2017长沙中考英语复习：旧词新义（二）(2)

　　blind

　　She is blind in the left eye. 此句中blind用作形容词,意为“瞎的,盲人的”,这是blind的常用法。blind还有其它用法。如:

　　① The blinds were drawn to protect the new furniture from the sun. (blind用作名词,意为“窗帘,遮光物”。)

　　② The soldier was blinded in the explosion. (blind用作动词,意为“使失明”。)

　　③ This is a blind letter. (blind letter意为“因地址写得不清而无法投寄的信件”。)

　　④ He turned a blind eye to her mistakes. (turn a blind eye to意为“对……熟视无睹”。)

　　⑤ He’s blind as a bat without his glasses. (blind as a bat意为“完全看不见东西的”。)

　　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 She’s 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”。)

　　fall

　　The leaves fall in autumn. 此句中fall用作动词,意为“落下,下降”,这是其常用法。fall还有其它用法。如:

　　①I had a fall and broke my arm. (fall用作名词,意为“跌落,掉下,降落”。)

　　②Our holiday plans fell through because of bad weather. (fall through 意为“落空,未能实现,成为泡影”。)

　　③My car is falling apart. (fall apart意为“破裂,破碎,散架”。)

　　④We fell about (laughing) when we heard the joke. (fall about意为“无法控制地大笑”。)

　　⑤Sam, please fall back on old friends in time of need. (fall back on意为“求助于,退到”。)