高中英语熟词新义

3500词之熟词新义

Unit 1-Unit5

1.available 可获得的；可购得的；可找到的

Will she be available this afternoon？_______________________ 2.age

It’ll probably take ages to find a parking space. __

As he aged，his memory got worse.

The population is aging.

3.allowance 津贴；补贴；补助

The plan makes no allowance for people working at different rates___________

4.arm

Plice officers in the UK do not usually carry arms. ____

The men armed themselves with sticks and stones. _______________________ 5.arrest

An unusual noise arrested his attention.

6.article

The articles found in the car helped the police to identity the body.

7.Attend

Attend a wedding/funeral

I have some business to attend to.

A nurse attended to his needs constantly.

8.attraction

Buckingham Palace is a major tourist attraction.

9.afford

The programme affords young people the chance to gain work experience. _____________ 10.Apparent

My parents were concerned at my apparent lack of enthusiasm for school.

11.appeal

The design has to appeal to all ages and social groups.

Organizers appealed to the crowd not to panic.

12.affect

They were deeply affected by the news her death.

13.argue

He argued that they needed more time to finish the project.

14.advance

The troops were finally given the order to advance. _______________

We live in an age of rapid technological advance. _________________ 15.admit

Only ticket-holders will be admitted to/into the stadium. ________________ News came that Tom had been admitted into Beijing University. ________________ We should have the courage to admit our mistakes. _________________ 16.address

He gave/delivered an address over the radio. _________________ The letter was addressed to me. __________________ 17.act

People should observe Civil Right Act. ________________ 18.acute

His hearing is so acute that he can even hear a pin drop. _________________ 19.account

He takes care of the business and his wife keeps the accounts. ________________ She gave us a long account of her trip to Europe. _______________ She was absent from school on account of illness. ________________ One must take the audience into account when addressing speeches. ________________ The poor weather may have accounted for the small crowd. ________________ Girls account for half of the students in our class. ________________ 20.bargain

The coat was half-price, a real bargain. _______________ After bargaining, the shop owner agreed to cut down the price by 20%. _______________ 21.ball

She dressed up and had a good time in the ball. _______________ 22.back

Go ahead. Take a chance and I will back you up. _______________ 23.blank

If your mind goes blank, try not to panic. _______________ 24.bill

Have you paid your phone bill? _______________

I have several ten dollar bills./notes _______________

25. block

The floor is made of wooden blocks. _______________ She told us to go around the corner on the left and keep going straight for two blocks. _______ When we saw the road blocked with snow, we decided to spend the holiday at home. _______ Someone is blocking our plan. _________ 26. book

You'd better book a room during the tourism season. __________ 27. bother

29. branch

The bank has branches all over the country. ___________ 30. bridge

These tax reforms are an attempt to bridge the gap between the rich and poor. _________ 31. buy

You could say you were ill but I don’t think they’d buy it. ____________ 32. cater

She refused to cater to his ridiculous demands. _____________ 33.challenge

The job doesn’t really challenge her. ____________

34. change

I didn’t have time to get changed before the party. ____________ Let’s stay in tonight for a change? ___________

I didn’t have any small change to leave as a tip. _____________

35. charge

He was charged with murder. _____________ The restaurant charged $20 for dinner. ____________ 36.circulate

Rumors began to circulate about his financial problems. ____________ 37. clear up

Clear up a mistery/difficulty/misunderstanding. _______________

Unit 6—10

1. commit v. (committed; committed; committing )

Most crimes are committed by young men. ________________

The President is committed to reforming health care. ________________

2. company n.

He’s coming with me for company. ________________

3.concern n.

The report expressed concern over continuing high unemployment. ________________ What concerns me is our lack of preparation for the change. _______________ The story concerns the prince’s efforts to rescue the princess. _______________ 4. conclude v.

He concluded from their remarks that they were not in favor of the plan. ___________ He concluded his speech with a famous saying. ___________ 5. contain v.

