熟词生义是高考英语的考查重点,也是常见丢分点。 很多同学都存在这样的困惑:平时所熟悉的词突然不认识了。在备考时,我们不仅仅要掌握一个词的熟义,还要了解它的生义,才能稳操胜券。 高中英语熟词生义最全汇总(上)word版下载方式见文末。 A 1.about 熟义:关于,对于生义:prep.&adv.到处,各处 We spent the whole afternoon walking about town. 我们整个下午都在镇上散步。 2. absent 熟义:adj. 缺勤的,缺席的生义:adj. 心不在焉的,出神的 He looked at me in an absent way. 他心不在焉地看着我。 3. abuse 熟义:v. 虐待生义:v. 滥用 What she did was an abuse of her position as manager.她的所作所为是滥用经理职权。 生义:v. 辱骂 Rival fans hurled abuse at each other.两帮对立的球迷相互高声辱骂。 4. accept 熟义 v. 同意,赞成 Tom accepted her explanation.汤姆同意她的解释。 生义:v. 相信,认为……正确 I accept that the aircraft has no choice but to crash into the sea.我相信飞机别无他法,只有坠入大海。 5. accommodate 熟义:v. 为……提供住宿生义:v. 容纳,提供空间 This hotel can accommodate more than 500 guests. 这家旅馆可容纳500多名客人。 生义:v. 帮助(某人),向……施以援手 He accommodated me when I asked him for help. 我向他求助时,他帮助了我。 6. ache 熟义:v./n. 疼痛生义:v. 渴望 He was aching for home.他渴望回家。 7.act 熟义:vi.行动生义:vi. 起作用 It takes a couple of minutes for the drug to act 只需几分钟,药物就起作用了。 8. acknowledge 熟义:vt. 承认道谢生义:vt. 对……打招呼 He acknowledged me by lifting his hat. 他举起帽子向我致意。 生义:(公开)感谢 I would like to acknowledge my debt to my teachers.我想向我的老师表达我的感激之情。 9. across 熟义:prep. 从一边到另一边生义:prep. 横过,穿过 The two roads cut across each other. 这两条路互相交叉。 10. advance 熟义:v./n. 前进生义:n. 预付(款) she asked me for an advance on her salary. 她要求我预付她的工资。 生义:n. (价格、价值的)上涨 Share prices showed significant advances today. 今天股价大幅上涨。 11.add 熟义:(使)相加,加生义:vt.补充说,继续说 “They don’t know.”he added.“他们不知道。”他补充道。 12.address 熟义:n.地址 v. 写地址生义:v. 称呼 The president should be addressed as “Mr President.总统应称为“总统先生”。 生义:v. 直接向……说 She turned to address the man on her left.她转身过去,向她左边的那人讲话。 生义:vt. 向...发表演说 He is going to address the meeting in aminute.他一会儿就要在大会上讲话了。 13.admit 熟义:vt.承认生义:v. 允许进入 The servant opened the door and admitted me (into the house). 仆人打开门,让我进去。 生义:v. 容纳 The theatre only admits 1000 persons. 这家剧院只容纳1000人。 14. against 熟义:prep. 反对生义:prep.以……为背景 The picture looks good against the white wall.这幅画靠着白墙看起来不错。 15. age 熟义:n. 年龄,年纪生义:v. (使)显老,(使)苍老 Worry aged him rapidly. 忧虑使他迅速衰老。 16. agree with 熟义:同意,和……意见一致生义:协调,适合 Long plane trips don't agree with me.长途飞机旅行不适合我。 17.air 熟义:n.大气,空气生义:v. 使公开,宣扬 Don't air your troubles too often.不要经常发牢骚。 生义:n. 神态,氛围 There was a comfortable air about her room. 她的房间里有一种舒适的氛围。 18.alive 熟义:adj. 活着的生义:adj. 充满(活的或动的东西) The street are alive with people. 街上挤满了人。 19. alone 熟义:adj. 单独的 adv. 单独地生义:adv. 仅仅,只有 She alone was able to answer the question. 只有她才能回答这个问题。 20. amount 熟义:n. 数量,量生义:v. 