1、高考常见熟词生义一 熟义 生义 1.absent (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) v.虐待 She is quite a successful career woman, but actually she is much abused at home. 3.Accommodate (熟义:住宿,留
2、宿) vt.容纳 This hotel can accommodate more than 500 guests. He accommodated me when I asked him for change. v.准予,提供 4.ache (熟义:v.&n.疼痛) He was aching for home. v.渴望 5.act (熟义:v &n.行动) vi.起作用 It takes a couple of minutes for th
3、e drug to act. 6.address(熟义:n.地址 v.写地址) Vt.向……发表演说;直接向……说话 It is said that our headmaster will address the meeting. 7.acknowledge(熟义:承认;道谢) He acknowledged me by lifting his hat. Vt.对……打招呼 8.across (熟义:prep.越过) prep.与…交叉,与…成十字 The two roads cut a
4、cross each other. 9.advance (熟义:v.& n.前进,推进) n.预付款 She asked for an advance on her salary. 10.advise (熟义:vt. 建议) vt.通知 Please advise us of the arrival of the goods. 11.against (熟义:prep.逆着,反对;倚,靠;碰) The picture looks nice against the white wall. pr
5、ep.映衬 12.age (熟义:n.年龄) Worry aged him rapidly. v.(使)变老 13. 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 about her room. n.样子,神态,气氛 14.alive (熟义:adj.活着的) The streets are alive with people.
6、 adj.充满(活的或动的东西) 15. allow (熟义:vt.允许) vt.(为了…)预计,估计 Your plan allows only 5 minutes for transferring. Can we manage? 16.alone (熟义:adv.单独地,一个人地) She alone was able to answer the question. adv.仅仅,只有 17.amount (熟义:n.量) The cost amounted to $ 200.
7、 v.(to)共计,达到 What you have said amounts to a plain refusal. v.相当于 18. announce (熟义:宣布) 显示,预告 A warm sunshine announces the coming of spring. 19. appreciate (熟义:v.欣赏;感激;感谢) I appreciate that I may be wrong. v.意识到(realize) This land ha
8、s appreciated in value. v.抬高……价格,涨价 20. arrival (熟义:v.出席;参加) All stood up to welcome the new arrival. n.到达的人或物 21.attend (熟义:v.出席;参加) The nurse attended to him day and night. v.看护;治疗 22. arrest (熟义:vt.逮捕) vt.停止;阻止 The new medicine ar
9、rested the spread of the disease. 23. assume (熟义:vt.假定,以为) He will assume the directorship of the project. vt.担任 24.balance (熟义:n.& v.平衡) I must check my bank balance. n.差额;余款 25. bar (熟义:n.棒,条;吧间) Poor health may be a bar to success in life. n.障碍 2
10、6. become (熟义:v.变得,变成) Her new hat certainly becomes her. vt.适合,适于 27. behavior (熟义:n.举止;行为) n.性能,特点 The behavior of this computer is moderately good. 28. blank (熟义:adj. 空白的; n. 空白) adj.没表情的;空虚的;没兴趣的 The stranger returned my greeting with a blank look. 2
11、9.blue (熟义:adj.& n. 蓝色) adj.忧伤的 His songs always make me feel blue. 30. beside (熟义:prep.在……旁) prep.与……相比 Beside your earlier work this piece seems rather disappointing. 31. build (熟义:v.建设) The athlete has a solid build. n.身材;体形 32. capital (熟义:
12、n.首都,首府;资本) Our capital task at the moment is to persuade her to calm down. 33. cause (熟义:v.致使) n.事业 We are struggling for revolutionary cause. 34. celebrate (熟义:vt. 庆祝) He celebrated her for her courage. vt.称颂,赞扬 35.check (熟义:vt.检查) We should check the spre
13、ad of the disease. vt.阻止,制止 36.choice (熟义:n.选择) Some of his remarks are really choice. adj.斟酌得当的 37.civil (熟义:adj.公民的,国内的) He is a civil person. adj.彬彬有礼的,有礼貌的 38. class (熟义:n.班级) n.阶级,阶层;等级 It is no doubt that the
14、professional classes do a much better job than those who are not. 39.climate (熟义:n.气候) n.风气;思潮;倾向 The cultural climate here is somehow a little upsetting. 40. cloudy (熟义:阴的,多云的) Who did it still remains cloudy. adj.不明朗的,不清晰的 41. coach (熟义:n.教练)
15、 She coached me in English. v.辅导,指导 mand(熟义:v.命令,指挥) His bravery commanded our respect. v.博得,赢得 43. contain (熟义:v.含有,包含;克制) The man was later contained by the police. v.制服 He is too excited to contain his laughter. vt.抑制 44. count (熟义:n&v.计
16、算,数) There are 10 people in the classroom counting two teachers. vt.包括 It is not how much you read but what you read that counts. vt.有价值,重要 She was counted among the greatest dancers. vt.以为,视为 45. couple (熟义:n. 一对,一双;一对夫妇或情侣) The dining car was coupled onto the last coach.
