1、高中英语最常考的60个熟词新义 不要小看这些词,除了你熟悉的意思以外,出题老师也很爱考它们的另一个解释。各类题型中都会出现,快来get它们 吧。 1absent adj.缺席的缺席的adj.茫然的,恍惚的茫然的,恍惚的 She looked at the picture in an absent(茫然的)way. 2ache v& n疼痛疼痛v.渴望渴望 Having left for ages,he was aching(渴望)for home. 3address n地址地址 v.写地址写地址vt.发表演说发表演说 The president will address(发表演说)his sp
2、eech at 3:00 pm. 4against prep.逆着,反对;倚,靠;碰逆着,反对;倚,靠;碰prep.以以.为背景为背景 The picture looks nice against(以.为背景)the white wall. 5attend v出席;参加出席;参加v.看护;治疗;陪同看护;治疗;陪同 The nurse attended(看护)to him day and night. 6blank adj.空白的空白的 n.空白空白adj.没表情的;空虚的;没兴趣的没表情的;空虚的;没兴趣的 The stranger returned my greeting with a b
3、lank(没表情的)look. 7blue adj.& n蓝色蓝色adj.忧伤的忧伤的 His songs always make me feel blue(忧伤的) 8build vt.建筑,建造建筑,建造v.逐渐增强逐渐增强 n.体格,体形,身材体格,体形,身材 One should receive training to build(逐渐增强)up ones confidence. Youre right,Josh. He may have a small build(身材) 9cause vt.促使,引起促使,引起n.原因,起因;事业,目标原因,起因;事业,目标 Even with a
4、 staff of 22 volunteers,Thomas often devotes up to 50 hours a week to his cause(事业) 10cloudy adj.阴的,多云的阴的,多云的adj.不明朗的,不清晰的不明朗的,不清晰的 Who will take his place still remains cloudy(不明朗的) 11coach n教练教练v.辅导,指导辅导,指导 She coached(指导)me in playing football. 12count n& v计算,数计算,数vi.有价值,重要有价值,重要 It is not how mu
5、ch you read but what you read that counts(重要) 13course n课程;过程课程;过程n.一道菜一道菜 The courses(菜谱)vary with seasons. 14cover v覆盖覆盖v.行走行走(一段路程一段路程);足以支付,够付;采访;足以支付,够付;采访n.书刊封面,封皮书刊封面,封皮 Motorcars cover(行走一段路程)a hundred miles in little more than an hour. To cover(足以支付)the cost of hiring a bus, each student wi
6、ll have to pay $10 each time. 15cross v跨越,横穿跨越,横穿n.十字十字adj.生气的生气的 Dont be cross(生气的)with himafter all,he is a child. 16desert n沙漠沙漠v.抛弃,离弃抛弃,离弃 He deserted(抛弃)his wife and children and went abroad. 17deal vi.处理,解决处理,解决n.交易交易 Having been cheated in a business deal(交易),he was reduced to nothing. 18dev
7、elop v发展;开发;研制发展;开发;研制v.冲印冲印 Did you have the films developed(冲印)? 19drive v驾驶驾驶v.迫使迫使(某人做不好的事某人做不好的事) Hunger drove(迫使)her to steal. 20express v表达表达n.快车快车 Is there an express(快车)from Nanjing to Shanghai? 21encourage vt.鼓励;激励鼓励;激励v.促进,助长,刺激促进,助长,刺激 Good health encourages(促进)clear thinking. 22escape v
8、逃跑;逃脱逃跑;逃脱v.被忘掉;被忽视被忘掉;被忽视 The name escapes(被忘掉)me for the moment. 23explode v爆炸;爆裂爆炸;爆裂v.勃然大怒;大发雷霆勃然大怒;大发雷霆 Im about to explode(勃然大怒)!He broke his promise again. 24exploit v开发;开采;剥削开发;开采;剥削v.利用利用 You must exploit(利用)every opportunity to learn English. 25fail vi.失败失败vi.(健康健康)衰退,变弱衰退,变弱 William found
9、 it increasingly difficult to read,for his eyesight was beginning to fail(变弱) 26foreign adj.外国的;外交的外国的;外交的adj.不熟悉的不熟悉的 The subject is foreign(不熟悉的)to all of us. 27freeze vi.结冰,结冰,(使使)冻结冻结v.惊呆,吓呆惊呆,吓呆 Grandfather froze(吓呆) in fear. Was he going to lose his job? 28fresh adj.新鲜的新鲜的adj.无经验的无经验的 She is q
10、uite fresh(无经验的)to the work. 29ground n地面地面n.理由理由 He has strong grounds(理由)for more money. 30govern v管理;控制管理;控制vt.影响;支配影响;支配 The law of supply and demand governs(影响)the prices of goods. 31help vt.帮助帮助vi.避免,防止,起作用避免,防止,起作用 Try not to cough more than you can help(避免,防止)since it may cause problems to y