达到,总计 The cost amounted to $ 2000. 费用共计2000美元。 生义:等于,意味着 What you have said amounts to a refusal. 你所说的等于拒绝。 21. announce 熟义:v. 宣布,公布生义:vt. 显示,预示 Warm sunshine announces the coming of spring. 温暖的阳光预示着春天的到来。 22. appreciate 熟义:v. 欣赏,鉴赏生义:v.意识到=realize I appreciate that I may be wrong. 我意识到我可能错了。 23. arrival 熟义:n. 到达,到来生义:n. 到达者,加入者 All stood up to welcome the new arrival. 所有人起立欢迎新人。 24. at all 熟义:(否定句)根本;究竟生义:真的,确实 If it is at all foggy,I shall not go out.如果真的有雾,我就不出去了。 25. arm 熟义:n.手臂,上肢生义:n.武器 v.武装 Lay down your arms or we’ll fire!放下武器,否则我们会开枪的! 26. attend熟义:v.出席,参加生义:v.照料 If you go out,who’ll attend to the baby?如果你走了,谁来照看婴儿? 27. arrange熟义:v. 安排,筹备生义:v. 商量 I’ve arranged with the neighbours about filling the manager’s job. 我已与邻居们商量好补上经理的职位。 28. arrest 熟义:vt. 逮捕生义:vt. 阻止,抑制 The new medicine arrested the spread of the disease. 这种新药阻止了疾病的传播。 29. assume熟义:vt. 假定,假设生义:vt. 承担,就职 He will assume the directorship of the project. 他将担任该项目的主管。 30. absolute 熟义:adj. 完全的,绝对的生义:adj. 十足的 The police have absolute proof that he was the murderer. 警方有足够的证据证明他是凶手。 31. accompany 熟义:vt. 陪伴,陪同生义:v. 为……伴奏(或伴唱) If she sang, he would accompany her on the piano.如果她歌唱,他会为她钢琴伴奏。 32. account for 熟义:对…负有责任生义:导致 His illness accounts for his absence. 他因病缺席。 33. aggressive熟义:adj. 好斗的,挑衅的生义:adj. 积极进取的 If he wants to succeed, he has to be aggressive.如果他想成功,就必须有进取心。 34. alike熟义:adj/adv. 想象的;相似地生义:adv. 两者都,同样地 Teachers should care for all the pupils alike. 老师应该对所有的学生一视同仁。 35. allergic 熟义:adj. 对……过敏的生义:adj. 对……极其反感的 I am allergic to those who could not give help.我极其反感那些帮不上忙的人。 36. allow 熟义:v. 允许,准许生义:v. 使有可能 This diet allows you one glass of wine a day. 这样饮食可以让你每天喝一杯葡萄酒。 37. ample熟义:adj. 充足的,充裕的生义:adj. 宽敞的,巨大的 There is ample car parking off site.外面有个很大的停车场。 38. aspect 熟义:n. 方面,特色生义:n. 外表,外观 a man with an impressive aspect 容貌出众的人 39. available 熟义:adj. 可用的,可获得的生义:adj. 有空的,有闲暇的 The worthy professor is now available.这位可敬的教授现在有空了。 40. advise 熟义:vt. 劝告,建议生义:vt. 通知,告知 Please advise us of the arrival of the goods. 货物到达请通知我们。 B 41.balance 熟义:n./v. 平衡 生义:n. 账户余额,结存 I must check my bank balance. 我必须检查我的银行余额。 生义:v. 权衡,斟酌 The school aims to balance the amount of time spent on arts and science subjects.该校力图平衡文科和理科的学习时间。 42.back 熟义:n. 背部,腰背生义:vt.(经济、物质或道德上)支持;增援(以增强) Many of his friends backed his plan.许多朋友支持他的计划。 43. badly 熟义:adv.差,拙劣地生义:adv. 迫切地 The boy badly wants a new bike.这个男孩迫切地想要一辆新自行车。 44. bar熟义:酒吧生义:n. 障碍 Poor health may be a bar to success in life. 健康不佳可能是人生成功的障碍。 45. become 熟义:v. 变得,变成生义:vt. 