词汇是英语教与学的基础，招教考试中没有给出明确的考查词汇表，这就给命题人提供了广阔的活动空间，给他们减少了很多限制，但给考生增加了一定难度。英语中国的一词多意和熟词主义僻义现象是普遍存在的。今天，笔者跟大家分享一些招教中常考的熟词僻义，并给出典型例句帮您更好地理解和掌握。
A
1. address
熟义：地址，写地址
Please tell me your address. 请告诉我你的地址。
僻义：(1) vt. 称呼
The president should be addressed as “Mr. President”. 总统应称呼为“总统先生”。
(2) vt. 向…发表演说
It is said that our headmaster will address the meeting. 据说我们的校长将在会议上发表演说。
2. admit
熟义：vt. 承认
I admitted that I was afraid of the monster.我承认我害怕那个怪兽。
僻义：(1) vt. 容纳
The theatre only admits 1,000 persons.这个电影院能容纳1000人。
(2) vt. 允许进入
The servant opened the door and admitted me(into the house).服务员打开门让我进屋。
3. against
熟义：prep. 反对，违背
Somebody argue against the idea. 一些人反对这个观点。
僻义：prep.衬着，迎着，靠着
The picture looks good against the white wall.衬着白墙这张照片看起来很不错。
4. air
熟义：n.空气
Everyone need breathe fresh air. 每个人都需要呼吸新鲜的空气。
僻义：(1) v. 抒发;倾诉;传播
Don’t air your troubles too often. 不要经常发牢骚。
(2) n. 样子，神态，气氛
There was a comfortable air about her room.她房间的气氛很舒服。
5. amount
熟义：n. 量
Any amount, great or small, will be appreciated.
数量不论多少都将受到欢迎。
僻义：(1) vi. 达到，共计
The cost amounted to $ 2000. 成本是2000美元。
(2) vi. 相当于
What you have said amounts to a refusal.你所说的相当于是拒绝。
6. announce
熟义：vt. 宣布
They are hoping that she will announce for governor. 他们希望她将宣布参加竞选州长。
僻义：vt. 显示，预告
Warm sunshine announces the coming of spring.温暖的阳光预告着春天的到来。
7. account for
熟义： 解释说明...的原因;占...比例
His illness accounts for his absence. 因为
8. advance
熟义： v./n 前进，推进
No retreat is allowed, only advance. 只许前进， 不许后退。
僻义：(1) n. 预付(款)
She asked for an advance on her salary. 她要求工资预付。
(2) n. 增加
Share prices shows significant advances today. 股票价格今天明显增加。
B
1. badly
熟义：adv. 坏
The surface of the table was badly marred up.这张桌子的桌面被严重地损坏了。
僻义：adv. 迫切
The boy badly wants a new bike.这个男孩迫切地想要辆新自行车。
2. blank
熟义： adj. 空白的 n. 空白
Please fill in the blanks. 请填出下列空白处。
僻义：adj. 没表情的，空虚的，没兴趣的
The stranger returned my greeting with a blank look. 这个陌生人毫无表情地回应我的问候。
3. bare
熟义：adj. 裸露的
The top of the hill was bare.小山顶上光秃秃的。
僻义：vt. 向某人袒露心声
He likes to bare his heart/soul with his close friends.他喜欢向亲近的朋友袒露心声。
4. bear
熟义：vt. 忍受，容忍
The roof will not bear the strain of its weight. 屋顶将承受不住它的重量的拉力。
僻义：v. 显示，带有
He was badly wounded in the war and still bears the scars. 他在战争中伤得很严重至今仍带有伤疤。
5. blanket
熟义： n. 毯子
僻义：vt.以厚层覆(译:... 覆盖着厚厚的雪)
The whole village was blanketed with heavy snow. 整个村庄被厚厚的雪覆盖了。
6. break down
熟义：(机器等)坏了
The engine of the car is broken down. 这辆车的发动机坏了。
僻义：(计划)失败
All our plans broke down.(计划)失败，坚持不下去。
C
1. capital
熟义：n. 首都，首府;资本
All our capital is locked up in that enterprise.我们的资金全部搁死在那个企业了。
僻义：adj. 极严重的，根本的
Our capital task at the moment is to persuade her to calm down.我们此时的根本任务时劝她冷静下来。
2. cause
熟义：n.起因，v.引起
It is his being late that causes his teacher angry.正是他迟到让他老师生气。
僻义：n. 事业
The UN has done a lot for the cause of world peace.联合国为世界和平事业做了许多贡献。
3. civil
熟义：adj. 公民的，国内的
The civil rights bill carried by a large majority. 公民权利法案获得大多数同意而通过。
僻义：adj. 有礼貌的，彬彬有礼的
He is a civil person. 他是一个有礼貌的人。
4. climate
熟义：n. 气候
The climate here is comfortable.这儿的气候很舒服。
僻义：n. 风气;思潮;倾向
The cultural climate here is somehow a little upsetting. 这里的文化风气有一些浮躁。
5. cloudy
熟义：adj. 阴天的，多云的
It is cloudy today. 今天多云。
僻义：adj. 不明朗的，不清晰的
Who did it still remains cloudy.谁做的这件事情仍旧不明朗。
6. come back
熟义：回来
僻义：(1) 重新流行
Do you think long dresses will ever come back?你认为长裙子还会再流行吗?
