香,纯木结构。

　　454．subject  adj．（熟义：主题；科目）

　　The subjects of this experiment were all men aged 18－25．n．（实验中）被试者 这次实验的被试者全是 18－25岁的男性。

　　These areas are subject to strong winds．可能被……影响 这些地区常受到狂风袭击。

　　The child is subject to cold. adj.易遭受...的

　　455. succeed vt．（熟义：成功）

　　Gingrich will succeed Foley as speaker of the House．金瑞琪将接替夫理当众议院议长

　　He will succeed Foley as speaker of the House. 继承；接着……当……

　　Jim has just succeeded a large fortune from his uncle. v. 继承

　　456. surprise 熟义：v/n  使惊讶，惊奇

　　Our troops surprised the enemy in the midnight. v.出其不意地袭击或出现

　　457．suppose ＝supposing conj．倘若（熟义：猜想；料想）

　　Suppose it rains，what shall we do？假如下雨，我们怎么办？

　　458. sympathy 熟义：n. 同情

　　Annie's sympathies lie firmly with the workers. n.赞同，支持

　　459. swear to 熟义：v. 宣誓

　　I would swear to having met him somewhere. =I would swear to it that I had met him somewhere. v. 断言；肯定；保证