适合,使显得漂亮 Her new hat certainly becomes her.她的新帽子很适合她。 46. before熟义:conj.&prep. 在……以前生义:生义:到……为止 It was a long time before I got to sleep again.过了很久我才再睡着。 47. behaviour 熟义:n. 举止,行为生义:n. 性能,特点 The behaviour of this computer is moderately good. 这台计算机的性能还算不错。 48. blank 熟义:adj. 空白的 n. 空白生义:adj. 茫然的,毫无表情的 The stranger returned my greeting with a blank look. 陌生人以茫然的眼神回敬了我的问候。 生义:n. (头脑或记忆)一片空白 I can't think where I've left my umbrella, my mind's a complete blank.我想不起来我把伞放在哪里了,我的脑子一片空白。 49. blue 熟义:adj. 蓝色的 n. 蓝色生义:adj. 忧郁的,沮丧的 His songs always make me feel blue. 他的歌总是让我感到忧郁。 50. beside 熟义:prep. 在...旁边生义:prep. 与……相比 Beside your earlier work , this piece seems rather disappointing. 与你以前的作品相比,这篇文章似乎相当令人失望。 51. build 熟义:v. 建造,修建生义:n. 体形,体格 The athlete has a solid build. 这位运动员体格健壮。 52. bare 熟义:adj. 赤裸的生义:vt. 使暴露,使露出 He likes to bare his heart with his close friends. 他喜欢和他的密友们吐露心声。 53. bear 熟义:vt. 承受,容忍生义:v. 显示,携带 He was badly wounded in the war and still bears the scars. 他在战争中受了重伤,至今仍留有伤疤。 54. bitter 熟义:adj. 味苦的;痛苦的生义:adj. 激烈的,充满敌意的 Why was she so bitter against Mr. Smith? 她为什么对史密斯先生那么刻薄? 55. blanket 熟义:n. 毯子生义:vt. 覆盖,盖住,笼罩;消除(声音),使(声音)模糊不清 The whole village was blanketed with heavy snow. 全村被大雪覆盖。 56. break down 熟义:发生故障生义:(计划)失败,坚持不下去 All our plans broke down.我们所有的计划都失败了。 57. bring 熟义: v. 拿来,带来生义:v. 导致,引起 The cries brought the neighbours running.呼喊声把邻居们吵醒了。
58. build up 熟义:增进;加强生义: 增高,加强 The noise is building up until she could not stand it.噪音越来越大,直到她受不了为止。 59. burst 熟义:v. 爆炸,爆裂生义:v. 突发,迸发 The storm burst and we all got wet. 暴风雨突然而至,我们都淋湿了。 60. bond 熟义:n. 纽带,联系生义:adj.受……约束 I don’t like being desk-bound all day. 我不喜欢整天坐在书桌旁。 生义:v. (使)建立亲密关系 Mothers who are depressed sometimes fail to bond with their children. 患有抑郁症的母亲有时无法与孩子建立联系。 61.burning 熟义:adj. 燃烧的;炙热的生义:adj.(感情等)强烈的,热切的 She is burning to tell you the news. 她急于告诉你这个消息。 C 62.can 熟义:(表示有能力做或能够发生)能,会生义:n.罐头 vt.做成罐头 Mother cans fruit.母亲把水果做成罐头。 63. capital 熟义:n. 首都,首府;资本生义:adj. 极严重的;根本的 Our capital task at the moment is to persuade her to calm down. 我们目前的首要任务是说服她冷静下来。 64. cause 熟义:n.起因,v.引起生义:n.(奋斗的)目标,事业 The UN has done a lot for the cause of world peace.联合国为世界和平事业做了许多贡献。 65. celebrate 熟义:vt. 庆祝,庆贺生义:vt. 赞扬,赞美 He celebrated her for her courage. 他赞美她的勇气。 66. chance 熟义:n. 机会,时机生义:n. 可能性 There is a chance that I will see him.我有可能见到他。 生义:v. 碰巧 We chanced to be out when she called.她打电话来时,我们碰巧出去了。 67. check 熟义:vt. 检查,核对生义:vt. 阻止,制止 We should check the spread of the disease. 我们应该阻止疾病的传播。 68. choice 熟义:n. 