中文里面有很多多義詞，英文中也不例外。例如最多義的run有179個意思。今天我們就來學(xué)習(xí)意思最多的英文詞匯前十名。10EnglishWordswiththemostmultiplemeaningsJoséisinhisthirdandfinalweekwithmeonahomestayfullimmersioncourseandhascometotheconclusionthattheEnglishLanguageisextremelyconfusingandfrustrating!Especiallywhenitcomestoallthosewordsthathavemultiplemeanings.Ihavetoconfessthathehasgotapoint.Taketheword“run”forexample.Ithas179meaningsaccordingtoDwhilsttheword“take”has127definitions!ThefollowinginfographicthatwascompiledbyKaplanInternationaltogetherwithDhighlightsthe10EnglishwordswiththemostmeaningsintheEnglishLanguage.YoucanviewthisinfographichereontheKaplanwebsite.Kaplanhastakeneachwordandcategorisedthemaccordingtothedifferentpartsofspeech,forexample,verb,noun,adverb,adjectiveandsoonaswellasverbphrasesandidioms.Asthislistisverylong,I’vedecidedtobreakthislistintwoparts.1.RUNVerb■Mydoglovestorunaboutinthepark(movequicklywithlegs)■Sherunsaverysuccessfulbusiness(manages)■Thebuscompanyrunsaregularweekendservice(offeraservice)■Don’tleaveyourcarenginerunning/tryrunningthecomputerprogrammeandseeifitworks(machine:working)Noun■Ialwaysgofora10kruninthemornings.■TheplayhashadasuccessfulrunintheWestEnd.(aperiodoftime)■Idotheschoolruneverymorningandmyhusbanddoesitintheafternoon(ajourneythatatrain,ship,carandsoondoesregularly)VerbPhrases■Herwithdrawalmeantthatheropponentwasgivenaclearrunforthenomination(youcanprogresswithoutanyonestoppingyou)■HegaveTomagoodrunforhismoney(competingsowellwithsomeonethattheycannotdefeatyou)■Heisontherunfromthelaw(tryingtoescapeorhidefromthepolice)2.TAKEVerb■Don’tforgettotakeanextrapairofshoes(movesomethingorsomeonefromoneplacetoanother)■Takeadeepbreath◆Jamestookasipofhisdrink◆Itookaquicklookattheaudience(toperformanactionorseriesofactions)■Itookacourseinorigamiatcollege◆I’vetakenmydrivingtestthreetimes(tostudyortakeanexaminaparticularsubject)VerbPhrases■IlikechocolatebutIcantakeitorleaveit(tonotcarewhetheryouhave,seeordosomething–informal)■Ittakesallsorts(usedforsayingthatyoufindsomeone’sbehavioursurprisingorstrangebutwillacceptit–spoken)■Takeitfromme,thisrestaurantisexcellent.(usedtoemphasizethatwhatyou’resayingistrueandpeopleshouldbelieveit–spoken)3.BREAKVerb■Becarefulthatyoudon’tbreakthoseglasses(separateintopiecesbydropping)■Ifyoubreakthespeedlimit,thepenaltiesarehigh◆breakthelaw.(don’tobeyrulesorthelaw)■Whenthenewsfirstbroke,hewasnowheretobefound◆breakingnews(ifnewsbreaks,itbecomespubliclyknown)■Whydon’twebreaknowandmeetagainafterlunch?(stopwhatyou’redoingforaperiodoftime)Noun■Doctorsandnursesoftenworkverylonghourswithoutabreak◆Let’stake/haveabreak.■Thiscouldbetheluckybreakhe’salwayswanted(anopportunitythathelpsyouachievesuccess)■Shedecidedtomakethebreakfrommarketingaftereighteenyears(atimeofmajorchangeinone’slife).VerbPhrases■He’sbeenbreakinghisbackgettingthehousereadyintimeforthebaby’sarrival(workingveryhard)■Ithinkwe’vebrokenthebackofthisprojectnow.(BritishEnglish–tofinishthehardestpartofatask)■Intheirfirstyear,thecompanybrokeeven.