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四、熟词生义
1.address 熟词:n. 地址,住址,网址;电子邮箱地址;演说;演讲
生义:v. 称呼;发表演说;提出;写地址;处理
①Mr Howard gave an address on economic strategies in Asia.
霍华德先生发表了关于亚洲经济战略的演讲。
②Most people call me Bob. How do I address you?
大家叫我鲍勃,我怎么称呼你?
③Please address all enquiries to this office.
一切查询请向本办公室提出。
④There is a letter addressed to you.
有封写给你收的信。
⑤The next meeting will address the problem of truancy.
下次会议将着手解决学生的逃课问题。
⑥He addressed me in low tunes.
他低声与我交谈。
2.admit 熟词:vt. 承认
生义:vt. 准许进入;接[容]纳;容许
①This ticket admits two people to the football match.
这张票可供两人入场看足球赛。
②He was delighted to be_admitted to Beijing University.
他很高兴被北京大学录取。
③The cinema admits about 2,000 people.
这座电影院大约可容纳 2,000 人。
④The rules and regulations admit of no other explanation.
这些规章制度不容许有其他解释。
3.against 熟词:prep. 反对;逆着;倚靠着
生义:prep. 衬托,以……为背景;防备
①The white building looks beautiful against the blue sky.
在蓝天衬托下,这栋白楼很漂亮。
②She was forced to go there against her will.
她被迫不情愿地去那里。
③Put the ladder against the wall.
把梯子靠着墙放置。
④We are all taking medicine against the flu.
我们都在服药预防流感。
⑤—Let's have a further talk.
—Sorry, I don't have time to talk. My report is due on Friday and I am in a race against_time.
“我们深谈一下吧。”
“对不起,我没时间谈。我的报告周五到期,我在赶时间呢。”
4.air 熟词:n. 空气,天空
生义:v. 发表(意见等);使通风,使通气
①At the meeting, everyone had a chance to air their views.
会上,每个人都有机会发表意见。
②She aired the room by opening the window.
她打开窗子使房间通风。
5.allow 熟词:vt. 允许,准许
生义:vi. 容许(of);体谅,顾及(for) vt. 预留,预计
①They allowed him £1,000 for expenses.
他们给他每年1,000 英镑的开销。
②The situations allow of no excuse.
形势不容许拖延。
③We must allow for his youth.
我们应当体谅他年轻。
④We should allow 15 minutes for delay.
我们应该预留15分钟以防耽搁。
6.attend 熟词:vt. 出席,参加
生义:vi. 伺候,照应;处理,料理(与to连用)
①A nurse attended_to his needs constantly.
有一位护士经常照料他的需要。
②You should know how to attend_to the problem.
你应该知道如何处理这个问题。
7.build 熟词:vt. 建造, 建筑
生义:n. 体格;体型
①We're of the same build.
我们体型相同。
②He is a man of strong build.
他是个体格健壮的人。
8.charge 熟词:n. 费用 vt. 收费,索价;指控
生义:vt.猛冲,攻击;充电;装(满)
①Suddenly the wild animal charged at us.
突然那头野兽朝我们冲过来。
②I have to charge my mobile phone every day.
我每天得给手机充电。
③He immediately charged a gun with powder.
他立刻用火药填满炮。
9.coin 熟词:n. 硬币
生义:vt. 造币,铸币;杜撰(新单词或短语)
①The government has decided to coin more oneyuan pieces.
政府决定再铸造一些一元的硬币。
②Do not coin terms that are intelligible to nobody.
不要生造谁也不懂的词语。
10.collect 熟词:vt. 收集
生义:vt. 收(租,税,账等);募(捐);领取(信件等);使镇静,集中(思想等);领取,接走
①His work is to collect the electricity fee every month.
他的工作是每月收取电费。
②Today it is his turn to collect the children from school.
今天该轮到他把孩子们从学校接回去。
③Before you begin to make a speech, you should collect your thoughts and ideas.
在你开始讲话之前,你应当集中你的思想和意念。
11.count 熟词:vt. 数数,计算
生义:v. 依靠,依赖(on);认为,看作;有价值,重要
①You can count_on my help.
你可以依赖我的帮助。
②We count it an honor to help those in need.