选择,抉择生义:adj. 斟酌得当的 Some of his remarks are really choice. 他的一些言论真的经过精心斟酌。 69. civil 熟义:adj. 公民的,国民的,国内的生义:adj. 文明的,有礼貌的 He is a civil person. 他是个彬彬有礼的人。 70. class 熟义:n. 班级生义:n. 阶级,阶层 It is no doubt that the professional classes do a much better job than those who are not. 毫无疑问,专业阶层的人比非专业阶层的人做得好得多。 71. climate 熟义:n. 气候生义:n. 氛围,局势 The cultural climate here is somehow a little upsetting. 这里的文化氛围有点令人不安。 72. cloudy 熟义:adj. 多云的,阴天的生义:adj.含糊的,困惑的 Who did it still remains cloudy. 究竟是谁干的,目前仍不明朗。 73. coach 熟义:n. 教练生义:v. (尤指私人)辅导,指导 She coached me in English.她教我英语。 74. command 熟义:v. 命令;指挥生义:v.博得,赢得 His bravery commanded our respect. 他的勇敢赢得了我们的尊敬。 75. contain 熟义:v. 包含,容纳生义:v. 制服 The man was later contained by the police.这名男子后来被警方拘捕。 生义:vt. 遏制;抑制 He is too excited to contain his laughter.他太激动了,忍不住笑了起来。 76. count 熟义:n./v. 计算,数生义:vt. 把……算入,包括 There are 10 people in the classroom counting two teachers. 教室里有10个人,加上两位老师。 生义:vt. 重要,有价值 It is not how much you read but what you read that counts. 重要的不是你读了多少,而是你读了什么。 生义:vt. 看作,认为 She was counted among the greatest dancers.她被认为是最伟大的舞蹈家之一。 77. couple 熟义:n. 两个,几个;一对夫妇或情侣生义:v. 连接,联合 The dining car was coupled onto the last coach. 餐车与最后一节车相连。 78. come back 熟义:回来 生义:重新流行 Do you think long dresses will ever come back?你认为长裙子还会再流行吗? 生义:顶嘴He came back at her with a nasty remark.他以恶毒的语言回击她。 生义:记起 It's suddenly to come back where I saw you last.突然,我想起上次在什么地方见过你。 79. come in 熟义:进来生义:流行起来 This style is certain to come in this year.今年这种款式肯定流行。 生义:上台执政 If the Workers' Party comes in at the next election a lot of industry will be state-owned.如果工人党下届上台执政,许多工业都将收为国有。 生义:承担(任务) Here is the plan of attack,and this is where you come in.这是我们的攻击计划,这是你要执行的任务。 80. come on 熟义:快点生义:进行,进展 How has he come on at school this year?他今年学业进展如何? 生义:开始(下雨) The rain has just come on.雨刚开始下。 生义:上演,举行 The next exam comes on in early summer.下次考试将在夏初进行。 81. come out 熟义:出来生义:结果(如何) Everything will come out all right.一切都会好的。 82. company 熟义:n. 公司生义:n. 同伴 You may know a man by the company he keeps.你可以从一个人所交的朋友了解他的为人。 生义:n. 在一起的一群人 He came in company with a group of girls.他是和一群女孩子来的。 83. concert 熟义:n. 音乐会生义:n. 联合行动 The various governments decided to act in concert over this matter.各国政府决定在这一问题上采取联合行动。 生义:n. 一致,和谐 The team made a concerted effort to win the game.该队齐心协力赢得了比赛。 84. cost 熟义:n. 价钱,费用生义:vt.使丧失,使损失(生命、健康等) The patient's dangerous condition cost the doctors and nurses many sleepless nights.病人的危险状态使医生、护士几夜不曾合眼。 85. cover 熟义:v. 覆盖,遮盖生义:v. 