201. stern   adj.  严厉的，苛刻的   be stern with/ be strict with

　　He is much too stern with his son.

　　His father is a stern man.

　　The disciplines are very stern in the company.

　　He must have said stern words to her.

　　202. strand  v. 搁浅，使陷于困境

　　The hurricane stranded the sailboat on the reef(暗礁).

　　Their boat was stranded on the rock.

　　We saw a whale strand on the shore.

　　I was stranded in the strange town without money or friends.

　　They were stranded in the mountains when their car broke down.

　　203. stun  vt.  使晕倒，使惊吓   make sb. faint

　　The blow stunned him.

　　He was stunned by the news of his father’s death.

　　She was stunned know that she failed the examination.

　　His sudden rage stunned us.

　　204. subsequent   adj.  后来的，并发的 （多用于书面语）

　　The first ticket cost $100, but all subsequent ones were $ 50.

　　He got married during the subsequent year.

　　His misbehavior and subsequent dismissal from the school were reported in the newspaper.

　　subsequent to 在…之后

　　The child became ill subsequent to an injection.

　　Subsequent to his phone call, I received a confirmation in the mail.

　　Subsequent to his visit came news of his illness.

　　205. substitute for    代替, 以...代替

　　He would like to get him to substitute for John.

　　I can substitute for you.

　　He substituted for the worker who was ill.

　　She substituted a fake diamond for the original.

　　I substituted your name for mine on the list.

　　206. summit   n. 顶点，最高阶层   top

　　summit指“顶点”、“最高处”、“成就的顶峰”, 如:

　　We could see the summit of the mountain twenty miles away.

　　He often attended the talks at the summit. (最高级会谈)

　　He is now at the summit of his career.

　　peak指“山中的最高峰”、“山顶”, 还可指“程度、数量、物体等的尖端”, 如:

　　The mountain peak was covered with snow.

　　It took us 3 hours to reach the peak.

　　We drove through the city at the peak of the rush hour.

　　10,000 ton was the peak output last year. （最高产量）

　　climax指“兴趣、情绪或重要性的最高点”或“戏剧、小说等情节的高潮”, 如:

　　The climax of the play came in the last act.

　　He was at the climax of his fortune in 1999.

　　His quarrel with his father brought matters to a climax.

　　他与他父亲的争吵使得事态发展到了顶点。

　　207. superficial  adj. 表面的，肤浅的

　　The damage to the car is only superficial.

　　His burns were superficial and soon got well.

　　He is too superficial to appreciate the deep feelings in the play.

　　They have a superficial knowledge of the matter.

　　208. supervise    v. 监督，指导，主管   supervisor 导师

　　He came to supervise the whole assembly line.

　　She supervises the undergraduates.

　　The manager my supervise the work of 5 departments.

　　They will supervise the students taking the examination.

　　209. supplement  v.  补充

　　He writes for magazines to supplement his ordinary income.

　　She supplements her diet with vitamin pills.

　　I borrowed two books which supplement one another.

　　210. surrender  v.  投降，放弃  give up

　　Finally Japan surrendered on August 14, 1945.

　　The general refused to surrender to the enemy.

　　She gradually surrendered her dream of becoming an actress.

　　We shall never surrender our rights.

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