The hall can contain two hundred people. ____________ She was unable to contain her excitement. ____________ 6. contemporary

He was contemporary with the dramatist Congreve. ____________ She and I were contemporaries at college. ____________ 7. content n.

The police emptied her bag and examined the contents. ___________ The content of the course depends on what the students would like to study.__________ His parents are content with his performance at school.

8. count v.

It is not how much you read but what you read that counts. ___________ 9. course n.

The new textbook is in course of preparation. ___________ He has seen many changes in / over the course of his long life. ___________ 10. credit n.

We bought the dishwasher on credit. ___________ The bank refused further credit to the company. ___________ He is a player who rarely seems to get the credit he deserves. ___________ Her credit isn’t good anywhere now.___________

11.cross adj.

I was cross with him for being late. ___________

12. cut v.

He is always cutting class. ___________ His salary has been cut by ten percent. ___________

13. decline

I offered to give them a lift but they declined ___________ Her health was declining rapidly after getting infected with the disease. ___________ 14. deliver

He has promised to finish the job by June and I am sure he will deliver ___________

15. develop I had the film developed yesterday. __________

16. digest

The teacher paused , waiting for her students to digest the information __________ 17. discount

We can not discount the effectiveness of the Internet. ___________ 18. dismiss

He fell in love with her,and couldn’t dismiss her from his mind ___________ At 12 o’clock the class was dismissed

19. distinguished

I think grey hair makes you look very distinguished ___________

20. draw

The excellent performance drew loud applause from the audience. ___________ She went to the post office to draw her pension.

21.due

when is the baby due? ___________ The debt is due on October 1st. ___________ 22. employ

He criticized the cruel method employed by the country’s government. ___________ She was employed in making a list of all the jobs to be done. ___________

23. equal He is a player without equal. ___________

24. escape His name escapes me. ____________

25. expose

We want to expose the kids to as much art and culture as possible. ____________ She was left feeling exposed and vulnerable(脆弱的). ____________ 26. extension

We had an extension in the bedroom. ____________ 27. fail

His last months in office were influenced by failing health. ____________

28. fair

a world trade fair book fair ____________

29. fancy

Fancy meeting you here. ____________ She didn’t fancy the idea of goin g home in the dark. ____________ 30. fix

I’ll fix a meeting. _______ try to fix a post in the ground. ________

The car won’t start------ can you fix it? ________

Has the date of the next meeting been fixed? ________

31. fit

I tried the dress on but it didn’t fit. ________ They fitted a smoke alarm to the ceiling. ________ 32. foster

They have fostered over 60 children during the past 10 years. ________ The club’s aim is to foster better relations with the community. ________

33. freeze

I froze with terror as the door slowly opened. _______

34. fresh Let me write it down while it is still fresh in my mind. ________

35. gain

My watch gains two minutes every 24hours. _________ These policies have resulted in great gains in public health. _________

Unit 11—15

1. grasp

They failed to grasp the importance of his words. __________ 2. hand

All the teachers were asked to lend a hand with the school concert. __________ The ring has been handed down in my family. __________

3. hang He was hanged for murder. __________

4. happen She happened to be out when we called. __________

5. head

Happy as a child, I got on the bicycle and headed out onto the street. __________

6. hit

A terrible flood hit this area. __________ The first TV show was a big hit. __________

7. hold

I still hold that the government’s economic policies are mistaken. __________

8. insist

He insisted that he was innocent. ___________ He insists that she should come. ___________ 9. however

She has the window open, however cold it is outside. ___________ We thought the figures were correct. However,we have now discovered some errors. _________

10. immediately

Immediately I get home, I will ring you. ___________ 11. invite

Some comments are just inviting trouble. ___________ Readers are invited to write in with their comments. ___________ 12. lead

England took the lead after 31 minutes with a goal by Peter Nail. ___________ The leads are Wang Baoqiang and Xu Zheng. ___________ 13. leave

Salter drove off, leaving Callendar surveying the scene. ___________ Why don't you take a few days' leave? ___________ 14. lesson

There's still one lesson to be learned from the crisis—we all need to better understand the thinking of the other side. ___________ 15. lie

