我们都知道blue是蓝色的意思，但很少人知道它还有忧伤的意思。像blue一样，英文中有很多单词除了我们所熟知的意思还有其他的意思。今天，小编就为大家整理了60个高考常考的熟词生义的单词，希望大家都能把它们记熟了。
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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 small 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. cover v.覆盖→v.行走 (一段路程)；足以支付，够付；采访n.书刊封面，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，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.快车
Is there an express (快车) from Nanjing to Shanghai？
21. encourage vt.鼓励；激励→v.促进，助长，刺激
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.
31. help vt.帮助→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.击中，打击→n.成功；红极一时的人或事
Tuhao is quite a hit (风行一时的事物) of this year.
33. ill adj.生病的→adj./adv.坏的/地
It’s no good speaking ill (坏地) of others.
She had brought ill (坏的) luck into her family.
34. interest n.兴趣→n.利益；股份
Our family has interests (利益) in the business.
35. inspire v.激励；鼓舞→v.启发
His best music was inspired (启发) by the memory of his mother.
36. jump v. & n. 跳→n.& v. 大幅度上涨
Last week the price of goods jumped (大幅度上涨).
37. kill v.杀死，弄死→v.消磨或打发 (时间)
How does the man kill (打发时间) 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，旗鼓相当的人→vt.般配，与······匹配
She matched (匹配) the carpet with some very nice curtains in colour.
40. mean v.打算；意味着→adj.小气的，吝啬的 means n. 方式，方法
He is too mean (吝啬的) 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、价值或影响等)
It's hard to measure (判定) his ability when we haven't seen his work.
42. narrow adj.狭窄的→vt.缩小，使变窄
Parents and children should communicate more to narrow (使变窄，缩小) the gap between them so that they can understand each other better.
43. nurse n. 护士，保姆→v.看护，照料 (病人或伤者)
For two days he was nursed (照料) by his mother.
44. note n.笔记→v.注意，特别指出，提及
I noted (注意到) that her hands were dirty.
45. open v.开adj.开着的，打开的→adj. (问题、议事等) 未解决的
They left the matter open (未解决的).
46. operate vi.机器运转工作；做手术→vi.起作用
The medicine operated (起作用) quickly.
47. position n.位置；职位→n.立场；观点
What’s your position (观点) on the problem？
48. promise v. & n. 许诺→v.有······的希望；使······有可能
The dark clouds promise (使······有可能) rain.
49. read v.阅读→v.理解；领会
I didn’t read (领会) mother’s thoughts at that time.
50. say vt.说→vt.假定，显示，表明
Say (假定) that war breaks out, what will you do？
51. shoulder n.肩膀→v.承担
Young people should learn to shoulder (承担) the blame.
52. solid adj.固定的，坚硬的→adj.可靠的，可信赖的
The research lacks solid (可靠的) evidence, and therefore, its conclusions are doubtful.
53. strength n.力，力量，体力→n.长处，强项
A basketball coach must know the strengths (长处) and weaknesses of his players.
54. taste v.品尝，尝出······味道→n.味道，鉴赏力，爱好
While she was in Paris, she developed a taste (爱好) for fine art.
55. sign n.符号，记号→n.迹象，预兆 v. 签字，签署
Bearing responsibility for his mistakes is a sign (征兆) of a man's maturity.
The painting isn't signed (签名) so we don’t know who it’s by.
56. stand v.站，站立，直立→v.忍受 n. 货摊
The author could not stand (忍受) living in a wooden house.
I found the fish stand (货摊) surrounded in a sea of customers.
57. store n. (大型) 百货商店→v.& n. 贮藏，贮存，保存
Dams can be built to store (贮存) water for agricultural use in dry areas and dry seasons.
58. treat vt.以······态度对待→vt.治疗，医治 v. &n.款待，招待
The doctor is skilled at treating (治疗) 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.行业
This society welcomes people from all walks (行业) of life.
60. wear v.穿，戴→v.面带，流露；留(发，须等)
I can still remember he was always wearing (面带) a smile and willing to help.
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