我们把帮助那些需要帮助的人看作是荣耀的事。
③Every second counts.
每一秒钟都很重要。
12.cover 熟词:vt. 覆盖 n. 封面;被子
生义:vt. 占地面积;走完(一段路程);报道;够付(费用)
①The town covers 5 square miles.
小镇占地5平方英里。
②I want to cover 100 miles by dark.
我想在天黑之前走完100英里。
③He was sent to cover a fire for a newspaper.
他被派去为报纸采访失火的新闻。
④These expenses are covered by the state.
这些费用都由国家负担。
13.drive 熟词:vt. 开车
生义:vt. 吹,卷;驱赶 n. 车程;活动;强烈愿望
①It's a 2hour drive from Birmingham.
从伯明翰开车要两个小时。
②He still has plenty of drive and ambition.
他仍然充满干劲、雄心勃勃。
③The noise outside almost drove him mad.
外面的噪音几乎使他发疯。
④Food_drive helps hungry people.
通过“食物募捐活动”帮助穷人。
14.employ 熟词:vt. 雇用
生义:vt. 使用,采用
①Why didn't you employ the new method?
你们为什么不采用那个新方法呢?
②She employs her time wisely.
她善于利用时间。
15.equal 熟词:adj. 平等的,相等的 v. 等于
生义:adj. 胜任的 vt. 比得上
①John is quite equal to the job of running the office.
约翰完全能够胜任主理这个办事处的工作。
②None of us can equal her.
没人比得上她。
16.exercise 熟词:vt. 练习 n. 锻炼
生义:vt. 运用(权力),发挥
①She is good at exercising her intelligence to solve the problems.
她善于运用智慧解决问题。
②It exercised a strong influence towards goodwill between the two great English
speaking peoples.
这件事对两个讲英语的伟大民族之间的友好亲善发挥了巨大作用。
17.figure 熟词:n. 数字;人像;画像;图;图表
生义:n. 人物 v. 领会,懂得;推测,判断,估计
①They are all the great figures of history.
他们都是历史上的伟大人物。
②We must figure_out how to solve the problem.
我们必须想出解决这个问题的办法。
③I figure he'll be back soon.
我估计他很快会回来。
18.gift 熟词:n. 礼物
生义:n. 天赋 vt. 白送
①He has a gift for music.
他有音乐天赋。
②They gifted their opponents a goal.
他们白送给对方一分。
19.hit 熟词:vt. 打
生义:vt. 袭击;使受严重影响;使想起;达到 n. 轰动
①Last week a violent typhoon hit the coastal areas.
上周一场猛烈的台风袭击了沿海地区。
②The plan to charge motorists £ 75 a year to use the motorway is going to hit me hard.
每年向开车跑高速的人征收75英镑的方案将对我造成严重的影响。
③Then the answer hit me.
然后我突然就想到了答案。
④Oil prices hit record levels yesterday.
昨天石油价格达到了新高。
⑤The story hit the front pages of newspapers across America.
这则报道在美国成了头条新闻。
20.hold 熟词:vt. 拿着,握着;召开,举行
生义:vt. 使身体保持某种姿势;抑制,控制;容纳;拥有,持有(金钱、土地、职位等);保持,继续;认为
①Hold yourself still.
身体不要动。
②They all held their breath to expect the final results.
他们都屏住气等待最后的结果。
③The room can hold twenty people.
这屋子可容下20个人。
④She held an important position at the bank.
她在这家银行里担任一个重要的职务。
⑤My husband and I hold conflicting opinions on this matter.
对于这件事,我和丈夫持相反的观点。
⑥Do you think the good weather can hold?
你认为好天气能持续下去吗?
⑦We hold that no country should interfere in the internal affairs of other countries.
我们认为一国不应干涉他国的内政。
21.land 熟词:n. 陆地,土地 v. (使)登陆
生义:vt. 捕(鱼),抓住或钓上(鱼);获得,取得
①Finally the fisherman anded a big catfish.
最后渔夫钓上一条大鲶鱼。
②Two weeks later, he landed a wellpaid job.
两周后,他找到一份收入很高的工作。
③He was glad to land a contract with a Japanese firm.
