大学英语四级/cet4词汇带英文注释(四十四)

　　house [(1) a building in which people live; (2) a country's parliament or lawmaking group]

　　I need to paint the outside of my house. (1)

　　Republican legislators control the House of Representatives. (2)

　　how [(1) in what way; (2) to what amount]

　　John does not know how to get to my house. (1)

　　How much money do you need? (2)

　　however [(1) yet; (2) but]

　　She said she would be late; however, she arrived on time. (1)

　　His leg was broken; however, that did not stop him from escaping. (2)

　　huge [(1) very big; (2) of great size]

　　The new employee made a huge mistake. (1)

　　We climbed that huge mountain. (2)

　　human [of or about people]

　　Workers found human bones buried under the old building.

　　humor [the ability to understand, enjoy or express what makes people laugh]

　　He liked her because she had an unusual sense of humor.

　　hunger [the need for food]

　　Hunger is one of the world's biggest problems.

　　hunt [(1) to search for animals to capture or kill them; (2) to seek; (3) to try to find]

　　The men with guns were hunting birds. (1)

　　We hunted for a way out of the valley. (2)

　　The negotiators hunted for a solution to the problem. (3)

　　hurry [to do or go fast]

　　If you hurry, you can catch the bus.

　　hurt [to cause pain, injury or damage]

　　The runner hurt his leg just before the big race.

　　husband [a man who is married]

　　Have you met Jan's husband?