熟词生义

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1．absent(熟义：adj．缺席的)

He looked at me in an absent way．(adj．茫然的，恍惚的) 2．abuse(熟义：v．滥用；漫骂)

She is quite a successful career woman，but actually she's much abused at home．(v．虐待) 3. accompany (熟义：v．陪伴，伴奏)

Strong winds accompanied the heavy rain. (v．伴随)

4．ache(熟义：v．＆n．疼痛) He was aching for home．(v．渴望) 5. act(熟义：V．＆n．行动)

lt takes a couple of minutes for the drug to act．(vi．起作用) 6．address(熟义：n．地址v．写地址)

The president should be addressed as “Mr President” (vt．被称为) He is going to address the meeting in a minute. (vt．向……发表演说) 7.admit (熟义：v．承认)

The servant opened the door and admitted me into the house.(v．允许进入) The theater only admits 1,000 person.(v．容纳) 8. adapt (熟义：v．适应)

These styles can be adapted to suit individual tastes.(v．使某物适合新的用途，情况) This novel has been adapted for radio from the Russian original.(v．改编，改写) 9.adopt (熟义：v．收养，过继)

We adopt their teaching method. (v．采纳，采取，采用) 10against(熟义：prep．逆着，反对；倚，靠；碰)

The picture looks nice against the white wall．(prep．映衬) 11. age(熟义：n．年龄)

Worry aged him rapidly．(v．(使)变老) 12. air(熟义：n．空气)

Don’t air your troubles too often．(v．抒发；倾诉；播送)

There was a comfortable air in her room .(n. 样子，神态，气氛) 13.allow(熟义：v．允许)

This chance will allow them to have a better understanding of a foreign culture. (v．使可能) 14．amount(熟义：n．量)

The cost amounted to$200．(v．(to)共计，达到)

What you have said amounts to a plain refusal．(v．相当于) 15．announce(熟义：宣布)

A warm sunshine announces the coming of spring．(vt．显示，预告) 16．appeal (熟义：v．恳求，呼吁)

The idea of camping has never appealed to me (V．对...有吸引力，使...感兴趣) 17．apply(熟义：v．申请)

What I have said applies only to some of you．(v．应用，运用，适用)

18．approach(熟义：vt．靠近；接近)

I approached him about filling the manager's job．(v．接洽；建议；要求) 19. arm (熟义：v．手臂)

Lay down your own arms, or we’ll fire! (n．武器)

The police say the man is armed with guns and very dangerous. (v．武装) 20. available(熟义：adj．可得到的；可找到的) The professor is now available． (adj．(人)有空的)

21.agree with 与……一致，协调，适合 （熟义：同意）

Your story agrees with what I heard．你讲的与我所听到的一致。 Long plane trips don't agree with me．我不适合坐飞机长途旅行。 B 1.back(熟义：n. 背)

Many of his friends backed his plan. (v. 支持) 2.badly(熟义：adv. 差)

English teachers are badly needed in our school. (vt．迫切，很) 3.bare (熟义：adj．裸露的)

He likes to bare his heart／soul with his close friends．(vt．向某人袒露心声) 4.bear(熟义：vt．忍受；容忍)

He was badly wounded in the war and still bears the sears．(v．显示；带有) bear sth in mind记住...

5.behavior(熟义：n．举止；行为)

The behavior 0f this computer is moderately good．(n．性能，特点) 6. blank(熟义：adj．空白的n．空白)

The stranger returned my greeting with a blank look．(adj．没表情的；空虚的；没兴趣的)

I call not think where I've left my umbrella；my mind's a complete blank!(n．记忆中的空白，遗忘) My mind went blank.

7.block (熟义：n. 街区)

Heavy snow is blocking all roads into Scotland. (vt．阻碍，堵塞) 8.blow(熟义：v. 吹，刮)

His wife’s death was a great blow to him . (n. 打击) 9.blue(熟义：adj．＆n．蓝色)

His songs always make me feel blue．(adj．忧伤的) 10.book(熟义：n. 书)

I would like t book three seats for tonight’s concert. (vt．预定，订购) 11.bound(熟义：ad. 一定会)

I don't like being desk-bound all day．(adj．受…约束的)

Although the study is bound to attract public attention, caution is needed. 虽然研究必定很吸引公众注目，但谨慎是必要的。 be bound to do 必定，一定， 12.buy (熟义：v.购买）