11、our lungs. 32hit v击中,打击击中,打击n.成功;红极一时的人或事成功;红极一时的人或事 Tuhao is quite a hit(风行一时的事物)of this year. 33ill adj.生病的生病的adj./adv.坏的坏的/地地 Its no good speaking ill(坏地)of others. She had brought ill (坏的)luck into her family. 34interest n兴趣兴趣n.利益;股份利益;股份 Our family has interests(利益) in the business. 35inspire v
12、激励;鼓舞激励;鼓舞v.启发启发 His best music was inspired(启发) by the memory of his mother. 36jump v& n跳跳n.& v大幅度上涨大幅度上涨 Last week the price of goods jumped(大幅度上涨) 37kill v杀死,弄死杀死,弄死v.消磨或打发消磨或打发(时间时间) How does the man kill(打发时间)time? 38last adj.最后的最后的adj.最不可能的最不可能的 He is the last(最不可能的)man I want to see. 39match
13、n火柴,旗鼓相当的人火柴,旗鼓相当的人vt.般配,与般配,与匹配匹配 She matched(匹配)the carpet with some very nice curtains in colour. 40mean v打算;意味着打算;意味着adj.小气的,吝啬的 小气的,吝啬的 means n方式,方法方式,方法 He is too mean(吝啬的)to make a donation. In many places in China, the bicycle is still a popular means(方式)of transportation. 41measure n措施,方法措施
14、,方法v.估量,判定估量,判定(重要性、价值或影响等重要性、价值或影响等) Its hard to measure(判定) his ability when we havent seen his work. 42narrow adj.狭窄的狭窄的vt.缩小,使变窄缩小,使变窄 Parents and children should communicate more to narrow (使变窄,缩小) the gap between them so that they can understand each other better. 43nurse n护士,保姆护士,保姆v.看护,照料看护,
15、照料(病人或伤者病人或伤者) For two days he was nursed(照料)by his mother. 44note n笔记笔记v.注意,特别指出,提及注意,特别指出,提及 I noted(注意到)that her hands were dirty. 45open v开开adj.开着的,打开的开着的,打开的adj.(问题、议事等问题、议事等)未解决的未解决的 They left the matter open(未解决的) 46operate vi.机器运转工作;做手术机器运转工作;做手术vi.起作用起作用 The medicine operated(起作用)quickly. 4
16、7position n位置;职位位置;职位n.立场;观点立场;观点 Whats your position(观点)on the problem? 48promise v& n许诺许诺v.有有的希望;使的希望;使有可能有可能 The dark clouds promise(使有可能)rain. 49read v阅读阅读v.理解;领会理解;领会 I didnt read(领会)mothers thoughts at that time. 50say vt.说说vt.假定,显示,表明假定,显示,表明 Say(假定)that war breaks out, what will you do? 51sh
17、oulder n肩膀肩膀v.承担承担 Young people should learn to shoulder(承担)the blame. 52solid adj.固定的,坚硬的固定的,坚硬的adj.可靠的,可信赖的可靠的,可信赖的 The research lacks solid(可靠的)evidence, and therefore, its conclusions are doubtful. 53strength n力,力量,体力力,力量,体力n.长处,强项长处,强项 A basketball coach must know the strengths(长处)and weaknesse
18、s of his players. 54taste v品尝,尝出品尝,尝出味道味道n.味道,鉴赏力,爱好味道,鉴赏力,爱好 While she was in Paris, she developed a taste(爱好)for fine art. 55sign n符号,记号符号,记号n.迹象,预兆迹象,预兆 v签字,签署签字,签署 Bearing responsibility for his mistakes is a sign(征兆)of a mans maturity. Therefore, students should be advised to sign(签字)up as soon
19、 as possible. 56stand v站,站立,直立站,站立,直立v.忍受忍受 n货摊货摊 The author could not stand(忍受)living in a wooden house. I found the fish stand(货摊)surrounded in a sea of customers. 57store n(大型大型)百货商店百货商店v.& n贮藏,贮存,保存贮藏,贮存,保存 Although dams can be built to store(贮存)water for agricultural use in dry areas and dry se
20、asons. 58treat vt.以以态度对待态度对待vt.治疗,医治治疗,医治 v&n.款待,招待款待,招待 The doctor is skilled at treating(治疗)heart trouble and never accepts any gift from his patients, so he has a very good reputation. Lets go out for lunchmy treat(款待) 59walk v& n行走;步行行走;步行n.行业行业 This society welcomes people from all walks(行业)of life. 60wear v穿,戴穿,戴v.面带,流露;留面带,流露;留(发,须等发,须等) I can still remember he was always wearing(面带)a smile and willing to help.