首先问大家单词背的怎么样了？熟词生义和一词多义部分都弄明白了没有？今天我们接着昨天的一词多义部分继续。
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stake
本义：木桩
Dig a largish hole and bang the stake in first.
挖一个大点儿的洞，先把木桩敲进去。
语境义1: 股份
Competition has been fierce to win a stake of the corporation.
争夺该公司股份的竞争极为激烈。
语境义2: 利益(关系)
Police now believe the Mafia also had a stake in the plot and killed him when it went wrong.
警方现在相信黑手党在这个阴谋中也有利益关系，并在事败后*了他。
语境义3: 争夺(利益)
These internet companies trying to stake out exclusive rights to specific types of online transactions.
这些互联网公司尝试着去对某些特定类型的在线交易争取独家专有权
语境义4: 危险，风险
The Chinese nation has reached a point where its very existence is at stake.
中华民族到了这生死存亡的关头。
语境义5: 打赌，拿...冒险
He has staked his reputation on the outcome.
他将自己的名声赌在了这个结果上。
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promote(名词形式promotion)
本义：促进
They have begun dialogues to promote better understanding between both communities.
双方已经开始了对话，以促进两个社群间的彼此了解。
语境义1：推销，促销
Commercial banks are not allowed to use misleading or false advertising to promote private wealth management products.
商业银行不得使用具有误导性的或虚假广告对其理财产品进行促销。
语境义2: 提拔，晋升
I was promoted to editor and then editorial director.
我先是被提升为编辑，然后又晋升为编务总监。
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concern
本义: 涉及，有关
It was just a little unfinished business from my past,and it doesn't concern you at all.
这只是我过去的一点未了之事，与你没有任何关系。
语境义1: 关心，担心
He had only gone along out of concern for his two grandsons.
他完全是出于对两个孙子的关心才维续这样做。
语境义2: (重要的)事情
The technical aspects should be the concern of your department.
技术方面的事情应由你的部分负责。
语境义3：就...而言，在...看来
As far as I'm concerned the officials incited the fight.
在我看来，是官员们煽动了这场争斗。
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steep
本义: 陡峭的
The way to the top of the mountain is very steep.
通往山顶的道路非常陡峭。
语境义1: 急剧的
Consumers are rebelling at steep price increases.
消费者在抗议物价飞涨。
语境义2：昂贵的
The annual premium can be a little steep,but will be well worth it if your dog is injured.
每年要交的保险费可能有点高，但如果你的狗受了伤就会很值了。
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engage (名词形式engagement)
本义: 从事，做事
It is something people all engage in.
这是所有人都在做的事情。
语境义1: 参加
You can engage in games on the south lawn.
你可以参加南边草坪上的游戏。
语境义2: 吸引
They never learned skills to engage the attention of the others.
他们从未学过吸引他人注意的技巧。
语境义3: 适应
She found it hard to engage with office life.
她发现很难适应办公室生活。
语境义4: 建立
She had vowed to go out of her way to engage with the Irish people at local community level.
她已经发誓要努力和当地的爱尔兰人建立关系。
语境义5: 雇用
He had been able 10 engage some staff.
他已经能够雇用一些员工。
语境义6: 交战
It could engage the enemy beyond the range of bombs.
从这可以避开炸弹范围对敌人发动进攻。
同学们注意，engage这个单词是一个近乎“万能”的动词，相当于动词“do",因此我们经常需要通过他前后的主语和宾语进行判定，从而选择合适的翻译。
第一集一词多用部分就说到这里了，明天要说的是形义漂移，大家要坚持学习哦！
本文来源于中博考研娄晗老师《记忆的游戏》，如侵必删。
