高中英语熟词新义

3500词之熟词新义

Unit 1-Unit5

1.available 可获得的；可购得的；可找到的

Will she be available this afternoon？_______________________ 2.age

It’ll probably take ages to find a parking space. __

As he aged，his memory got worse.

The population is aging.

3.allowance 津贴；补贴；补助

The plan makes no allowance for people working at different rates___________

4.arm

Plice officers in the UK do not usually carry arms. ____

The men armed themselves with sticks and stones. _______________________ 5.arrest

An unusual noise arrested his attention.

6.article

The articles found in the car helped the police to identity the body.

7.Attend

Attend a wedding/funeral

I have some business to attend to.

A nurse attended to his needs constantly.

8.attraction

Buckingham Palace is a major tourist attraction.

9.afford

The programme affords young people the chance to gain work experience. _____________ 10.Apparent

My parents were concerned at my apparent lack of enthusiasm for school.

11.appeal

The design has to appeal to all ages and social groups.

Organizers appealed to the crowd not to panic.

12.affect

They were deeply affected by the news her death.

13.argue

He argued that they needed more time to finish the project.

14.advance

The troops were finally given the order to advance. _______________

We live in an age of rapid technological advance. _________________ 15.admit

Only ticket-holders will be admitted to/into the stadium. ________________ News came that Tom had been admitted into Beijing University. ________________ We should have the courage to admit our mistakes. _________________ 16.address

He gave/delivered an address over the radio. _________________ The letter was addressed to me. __________________ 17.act

People should observe Civil Right Act. ________________ 18.acute

His hearing is so acute that he can even hear a pin drop. _________________ 19.account

He takes care of the business and his wife keeps the accounts. ________________ She gave us a long account of her trip to Europe. _______________ She was absent from school on account of illness. ________________ One must take the audience into account when addressing speeches. ________________ The poor weather may have accounted for the small crowd. ________________ Girls account for half of the students in our class. ________________ 20.bargain

The coat was half-price, a real bargain. _______________ After bargaining, the shop owner agreed to cut down the price by 20%. _______________ 21.ball

She dressed up and had a good time in the ball. _______________ 22.back

Go ahead. Take a chance and I will back you up. _______________ 23.blank

If your mind goes blank, try not to panic. _______________ 24.bill

Have you paid your phone bill? _______________

I have several ten dollar bills./notes _______________

25. block

The floor is made of wooden blocks. _______________ She told us to go around the corner on the left and keep going straight for two blocks. _______ When we saw the road blocked with snow, we decided to spend the holiday at home. _______ Someone is blocking our plan. _________ 26. book