熟词生义 大集合（六）

◆ 夏末

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。