入门字
	 
	synthesis (n.)综合
	syn/ the/ sis
	together/ put/ 名词字尾
	 
	进阶字
	 
	1. synchronize (v.) 使同步,对时
	 
	syn/ chron/ ize
	same/ time/ 动词字尾
	 
	Let's synchronize our watches.
	我们的手表来对对时。
	 
	2. synonym (n.) 同义字
	 
	syn/ onym
	same/ name
	 
	“Country”and “nation”are often used as synonyms.
	country 和 nation 常当同义字使用。
	 
	3. photosynthesis (n.)光合作用
	 
	photo/ syn/ the/ sis
	light/ together/ put/ 名词字尾
	 
	Green plants produce carbohydrates and oxygen through photosynthesis.
	绿色植物经由光合作用制造出碳水化合物和氧气。
	 
	4. symbiosis (n.) 共生关系
	 
	sym/ bio/ sis
	together/ life/ 名词字尾
	 
	Some tropical fish have developed a form of symbiosis with sea anemones.
	有些热带鱼和海葵发展出一种共生关系。
	 
	5. symposium (n.) 学术研讨会
	 
	sym/ pos (pot)/ ium
	together/ drink/ 名词字尾
	 
	Dr. David Ho delivered his famous report on AIDS at the Ottawa symposium.
	何大一博士在渥太华学术研讨会中发飙了他那篇的艾滋病研究报告。
	 
	6. asymmetric (a.) 不对称的
	 
	a/ sym/ metr/ ic
	without/ same/ measure/ 形容词字尾
	 
	Asymmetric designs are often employed in postmodern architecture.
	后现代建筑常运用不对称的设计。
	 
	7. simulate (v.) 模拟
	 
	simul/ ate
	same/ 动词字尾
	 
	Meteorologists use supercomputers to smulate changed in the atmosphere.
	气象学家用超级电脑模拟大气变化。
	 
	8.simultaneously (adv.) 同时
	 
	simul/ tan/ eously
	same/ time/ 副词字尾
	 
	After waiting for an hour at the bus stop, the man saw three buses arrive simultaneously.
	在站牌等了一个小时之后,这个人看到三辆巴士同时来到。