F
1. fail
熟义:失败,不及格
僻义:
Our water supply failed.我们供水不足了。
He is failing in health/His health is failing. v. 衰退,衰弱
He failed to lend her a hand. v. 未能
He never fails to write to his mother every month.他从来不忘记每月写信给他的母亲
2. familiar
熟义:adj. 熟悉
I am not familiar with this city. 我对这个城市不熟悉。
僻义:adj. 密切的,亲密
Are you on familiar terms with Tom?你和Tom交情好吗?
3. fever
熟义:n. 发烧,发热
僻义:n.狂热,高度兴奋
He is in a fever of her arrival. 他对她的带来非常兴奋。
4. figure
熟义:n.数字;雕塑,人物
僻义:
She figured that she would be next.v.认为,想象
I couldn’t figure out what he meant.我不明白他是什么意思。
5. for good
永远(勿望文生义)
She’ll soon leave London for good.她将永远离开伦敦。
6. foreign
熟义:外国的
僻义:陌生;和……格格不入
The subject is foreign to me.不熟悉;
Telling lies is foreign to her nature. adj.和...格格不入的
G
1. gain
熟义:v. 获得,赢得
僻义:
Don’t worry. My watch gains. We still have time. v. 表走得快
The car gained speed gradually. vt.增加(速度或重量)
2. get away with
熟义:带着…逃跑
僻义:(做坏事)不受惩罚
The child ought to be punished.You shouldn’t let him get away with telling lies.
3. get back
熟义:回来/去,拿回来/去
僻义:报复
He will get back at you for this.
4. get down
熟义:下来,使下来
僻义:使情绪低落,身体虚弱
All this waiting and delay is really getting her down.这漫长的等待与拖延使她疲惫不堪了。
5. get down to
着手干某事(勿望文生义)
It’s time I got down to marking the papers.是我开始批改试卷的时候了。
6. get off
熟义:下车,离开,动身
僻义:
I’ll have to get this letter off by tonight.今晚我一定得把信寄出去。
I’ll pay anything you ask if you manage to get her off.如果你能使她不受惩罚,你要什么我就可以给什么。
7. get on(with)=get along(with)
熟义:与……相处
僻义:进展
How are you getting on at university?你在大学情况如何?
8. get through
熟义:接通(电话)
僻义:用完;(使)通过(考试、议案)
He got through £300 in a week.他一周就用完了三百英镑。
9. give away
熟义:赠送
僻义:泄露(机密);暴露(身份);出卖(朋友)
Please don’t give my secret away.请不要泄露我的机密。
10. give out
熟义:散发(传单)等
僻义:宣布;被用完;运转失灵
He gave out that he was going to America.他宣布他要去美国。
The fuel gave out.燃料用完了。
H
1. handsome
熟义:adj. 英俊的,端庄的,美观的
僻义:adj.大方的,慷慨的
I hope I will get a handsome present at my birthday.
2. heavy
熟义:adj. 重的
僻义:
My father is a heavy smoker. adj. 超出一般规模、数量、力量的
The traffic today is especially heavy. adj. 交通拥挤的
3. height
熟义:n. 高度,身高
僻义:n. 顶点,极度
In the height of the summer many people choose to visit the seaside.
4. hold on
熟义:别挂断;等一等
僻义:继续坚持做(难做之事)
They didn’t know if they would be able to hold on until help arrived.他们不知道能否坚持到援军到达之时。
5. hit
熟义:v. 击中,打击
僻义:n. 成功,红极一时的人或事
The film Hero is quite a hit of this year.
6. hot
熟义:adj. 炎热的
僻义:adj. 最新的
We’re waiting for the hot news on the election results.
I
1. industry
熟义:n. 工业;产业
僻义:n. 努力;勤勉
His success was due to industry. 他的成功源自于他的努力。
2. intelligence
熟义:n. 智力,脑力
僻义:n. 情报,信息(尤其指有军事价值的)
Scientist manage to get important intelligence thanks to satellite.
3. interest
熟义:兴趣
僻义:n.利益;利息;股份;同业者
Don’t look after your own interests.不要只顾自己的利益。
It’s in/to your interest(s)to work hard.努力工作对你有利。
I have an interest in the company.我在公司有股份。
Our family has interest in the business. n.利益,股份
4. introduce
熟义:介绍、引进
僻义:v.以……开始
He introduced his speech with a joke.他的演讲以一个笑话开始。
5. invite
熟义:邀请
僻义:v.招引,吸引
Don’t leave the windows open—it’s inviting thieves to enter.不要把窗户打开了——这个要招贼来。
6. identify
熟义:v. 鉴定,说明身份
僻义:v. 认为某事物等同于
One can’t identify happiness with wealth. 我们不能将幸福等同于财富。
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