(whenacompanydoesn’tmakeaprofitoraloss)■Iwanttobreakfree(assungbyFreddyMercury–toescapefromsomeoneorsomethingthatisholdingyouorcontrolsyou)4.TURNVerb■Sheturnedaroundandsmiledatme(changeposition)■Whenyougettothejunction,turnright(changedirection)■Shecouldnotconcentrateonherbook.Allsheseemedtobedoingwasturningthepageswithoutreadingthem.■Afteryearsasanamateurdancer,sheturnedprofessional(changeanddosomethingdifferent)■Ithasturnedcoldagain(changeandbecomesomethingelse)Noun■Ohno,isitmyturnagaintowashthedishes?!◆Isitmyturntorollthedice?(inagroupandit’syourtimetodosomething)■Thedebateoverdrugsinsporttookanunexpectedturnyesterday◆Thesituationtookaturnforthebetter/worse(achangeinasituation)■Hetookthewrongturnandthattookhimmilesawayfromhisdestination(changeofdirection)VerbPhrases■Hewasstoppedateveryturnbytherigidrules(whereverorwheneversomeonetriestodosomething)■Hedidheragoodturnbyofferingherthejob(anactionthathelpssomeone–alsoappliesintheopposite“abadturn”)■IhopeI’mnotspeakingoutofturn,butIpreferredtheoriginalversion(tosaysomethingthatyoushouldn’tsayincaseyouoffendsomeoneoryouhavenorighttosayit)■Themansionwasbuiltattheturnofthecentury(thetimeattheendofonecenturyandthebeginningofthenext)5.SETVerb■“Teaisserved,”hetoldthemandsetthetrayonthetable.(putsomethinginaposition)■I’vesetthealarmfor6am◆YoucansettheiPhonesothatitdoesanautomaticbackup(tomakeequipmentready)■Haveyousetadateforthewedding?(todecidewhensomethingwillhappen)■TheBankofEnglandsetstheinterestrate◆Theysetthepriceofthehousetoohigh.(todecidethepriceorvalueofsomething)■Ihavesettheteamthreechallenges/goals/objectives/tasks(togivesomeonesomethingtoachieve)Noun■asetofkeys◆asetofguidelines◆acompleteset◆achessset(agroupofthings)■theliteraryset◆thejetset◆asetoffriends(agroupofpeoplethatsharethesameinterests)■afilmset◆astageset(theatre,film–placewhereafilmorplayismade)VerbPhrases■Thedrivers’demandswerenotmet,settingthestageforaprolongedtransportstrike(createtheconditionsforsomethingtohappen)■Theyareacompanythathassetthestandardforexcellenceinservice(performanactivitytoalevelthatotherpeopleneedtoachieve)■Dinnerwillbereadysoon.Couldyoupleasesetthetable?(putcutleryandplatesonthetable)■AfterlunchIsettoworkonthemountainofpaperworkonmydesk(startworkinginadeterminedandenthusiasticway)6.GOVerb■Igotothegymeveryday◆Igotoworkbycar◆Areyoureadytogotolunch?(moveortravelfromoneplacetoanother)■Howarethingsgoingatwork?◆Ithinktheinterviewwentwell(tohappeninaparticularway)■goblind/deaf/grey/bald–Louisewentcompletelyblindbeforeshedied◆gowild/crazy–Iknewtheywouldgocrazywhentheyfoundout◆gobad/sour/rotten-Thebananashavegonebad(changetoanotherconditionstate,usuallyaworseone)■Thisweek’sgonesofast.Ican’tbelieveit’salreadyFriday(whentimepasses)NounandNounPhrases■Whydon’tyouhaveagoatwritingthisemail◆IthoughtI’dgiveskiingagothiswinter(anattempttodosomething)■Don’teatthewholethinginonego.■It’sallgothismorning.Wehaven’tstoppedonce!