60個高考英語熟詞新意的單詞

　　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.寫地址→vt.發表演說

　　The president will address(發表演說)his speech at 3：00 pm.

　　4．against  prep.逆著，反對；倚，靠；碰→prep.以...為背景

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

　　5．attend  v．出席；參加→v.看護；治療；陪同

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

　　6．blank  adj.空白的 n.空白→adj.沒表情的；空虛的；沒興趣的

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

　　7．blue  adj.& n．藍色→adj.憂傷的

　　His songs always make me feel blue(憂傷的)．

　　8．build  vt.建筑，建造→v.逐漸增強 n.體格，體形，身材

　　One should receive training to build(逐漸增強)up one's confidence.

　　You're right，Josh. He may have a small build(身材)．

　　9．cause  vt.促使，引起→n.原因，起因；事業，目標

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

　　10．cloudy  adj.陰的，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．教練→v.輔導，指導

　　She coached(指導)me in playing football.

　　12．count  n．& v．計算，數→vi.有價值，重要

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

　　13．course  n．課程；過程→n.一道菜

　　The courses(菜譜)vary with seasons.

　　14．cover  v．覆蓋→v.行走(一段路程)；足以支付，夠付；采訪n.書刊封面，封皮

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

　　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，橫穿n.十字→adj.生氣的

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

　　16．desert  n．沙漠→v.拋棄，離棄

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

　　17．deal  vi.處理，解決→n.交易

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

　　18．develop  v．發展；開發；研制→v.沖印

　　Did you have the films developed(沖印)？

　　19．drive  v．駕駛→v.迫使(某人做不好的事)

　　Hunger drove(迫使)her to steal.

　　20．express  v．表達→n.快車

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

　　21．encourage  vt.鼓勵；激勵→v.促進，助長，刺激

　　Good health encourages(促進)clear thinking.

　　22．escape  v．逃跑；逃脫→v.被忘掉；被忽視

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

　　23．explode  v．爆炸；爆裂→v.勃然大怒；大發雷霆

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

　　24．exploit  v．開發；開采；剝削→v.利用

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

　　25．fail  vi.失敗→vi.(健康)衰退，變弱

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

　　26．foreign  adj.外國的；外交的→adj.不熟悉的

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

　　27．freeze  vi.結冰，(使)凍結→v.驚呆，嚇呆

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

　　28．fresh  adj.新鮮的→adj.無經驗的

　　She is quite fresh(無經驗的)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.影響；支配

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

　　31．help  vt.幫助→vi.避免，防止，起作用

　　Try not to cough more than you can help(避免，防止)since it may cause problems to your lungs.

　　32．hit  v．擊中，打擊→n.成功；紅極一時的人或事

　　Tuhao is quite a hit(風行一時的事物)of this year.

　　33．ill  adj.生病的→adj./adv.壞的/地

　　It's no good speaking ill(壞地)of others.

　　She had brought ill (壞的)luck into her family.

　　34．interest  n．興趣→n.利益；股份

　　Our family has interests(利益)  in the business.

　　35．inspire  v．激勵；鼓舞→v.啟發

　　His best music was inspired(啟發) by the memory of his mother.

　　36．jump  v．& n．跳→n.& v．大幅度上漲

　　Last week the price of goods jumped(大幅度上漲)．

　　37．kill  v．殺死，弄死→v.消磨或打發(時間)

　　How does the man kill(打發時間)time？

　　38．last  adj.最后的→adj.最不可能的

　　He is the last(最不可能的)man I want to see.

　　39．match  n．火柴，旗鼓相當的人→vt.般配，與…匹配

　　She matched(匹配)the carpet with some very nice curtains in colour.

　　40．mean  v．打算；意味著→adj.小氣的，吝嗇的　means n．方式，方法

　　He is too mean(吝嗇的)to make a donation.

　　In many places in China， the bicycle is still a popular means(方式)of transportation.

　　41．measure  n．措施，方法→v.估量，判定(重要性、價值或影響等)

　　It's hard to measure(判定) his ability when we haven't seen his work.

　　42．narrow  adj.狹窄的→vt.縮小，使變窄

　　Parents and children should communicate more to narrow (使變窄，縮小)  the gap between them so that they can understand each other better.

　　43．nurse  n．護士，保姆→v.看護，照料(病人或傷者)

　　For two days he was nursed(照料)by his mother.

　　44．note  n．筆記→v.注意，特別指出，提及

　　I noted(注意到)that her hands were dirty.

　　45．open  v．開adj.開著的，打開的→adj.(問題、議事等)未解決的

　　They left the matter open(未解決的)．

　　46．operate  vi.機器運轉工作；做手術→vi.起作用

　　The medicine operated(起作用)quickly.

　　47．position  n．位置；職位→n.立場；觀點

　　What's your position(觀點)on the problem？

　　48．promise  v．& n．許諾→v.有……的希望；使……有可能

　　The dark clouds promise(使……有可能)rain.

　　49．read  v．閱讀→v.理解；領會

　　I didn't read(領會)mother's thoughts at that time.

　　50．say  vt.說→vt.假定，顯示，表明

　　Say(假定)that war breaks out， what will you do？

　　51．shoulder  n．肩膀→v.承擔

　　Young people should learn to shoulder(承擔)the blame.

　　52．solid  adj.固定的，堅硬的→adj.可靠的，可信賴的

　　The research lacks solid(可靠的)evidence， and therefore， its conclusions are doubtful.

　　53．strength  n．力，力量，體力→n.長處，強項

　　A basketball coach must know the strengths(長處)and weaknesses of his players.

　　54．taste  v．品嘗，嘗出……味道→n.味道，鑒賞力，愛好

　　While she was in Paris， she developed a taste(愛好)for fine art.

　　55．sign  n．符號，記號→n.跡象，預兆 v．簽字，簽署

　　Bearing responsibility for his mistakes is a sign(征兆)of a man's maturity.

　　Therefore， students should be advised to sign(簽字)up as soon as possible.

　　56．stand  v．站，站立，直立→v.忍受 n．貨攤

　　The author could not stand(忍受)living in a wooden house.

　　I found the fish stand(貨攤)surrounded in a sea of customers.

　　57．store  n．(大型)百貨商店→v.& n．貯藏，貯存，保存

　　Although dams can be built to store(貯存)water for agricultural use in dry areas and dry seasons.

　　58．treat  vt.以…態度對待→vt.治療，醫治 v．&n.款待，招待

　　The doctor is skilled at treating(治療)heart trouble and never accepts any gift from his patients， so he has a very good reputation.

　　Let's go out for lunch—my treat(款待)．

　　59．walk  v．& n．行走；步行→n.行業

　　This society welcomes people from all walks(行業)of life.

　　60．wear  v．穿，戴→v.面帶，流露；留(發，須等)

　　I can still remember he was always wearing(面帶)a smile and willing to help.