1、高考英语必背熟词生义汇总A1.act 熟义v. &n.行动生义v.起作用It takes a couple of minutes for the drug toact.2.adapt 熟义v.使适应,to生义v.改编，改写This novel has beenadaptedfor television.3.add 熟义v.增加,加起来生义v. 补充说The President agreed,addingthat he hoped for apeaceful solution.4.address 熟义n.地址v.写(收信人的)姓名、地址生义1)v.冠以(某种称呼)，2)设法解决,处理,对付1)T
2、he President should beaddressedas MrPresident.2)Your essay does notaddressthe real issues.5.adjust 熟义vi. & vt.调整; (使)适应生义v.整理He smoothed his hair andadjustedhis tie.6.admit 熟义v.承认生义1)准许进入，2)容纳1)The servant opened the door andadmittedme intothe house.2)The dining hall to be completed next month canad
3、mit1, 000 students.7.adopt 熟义v.收养;领养生义采纳,采取,采用Weadoptedtheir teaching methods.8.advance 熟义：vi.& vt.前进;促进生义vt.提前The date for the meeting wasadvancedfrom July10 to July 8.9.absent 熟义adj. 缺席的生义adj.茫然的，恍惚的He looked at me in anabsentway.10.against 熟义prep.反对,违背生义prep.映衬，衬着The picture looks niceagainstthe
4、white wall.11.abuse 熟义v.滥用;谩骂生义v.虐待She is quite a successful career woman, but actuallyshes muchabusedat home.12.age 熟义n.年龄生义1)vt.使变老; 2)vi.变老，老化1)Worryagedhim rapidly.2)As he grows you alsoage.13.accompany 熟义：v. 陪伴；伴奏生义v.伴随Strong windsaccompaniedthe heavy rain.14.account 熟义v.认为是n.账日;账户生义n.描述This bo
5、ok also gives anaccountof the lives oflesser-known individuals.15.air 熟义n.空气;气氛生义1)v.抒发,倾诉; 2)v.（使）通风1)Dontairyour troubles too often.2).we opened doors and windowstoairout the house.16.ache 熟义v. &n. 疼痛生义1)v.渴望；2)v.播放,广播1)He wasachingfor home.2)The TV play is due toairnext week.17.acknowledge 熟义vt.承
6、认;道谢生义v.向.打招呼Helooked straight at me but did notacknowledgeme, which made me annoyed.18.allow 熟义v.允许生义v. 使可能;留出;给予This seatbeltallowsthe driver greater freedom ofmovement.19.amount 熟义n.量生义1)v.共计,达到；2)相当于1)The costamounted to$ 200.2)What you havesaid amounts toa plain refusal.20.announce 熟义v.宣布生义v.显示
7、,预告The warm sunshineannouncesthe coming ofspring.21.appeal 熟义v.恳求,呼吁生义v.对.有吸引力,使.感兴趣The idea of camping has neverappealed tome.22.apply 熟义v.申请生义1)v.适用；2)涂,敷1)What I have saidappliesonly to some of you.2)Please clean the wound with a clean cloth and thenapplythe medicine to it.23.approach 熟义v.靠近,接近生义
8、1)v.建议,要求; 2)处理,对付1)Iapproachedhim about filling the managers job.2).how youapproachthe gardeningprogress.24.argue 熟义v.讨论;辩论;争论生义v.主张, 认为The governmentsarguethatthis will help foreigners better join the society and promote understanding across cultures.25.arm 熟义n.手臂生义n. (pl. )武器v.武装Lay down yourarms
9、, or well fire!The police say the man isarmedwith guns andvery dangerous.26.arrest 熟义vt.逮捕;吸引n.逮捕;拘留生义vt.阻止They are trying to make a new medicine toarrestthe spread of the disease.27.attack 熟义v.进攻;攻击生义v.评击;批评A studentattacksa professor on the social media.28.attend 熟义v.出席,参加;to照料;处理生义1)v.看护,照料；2)伴随发
10、生1)The nurseattended tohim day and night.2)Successattendedher efforts.29.available 熟义adj.可得到的,可找到的生义adj. 有空的The professor is nowavailable.30.average 熟义adj.平均的;正常的n.平均数生义1)v.计算出的平均数/平均为; 2)adj. 普通的,不好不差的1)Earnings areaveragedover the whole period.2)Freddy was anaveragestudent, but not an averageperso
11、n.B1.back 熟义n.背生义v.支持Many of his friendsbackedhis plan, which made him very surprised.2.badly 熟义adv.坏生义adv.迫切,很English teachers arebadlyneeded in our school.3.balance 熟义n.天平;平衡v.平衡;权衡生义n.差额,余款Id like to check thebalancein my account, please.4.bare 熟义adj.裸露的生义v.向某人打开心扉He likes tobarehis heart/soul to
12、 his close friends.5.bear 熟义v.忍受,容忍生义1)v. 携带; 2)显示、带有; 3)支撑1)He turned up at the hospitalbearinggifts for the new mother Lindsey and her baby boy.2)He was badly wounded in the war and stillbearsthe scars.3)The ice is too thin tobearyour weight, I think.6.behavior 熟义n.举止,行为生义n.性能, 特点Thebehaviorof thi
