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词汇积累——英语熟词生义汇总(五)
401.shoot up 迅速增长(勿望文生义)
Your son’s really shot up since we last saw him.
402.a big shot 重要人物(勿望文生义)
His father is a big shot in the steel industry.
403.shoulder 熟义:n. 肩膀
生义:vt. 承担
Young people should learn to shoulder the duty/blame.
404.simply 熟义:adv. 仅仅;只不过
生义:adv.(强调某说法)确实,简直
It is simply wonderful to see you!
405.sink 熟义:v. 下沉;沉没
生义:v. 下降,降低
Prices are sinking slowly.
406.somebody 熟义:pron. 某人
生义:pron. 有一定地位的人物
He is somebody in his town but he is nobody here.
407.somehow 熟义:adv. 以某种方式
生义:adv. 也不知道是什么原由,不知道怎么搞的
Somehow he is afraid of her.
408.something of 可以说是一个(勿望文生义)
He is something of a liar.
409.soul 熟义:n. 灵魂
生义:n. 人
Hardly a soul is seen in the village.
410.sound 熟义:n. 声音 v. 听起来
生义:adj. (机器、身体等)没有毛病的
The bodywork’s sound but the engine needs repairing.
生义:adj. 健康的
It is important to have a sound body.
生义:adj. 酣睡的,酣畅的,香甜的
My wife is a sound sleeper.
411.spare 熟义:v. 抽出,匀出
生义:v. 饶恕,放过
He spared the prisoner.
412.spring 熟义:n. 春天;泉水;弹簧
生义:v. (up)迅速出现,突然兴起
Fast food restaurants are springing up all over the town.
413.stamp 熟义:n. 邮票
生义:v. 跺脚,重踩
He stamped his feet in anger.
414.stand 熟义:v. 站立
生义:v. 忍受
I can’t stand waiting any longer.
生义:v. 仍然有效
The order still stands.
生义:v. 保持原状
As things now stand, we shall win.
生义:n. 摊位,地摊
a hamburger/newspaper stand
415.stand for 熟义:代表
生义:容忍(常用于否定句)
The teacher would not stand for such behavior.
416.start 熟义:v. 开始;发动;开创
生义:vi. 突然一惊
The sudden noise made her start.
417.state 熟义:n. 州;状态
生义:v. 陈述;说明
They gave him five minutes to state his views.
418.station 熟义:n. 站,台,所,局
生义:vt. 驻扎
A PLA unit is now stationed at Hong Kong.
419.steal 熟义:v. 偷
生义:v. 偷偷地(或悄悄地)移动
He stole out of the room so as not to wake the baby.
420.strength 熟义:n. 力气
生义:n. 强项
Maths is not my strength.
421.strike 熟义:v. 打击;袭击;罢工
生义:v. 突然想到,一下子想起,猛然意识到
It struck me that he was not telling the truth.
An idea suddenly struck me.
422.study 熟义:v. 学习,研究
生义:n. 书房
He has a beautiful small old wooden study.
423.subject 熟义:n. 主题;科目
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