中考英语：巧记单词 熟词新义land,start,true,low

land

The pilot landed the plane safely in the heavy snow. 此句中的land用作及物动词,意为“使着陆”,这是land的常用法之一。

The journey to the far side of the island is quicker by land than by sea. 此句中的land用作名词,意为“陆地,大地”,这是land的常用法之二。

除了以上用法外,land还有其它用法。如:

①Many farmers are leaving the land to work in industry. (the land意为“农村,农业”。)

②The car will land you there in twenty minutes.(land用作动词,意为“使到达,把……送到某地”。)

③He’s really landed himself in it this time. (land sb. / oneself in sth. 意为“使某人陷入困境”。)

④He wants to see how the land lies before taking any action.( how the land lies意为“事态,形势,概况”。)

start

We won’t finish the job today, but we have made a start. 此句中的start用作名词,意为“开头,开端,起始”,这是start的常用法之一。

It started to rain. 此句中的start用作动词,意为“开始”,这是start的常用法之二。

除了以上用法外,start还有其它用法。如:

①The news gave me quite a start.(start用作名词,意为“吃惊,惊起”。)

②Isn’t it time we start back? It’s getting dark. (start back意为“动身返回”。)

③What time do you start for work? (start for... 意为“动身去”。)

④I told him the whole story, from start to finish. (from start to finish意为“自始至终,从头到尾”。)

true

It’s true that he may fall behind the other students.此句中true用作形容词,意为“真的,真实的,正确的”, 这是true的常用法。true还有其它用法。如:

①She aimed true. (true用作副词,意为“准确地,确切地”。)

②The door is out of true. (out of true意为“出了毛病”。)

③The film is very true to life. (true to life意为“真实地反映生活,逼真的”。)

④Once he achieved power he showed his true colors. (true colors意为“本性,真面目”。)

low

The sun is low in the sky. 此句中low用作形容词,意为“低的,矮的”,这是low的常用法。low还有其它用法。如:

①She’s been feeling rather low since her illness. (low用作形容词,意为“消沉的”。)

②The simplest way to succeed in business is to buy low and sell high. (low用作副词,意为“低价地,廉价地”。)

③The gas is running low. (run low意为“几乎耗尽”。)

pay

Her parents paid for her to go to America. 此句中pay用作动词,意为“付钱,支付”,这是pay的常用法之一。

What’s the pay like in your job? 此句中pay用作名词,意为“工资,薪水”,这是pay的常用法之二。

除了以上用法外, pay还有其它用法。如:

①It doesn’t pay to get angry. (pay用作动词,意为“有利,值得”。)

②John has paid off all his debts. (pay off意为“付清,偿清”。)

③I had to pay out $200 to get my car repaired! (pay out 意为“付出巨款”。)