13、s computer is good.7.better 熟义adj.更好的adv.更好地生义v.改善.in an attempt tobetterthemselves8.blank 熟义adj.空白的n.空白生义1)adj. 没表情的; 2)n. (记忆中的)空白, 遗忘1)The stranger returned my greeting with ablanklook.2)I cant remember where Ive left my umbrella; myminds a completeblank!9.blanket 熟义n.毛毯生义v.覆盖;笼罩.with the brillia
14、nt sunshineblanketingthe earth10.block 熟义n.街区生义v.阻碍, 堵塞When we saw the roadblockedwith snow, we decided to spend the holiday at home.11.blow 熟义v.吹,刮生义n.打击His wifes death was a greatblowto him.12.blue 熟义adj.蓝色的n.蓝色生义adj.忧伤His songs always make me feelblue.13.book 熟义n.书生义v. 预订, 预约I would like tobookth
15、ree seats for tonights concert./Bookearly to get a table.14.bound 熟义adj.一定会生义adj.受.约束的I dont like being desk-boundall day.15.branch 熟义n.枝条;支流生义n.部分,分部门The head office of the bank is in Beijing, but it has manybranchesall over the country.16.broad 熟义adj.宽阔的生义adj. 广泛的As far as I know, she has a verybr
16、oadrange ofinterests.17.build 熟义v.建筑,建造生义1)v. 增强; 2)n.体格;体形;身材1)Itbuildsup their strength.2)He may have a smallbuild.18.buy 熟义v.购买生义v. 相信No one willbuythat excuse.C1.calm 熟义adj.冷静的,镇静的生义adj.无浪的,风平浪静的The sea iscalm.2.can 熟义n.罐头生义v. (食品)装罐保存Mothercansthe fruit.3.capital 熟义n.首都生义1)n.写字; 2)资金1)Write you
17、r name incapitals, please.2)Jack set up a business with a startingcapitalof$100,000.4.carry 熟义v.搬运,携带,持有生义v.刊登Todays newspaperscarryfull reports of themayors visit.5.case 熟义n.情况;病例;实情生义n. 案件Unless we have enough evidence, we cant win thecase.6.casual 熟义adj.偶然的,随意的生义adj.临时的He was employed as acasuall
18、aborer.7.catch 熟义v.抓生义v.明白；领会Sorry, I didnt quitecatchwhat you said.8.cater 熟义v.(为社交活动)提供饮食,承办酒席生义v. 满足需要,迎合TV mustcaterfor many different tastes.9.cause 熟义n.起因v.引起生义n.事业The UN has done a lot for thecauseof world peace.10.celebrate 熟义v.庆祝生义v.称赞、赞扬Hecelebratedher for her courage.11.chain 熟义n.链子;连锁;锁链
19、生义v.系上,拴上She hadntchainedher dog up, so it got killed on the main road.12.challenge 熟义v.挑战生义v. (尤指对方不情愿时)强烈建议(某人做某事)Ichallengedhim to a game of chess.13.charge 熟义v.要价,收费;指控,控告生义v.赋予.责任或义务MotherchargedAlice with taking good care of thebaby.14.chew 熟义v.嚼;嚼碎生义v.深思熟虑Hechewedthe problem over in his mind.
20、15.clean 熟义adj. 干净的生义adv. 底地,完全地Icleanforgot about it.16.climate 熟义n.气候生义n.风气,思潮The culturalclimatehere is somehow a littleupsetting.17.cloudy 熟义adj.阴的,多云的生义adj. 不明的, 不清晰的Who did it still remainscloudy.18.color 熟义n.颜色v.为着色生义v.影响Dont let your judgment becoloredby personalfeelings.mand 熟义n.& vt.命令;指令;
21、掌握生义vt.应得,博得Large football clubs benefit financially from the TV income and the top players cancommandverylarge salaries.pany 熟义n.公司生义n.陪伴Im sure well have a wonderful time and enjoy each otherscompany.21.concern 熟义n.关心,担心v.使担忧生义v.涉及,牵扯More than two students have beenconcernedin this affair, so they
22、 have to give explanations.22.condition 熟义n.条件,状况生义vt.训练The rats wereconditionedto ring a bell when theywanted food.23.consume 熟义v.消耗,消费生义1)v.烧毁,毁灭; 2)使充满(强烈情感）1)The fire soonconsumedthe old wooden buildingsin the neighborhood.2)He wasconsumedwith guilt.24.contain 熟义vt. 包含;容忍生义vt. 容纳The stadium is l
23、arge enough tocontainan audienceof 100 thousand.25.content 熟义adj.满足的;满意的vt.使满足生义1)n. (pl. )目录; 2)n. (pl. )所容纳之物1)acontentspage2)Fire has caused damage to thecontentsof thebuilding.26.contribute 熟义v.捐助;捐献生义v.撰稿Hecontributedan article to our magazine, whichwas published last month.27.convenient 熟义adj.