(2)顶嘴
He came back at her with a nasty remark.他以恶毒的语言回击她。
(3)回想起来
It’s suddenly to come back where I saw you last.突然，我想起上次我在什么地方见过你。
7. come in
熟义：进来
僻义：(1)开始流行;
This style is certain to come in this year.今年这种款式肯定流行。
(2) 承担(任务)
Here is the plan of attack，and this is where you come in.这是我们的攻击计划,这是你要执行的任务。
8. come on
熟义：快过来
僻义：(1) 进行，进展;
How has he come on at school this year?他今年学业进展如何?
(2) 开始(下雨);
The rain has just come on.雨刚开始下。
(3) 上映，上演，举行
The next exam comes on in early summer.下次考试将在夏初进行。
9. come out
熟义：出来
僻义：结果(如何)
Everything will come out all right.一切都会好的。
10. consume
熟义：vt. 消耗，消费
All we need to do to achieve that is produce more, consume less, or both.
为了达到目标，我们需要做的就是多生产，少消费，或者两者均衡。
僻义：vt. 烧毁， 毁灭
The fire soon consumed the old wooden buildings in the neighborhood. 这场火很快烧毁了邻居的木头建筑。
D
1. dawn
熟义：n 拂晓，v.破晓，天亮
We will encounter the enemy at dawn. 我们将于黎明时与敌交战。
僻义：vt.开始明白
The truth began to dawn on him. 他开始明白真相。
2. drive
熟义：v. 驾驶
僻义：v. 迫使(某人做不好的事)
Hunger drove her steal. 饥饿迫使她偷窃。
3. divorce
熟义：v. 离婚
僻义：v.使分离，使脱离
You can’t divorce science from ethical questions. 你不能将科学脱离道德问题。
E
1. easy
熟义：容易的
僻义：Adj.舒适的，安分的，轻松的
Now we are leading an easy life.
2. embarrass
熟义：vt. 使尴尬
“When you embarrass me, I’ll tell you, ” my father says.
“你要是使我感到难堪，我就会跟你说的，”我爸爸说。
僻义：vt. 阻碍
What embarrasses your making an early start? 什么阻碍了你早点开始?
3. employ
熟义：v. 雇佣
The company employs a lot of foreigners. 这个公司雇佣了很多外国人。
僻义：v. 使用，利用
The police employed force to open the door. 警察利用武力打开了门。
4. eat one’s words
收回前言，认错道歉(切勿望文生义，解为“食言”)
He boasted that he would throw me downstairs;but I made him eat his words.他吹嘘说他要把我抛下楼去，但我叫他收回他的话了。
5. even
熟义：adv. 甚至，更
僻义：
The road wasn’t even. adj.平坦的，平的，平滑的
Her teeth were white and even. adj. 齐的，同样的，一致的
The score is now even. adj.相等的，对等的，均等的
The car went with an even motion. adj. 均匀的，平稳的
6. exploit
熟义：v. 开发，开采，剥削
僻义：v.利用
You must exploit every opportunity to learn new things.你一定要利用一切机会学习新事物。
7. extend
熟义：扩大，使扩展，使伸长
僻义：v. 扩大范围，舒展(手脚)
He extended his hand to new employees.他向新员工展伸出了手。
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
希望通过今天的这篇文章能高效帮助各位同学梳理高频的熟词僻义，华图教师祝各位考生备考顺利，早日成师!
