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.Having left for ages,he was aching(渴望)for home.3.address n.地址 v.写地址→vt.发表演说The president will address(发表演说)his speech at 3:00 pm.4.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.5.attend v.出席;参加→v.看护;治疗;陪同The nurse attended(看护)to him day and night.6.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.7.blue adj.& n.蓝色→adj.忧伤的His songs always make me feel blue(忧伤的).8.build vt.建筑,建造→v.逐渐增强 n.体格,体形,身材One should receive training to build(逐渐增强)up one's confidence.You're right,Josh. He may have a small build(身材).9.cause vt.促使,引起→n.原因,起因;事业,目标Even with a staff of 22 volunteers,Thomas often devotes up to 50 hours a week to his cause(事业).10.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).She coached(指导)me in playing football.12.count n.& v.计算,数→vi.有价值,重要It is not how much you read but what you read that counts(重要).
The courses(菜谱)vary with seasons.14.cover v.覆盖→v.行走(一段路程);足以支付,够付;采访n.书刊封面,封皮Motor-cars cover(行走一段路程)a hundred miles in little more than an hour.To cover(足以支付)the cost of hiring a bus, each student will have to pay $10 each time.15.cross v.跨越,横穿n.十字→adj.生气的Don't be cross(生气的)with him—after all,he is a child.He deserted(抛弃)his wife and children and went abroad.Having been cheated in a business deal(交易),he was reduced to nothing.18.develop v.发展;开发;研制→v.冲印Did you have the films developed(冲印)?19.drive v.驾驶→v.迫使(某人做不好的事)Hunger drove(迫使)her to steal.Is there an express(快车)from Nanjing to Shanghai?