大学英语四级/cet4词汇带英文注释(九十七)

　　surrender

　　[(1) to give control of oneself or one's property to another or others; (2) to stop fighting and admit defeat]

　　The robbers surrendered to police. (1)

　　Germany surrendered to the allied powers to end the war in Europe. (2)

　　surround

　　[(1) to form a circle around; (2) to be in positions all around someone or something]

　　The house was surrounded by big trees. (1)

　　Soldiers surrounded the enemy headquarters. (2)

　　survive

　　[to remain alive during or after a dangerous situation]

　　No one survived when the plane crashed into the mountain.

　　suspect

　　[(1) to imagine or believe that a person is guilty of something bad or illegal; (2) a person believed to be guilty]

　　Police suspected her from the beginning. (1)

　　They questioned all the usual suspects. (2)

　　suspend

　　[to cause to stop for a period of time]

　　The committee meeting was suspended because not enough voting members were there.

　　swallow

　　[to take into the stomach through the mouth]

　　He swallowed the medicine.

　　swear in

　　[to put an official into office by having him or her promise to carry out the duties of that office]

　　The chief justice will swear in the president.

　　sweet

　　[tasting pleasant, like sugar]

　　This fruit is very sweet.

　　swim

　　[to move through water by making motions with the arms and legs]

　　Can you swim across the river?

　　sympathy

　　[a sharing of feelings or emotions with another person, usually feelings of sadness]

　　You have our sympathy for your loss.

　　system

　　[(1) a method of organizing or doing something by following rules or a plan; (2) a group of connected things or parts working together for a common purpose or goal]

　　The office established a filing system so that we can find documents easily and quickly. (1)

　　Our system of justice sometimes makes mistakes and punishes an innocent person. (2)