1、高考英语常用熟词生义1.head熟义头，头部生义首脑；负责人例He is the head of that country.他是那个国家的首脑。2.brain熟义大脑生义聪明的人；有智慧的人例The company has some of the best brains in the world working for it.这家公司汇集了世界上最优秀的人才为其效力。3. feed熟义喂养生义滋养；给提供例The exhibition will feed your mind.这个展览会滋养你的心灵。4. pick up熟义捡起；拿起生义（碰巧或廉价地）买到例We managed to pick
2、 up a few bargains at the auction.我们从拍卖场买到了几件便宜货。5. advertise熟义做广告生义宣扬；张扬例I didnt want to advertise the fact that he hadnt driven me to the airport.我不想宣扬他没有开车送我去机场的事。6. average熟义平均数；平均的生义平常的；普通的例Freddy was an average student, but not an average person.Freddy是一个普通的学生，但不是一个普通的人。7. set熟义放，放置生义安排好的例Each
3、 person was given set jobs to do.分配给每个人的工作都是预先确定好的。8. appetite熟义食欲；胃口生义爱好；喜好例Jazz seems like its not really a part of the American appetite.爵士似乎并不符合美国人的喜好。9. heavily熟义沉重地生义在很大程度上例He relies heavily on his parents.他极度依赖父母。10. rest熟义休息生义（被）支撑；（被）倚靠例His head was resting on her shoulder.他的头靠在她的肩上。11. fil
4、m熟义“电影”，作名词。生义“胶卷，胶片”，作名词；“拍摄”，作动词。例1I put a new roll of film in my camera.我在摄像机里放了一卷新的胶卷。例2It took them nearly a year to film this TV series.他们花了近一年的时间来拍摄这部电视剧。12. land熟义“陆地，大地”，作名词；“使着陆”，作动词。生义“农村，农业”，作名词；“使到达,把送到某地”，作动词。例1The pilot landed the plane safely in the heavy snow.飞行员在大雪中使飞机安全着陆。例2The ca
5、r will land you there in twenty minutes.汽车在二十分钟后把你送到那里。13. home熟义“家”“产地”，作名词；“回家”“在家”，作副词。生义“家庭的”“主场的”和“国内的”，作形容词。例1The home team took the lead after 25 minutes.家庭队在二十五分钟之后占领领先地位。例2Its time for home news.现在是国内新闻时间。14. mean熟义“意思是，打算”，作动词。生义“吝啬的，小气的”，作形容词。例Mary has always been mean with money.Mary 总是对
6、钱很吝啬。15. fall熟义“落下，下降”，作动词；“跌落，掉下，降落”， 作名词。生义“落空，未能实现，成为泡影”，作动词；其中，短语fall apart意为“破裂,破碎,散架”；fall back on意为“求助于，退到”；fall in love with sb. 意为“爱上某人”。例Our holiday plans fell through because of bad weather.我们的暑假计划因为天气不好而泡汤了。Please fall back on old friends in time of need.有急事的时候，请求助于老朋友。16. fail熟义“失败；不及格，
7、没有通过考试”，作动词；“考试不及格”作名词。生义“忘记、忽视或未能做某事” “使失望, 辜负” ，作动词。其中，固定搭配：fail in意为“(健康状况)衰退”；without fail意为“肯定，一定，必定”。例1He never fails to write to his mother every week.他从不忘记每周给他的妈妈写信。例2 Ill be there at two oclock without fail.我一定会在两点钟到那里。17. low熟义“低的，矮的”，作形容词。生义“消沉的”，作形容词；“低价地，廉价地”，作副词。例1He bumped his head on
8、 the low beams.他的头撞到了低矮的横梁上。例2The simplest way to succeed in business is to buy low and sell high.商业成功最简单的秘诀是低价买入，高价卖出。18. blind熟义“瞎的，盲人的”，作形容词。生义“窗帘，遮光物”，作名词；“使失明”，作动词。其中，固定搭配turn a blind eye to 意为“对熟视无睹”。例1She is blind in the left eye. 她的左眼是失明的。例2The blinds were drawn to protect the new furniture from the sun.这些帘子放下来以保护新的家具不受太阳照射。3
