VOA慢速英语词汇

spread [spred]

v. to become longer or wider; to make or become widely known

联想记忆：sp+read（阅读）→通过阅读来扩展我们的视野→延伸

spring [spriŋ]

n. the time of the year between winter and summer

联想记忆：sp+ring(铃声)→泉水的叮咚声就好像是铃声

spy [spai]

v. to steal or get information secretly; n. one who watches others secretly; a person employed by a government to get secret information about another country

联想记忆：The Spy Next Door《邻家特工》是成龙的电影

square [skwɛə]

n. a flat shape having four equal sides

stab [stæb]

v. to cut or push into or through with a pointed weapon

联想记忆：手要稳（stable）才能刺（stab）得准

stand [stænd]

v. to move into or be in a position in which only the feet are on a surface; to be in one position or place

star [stɑ:]

n. a mass of gas that usually appears as a small light in the sky at night, but is not a planet; a famous person, usually an actor or singer

start [stɑ:t]

v. to begin; to make something begin

starve [stɑ:v]

v. to suffer or die from a lack of food

联想记忆：star（明星）+ve→和明星的生活相反→挨饿

state [steit]

v. to say; to declare; n. a political part of a nation

station ['steiʃən]

n. a place of special work or purpose ("a police station"); a place where passengers get on or off trains or buses; a place for radio or television broadcasts

statue ['stætju:]

n. a form of a human, animal or other creature usually made of stone, wood or metal

词根记忆：sta（站，立）+tue→雕像

stay [stei]

v. to continue to be where one is; to remain; to not leave; to live for a time ("They stayed in New York for two years.")

steal [sti:l]

v. to take without permission or paying

steam [sti:m]

n. the gas that comes from hot water

steel [sti:l]

n. iron made harder and stronger by mixing it with other substances

step [step]

v. to move by lifting one foot and placing it in a new position; n. the act of stepping; one of a series of actions designed to reach a goal

stick [stik]

v. to attach something to another thing using a substance that will hold them together; to become fixed in one position so that movement is difficult ("Something is making the door stick."); n. a thin piece of wood

still [stil]

ad. not moving ("The man was standing still."); until the present or a stated time ("Was he still there?"); even so; although ("The job was difficult, but she still wanted to do it.")

stone [stəun]

n. a small piece of rock