精选熟词生义
曹文轩草房子1．abnt adj.缺席的→adj.茫然的，恍惚的
She looked at the picture in an abnt(茫然的)way.
2．ache v．& n．疼痛→v.渴望
Having left for ages，he was aching(渴望)for home.
向前方
3．address n．地址 v.写地址→vt.发表演说;着手解决
The president will address(发表演说)his speech at 3：00 pm.
The next meeting will address(着手解决) the problem of truancy.
Most people call me Bob. How do I address(称呼) you?
4. admit v.承认;准许进入→接[容]纳；容许
The cinema admits(容纳) about 2000 people.
5. afford v.担负得起费用→抽得出(时间)
He can't afford(抽出) an hour for lunch.
I can't afford three weeks away from work.
6. 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.韩国三级女
7. air n.空气,天空→使通风, 使通气;发表(意见等)
She aired(使通风) the room by opening the window.
Everyone is free to air(发表意见) one's views.
8. allow v．允许，准许→体谅;考虑到;顾及(for)
We must allow for(考虑到) his youth.
9. alone adv.单独地, 独自地→只有, 唯有, 仅仅[用在名词或代词之后]
The key alone(只有) will open the door.
10. attend v．出席；参加→v.看护；治疗；陪同
The nur attended(看护)to him day and night.
宫保鸡丁的由来仅此一夜11. 梅朵儿beyond prep. 超出[范围，能力等]→除…以外；晚于…，到…以后
She asked for nothing beyond(除了) peace and quiet.
Don't stay there beyond(晚于) midnight.
12. 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.
13．blue adj.& n．蓝色→adj.忧伤的
His songs always make me feel blue(忧伤的)．
14．block n. （大）块；片；街区→n.障碍物；阻塞 v.阻塞; 堵住,阻挡诺贝尔中国
To catch the murderer, the police put up a road block(障碍物).
15. build v.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.生活委员工作计划
Athletes usually have a strong build(身材)．
16. business n.商业, 买卖→职责，本分；事情, 事物
It's a teacher’s business(职责) to make children learn.
Mind your own business（事情）. It’s none of your business.不关你的事
Business is business.公事公办
17．cau v.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 cau(事业)．
18. charge n主管,负责;费用v.收费，索价→指控;充电、装(满);猛冲；攻击
He was charged（指控）with stealing a car.
He charges（充电）his electric bike every few days.
19. 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)．
20．coach n．教练→v.辅导，指导
She coached(指导)me in playing football.
21.company n．公司→n．陪伴、伴侣
He kept me company（陪伴）during tho days and in his company（陪伴）I came out of sadness.
22．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)．
23．cour n．课程；过程→n.一道菜
The cours(菜谱)vary with asons.
24．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.
25．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.
26. date n日期→v.起始于(某时期)；（男女之间的）约会
The Great Wall dates back to (追溯到)the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.
It’s said that the cowherd and the weaver girl make a date(约会) on lunar July 7th every year.
27. dert n．沙漠→v.抛弃，离弃
He derted (抛弃)his wife and went abroad.
28．deal vi.处理，解决→n.交易
Having been cheated in a business deal(交易)，he was reduced to nothing.
29．develop v．发展；开发；研制→v.冲印；患（病）
Did you have the films developed(冲印)?
Heavy work and pressure caud her to develop(患)cancer.
30．drive v．驾驶→v.迫使(某人做不好的事) n. 内驱力，驱动力
Hunger drove(迫使)her to steal.
His drive(内驱力) to study hard is to rve the people heart and soul.
31. due adj. 与to连用，由于→到期的；预定到达的；应得的
Your report is due（到期的）tomorrow.
Their plane is due（预定到达的）in 15 minutes.
A great deal of money is due（应得的）to you.
32. employ v．雇用→采用，利用
She employs（利用）her time wily.
33. encourage vt.鼓励；激励→v.促进，助长，刺激
Good health encourages(促进)clear thinking.
34．equal adj. 平等的→adj. 胜任的；v．比得上
John is quite equal（胜任的）to the job of running the office.
None of us can equal her. 没人比得上她。
35．escape v．逃跑；逃脱→v.被忘掉；被忽视
The name escapes(被忘掉)me for the moment.
36．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 promi again.
37．exploit v．开发；开采；剥削→v.利用
You must exploit(利用)every opportunity to learn English.
38. express v．表达→n.快车
Is there an express(快车)from Nanjing to Shanghai?
39．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)．
40.fair adj. 公平的→adj.(肤色)白皙的;(头发)金黄的;(天气)晴朗的n.集市，展览会
Most Americans have fair(白皙的) skin and fair (金黄的) air.
