42．damage (熟义：v．&n．损坏)   
    He claimed $7000 damages from the taxi company．(n．赔偿金(复数)=compensation)

43．dawn (熟义：n拂晓v．破晓，天亮)
    The truth began to dawn on him．(v．开始明白)

44．desert (熟义：n．沙漠)
    He deserted his wife and children and went abroad．(V．抛弃，离弃)

 45．develop (熟义：v．发展；开发；研制)
    Did you have the films developed? ( v：冲印)
    develop a disease／a habit (v．逐渐形成)

 46．difficult(熟义：adj．困难的)
 I had a feeling you were going to be difficult about this.  (adj.难以取悦的，难相处的)

我有种感觉，在这件事情上你将很难对付。

 47．dismiss．(熟义：v．解雇，开除)   
    He just laughed and dismissed my suggestion as unrealistic．  (v．拒绝考虑(某观点等)，认为…是…)

48．drive (熟义：v．驾驶)
    Hunger drove her to steal．(V．迫使某人(做不好或不快的事) 又如：让某人发狂)

     A drive is a very strong need or desire in human beings that makes them act in particular ways. 欲望

49．divorce (熟义：v．与某人离婚)
    You can’t divorce science from ethical questions．(v．使分离；使脱离)

50．draw (熟义：v．画；拖；拉)
    What moral are we to draw from the story? (v．获得，取得，推断出)

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51．engage (熟义：vt．从事 be engaged in …从事，忙于)
    A personal computer engages his interest now．(vt吸引)

52．excuse (熟义：n．借口v．原谅)
He was excused from piano practice． 他获准不去练琴。  (v．免除某人的职责)

53．express (熟义：v．表达)
   His express wish was that you should come here by air．(adj．明确的)
   Is there an express from Nanjing to Shanghai? (n．快车)

54．encourage(熟义:vt．鼓励；激励)
    Good health encourages clear thinking．(v．促进，助长，刺激)

55．escape (熟义：v．逃跑；逃脱) 
His name escapes me for the moment．(v．被忘掉；被忽视)

56．explode (熟义：v．爆炸爆裂)
     I'm about to explode! He broke my violin．(v．勃然大怒；大发雷霆) 

57．exploit (熟义:V．开发；开采；剥削)
     You must exploit every opportunity to learn new things．(v．利用)

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58．fail(熟义：v．失败)
     Our water supply failed．(v．不足；缺乏)
     He is failing in health．／His health is failing．(v．衰退，衰弱)
     He failed to lend her a hand．(v．未能 be unable to do)
     Words failed him．(vt．使失望；有负于)  

59．fill (熟义：v．填满)
     His answer did not fill our need．(vt．满足)

60．fine (熟义：adj．美好的，很棒的，晴朗的)
     There's a fine distinction between the meanings of the two words．(adj．细小的) 
     The man will get a fine if he parks the car there．(n．罚款)

61．fond (熟义：adj.自由的，喜欢的；慈爱的；深情的)
    Fond parents will spoil their child．(adj．溺爱的)

62．force (熟义：vt．强迫)  
    The policeman forced the knife from the criminal's hand．(vt．夺取)

63．foreign (熟义：adj．外国的；外交的)
    The subject is foreign to me．(adj．不熟悉的)
    Telling lies is foreign to her nature．(adj．和……格格不入)

64．form．(熟义：vt．形成)
    I can not form an opinion about it．(vt．想出)

65．freeze (熟义：v．结冰，凝固)
    Freeze! Or I'll shoot．(v．不许动)  

66．fly (熟义：v．飞；飞翔 n．苍蝇)
    The children flew to meet their mother．(v．疾驰；疾行)

67．fresh (熟义：adj．新鲜的)
    She is quite fresh to office work．(adj．无经验的)