在英语学习中，往往学生们能记住的是单词简单和常见的含义，但很多单词在不同的句子中会有不同的解释，不够了解的话就可能会出现句子理解错误的情况，本文为大家带来60个高中英语中常见的熟词新义，大家可以将单词的不同含义放在一起对比，会发现他们之间通常会有某种联系，可以帮助大家记忆。

　　21．encourage vt.鼓励；激励→v.促进，助长，刺激

　　Good health encourages(促进)clear thinking.

　　22．escape v．逃跑；逃脱→v.被忘掉；被忽视

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

　　23．explode v．爆炸；爆裂→v.勃然大怒；大发雷霆

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

　　24．exploit v．开发；开采；剥削→v.利用

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

　　25．fail vi.失败→vi.(健康)衰退，变弱

　　William found it increasingly difficult to read，for his eyesight was beginning to fail(变弱)．

　　26．foreign adj.外国的；外交的→adj.不熟悉的

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

　　27．freeze vi.结冰，(使)冻结→v.惊呆，吓呆

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

　　28．fresh adj.新鲜的→adj.无经验的

　　She is quite fresh(无经验的)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.影响；支配

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

　　31．help vt.帮助→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．击中，打击→n.成功；红极一时的人或事

　　Tuhao is quite a hit(风行一时的事物)of this year.

　　33．ill adj.生病的→adj./adv.坏的/地

　　It's no good speaking ill(坏地)of others.

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

　　34．interest n．兴趣→n.利益；股份

　　Our family has interests(利益) in the business.

　　35．inspire v．激励；鼓舞→v.启发

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

　　36．jump v．& n．跳→n.& v．大幅度上涨

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

　　37．kill v．杀死，弄死→v.消磨或打发(时间)

　　How does the man kill(打发时间)time?

　　38．last adj.后的→adj.不可能的

　　He is the last(不可能的)man I want to see.

　　39．match n．火柴，旗鼓相当的人→vt.般配，与…匹配

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

　　40．mean v．打算；意味着→adj.小气的，吝啬的　means n．方式，方法

　　He is too mean(吝啬的)to make a donation.

　　In many places in China, the bicycle is still a popular means(方式)of transportation.

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