He tried to tell me a lie about losing his wallet. ___________ He lay awake watching her for a long time. _________

The islands lie at the southern end of the Kurile chain. _________

The fundamental way out lies in reform and openness. _________

The town lay in ruins after a heavy bombardment. _________

16. lift

She put her arms around him and lifted him up. _________

He used his incredible sense of humour to lift my spirits. _________

He had a car and often gave me a lift home. _________

The fog had lifted and revealed a warm, sunny day. _________ 17. likely

At one point he had seemed a likely candidate to become Prime Minister _________ 18. live

We saw a real live rattlesnake! _________ The club has live music most nights. __________ The show is going out live. __________ 19. lively

She had a sweet, lively personality. ___________ 20. major

Never mind---- it is not major. ___________ Her major is French. ___________

21. match

a packet of cigarettes and a box of matches. ___________ They played some fine attacking football, but I think we matched them in

every respect. ___________

22. master

She was a master of the English language. ___________

The short story is a difficult art form to master. ___________

23. mean

She has always been mean with money. ___________

He is a mean tennis player.

Is there any means of contacting him? ___________

24. merely

Michael is now merely a good friend. ___________

25. move

Industrialists must move fast to take advantage of new opportunities in China. ________

It may also be a good move to suggest she talks things over. ____________

She had often considered moving to London. ____________

His prayer moved me to tears. ____________

26. must

His new novel is a must for all lovers of crime fiction. ____________

27. narrow

As we set out, I was shocked at how narrow the path was. ____________ Parents and children should communicate more to narrow the gap between them so that they can understand each other better. ____________

He had a narrow escape. _____________

28. nature

Photos record the beauties of nature. ____________ Children are curious by nature. _____________ 29. notice

It was Jenny who brought the problem to my notice. _____________

This shop will be closed for repairs until further notice. _____________ 30. observe

She observed that successful people spent a lot more time reading than they did watching TV. ________

Though having lived abroad for years, many Chinese still observe the traditional customs.

________

Do you observe Christmas in your country? ____________

31. offer

I have offered to paint the house in exchange for a week’s accommodation. ________

Have you got any job offers? ____________

--- Can I help you with it? ---I appreciate your offer, but I can manage it myself.

32. once

I once lived in London. I would go to a grocery store around the corner. ____________ Once they decide which college to go to, students should research the admission procedure. ________

33. The machine is very easy to operate. ____________ His father operates 2 big companies. ____________ The medicine began to operate at once. ____________ 34. order

Your call will be answered in the order in which it was received. ____________ He gave orders for the work to be started. ____________ He placed an order for a coat online. ____________ The police offices in our city work hard in order that the rest of us can live a safe life.

_________

35. otherwise

All the candidates are required to be at the Conference Hall at 2:00 pm unless otherwise informed. _____

All the photos in this book, unless otherwise stated, date from the 19th century. __________

Unit 16—20

1.over

There’s a bus stop just over the road. __________

It has one great advantage over its rivals. __________

There is concern over the bad image of the legal profession. __________

2.overlook

Nobody could overlook the fact that box office sales were down. ___________

Our room overlooks the ocean. ___________

3.pack

The pack of hounds(猎狗) was baying loudly. __________

4.park

I couldn’t find anywhere to park. __________

5.part

The crowd parted to let him through. __________

6.passage

We walked down a narrow passage to the back of the building. ___________

The police forced a passage through the crowd. ___________

7. perform

She was fired for not performing the duties. ___________

Tom, picturing the scene, smiled. ___________

She has been pictured as a difficult, demanding woman. ___________

9.plain

The advantages were plain to see. __________

Let me make it plain. We donot want you here. ___________

Mrs Smith was a rather plain woman. __________

10. plant

a huge chemical plant __________

power plant __________

11.plot a vegetable plot __________

She and her lover hatched / planned a plot to kill her husband. __________

12. practice

It’s common practice in many countries for pupils to repeat a year if their grades are low.