他很高兴揽到一份与一家日本公司的合同。
22.last 熟词:adj. 最后的
生义:vt. 持续,延续;使得以维持 adj. 最不可能的
①The festival lasted two days.
节日持续了两天。
②The food will last us another week.
食品够我们再吃一星期。
③He is the last man for the job.
对这项工作来说他是最不合适的人。
23.lead 熟词:vt. 领导 n. 铅
生义:vt. 通向(to);导致(to);(在比赛中)领先;过(生活) n. 榜样,带头作用
①The path leads to the village.
这条小路通到那村庄。
②The evidence they got led to the thief being caught.
他们搜集到的证据使窃贼被抓。
③After the first half of the race I was leading.
跑了一半赛程后我领先了。
④He led a happy life.
他的日子过得很幸福。
⑤We should take the lead in everything.
我们应该处处领先。
24.leave 熟词:vt. 离开;留下;忘了带,丢下
生义:vt. 使……处于某种状态;听任 n. 假期(不可数)
①I always leave the raincoat hanging behind the door.
我总是让雨衣挂在门后。
②He intended to leave others in the dark, but the secret was out.
他打算不让别人知道,但是秘密泄露了。
③Leave it as it is.
让它保持原样。
④He asked for two days' leave.
他请了两天假。
25.major 熟词:adj. 大的,主要的
生义:n. 大学主修科目 vt. 主修,专攻(in)
①He didn't like his major,_so he exchanged it one year later.
他不喜欢自己的专业,所以一年后换了专业。
②He majored in physics at college.
大学时他主修物理。
26.monitor 熟词:n. 班长
生义:n. 监听器,监控器 vt. 监控;检查
①The patient was connected to the monitor.
病人身上连着监护器。
②Officials had not been allowed to monitor the voting.
官员们没有获得允许监督投票。
27.owe 熟词:vt. 欠,欠债
生义:vt. 感恩,感激;(常与to连用)归功于
①I owe you for your help.
我感谢你的帮助。
②The young writer owed his success to his teacher's encouragement.
年轻作家把自己的成功归因于他老师的鼓励。
28.passage 熟词:n. 章节,段落
生义:n. 通行,通过;(狭窄的)通道,走廊;(时间的)流逝;船程
①The wooden bridge is not strong enough to allow the passage of lorries.
这座木桥不够坚固,载重货车不能通行。
②He didn't enter the room. Instead, he waited in the passage,_smoking.
他没有进入房间,而是在走廊等候,抽着烟。
③Her confidence grew with the passage of time.
她的信心与日俱增。
④He couldn't afford the fare, and so he had to earn his passage by doing jobs on the ship.
他交不起船费,只得靠在船上做些零活来挣取路费。
29.perform 熟词:vt. 表演
生义:vt. 履行,执行,完成;表现
①About 200 heart operations a year are performed at the hospital.
这家医院每年进行大约200台心脏手术。
②We are looking for people who have performed outstanding acts of bravery.
我们在寻找那些有过杰出英勇事迹的人。
③A complex engine has many separate components, each performing a different function.
一台复杂的发动机由很多独立的部件组成,每个部件都发挥着不同的作用。
④The tables give a picture of how schools are performing.
这些表格显示出各个学校的表现情况。
⑤How well does this car perform in snow and ice?
这辆汽车在冰雪天气驾驶性能如何?
⑥Although she had never been interviewed on TV before, she performed well.
虽然以前没有接受过电视访问,她表现得非常出色。
30.picture 熟词:n. 画,图画;照片
生义:vt. 想象;(生动地)描绘、描述
①She pictured herself at school in a foreign country.
她想象自己在国外上学。
②It is hard to picture life 200 years ago.
很难想象200年前人们的生活。
③In his work, he pictured their suffering during the war.
在他的作品中,他生动描述了战争中的苦难。
31.promise 熟词:vt. 允诺, 答应 n. 保证,承诺
生义:vt. 预示,预兆 n. 迹象,征兆
①Early mist promises fair weather.
晨雾预示好天气。
②He seems to be a young player of great promise.
他似乎是一个很有前途的年轻球员。
③The letter gave a promise of greater happiness.
