60个高考常考熟词生义

60个高考常考熟词生义

1.absent adj. 茫然的

She looked at the picture in an absent way.

2.ach v．渴望

Having left for ages, he is aching for home.

3.address vt.发表演说

The president will address his speech at 3:00 pm.

4.against prep映衬

The picture looked nice against the white wall.

5.attend v看护

The nurse attended him day and night.

6.blank adj.没表情的

The stranger returned my greeting with a blank look.

7.blue adj.忧伤的

His songs made me feel blue.

8.build v逐渐增强

One should receive training to build up one’s confidence.

9.cause n.事业，目标，起因

Even with a staff of 22 volunteers, Thomas often devoted up to 50 hours a week to his cause

10.cloudy adj不明朗的

Who will take his place is still cloudy.

11.coach v指导，辅导

He will coach me in playing football.

12.count v.重要，有价值

It is not how much you read but what you read that counts.

13.course n. 一道菜

The courses vary with seasons.

14.cover v 行走一段路

We can cover more than 100 miles in this car.

To cover the cost of hiring a bus, each student will have to pay $ 10.

15.cross adj. 生气的

Don’t be cross at him. He is a child after all.

16.desert v. 抛弃

He deserted his wife and children and went abroad.

17.deal n. 交易

Cheated in a business deal, he was reduced to nothing.

18.develop v. 冲洗

Did you have your films developed?

19.drive v. 迫使

Hunger drives him to steal.

20.express n. 快车

Is there an express from Nanjing to Shanghai?

21.encourage v. 促进，刺激

Good health encourages clear thinking.

22.escape n. 被忘掉

His name escapes me for the moment.

23.explode v.大发雷霆

I’m about to explode. He broke his promise again.

24.exploit v.利用

You must exploit every opportunity to learn English. 25.fail v. 衰退变弱

His eyesight is beginning to fail.

26.foreign adj. 不熟悉的

The subject is foreign to us all.

27.freeze v. 吓呆

The child froze when he saw the snake.

28.fresh adj. 无经验的

He is quite fresh at the work.

29.ground n. 理由

He has many grounds for his being late.

ern v 管理，支配

31.help v. 避免，防止

32.hit n. 红极一时的人或事

He was a hit at his time.

33.ill adj.\adv. 坏的

Don’t speak ill of others.

34.interest n. 利益，利息

They all have interest in this business.

35.inspire v. 启发

His best music was inspired by the memory of his mother.

36.jump n.\v. 大幅度上涨

Last week the price of goods jumped.

37.kill v. 消磨时间

How do you kill your time?

st adj. 最不可能的

He is the last person I want to see.

39.match . v. 与……匹配

He matched the carpet with some curtains in color.

40.mean adj. 吝啬的

He is really mean.

41.measure v. 判定

It’s really hard to measure his ability.

42.narrow v. 缩小

Communication can help narrow the gap between us.