___________

13.present

He was presented with a bottle of champagne(香槟). ___________

14.press

To judge from the press, the concert was a great success. ___________

15. read

We have been close friends ever since our childhood. We know each other so well that we can read each other's mind. ____________________________ The sign read “No parking”. ___________________________ What does the thermometer(温度计) read? ____________________________ 16. reason

Basing an important decision more on emotion than on reason, you will regret it sooner or later.

___________________________ She reasoned that she must have left her bag on the train. ___________________________ 17. receive

The play was well received by the critics. ___________________________ He was received as an honored guest at the White House. ___________________________ 18. reserve

Animals are well cared for in a wildlife reserve. ___________________________ I’d like to reserve a table for 3 for 8:00pm. ___________________________ These seats are reserved for special guests. ___________________________ 19. ride He rode the bus to school every day. _________________

Steve gave me a ride on his motorbike. ___________________________

20. run

He has no idea how to run a business. ___________________________ Her life ran smoothly before. ___________________________ The tears ran down her cheeks. ___________________________ 21. see

--- My god! I am broke.

--- Oh, yes, I see what you mean. __________________________ I will see what I can do to help you. __________________________ See that all the doors are locked before you leave. __________________________ The past few decades have seen great changes in our country. __________________________

22. seek They sought to calm him down. _______________

23. sense

Dogs have a strong sense of smell. __________________________ In a sense, it doesn’t matter any more. ___________________________ Lisa sensed that he did not believe her. __________________________ 24. settle

It is all settled --- we are leaving on the nine o’clock plane. __________________________ It always takes the class a while to settle down at the start of the lesson. __________________ 25. share

Both drivers shared the blame for the accident. ___________________________ Their products enjoy 30 percent share of the market in this country because both the quality and their service are fine. ___________________________ --- H ave you paid? What’s my share of the bill?

--- Don’t worry about it. It wasn’t very much.___________________________ 26. shoulder

The village lay just around the shoulder of the hill. __________________________ Contemporarily, women shoulder the double burden of childcare and full-time work.

__________________________ She shouldered her bag and set off home. __________________________ 27. sink

Hearing the news that the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 “ended” in the southern Indian Ocean, my heart sank. ___________________________ The sun was sinking in the west. __________________________ It took a while for her words to sink in. ___________________________ 28. skip I often skip breakfast altogether. ________________

---What were you saying?

---Oh, skip it! ________________

Unit 21-25

7.somebody

He thinks that he is somebody, but actually he is a nobody. __________

8.something

--- Have you figured out how much the trip will cost?

--- $4,000 or something like that. ____________

I’ve seen some fine players, but she’s something else. ____________ 9.sound

At last we reached a sound conclusion. ______________ He offered me some sound advice on how to expand my vocabulary. ___________ After the tiring work, I had a sound night’s sleep. ____________ We arrived home safe and sound. ____________ 10.spare

In my house, there are some spare bedrooms. __________

Take some spare clothes in case you get wet. ____________ Could you spare one of your staff to help us out? _____________ 11.spring

The reporter believes that good stories spring from good questions. __________

12.stand

a fish/newspaper stand ____________

He was criticized for his tough stand on immigration. ______________ 13.state

Although the company showed no sign of declining, it was generally in an unhealthy state.

______

8.stay We promised to stay friends for ever. ___________

9.stick

We should gather sticks to make a fire. ___________

The old lady leant on her stick as she talked. ___________

10. still

Keep still while I brush your hair. ______________ The kids found it hard to stay still. _______________ 12.stop I get off at the next stop. _______________ 12. story

The biggest whale is the blue whale, which grows to be about 29 meters long--- the height of a 9-story building. _____________ 15.stress

He stressed the importance of kindness, duty and order in society. ___________

16.strike

What struck me most was the enthusiasm of the local people. ___________

Last month, part of Southeast Asia was struck by floods. _____________ 15. struggle

My father is a struggling lawyer. _________

16.subject

We need male subjects between the ages of 18 and 25 for the experiment. ________

17. sympathy

The fishermen went on strike in sympathy with the sailors. ____________ 18.tell

It seems difficult to tell “hurt” from “injure” in meaning. ____________ Time will tell whether I made the right choice or not. _____________ 19.ticket