够付(费用) Here is £5;that should cover all your expenses.给你5英镑。应该可以支付你所有的费用。 86. course 熟义:n. 课程;过程生义:n. 一道菜 The main course was a vegetable stew. 这道主菜是蔬菜炖肉。 87. cross 熟义:v. 穿越,横渡 n. 十字标记生义:adj. 恼怒的 Don’t be cross with him---after all, he meant to help. 别生他的气,毕竟他是想帮忙的。 88. cut 熟义:vt.(尤指用刀)切,割,砍,剪,削,剁生义:vt. (从感情上)伤害 His rude remarks cut me. 他粗鲁的言语刺痛了我。 89. case 熟义:n. 情况,状况生义:n. 病例,案例 There are three cases of fever in school.学校有三起发烧病例。 90. casual 熟义:adj. 漫不经心的,随意的生义:adj. 临时的,短期的 He was employed as a casual labourer. 他受雇做临时工。 91. cater 熟义:v. 提供餐饮服务,承办酒席生义:v. 满足,迎合 TV must cater for many different tastes. 电视剧必须迎合许多不同的口味。 92. caution 熟义:n. 小心,谨慎生义:v. 告诫,提醒 The teacher cautioned him against being late. 老师告诫他不要迟到。 93.choke 熟义:v. 窒息,噎住,卡住生义:v. 强忍住,抑制,克制 I managed to choke back my tears. 我设法忍住了眼泪。 94. charge熟义:v. 要价,收费(金额);指控,控告生义:v. 使……承担责任,赋予……责任 Mother charged Alice to take good care of the baby. 母亲嘱咐 Alice好好照顾孩子。 95. challenge 熟义:v. 挑战,难题生义:v. 向……下战书 I challenged him to a game of chess. 我向他挑战赛一盘棋。 96. clean 熟义:adj. 洁净的,干净的生义:adv. 彻底地,完全地 I clean forgot about it. 我完全忘了。 97. conduct 熟义:v. 实施,进行;指挥生义:v. 举止,表现 He conducted himself far better than expected. 他表现得比预期好得多。 98. congratulate 熟义:v. 祝贺生义:v. 感到高兴(或自豪) I congratulated myself on my escape.我为自己逃脱感到高兴。 99.consume 熟义:vt. 消耗,消费生义:vt. 烧毁,毁灭 The fire soon consumed the old wooden buildings in the neighborhood. 大火很快烧毁了附近的旧木屋。 D 100. damage 熟义:v./n.(有形的)损坏,损失生义:n. 损害赔偿金 He claimed $ 7000 damages from the taxi company. 他要求出租车公司赔偿7000美元。 101. dash 熟义:v. 猛冲,急奔生义:vt. 急送 Being badly ill, he was dashed to hospital. 他病得很重,被紧急送往医院。 生义:vt. 催促 His mother dashed him into going to school every day . 他母亲每天催促他去上学。 102. dawn 熟义:v. 破晓,开始 n. 拂晓,黎明生义:vt. 变得明朗,开始清楚 The truth began to dawn on him. 他开始了解真相。 103.desert 熟义:n. 沙漠,荒漠生义:v. 抛弃,离弃 He deserted his wife and children and went abroad. 他抛妻弃子出国了。 生义:adj. 无人居住的,荒凉的 We sheltered from the storm in a deserted hut.我们在一间无人居住的茅屋里躲暴风雨。 104. develop 熟义:v. (使)成长,发育,发展生义:v. 冲洗,使底片显影 Did you have the film developed? 你把胶卷冲洗了吗? 生义:v. 患病 He developed a cough.他咳嗽起来了。 生义:v.逐渐形成,逐渐养成 develop a habit 逐渐形成习惯 105. difficult 熟义:adj 困难的,费力的生义:adj. 难以取悦的,不友好的 You must get the permission of your difficult mother before getting married.在结婚之前,你必须得到你那难缠的母亲的许可。 106.deal with 熟义:处理生义:与……做生意 Do you deal with Smith, the butcher?你和屠夫史密斯做生意吗? 107.dismiss 熟义:v. 解雇,开除生义:vt. 不考虑,不理会 He just laughed and dismissed my suggestion as unrealistic. 他只是笑了笑,对我的建议不屑一顾,认为不切实际。 108. do 熟义:v. 做,干,办(某事)生义:vi.适合 The shoes won't do for mountain-climbing.