24、便利的;方便的生义adj. 附近的They abruptly disappeared into aconvenientholein the wall.28.cost 熟义v.花费,值.生义v.使付出努力The patients dangerous conditioncostthe doctorsand nurses many a sleepless night.29.count 熟义v.数数生义1)v.有价值,重要; 2)以为,视为1)Every minutecounts.2)On the whole shecountedherself a fortunate wife.30.couple 熟
25、义n.一对,一双,一对夫妇或情侣生义v.联合,连接The dining car wascoupledonto the last coach.31.course 熟义n.课程,过程,进程生义1)n.一道菜；2)航向,航线1)The maincoursewas a vegetable stew.2)He radioed the pilot to changecourse.32.cover 熟义v.覆盖生义1)v.行走; 2)够付; 3)涉及; 4)报道1)He has the ability tocoversuch a distance in tenhours.2)Five dollars sho
26、uldcoverall your expenses.3)He is carrying out a research thatcoversa wildfield.4)He was sent tocoverthe event.D1.damage 熟义v.& n. 损坏生义n. (pl. )赔偿金He claimed $7, 000damagesfrom the taxi company.2.dawn 熟义n.拂晓v.破晓,天亮生义v.使开始明白The truth began todawnon him.3.desert 熟义n.沙漠生义v.抛弃,离弃Hedesertedhis wife and ch
27、ildren and went abroad.4.defend 熟义v.保护;保卫生义v.(为.)辩护;辩解,辩白He has employed one of the UKs top lawyers todefendhim.5.desperate 熟义adj. 绝望的;拼命的生义adj.渴望的The manager isdesperatefor a relaxing holidayafter a years work.6.develop 熟义v.发展;开发;研制生义1)v.冲洗(胶片); 2)患(病)1)Did you have the filmdeveloped?2)Most of the
28、plantsdevelopedthe disease.7.difficult 熟义adj. 困难的生义adj. 难以取悦的,难对付的He is adifficultcustomer.8.direction 熟义n.方向生义1)n. (pl. )旅行指南; 2)(pl. )用法说明;操作指南1)Lets stop and ask fordirections.2)Simpledirectionsfor assembling the model areprinted on the box.9.disabled 熟义adj. 残疾的生义adj.损坏的One more look and he notic
29、ed fire shooting outfrom under thedisabledvehicle. Then they heard awomans voice coming from the wrecked vehicle.10.dismiss 熟义v.解雇,开除生义v.拒绝考虑He just laughed anddismissedmy suggestion asunrealistic.11.divorce 熟义v.与某人离婚生义v.使分离,使脱离You cantdivorcescience from ethical questions.12.do 熟义v.做,制作生义v.行,合适-Whi
30、ch do you prefer, coffee or tea?-Either willdo. It makes no difference to me.13.cross 熟义v.跨越,横穿n.十字生义adj. 生气的,恼怒的Dont becrosswith him-after all, he meant tohelp.14.draw 熟义v.画;拖,拉生义1)v.获得，取得，推断出; 2)v.吸引, 引起兴趣; 3)v.引起,激起1)What moral will wedrawfrom the story?2)The exhibitiondrawsmany viewers.3)The pla
31、n hasdrawna lot of criticism.15.drive 熟义v.驾驶生义1)n.运动; 2)v.迫使; 3)n.干劲,冲劲1)She also organized a fundraisingdrivein LadybugJars.2)A heavy raindrovethe players off the course.3)If he quit the job, he would lose hisdriveto workand succeed.16.drop 熟义v.落下;使下降生义v.停止,终止,放弃She justdroppedeverything.E1.easy 熟义
32、adj. 容易的生义adj.舒适的, 松的Now we are leading aneasylife.2.edge 熟义n.边;边缘生义n.微弱的优势The numbers might sound small, but they are the leadingedgeof a dangerous trend.3.employ 熟义v.雇用生义v.利用, 使用You couldemployyour spare time better.4.encourage 熟义v.鼓励,激励生义v.促进, 助长,刺激Good healthencouragesclear thinking.5.engage 熟义v
33、.从事生义v. 吸引A personal computerengageshis interest.6.erupt 熟义v. (指火山)爆发生义v. 突然发生Hearing the amusing story, the whole classeruptedinto laughter.7.escape 熟义v.逃走生义v.被遗忘Bob looked back only to find an old classmate whose nameescapedhim for the moment.8.excuse 熟义n.借口v.原谅生义v. 同意免除He wasexcusedfrom the piano
34、 practice.9.expert 熟义n.专家生义adj.熟练的,专业Sandy learned to cook Chinese food with the helpofexpertchefs.10.explode 熟义v.爆炸,爆裂生义v.勃然大怒,大发雷霆My fatherexplodedover the news that I failed thefinal exam.11.exploit 熟义v.利用,开发生义v.剥削,压榨What is being done to stop the employer fromexploitinghim?12.explore 熟义vt. & vi.
