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什么是熟词僻义?
在平时的英语学习以及考试中,我们常常会发现一些单词明明很熟悉,但放在句中却
读不懂,这是因为这些单词在不同的语境中意思不同,这就是我们所说的“一词多义”现象。
在这些释义中,有些释义是我们平时很少接触到且较难的释义,此类释义我们称之为“僻
义”,例如:
But equally important is the mental aspect.Reading researchers have
proposed a theory called“shallowing hypothesis(假说)”.According to this
theory,people approach digital texts with a mindset suited to social media,
which are often not so serious,and devote less mental effort than when they
are reading print.(2024年新课标/卷阅读C篇)
approach不是“接近”的意思吗?为什么这里说人们“接近”数字
文本呢?
虽然approach有“接近”的意思,但由语境可推知,其在此为“着手处理”
之意。该句表示,根据这一理论,人们会以一种对待社交媒体的心态
来处理数字文本,而社交媒体通常并不那么严肃,也就是说人们在数
字文本上投入的心力会比纸质阅读更少。
通过以上示例和对真题的研究发现,只掌握常见单词的常见释义是不够的,因为高考
英语的语篇类题目(如完形填空和阅读理解)时常会涉及一些熟词的生僻释义,有时还会
以词义猜测题等形式考查熟词僻义。若你对这类单词理解错误,那么对于文章的理解也可
能存在偏差,从而影响解题。因此,了解一些常见单词的僻义对你来说至关重要。
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真题熟词僻义精讲
Group
company
[kmp3ni]熟n.[C]公司僻n.[U陪伴
见主本P5
园他辞去跨国公司的高薪职位,只为给家人更多的陪伴。
I would miss the company of people because I know I'd like to have someone to
share experiences with.我会想念有人相伴的感觉,因为我知道自己想要有人一起分
享经历。奥
)即时训练
1.When the dogs were not shown any stimuli they tended to wag their tails to
the left,suggesting they preferred
A.company
B.competition
C.comparison
D.communication
design*
[d'zarm熟vt.设计爵n.[C]设计图样
见主本P10
园这位设计师反复修改自己的设计图样,只为设计出完美合身的服装。
用僻He doesn't enjoy the design of the fireworks.他不喜欢这些烟花的设计图样。国
)即时训练
2.We reviewed the preliminary
for the new stadium.
A.decision
B.description
C.design
D.definition
save*
[sev]熟vt.&vi.节省;攒钱僻vt.避免
见主本P12
园我们做好购物清单再去超市,既可以节省时间,又可以避免冲动消费。
Terri,who now rents a house with friends in Wandsworth,South West London,
says DIY also saves her from losing any deposit when a tenancy comes to an
end.
Terri现在与朋友在伦敦西南部的旺兹沃思合租一套房子,她说,DY还可以让她避免
在租期结束时被扣押金。
高、中频词★
低频词☆
)即时训练
3.The new system will
people the trouble of taking recyclable
materials to collection points.
A.preserve
B.reserve
C.save
D.share
[k'sept)离vt.&vi.接受(建议、邀请等)
accept*
见主本P13
僻vt.忍受(困境等)
园他不想接受这份工作,因为他不想忍受天天加班的痛苦。
用It's important to learn to accept sufferings in life.学会忍受生活中的苦难是很重
要的。奥
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4.Although the job was exhausting and the pay was low,he had no choice
but to
the reality and keep working.
A.receive
B.accept
C.admire
D.expect
title*
[tatl恩n.[C]标题;职称爵n.[C](竞赛、体育
见主本P32
比赛的)冠军
园这篇报道的标题是《从默默无闻到世界之巅》,生动地描述了这位冠军的奋斗历程。
By winning the Olympic all-around title,she became the first black woman to
d0S0.通过赢得奥运会全能项目冠军,她成了首位取得此项成就的黑人女性。
)即时训练
5.The young tennis player finally proved herself to the world by winning the
women's singles_
at the French Open.
