常见的熟词的新含义
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1. fire vt. 解雇 【熟义:火】
Work hard or you
will be
fired.
努力工作,否则你将被解雇。
2. fine vt. 罚款;adv. 细小的 【熟义:好的】
If you pay no attention to the red light and run across the street, you’ll be fined.
如果你对红灯不予理睬,强行过马路,你将被罚款。
3. fall n. 秋天 【熟义:下落】
In fall all the leaves fall of themselves. 秋天所有树叶都会无风自落。
4. wind vt.
使弯曲前进
The Great Wall of China winds its way from west to
east.长城自西向东蜿蜒前进。
5. lay
下蛋,产卵
The hens lay there, laying eggs. 母鸡伏在那里下蛋。
6. spring n.
泉水,弹簧,弹力;vt.
跳跃
spring cleaning
大扫除
This is a dead spring. 这弹簧失去了弹性。
He rose with a spring. 他一跃而起。
The ball sprang back and hit him. 球弹回打在他身上。
We gave our
classroom a spring cleaning before the National
Day.
7. mine n. 矿山;vt. 开采(矿物)【熟义:我的】
This mine will be opened.
这个矿井将被开采。
Coal is mined from underground. 煤采自地下。
8. egg n.
卵
An ant starts as an egg. 蚂蚁的生命自卵开始。
9. can n.
罐头
This is a can of oranges.这是一罐头桔子。
10. bear vt.
忍受
I can’t bear this pain. 我无法忍受这样的痛苦。
11. stand vt.
忍受
I can’t stand being treated like this. 我受不了别人这么对我。
12. clear vi.
天气转晴
The sky will clear up this afternoon. 下午天将转晴。
13. cross n.
十字架
It is not right for you to wear a cross. 你戴十字架不合适。
14. cost vt.
使丧失
The storm cost the king all his ships. 这场暴风雨使国王失掉了所有船只。
15. date vi.
始于或属于(某一历史时期);n.
约会
This tower dates from / back to the 14th century. 此塔历史可追溯到十四世纪。
I will have a date with Jenny tonight.
今晚我与詹妮有约会。
16. way n.
领域,场合
Science can help peasants in many ways. 科学可在很多领域对农民有帮助。
17. flat n.
一套房间
I have a flat in this building. 我在这幢楼里有一套房间。
18. gift n. 天资,才能 【熟义:礼物】
He has a gift for music. 他有音乐天赋。
19. good n.
好处,利益
We study for the good of the people. 我们为人民利益而学习。
20. break n.
课间/工间休息
Let’s have a break. 让我们休息一会儿。
21. green adj.
青的,生的
These apples are still green, you can’t
pick them.这些苹果还未成熟,请别摘。
22. table n.
表格
This is a railway timetable.
这是一张火车时刻表。
23. tear vt.
撕
He tore the letter open. 他将信撕开了。
24. china n.
瓷器
I will buy a set of china. 我要买一套瓷器。
25. interest n.
利益
I criticize you for your interest. 我批评你是为了你好。
26. iron n.
熨斗
She is pressing her dress with an iron. 他在用熨斗烫衣服。
27. lift n.
电梯
The building is too
high, please take the
lift.
28. must n. 必须做的事情,不可缺少的事物 【熟义:必须】
To learn English well is a must.
学好英语是非常必要的。
29. promise vt.
有希望
He promises to be a scientist. 他有希望成为科学家。
30. race n.
种族,人种
They are black races.
他们是黑色人种。
31. seat vt.
可容纳……,坐得下……人
Our hall can seat 1 000 people.
我们的大厅可容纳1
000人。
32. second n.
秒
A minute is equal to sixty seconds. 一分钟等于60秒。
33. sound vt.
使发出声音
If there is a fire, please sound the fire alarm.
如果发生火灾,请按火警。
34. word n.
消息,情报
Word comes that there will be a film this evening. 有消息说,今晚将有一场电影。
35. world n.
……界
He is very popular in the world of music. 他在音乐界颇受欢迎。
36. hold vt.
容纳,盛得下
Our classroom can hold 100 students.
我们的教室可容纳100个学生。
37. run vt.
经营,开办;操作
He runs a famous school. 他开办着一所著名学校。
He is running a machine. 他正在操作一台机器。
38. excuse vt.
使免去……
Excuse me from work next Friday. 请同意我星期五不上班。
39. will n.
意志,决心
He has a strong will. 他有坚强的意志。
40. some adv.