17、 v.联合,连接 46.course (熟义:n.课程;过程) The main course was a vegetable stew. n.一道菜 47.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 48.cut (熟义:vt. 割) His rude remarks cut me. vt.伤(某人的)感情
18、 49.damage (熟义:v& n.损坏) n.赔偿金(复数)=compensation He claimed $ 7,000 damages from the taxi company. 50.dash (熟义:v.猛冲) Being badly ill, he was dashed to hospital. Vt.急送 His mother dashed him into going to school every day. vt.催促 51. dawn (熟义:n.拂晓 v.破晓,天
19、亮) The truth began to dawn on him. v.开始明白 52.desert (熟义:n.沙漠) He deserted his wife and children and went abroad. v.抛弃,离弃 53.develop(熟义:v.发展;开发;研制) Did you have the films developed? v.冲印 developed disease/habit v.逐渐形成 54.
20、difficult (熟义:adj .困难的) adj.难以取悦的,不易满足的 You must get the permission of your difficult grandmother before getting married. 55.dismiss(熟义:v.解雇,开除) v.拒绝考虑(某观点、意见) He just laughed and dismissed my suggestion as unrealistic. 56.down (熟义:adv.向下,在下面) I paid $ 1,0
21、00 down on the car. adv.作为首期付款 57.drive (熟义:v.驾驶) Hunger drove her to steal. v.迫使某人(做不好或不快的事) 58.elect(熟义:v.选举,推选) She elected to become a lawyer. v.选择(做) 59.embarrass(熟义:vt.使尴尬) Vt.阻碍 What embarrasses your making an early sta
22、rt? 60.employ(熟义:v.雇佣) v.利用,使用 The police employed force to open the door. 61.engage(熟义:vt.从事) Vt.吸引 A personal computer engages his interest now. 62. entertain(熟义:vt. 款待) Vt.怀有,怀抱 He entertained a belief that his son would rise
23、in the world. 63.even (熟义:adv.甚至,更) The road wasn’t even. adj.平的,平坦的,平滑的 Her teeth were white and even. adj.一致的;齐的;同样的 The score is now even. adj.对等的;均等的,相等的 The car went with an even motion. adj.均匀的;平稳的 She evened the edges by trimming them.
24、 vt.使平坦;弄平 Our team evened the score in the last minute. vt.使相等 64.excite (熟义:vt.使激动) Vt.激起 The recent discoveries have excited new interest among doctors. 65. excuse (熟义:n.借口 v.原谅) He was excused from piano practice. v.免除某人的职责 66.express (熟义
25、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 Shanghai? n.快车 67.fail(熟义:v.失败) Our water supply failed. v.不足;缺乏 He is failing in health. v.衰退,衰弱 His health is failin
26、g. He failed to lend her a hand. v.未能 Words fail me. v.无能为力 68. fashion (熟义:n.时尚,时装) He behaves in a peculiar fashion. n.方式 69. fast (熟义:adj.& adv.快的/地) His tears fell fast. adv.接连不断地;快速不断地 70.fever(熟义:n.发
27、烧,发热) He is in a fever of her arrival. n.狂热,高度兴奋 71.fill (熟义:v.填满) His answer did not fill our need. vt.满足 72.find(熟义:vt.找到) The court found him guilty. vt.判决 73.fine (熟义:adj.美好的;很棒的;晴朗的) adj.微妙的 There’s a fine distinction between the meanings of
28、 the two words. 74. fix(熟义:v.固定;安装;修理) The extraordinary man fixed our attention. vt.吸引 75. follow(熟义:v.跟着;仿效) He followed a legal career. v.从事(某职业);遵循(某生活方式) 76. fond (熟义:adj.喜欢的;慈爱的;深情的) Fond parents will spoil their child. adj.溺爱的 77.force(熟义:vt.强迫)
29、 The policeman forced the knife from the criminal’s hand. vt.夺取 78.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……格格不入 79. form(熟义:vt.形成) vt.想出 I can not form an opinion about it.80.freeze(熟义:v.结冰,凝固) 80.freeze(熟义:v.结冰,凝固) Freeze! Or I’ll shoot. v.不许动






