高考英语熟词僻义生义详解+例句

cry 哭；叫Ø（紧急的）呼吁；恳求an urgent appeal or entreatyØ需求；公众舆论，呼声a demand or opinion expressed by many people•fund-raisers have issued a cry for help.资金筹集者已发出了求助的呼吁。

•peace became the popular cry.和平已成为公众的呼声。

•fund-raisers have issued a cry for help.•peac e became the popular cry.nose 鼻子Ø调查；窥探；打听Ø <喻>觉察力•She's always nosing into my business.她总是打探我的事。

•He has a nose for a good script.他对好剧本有辨别能力。

一个停车空位。

obtain 获得Ø通用；流行；合乎习俗；得到公认•the price of silver fell to that obtaining elsewhere in the ancien t world.白银价格跌到了公元476年西罗马帝国灭之前地中海沿岸及近东地区其他各地通常的价位。

pass 及格；经过；通过Ø超过（某个具体数量）Ø阶段；步骤•The number of unemployed has passed the two million mark for the first time. 失业人数首次突破两百万大关。

•In the first pass all the addresses are loaded into the database. 第一步，所有地址均输入数据库。

rail 铁轨Ø（强烈或反复地）抱怨；责骂•he railed at human fickleness.他怒叱人性之无常。

satisfy 令人满意Ø使确信，使信服Ø符合，达到（条件、义务或要求）•Jackson tried to satisfy me of his innocence. 杰克逊试图让我相信他是清白的。

•the whole team is working flat out to satisfy demand 整个小组正竭尽全力达到要求。

abrupt 突然的Ø简慢的；唐突无礼的•you were rather abrupt with that young man.你对那个年轻人过于生硬了。

fault 错误；缺点Ø找…的缺点，挑剔，指责Ø（地壳岩层的）断层•The judge cannot be faulted on his decision. 这位法官的判决无可指责。

•a fault line 断层线government 政府Ø治理，管理，统治Ø政体，体制•the importance of g ood government in developing countries 治国有道在发展中国家的重要性•recent cutbacks in government are making subsidies less available.最近的体制简化使得补贴更难得到。

grasp 抓住Ø理解，领会（尤指复杂的事情或观点）•At that time, we did not fully grasp the significance of what had happened. 当时，我们没有完全明白所发生之事的重要性。

heavy 沉重的Ø很多的，大量的；程度大的；严重的Ø难懂的；难办的Ø <非正式>重要人物，要员an important person•Heavy rain has caused flooding in many areas. 大雨在很多地区造成水灾。

•I found his latest novel a bit heavy going . 我认为他最新的小说有点难懂。

•music business heavies.音乐界的重要人物。

inch 英寸；身高Ø（量，距离）少许，一点•I had no intention of budging an inch.我一点也不想让步。

league 联盟Ø品级；优秀品质的等次；能力（或才学等的）水平；档次•the two men were not in the same league他们俩不是同一档次的人favour 喜爱Ø有利于，有助于to provide suitable conditions for something to happenØ支持，赞同support, approval, or agreement for something such as a plan, idea, or systemØ优惠；偏袒t o treat someone much better than someone else, in a way that is not fair•The current economy does not favour the development of small businesses. 当前的经济对小企业的发展不利。

•In Sweden and other countries, nuclear power has lost favor . 在瑞典等国家，核能已不受欢迎。

•a tax cut that favours rich people 偏向有钱人的减税•The current economy does not favour the development of small businesses.•In Sweden and other countries, nuclear power has lost favor .•a tax cu t that favours rich peoplechallenge 挑战Ø质疑〔某事物的正确性、合法性等〕，对…表示怀疑to refuse to accept that something is right, fair, or legalØ考验…的技术[能力]；激发；激励to test the skills or abilities of someone or something•a challenge to the legality of the banning order.对禁令合法性的质疑。

•Every teacher ought to be challenging kids to think about current issues. 每一位老师都应激励学生思考当前的问题。

noteØ特别提到；指出Ø注意，留意•The judge noted that Miller had no previous criminal record. 法官指出米勒没有犯罪前科。

•He carefully noted the time when they left the buil ding. 他们离开大楼的时候，他特别留意了一下时间。

observe 观察Ø履行（社会、法律、伦理或宗教义务）；遵守，遵奉，遵从Ø说，评论•a tribunal must observe the principles of natural justice.法庭必须遵奉自然公正的原则。

•Keynes observed that humans fall into two classes. 凯恩斯认为人分为两类。

passport 护照，通行证Ø保障，手段•good qualific ations are a passport to success.良好的资质是成功的保障。

question 问题；疑问Ø怀疑；对…提出质疑[异议]•No one dared to question his decisions. 没人敢质疑他的决定。

raise 提高；筹集；养育Ø引起，激起（某种情感或反应）to cause a particular emotion or reactionØ提及；提起（课题）to mention sth for people to discuss or sb to deal with•The way the research was carried out raises doubts about the results. 这项研究的操作方式令人们对研究结果产生怀疑。

•The book raises many important questions . 这本书提出了许多重要问题。

absolute 绝对的；完全的Ø（统治者）权力不受约束的；专制独裁的Ø完全的；彻底的•Dom Miguel proclaimed himself absolute monarch.杜姆•米格尔宣称自己是至高无上的君主。

•I have absolute confidence in her. 我对她充满信心。

accent 口音Ø显出，突出；强调•Use make-up to accent your cheekbones and eyes. 用化妆来突出颧骨和眼部。

betray 背叛Ø泄露（机密，信息）Ø <喻>显露，暴露；证明•many of those employed by diplomats betrayed secret s and sold ciphers.外交官们雇佣的人当中有很多都向外泄露机密、出卖密码。

•she drew a deep breath that betrayed her indignation.她深深地吸了一口气，这说明她很愤怒。

cat 猫Ø猫科动物•the big cats (= lions , tigers , etc.) 大型猫科动物（狮、虎等）depth 深度Ø（情感的）强烈程度；（情况的）严重程度Ø（对某一专题所提供的信息的）深度，详细程度Ø（思想的）深奥，深刻•People need to realize the depth of the problem. 人们必须认识到这个问题的严重程度。