熟词生义是高考考察的重难点。所谓熟词生义的“生”是相对而言。一般分为两种情况：一种是一词多义中的衍生义，只是这个衍生义与基本义间的联系学生不容易想到，这需要同学们结合具体语境由词汇的基本义推测其衍生义；另一种是“生义”与基本义联系不紧密，不需要建立彼此间的联系，这需要同学们在词汇学习时注意一些低频的释义，特别是与基本义联系不大的释义。
1. absent adj. 缺席的 → adj.茫然的；恍惚的
She looked at the picture in an absent (茫然的) way.
2. address n．地址 v. 写地址 → vt. 对······发表演说
He addressed an audience of 10000 supporters.
3. against prep. 逆着；反对；倚；靠；碰 → prep. 以······为背景
The picture looks nice against (以······为背景) the white wall.
4．blank adj.空白的 n.空白 → adj. 没表情的；空虚的；没兴趣的
The stranger returned my greeting with a blank (没表情的) look.
5. blue adj. 蓝色的 n．蓝色 → adj.忧伤的
His songs always make me feel blue(忧伤的)．
6. cloudy adj.阴的；多云的 → adj.不明朗的；不清晰的
Who will take his place still remains cloudy (不明朗的)．
7. course n．课程；过程 → n. 一道菜
The courses (菜肴) vary with seasons.
8. cross v．跨越；横穿n.十字架 → adj.生气的
Don’t be cross (生气的) with him — after all he is a child.
9. drive v．驾驶→ v. 迫使 (某人做不好的事)
Hunger drove (迫使) her to steal.
10. express v．表达→ n.快车
Is there an express(快车) from Nanjing to Shanghai?
11. encourage vt. 鼓励；激励 → v. 促进；助长；刺激
Good health encourages (促进) clear thinking.
12．escape v．逃跑；逃脱 → v.被忘掉；被忽视
The name escapes (被忘掉) me for the moment.
13．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.
14．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)．
15．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.
16．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?
17．ground n．地面→ n.理由
He has strong grounds (理由) for more money.
18．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.
19．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.
20．jump v．& n．跳 → n.& v．大幅度上涨
Last week the price of goods jumped (大幅度上涨)．
21．last adj. 最后的 → adj. 最不可能的
He is the last (最不可能的) man I want to see.
22．nurse n．护士，保姆 → v. 看护；照料(病人或伤者)
For two days he was nursed (照料) by his mother.
23．open v．开 adj.开着的；打开的 → adj. (问题、议事等)未解决的
They left the matter open (未解决的)．
24．promise v．& n．许诺 → v. 有······的希望；使······有可能
The dark clouds promise (使······有可能) rain.
25．read v．阅读 → v.理解；领会
I didn’t read (领会) mother’s thoughts at that time.
26．solid adj.固定的，坚硬的 → adj.可靠的；可信赖的
The research lacks solid (可靠的) evidence and therefore its conclusions are doubtful.
27．taste v．品尝；尝出······味道 → n. 味道；鉴赏力；爱好
While she was in Paris she developed a taste (爱好) for fine art.
28．treat vt. 以······态度对待 → vt. 治疗；医治 v．& n. 款待；招待
The doctor is skilled at treating (治疗) heart trouble and never accepts any gift from his patients so he has a very good reputation.
Let’s go out for lunch — my treat (款待)．
29．walk v．& n．行走；步行→ n.行业
This society welcomes people from all walks (行业) of life.
30．wear v．穿；戴 → v. 面带；流露；留(发、须等)
I can still remember he was always wearing (面带) a smile and willing to help.