1、 熟词生义补充版 精品文档 熟词生义补充版 1. entertain ·He entertained a belief that his son would rise in the world. (entertain除表示“招待、款待,使…快乐”,还常与belief/hope,doubt连用表示“怀抱、怀有”) 2. damage ·He claimed $7,000 damages from the taxi company from his losses. (damage用作n.可表示“损害赔偿金”,常用复数) 3. even ·H
2、e teeth were white and even. (even做adj.表示“平坦的;匀称的,同样大小的,齐的”) 4. advise ·The meeting has been delayed, I’ll contact you later to advise you when to attend. (advise作动词也可表示“通知”) 5. civil ·He gave me a civil greeting but with no sign of affection. (civil作adj.可表示“有礼貌的,客气的”) 6. command ·Dr.Ya
3、ng commands a great deal of respect as a surgeon. (command作v.可表示“博得,赢得”) 7. travel ·The news traveled fast and most of the people in the town knew it. (travel作v.表示“广为流传,盛行各地”) 8. part ·In order to raise money, he had to part with some of his most treasured possessions. (part作v.表示“(不情愿地)舍
4、弃,去掉”) 9. remote ·There is a remote chance that you will catch him before he leaves. In other words, it’s almost impossible for you to catch him.(remote作adj.可表示“关系较远的;渺茫的,不太可能的”) 10. climate ·The cultural climate here is somehow a little upsetting . (climate作n.表示“思潮,趋势”) 11. announce ·Dark cl
5、ouds announce the coming of a heavy rain.(announce作v.表示“预示着”) 12. simply ·This piece of work simply isn’t good enough. They should have done better. (simply作adv.在口语中强调某说法“确实,简直”) 13. outgoing ·The outgoing Minister handed over his department to his success. (outgoing作adj.表示“将缷任的,离职的”) 14.
6、 tie ·At the end of the season, we tied for second places with the Tigers. (tie作v.表示“得分相同,打成平局,不分胜负”,作n.表示“平局,不分胜负”) 15. safe ·He is a safe driver. You can count on him.(safe作adj.表示“小心的,谨慎的”) 16. dawn ·Suddenly it dawned on me that they couldn’t possibly have met before. (down作v.表示“开始明白”,
7、常与介词on连用) 17. second ·Any proposal must be seconded by two other members of the committee.(支持) ·Mrs.Smith proposed the vote of thanks, and Mr.Jones seconded.(v.随时声附和) 18. accompany vt.陪伴,陪同 ·Strong winds accompanied the heavy rain.(伴随;与…同时发生) 19. last v.&adj.最后的 ·He is the last man I want t
8、o see.(最不可能的) 20. grow up 长大,成熟 ·A warm friendship grew up between the two men.(逐渐发展或形成) 21. elect vt.推行,选举 ·Increasing number of people elect to work from home nowadays.(选择) 22. excite vt.使…激动 ·The recent discoveries have excited new interest among doctors.(激发,引起) 23. vain adj.徒然的,徒劳的,无效果
9、的 ·She is vain of her beauty and looks down upon all her classmates.(自负的,自视过高的) 24. run v.跑 (ran—ran—running) ·A bright idea ran through my mind.(快速移动) ·Her last musical ran for six months on Broadway.(持续,延续) 25. undertake -undertook-undertaken vt.承担,从事 ·I can’t undertake that you will make a
10、 profit.(承诺,允诺,答应) 26. set -set-set-setting vt.安置,摆放 ·She is having her hair set for the party.(做头发) ·This could set a new fashion.(树立,创立,开创) 27. casual adj. occasional(随意的;偶然的) ·He was employed as a casual laborer without any certificate.(临时的) 28. consume vt.消费;消耗 ·The fire soon consumed t
11、he old wooden buildings in the neighborhood.(烧毁,毁灭) 29. abuse vt.滥用,谩骂 ·She is quite a successful career woman, but actually, she’s much abused at home.(虐待;伤害) 30. assume vt.假定,认为 ·He will assume the directorship of the project.(担任) 31. caution n.&v.谨慎,小心 ·The teacher cautioned him against
12、being late.(告诫,提醒) 32. draw v.画画 ·What moral are we to draw from the story?(获得,推断出) ·Please draw the curtain; the light is so bright.(拉) 33. late adj./ adv.迟到的/地;晚的/地 ·She missed her late husband very much.(已故的) 34. open v. &adj .& adv. 开着/打开 ·They left the matter open.(未解决的) 35. sound n.声音 ·It’s important to have a sound body.(健全的) ·My wife is a sound sleeper.(酣睡的) 36. tell (told —told) v. ·She cracked a smile that told her joy.(显示,显露) 收集于网络,如有侵权请联系管理员删除






