中考英语：巧记单词 熟词新义land，start，true，low

　　land

　　The pilot landed the plane safely in the heavy snow. 此句中的land用作及物动词,意为使着陆,这是land的常用法之一。

　　The journey to the far side of the island is quicker by land than by sea. 此句中的land用作名词,意为陆地,大地,这是land的常用法之二。

　　除了以上用法外,land还有其它用法。如:

　　① Many farmers are leaving the land to work in industry. (the land意为农村,农业。)

　　② The car will land you there in twenty minutes.(land用作动词,意为使到达,把送到某地。)

　　③ Hes really landed himself in it this time. (land sb. / oneself in sth. 意为使某人陷入困境。)

　　④ He wants to see how the land lies before taking any action.( how the land lies意为事态,形势,概况。)

　　start

　　We wont finish the job today, but we have made a start. 此句中的start用作名词,意为开头,开端,起始,这是start的常用法之一。

　　It started to rain. 此句中的start用作动词,意为开始,这是start的常用法之二。

　　除了以上用法外,start还有其它用法。如:

　　① The news gave me quite a start.(start用作名词,意为吃惊,惊起。)

　　② Isnt it time we start back? Its getting dark. (start back意为动身返回。)

　　③ What time do you start for work? (start for... 意为动身去。)

　　④ I told him the whole story, from start to finish. (from start to finish意为自始至终,从头到尾。)

　　true

　　Its true that he may fall behind the other students.此句中 true用作形容词,意为真的,真实的,正确的, 这是true的常用法。true还有其它用法。如:

　　① She aimed true. (true用作副词,意为准确地,确切地。)

　　② The door is out of true. (out of true意为出了毛病。)

　　③ The film is very true to life. (true to life意为真实地反映生活,逼真的。)

　　④ Once he achieved power he showed his true colors. (true colors意为本性,真面目。)

　　low

　　The sun is low in the sky. 此句中low用作形容词,意为低的,矮的,这是low的常用法。low还有其它用法。如:

　　① Shes been feeling rather low since her illness. (low用作形容词,意为消沉的。)

　　② The simplest way to succeed in business is to buy low and sell high. (low用作副词,意为低价地,廉价地。)

　　③ The gas is running low. (run low意为几乎耗尽。)

　　pay

　　Her parents paid for her to go to America. 此句中pay用作动词,意为付钱,支付,这是pay的常用法之一。

　　Whats the pay like in your job? 此句中pay用作名词,意为工资,薪水,这是pay的常用法之二。

　　除了以上用法外, pay还有其它用法。如:

　　① It doesnt pay to get angry. (pay用作动词,意为有利,值得。)

　　② John has paid off all his debts. (pay off意为付清,偿清。)

　　③ I had to pay out $200 to get my car repaired! (pay out 意为付出巨款。)