What embarrassed me was that I got a parking ticket and a speed ticket. ____________ 20.tie

The firm has close ties with an American corporation. _____________ 21.touch

Keeping in touch with our friends is an important part of friendship. ____________ 22.track

They ran five times round the track. ____________

23. urge

I was embarrassed, and I have an urge to run off the stage. ______________

24. upset

He arrived an hour late and upset our arrangements. ______________ She stood up suddenly, upsetting a glass of wine. _____________ 25. vacant

When the position finally became vacant, they offered it to John. ______________ 26. very

That’s the very thing I need. _____________ 27. view

When the car was first built, the design was viewed as highly original. ______________ 28. voice

This programme gives ordinary viewers a chance to make their voice heard. ___________

I am writing to you to voice my opinions. ______________

29. wind The path winds down to the beach. ______________

30. work

The medicine works more effectively if you drink some hot water after taking it. ___________

Unit 1-Unit 5

1. 有空的

2.很长时间/变老/人口正在老龄化

3. 考虑到；估计到

4. 武器武装；装备

5. 吸引

6. 物件；物品

7. 参加婚礼/葬礼处理；对付照料

8. 有吸引力的事；旅游景点

9. 提供；给予

10. 貌似的；表面上的，未必真实的

11. 有吸引力；有感染力；引起兴趣呼吁

12. （感情上）深深打动；使悲伤（或怜悯）

13. 提出理由说明14. 向前运动发展

15. 容许…进入接纳，招收承认

16. 演讲在…写地址

17.法令，条例18.敏锐的，灵敏的

19.账目描写，叙述因为考虑到

是…的原因占比例

20.廉价货讲价21. 舞会22.支持某人23.茫然的

24. 账单钞票，纸币

25.（木、石等的）块

街区堵塞妨碍

26. 预定

27. 不想花时间精力做某事/

n.令人烦恼的情况、事物、人/

花费时间精力做某事

28. 破晓/破产囊中羞涩没钱

29. 分部分行分店

30. 消除隔阂鸿沟分歧

31.相信= accept your explanation

32. 投合迎合

33. 考查…的能力考验…的技巧

34. 换衣服/

(会令人感兴趣或可喜的)变化/零钱35. 指控/收费要加36. 传播散布37. 转晴放晴/痊愈消失/揭开解决消除

Unit 6-Unit 10

1. commit v. (committed; committed; committing )

