雅思考试词汇之常见的熟词新义（上）

1．absent adj.缺席的→adj.茫然的，恍惚的

She looked at the picture in an absent(茫然的)way.

2．ache v．& n．疼痛→v.渴望

Having left for ages，he was aching(渴望)for home.

3．address n．地址 v.写地址→vt.发表演说

The president will address(发表演说)his speech at 3：00 pm.

4．against prep.逆着，反对；倚，靠；碰→prep.以...为背景

The picture looks nice against(以...为背景)the white wall.

5．attend v．出席；参加→v.看护；治疗；陪同

The nurse attended(看护)to him day and night.

6．blank adj.空白的 n.空白→adj.没表情的；空虚的；没兴趣的

The stranger returned my greeting with a blank(没表情的)look.

7．blue adj.& n．蓝色→adj.忧伤的

His songs always make me feel blue(忧伤的)．

8．build vt.建筑，建造→v.逐渐增强 n.体格，体形，身材

One should receive training to build(逐渐增强)up one's confidence.You're right，Josh. He may have a *all build(身材)

9．cause vt.促使，引起→n.原因，起因；事业，目标

Even with a staff of 22 volunteers，Thomas often devotes up to 50 hours a week to his cause(事业)．

10．cloudy adj.阴的，多云的→adj.不明朗的，不清晰的

Who will take his place still remains cloudy(不明朗的)．

11．coach n．教练→v.辅导，指导

She coached(指导)me in playing football.

12．count n．& v．计算，数→vi.有价值，重要

It is not how much you read but what you read that counts(重要)．

13．course n．课程；过程→n.一道菜
The courses(菜谱)vary with seasons.

14．coverv．覆盖→v.行走(一段路程)；足以支付，够付；采访n.书刊封面，封面

1）Motor－cars cover(行走一段路程)a hundred miles in little more than an hour.

2）To cover(足以支付)the cost of hiring a bus, each student will have to pay $10 each time.

15．cross v．跨越，横穿n.十字→adj.生气的

Don't be cross(生气的)with him—after all，he is a child.

16．desert n．沙漠→v.抛弃，离弃

He deserted(抛弃)his wife and children and went abroad.

17．deal vi.处理，解决→n.交易

Having been cheated in a business deal(交易)，he was reduced to nothing.

18．develop v．发展；开发；研制→v.冲印

Did you have the films developed(冲印)?

19．drive v．驾驶→v.迫使(某人做不好的事)

Hunger drove(迫使)her to steal.

20．express v．表达→n.快递

Is there an express(快车)from Nanjing to Shanghai?

21．encourage vt.鼓励；激励→v.促进，助长，*

Good health encourages(促进)clear thinking.

22．escape v．逃跑；逃脱→v.被忘掉；被忽视

The name escapes(被忘掉)me for the moment.

23．explode v．爆炸；爆裂→v.勃然大怒；大发雷霆

I'm about to explode(勃然大怒)！He broke his promise again.

24．exploit v．开发；开采；剥削→v.利用

You must exploit(利用)every opportunity to learn English.

25．fail vi.失败→vi.(健康)衰退，变弱

William found it increasingly difficult to read，for his eyesight was beginning to fail(变弱)．

26．foreign adj.外国的；外交的→adj.不熟悉的

The subject is foreign(不熟悉的)to all of us.

27．freeze vi.结冰，(使)冻结→v.惊呆，吓呆

Grandfather froze(吓呆) in fear. Was he going to lose his job?

28．fresh adj.新鲜的→adj.无经验的

She is quite fresh(无经验的)to the work.

29．ground n．地面→n.理由

He has strong grounds(理由)for more money.

30．govern v．管理；控制→vt.影响；支配

The law of supply and demand governs(影响)the prices of goods.