“一词多义”是英语比较让人头疼的现象，很多单词看起来比较熟悉，但是放在上下文语境中，根本讲不通（it doesn’t make sense!）比如口语中说“He really goes nuts! ”what? 他去坚果了？其实这句话的意思是“他真是疯了”这个地方的nuts是发疯的意思，柯林斯词典的注释：If you say that someone goes nuts or is nuts, you mean that they go crazy or are very foolish。是不是很坑爹。这种我们熟悉的单词却有不太熟悉的意思（熟词僻义）在托福和雅思当中还是很常见的，有些甚至是一些题目的考点，如果对这些单词的意思不熟悉，会给我们的阅读造成很大的障碍。

例如剑桥雅思7test4 passage3文章中的一句话：

Subjects reported finding the predictable and unpredictable noise equally annoying, and all subjects performed at about the same level during the noise portion of the experiments. 我们常见的subject是“学科”的意思，但此处带入原文明显不合逻辑，此处subject的意思是“实验对象，研究对象”的意思（In an experiment or piece of research, the subject is the person or animal that is being tested or studied.）句子的意思是“受试对象报告可以预测的噪音和不可预测的噪音同样让人讨厌，所有受试对象在实验有噪音的部分表现水平基本一致”。本期老师总结了一些托福和雅思当中常见的“熟词僻义”单词，在阅读和听力中遇到时要多多留神。

1.Accommodate 熟义：住宿； 僻义：容纳（If a building or space can accommodate someone or something, it has enough room for them.）

例句：The hall is large enough to accommodate 400 people

2.Address 熟义: 地址，僻义：解决，处理 （think about and begin to deal with an issue or a problem）

例句：A fundamental problem has still to be addressed

3.Article 熟义: 文章； 僻义：物品（a particular item or object, typically one of a specified type）/ 条款，条文 （a separate clause or paragraph of a legal document or agreement, typically one outlining a single rule or regulation）

例句1：She took a few articles of clothing with her

例句2：Article1 of constitution guarantees freedom of speech.

4.Assume 熟义：假设； 僻义：1. 接受（权利或责任）（to start to have control, responsibility or start in a particular position or job）2. 呈现出，显示出（to start to have a particular quality or appearance）

例句1：Jim Paton will assume the role of managing director

例句2：These relationships assume great importance in times of crisis.

5.Account 熟义：账户； 僻义：1.描述（a written or spoken description that says what happens in an event or process）2. 解释，说明（to give a satisfactory explanation of why something happened or why you did something）

例句1：He was too shocked to give an account of what happened

例句2：Can you account for your movements on that night?

6.Bill 熟义：账单； 僻义：议案，法案（a written proposal for a new law, that is brought to a parliament so that it can be discussed）

例句：The house of representatives passed a new gun-control law.

7.Channel 熟义：海峡； 僻义：导向，引导 （to control and direct something such as money or energy towards a particular purpose）

例句：Most of his energy was channeled into writing and lecturing.

8.Coin 熟义：硬币； 僻义：创造（if you coin a word or a phrase, you are the first person to say it ）

例句：Jaron Lanier coined the term “virtual reality” and pioneered its early development.

9.Certain 熟义：肯定，确信； 僻义：某些（one particular thing, person or group）

例句：You owe certain person a sum of money

10.Cause 熟义：原因； 僻义：奋斗目标，事业（a cause is an aim or principle which a group of people supports or is fighting for）

例句：He devoted his whole life to the cause of education.