No one will buy that excuse. (vt．相信) 27. build(熟义：v. 修建)

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The football player has a solid build (vt．身材，体型) 28.break (熟义：v. 打破)

Let’s have a break. 让我们休息一会儿。（课间/工间休息）

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1.calm (熟义：adj.冷静的，镇静的） The sea is calm. (adj. 无浪的，风平浪静) 2.can(熟义：n. 罐头）

Mother cans the fruit. (v. 把......罐装保存) 3.capital(熟义：n.首都）

Write your name in block capitals , please.(n. 大写字母)

Jack set up a business with a starting capital of $100,000. (n.资金) 4.carry(熟义：v.搬运，携带，持有）

Today’s newspaper carry full reports of the president’s visit. (v. 刊登) 5.casual(熟义：adj. 偶然的，随意的）

He was employed as a casual laborer. (adj. 临时的) 6. cater(熟义：v．为社交活动提供饮食；承办酒席)

TV must cater for many different tastes．(v．满足需要；迎合) 7. catch(熟义：v.抓）

Sorry, I didn’t quite catch what you said. (v. 明白，领会) 8.cause(熟义：v．致使)

We are struggling for revolutionary cause．(n．事业） 9.celebrate(熟义：vt．庆祝)

He celebrated her for her courage．(vt．称颂，赞扬) 10. challenge(熟义：v．挑战)

I challenged him to a game of chess (v．强烈建议某人干某事) 11.charge(熟义：v．索价，收费；指控；控告;充电)

Mother charged Alice with taking good care of the baby. (v. 赋予......责任或义务) 12.clean(熟义：adj．干净的)

I clean forgot about it.(adv．彻底地；完全地) 13.climate(熟义：n．气候)

The cultural climate here is somehow a little upsetting．(n．风气；思潮；倾向) 14.cloudy(熟义：adj．阴的，多云的)

Who did it still remains cloudy．(adj．不明朗的，不清晰的) 15.consume(熟义：vt．消耗；消费)

The fire soon consumed the old wooden buildings in the neighborhood．(Vt．烧毁；毁灭) 16.cost(熟义：v.花费，值）

The patient’s dangerous condition cost the doctors and nurses many a sleepless night.(v. 使......丧失，使损失) His careless driving cost him his life.(粗心驾驶使他付出了生命的代价)

The patient's dangerous condition cost the doctors and nurses many a sleepless night． 病人的危险状态使医生、护士好几夜不曾合眼。 17.count(熟义：n．&v．计算，数) (1) Every minute counts (vt．有价值，重要)

(2)On the whole, she counted herself as a fortunate wife. (vt．以为，视为) 18. couple(熟义：n．一对，一双；一对夫妇或情侣)

The dining car was coupled onto the last coach(车厢)．(v．联合，连接) 19.course(熟义：n．课程；过程)

The main course was a vegetable stew．(n．一道菜) 20.cover(熟义：v.覆盖）

Here is $5 . That should cover all your expenses.(v．够付费用)

By sunset we had covered thirty miles.(v．走完一段路)

He is carrying out a research that covers a wild field.(v．涉及) He was sent to cover the event.(v．报道) 21.cross(熟义：v．跨越，横穿n．十字)

Don't be cross with him——after all，he meant to help．(adj．生气的) D 1.damage(熟义：v．&n．损坏)

He claimed $7000 damages from the taxi company．(n．赔偿金(复数)=compensation) 2.dawn(熟义：n拂晓v．破晓，天亮)

The truth began to dawn on him．(v．开始明白) 3.desert(熟义：n．沙漠)

He deserted his wife and children and went abroad．(V．抛弃，离弃) 4.develop(熟义：v．发展；开发；研制)

Did you have the films developed?(v：冲印) develop a disease／a habit(v．逐渐形成)

sure enough，most of the plants developed the disease(vt．患病；出现问题) 5.difficult(熟义：adj．困难的) (adj.难以取悦的，不易满足的)

6.dismiss．(熟义：v．解雇，开除)

He just laughed and dismissed my suggestion as unrealistic． (v．拒绝考虑(某观点等))7.drive(熟义：v．驾驶)

Hunger drove her to steal．(V．迫使某人(做不好或不快的事)) 8.divorce(熟义：v．与某人离婚)

You cann’t divorce science from ethical questions．(v．使分离；使脱离) 9.draw(熟义：v．画；拖；拉)

What moral are we to draw from the story?(v．获得，取得，推断出) 10.do (熟义：v．做，制作) --Which do you prefer, coffee or tea?

