熟词生义 大集合(六)
2019-01-10夏末
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这一期,继续为大家整理了10个单词。
1 acid
熟义:n.酸,酸性物质 adj.酸的;含酸过多的
生义:adj.(1)尖酸刻薄的
如:an acid comment尖刻的评论
(2)犀利的;有洞察力的(something incisive, biting, or sarcastic)
如:Black is known for his acid political observations.布莱克因他敏锐的政治观察力而知名。
2 bother
熟义:vt.打扰,烦扰
生义:v.(1)(因嫌麻烦而)懒得做(If you do not bother to do something, you do not do it because you think it is unnecessary or because you are too lazy.)
如:I’m not going to bother with the details.我不打算费那个劲去讲述细节。
Don’t bother to come with me.不用跟我一起来,太麻烦了。
(2)使迷惑、痛苦或不安(If something bothers you, or if you bother about it, it worries, annoys, or upsets you.)
如:Is something bothering you? 你有什么烦心事吗?
Never bother about people’s opinions.不要为别人的看法烦恼。
3 hunger
熟义:n.饥饿
生义:n.渴望(for,after)
如:a hunger for knowledge对知识的渴望
【拓展】hungry adj.渴望的;土地贫瘠的
4 industry
熟义:n.工业;产业
生义:n.勤奋,勤勉 (energetic devotion to a task or an endeavor; diligence)如:His success was due to industry.他的成功归功于他的勤奋。
【拓展】industrious adj.勤奋的
5 impossible
熟义:adj.不可能的
生义:adj.(1)不可能做到的(felt to be incapable of being done)如:an impossible deadline 不可能赶得上的截止日期
(2)非常讨厌的;不可理喻的(of a person, annoying and diffi cult to deal with because of their bad behaviour or strong views)
如:You refuse to help and then criticize me for not doing it right.You’re impossible! 你不肯帮忙,又批评我做得不对。你真是不可理喻!
(3)难以对付的(of a situation, extremely awkward or diffi cult to deal with )
如:The government was now in an almost impossible position.政府目前处境非常艰难。
6 address
熟义:n.地址
生义:v.(1)和…说话(to speak to)
如:She turned to address the man on her left in low tones.她转过头低声地和她左边的男人说话。
(2)演讲,致辞(to make a formal speech to)
如:He is going to address the audience in a minute.他马上就要开始演讲了。
(3)称…为…(to call a person to whom one is speaking by a particular name or term)
如:Address the judge as “Your Honor”.称法官为“阁下”。
(4)开始处理(to begin to deal with)
如:The company had to address the issue that some people lock shared bikes for private use.这家公司不得不处理有些人将共享单车上锁占为私用的问题。
7 high
熟义:adj.高的
生义:adj.(1)紧要的,重要的(If you say that something is a high priority or is high on your list, you mean that you consider it to be one of the most important things you have to do or deal with.)
如:The government has not made the issue a high priority.政府还没有高度重视这件事。
Economic reform is high on the agenda.经济改革迫在眉睫。
(2)兴高彩烈的,兴奋的(If you or your spirits are high, you feel happy and excited.)
如:Her spirits were high with the hope of seeing Nick in minutes.想到过几分钟就可能见到尼克了,她就很激动。
By the end of concert the children are really high.音乐会结束的时候,孩子们已经非常激动了。
【拓展】highs and lows 人生起伏;人生的起起落落
8 interest
熟义:n.兴趣
生义:n.(1)股份,股权(a right, claim, or legal share)
如:I have an interest in the company.我持有这家公司的股份。
(2)利息(a charge for a loan, usually a percentage of the amount loaned)
如:It allows you to earn a little interest on your money.这让你可以用你的钱赚一点利息。
(3)利益(the advantage or benefi t of a person or group )
如:The merger is not contrary to the public interest.这次并购和公众利益并无冲突。
【拓展】in the interest(s) of 对…有利
如:thinking in the interest of the country 从国家利益出发考虑问题
It’s in your interests to work hard.努力工作对你有好处。
9 keen
熟义:adj.热衷的,渴望的(be keen on喜爱,热衷于)
生义:adj.(1)(头脑)敏捷的,精明的;(感觉)敏锐的(intellectually alert;extremely sensitive in perception)
如:a keen student 聪明的学生
a keen awareness of the problem 对问题的敏锐察觉力
keen eyes 敏锐的视力
a keen sense of smell 敏锐的嗅觉
(2)(竞争)激烈的;(感情)强烈的(sharply contested; of emotion or feeling, intense)
如:keen competition激烈的竞争
keen debate激烈的辩论
keen jealousy强烈的嫉妒
10 literally
熟义:adv.逐字地
生义:adv.(1)字面地;非比喻地;非引申地
如:Many words can be used both literally and fi guratively.很多词都既有字面意思又有引申义。
He took her comments literally.他按字面意思理解了她的评论。
(2)确实地,不加夸张地;完全绝对地
如:The story he told was basically true, even if it wasn't literally true.他说的即便不是完全真实,也基本是真实的。
(3)(用于夸张)简直
如:The runner literally fl ew round the track.这位赛跑运动员简直是绕着跑道在飞。
(4)用于加强语气(used as an intensive expression)
如:He’s crazy, I mean literally.他疯了,我是说真的。