stern 嚴(yán)厲的；堅(jiān)定的 The workers held a strike to protest the boss' stern request. 工人們舉行罷工，以抗議老板嚴(yán)厲的請(qǐng)求。 stockholder 股東；股票持有人 The stockholders of Phoenix TV are optimistic about the company's future. 鳳凰衛(wèi)視的股票持有者看好公司的前景。 subordinate 使……居下位 In her book, she subordinates this issue to more general problems. 在她的書中，她把這個(gè)問(wèn)題視為更一般的問(wèn)題。 subsidy 補(bǔ)貼；津貼 Can I apply for the unemployment subsidy when I have no job? 當(dāng)我沒(méi)有工作的時(shí)候可以申請(qǐng)失業(yè)補(bǔ)貼嗎？ summon 召喚；召集 I was summoned by my boss to explain my actions yesterday. 老板召見(jiàn)我，讓我解釋昨天的行為。 superiority 優(yōu)越，優(yōu)勢(shì) No one doubts the superiority of modern ways of traveling over those of old times. 沒(méi)有人懷疑現(xiàn)代旅行方式比起古時(shí)候有很多優(yōu)勢(shì)。