--Either will do. It makes no difference to me (v. 行，适合) E 1.easy(熟义：adj. 容易的)

Now we are leading an easy life. (adj.舒适的，轻松的) 2.employ (熟义：v．雇用)

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You could employ your spare time better. (v. 利用，使用) 3.encourage(熟义:vt．鼓励；激励)

Good health encourages clear thinking．(v．促进，助长，刺激)

4.engage(熟义：、rt．从事)

A personal computer engages his interest now．(vt吸引) 5.escape(熟义：v．逃跑；逃脱)

His name escapes me for the moment．(v．被忘掉；被忽视) 6.excuse(熟义：n．借口v．原谅)

He was excused from piano practice．(v．免除某人的职责) 7.express(熟义：v．表达)

His express wish was that you should come here by air．(adj．明确的) Is there an express from Nanjing to Shahgllai?(n．快车) express mail快递

8.explode(熟义：v．爆炸爆裂)

I'm about to explode!He broke my violin．(v．勃然大怒；大发雷霆) 9.exploit(熟义:V．开发；开采；剥削)

You must exploit every opportunity to learn new things．(v．利用) F

1．fail(熟义：v．失败)

Our water supply failed．(v．不足；缺乏)

He is failing in health．／His health is failing．(v．衰退，衰弱) He failed to lend her a hand．(v．未能)

Words failed him．(vt．使失望；有负于) 2. far from (熟义:离…远)

The show was far from a failure. It was a great success.(远远不是) 3. favor (熟义：n 恩惠，善行)

Of the two possible plans I favor the first. (v. 支持，喜欢) 4．fill(熟义：v．填满)

His answer did not fill our need．(vt．满足) 5. fire (熟义：v．开火)

He was fired for stealing from the counter.(v. 开除) 6. fly (熟义：v．飞；飞翔 n．苍蝇)

The children flew to meet their mother．(v．疾驰；疾行) 7. flood (熟义：n. 洪水)

I received a flood of letters this morning. (n. 大量) 8. follow (熟义：v．跟随)

I couldn’t follow his argument at all. (明白) 9. force(熟义：vt．强迫)

The policeman forced the knife from the criminal's hand．(vt．夺取) 10. for good 永远（勿望文生义）

She’ll soon leave London for good. 11. foreign(熟义：adj．外国的；外交的)

The subject is foreign to me．(adj．不熟悉的)

Telling lies is foreign to her nature．(adj．和……格格不人) 12. form．(熟义：vt．形成)

I cannot form an opinion about it．(vt．想出) 13. freeze(熟义：v．结冰，凝固)

Freeze! Drop your arms! (v．不许动,停止走动) 14．fresh(熟义：adj．新鲜的)

She is quite fresh to office work．(adj．无经验的) G 1. given (熟义：v．被给予)

Given the general state of his health, it may take him a while to recover from the operation. (prep. 考虑到=Considering)

2. glare (熟义：v．怒目而视)

The sun glared out of the blue sky．(v．发出刺眼的光) 3. govern(熟义：v．管理；控制)

The law of supply and demand governs the prices of goods．(vt．影响；支配) 4. ground (熟义：n．地面) v.以...为基础

He has strong grounds for more money．(n．理由) His arguments are grounded in facts. 5. grow up (熟义：长大；成熟)

A warm friendship grew up between the two men．(逐渐发展；形成) H 1. hand (熟义：n. 手)

It’s really heavy – can you give me a hand?(n. 帮助) 2. hang (熟义：v．悬挂)

He was hanged for murder. (v. 绞死，上吊) 3. head (熟义：n. 头)

The ship was heading for Shanghai. (v. 动身去) 4. help (熟义：v．帮助)

It helped being able to talk about it. (v. 改善状况，促进) 5 hit (熟义：v．击中，打击)

The film is quite a hit of this year．(n．成功；红极一时的人或事) 6 home (熟义：n. 家)

The cars are made for the home market. (adj. 本国的) 7 hold (熟义：vt．握住，抓住；抱住)

His promise still holds．(vi：适用，有效) Many people hold that... 认为... 8 hot (熟义：adj. 热的)

