托福词汇中常见的熟词僻意（一）

1. address
熟义：n.地址
僻义：v.向...致辞, 演说
Depending on whom he is addressing, the problems will be different.
根据与他谈话的不同对象，问题也有所不同。
2. diet
熟义：n.饮食习惯
僻义：n.减肥,瘦身;议会
American industry has changed its structure, has gone on a diet, and has
learnt to be more quick-witted.
美国的工业已经改变了结构，进行了瘦身，学会了明智。
3. cause
熟义：n./v.原因，导致
僻义：n.事业，理想，目标
One such cause now seeks to end biomedical research because of the theory
that animals have rights ruling out their use in research.
一个这样的事业现在正在寻求终止生物医学的研究，因为有这样一种理论说，动物享有权利禁止它们被用于实验。
4. novel
熟义：n.小说
僻义：adj.新颖的
When a novel literary idea appears, people should try to determine its
purposes.
当一种新的文学理念出现时，人们应该试着去了解它的意图。
5. realize
熟义：v.意识到
僻义：v.实现，发挥
Former Colorado governor Richard Lamm has been quoted as saying that the old
and infirm "have a duty to die and get out of the way", so that
younger,healthier people can realize their potential.
据说，Colorado州前州长Richard Lamm曾经说，老年多病者“有责任死去和让位”，以让更年轻、更健康的人们去发挥他们的潜能。
6. stop
熟义：n./v.停止
僻义：n.句号
We must pour out a large stream of essential words, unhampered by stops, or
qualifying adjectives, or finite verbs.
我们必须大量使用基本词汇，摆脱句号，修饰性形容词及限定动词的羁绊。
7. sound
熟义：n. 声音, 语音, 噪音 v. 听起来
僻义：adj.健全的, 合理的, 有效彻底的, 健康的(soundand safe: 安然无恙)
If we are ever going to protect the atmosphere, it is crucial that those new
plants be environmentally sound.
如果我们准备保护大气，关键要让这些新发电厂对环境无害。
8. firm
熟义：adj. 结实的，稳固的
僻义：n. 公司，商号
Until California recently passed a law, American firms did not have to tell
anyone,even the victim, when data went astray.
直到加利福尼亚最近通过了一项法律，美国的公司不必告知任何人信息何时泄露，甚至包括受害人。
9. might
熟义：may的过去式
僻义：n. 力量，威权 (with might and main: 尽全力)
The process sweeps from hyperactive America to Europe and reaches the
emerging countries with unsurpassed might.
这个浪潮从异常活跃的美国席卷到欧洲，并以不可比拟的威力影响到正在崛起的国家。
10. weather
熟义：n.天气
僻义：v.经受风雨，度过难关
This “added-worker effect” could support the safety net offered by
unemployment insurance or disability insurance to help families weather bad
times.
这种"附加工人效应"可以支持失业保险或残疾保险所提供的保障制度，以帮助家庭渡过困难时期。