胡敏读故事记单词托福词汇215

　　215. The good detective优秀的侦探 suspect-symbology
“The suspense¹ is killing² me,” Mr. Jones said to Detective Richards. “Tell me more about the suspect.” Detective Richards had been suspended from the force for sustaining interest in criminal cases which didn’t involve him. Taking in a few syllables⁴ of breath, he began to tell Jones how he nabbed the Captain. “Well,” began Richards, stroking his trademark⁵ suspenders, “I became suspicious when I realized that the floor to the office was always swept and clean during the evening. As that is the case, where did all the swampy⁶ mud come from that we discovered? Obviously, from the nearby swamp. Since Captain Moore was the only one who held a key, I immediately put him under suspicion, and the more my head swelled⁸ with ideas, the more I found any other explanation difficult to swallow. Then Moore began talking about making sweeping⁹ changes at the department, followed by his attempt to sway me from going forward with the case, and then, of course, with a swift wave of his hand, I was dismissed from the case. He kept a sustained interest in closing this case. But I did not swerve¹⁰ from my duty. This swarm¹¹ of ideas in my head provided my sustenance¹². I had to stand erect¹³ as a symbol of all that was right with the police force.”
“The ideas in your head remind me of the symbiotic¹⁴ bacteria I read about as a schoolboy,” Jones said. “Oh,” Richards replied, “I’m not expert in symbology, but the symbolism provided by your metaphor¹⁵ of symbiosis¹⁶ does seem to accurately¹⁷ describe the relationship I have with my ideas.”
suspect adj. 令人怀疑的,不可信的vt. 怀疑,猜想n.嫌疑犯
suspend vt.吊,悬挂,推迟,延迟
suspender n.吊裤带
suspense n.悬念,情节
suspicion n.怀疑
suspicious adj.(某人或某物)可疑的,(人)好猜疑的
sustain vt.维持,支撑
sustained adj.持续不变的
sustenance n.食物,生计,支持
swallow v. 吞下,咽下n.燕子
swamp n.沼泽,湿地
swampy adj.沼泽的,湿地的
swarm n.蜂群,一大群v.挤满,密集
sway vi. 摇摆,摇动vt.使转变,说服
sweep v. 席卷,扫过,清扫,打扫n.伸展,延伸
sweeping adj.彻底的,广泛的
swell⁷ vt.肿胀,膨胀
swerve v.转向,突然改变方向
swift adj.迅速的,敏捷的
syllable³ n.音节
symbiosis n.共生(关系),共栖
symbiotic adj.共栖的,共生的
symbol n.符号,记号,象征
symbolism n.象征主义,符号论
symbology n.象征学

1 suspense   

n.（对可能发生的事）紧张感，担心，挂虑

参考例句：

• The suspense was unbearable.这样提心吊胆的状况实在叫人受不了。
• The director used ingenious devices to keep the audience in suspense.导演用巧妙手法引起观众的悬念。

2 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

3 syllable   

n.音节；vt.分音节

参考例句：

• You put too much emphasis on the last syllable.你把最后一个音节读得太重。
• The stress on the last syllable is light.最后一个音节是轻音节。

4 syllables   

n.音节( syllable的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• a word with two syllables 双音节单词
• 'No. But I'll swear it was a name of two syllables.' “想不起。不过我可以发誓，它有两个音节。” 来自英汉文学 - 双城记

5 trademark   

n.商标；特征；vt.注册的…商标

参考例句：

• The trademark is registered on the book of the Patent Office.该商标已在专利局登记注册。
• The trademark of the pen was changed.这钢笔的商标改了。

6 swampy   

adj.沼泽的，湿地的

参考例句：

• Malaria is still rampant in some swampy regions.疟疾在一些沼泽地区仍很猖獗。
• An ox as grazing in a swampy meadow.一头牛在一块泥泞的草地上吃草。

7 swell   

vi.膨胀，肿胀；增长，增强

参考例句：

• The waves had taken on a deep swell.海浪汹涌。
• His injured wrist began to swell.他那受伤的手腕开始肿了。

8 swelled   

增强( swell的过去式和过去分词 )； 肿胀； （使）凸出； 充满（激情）

参考例句：

• The infection swelled his hand. 由于感染，他的手肿了起来。
• After the heavy rain the river swelled. 大雨过后，河水猛涨。

9 sweeping   

adj.范围广大的，一扫无遗的

参考例句：

• The citizens voted for sweeping reforms.公民投票支持全面的改革。
• Can you hear the wind sweeping through the branches?你能听到风掠过树枝的声音吗？

10 swerve   

v.突然转向，背离；n．转向，弯曲，背离

参考例句：

• Nothing will swerve him from his aims.什么也不能使他改变目标。
• Her car swerved off the road into a 6ft high brick wall.她的车突然转向冲出了马路，撞向6英尺高的一面砖墙。

11 swarm   

n.(昆虫)等一大群；vi.成群飞舞；蜂拥而入

参考例句：

• There is a swarm of bees in the tree.这树上有一窝蜜蜂。
• A swarm of ants are moving busily.一群蚂蚁正在忙碌地搬家。

12 sustenance   

n.食物，粮食；生活资料；生计

参考例句：

• We derive our sustenance from the land.我们从土地获取食物。
• The urban homeless are often in desperate need of sustenance.城市里无家可归的人极其需要食物来维持生命。

13 erect   

n./v.树立，建立，使竖立；adj.直立的，垂直的

参考例句：

• She held her head erect and her back straight.她昂着头，把背挺得笔直。
• Soldiers are trained to stand erect.士兵们训练站得笔直。

14 symbiotic   

adj.共栖的，共生的

参考例句：

• Racing has always had a symbiotic relationship with betting.赛马总是与赌博相挂钩。
• Engineering completely new symbiotic relationship is obviously not an imminent possibility.筹划完全新的共生关系显然是可能性不大。

15 metaphor   

n.隐喻，暗喻

参考例句：

• Using metaphor,we say that computers have senses and a memory.打个比方，我们可以说计算机有感觉和记忆力。
• In poetry the rose is often a metaphor for love.玫瑰在诗中通常作为爱的象征。

16 symbiosis   

n.共生（关系），共栖

参考例句：

• They live in a symbiosis with governments that they are financing.他们与他们服务的政府互利共存。
• The symbiosis between social values and political structure has produced extraordinary achievement.社会价值观念和政治结构的共生现象带来了非凡的成就。

17 accurately   

adv.准确地，精确地

参考例句：

• It is hard to hit the ball accurately.准确地击中球很难。
• Now scientists can forecast the weather accurately.现在科学家们能准确地预报天气。