这双鞋不适合爬山。 生义:v. 创造 Practice and determination will do wonders. 实践和决心会创造奇迹。 生义:vi. 进展 Everything is doing well. 一切都很好。 109. down 熟义:adv. 在下方,在低处生义: adv. 作为首付款 I paid $1000 down on the car.我为这辆车付了1000美元的定金。 110.draw 熟义:画,绘画生义:v.吸引,引起(兴趣、注意) The football match between the Korean team and the American team was so wonderful that it drew a lot of people,though in the end they drew the match.韩国队和美国队之间的足球比赛非常精彩,吸引了很多人,尽管最后他们还是平局了。 生义:v. 获得,推断出 What moral are we to draw from the story. 我们从这个故事中可以得出什么样的教训。 111. drive 熟义:v. 驾驶生义:v. 迫使,驱使(某人做不好的事) Hunger drove her steal. 饥饿驱使她偷窃。 112.delicate 熟义:adj. 精致的,精巧的生义:adj. 灵巧的,熟练的 I admired your delicate handling of the situation.我钦佩你对形势的巧妙处理。 113.deliver 熟义:v. 投递,运送;发表演说;接生生义:v. 解救,拯救 Only education can deliver people from misery.只有教育才能使人们摆脱苦难。 114. deposit 熟义:v. 储蓄生义:vt. 放下,放置 He deposited the book on the desk. 他把书放在书桌上。 115. divorce 熟义:v. 离婚生义:v. 使分离,割裂 You can't divorce science from ethical questions. 你不能把科学与伦理问题分开。 E 116.easy 熟义:容易的,不费力的生义:adj.舒适的,自如的 Now we are leading an easy life.现在我们过着安逸的生活。 117.elect 熟义:v. 选举生义:v. 选择/决定做…… She elected to become a lawyer. 她选择当律师。 118. embarrass熟义:vt. (使)尴尬,窘迫生义:vt. 妨碍(人,移动,行动) What embarrasses your making an early start? 是什么阻止你提前出发? 119.employ 熟义:v. 雇佣生义:v. 使用,利用 The police employed force to open the door. 警察使用武力开门。 120. engage 熟义:vt. 参加,从事生义:vt. 吸引,引起 A personal computer engages his interest now. 个人电脑引起了他的兴趣。 121. escape 熟义:v. 逃跑,逃脱生义:v. 被遗忘,被忽略 His name escaped me for the moment.我一时记不起他的名字。 122. entertain 熟义:vt. 使有兴趣,使快乐生义:vt. 心存,怀有(想法、希望、感觉等) He entertained a belief that his son would rise in the world. 他相信他的儿子会有所成就。 生义:v. 招待,请客 I don't like to entertain guests anymore.我不再喜欢招待客人。 123.example熟义:n. 例子,例证生义:n. 警戒,受罚(以示警告)者 Let this be an example to you.这对你来说是个警告。 124. even 熟义:adv. 甚至,即使生义:adj. 平坦的,水平的 The road wasn’t even. 道路不平。 生义:adj. 匀称的,同样大小的 Her teeth were white and even. 她的牙齿洁白均匀。 生义:adj. 势均力敌的,不相上下的 The score is now even. 现在比分打平。 生义:adj. 平稳的 The car went with an even motion.汽车行驶平稳。 生义:vt. 使变平,使平整 She evened the edges by trimming(清理焊缝)them.她把边缘修平。 生义:vt. 使相等 Our team evened the score in the last minute. 我们队在最后一分钟扳平了比分。 125.excite 熟义:vt. 使兴奋,使激动生义:vt. 引起,激起 The recent discoveries have excited new interest among doctors. 最近的发现引起了医生们新的兴趣。 126. excuse 熟义:n. 借口 v. 原谅,宽恕生义:vt. 同意免除(某人的职务) He was excused from piano practice. 他今天不用练习钢琴。 127.express 熟义:v. 表达,表露生义:adj. 明确的 His express wish was that you should come here by air. 他明确的愿望是你坐飞机来这里。 生义:n. 