A.title
B.headline
C.caption
D.subject
bark*
[bak]题vi.(狗)吠叫僻n.[U,C]树皮
见主本P345
园风吹动树皮碎片时,那只狗突然开始吠叫。
Over this shape pieces of tree bark were laid to protect the Indians from bad
weather.在这个构架上铺着一片片树皮,以保护印第安人免受恶劣天气的侵袭。④
court*
[ko:t)熟n.[C,U]法庭;法院爵n.[C]球场
见主本P310
园那起案件历时五年才被法庭受理,在那期间,他靠在球场打球排解压力。
3
用The John Street basketball courts have been re-surfaced!约翰街篮球场已经重新铺
设了地面!®
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6.The sports hall has volleyball,basketball and indoor football
(court)
and a swimming pool as well.
Group
2
[praekts]熟n.[U]实践[U,C]训练
practice*
见主本P36
僻vt.&vi.(医生、律师等)从业
园他决定从事律师职业,决心要把自己所学的法律知识运用到实践中。
The government has struggled to come up with measures to address the
problem,particularly in the poorer,rural areas east of the Volga River,including
arranging doctor's appointments by video chat and expanding financial aid
programs to motivate doctors to practice medicine in remote parts of the
country like Krasnoyarsk.政府一直在努力制定措施来解决这个问题,尤其是在伏尔
加河以东较贫穷的农村地区,措施包括通过视频聊天安排医生预约,以及扩大财政援
助计划,以激励医生在该国像克拉斯诺亚尔斯克这样的偏远地区行医。圆
)即时训练
7.There are over 50,000 solicitors
(practice)in England and Wales.
permit*
[p3'mty.[p3:mtn.题vt.允许僻n.[C]许可证
见主本P71
园只有持有许可证,你才被允许在该区域施工。
And after the Haj vacation I went to the local government and they surprised
me,saying that there are new rules that forbid the issuing of any more Internet
cafe permits and that one can't even renew his permit.朝觐假期结束后,我去了
当地政府,结果他们让我大吃一惊,说新规定禁止再发放任何网吧经营许可证,而且
就连原有许可证也无法续期。国
)即时训练
8.The agency issued
for exploratory drilling.
A.orders
B.bills
C.notes
D.permits
domestic"
[da'mestrk]题a.家务的;家庭的僻a.驯养的;非
见主本P387
野生的
园她每天不仅要处理家务琐事,还要照顾那只驯养的兔子。
Domestic horses now pull ploughs,race in the Kentucky Derby,and carry police.
如今,驯养的马会耕地、参加肯塔基德比赛马,还能担任警用坐骑。国
active*
['ektv]熟a.积极的;活跃的僻a.定期进行的
见主本P48
园他积极参加定期进行的社区服务活动
用僻Grirmsvom is one of the largest and most active volcanoes in Europe.格里姆火
山是欧洲最大且定期喷发最频繁的火山之一。
select*
[sr'lekt]离vt.&vi.选择;挑选a.精选的;选
见主本P53
出的
园请从这些精选的礼品中挑选出你最喜欢的一件。
用Who is eligible:Youth15-l8 years old in select communities..谁有资格:在选定
的社区中15至18岁的青少年。
[kAv(c]离vt.遮盖n.[C](书刊的)封面
cover*
见主本P37
僻vt.①足以支付;够付②报道,电视报道
园这本杂志封面上的人物正是前些天新闻报道过的人。
Her husband worked two jobs to cover the bills,and her 68-year-old mother
helped take care of the children at times.她的丈夫打两份工才足以支付账单,她68岁
的母亲有时也来帮忙照看孩子。国
2 My column,begun when I was fourteen,was supposed to cover teenage
social activities.我十四岁时开始撰写的专栏,本应报道青少年的社交活动。圆
)即时训练
9.Then give high priority to the expenses on basic needs and determine how
much money to set aside every month to
those costs.
