動(dòng)詞替換:
1.Improve 提高:
Promote: 促進(jìn)AC之間的貿(mào)易promote the trade between A and C; He was promoted to senior manager in this company.
Advance: our understanding of human genetics has considerably(非常的,可換做vastly) advanced.
Enhance: the publicity has enhanced his reputation.這次宣傳提高了他的名望
2.change 改變:
Transform:多指改頭換面,完全改變,不能用于形容slight change。說到人口變化:the increasing population has transformed the landscape and structure of local industry structure.人口劇增改變了小鎮(zhèn)的景色以及當(dāng)?shù)氐墓I(yè)結(jié)構(gòu)
3.Emphasize 強(qiáng)調(diào):
Highlight:the report highlight the decline in the numbers of native(可以換作local) plants and insects.
Stress: He stresses the need for parents to listen to their children.
Accentuate: the crisis accentuates the gap between rich and poor.
(highlight and emphasize 的區(qū)別:highlight是告訴人們重點(diǎn),因而能夠讓別人注意,類似于老師勾重點(diǎn);而emphasize則是使重點(diǎn)清晰,不管別人是否能注意得到。而stress則和emphasize差不多)
4.Develop培養(yǎng):
Cultivate: cultivate the ability of … ;培養(yǎng)情操;cultivate a more relaxed and positive way towards life.
Nurture: 養(yǎng)育,同樣可以指培養(yǎng)人才(talents)the sea nutures ample marine animals.
5.Break 破壞:
Impair:impair ability; 主要是破壞能力,莫亂用。
Undermine這個(gè)詞也是指的是抽象意義上的破壞,有逐漸削弱之意,重點(diǎn)是循序漸進(jìn)的過程。Undermine one’s ability/confidence/authority/position/credibility
Jeopardize: 不能亂用,破壞的東西要上一定的等級(jí)才能配上此詞。比如Jeopardize the process of peace.破壞和平進(jìn)程
Devastate特指毀滅、蹂躪 the earthquake devastated the whole city.
6.Keep 保存
Preserve、Conserve 保護(hù)資源用的就是這個(gè)詞,不要用protect,protect這個(gè)詞用在保護(hù)具體的東西。
7.deal With解決
Tackle: tackle the problem.
Resolve: resolve dispute爭(zhēng)論/conflict沖突/problem/issue/crisis危機(jī);來自拉丁語,比較正式。
8.need 需要
Require:xxx requires courage and confidence.
Necessitate: 用法不簡(jiǎn)單,沒有摸透。
call for(這也是個(gè)很高級(jí)的用法,奧巴馬就用這個(gè)【我不曉得奧巴馬咋個(gè)用的,原帖是這樣說的,并且call for也挺正式的】):跟need一樣的用法
形容詞替換:
1.Everywhere 普遍的
Widespread: 隨便用
Prevalent:Drug abuse is especially prevalent among teenagers.
Overflow:泛濫 the garden is overflew with colors of flowers.
Rampant: 特指有害的東西泛濫,比如疾病,犯罪等,并且難于控制。H1n1 Virus is rampant in the world.甲流世界泛濫
2.Good 好的(太多了)
Impressive, glorious, amazing, brilliant, incredible, attractive…
Beneficial(反義詞:detrimental)the drug is beneficial to the immune system.
Advantageous: 特指有益的。Advantageous industry:優(yōu)勢(shì)產(chǎn)業(yè)
3.Harmful 有害的
Unfavorable, horrible, disgusting
Inhumane: 沒人性的
lousy (I’m fed up with the lousy job.)
severe (severe problem, illness, injuries.)
abysmal(低谷:their performance is abysmal.)
Detrimental: smoking is detrimental to your health.
Baneful: 現(xiàn)階段用不到,文學(xué)作品里面的“邪惡”,完全詰屈聱牙。
4.Rich 富有的
Wealthy、Affluent、ample
There are a myriad of stars in the Milky Way. (銀河系好多星星啊??!)
5.Poor 貧窮的
Impoverished(動(dòng)詞表示使貧窮: The great depression had impoverished many third world countries.)an impoverished student.
7.Serious 嚴(yán)重的
Severe
8.Obvious 明顯的
Manifest: a manifest error judge明顯判斷失誤; Adv. Manifestly .e.g. a manifestly unfair system.
Apparent、Evident
Patent: patent impossibilities. 顯然不可能的事。
9.cheap 便宜的
Economical:經(jīng)濟(jì)的,不浪費(fèi),而不是單純指某物便宜。經(jīng)濟(jì)適用房:economically affordable housing。
Inexpensive=cheap
Reasonable:價(jià)格合理的。Reasonable price
Affordable:能夠支付的。
名詞替換:
1.Forefather 祖先
Ancestor、Predecessor
2.Difference不同
Gap(簡(jiǎn)單但是牛)溝,generation gap——very common use in CET-4/6
Distinction: sharp/clear distinction between allergy and food intolerance (TBBT里面的Howard就有lactose intolerance,一吃peanuts就會(huì)腫,長蕁麻疹rash哈哈。)
再想牛就用schism。比如“填平兩個(gè)分支學(xué)科之間的分歧”heal the schism between clinical medicine and public health.(有本書就叫這個(gè)。)
3.Crime 犯罪
Delinquency:一般crime都用不到。指道德敗壞,違法行為,為顯示詞匯量可以與crime連用
Criminal Act:犯罪行為
4.Environment 環(huán)境
Circumstance:under the circumstances. 相當(dāng)抽象的詞,“情況”。
Surrounding:表示周圍居住的環(huán)境,想當(dāng)具體。Nearby可與之互換。The surrounding area.
Atmosphere、Ambience:這兩個(gè)詞可替換,但是當(dāng)atmosphere表示大氣層的意思的時(shí)候則不能。
5.Pollution 污染
Contamination: 我覺得太裝B了,他的pp還不錯(cuò):contaminated water—特指被污染的水
6.Human 人類
Individual/men/ones/以及一切表示工人,農(nóng)民公務(wù)員等等的詞
The human race
Humankind
Humanity:特別指出,用來表示人性。其他一概不要用。雖然也有人之類的意思。
7.Danger 危險(xiǎn)
Hazard:化學(xué)、物理危害;隱患:polluted water is a hazard to wild life and nature;safety/nature hazard.
8.In modern society 在當(dāng)今社會(huì)
In contemporary society
In present-day society
In this day and age(這是最牛的說法)