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英语常用熟词僻义

 昵称12138517 2013-04-27

1 allow

allow  承认admit

We must allow that he is right on thismatter

2 address

address vt 处理 To dealwith:

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 customer.  欺骗消费者

4  appreciate

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

apprehension  忧虑、担心;逮捕、理解

The student looked around the examinationroom 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

approach 着手 To begin todeal with or work on:

approached the task with dread.

惶恐地开始着手这项任务

8 arch

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 anuncharacteristically arch gesture.

9 argument

argument 论点,论据

10 as

not so much...as"表示"与其说是……倒不如说"。否定前者肯定后者

1. He is not so much a writer as areporter.

2. Science moves forward, they say, not somuch through the insights of great men of genius as because of more ordinarythings 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 assume

assume 承担,假装,假定,设想,

assume an obligation 承担义务

12 balance

balance sheet 资产负债表

13 balance

balance 余额

Something that is left over; a remainder.

余额:剩下的某物;余数

14 bottle

bottle up 装入瓶中控制 (抑制)To hold in;restrain:

bottled up my emotions.

15 cater

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 forweddings.

16 check

check 控制阻碍 The condition of being stopped orheld back; restraint:

kept my temper in check; holdingagricultural pests in check with sprays.

克制我的脾气;用喷雾剂灭农业害虫

17 chest

chest 箱子

trunk 箱子、象鼻子

18 claim

claim 索赔

The sum of money demanded.   赔款:要求得到的金额

You can make a claim on your insurancepolicy.

19 compound

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

compromise 危害妥协

A concession to something detrimental orpejorative:

危害:对于一些有害或恶劣情况的让步:

Such conduct will compromise yourreputation.

如此举动将会损害你的名誉。

22 contain

contain  v. 制服(To halt the spread or developmentof)

The man was later contained by the police.

23 context

social context 社会大环境

24 control

control (科技)对照(实验) 

controlled experiment

25 controller

controller 大企业的会计

26 couch

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

count  n&v  

1计算,

2包括

there are 10 people in classroomcounting  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  To have a specifiedimportance or value: 

Their opinions count for little. Eachbasket counts for two points.

他们的观点没什么价值。每投一球得两分

27 count on 信任  rely on,depend on

28 crack

crack down vi 制裁,To act more forcefully toregulate, 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

cream 精华  The choicest part

30 crook

crook 小偷,钩子   =thief

That salesman is a real crook.

31 cultivate

cultivate sb.  结识某人

He always tried to cultivate famous people

32 custom

custom n 海关,关税

33 damages

damages 赔偿金(复数)=compensation

34 deposit

deposit 押金定金

eft a $100 deposit toward the purchase of astereo system.

为了买一套立体声系统,留下了100美元的订金

35 desert

desert vt抛弃,沙漠  deserter 叛离者,逃兵,

She was deserted by her husband.

36 dictate

dictate n. 指示(指理智,变心) 指导原则A guiding principle

followed the dictates of my conscience.

接受我的良心的支配

37 digest

digest 忍受To endure or bear patiently.

I can't digest her endless complaint noisea moment longer.

我一刻也忍受不了她那没完没了的抱怨。

38 discipline

discipline 学科,纪律

The new recruits were drawn from a range ofacademic disciplines.

39 element

the elements   天气(一定是复数形式)

The football match went on as scheduledeven though the elements were against it.

尽管天气很坏,足球比赛还是按计划进行。

40 embarrass

embarrass  阻碍(embar  v.囚禁, 阻遏)To hinderwith obstacles or difficulties; impede.

What embarrasses your making an earlystart?

什么事妨碍你早些动身?

41 even

even  n. adj  偶数 (奇数odd)

42 exclusive

exclusive n.独家新闻,专卖店里的商品,adj.排他的,唯一的

A news item initially released to only onepublication or broadcaster.

独家新闻:只被一家出版社或电台披露的新闻

An exclusive right or privilege, as tomarket a product.

专有权:一项独有的权利或优先权,如推销一种产品

We feature an exclusive on the motherswhose babies were swapped at birth.

43 express

express adj. 急速的,快捷的

44 fare

fare  v 生活=live   n费用 

Panda cub fares well!

熊猫崽子活得很好。

45 fitting

fitting   n.配件     adi.适宜的

46 fumble

fumble   v  摸索(grope fro)   v  失球 To mishandle (a ground ball).

fumble for a key.  摸索着找钥匙

A ball that has been fumbled.

47 gravity

gravity   n.重大的后果;严重或重大

They are still quite unaware of the gravityof their problems.

他们仍未意识到问题的严重性

48 ground

ground 根据,论据(常用复数)

Often grounds The foundation for anargument, a belief, or an action; a basis.

