高中英语熟词生义整理.doc

熟词生义 一些英语词汇的意义，我们经常见到一部分，而另一部分不太常见，这部分意义也很实用，有时还成为考点。在此，我把一些常见词的不常见的意义列举一下，希望能对各位同学的学习有所帮助。 Part A act (熟义：行动)vi.起作用 It takes a couple of minutes for the drug to act. address （熟义：地址；写地址）vt.向……发表演说；直接向……说话 It is said that our headmaster will address the meeting. admit(熟义：承认；允许进入)容纳 The great hall can admit 5000 students. against prep.映衬 The picture looks nice against the white wall. air v.抒发；倾诉；播送 Don’t air your troubles too often. attend v. 看护；治疗 The nurse attended to him day and night. back vt.支持 Many of his friends backed his plan. build n. 身材；体形 The athlete has a solid build. cause n.事业 dash v. 急送；催促 Being badly ill, he was dashed to hospital. His mother dashed him into going to school every day. express adj.明确的；快的；丝毫不差的； n. 快车 His express wish was that you should come here by express train. fail v.不足；缺乏 Our water supply failed. He is failing in health./ His health is failing. He failed to lend her a hand. foreign 不熟悉的；和……格格不入 The subject is foreign to me. freeze v.不许动 Freeze! Or I’ll shoot. fine v./n. 罚款 ground n. 理由 He has strong grounds for more money. industry n. 努力；勤勉 His success was due to industry. interest n.利益；股份 in/to one’s interest(s) to do sth introduce v.以……开始 He introduced his speech with a joke. invite v.吸引；招引 (inviting) Don’t leave the window open –it’s inviting thieves to enter. The dishes are really inviting. jam (熟义：果酱) vt./n.塞进；塞满;堵塞；困境 He jammed four apples in his pocket. The accident jammed the main road for 2 hours. There are traffic jams every day on this road. job n.费力的事 vt.做零工；假公济私 Removing the table is quite a job. He jobbed his son into the position. jump n./v. 大幅度上涨 Last week the prices of goods jumped. kick n.劲头；味道；乐趣The swimmer has a strong kick.(兴致勃勃) lecture v./n. 训斥；教训 lift n.搭便车；鼓舞 Can you give me a lift? His report gave us a lift. part v. 分手；放弃；卖掉 n.零件，角色 In order to raise money, he had to part with some of his most