大约
There are some fifty students in our class. 我们班大约有五十个学生。
41.last
最不可能的
This is the last thing I will do. 这是我最不想干的事。
42. develop
冲洗
They have to keep the room dark to develop the films. 他们冲洗胶卷时必须保证室内无光。
43.date
Halfway through the date, I leaned over and kissed her. 约会进行到一半时,我靠上去吻了她。
44.box
哨亭、打耳光
The sentry stayed in his box to avoid the cold.
45.stamp
跺脚
I stamp my feet when I am angry.
46.back
支持
He announced that he would back the
ban.
47.smart
She is a smart girl that speaks with a smart
accent.
48.book
You'd better book a room during the tourism
season.
I’ll
book a ticket to Beijing.
49.head
朝……去
He was possibly heading for the Southern State Parkway in a white Ford.
他可能坐着一辆白色的福特车往南郡大道去了。
50.free
Free for spectators. 观众免费。
51.cross
划掉
When you buy one,
52.walk
推行、陪……走路
He used to walk me home from school every day.
53.address
致辞
Mr.Ford was invited to address the meeting.
54.shape
情况
The whole country are in good financial shape.
55.sharp
Dogs have a sharp scent.
At 12 O'clock sharp I knocked at his
door.
56.express
特快的
We'll take the express to
Edinburgh.
57.monitor
监督
This method is fast and relatively easy to
monitor.
58.minute
Teachers are asked to carry the minute on education. 老师们被要求随身携带教育备忘录。
59.park
No parking here. 此处禁止停车。
60.mend
His knee injury in a football match is on the mend . 他在足球比赛中受的膝盖伤正在恢复中。
61.very
This is the very result they are trying to avoid.
62.late
The late Comrade Li set us a good example. 已故的李同志给我们树立了一个好榜样。
63.produce
The relevant committees in both chambers have said they will produce draft bills soon .
两院相关的委员会均表示,他们会尽快地拿出草案。
64.while
Whild the time is limited, they decide to have a
try.
65.service
66.pay
Does it
pay
to overindulge children
?
67.message
The story has a profound message. 这个故事寓意深长。
68. air---in the air
悬而未决
on the air
广播
That sort of thing was so much in the air that I, for one, didn't question it.
这类事情大多数都是这样悬而未决,因此我没有就此询问。
At that moment, I was deeply touched by the song on the air.
那一刻,我被广播里的歌曲深深打动了。
69.arm
武装---armed
Their armed forces were an ill-equipped , untrained and sometimes disreputable lot .
他们的武装力量装备差,未经训练,有时甚至声名狼藉。
70.badly 非常的
The car is badly in need of repair. 汽车急需修理。
71. bitter
He has no bitter words. 他毫无怨言。
72.blue
忧郁的,沮丧的
He looks blue today. 他今天看上去情绪低落。
73. born
天生的
He is a born artist. 他是一个天生的艺术家。
74.bottom
---bottoms up干杯
Bottoms up for his success.为他的成功干杯。
75. catch v.
懂得,理解
76.duty
税
Some imported goods are free of duty.
77. eleventh---at the eleventh hour
在最后时刻
He had to give in at the eleventh hour. 他不得不在最后时刻屈服。
78.fast
He is fast asleep. 他正在酣睡。
79. film n.胶卷
80.foreign
What you say is foreign to our
discussion.
81.fresh
He is a fresh hand. 他是新手。
82.nature
n.
本性天性
83. leg
The riders will leave Tian’anmen Square and ride the first 35 kilometers as a training leg. 骑车者将离开天安门广场,头35千米将作为训练路程。
84.object反对
He objected to the proposal.
85. office n.
职务
86.paper
So many papers to sign, and so much money to pay back. 有许多票据要签,许多钱要还。
87. pretty
88.rush---rush hour 高峰时刻,拥挤时刻
Soon the rush hour crowds began to notice.不久拥挤的人群开始注意到了。
89. sound 彻底的/ 地 He had a sound sleep. 他睡的很好。He is sound asleep.他正酣睡着。
90.study
书房
91. tell 分辨 He can’t tell right from wrong. 他是非不分。
92.thirsty
adj.
渴望的
The youth are thirsty for knowledge.
93. thorough adj.
94.trouble
He took the trouble to gather the materials for us. 他不辞辛劳为我们搜集材料。
95. try
96.want
97.custom
n.
海关(常用复数)
They can enter the country when Canadian customs stations are closed.
当加拿大海关关闭时,他们能回到自己的国家。
98. cloud v.
I had first known she was wrong, that her anxiety had clouded her judgment.
我知道她错了,她的紧张使她难以判断。
99. land 得到,找到
Some people may find it more difficult to land the first job.一些人发现找到第一份工作更难。