He likes hot food. (adj. 辣的，辛辣的) I 1 ill (熟义：adj．生病的)

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It's no good speaking ill of others．(adj．&adv．坏的／地) 2 industry (熟义：n．工业；产业)

His success was due to industry．(n．努力；勤勉) 3 inspire (熟义：v：激励；鼓舞)

His best music was inspired by the memory of his mother．(V．启发) 4 invent (熟义：v．发明)

He invented an excuse for his being late．(v．捏造，虚构) 5 invite (熟义：v．邀请)

Don't leave the window open—it's inviting thieves to enter．(V．吸引) The dishes are really inviting．(adj．诱人的)

J 1．jam(熟义：n．果酱)

He jammed four apples in his pocket．(vt．塞进)

The accident jammed the main road for 2 hours。(vt．堵塞) There are traffic jams every day on this road． (n．堵塞) 2．jump(熟义：v．＆n．跳)

Last week the price of goods jumped．(n．／v．大幅度上涨) 3．just(熟义：adv．正好；恰好)

That is a just decision．(adj．公正的, 公道的) K 1．kid(熟义：n．小孩)

Take it easy．I'm just kidding．(v．开玩笑；欺骗) 2．kill(熟义：v．杀掉；害死)

That guy hangs around all day long，killing time．(V．消磨时间) L 1 labor(熟义：n. 劳动)

They laboured through the thick forest and up the steep hill. (v. 费力地行走) 2 last (熟义：adj．最后的)

He is the last man I want to see。他是我最不想见的人。(adj．最不可能的) The food will last three weeks. (v. 延续，够用) 3．late(熟义：adj&adv.．迟到的／地；晚的／地)

She missed her late husband very much．(adj．已故的) 4. lecture(熟义：v．／n．讲课；演讲) Do stop lecturing me．(V．训斥；教训)

My father gave me a lecture about smoking.(n. 训斥，教训) 5．lift(熟义：v．拾高)

Can you give me a lift? (n．搭便车) His report gave us a lift．(n．鼓舞) 6 line (熟义：n. 线，行)

Have you learnt your lines yet? (n. 台词)

He was driving along a road lined with trees. (v. 沿…排列) 7 long (熟义：adj. 长的)

The children are longing for the holidays. (v. 渴望) 8 lose (熟义：V．失去；丢掉)

Please hurry! My watch loses 10 minutes．(vi．(钟表)慢(与gain相对)) M 1 make (熟义：v. 制造，使)

If you train hard, you will make a good football player.(v. 使成为) 2 manage (熟义：v．管理)

The box is very light. I can manage it on my own. But thank you all the same.(v. 成功对付，设法处理) 3 marry (熟义：v．结婚，与某人结婚)

This poem marries theme and style well. (v. 使紧密结合，使混为一体) 4 match (熟义：n. 火柴，比赛)

The curtains and the carpets match perfectly. (v. 匹配) 5 matter (熟义：n. 事情，问题，麻烦事)

Some things matter more than others. (v. 有关系，要紧) 6 mean(熟义：v．意思是，意味着)

It's mean of you to eat up all the apples．(adj．自私的，卑鄙的，吝啬的) 7 meet (熟义：v．接见，会见)

In order to meet the needs of the readers, we will reprint the bestseller. (v. 满足) 8 mend(熟义：v．修理；修补)

The patient is still mending slowly after the operation．(v．痊愈；改善) That won’t mend matters. (v. 改良，改善) 9 message (熟义：n．信息，口信)

I'd like to see a film with a message．(n.教训，启示)． 10．might(熟义：modal v．或许)

I use all my might to open the door．(n．力量，权威) 11 miss (熟义：v．想念，错过)

He shot at the bird but missed (v. 未击中) He missed the point of my joke. (没有听懂) 12 monitor (熟义：n. 班长)

The teacher has been monitoring the performance of the student.(v. 持续观察某事物，记录或测试某事的运作) N 1 narrow (熟义：adj. 狭窄的)

He narrowly escaped drowning. (adv. 勉强地，几乎未成地) 2 necessary (熟义：adj. 必需的，必要的)

Big men are not necessarily strong men. (adv. 必然地，无可避免地) 3 note (熟义：n．笔记)

Learn the notes by heart．(n．台词)

