主体高考常见熟词僻义[整理]

熟

词

僻

义

1

allow

承认

admit

We

must allow

that he

is

right on

this

matter

2

address vt

处理

T

o deal with:

addressed the issue of absenteeism.

处

理旷工事宜

3

advantage

take

advantage

of

欺骗

(deceive)

对

……

加以利用

took advantage

of the custom

er

.

欺骗消费者

4

appreciate

v.

意识到

(realize)

抬高

…

价格、涨价

I

appreciate

that

I

maybe

worng.

This land has appreciated in value.

这块土地增值了。

5

apprehension

忧虑、担心；逮捕、理解

The

student

looked

around

the

examination room with apprehension.

那名学生恐惧地观看检查室的四周。

6

apprehensive

apprehensive

理解的

不安的

,

忧虑的

(

意

思和用法等同于

afraid)

apprehensive for sb.'s safety

担心某人的安全

7

approach

着手

To begin to deal with

or

work

on:approached

the

task

with

dread.

惶恐地开始着手这项任务

8

arch adj

调皮的，顽皮的

n.

弓形

an arch smile

调皮的微笑

He

tapped

the

side

of

his

nose

in

an

uncharacteristically arch gesture.

9

argument

论点，论据

10

as

not

so

much...as< /p>

表示

与其

说

是

……

倒不如说

< /p>

。否定前者肯定后者

1.

He

is

not

so

much

a

writer

as

a

reporter

.

2. Science moves forward, they say, not

so

much through

the

insights of

great

men

of

genius

as

because

of

more

ordinary

things

like

improved

techniques and tool.

(

摘自真题

)It's not

so much a hobby as a career (=

more

like a career than a hobby).

11

assum

e

承担，假装，假定，设想，

1

assume

an obligation

承担义务

12

balance balance sheet

资产负债表

13

balance

余额

Something

that

is

left

over;

a

remainder

.

余额：剩下的某物；余数

14

bottle

up

装

入

瓶

中控

制

(

抑

制

)To

hold

in;

restrain:

bottled

up

my

emotions.

15

cater

食物，投合

(cater for)

catering

公

共饮

食

catering

industry

公

共

饮

食

业

Most

of

our

work

now

involves catering for weddings.

16

check

控制

阻碍

The

condition

of

being stopped or held back; restraint:

kept

my

temper

in

check;

holding

agricultural pests in check with sprays.

克制我的脾气；用喷雾剂灭农业害虫

17

chest

箱子

trunk

箱子、象鼻子

18

claim

索

赔

The

sum

of

money

demanded.

赔款：要求得到的金额

You

can

make

a

claim

on

your

insurance

policy.

19

compound n.

集中营、围栏隔开或保围

的建筑物或建筑群、化合物

21

compromise

危害

妥协

A concession to something detrimental

or pejorative:

危害：对于一些有害或恶劣情

况的让步：

Such conduct

will compromise

your

reputation.

如 此举动将会损害你的名

誉。

22

contain

v.

制服

(To

halt

the

spread

or development of)

The

man

was

later

contained

by

the

police.

23

context social context

社会大环境

24

control (

科技

对照

(

实验

controlled experiment

25

controller

大企业的会计

26

couch vt.

表达

(express),

隐含

n.

躺椅

The reply was couched in insolent terms.

回答措辞蛮横

27

count n&v

1

计算

, 2

包括

there

are

10

people

in

classroom

counting

2 teachers

3

控诉的罪

The

prison

was

found

not

guilty on all counts

4

以为

,

视为

She

was

counted

among

the greatest dancers

5

有价值

It

is

not

how

much

you

read

but what you read that counts

(

重要的不是你读了多少

,

而是你读了什么

)

6 count for

有价值

T

o have a specified

importance or value:

Their

opinions

count

for

little.

Each

basket counts for two points.

他们的观点没什么价值。每投一球得两分

7 count on

信任

rely on, depend on

28

crack

crack

down

vi

制

裁

，

To

act

more

forcefully

to

regulate,

repress,

or

restrain

The

police

cracked

down on speeding.

警察取缔超速行车

The

government

cracked

down

on

violators.

政府对于违法者采取严厉手段。

29

cream

精华

The choicest part

30

crook

小偷，钩子

＝

thief

That salesman is a real crook.

31

cultivate

sb.

结识某人

He

always

tried

to

cultivate

famous

people

32

custom n

海关

,

关税

33

damages

偿

金

(

复

数

)

＝

compensation

34

deposit

押金

定金

eft a $$100 deposit toward the purchase

of a

stereo

syste m.

为了买一套立体声系统，

留下了

1 00

美元的订金

35

desert

< br>vt

抛弃，

沙漠

deserter

叛离

者