(牛津英语模块1-11课本中的熟词生义)

牛津高中英语教材熟词生义汇总
（修） 2017.5
注：下述划线词汇皆为 考试说明内词汇，所供例句主要从《柯林斯英汉双解学习词典》中摘
抄，兼顾其它几本权威辞典，词汇含 义皆控制在牛津高中英语各模块后面词汇表中，未作扩
充，所以各位同学在熟词生义方面建议先过教材关 ，然后再作适当补充。
M1
1. It’s said that this disease affects millions in the world every year. (
侵袭，使感染
)
2. In the last years, I have read various news, which is vital to my argument. （论点）
3. — Hi, would you please go through the report of chemical composition inspection? （成分）
— Ok, I’m glad to.
4. In my opinion, government officials clearly deserve some of the blame as well in dealing with
the disaster. （应受到）
5. After dealing with Rose, he found her cold, ice-like and distant. （冷漠的，疏远的）
6. The Christie Ball soon became the social event of the year. （社交活动）
7. There were also several accidents mainly caused by engine failures on take-off. （故障）
8. Sometimes the young man just need to turn to a mother figure for a bit of a chat and comfort.
（角色）
9. The physical universe is limited in space and time , as we know. (物质的)
10. Police searched five houses in south-east London and recovered stolen goods.（重新获得）
11. They saw the man with a little girl skipping along behind him.（蹦跳着走）
12. The company is struggling to find buyers for its new product. （勉力维持，竭力做……）
13. There should be greater treatment of waste water before it is poured out. （处理）
M2
1. Too much protein in the diet may advance the ageing process. vt. (推动；加速…的进程)
2. Abbot looked blank, saying “ I don’t quite follow, sir.” adj. (茫然的，面无表情的)
3. Farmers are deserting their fields and coming here looking for jobs. vt. (抛弃，舍弃)
4. I would certainly dismiss any behaviors of impropriety by the Labour Party. vt. (不予考虑)
5. After due consideration it was decided to send him away to live with parents. adj. (适当的)
6. He gave a mild answer, in spite of his anger. adj. (温和的)
7. We were only able to make a rough evaluation of how much fuel would be required. adj.
(大概的)
8. She will be signalling massive changes in energy policy at this time tomorrow. vt. (表示)
9. There's been a steep rise in the rate of inflation since five years ago. adj.（数量增减）急剧的
10. We have a relationship infinitely superior to those of many of our friends. adj. (优于，比..好)
11. She towers over other dancers of her generation. vi. (高出)
M3
1. He is putting the accent on the skills during reading the passages. (着重点，强调)
2. McGregor must remain restricted, on the basis of the medical reports we have received.
( 原因，缘由)
3. When I asked how it was today, he observed that it was a lovely day. (说话，评论)
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4. The popular press tends to represent him as an environmental leader. (展现，描述)
5. They raised the money to buy the house and two hundred acres of grounds. ( 筹募)
6. The UK has refused to recognize the new government in North Africa.(认可，接受，赞成)
M4
1. He has a shelf full of things, each of which has associations for him. ( 联想，联系)
2. I'll make a bargain with you. I'll play hostess if you'll include Matthew in your guest-list.
( 协议，交易)
3. The insurance plan will provide cash benefits to your family in case of your death. (保险金)
3. Outside, a bitter east wind was accompanied by flurries of snow. (严寒的)
5. —Sharon, many experts believe that the two pictures are roughly contemporary.
—I don’t quite agree. The painting styles may look very similar but their painters were born in
quite different dynasties. (属同时期的，同一时代的)
6. Private firms are willing to make large scale investments to help cure Russia's economic troubles.
解决,了结(问题)
7. It was an actor whose name escapes me for the moment. (被忘掉;被忽视)
8. I wonder why the Sun team faded in the second half yesterday. (运动员运动队等)走下坡路
8. Sylvia took quite a fancy to him the moment she saw him. (喜欢上爱上)
9. Her Majesty later honoured the Headmaster with her presence at lunch.
honour sb. with one’s presence (大驾光临)
10. He is considered to be of noble origin in the club. 出身
11. The 'flywheel' battery, it is said, could power an electric car for 600 miles on a single charge.
给……提供动力
12. Trade union demands for secure wages and employment. 稳定的
13. At the end of the tennis season, we were tied with the Tigers. 与……打成平局
14. He leaned away from her, and she had to tip her head back to see him. 仰起
15. Let’s toast the friendship between two countries. (干杯)
16. Tiffany designed her sitting room with simple decorative tricks. 技巧，诀窍
17. Emma looked very upset after marriage, so I do not think he is considering her welfare. 幸福
18. These new trains really zip along and maybe it only takes two hours to arrive in Beijing.
(
快速移动
)
M5
1. Too often he only absorbs half the information in the brochure. 理解，掌握
2. She never really appreciated the depth and bitterness of the Iraq conflict. （意识到，领会）
3. John is an athletic boy and he is good at running.
（有运动天赋的）

