“Waiter, do you serve lobster here?”

　　“We serve anyone; take a seat, please.”

　　這個(gè)笑話發(fā)生在飯店，顯然服務(wù)員與客人之間發(fā)生了誤會(huì)，而誤會(huì)的根源就在serve這個(gè)詞上�？腿怂�用的serve的意思是“供應(yīng)，有沒有…菜”，而服務(wù)員所用的serve的意思是“為…提供服務(wù)”。

　　無(wú)論是英文單詞還是漢語(yǔ)詞語(yǔ)大部分詞都不會(huì)一個(gè)詞只有一個(gè)意思，絕大部分的詞都至少有兩個(gè)或是更多的意思。所以在復(fù)習(xí)單詞時(shí)不能只記住一個(gè)單詞大致的一到兩個(gè)詞義而把其它的忽略不記，造成了只知其一，不知其二的局面。這樣導(dǎo)致無(wú)法準(zhǔn)確理解該詞在句子中的意思，做起題來(lái)自然要出錯(cuò)。

　　本書第三章詞義關(guān)聯(lián)的多義詞不僅列出了單詞的各種義項(xiàng)，還在分析考研真題的基礎(chǔ)上標(biāo)出了哪些義項(xiàng)是已經(jīng)熟悉的，哪些是不太熟悉而且是難點(diǎn)的，幫助考生避輕就重，對(duì)于熟悉的內(nèi)容可以少花時(shí)間，對(duì)于難點(diǎn)的內(nèi)容多下苦功。另外，通過(guò)【點(diǎn)睛】幫助學(xué)生學(xué)會(huì)如何發(fā)現(xiàn)詞義間的聯(lián)系，學(xué)會(huì)聯(lián)想。后面的各個(gè)單詞就由考生自己按自己的辦法聯(lián)想記憶。記憶單詞的多個(gè)詞義也不是一味的死記硬背，而是要注意一個(gè)詞各詞義之間的關(guān)聯(lián)，因?yàn)橐粋�(gè)詞的多個(gè)詞義往往有千絲萬(wàn)縷的聯(lián)系，而且多個(gè)詞義是不斷衍生出來(lái)的，所以發(fā)現(xiàn)關(guān)聯(lián)，加強(qiáng)聯(lián)系，是記憶單詞各種意思的好辦法。

　　abnormal

　　adj. 1.反常的

　　Abnormal human behavior may be caused by eating substances that upset the delicate chemical balance in the brain. 食用能打破大腦微妙化學(xué)平衡的東西可能會(huì)引起人類的異常行為。(考研真題)

　　2.不規(guī)則的，無(wú)規(guī)律的abnormal bleeding 異常出血

　　【點(diǎn)睛】與此義相近的還有irregular意思是“不規(guī)則的，無(wú)規(guī)律的”，由regular加上表否定義的前綴ir派生而來(lái)。

　　【擴(kuò)展】abnormality n.反常

　　It is not known whether the cancer and chromosomal abnormality(染色體異常)are independent events or whether one is the result of the other.(考研模擬)

　　abroad

　　【點(diǎn)睛】注意與aboard區(qū)別，兩個(gè)詞拼寫很相似，aboard的意思是“在車、船、飛機(jī)上”。

　　adv. 【常見詞義】到國(guó)外, 在國(guó)外

　　China’s nouveau riche(暴發(fā)戶)are spending their holidays abroad in ever increasing numbers.越來(lái)越多中國(guó)的有錢人到國(guó)外度假。

　　They give their owners automatic credit in stores, restaurants, and hotels, at home, across the country, and even abroad, and they make many banking services available as well.(考研真題)無(wú)論是在本地，全國(guó)亦或國(guó)外，只要在商店、飯店使用就自動(dòng)給卡的主人增加信用分，同時(shí)還提供很多銀行服務(wù)。

　　Her parents often take trips abroad, leaving her all alone in their big house. 她父母經(jīng)常去國(guó)外旅游，把她一個(gè)人留在大房子里。

　　Economic crises in financial capitals abroad will inevitably follow the recent troubles on Wall Street.。國(guó)外的經(jīng)濟(jì)危機(jī)必然會(huì)隨著華爾街近期的金融問(wèn)題而至。

　　【較難詞義】[正式](謠言、消息等)四下流傳中

　　The king wanted me to keep the secret that his wife was disloyal(不忠)to him, so I would never let it be spread abroad.

　　abrupt

　　【點(diǎn)睛】這個(gè)詞的第一個(gè)意思很熟悉，但是第二、三個(gè)意思卻是考研的難點(diǎn)。如果一個(gè)人言談行為比較唐突，別人可能覺得他很粗魯。一個(gè)很突兀的山坡自然是陡坡了。

　　adj.【常見詞義】突然的 (unexpected)

　　Transitions should connect one paragraph to the next so that there are no abrupt or confusing shifts.(考研真題)過(guò)渡部分應(yīng)該承上啟下，這樣才不會(huì)使文章有突兀的或令人費(fèi)解的變化。

　　【較難詞義】1.粗魯?shù)?(rude)

　　He is a very fine man even though he’s sometimes abrupt in manner. (考研真題)

　　2.陡峭的 (steep) an abrupt descent陡坡

　　【擴(kuò)展】abruption n.突然的斷裂 total abruption of all relations徹底斷絕所有關(guān)系

　　absorb

　　v.吸引 (fascinate, captivate)

　　The students are absorbed in their studies for the big math exam.

　　People are absorbed into “a culture of consumption” launched by the 19th-century department stores that offered “vast arrays of goods in an elegant atmosphere.”(考研真題)人們被19世紀(jì)的商店發(fā)起的“消費(fèi)文化”所吸引。這些商店環(huán)境優(yōu)雅，商品琳瑯滿目。

　　【較難詞義】占去(時(shí)間等)(take up)

　　His new girlfriend absorbs most of his time and we rarely see him anymore these days.

　　3.忍受 (bear)

　　The young couple, Tom and his wife, couldn’t absorb the additional financial hardships (困難)of living alone and had to move back home with Tom’s parents.

　　Families have been asked to absorb much more risk in their retirement (退休)income.(考研真題)

　　【擴(kuò)展】

　　absorption n.吸收

　　absorbent adj.能吸收的 be as absorbent as a sea sponge

　　absorbing adj.吸引人的 General introduction classes such as these will be of absorbing interest to a larger, more diverse audience; specialists on the topic, however, may be bored by these classes. 像這樣的概論課程將吸引眾多形形色色的聽眾，而研究該題目的專家可能會(huì)對(duì)這類課程感到厭煩。

　　【搭配】be absorbed in 專心于

　　He is often absorbed in business, although he is also periodically(偶爾的)distracted (分神)by his pretty young secretary.