熟词生义大集合(五)
2019-06-25夏末
夏末
这一期,继续为大家整理了10个单词。
1 aboard
熟义: adv. 上(车、船、飞机等)prep. 在(车、船、飞机等)上
如: No one aboard was injured. 船上没有人受伤。
生义: adv. 加入,入伙
如: We're helding a party to welcom the new partner aboard. 我们办了一个派对,来欢迎新合伙人的加入。
2 blue
熟义: adj. 蓝色的
生义: adj. 忧郁的,忧伤的(sad or depressed)
如: There's no reason for me to feel so blue. 我没有理由这么忧伤。
n. 布鲁斯音乐,蓝调音乐
如: Songs were picked from pop,rock,rap and rhythm and blues. 这些歌曲
是从流行音乐、摇滚、说唱和布鲁斯音乐中选出来的。
[拓展] out of the blue突然
如: One day,out of the blue,his wife told him that she was no longer in love
with him. 一天,他妻子突然告诉他她不再爱他了。
It came out of the blue. 它来得非常突然。
once in a blue moon难得,千载难逢
如: It is only once in a blue moon that you get an opportunity. 这样的机会非常难得。
3 cheap
熟义: adj. 便宜的,廉价的
生义: adj. (1)低劣的(of inferior quality or worth)
如: He wears a cheap watch that's always breaking. 他戴着一只劣质表,老是停。
(2)卑鄙的,粗鄙的,可鄙的;惭愧的(contemptible,having itte self-respect)
如: a cheap liar卑鄙的說谎者
a cheap joke一个粗鄙的笑话
I feel cheap lying to her. 骗她让我觉得很惭愧。
(3)不费力的,容易得到的(gained or done with litle effort)
如: a cheap victory唾手可得的胜利
(4)小气的,吝啬的(not willing to share or spend money)
如: Don't be cheap-buy good quality tires for your car. 别小气一给你的车买几个高质量的轮胎。
4answer
熟义: n. &v. 回答
生义: n. 解决方法(a solution of a problem)
如: More money is not the answer. 更多的钱并不是解决问题的方法。
There are no easy answers to the problems. 这些问题不容易解决。
v. (1)对…做出反应,回应(to act in response to)
如: He answered her smile with one of his own. 他以一个微笑回应她的微笑。Henry took ages to answer the door. 亨利过了很久才去开门。
(2)满足(需要,愿望等)(satisfy a need or a purpose)
如: We provide specially designed shopping trolleys to answer the needs of parents withyoung children. 为了满足那些带小孩的父母的需要,我们提供特别设计的购物车。
His girlfriend nodded his proposal,his prayers answered. 他女朋友接受了他的求婚,他的祈祷应验了
[拓展 ] answer back回嘴,顶嘴 in answer to作为对. . . 的 回答/回应
5bloom
熟义: v. 开花
生义: v. 处于青春焕发或繁盛时期,发展
如: Their love was just beginning to bloom. 他们的爱情刚开始萌发。
n. (1)开花,开花期
Over night,the cherry tree had come into bloom. 樱花一夜间绽放。
(2)青春焕发的时期或状态
When I knew her she was in the bloom of youth. 我认识她时,正是她青春焕发的时候。
[拓展]infullbloom(花朵)盛放;(事业等)蓬勃发展
如: a career in full bloom蓬勃发展的视野
6 age
熟义: n. 年龄; vi. 变老
生义: vt. 使. . 变老(to cause to become old or to show the signs of becomingold)
如: The stress of the office visibly aged the president. 职务的压力使得这位总统明显变老了。
7 air
熟义: n. 空气
生义: n. (1)样子,神态(a manner of behaving that conveys an impression)
如: He made the announcement with an air of conviction. 他神情笃定地宣布了这个消息。
(2)气氛(the general environment or condition)
如: There was a comfortable air about her room. 她房间里有一种让人感到很舒
服的气氛。
[拓展] air-tight adj. 无懈可击的,天衣无缝的
如: There should be an air-tight argument to justify that claim. 必须有无懈可击的理由来加以证明。
8distant
熟义: adj. 远的,远处的
生义: adj. (1)(亲属关系)远的
如: He's a distant relative of the mayor. 他是市长的一位远亲。
(2)(态度)冷淡的,不友好的
如: a distant manner冷淡的态度
(3)恍惚的(not concentrating on what they are doing because they are
thinking about other things)
如: There was a distant look in her eyes from time to time,her thoughts elsewhere. 她眼神不時地有些恍惚,她的心思在别处。
(4)难以实现的
如: But that looks a distant prospect. 但那似乎是一个难以实现的预期。
(5)截然不同的(different in kind)
如: from two very distant backgrounds截然不同的出身
9 drop
熟义: v. 掉落,掉下;下降
V. (开车)顺便将某人/某物送到(某处)
如: He dropped me outside the hotel. 他开车送我到酒店门口。
生义: V. 放弃(If you drop an idea,course of action,or habit,you do not continue with it. )
如: He was told to drop the idea. 大家让他放弃那个想法。
n. 滴;少量;下降
如: rain drop雨滴
She likes to add a drop of brandy to her tea. 她喜欢在茶里加一点点白兰地。
I haven't got a drop of sympathy for him. 我一点也不同情他。
The results showed a sharp drop in profits. 结果显示利润急剧下降。
[拓展]dropoff打瞌睡
如: She kept dropping off during the lecture. 听讲座的时候,她老打瞌睡。
drop sb. /sth. off(开车)顺便将某人/某物送到(某处)
如: I'll drop you off on my way home. 我回家路. 上顺便载你一程。
drop out退出;退学,辍学
Bill dropped out of college after his first year. 比尔在大学读完第一年后就辍学了。
10fast
熟义: adj. 快的,迅速的
生义: adj. 系牢的;稳固的(firmly fixed or fastened)
如: a fast grip牢牢抓住
adj. & adv. 香甜的(地)(deep; sound)
如:inafastsleep睡得香
He's fast asleep. 他睡得很香。
v. (因宗教或健康原因)节食,禁食,斋戒(to eat lttle or no food for a period of time,
especially for religious or health reasons)
如: She had fasted to lose weight. 她为了减肥节食过。