35、勘探;勘查生义vt.探究,调查研究;探索;探讨This is a themeexploredby the author in his latestnovels.13.express 熟义v.表达生义1)adj. 高速的,快速; 2)v.邮寄;发送1)We got on anexpresstrain.2)As soon as I receive the payment, I willexpressthe book to you.14.eye 熟义n.眼睛生义v.审视;细看Theyeyedus with alarmF1.fail 熟义v.失败生义v.1)不足,缺乏; 2)衰弱; 3)未做;4)无能
36、为力1)Our water supplyfailed.2)William found it increasingly difficult to read, for his eyesight was beginning tofail.3)Hefailedto lend her a hand.4)Wordsfailedhim.2.failure 熟义n.失败生义n. 故障For a sudden heartfailure, the single best chance for survival is having someone nearby step in and do CPR quickly.
37、3.far from 熟义离.远生义几乎相反;远非The show wasfar froma failure. It was a greatsuccess.4.favor 熟义n.恩惠,善行生义1)v.支持,喜欢; 2)v.喜爱;偏袒1)Of the two possible plans Ifavorthe first.2)She alwaysfavorsher youngest child more than theothers.5.figure 熟义n.图形;数字;图标v.计算生义1)n.体型; 2)v.弄明白;3)认为1)Im watching myfigure.2).Ifiguredi
38、t all out.3)Expertsfigurethat the recently discovered painting may be a Picasso.6.fill 熟义v.填满生义v.1)满足; 2)打发,消磨1)His answer did notfillour need.2)We dance at weddings, birthdays, office parties and just tofillthe time.7.fine熟义adj.美好的,健康的生义v.对.处以罚款She gotfinedfor speeding.8.fire 熟义v.开火生义v.开除He wasfire
39、dfor stealing from the counter.9.flat 熟义adj.平坦的,扁平的生义adj. 枯燥, 无趣的The new teachers lessons are soflatthat quite a few students fall asleep in her class.10.flight 熟义n.飞机,航班生义n.一段楼梯Teenagers climbed dozens offlightsof stairs to deliver water and food.11.float 熟义vi. & vt. (使)浮动; (使)漂浮生义vt.提出(想法)The idea
40、 was firstfloatedin a speech given by thepresident a few months ago.12.flood 熟义n.洪水生义1)n.大量; 2)vi.大量涌入1)I received afloodof letters this morning.2)Donations beganfloodingin from hundreds of people.13.fly 熟义v.飞,飞翔n.苍蝇生义v. 疾驰,疾行The childrenflewto meet their mother.14.foggy 熟义adj.有雾的生义adj.不清楚的Every ani
41、mal sleeps, but the reason for this has remainedfoggy.15.follow 熟义v.跟随生义v.明白I couldntfollowhis argument at all.16.fond 熟义adj.喜欢的生义adj.慈爱的He is afondfather who never scolds his childrentoo much.17.for good永远(注意:勿望文生义)Shell soon leave Londonfor good.18.force 熟义v.强迫生义v.夺取The policemanforcedthe knife fr
42、om the criminalshand.19.foreign 熟义adj.外国的,外交的生义adj.1)不熟悉的; 2)非典型的,陌生的1)The subject isforeignto me.2)Telling lies isforeignto her nature.20.forgive 熟义vt.原谅;饶恕;宽恕生义vt.免除Believe it or not, Illforgiveyou the debt.21.form 熟义v.形成;创立,成立生义v.想出I cannotforman opinion about it.22.free 熟义adj.有空的;自由的生义vt.不受.的伤害His wordsfreed me frommybad dreams.23.freeze 熟义v.冻结;结冰生义v.1)惊呆, 吓呆; 2)不许动,停止走动1)Youfreezein horror and burn with shame.2）Freeze! Drop
