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中学英语重要熟词新意汇编
整理人:王兴
1. absent adj.茫然的,恍惚的
He looked at me in an absent way.
2. absorb vt.吸引(注意力、精力等)
The book absorbed his attention.
Running the workshop absorbs all his energies.
3. ache v.渴望
He was aching for home.
4. act vi.起作用
lt takes a couple of minutes for the drug to act.
5. address vt. 向….讲话(尤指演讲);称呼;设法解决,处理
President Fidel Castro of Cuba addressed the United Nations.
The judge should be addressed as ‘ Your Honour’.
He addressed himself to the main difficulty.
6. adjust vt调整; 校准
I must adjust my watch; it’s slow.
The desks and seats can be adjusted to the height of any child.
7. afford vt 承担得起(后果)
We cannot afford to ignore this warning.
We cannot afford any more delays.
8. against prep.(表示位置关系)靠着,顶着,迎着,衬着
A little tree stood against the wall.
She could hear the rain pattering against the window.
The kite is flying high against the wind.
The picture looks good against the white wall.
9. age vi变老;老化
After his wife’s death he aged quickly.
10. air vt抒发,发表,倾诉
Don’t air your troubles too often.
He ran on, airing his own views about the case.
n.感觉;印象;神态
The room had an air of luxury.
She looked at him with a defiant air.
11. alive adj.有活力的, 有生机的
My grandmother is more alive than a lot of young people.
12. allow vt给予,让有
Allow me one minute in which to change my costume.
My wife allows me $ 100 a year for clothes.
13. alone adv只有,仅仅(放在有关名词、代词后面)
The shoes alone cost me $200.
14. amount (to) v.相当于
What you have said amounts to a plain (简单的,坦率的) refusal.
15. anger vt使生气,使气愤
The injustice of this angered him.
16. announce vt预示
Gathering clouds announced the oncoming storm.
17. appetite n爱好
At the moment he had no appetite for work.
18. appreciate vt.意识到(realize))
I appreciate that I may be wrong.
19. approach vt. 担任(职务等),任职,补(缺); 着手处理;对付
I approached him about filling the manager’s job.
What’s the best way of approaching this problem?
20. argue 主张,认为
He argued that they needed more time