4. I can’t take all the credit for the show’s success---it was team effort. （揽下所有的功劳）
5. Large numbers of immigrants flooded into the area after the war broke out. 涌入
6. As a famous painter, Ted was very particular about the colors he used. （讲究，挑剔）
7. I continued to measure his progress against the charts in the doctor's office. 与…..相比较
8. The conversation ranged over the shortcomings of men, and why it had only taken a lot to
overcome them. 涉及，包括
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9. She’s very sensitive to her pupils' need for encouragement and knows when to praise them.
体恤的，善解人意的
10. Even if conflicts arose between you two, it’s wrong to swear and shout. 咒骂，说脏话
11. If you go shopping, buy a box of tissues for me, please. 纸巾
M6
1. He sang and Alice accompanied him on the piano at the family party. 伴奏
2. We know it is an investigation into children’s understanding and appreciation of art.欣赏
3. Suddenly, at the crossing, the driver lost control when a tyre burst.爆了
4. Women very often have to juggle work with their family commitments. 义务
5. The painting is expected to fetch between two and three million pounds.售得
6. When he stays up, he often feeds himself with “instant” noodles. 即食的
7. We have been instructed that a decision will not be made before the end of the week.
通知（通常用被动）
8. She has matured into one of the country’s finest actresses. 完全长成
9. Bronwen’s dress was plain but it hung well on her.普通
10. He made a sudden dive for Uncle Jim's legs to try to trip him up.绊倒
M7
1. I often hear him address her as darling in public place. 冠以
2. He should be applauded for his courage when facing the dangers. 称赞
3. With repeated applications of weedkiller, the weeds were overcome. 运用
4. Most of the projects will be financed by government bonds. 债券，公债
5. Lots of people don’t bother to go through a marriage ceremony these days. 花费时间、精力做..
6. When the Spring Festival is coming, the village’s roads are choked with traffic. 阻塞，塞满
7. The document was previously circulated in New York at the United Nations.传送，传阅
8. Some 25 per cent of the people who are entitled to claim State benefits do not do so.
索要，索赔
9. Eight policemen then spent two years combing through the evidence.搜索，仔细搜索
10. Since it happened, he has suffered from a guilt complex. 情节
11. When I returned home, I tried to convey the wonder of this machine to my husband. 说明
12. Both of them had to counter fierce criticism at the meeting. 反驳
13. Taylor announced another departure from practice in that England will train in the small
village. 背离
14. The stamp was a dull blue colour, which made me think a lot. 不明亮的
15. He is the effective, if not the actual, leader of the party. 实际的，事实上的
16. He was explicit about his intention to change the party's internal voting system.直截了当的
17. I can’t understand why folks complain about false teeth. 非天生的，人造的，假的
18. Every day, a plane arrives to ferry guests to and from Bird Island Lodge.渡运
19. The film company collapsed, leaving Chris jobless and minus his life savings.负的
20. It is certain that experience of any career in sales is a big plus.优势
21. Any reasonable person would have done exactly as you did. 有头脑的，明智的
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22. The firm offered to give her a reference so that she could found another job easily.推荐信
23. One of my most able students was rejected by another university.拒绝接纳
24. There were officials to whom he could relate the whole story.讲述
25. We can say, Lu Xun’s novels are still relevant today. 由价值的，有意义的
26. The officer scanned the room so that he couldn’t leave out any details. 细看，审视
27. This gave me a clue as to the source of the problem, so I could solve it easily.来源，出处
28. My own house feels as filthy and chaotic as a bus terminal. 终点站
29. After a deep thought, he undertook to edit the text himself. 承诺，允诺
M8
1. His first reaction would be to seek a new accommodation with the nationalists.和解
2. These documents provided a broad outline of the Society's development.大概的，不详细
3. He cast a welcoming smile in his direction.投射
4. This had been a particularly difficult chapter in Lebanon's recent history.人生或历史上的重要
时期
5. As visitors, the least we can do is be civil to the people in their own land.对 … 有礼貌
6. I would advise people to think very carefully about committing themselves to working Sundays.
答应，承诺（我建议大家慎重考虑一下答应周日工作的问题）
7. We can only guess what went through the mind of a man who could look back to the dawn of
powered flight.开端，开始
8. He declined their invitation though the salary was very high.婉言拒绝
9. They cooked without skill and ate without discrimination.歧视(他们烹饪手艺不高，也不挑食)
10. The three days France had to prepare could give them the edge over England. 优势
11. He has accused opposition parties of hatching a plot to kill the president. 密谋
12. The clothes should be washed at medium temperature.中等的，适度的
13. Swiss unemployment rose to the still modest rate of 0.7%.适中的，适度的
14. He spun around to face her and then smiled under the tree.转身
15. When she contacted me at the beginning of August to ask for support, Sharon and I sprang into
action. 跳起( 行动起来)
16. The film explored the tension between public duty and personal affections, making us find a
approach to solving it.冲突，矛盾
17. The economy shrank and inflation zoomed last year.急速上升，加剧
M9
1. He has been appointed to be an associate editor of the newspaper last year.
（副职的）

