高中英语最常考的熟词生义

1. absent adj. 缺席的 → adj.茫然的；恍惚的

She looked at the picture in an absent （茫然的） way.

2. address n．地址 v. 写地址 → vt. 对······发表演说

He addressed an audience of 10,000 supporters.

3. against prep. 逆着；反对；倚；靠；碰 → prep. 以······为背景

The picture looks nice against （以······为背景） the white wall.

4．blank adj.空白的 n.空白 → adj. 没表情的；空虚的；没兴趣的

The stranger returned my greeting with a blank （没表情的） look.

5. blue adj. 蓝色的 n．蓝色 → adj.忧伤的

His songs always make me feel blue（忧伤的）．

6. cloudy adj.阴的；多云的 → adj.不明朗的；不清晰的

Who will take his place still remains cloudy （不明朗的）．

7. course n．课程；过程 → n. 一道菜

The courses （菜肴） vary with seasons.

8. cross v．跨越；横穿n.十字架 → adj.生气的

Don’t be cross （生气的） with him — after all, he is a child.

9. drive v．驾驶→ v. 迫使 （某人做不好的事）

Hunger drove （迫使） her to steal.

10. express v．表达→ n.快车

Is there an express（快车） from Nanjing to Shanghai?

11. encourage vt. 鼓励；激励 → v. 促进；助长；刺激

Good health encourages （促进） clear thinking.

12．escape v．逃跑；逃脱 → v.被忘掉；被忽视

The name escapes （被忘掉） me for the moment.

13．explode v．爆炸；爆裂 → v.勃然大怒；大发雷霆

I’m about to explode （勃然大怒）！He broke his promise again.

14．fail vi.失败→ vi. （健康）衰退；变弱

William found it increasingly difficult to read, for his eyesight was beginning to fail （变弱）．

15．foreign adj.外国的；外交的 → adj.不熟悉的

The subject is foreign （不熟悉的） to all of us.

16．freeze  vi.结冰；（使）冻结 → v.惊呆；吓呆

Grandfather froze （吓呆） in fear. Was he going to lose his job?

17．ground n．地面→ n.理由

He has strong grounds （理由） for more money.

18．hit v．击中；打击 → n. 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.

19．ill adj. 生病的 → adj./ adv. 坏的 / 地

It’s no good speaking ill （坏地） of others.

She had brought ill （坏的） luck into her family.

20．jump v．& n．跳 → n.& v．大幅度上涨

Last week the price of goods jumped （大幅度上涨）．

21．last adj. 最后的 → adj. 最不可能的

He is the last （最不可能的） man I want to see.

22．nurse n．护士，保姆 → v. 看护；照料（病人或伤者）

For two days he was nursed （照料） by his mother.

23．open v．开 adj.开着的；打开的 → adj. （问题、议事等）未解决的

They left the matter open （未解决的）．

24．promise  v．& n．许诺 → v. 有······的希望；使······有可能

The dark clouds promise （使······有可能） rain.

25．read v．阅读 → v.理解；领会

I didn’t read （领会） mother’s thoughts at that time.

26．solid adj.固定的，坚硬的 → adj.可靠的；可信赖的

The research lacks solid （可靠的） evidence, and therefore, its conclusions are doubtful.

27．taste v．品尝；尝出······味道 → n. 味道；鉴赏力；爱好

While she was in Paris, she developed a taste （爱好） for fine art.

28．treat vt. 以······态度对待 → vt. 治疗；医治 v．& n. 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.

Let’s go out for lunch — my treat （款待）．

29．walk  v．& n．行走；步行→ n.行业

This society welcomes people from all walks （行业） of life.

30．wear  v．穿；戴 → v. 面带；流露；留（发、须等）

I can still remember he was always wearing （面带） a smile and willing to help.