英语熟词生义（十四）

亦书

232.keep vt．熟义：保持，保留

Her grandfather kept a hair dresser's shop．vt. 经营，管理

She kept her sister’s children．vt. 照顾

He needs more money to keep his wife and children．vt. 养活

— Do you sell school things？有文具卖吗？

— Sorry，but we don't keep them．vt. 售卖

Everyone must keep the law．vt. 遵守

We keep the Spring Festival at home．vt. 庆祝 (译：我们在家过春节)

Your coffee shop seems to be well kept. vt.经营；开设

233.key n.＆adj．关键（的），关键性的人物 熟义：钥匙，答案

The key factor in their success is hard work．他们成功的关键因素是努力工作。

234.kick n．劲头，味道，乐趣 熟义：踢

The swimmer has a strong kick．游泳运动员兴致勃勃。

She gets a kick out of driving a car at high speed．驾驶汽车飞奔，她感到很刺激。

235. kid 熟义：v.小孩

Take it easy. I’m just kidding. v.开玩笑；欺骗

236.kill vt．删掉，除掉，关掉，使笑／痛得要死，使难受之极；消磨熟义：杀

It kills himicon to admit he is wrong．他承认他错了时，难受得很。

His joke killed the audience．他的笑话使听众笑得死去活来。

The guy fools around all day long, killing time. v.消磨（时间）

237.knock vt．批评，说……不好（熟义：敲，打）

The critics knocked his latest play．评论家抨击了他最近的戏剧。

238.know vt．辨认，经历 熟义：知道，认识

I don’t know Miss Green from Miss Smith．我区分不出格林小姐和史密斯小姐。

Those who have not known hunger can never imagine how it feels．没有挨过饿的人永远也想象不出挨饿是什么滋味。

He is always quick to know his friends and enemies. vt. 辨别，认出

239.Labour vi．费力地行走，干苦活（熟义：劳动）

They laboured through the thick forest and up the steep hill．他们艰难地穿行于茂密的森林，攀登于峻峭的山岭。

240.land 熟义：vi. 登陆，降落

He landed a contract for building afactory. vt. 获得

241.at large 逍遥自在地，逍遥法外；详尽地；普遍地；随便地（勿望文生义）

The suspect is still at large．嫌疑犯仍逍遥法外。

Boys at large like games．一般说来，男孩喜欢运动。

242.Last adj．最不可能的 v．延续，够用（多久）（熟义：最后的）

He is the last person to tell a lie．他极不可能说谎。

Her holidays were to last six weeks．她的假有六周。

The food will last（us）（for）three weeks．这些粮食可够（我们）吃三周。

He is the last man I want to see. adj.最后的（最不想见的）

243.late adj．已故的，前任的，最新的 熟义：迟到的，晚的

She was an admirer of the late president．她崇拜前总统。

She missed her late husband very much. adj.已故的