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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.寫(xiě)地址→vt.發(fā)表演說(shuō)

The president will address (發(fā)表演說(shuō)) his speech at 3:00 pm.

4. against  prep.逆著，反對(duì)；倚，靠；碰→prep.以······  為背景

The picture looks nice against (以······  為背景) the white wall.

5. attend  v.出席；參加→v.看護(hù)；治療；陪同

The nurse attended (看護(hù)) to him day and night.

6. blank  adj.空白的 n. 空白→adj.沒(méi)表情的；空虛的；沒(méi)興趣的

The stranger returned my greeting with a blank (沒(méi)表情的) look.

7. blue  adj.& n. 藍(lán)色→adj.憂傷的

His songs always make me feel blue (憂傷的).

8. build  vt.建筑，建造→v.逐漸增強(qiáng) n.體格，體形，身材

One should receive training to build (逐漸增強(qiáng)) 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；事業(yè)，目標(biāo)

Even with a staff of 22 volunteers，Thomas often devotes up to 50 hours a week to his cause (事業(yè)).

10. cloudy  adj.陰的，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.教練→v.輔導(dǎo)，指導(dǎo)

She coached (指導(dǎo)) me in playing football.

12. count  n. & v. 計(jì)算，數(shù)→vi.有價(jià)值，重要

It is not how much you read but what you read that counts (重要).

13. course  n.課程；過(guò)程→n.一道菜

The courses (菜譜) vary with seasons.

14. cover  v.覆蓋→v.行走 (一段路程)；足以支付，夠付；采訪n.書(shū)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，橫穿n.十字→adj.生氣的

Don’t be cross (生氣的) with him — after all, he is a child.

16. desert  n.沙漠→v.拋棄，離棄

He deserted (拋棄) his  wife  and  children  and  went abroad.

17. deal  vi.處理，解決→n.交易

Having been cheated in a business deal (交易), he was reduced to nothing.

18. develop  v.發(fā)展；開(kāi)發(fā)；研制→v.沖印

Did you have the films developed (沖印)？

19. drive  v.駕駛→v.迫使(某人做不好的事)

Hunger drove (迫使) her to steal.

20. express  v.表達(dá)→n.快車(chē)

Is there an express (快車(chē)) from Nanjing to Shanghai？

21. encourage  vt.鼓勵(lì)；激勵(lì)→v.促進(jìn)，助長(zhǎng)，刺激

Good health encourages (促進(jìn)) clear thinking.

22. escape  v.逃跑；逃脫→v.被忘掉；被忽視

The name escapes (被忘掉) me for the moment.

23. explode  v.爆炸；爆裂→v.勃然大怒；大發(fā)雷霆

I’m about to explode (勃然大怒)！He broke his promise again.

24. exploit  v.開(kāi)發(fā)；開(kāi)采；剝削→v.利用

You must exploit (利用) every opportunity to learn English.

25. fail  vi.失敗→vi. (健康) 衰退，變?nèi)?/span>

William found it increasingly difficult to read，for his eyesight was beginning to fail(變?nèi)?/span>).

26. foreign  adj.外國(guó)的；外交的→adj.不熟悉的

The subject is foreign (不熟悉的) to all of us.

27. freeze  vi.結(jié)冰，(使) 凍結(jié)→v.驚呆，嚇呆

Grandfather froze (嚇呆) in fear. Was he going to lose his job？

28. fresh  adj.新鮮的→adj.無(wú)經(jīng)驗(yàn)的

She is quite fresh (無(wú)經(jīng)驗(yàn)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.影響；支配

The law of supply and demand governs (影響) the prices of goods.

31. help  vt.幫助→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.擊中，打擊→n.成功；紅極一時(shí)的人或事

Tuhao is quite a hit (風(fēng)行一時(shí)的事物) of this year.

33. ill  adj.生病的→adj./adv.壞的/地

It’s no good speaking ill (壞地) of others.

