高中英語熟詞生義整理

1、. 熟詞生義 一些英語詞匯的意義，我們經(jīng)常見到一部分，而另一部分不太常見，這部分意義也很實用，有時還成為考點。在此，我把一些常見詞的不常見的意義列舉一下，希望能對各位同學(xué)的學(xué)習(xí)有所幫助。 Part A1. act (熟義：行動)vi.起作用 It takes a couple of minutes for the drug to act.2. address （熟義：地址；寫地址）vt.向發(fā)表演說；直接向說話It is said that our headmaster will address the meeting.3. admit(熟義：承認；允許進入)容納 The great hall

2、can admit 5000 students.4. against prep.映襯 The picture looks nice against the white wall.5. air v.抒發(fā)；傾訴；播送 Dont air your troubles too often.6. attend v. 看護；治療 The nurse attended to him day and night.7. back vt.支持 Many of his friends backed his plan.8. build n. 身材；體形 The athlete has a solid build.9.

3、cause n.事業(yè)10. dash v. 急送；催促 Being badly ill, he was dashed to hospital.His mother dashed him into going to school every day.11. express adj.明確的；快的；絲毫不差的； n. 快車His express wish was that you should come here by express train.12. fail v.不足；缺乏Our water supply failed.He is failing in health./ His health

4、is failing.He failed to lend her a hand.13. foreign 不熟悉的；和格格不入 The subject is foreign to me.14. freeze v.不許動 Freeze! Or Ill shoot.15. fine v./n. 罰款16. ground n. 理由 He has strong grounds for more money.17. industry n. 努力；勤勉 His success was due to industry.18. interest n.利益；股份 in/to ones interest(s) t

5、o do sth19. introduce v.以開始 He introduced his speech with a joke.20. invite v.吸引；招引 (inviting)Dont leave the window open its inviting thieves to enter.The dishes are really inviting.21. jam (熟義：果醬) vt./n.塞進；塞滿;堵塞；困境He jammed four apples in his pocket.The accident jammed the main road for 2 hours.The

6、re are traffic jams every day on this road.22. job n.費力的事 vt.做零工；假公濟私Removing the table is quite a job.He jobbed his son into the position.23. jump n./v. 大幅度上漲 Last week the prices of goods jumped.24. kick n.勁頭；味道；樂趣The swimmer has a strong kick.(興致勃勃)25. lecture v./n. 訓(xùn)斥；教訓(xùn)26. lift n.搭便車；鼓舞 Can you

7、 give me a lift?His report gave us a lift.27. part v. 分手；放棄；賣掉 n.零件，角色In order to raise money, he had to part with some of his most treasured possessions.28. pay vi.合算 He says farming doesnt pay these days.29. promise v. 有希望；可能會有 The dark clouds promise rain.30. put up 留某人住宿 Could you put me up for

8、the night?31. sound adj. (人)善于決策的；明智的；（機器/身體）沒毛病的It is important to have a sound body.32. spare v.饒??；放過 He spared the thief.33. spring v.猛然跳起；涌出 Fast food restaurants are springing up all over the city.34. succeed v. 繼承；繼任 He will succeed Foley as speaker of the House.35. vote v.(口語) 建議 I vote that

9、we go home .36. work v. 起作用；管理 I believe your plan will work.The young man works a large company. Part B1.A bank of cloud is building in the west. 西邊的天空正聚積起一大團烏云。2.The line begins to stir. 隊伍開始騷動起來。3.Youve gone too far. 你這么做太過分了。4.Outside there is a breeze. The whisper of rain. 外面刮起了一陣微風(fēng),響起了雨的低吟。5.T

10、hey were a quiet and fond couple. 他們夫婦一向和和睦睦,相親相愛。6.It was bronchitis that finished her, helped by a week of November fog and Cressleys industrial dirt and smoke. 誰知老伴得了支氣管炎,再加上那一周十一月的霧氣濃重,克列瑟萊城的工業(yè)煙塵彌漫,不到十天,她就去世了。7.His wifes death nearly finished Thompson too. 老伴一死,湯普森差點兒隨她而去。8.I said with some heat