A.cover
B.cancel
C.compare
D.combine
10.The BBC will
all the major games of the tournament.
custom*
[kAstam]题n.[C,U]习俗;风俗爵n.[U]光顾
见主本P123
园按照当地习俗,我们要先去那家老店光顾一番。
Two out of three people think it is important to buy from environmentally
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responsible companies,with about one in seven saying that they had even
decided to take their custom elsewhere if they felt a company's environmental
reputation was not good enough.三分之二的人认为,购买对环境负责任的企业的
产品十分重要;约七分之一的人表示,如果他们觉得某家企业的环保声誉不够好,他
们甚至会决定转而光顾别处。夏
Group
waste*
[weIst)恩vt.浪费a.废弃的
见主本P54
园别浪费水,可以先用废弃的桶接着。
Now that Chicago's waste water was draining efficiently into the Chicago River,
the city's next step was to clean the polluted river..既然芝加哥的废水已有效排入芝
加哥河,那么接下来该市要做的就是对这条被污染的河流进行净化处理。圆
[ka'mju:nati]熟n.[C-常用sing]社区;社会
community*
见主本P63
卧n.[U]团体精神
园广大居民在维护其社区内的安全方面,展现出了很棒的团体精神。
The concept is simple:help to build a sense of community in a city by getting
everyone to read the same book at the same time.这个理念很简单:让所有人在
同一时间阅读同一本书,有助于在城市中营造集体感。①
)即时训练
11.She encouraged a sense of
by creating shelters and promoting
education and services for people in need.
A.community
B.competition
C.communication D.collection
treat*
[tri:t)圈vt.治疗僻n.[C]美味食物
见主本P66
园治疗结束后,她吃到了妈妈准备的美味食物。
用A single sugar treat,selected by the child,was placed on a table.一份由孩子挑选
的甜食被放在了桌子上。
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12.Spaghetti was an exotic.
in those days.
A.trick
B.treat
C.track
D.trade
答案速查
1.A
2.C
31.B
32.B
3.C
4.B
33.A
34.A
5.A
6.courts
35.B
36.C
7.practicing
8.D
37.A
38.D
9.A
10.cover
39.C
40.A
11.A
12.B
41.A
42.C
13.particulars
14.B
43.admire
44.essentials
15.C
16.A
45.pursuing
46.claimed
17.C
18.B
47.restored
48.A
19.B
20.D
49.A
50.linked
21.C
22.A
51.B
52.C
23.B
24.A
53.C
54.D
25.C
26.C
55.channels
56.A
27.A
28.feed
57.D
58.A
29.A
30.failure
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单词索引表
★channel/27
★duty/15
★accept/3
★chapter,/26
active/5
★character/13
edge/17
admire/20
☆chart/25
★element/27
★adopt/21
★chest/29
entry /25
★allow/11
★church/23
★essential/21
☆appetite/24
★circus/28
expand /20
approach /7
claim/22
community /6
★failure/14
background/17
company /2
★feed/13
balance/16
★court/3
flat/16
★bark/3
★cover/5
★follow/10
★bear/15
★credit/8
forward /13
★boil/28
★current/18
G
★break/10
custom/5
gap /25
★brief/20
gather/15
broad /23
★debate/9
☆gravity/7
★budget/26
★delicious/19
*guide/12
design /2
★cage/27
★determine/8
harmony/18
★calm/14
★difficult/11
case/12
★discount/17
invite /12
★cause/10
★divide/7
iron /27
*ceiling /22
☆domestic/5
chance/11
drop/13
☆junior/29
31四
★plus/8
sharp/26
★kick/24
★pour/24
★shock/16
★practice/4
slip /28
★land/12
presentation /21
★snack/24
★lead/10
promise/7
spare/15
★lit/16
★oursue/21
*stick/14
★link/24
★struggle/14
★location/22
★ray/23
★stuff/28
☆refresh/29
★surround/26
relate/19
★master/17
★relief/19
title/3
★moral/19
★restore/22
tough /17
★retire/19
★treat/6
★narrow/26
*row /18
★version/20
★offer/9
★sail/23
★sample/28
★waste/6
particular/7
★save/2
wonder/12
percentage/9
★select/5
permit /4
★shadow/27
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