pull forward 向前凸出
Puritan father 清教徒长老
put another way 换句话说
put back 恢复正常；把...放回原处
put sb. against 使与...对立
put the interests of ...ahead of 把...利益置于...之前
put through 使穿过
put up 建立
put...in place 把...放在合适的位置
qualify as 作为...合适
quarry operation 采石场的运作
quarter century 四分之一世纪
quotation mark 引号
rag paper 碎布优质纸
railroad industry 铁路工业
raise money 集资
range from...to... (在...到...内)变动；显示不定(或不等)
rate of growth 增长率
rather than 而不是
raw material
raw sewage 原污水
reach its peak 到达顶峰
ready market 现成的市场
real estate
red cedar 铅笔柏
reduce...to... 把...简化为
reenter politics 再度从政
refer to 指
reference point 参照点
reference to 提到
reflective glass 反光玻璃
reflective tape 反光带
refuse site 废地
regardless of 不论
relative speed 相对速度
relevant to 与...有关
REM (rapid eye movement) 快速眼动
removed from 远离
renew a friendship 重修旧好
replace...with... 用...代替...
reproductive capability 生殖能力
residential lot 住宅区
result from 由...产生
result in 结果是；导致
result in 导致；结果是
retentive power 暂留力
return to life 恢复活力
reward sb. 奖励；表彰
rich in 富有
rocking chair 摇椅
roll over 翻滚
root in 起源于；起因于
rough hands 粗鲁的工人
run into 遇到
run out of 用完
run parallel to 与...平行
run wild 失控；(价)暴涨
running north and south 贯穿南北
rush out 涌出
rust away 锈烂
satellite city 卫星城
satisfy one's desires 实现愿望
satisfy one's needs 满足...要求
scat singing 无意义的狂喊乱叫唱法
scholarly attainment 学术成就
scoop up 用铲子取
sea anemone 海葵
seal up 封闭，密封
second job 第二职业
second place 第二名
seek after 寻找；追求
sense organ 感觉器官
service industry 服务行业
set a record 创记录
set sth. in motion 使...运动
set the stage for 为...提供舞台；为...创造条件
set the table 摆好餐具
set up 设立
set...in motion 使...运动
shift from...to... 从...转向
shine through (喻)表现出来
short of 若无，除...外
show off 炫耀，卖弄
shut down 关闭
shut out 遮住；把...挡在外面, 排斥
side with 站在...一边；支持
sieve tube 筛管
sign language 符号语言
sink into an existence 陷入(进入)...的状态
slavish copy 依样画葫芦的摹写
slip away 逃走
slow down 减速；慢下来
social concerns 社会所关注的事物
social worker 社会工作者
solar astronomer 太阳天文学家
solar system
solo instrument 独奏乐器
sort out 把...分类
soundly asleep 酣睡
space agency 航天局
space shuttle 航天飞机
speak of 谈到，提到
speed up 加快速度
spend one's entire fortune 花光所有的钱
sperm whale 巨头鲸；抹香鲸
spring into being 产生
spring up 迅速生长
stand at (测得特定数)达到
standards of admission 入学标准
start out 开始时打算；本来想要
stem from 源于
still life arrangement 大型静物摄影布置
stinging cell 带刺的细胞
stock exchange 股票交易
stretch out 伸出
strike a serious blow at 严重打击
string instrument 弦乐器
subduction zone 潜没区域
subject matter 创作的题材
subject of much debate 有争议的问题
subject to 易受...的
substitute A for B 用A代替B
succeed in 取得成功
sum total 总数，总额
sum up 总结