2. You are bound by the contract to pay before the end of the month. （受约束的，有..义务的）
3. Some cautions must be mentioned---for example good tools are essential to do the job well.
（告诫，提醒，警告）
4. She was physically delicate and psychologically unstable. （虚弱、易生病的）
5. There is another dimension you haven’t mentioned about this problem.
（方面，侧面）

6. Markets are dynamic and a company must learn to adapt. （动态的，发展变化的）
7. The past few days have seemed comparatively flat and empty. （单调、枯燥无味的）
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8. He felt depressed and strangely fragile, as if he were recovering from a severe flu. （虚弱的）
9. The fundamental problem lies in their inability to distinguish between reality and invention.
（根本的，十分重大的）
10. He sent Evans as his personal envoy (特使) to discuss ways to mend relations between the two
countries. （弥合）
11. He is one of the best-known personalities in the world of tennis.
（名流，名人
=celebrity
）

12. The report ranks the UK 20th out of 22 advanced nations. (排名，把….分等级)
13. Of all the men in the survey, they rate themselves the least fun-loving and the most responsible.
（认为….（是好的））
14. Social services also have responsibility for the regulation of nurseries.（管理，控制）
15. The enemy tried to sow discontent among our men .
（散布，煽动，灌输）

16. He put up a stout defence in court when asked whether he had something to say.
（顽强的，不屈不饶的）
17. The politicians made vague promises about tax cuts. （不具体的，含糊其辞的）
18. There was no virtue in returning to London the way I had come. （优点，好处，长处）
M10
1. Singapore Airlines is said to be bidding for a management contract to run both airports.
投标（竞争）
2. His theory of the social contract had wide currency in America.流传，通行；被接受，传播
3. Extra police have been drafted into the town after the violence.征召(入伍)
4. He tried finding some lame excuse about having gone to sleep.
(解释或借口)无说服力的，站不住脚的
5. I have decided to retire from the NBA match at the end of the season.退出比赛（因失利或受伤）
6. The company had let environmental standards slide and at last it closed. (价格等)下滑，下跌
7. We must be well prepared, for there must be no slips.小错误
8. Several hundred workers struck in sympathy with their colleagues. 同情，赞同
9. They had not found any evidence of a systematic attempt to control the vote. 蓄意的
10. Delegates wrestled with the problems of violence and sanctions. 奋力对付；努力处理
M11
1. If we cut interest rates, the pound would dive. （数字，价格等）暴跌，突降
2. The narrowness of the government’s victory reflected deep division within the Party.分歧、裂
3. The brandy made him choke, but it restored his nerve.勇气
4. He has acquired a reputation as this country’s premier violinist. 最好的；最重要的
5. We made a bit of complaints in a roundabout way, and he finally understood us.拐弯抹角的
6. He and colleagues have shuttled back and forth between the three capitals.穿梭往返（两地）
7. In half an hour, they’d switched the signs on every board. 调转换
8. The doctors can tailor the program to the patient's needs in the hospital. 定做、制

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