高中英语熟词生义例释.doc

高中英语熟词生义例释1. act 起作用 （ 熟义： 行动）It takes a couple of minutes for the drug to act.2. address 称呼 （ 熟义： 地址）The president should be addressed as “ Mr. President “3. admit 允许进入 （ 熟义： 承认）The servant opened the door and admitted me into the house .4. against 衬着， 迎着， 靠着 （ 熟义： 反对）The picture looks good against the white wall.5. agree with 与一致， 协调， 适合 （ 熟义： 同意）Your story agrees with what I heard .6. air 抒发， 倾诉 （ 熟义： 空气）Dont air your trouble too often .7. arm 武器 （ 熟义： 手臂）Lay down your arms or well fire .8. attend看护，治疗 （ 熟义： 出席）Dr. Paria Lal attends him .9. back 支持 （ 熟义： 背）Many of his friends backed his plan .10. badly 迫切 （ 熟义： 坏）The boy badly wants a new bike .11. break down 计划失败， 坚持不下去 （ 熟义： 机器坏了）All our plans broke down .12. bring 引起 （ 熟义： 带来）The cries brought the neighbours running 13. build 身材， 体型 （ 熟义： 修建）The football player has a solid build .14. can 罐头， 作成罐头 （ 熟义： 能够）Mother cans fruit .15. come out 出版，开花，结果 （ 熟义： 出来）Everything will come out all right .16. company 有人做伴；伙伴（ 熟义： 公司）You may know a man by the company he keeps .17. concert 协作，一致 （ 熟义： 音乐会）The various governments decided to act in concert over this matter.18. cost 使失去 （生命 ，健康）；（ 熟义： 花费，值）The patients dangerous condition cost the doctors and nurses many a Sleepless night .19. cover 走完 ， 够付 ， 看完 ，涉及 ，报道 （ 熟义： 覆盖）Here is $ 5 ; that should cover all your expenses .20. live through 经历（而活过来）He lived through the 1961 famine .21. live up to 使行为和相符The WTO can not live up to its name if it does not include a country that is home to one fifth of mankind . （- 那就名不副实 ）22. lock 挽在一起They were locked in each others arms .23. in the long run 长远来说， 最后It is difficult to save money now , but it is worth it in the long run .24. as/ so long as 只要 （熟义：和一样长）You can go out to play as long as you stay in the back yard.25. long 渴望 （熟义：长， 久）He longed to read the novel by Qiong Yao.26. look up to 尊敬Schoolboys usually look up to football players .27. look 名词： 表情， 外貌， 美貌 （熟义：看）She kept her looks even in her old age .28. be lost 不知如何是好 （熟义：被丢失）He is lost without his wife .29. be lost in = lose oneself in （ 聚精会神于， 迷上，陷入）He is lost in thought .30. make a hit （很成功， 很受欢迎）Alice was so happy that her boy friend made a hit with her parents.31. make good 实现（诺言），赔偿，改过自新All the damage has been made good .32. make it 按时到达某地；成功You can make it if you hurry .33. make out 理解， 看出， 进展，装出I can not make out his ideas .34 Make up 和解，构成，弥补They quarreled, but made up after a while .35. match 和相比的人 动词： 匹配，是的对手36 by no means 完全不He is by no means .37 measure 名词：措施 （可数）What measures were taken to prevent fires ?38 meet 满足（要求）；符合（要求），应付 （熟义：碰头，迎接I could not meet the bills this month .39 move 使感动；提议Even Father was deeply moved .40 narrowly 差点儿没；仔细地One car went too fast and narrowly missed hitting the other one .41 come near to 差一点儿She came near to killing him .42 object 反对 （熟义：宾语；物件）They objected to leaving school and going to work .43 occur 被想到It did not occur to me that you would object .44 be well / badly off 经济状况好/坏He is well off, it appears , and willing to work for nothing .45 at once 同时；又 （熟义：马上）Dont all speak at once ! One at a time .46Operate 运转，起作用 ，经营 （熟义：动手术） The factory was badly operated .47 rder 动词：订购 名词：顺序 熟义：命令Have you ordered your meal ?48. at the same time 尽管如此， 但是（ 熟义： 同时）It cost a lot of money . At the same time , I think we shall need it and it will certainly be useful.48. save 节省， 储蓄，留给 （ 熟义： 挽救）They are saving for a house .49. You said it . 我同意你的看法 ）- Lets go home . - You said it . Im too tired now .50. see to 处理， 负责， 照顾 Ill have to see to the window the wood is rotten .51. seeing 既然， 考虑到 We could have a joint party, seeing that your birthday is the same day as mine .52. shoot up 迅速增长 Your sons really shot up since we last saw him .53. a big shot 重要人物 His father is a big shot in the steel industry .54. somebody 有一定地位的人物 （ 熟义： 某人） He is somebody in his town but he is nobody here .55. spring 猛然跳起 ， 涌出 （ 熟义： 春天， 泉水，弹簧） Fast food restaurants are spring up all over the town .56. state 陈诉，说明 （熟义： 州， 状态） They gave him five minutes to state his views .57. station 驻扎，（熟义： 站台， 所， 局）A PLA unit is now stationed at HongKong 58. strike 认为， 想到，发现 （熟义： 袭击， 罢工）It struck me that he was not telling the truth .59. succeed 继承， 接着当 （熟义： 成功） Tom will succeed David as speaker of the meeting .60. suppose = supposing 倘若 （熟义： 猜想， 料想） Suppose it rains , what shall we do ?61. take up 开始学习， 从事 （熟义： 占据 ）He dropped medicine and took up physics .62. tell 起作用， 产生效果 Good teaching will always tell. 63. in turn 又反过来（熟义： 依次， 轮流）Theory is based on practice and in turn serves p