11、: “Look here, Nabin, ” 我有點激動地說: “你聽著,納賓,”9.I spent three solid minutes in explaining to him exactly where the post-office was. (連續(xù)的;完全的) 我足足花了三分鐘給他講解郵局在哪兒。10.At the end of that time I felt as lost as Simpson. 到后來我也被弄得跟辛普森一樣暈頭轉(zhuǎn)向了。11.The bank seemed to swim before my eyes.銀行似乎在我眼前旋轉(zhuǎn)起來。12.This is not b

12、ad either, but a bit too heavy.這種（布?。┮膊粔?，只是稍微膩了點。13.In surprise, the girl took down the pudding from its stand and started to make a parcel of it.女店員吃驚地把布丁從架子上取下來，開始包扎。14.The air was rich with spring.空氣里充滿了春天的氣息。15.The girl pictured the suffering of the poor in the story.這女孩在這個故事里描寫了窮人的苦難生活。16.As he

13、 spoke of this a light came into his eyes, and a faint smile appeared on his lips.當(dāng)他談及此事時，他的眼睛亮了起來，一絲淡淡的笑意浮上了嘴角。17.The thirty thousand dollars he had lost on Wednesday about cleaned him and his wife out.他星期三輸?shù)舻娜f塊錢，差不多把他和他的妻子都搞空了。18.He was very old , and his head was topped with a cloud of fine , sn

14、ow-white hair.他很老了，頭頂上覆蓋著一層又細又白的頭發(fā)，像雪一樣。19.Not trusting his voice , he cupped her face between his hands and drew it to him.他不信任自己的聲音，伸手托住她的臉龐，把它拉向自己。20.For once, Edouard was completely at a loss for words.只有這一回是個例外，愛德華完全不知道說什么好。21.They couldnt touch him. He was a masterpiece.他們都比不上他，他是個了不起的人物。22.He

15、r kiss still burned on my lips.她的吻還在我的唇上發(fā)燙。23.I mooned my way through grade and high school.我糊里糊涂讀完了五年級和中學(xué)。24.Fatigue was clouding her eyes.她雙眼因疲勞而模糊不清。25.Yes, keeps giving short weight and laughing about it, doesnt she?可不是嘛，她老是缺斤短兩的，還為這哈哈大笑呢。26.She wouldnt give it to me, no matter how much I asked.

16、她不肯把這筆錢給我，我磨破了嘴皮也沒用。27.I had let her give change for a year or two, but now people often came to me and said they were short changed. I got cross. 最近一兩年，我一直叮嚀她細心給顧客找零錢，但現(xiàn)在總有顧客向我訴苦，說少找了他們的錢。我發(fā)火了。28.She was too upset to see reason.她惱成那模樣，真沒法講道理。29.Annie came weeping to me one Sunday.一個星期天，安妮哭著來找我。30.T

17、hen the war came, and I was called up.后來戰(zhàn)爭爆發(fā)了，我應(yīng)征入伍。31.My bank balance would grow well with both our monies.我們倆人的錢合在一起，我的銀行儲蓄會迅速增加的。32.We went to the pictures sometimes.有時我們一起去看看電影。33.but I thought your car was weaving.但我剛才覺得你的車正在路上搖晃。34.We could lose him any minute.他隨時都可能死去。35.She smiled broadly, a

18、nd a wave of relief flooded over him.她寬慰地笑了，伍迪臉上也掠過了如釋重負的表情。36.She fought off tears.她竭力控制著不讓眼淚流出來。37.Sherrys eyes filled.謝麗的雙眼濕潤了。38.She forced a smile.她強裝笑臉。39.My butterfly days are over, I fear.我想我是不會有游手好閑的日子過了。40.Im half dead for a pipe.我真想抽一斗煙。41.The bound travelers rose to their feet, Easton with the same slow smile on his face.兩位銬在一起的旅客