大学英语四级/cet4词汇带英文注释(八十四)

　　seem

　　[to appear to be]

　　She seems to be in good health.

　　seize

　　[(1) to take quickly by force; (2) to take control of quickly; (3) to arrest]

　　Marines seized the island in three days. (1)

　　The generals seized power after the president fled. (2)

　　The policeman seized the suspect. (3)

　　self

　　[all that which makes one person different from others]

　　He seems to think only of himself.

　　sell

　　[to give something in exchange for money]

　　He will sell his car to me for 2,000 dollars.

　　Senate

　　[the smaller of the two groups in the governments of some countries, such as in the United States Congress]

　　The Senate has 100 members, two from each state.

　　send

　　[(1) to cause to go; (2) to permit to go; (3) to cause to be carried, taken or directed to or away from a place]

　　She sent the boy away. (1)

　　To which university did he send his daughter? (2)

　　The government will send supplies immediately to the earthquake area. (3)

　　sense

　　[(1) to come to know about by feeling, believing or understanding; (2) any of the abilities to see, hear, taste, smell or feel]

　　He sensed that the dog would not attack him. (1)

　　The medicine affected his sense of taste. (2)

　　sentence

　　[(1) to declare the punishment for a crime; (2) the punishment for a crime]

　　The judge sentenced him to three years in prison. (1)

　　She received a sentence of 18 months of community service. (2)

　　separate

　　[(1) to set or keep people, things or ideas away from or independent from others; (2) not together or connected]

　　He separated the two boys and told them to stop fighting. (1)

　　They work in separate offices. (2)

　　series

　　[a number of similar things or events that follow one after another in time, position or order]

　　The doctor said the series of tests would show the cause of the pain.

　　serious

　　[(1) important; (2) needing careful consideration; (3) dangerous]

　　The two sides have begun serious negotiations. (1)

　　We have a serious problem to solve. (2)

　　The accident victim is reported to be in serious condition. (3)

　　serve

　　[(1) to work as an official; (2) to be employed by the government; (3) to assist or help]

　　He served as Secretary of State. (1)

　　She has served as a government employee for 30 years. (2)

　　She served us tea and made us feel welcome. (3)