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swift    /swɪft/

adj.迅速的; 敏捷的 [quick or rapid; prompt]

 ex. we need swift actions to remedy problems.

Taylor Swift - You Belong With Me

swill    /swɪl/

v. [to drink (something) greedily or to excess; guzzle.]

  ex. to swill beer.

  <> sip

n. 養豬用的殘食 [left-over vegetable peelings, etc given to pigs as food]

review

swine    /swaɪn/

n.豬

  note: 我們現在講豬，會用pig這個字，swine的使用上是比較偏向"學術類"，ex. swine Flu = 豬流感. 在比較old-fashion的文章中，也會把豬說是swine.

  note: swine既單數與複數都是一樣的，不用加s

swindle    /ˋswɪndl/

v.詐騙 [to cheat (a person, business, etc.) out of money or other assets.]

  ex. We continue hearing the news about public servants  swindle money out of government.  ex.葉世文.

  ex. Telephone scams try to swindle victims out of their savings.

  similar word (v.):  deceive, defraud, frame

  note: dwindle v.逐漸變少

swing    /swɪŋ/

v.搖擺 [to move repeatedly backwards and forwards or from side to side from a fixed point. ]

  ex. The ape swings from branch to branch.

  ex. A Pendulum swings back-and-forth.

n.鞦韆

swirl    /swɜrl/

v. [ to move with an eddying or whirling motion]

  note: 字源上與whirl是有關連的唷。

  ex. Swirling snowflakes silently fall down.

  ex. The dancer is turning around and around, swirling her skirt.

whirl v.旋轉

The Secret Feather Swirl Cold Process Soap

sybarite    /ˋsɪbəˏraɪt/

sybaris-ite

n.  [person who is very fond of luxury and comfort]

  note: 這是一個很少出現的字，sybarite誕生於1600年左右，原指的是在古希臘的城市Sybaris其內的居民。(現在位於義大利南部)。當地居民因為富美的土壤以及港口有利的地理位置，很快的帶來財富，在希臘其他的城邦中，對於sybarite印象就是喜歡高尚的物品、宴會，所以sybarite被指稱那些愛好奢侈品與享受的人。

   related word: hedonist  n.享樂主義者 (擁有快樂是人生中最重要的事:力求將享樂與痛苦的距差增至最大)

<> ascetic adj.禁慾的、苦行的

sycophant    /ˋsɪkəfənt/

n.阿諛奉承者 [person who tries to gain people's favor by insincerely flattering them and always agreeing with them]

  ex. To be a successful sycophant, you need to observe the taste of the other people and making them feel comfortable by providing sweet but nonsense praise.

 note: 這是一個很少出現的字

 related word (n.) : flatterer, fawner

syllabus    /ˋsɪləbəs/

n.教學大綱[list of subjects, topics, texts, etc included in a course of study ]

   ex. Very likely at the first class, your professor will talk about the syllabus of this course,

such as week1: review functions, 

            week2: limit

            week3: continuity

            week4: chain rule

symbiosis    /ˌsɪm baɪ oʊ sɪs/

sym(=syn;together)-bios(=bio;life)-is

n.共生關係 [relationship between two species, organisms,etc that live close together and depend on each other in various ways]

  note: 雖然這樣講，symbiosis的定義可以很廣的。symbiosis = all species interactions

 Lichen, the most awesome thing ever.

Lichen(地衣) = fungus + alga

symmetry    /ˋsɪmɪtrɪ/

sym(=syn; together)-metry(meter)

n.對稱