高中英语单词熟词生义有哪些

编者按：英语中的熟词生义往往使我们学生在做阅读题时明明认识单词却读不懂句子，这就需要我们学生在平时的学习中积累这些单词的生僻意思，掌握熟词生义。

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　　1. Exercise v.

　　At court, she exercised(行使、动用)her right to remain silent.

　　Employ v employ force to put down the rebellion

　　2. Altogether adv.

　　Not lying does not mean an ad is altogether innocent. (completely)

　　英语表示“完全、彻底”的单词还有：dead，cold

　　3. Dead adv.

　　He is dead against the idea. (completely)

　　4. Debate v.

　　She debated (with herself) for a while and then picked up the phone.

　　He’s debating(思考)whether to go skiing this winter.

　　5. Arrest v.

　　Hard as they tried, they failed to arrest the company’s decline. (stop/prevent)

　　6. Favor v.

　　She favored her father in character as well as in appearance. (resemble)

　　7. Warm v.

　　We soon warmed to(喜爱)the nice climate in the southern city.

　　8. Put down

　　The dog has gone mad, and they decide to put it down(毒杀)with poison.

　　9. Commission n.

　　You shall get a 10% commission(佣金)on everything you sell.

　　10. Wake n.

　　There have been demonstrations on the streets in the wake of(after/following)the recent bomb attack.

　　The storm left a trail of destruction in its wake.

　　A group of reporters followed in her wake.

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