常作 grounds 根据:争论,信仰或行动的基础;依据

Often grounds The underlying conditionprompting an action; a cause:

常作 grounds 理由,原因:促使采取行动的根本条件;原由:

grounds for suspicion; a ground fordivorce.See Synonyms at base 1

怀疑的原因;离婚的理由参见base1  49 harbor

harbor (harbour海港的变体) 窝藏To give shelter to

harbor refugees; harbor a fugitive. 收留难民;窝藏逃犯

50 husband

husband 节省(economize),节俭,保存,管理

husband one's energy. 保存体力

to husband one's resources  节约使用资金

51 impart

impart告知,揭发(reveal),传授

To grant a share of; bestow:  分给;授予:给予某物的一部分;赠予:

impart a subtle flavor; impart someadvice.  加少许调料;给予一些建议

To make known; disclose:  告知;透露:

persuaded to impart the secret.  劝说透露秘密

52 inspire

inspire 吸入,鼓舞 (inspirator 注射器)

To draw in (air) by inhaling.  吸入空气

53 issue

issue n 结果(A final result) vi 造成...结果

issue from 由于...的原因(用法和result一样)

His difficulties in his work issue from hislack of experience.

issue in 结果是,以…结束

The accident issued in his death.

这一车祸造成他的死亡。

54 kite

kite n. 风筝, 空头支票 vi.使用空头支票 vt. 骗钱

A piece of negotiable paper representing afictitious financial transaction and used

temporarily to sustain credit or raisemoney.

空头支票:代表虚构的金融交易的可转让票据,暂时用于维持信贷或筹集钱款

55 lead

lead adj 主要的

lead role 主要作用,lead guitar 首席吉他手

56 measure

measure up to = live up to  符合, 达到, 够得上

57 metro

metro 地铁  an underground train system,especially the one in Paris

58 might

might as well 倒不如

There is nothing to do, so I may as well goto bed.

没什么事可做,我还是上床睡觉好了。

59 might

might n. 力量,权威

I pushed the rock with all my might.

60 minor

minor n. 未成年人, adj.未成年的

61 novel

novel adj.  新颖的

Job-sharing is still a novel concept and itwill take a while for employers to get used to it.

62 obscure

obscure 不出名的

an obscure poet; an obscure family.

不出名的诗人;卑微的家庭

63 odd

odd  不出名的, 偏僻的:偏远的;位置偏僻的

Found the antique shop in an odd corner oftown.

在一个小镇的偏僻角落里发现了这个古玩店

64 odd

odd job 临时工作

65 off

better off (尤指钱)达到某数量的,经济状况好的,富裕的

they are  not  well off. 他们不富裕

66 offset

offset 平版印刷  抵消;   

67 outstanding

outstanding 已公开发行且出售的 Publicly issued and sold

outstanding stocks and bonds.  已发行的股票和债券

68 particular

particular 挑剔的 beparticular about

69 phenomenal

phenomenal 异常的;非凡的

a phenomenal feat of memory.

非凡的记忆力

70 policy

policy n. 保险单, 保险凭证

He took out a fire insurance policy for hishouse.

他参加房屋火灾保险。

 

71 prejudice

prejudice  v. n. 侵害 Detriment,injury or compromise

to the prejudice of sb.'s rights

有损于某人的权利

72 proceeds

proceeds n.收入(复数名词)

The amount of money derived from acommercial or fundraising venture; the yield.

收入,获利:从商业或基金机构获得的钱;收益

The proceeds of the concert will go tocharity.

73 prospect

prospect 风景,期望,勘探 prospect for 勘探

prospect for oil勘探石油

74 ready

ready 

1.敏捷的   She has a ready tongue  她口齿伶俐

2.甘愿的   She is always ready to help她总是乐意助人

75 regimen

regimen  强化训练课强化身体训练的一课,政体

76 royalty

royalty 税收,皇室,王权

A share in the proceeds paid to an inventoror a proprietor for the right to use his or

her invention or services.

专利权税:为使用发明或服务而付给发明者或业主的一部分收益

77 scale

scale 攀登,天平    =climb

He has scaled the heights of hisprofession.

78 seek

sought-after  adj. 很吃香的;广受欢迎的 sought是seek的过去分词

a sought-after resort.  受欢迎的旅游胜地

79 sport

sport   vt 炫耀(flash)

80 spot

on the spot 在现场

立刻(right now)

负责任(Underpressure or attention; in a pressed position.)

81 stomach

stomach n. 兴致(appetite),胃 vt 忍受;容忍(endure;tolerate)

had no stomach for quarrels.  没有争吵的兴致

How can you stomach their affronts?你怎么能够忍受他们的侮辱?

82 tap

tap vt保护(protect),遮蔽 n.帽子

Foreign governments also put pressure onthe Chinese Government to cap its textile exports.

83 thrust

thrust  n 要旨 v 刺  

The essence; the point:  本质;要点:

The whole thrust of the project was to makemoney. 计划的核心在于赢利

84 too

only too... 非常very:

only too pleased  再高兴不过了

85 try

try v. 磨难, 考验 To subject to great strain orhardship; tax:

The last steep ascent tried my everymuscle.

最后一次攀登使我每块肌肉都爱折磨

a trying experience 一段痛苦的经历

86 wild

wild adj  没有根据的Based on little or no evidenceor probability; unfounded:

a wild guess 乱猜, 瞎猜

87 yield

yield v 退位

To give place, as to one that is superior:

退让,退位:让位于…,如对于上级:

88 peach

peach n.桃树 vt. 告发 vi. 告密 To inform against:

He has peached me and all the others, tosave his life

他告发了我及其他人来保全自己的生命

89 tap

tap 开采(develop),轻拍,

The highway taps a large district.

这条公路开发了一大片地区。

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