那封信预示了更大的幸福。
32.raise 熟词:vt. 提高,提升
生义:vt. (钱等的) 筹募,筹集;提出;饲养,种植,养育;引起
①They are going to raise money for a primary school in a remote poor area.
他们打算为贫困边远地区的一所小学募集资金。
②Finally we answered the question that was raised at the meeting.
最后我们回答了会上提出的问题。
③After discussing, they decided to raise corn and soybeans.
讨论之后,他们决定种植玉米和大豆。
④Raising children is not an easy task, especially in big cities.
抚养孩子不是一件容易的事,尤其是在大城市。
⑤His remarks raised a laugh.
她的评论引起一阵大笑。
33.reach 熟词:vt. 到达
生义:vt. 伸出(手);联系;达成(结论、协议);(大或长等)足够达到 n. 河段;(手/能力可及之)距离、范围
①He reached into his pocket and pulled out a Chinese knot.
他把手伸进口袋,拿出一个中国结。
②I've been trying all day to reach him on the telephone.
我整天都在打电话找他。
③The book in the shelf was out of reach.
我够不着书架上的书。
④No agreement hasn't been reached,_so we have to hold another meeting.
没有达成任何协议,所以我们还要再开会。
⑤The garden reaches down to the lake.
花园一直延伸到湖边。
⑥They are ready to go to the upper reaches of a river.
他们准备去河流的上游。
34.read 熟词:vt. 读,朗读,阅读
生义:vt. 看懂,理解;显示,上面写道
①It's hard to read the expression on his face.
难以理解他脸上的表情。
②I can't read your shorthand notes.
我看不懂你的速记符号。
③The thermometer reads 80 degrees Fahrenheit.
温度计显示华氏80度。
④I found the note, reading,_“Happy Birthday!”
我找到了那张便条,上面写道,“生日快乐!”
35.regard 熟词:vt. 把……看作
生义:vt. 认为,看作;注视 n. [pl.]问候,致意
①Please give my regards to your mother.
请代我向你妈妈表达问候。
②She stood back and regarded him coldly.
她退后站着,冷冷地看着他。
36.respect 熟词:vt.& n. 尊敬;尊重
生义:n. [pl.]敬意,问候;方面;重视,关心
①Please give my respects to your friends.
请代我向你的朋友表示敬意。
②I think you are wrong in every respect.
我觉得你各方面都错了。
③We must pay respect to the needs of the general readers.
我们必须关心一般读者的需要。
37.save 熟词:vt. 挽救;节省
生义:vt. 免除,避免;保存,保留;收集
①The article he sent to me saved me much trouble.
他发给我的这篇文章免去我很多麻烦。
②Save_your_breath. It's no use arguing with him.
别白费劲儿了。与他争论没有用。
③She saves in every way she can.
她在各方面尽量节省。
38.sense 熟词:n. 感觉官能;意识
生义:n. 意义 vt. 感觉,觉察,意识到
①You are right in_a_sense,_but you do not know all the facts.
在某种意义上你是对的,但是你并不知道实情。
②What he said doesn't make sense, so I can't make sense of his remarks.
他所说的话意思不清,所以我不明白他的评论。(make sense “有意义,意思清楚,有道理”;make sense of “理解,明白”)
③He sensed that his proposals were unwelcome.
他觉得他的建议不受欢迎。
④There is a lot of sense in what he says.
他的话颇有道理。
⑤After finishing the task, we had a sense_of_achievement.
完成这项工作后,我们有一种成就感。
39.spring 熟词:n. 春天
生义:n. 泉水,喷泉;弹簧 vi. 跳跃,跳起
①Everyone sprang_to their feet when the principal walked in.
校长进来时,所有的人都立刻站了起来。
②Natural mountain spring_water is best for tea.
泡茶用的水,以天然的山泉水为上。
40.stand 熟词:v. 站立; 坐落;忍受
生义:vt. 承受;请客;使直立 n. 立场,主张;架,台,摊
①She was kind enough to stand us a meal.
她真好,请我们吃了饭。
②The building stands over 200 feet high.
这栋楼200英尺高。
③They took a firm stand on protecting the river nearby.
对保护附近的河流他们采取坚定立场。
④When I caught sight of Jim, he was standing by a fruit_stand.
