高中英语熟词生义 485 例 1. about 熟义: 关于 We spent the whole afternoon walking about town. prep.＆adv. 到处＝(美) around 2. absent 熟义: adj. 缺席的 He looked at me in an absent way. adj. 茫然的, 恍惚的 3. abuse 熟义: v 滥用，谩骂 She is quite a successful career woman, but actually she’s much abused at home. v. 虐待 4. accept 熟义: 接受 I accept that the aircraft has no choice but to crash into the sea. v.认可，领受，认 为 5. accommodate 熟义：住宿，留宿 1) This hotel can accommodate more than 500 guests. vt.容纳 2) He accommodated me when I asked him for help. v.准予，提供 6. ache 熟义: v. / n. 疼痛 He was aching for home. v.渴望 7. act vi．熟义: 行动 It takes a couple of minutes for the drug to act．只需几分钟，药物就起作用了。 （vi.起作用） 8. acknowledge 熟义: vt. 承认，道谢 He acknowledged me by lifting his hat. vt. 对...打招呼 9. across 熟义： prep. 越过 The two roads cut across each other. prep. 与...交叉，与...成十字 10. advance 熟义: v. / n. 前进，推进 1) she asked me for an advance on her salary. n.预付(款) 2) Share prices showed significant advances today. n.增加 11. add 熟义: 加 “They don’t know.” he added. vt.接着说, 又说；补充说 12. address vt. 熟义：地址, 写地址 1) The president should be addressed as “Mr. President.”v.称呼 2) She turned to address the man on her left. v.直接向……说 3) It is said that our headmaster will address the meeting. v.向...发表演说 13. admit vt. 熟义: 承认 1) The servant opened the door and admitted me (into the house). v.允许进入 2) The theatre only admits 1,000 persons. v.容纳 14. against 熟义: 反对, 违背 The picture looks good against the white wall．prep.衬着, 迎着, 靠着 15. age 熟义: n.年龄 Worry aged him rapidly. v.使变老 16. agree with 熟义: 同意 1) Your story agrees with what I heard. v.与……一致 2) Long plane trips don’t agree with me. v.协调，适合 17. air 熟义: n.空气 1) Don’t air your troubles too often. v. 抒发; 倾诉; 传播 n.样子, 神态, 气氛 2) There was a comfortable air about her room. 18. alive 熟义: adj. 活着的 The street are alive with people. adj. 充满（活的或动的东西） 19. alone 熟义: adv. 单独地，一个人地 She alone was able to answer the question. adv. 仅仅，只有 20. amount 熟义: n. 量 The cost amounted to $ 2000. v. 达到, 共计 What you have said amounts to a refusal. 相当于 21. announce 熟义：宣布 Warm sunshine announces the coming of spring. vt. 显示, 预告 22. appreciate 熟义: v. 欣赏, 感激, 感谢 I appreciate that I may be wrong. v. 意识到=realize 23. arrival 熟义: n. 到达 All stood up to welcome the new arrival. n. 到达的人或事物 24. at all 熟义: 常与 not 连用，构成 not at all：不用谢，一点也不。 If it is at all foggy, I shall not go out. 真的, 确实 This is the first time that I have ever been abroad at all．真的, 确实 25. arm 熟义: n.手臂 Lay down your arms or we’ll fire! n.武器; v.武装 26. attend 熟义: 出席 1) I have some urgent business to attend to. v.处理 2) The nurse attended to him day and night. v.看护；治疗 27. arrange 熟义: v. 安排; 整理 I’ve arranged with the neighbors about filling the manager’s job. v.商量 28. arrest 熟义: vt. 逮捕 The new medicine arrested the spread of the disease. vt.停止, 阻止 29. assume 熟义: vt. 假定, 以为 He will assume the directorship of the project. vt.担任 30. absolute 熟义: adj. 完全的，绝对的 The police have absolute proof that he was the murderer. adj. 确切的 31. accompany 熟义: vt. 陪伴，伴奏 Strong winds accompanied the heavy rain. v.伴随 32. account for 熟义:占...比例 His illness accounts for his absence. 解释说明...的原因 33. aggressive 熟义: adj. 好斗的, 侵略的 If he wants to succeed, he has to be aggressive. adj.进取的 34. alike 熟义: adj. / adv. 相似的 Teachers should care for all the pupils alike. adv.同样地 35. allergic 熟义: adj. 过敏的 I am allergic to those who could not give help. adj.对...十分厌恶 36. allow 熟义: v. 允许 This diet allows you one glass of wine a day. vt.使可能 37. ample 熟义: adj. 足够的，丰裕的 That you stay abroad will give you ample chances to learn a new language. adj.广泛 的 38. aspect 熟义: n. 方面 He is a man with an impressive aspect. n.面貌, 外表, 样子, 外观 39. available 熟义: adj. 可得到的, 可找到的 The worthy professor is now available. (人)有空的 40. advise 熟义: vt. 建议 Please advise us of the arrival of the goods. vt.通知 41. balance 熟义: n. / v. 平衡 1) I must check my bank balance. n.差额, 余款 2) The school aims to balance the amount of time spent on arts and science subjects. v.权衡 42. back 熟义: n.背 Many of his friends backed his plan. vt.支持 43. badly 熟义: adv.坏 The boy badly wants a new bike. adv. 迫切 44. bar 熟义: 棒, 条, 酒吧 Poor health may be a bar to success in life. n.障碍 45. become 熟义: v. 变得，变成 Her new hat certainly becomes her. vt.适于, 适合 46. before conj. 才；就（熟义: 以前） 1) It was a long time before I got to sleep again. 过了很久我才再睡着。 2) I hadn’t waited long before he came. 我没有等多久，他就来了。 47. behavior 熟义: n. 举止，行为 The behavior of this computer is moderately good. n.性能，特点 48. blank 熟义: adj. 空白的 n. 空白 1) The stran