①做出（错或非法的事）；犯（罪或错等）②承诺，保证~ sb / oneself to sth / doing sth

2. company n. 陪伴

3.concern ①n. 担心，忧虑② v. 让（某人）担忧；③ v. 涉及,与…有关

4. conclude ①v. 推断出，作出结论；②v.（使）结束，终止

5. contain v. ①包含；②容纳；③抑制（感情）

6. contemporary ①adj. 同一时代的②n. 同代人；同辈人；同龄人

7. content ① n.所容纳之物；② n. 内容

③ adj. 满足的，满意的

8. count v. 重要，起作用

9. course n. ① in course of …在…的

过程中②in/over the course of …在…期间；在…的时候

10. credit n. ①赊购；②借款；③赞扬；④(借钱偿还的)信誉，信用

11.cross adj. 生气的，恼怒的

12. cut v. ①旷课，逃学；②减少

13. 拒绝；衰退

14.履行15.冲洗16.理解

17. 轻视18. 消除；打发走，解散19.尊贵的20.激起，引发；提取

21.预定、预期、要突击；到期的

22. 使用；忙于23. 无与伦比

24. 被忘掉；被忽视；

25. 使接触到…; 易受攻击，无保护的

26. 电话分机27. 逐渐衰退的

28. 世界贸易博览会；书市

29. 没想到…；喜欢…30 安排，安装固定，修理，决定确定

31. 适合合适，安装

32.抚养照料，促进鼓励助长

33. 结冰，惊呆吓呆

Unit 11—Unit 15

1. 理解，领会

2. 帮助，协助；把…传下来

3. 被吊死，被绞死

4. 碰巧做，恰好是

5. 超…出发，动身

6. 袭击，使遭受；很受欢迎的人或物

7. 怀有，持有（信念，意见）

8．坚持说坚持认为

9．无论多么，但是然而

10．一…就11．招致，邀请12．领先（地位）；主演

13. 留下；休假14. 教训

15. 撒谎；躺；位于；在于；处于……状态

16. 提起；使（情绪）高涨；搭便车；消散

17．. 合适的

18. 活的；现场的；现场直播

19. 活泼的20. 严重的；专业

21. 火柴；敌得过；方面22. 大师；掌握

23. 吝啬的；出色的；方法

24. 仅仅

25. 采取行动；措施；搬家；是感动

26. 必需的物品，必须做的事情

27．窄的；缩短；勉强的

28．自然界；天性，本性

29．注意；通知

30．注意到；遵循；庆祝

31．主动提出做；（工作）邀请；提议，提供物

32．曾经；一旦

33．操作；经营；起作用

34．顺序；命令；订购；为了…35．另外

34.新鲜的，就近的就近出现的

35获得赢得，走快，好处利益改进

Unit 16-Unit 20

1. 在…另一边/ 胜过/关于

2. 忽视/俯视

3. 一群

4. 停放（汽车）

5. （使）分离；（使）分开

6. 走廊/ 通道

7. 履行，执行，做8. 想象/ 描述9. ①②清楚的，明显的（=clear）/ 普通的；不漂亮的

10. 工厂/ 发电站

11. 小块土地/ 密谋

12. 惯例，做法

13. 赠送，颁发，呈递14. 新闻界；出版社

15. 读懂sb的心思; 写着; 显示，读数为

16. (n)理性; (v)推断,推理

17. 1) reveive(v):对…做出反应;be well recierived 2)受到好评; 接待,欢迎

18.保护区; 预定，预约; 保留，预留

19. 乘坐; give sb a lift 让sb搭便车

20. 经营，管理; 运转，运行; 流淌，流动

21. 明白，领会; 考虑，定夺; 确保，务必(做到); 见证

22. seek to do = try to do 试图做sth

23.(n)感觉官能; In a sense从某种意义上;

感觉到，意识到

24. 决定，确定，安排好; 安静下来，平静下来

25. 分担，共同承担; (n) 份额，一份; (n)份额，一份

26. (n)山肩; (v)承担，担负; (v)扛，挑，担，背27. 心里一沉（表示突然感到悲伤或沮丧）; 下沉，下陷，沉降; 被完全理解，被充分意识到28. 不做（应做的事等），不参加; (粗暴地表示不想谈论或重复说)别提这事儿，不说了！

Unit 21-Unit25

1. 重要人物

2. （表示不确切的描述或数量）大致，左右；出色人物，重要人物

3. Adj.，可靠的；合理的；酣畅的，香甜的；健康的，完好的

4. 不用的，闲置的；备用的，额外的，（vt.）抽出，腾出

5. (v.) 涌出，源（自）

6. 摊位，架子；态度，立场

7. n. 状态

8. Link verb. 保持（某种状态）

9. 枝条，柴火棍儿；拐棍

10. 静止的；安静的

11. 车站12. 层13.强调

14. v. 打动，给…以印象；

（灾害、疾病、不幸等）突然降临15. struggling (adj.) 努力的

16. n. 实验对象，接受试验者

17. 赞同的，支持

18. Vt. 辨别，分辨

vt./vi. 知道，确切地判断

19. (交通违章)罚单

20. 联系21. 联系22. 跑道

23. n 强烈冲动

24. vt. 打乱；扰乱；vt.打翻；碰到

25. adj. (职位)空缺的

26. adj. 正是的，恰好的；

27. vt.视为；看待

28. n. 意见；vt. 表达

29. v. （路；河等）蜿蜒；曲折而行

30. vi.起作用