我看到Jim时,他正站在水果摊旁边。
⑤He kicked the ball into the stands.
他把球踢到了看台上。
41.state 熟词:vt. 陈述 n. 状态
生义:vt. 声明;规定 n. 国家,州
①Please state your name, age and occupation on the form.
请在表上填写你的姓名、年龄和职业。
②These tickets can only be used on the stated date.
这些票只能在指定日期使用。
③Everything was in a state of disorder.
一切都处于紊乱状态。
④In China, the railways are owned by the state.
在中国,铁路是国有的。
42.strike 熟词:vt. 打,打击;打动 n. 罢工
生义:vt. 突然想到;(疾病、地震、洪水等)侵袭,袭击;(钟)敲响,报(时);擦,划(火柴)
①An idea suddenly struck me.
我心中忽然产生一个念头。
②The earthquake struck the city at night.
地震在夜间袭击了这个城市。
③The clock struck nine.
钟敲了九下。
④Strike while the iron is hot.
趁热打铁。
⑤Strike a match, and then you can get fire.
划燃火柴,你可以得到火。
43.succeed 熟词:v. 成功
生义:vt. 继……之后;接替,继承
①Day succeeds day.
日复一日。
②David Rowland is almost certain to succeed him as chairman.
戴维·罗兰接替他任主席几乎已成定局。
③The dry weather was succeeded by a month of rain.
干旱天气之后下了一个月雨。
44.term 熟词:n. 学期
生义:n. 期间,期限;专业名词,术语;[pl.] 合同条款、细则 vt. 称为,把……叫作
①He was made captain of the football team for a term of one year.
他被推选为足球队队长,任期一年。
②When you write an article to students, don't use too many technical terms.
你写文章给学生阅读时,不要用太多的术语。
③If you agree to my terms—free meals and good wages—I will work for you.
如果你同意我的条件,免费用餐并给予高薪,我就为你工作。
④His life may be termed happy.
他的生活可称之为幸福。
45.treat 熟词:vt. 对待;看待
生义:vt. 治疗,处置;使用;宴请,招待,款待 n. 款待
①He has used this method for several years to treat obesity.
他使用这种疗法治疗肥胖已有多年。
②Glass must be treated carefully.
玻璃必须小心使用。
③I'll treat myself to a sunbath.
我要好好地享受一次日光浴。
④Put your money away. This is my treat.
把你的钱收起来,这次由我请客。
46.voice 熟词:n. 声音,嗓音
生义:n. 发言权 vt. 表达,吐露
①Everyone should have a voice in this matter.
每个人对这件事都应该有发言权。
②He voiced the feelings of the crowd.
他表达出群众的情绪。
③Our group rejected the proposal with one voice.
我们小组一致反对提议。
47.weather 熟词:n. 天气
生义:vt. 度过(暴风雨、困难等);经受住
①They are strong enough to weather the storm.
它们足够结实可以抵挡住暴风雨的袭击。
②We have weathered another war.
我们又经受住了一场战争。
48.weigh 熟词:v. 称……重量,重达
生义:v. 考虑,斟酌,衡量;有分量;压下
①You should weigh the matter seriously.
你应该认真考虑这件事。
②After weighing the advantages and disadvantages, they decided to give up the plan.
权衡利弊之后,它们决定放弃这个计划。
③The fruit weighed the branches down.
果子压得树枝下垂。
④His words weighed heavily with me.
他的话对我很有分量。
49.when 熟词:conj. 当……时候
生义:conj. 虽然,尽管;在……情况下;这时(突然)
①She stopped short when she ought to have continued.
尽管她应该继续下去,她却突然停住了。
②Why use wood when you can use plastic?
在可以用塑料的情况下, 为什么还要用木料?
③He was walking along the street when he caught sight of one of his friends.
他正沿着街道行走,这时突然看到了一个朋友。
50.work 熟词:n.& vi. 工作
生义:n. 著作,作品 vi. (方法、药物等)起作用,奏效
①This is Rembrandt's greatest work.
这是伦勃朗最伟大的作品。
②The machine doesn't work.
机器不运行了。
③The solution he suggested failed to work.
他提出的解决办法没有奏效。