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个熟词新义
1
．
absent
adj.
缺席的→
< br>adj.
茫然的，恍惚的
She looked at the picture in an
absent(
茫然的
)way.
2
．
ache
v
．
& n
．疼痛→
v.
渴望
Having left for
ages
，
he was
aching(
渴望
)for home.
3
．
address
n
．地址
v.
写地
址→
vt.
发表演说
The president will
address(
发表演说
)his speech at
3
：
00 pm.
4
．
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.
5
．
attend
v
．出席；参加→
< br>v.
看护；治疗；陪同
The
nurse attended(
看护
)to him day
and night.
6
．
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.
7
．
blue
adj.& n
．蓝色→
adj.
忧伤的
His
songs always make me feel blue(
忧伤的
)
．
8
．
build
vt.
建筑，建造→
v.
逐渐增强
n.
体格，体形，身材
One should receive training to
build(
逐渐增强
)up one's
confidence.
You're
right
，
Josh. He may have a
small build(
身材
)
．<
/p>
9
．
cause
vt.
促使，引起→
n.
原因，起因；事业，目标
Even with a staff of 22
volunteers
，
Thomas often
devotes up to 50 hours a
week to his ca
use(
事业
)
．
10
．
cloudy
adj.
阴的，多云的→
adj.
不明朗的，不清晰的
Who will take his place still remains c
loudy(
不明朗的
)
．
11
．
coach
n
．教练→
v.
辅导，指导
She
coached(
指导
)me in playing
football.
12
．
count
n
．
& v
．计算，数→
vi.
有价值，重要
It is not how much you read
but what you read that counts(
重要
)
．
13
．
course
n
．课程；过程→
< br>n.
一道菜
The
courses(
菜谱
)vary with
seasons.
14
．
cover
v
．
覆盖→
v.
行走
(
一
段路程
)
；足以支付，
；采访
n.
书刊封面，封皮
Motor
－
cars
cover(
行走一段路程
)a
hundred
miles
in
little
more
than
an
hour.
To
cover(
足以支付
)the cost of
hiring a bus, each student will have to pay $$10
each time.
15
．
cross
v
．跨越，横穿
n.
十字→
adj.
生气的
Don't be
cross(
生气的
)with
him
—
after
all
，
he is a child.
16
．
desert
n
．沙漠→
v.
抛弃，离弃
He
deserted(
抛弃
)his
wife
and
children
and
went abroad.
17
．
deal
vi.
处理，解决→
n.
交易
Having
been cheated in a business deal(
交易
)
，
he was reduced to
nothing.
18
．
develop
v
．发展；开发；研制→
v.
冲印
Did
you have the films
developed(
冲印
)?
19
．
drive
v
．驾驶→
v.
迫使
(
某人做不好的事
)
Hunger
drove(
迫使
)her to steal.
20
．
express
v
．表达→
n.
快车
Is there an
express(
快车
)from Nanjing to
Shanghai?
21
．
encourage
vt.
鼓励；激励→
v.
促进，助长，刺激
Good health
encourages(
促进
)clear
thinking.
22
．
escape
v
．逃跑；逃脱→
< br>v.
被忘掉；被忽视
The
name escapes(
被忘掉
)me for the
moment.
23
．
explode
v
．爆炸；爆裂→
< br>v.
勃然大怒；大发雷霆
I'm about to explode(
勃然大怒
)
！
He broke his
promise again.
24
．
exploit
v
．开发；开采；剥削→
v.
利用
You
must exploit(
利用
)every
opportunity to learn English.
25
．
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(
< br>变弱
)
．
26
．
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.
27
．
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?
28
．
fresh
adj.
新鲜的→
< br>adj.
无经验的
She
is quite fresh(
无经验的
)to the
work.
29
．
ground
n
．地面→
n.
理由
He has
strong grounds(
理由
)for more
money.
30
．
govern
v
．管理；控制→
< br>vt.
影响；支配
The
law of supply and demand
governs(
影响
)the prices of
goods.
31
．
help
vt.
帮助→
vi.
避免，防止，起作用
Try
not
to
cough
more
than
you
can
help(
避免，防止
)since
it
may
cause
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