She had brought ill (壞的) luck into her family.

34. interest  n.興趣→n.利益；股份

Our family has interests (利益) in the business.

35. inspire  v.激勵(lì)；鼓舞→v.啟發(fā)

His best music was inspired (啟發(fā)) by the memory of his mother.

36. jump  v. & n. 跳→n.& v. 大幅度上漲

Last week the price of goods jumped (大幅度上漲).

37. kill  v.殺死，弄死→v.消磨或打發(fā) (時(shí)間)

How does the man kill (打發(fā)時(shí)間) 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，旗鼓相當(dāng)?shù)娜?/span>→vt.般配，與······匹配

She matched (匹配) the carpet with some very nice curtains in colour.

40. mean  v.打算；意味著→adj.小氣的，吝嗇的　means n. 方式，方法

He is too mean (吝嗇的) 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、價(jià)值或影響等)

It's hard to measure (判定) his ability when we haven't seen his work.

42. narrow  adj.狹窄的→vt.縮小，使變窄

Parents and children should communicate more to narrow (使變窄，縮小) the gap between them so that they can understand each other better.

43. nurse  n. 護(hù)士，保姆→v.看護(hù)，照料 (病人或傷者)

For two days he was nursed (照料) by his mother.

44. note  n.筆記→v.注意，特別指出，提及

I noted (注意到) that her hands were dirty.

45. open  v.開(kāi)adj.開(kāi)著的，打開(kāi)的→adj. (問(wèn)題、議事等) 未解決的

They left the matter open (未解決的).

46. operate  vi.機(jī)器運(yùn)轉(zhuǎn)工作；做手術(shù)→vi.起作用

The medicine operated (起作用) quickly.

47. position  n.位置；職位→n.立場(chǎng)；觀點(diǎn)

What’s your position (觀點(diǎn)) on the problem？

48. promise  v. & n. 許諾→v.有······的希望；使······有可能

The dark clouds promise (使······有可能) rain.

49. read  v.閱讀→v.理解；領(lǐng)會(huì)

I didn’t read (領(lǐng)會(huì)) mother’s thoughts at that time.

50. say  vt.說(shuō)→vt.假定，顯示，表明

Say (假定) that war breaks out, what will you do？

51. shoulder  n.肩膀→v.承擔(dān)

Young people should learn to shoulder (承擔(dān)) the blame.

52. solid  adj.固定的，堅(jiān)硬的→adj.可靠的，可信賴(lài)的

The research lacks solid (可靠的) evidence, and therefore, its conclusions are doubtful.

53. strength  n.力，力量，體力→n.長(zhǎng)處，強(qiáng)項(xiàng)

A basketball coach must know the strengths (長(zhǎng)處) and weaknesses of his players.

54. taste  v.品嘗，嘗出······味道→n.味道，鑒賞力，愛(ài)好

While she was in Paris, she developed a taste (愛(ài)好) for fine art.

55. sign  n.符號(hào)，記號(hào)→n.跡象，預(yù)兆 v. 簽字，簽署

Bearing responsibility for his mistakes is a sign (征兆) of a man's maturity.

The painting isn't signed (簽名) so we don’t know who it’s by. 

56. stand  v.站，站立，直立→v.忍受 n. 貨攤

The author could not stand (忍受) living in a wooden house.

I found the fish stand (貨攤) surrounded in a sea of customers.

57. store  n. (大型) 百貨商店→v.& n. 貯藏，貯存，保存

Dams can be built to store (貯存) water for agricultural use in dry areas and dry seasons.

58. treat  vt.以······態(tài)度對(duì)待→vt.治療，醫(yī)治 v. &n.款待，招待

The doctor is skilled at treating (治療) 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.行業(yè)

This society welcomes people from all walks (行業(yè)) of life.

60. wear  v.穿，戴→v.面帶，流露；留(發(fā)，須等)

I can still remember he was always wearing (面帶) a smile and willing to help.