[精]高考英语熟词生义练习(附例句)

高考英语熟词生义练习（附例句）afford

熟义：v 买得起；支付得起

例句：I couldn’t afford the rent on my own. 我单靠自己付不起房租。

生义：v 抽得出（时间）

例句：She couldn’t afford the time off work to see him. 她工作太忙，抽不出时间去看他。

against

熟义：prep 反对

例句：Are you for or against my proposal? 你赞成还是反对我的提议？

生义：prep 以……为背景；以防

例句：His red clothes stood out clearly against the snow. 他的红色衣服在白雪中格外显眼。

We are insured the car against fire, theft and accident. 我们替车买了火险、盗窃险和交通意外险。

air

熟义：n 空气

例句：Let’s go out for some fresh air. 咱们出去呼吸点新鲜空气。

生义：v 公开发表（看法）

例句：Staff will get a chance to ask questions and air their views. 员工将有机会提问并发表意见。

business

熟义：n 商业；买卖；生意

例句：She works in the computer business. 她从事电脑业。

生义：n 职责

例句：It is the business of the police to protect the community. 警察的职责是保护社会。

coin

熟义：n 硬币

例句：a ten-cent coin 面值十分的硬币

生义：v 创造（新词语）

例句：Jaron Lanier coined the term “virtual reality”and pioneered its early development.

加隆·雷尼尔首创“虚拟现实”一词，并率先进行早期开发。

collect

熟义：v 收集；收藏

例句：I used to collect stamps. 我过去曾经集邮。

生义：v 接走；领取

例句：Martin’s gone to collect the children from school. 马丁去接孩子们放学了。

Your shoes will be repaired and ready for you to collect on Thursday. 你的鞋子星期四会修好，到时可以来取。

corner

熟义：n 街角；拐角

例句：There’s a hotel at the corner of my street. 我住的那条街拐角处有一家旅馆。

生义：v 使……走投无路；逼……入绝境

例句：If cornered, the snake will defend itself. 蛇在被逼得走投无路时会自卫。

cover

熟义：v 覆盖

例句：Much of the country is covered by forest. 森林覆盖了这个国家的大片土地。

生义：v 行走（一段路程）；报道

例句：They were hoping to cover 40 miles yesterday. 他们昨天是打算走40英里的。

She’s covering the American election for BBC television. 她在为英国广播公司的电视台报道美国大选。

develop

熟义：v 发展；开发；研制

例句：The company develops and markets new software. 这家公司开发并销售新软件。

生义：v 冲洗（胶片）

例句：I haven’t had my holiday photos developed yet. 我的度假照片还没冲洗出来。

exercise

熟义：n / v 运动；锻炼

例句：It’s important to exercise regularly. 经常锻炼很重要。

生义：n / v 行使；运用（权力等）

例句：When she appeared in court she exercised her rights to remain silent. 她出庭时行使了自己保持沉默的权利。

figure

熟义：n 数字

例句：His salary is now in six figures. 他的薪水现在是六位数。

生义：v 认为

例句：We figured the sensible thing to do was to wait. 我们认为明智的做法是等待。

gift

熟义：n 礼物；赠品

例句：The watch was a gift from my mother. 这块表是母亲给我的礼物。生义：n 天赋；才能

例句：She has a great gift for music. 她极有音乐天赋。

hold

熟义：v 拿着；召开；举行

例句：Could we hold a meeting to discuss this tomorrow afternoon? 明天下午我们开会讨论这件事好吗？

生义：v 容纳；担任

例句：The plane holds about 300 passengers. 这架飞机可容纳大约300名乘客。

He currently holds the position of technical manager. 他目前担任技术经理的职务。

lead

熟义：v 领路；引领

例句：If you lead, I’ll follow. 你领头，我跟着。

生义：v 通往；导致

例句：The path led down to a small lake. 这条路通向一个小湖。

Eating too much sugar can lead to health problems. 食用过多的糖会引起健康问题。

line

熟义：n 线；行；列

例句：The children all stood in a line. 孩子们全都站成一排。