I noted that her hands were dirty．(v．注意，特别指出，提及) compare notes 交流思想 O

1 object (熟义：n. 物体，目标，对象，宾语)

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You are brave enough to object to your boss at the meeting. (v. 反对) 2 observe (熟义：v．观察)

The traffic rules should be observed strictly. Otherwise you will get into trouble. (v. 遵循) 3 occur (熟义：v．发生)

Does it ever occur to you that you can turn to the teacher for help? (v. 想到，想起) 4 open(熟义：v．开aaj．开着的，打开的)

They left the matter open．(adj．(问题，议事等)未解决的)， 5. operate(熟义：vi．做手术,操作，操纵，管理，经营) The medicine operated quickly．(vi．起作用) 6 owe (熟义：v．欠)

He owes his success more to luck than to ability. (v. 归因、归功于)

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1.pack (熟义：v. 包装)

The stadium was packed with crazy fans.(v. 挤满，塞满) 2.park (熟义：n. 公园v. 停车）

Park yourself in that chair while I make you a cup of tea. (v. 坐下) 3.part (熟义：n部分，零件，角色)

In order to raise money, he had to part with some of his most treasured possessions. (v.放弃，卖掉)4.passage (熟义：n. 段落，节)

They forced a passage through the crowd. (n. 通道,走廊) He couldn’t afford the passage to Australia. (n. 航程) 5.place ((熟义：v. 放置, 安排, 安置)

You can place a man by just a few remarks. (v. 评价或判断好坏与重要性) 6. position (熟义：n. 位置，职位)

She has made her position very clear. (n. 观点，态度) 7.possess (熟义：v. 拥有)

The violent anger possessed him.(v.感情、情绪等支配、控制) 8.pretty ((熟义：adj. 漂亮的, 可爱的)

She seemed pretty satisfied with the result. (adv. 相当) 9.promise (熟义：v.&n 许诺)

It promises to be warm this afternoon.(v. 有希望) 10.pronounce (熟义：v. 发音)

The judge pronounced against her appeal. (v. 宣布，宣称，判决) 11.put (熟义：v. 放, 放置)

How shall I put it? (v. 表达或表述某事物) 12.put up (熟义：建造，张贴)

Could you put me up for the night?(留某人住宿) Q question (熟义：n. 问题)

I was questioned by the police for six hours. (v. 询问, 盘问)

Her honesty has never been questioned. (v. 对...表示或感到怀疑) R

1.race (熟义: n. 赛跑)

I will race you to school. (v. 与...进行速度比赛) They are racing dogs. (v. 使...进行速度比赛) 2.recognize (熟义: v. 认出或识别)

He recognized that he was not qualified for the post. (v. 承认或认识到) 3.remember (熟义: v. 记住, 记着)

Please remember me to Jenny. (v. 代表某人向人问候) 4.room (熟义: n. 房间)

There is plenty of room for improvement in your work. (n. 余地, 空间) 5.run (熟义: v. 跑, 行驶)

He has no idea of how to run a successful business. (v. 经营, 管理) I am afraid the color ran when I washed your new skirt. (v. 褪色) S 1.sense (熟义: n. 感觉)

Although she didn’t say anything, I sensed that she did not like the idea. (v.意识到, 察觉到) 2.short (熟义: adj. 矮的, 短的)

We can’t lend you any sugar. We are a bit short of it ourselves. (adj. 某物不够, 缺乏) 3.space (熟义: n. 太空)

There is a space here for your signature. (n. 空隙, 空地) 4.spot (熟义: n. 斑点, 污迹, 地点, 场所)

She spotted her friend in the crowd. (v. 瞥见, 发现) 5.stamp (熟义: n. 邮票)

He stamped his foot in anger. (v. 跺脚) 6.study (熟义: n. 书房 v. 研究, 学习)

Scientists are studying the photographs of Mars for signs of life. (v. 仔细查看) T 1.term (熟义: n. 学期)

He cannot understand those technical terms in the article. (n. 术语, 说法) 2.treasure (熟义: n. 财富, 金银珠宝)

I shall always treasure the memory of our meetings. (v. 珍重, 珍爱, 重视) 3.trip (熟义: n. 旅程, 旅途)

She tripped over the cat and fell. (v. 绊, 绊倒) W word (熟义: n. 单词, 话)

Word came that I was needed at home. (n. 消息)

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