快车 Is there an express from Nanjing to Shanghai? 从南京到上海有快车吗? 128. encourage 熟义:vt. 鼓励,激励生义: v. 刺激,促进 Good health encourages clear thinking. 健康有助于条理清晰地思考。 129.enterprise熟义:n. 企业,事业单位生义:n. 事业心,进取心 He got the job because he showed the spirit of enterprise. 他得到这份工作是因为他表现出进取精神。 130. exit 熟义:n. 出口生义:v. 退场 At the end of the third scene the actress exits. 在第三幕结束时,女演员退出了舞台。 131.explode 熟义:v. (使)爆炸,(使)爆破生义:v. (情感)迸发,爆发 I'm about to explode! He broke my violin. 我要气疯了!他把我的小提琴弄坏了。 132.exploit 熟义:v. 开发,开拓生义:v. 利用 You must exploit every opportunity to learn new things. 你必须利用一切机会学习新事物。 133. extend 熟义:v. 延伸;扩大,延长生义:v. 伸出 He extended his hand to new employees. 他向新员工伸出了手。 F 134.fail 熟义:v. 失败;不及格生义:v. 出故障,失灵 Our water supply failed.我们的供水中断了。 生义:v. 衰退,衰弱 His health is failing. 他的健康每况愈下。 生义:v. 未能做到,未能做 He failed to lend her a hand. 他没有帮她一把。 135. familiar 熟义:adj. 熟悉的生义:adj. 过分亲密的 Are you on familiar terms with Tom?你和Tom亲密吗? 136. family 熟义:n. 家,家庭生义:n. 子女,孩子 Has he any family?他有子女吗? 137.fan 熟义:n. 风扇,扇子生义:n. 粉丝,狂热爱好者 The famous film star has no time to deal with the fan mails. 这位著名的电影明星没有时间处理影迷的来信。 138. far from 熟义:远离生义:完全不 The show was far from being a failure;it was a great success.这场演出完全没有失败,而是个巨大的成功。 139. fashion 熟义:n. 时尚,时兴生义:n. (做事的)方式 He behaves in a peculiar fashion. 他举止古怪。 140. fast 熟义:adj./adv. 快的/地生义:adv. 接连不断,快速不断地 His tears fell fast. 他的眼泪接连落了下来。 生义:adv. 完全地 He's fast asleep. =He has a heavy sleep. 他睡得很熟。 141. fever 熟义:n. 发烧,发热生义:n. 狂热,高度兴奋 He is in a fever of her arrival.他对她的到来感到兴奋。 142.figure 熟义:n.数字,数目生义:v.认为,估计 She figured that she would be next. 她想她会是下一个。 生义:v.理解,弄懂 I couldn't figure out what he meant.我不明白他是什么意思。 143.fine 熟义:adj. 令人满意的,可以接受的;晴朗的生义:v.&n. 罚款 He was fined $200.他被罚款200美元。 生义:adj. 细微的 There's a fine distinction between the meanings of the two words.这两个词的意思有细微的区别。 144. fill 熟义:v.(使)充满,占满生义:vt. 满足 His answer did not fill our need. 他的回答没有满足我们的需要。 145. find 熟义:vt. 找到;发现生义:vt. 裁决,判决 The court found him guilty. 法院裁定他有罪。 146. fix 熟义:v. 修理,维修生义:vt.吸引 The extraordinary man fixed our attention. 那个非凡的人吸引了我们的注意力。 147. flood 熟义:n. 洪水,水灾生义:n. 大批,大量(的人或事物)vt. 大量涌来,大量涌去 I received a flood of letters this morning.今天早上我收到了大量的信。 148. fond 熟义:adj. 喜爱的,喜欢做……的生义:adj. 慈爱的 Fond parents will spoil their child. 慈爱的父母会宠坏他们的孩子。 149. force 熟义:vt. 强迫生义:vt. 夺取 The policeman forced the knife from the criminal's hand. 警察强行将刀从罪犯手中夺走。 150.foreign 熟义:外国的,来自国外的生义:和……格格不入 Telling lies is foreign to her nature.说谎与她的本性格格不入。 生义:陌生的,不熟悉的 The subject is foreign to me.这个题目我不熟悉。