(Britishspoken-usedtosaythatsomethingisfullofactivity)■I’vedecidedthatI’mgoingtomakeagoofthisbusiness(informal-todosomethingsuccessfully)VerbPhrases■Ashistorybooksgo,thisisrathergood(whenyouconsiderwhatthingsofthesametypearelike)■Davidwillgofarinlife(tobesuccessfulinwhatyoudo)■Shehasdecidedtogoitalone(todosomethingwithoutdependingonanyoneforhelp)■Thistimeyouhavegonetoofar(tobehaveinawaythatisunreasonable)7.PLAYVerb■IplaytenniseverySaturday(takepartinsport/game)■Theorchestraplayedbeautifullytonight◆Thetapewasplayedincourt(tomakemusic/sound)■SheplayedthepartofBlancheDuboisintheStreetcarnamedDesire(tohaveapartinaplayorfilm)NounandNounPhrases■Haveyouseenthelatestplayatthetheatre?■Whenthenewpolicycomesintoplay,fewerpeoplewillhavecontrol(starttohappenorhaveaneffect)■Ilovethatline.Ithassuchawonderfulplayonwords(cleverorfunnyuseofawordthathastwodifferentmeanings)VerbPhrases■Ifyouplayyourcardsright,hemightofferyouthejob(informal–ifyoubehaveinacertainway,youmightbesuccessfulingettingwhatyouwant)■“Ijusthavetomakeaphonecall,”shesaidplayingfortime(todeliberatelydelaysomethingsothatyouhavemoretimetothinkaboutwhattodo)■Theyareprobablyfineraw,butit’sbesttoplayitsafeandcookthem(avoidtakingrisks)8.CUTVerb■Youwillneedasharpknifetocutthebread■Becarefulyoudon’tcutyourfingerusingthatknife■TheGovernmentneedstocutinterestratestostimulatetheeconomy(reduce/lower)■Theaccidentcut(cutoff)theoxygentoherbrain◆Alllinesofcommunicationhavebeencut(cuttoff)(stopsomethingmovingorworking)■Alotoftheviolentsceneswerecut(cutout)fromthefilm(makesomethingshorterorremove)Noun■Shehasaverydeepcutinherfingeranditisbleedingprofusely■Therehavebeensomedeepcutsinthesalesbudget■Shealwayschoosesthebestcutofbeeftoserveatherrestaurant(pieceofmeat)VerbPhrases■Independenceinarelationshipcutsbothways(ithasbothgoodandbadaspects)■Theyhadtocutcornersinordertocompletetheorder(nottodoajobasthroughlyasyoushould)■Heragentcutadealgivingher20%oftheprofits(makeabusinessdeal)■Wehadtocutourholidayshortbecauseoftheproblemsatwork–(toreducethetime)9.UPUPcanbeusedinthefollowingways:■Adverb:Theirvoicescouldbeheardupinourroom◆Jeanlookedupathim◆Istoodup■Preposition:Heclimbedupthestairs◆Isetoffuptheroad■Adjective:theupescalator■aftertheverb‘tobe‘:Hewasupearlythismorning◆Foodpricesareup◆IknewsomethingwasupVerbPhrases■Wepaidalotofmoneyforthehotel,butitwasn’tuptomuch(Britishspoken–notverygood)■It’snotlikeSarahtobelate.Somethingmustbeup.(Spoken–somethingbadishappeningorthereissomethingwrong)■We’vereallybeenupagainstitthisyear,tryingtomeetallourproductiondeadlines(inadifficultsituation)■Hewasupandaboutagaintwodaysafterhisoperation(outofbedforexampleafteranillness)■Afteramonthofnointernet,thesystemisupandrunning.(workingeffectively)■Idon’tknowwhetherIwillhavethetimetodothisforyou.Iamuptomyneck/ears/eyesinwork.■What’sup?You’reveryquiettoday.(Spoken-usedforaskingwhatiswrong)10.HANDNoun■Itwasalargefarmwithover20hiredhands(someonewhoworksonafarmordoesphysicalwork)■Couldyougivemeahandtomovethistable?◆Wouldyoulikeahandwiththewashingup?(helpsomeone)■Let’sgivethechildrenabighandforthewonderfulshow(toclapyourhandstoshowyouenjoyedaperformance)NounPh