BEC高级_词汇_S开头.docx

S sack 1. (v.) dismiss解雇2. (n.) termination of employment解雇 [例] He was given the sack. salary (n.) pay, usually expressed as an annual sum and paid monthly薪水 [例] The payroll consists of the wages and salaries paid to employees. [同义词] pay, wage, remuneration salesperson (n.) person who sells销售员 sample 1. (n.) a specimen of a product used to show what it is like样品 [例] The sample is for reference only. 2. (v.) to try out something尝试 3. (v.) to test a product on a small group of a target audience取样 saturate (v.) fill something completely饱和 [例] The market is saturated. [同义词] glut saturation (n.) a stage in a market’s development where there is no room for further growth 饱和 [例] So many companies have entered that market that it has reached saturation point. save (v.) keep, not spend money节约 [例] Due to the high cost of office stationery, you all should have the sense of saving paper, pens,etc. saver (n.) person who saves节省的人 savings (n. pl) money saved储蓄 [例] It is said that the old couple has over 10 million dollars savings. scale (n.) system for measuring, divided into levels刻度 [例] We can evaluate performance on a scale from 1 to 5. scarce (adj.) rare, very limited, insufficient稀缺的 [例] The mineral is scarce in China so it cost high to be a raw material. scheme (n.) a systematic plan of action计划，安排 [例] apply for six –month training schemes scrap 1. (n.) waste material or non-quality products 废料,残余物 2. (v.) to throw away something because it is waste or of poor quality废弃 [例] You can sell the old car for scrap. scrap value (n) the worth of an item as waste material to be recycled 废料价值 [例] The scrape of this lemon （次品，尤指破车）is about 200 USD. seasonal (adj.) which only happens in certain seasons季节性的 [例] Ice-cream sales are very seasonal. section (n.) part of a department部分 [例] The personnel department is divided into 5 sections, each dealing with a specialized area. sector (n.) part of the economy or industry部门 [例] The hi-tech sector is growing fast. s