想要提高托福写作的一大方法,就是避免重复用词!如果不是为了修辞需要,我们应该尽量减少写作中的重复用词。作文中使用这些同义的替换词,可以让托福考官们眼前一亮。用词要准确,而且还要灵活。下面这些词汇就分享给大家吧!
1. famous people 名人
替换词:celebrities (单数为 celebrity)
2. opinion 观点
替换词:perspective / standpoint (means looking at an event or situation in a particular way)
3. complex 复杂的
替换词:intricate (if something is intricate, it often has many small parts and details)
4. part 部分
替换词:component
5. person 人
替换词:individual
6. boring 无聊的
替换词:tedious (if you describe something tedious, you mean it is boring and frustrating)
7. result 结果
替换词:consequence (the results or effects of something)
8. obvious 明显的
替换词:apparent / manifest
9. field 领域
替换词:domain (a particular field of thought, activities or interest)
10. wrong 错误的
替换词:erroneous (incorrect or partly correct)
11. change 改变、转变
替换词:convert (change into another form)
12. rich 富有
替换词:affluent (if you are affluent, you have a lot of money)
13. attractive 吸引人的
替换词:appealing (pleasing and attractive) / absorbing (something absorbing can attract you a great deal)
14. best 最好的
替换词:optimal (used to describe the best level something can achieve)
15. unbelievable 难以置信的
替换词:inconceivable (if you deem something inconceivable, you think it very unlike to happen)
16. famous 著名的、出众的
替换词:distinguished (used to describe people who are successful in their career)
17. ancient 古老的
替换词:archaic (extremely old and extremely old-fashioned)
18. possible 可能的、合理的
替换词:feasible (if something is feasible, it can be done, made or achieved)
19. near 附近的
替换词:adjacent (two things next to each other) / adjoin (the same as adjacent)
20. common 普遍的
替换词:universal / ubiquitous (if something is ubiquitous, it seems to be everywhere)
21. important 重要的
替换词:crucial (extremely important) / significant (amount or effect large enough to be important)
22. very popular 很受欢迎
替换词:prevalent / ubiquitous
23. strong 强有力的
替换词:powerful / mighty
24. be better than 比…好
替换词:be superior to
25. many 大量、许多
替换词:numerous
26. be the same 一样
替换词:be identical / be homogenous / be uniform
27. with long history 历史悠久
替换词:time-honored(后面经常跟抽象名词,比如 tradition / practice / methods / heritage)
28. be very interested in 对…感兴趣
替换词:be absorbed in / be engrossed in
29. be qualified for 胜任
替换词:be eligible for
30. very difficult 很困难
替换词:daunting / formidable
31. cause bad effects 产生不良后果
替换词:counterproductive
32. keep complaining about sth. 抱怨某事
替换词:grumble about sth.
33. try hard to do sth. 努力做某事
替换词:pursue sth. / make a strenuous (an arduous/ a painstaking) effort to do sth.
34. decrease 下降
替换词:decline / dwindle(特指逐渐缓慢的减少)/ dip / slip (后两个词用来指短促的下降)
35. develop fast 发展迅速
替换词:flourish / thrive
36. support 支持
替换词:buttress / bolster
37. consider 深思、考虑
替换词:contemplate / reflect on / ponder
38 consider sth. valuable 觉得某物有价值
替换词:value sth. / treasure sth. / cherish sth.
39. choose sth. / choose to do sth. 选择(做)某事
替换词:opt for sth. / opt to do sth.
to 适应
替换词:adjust to / acclimate to
41. waste 浪费
替换词:use… lavishly
42. change… a lot 变化很大
替换词:fundamentally change… / radically change… / transform…
43. depend on 取决于
替换词:hinge on / be contingent on
44. In the old days,… 在过去
替换词:Traditionally,… / Historically,…
45. It is common for sb. to… 对…来说很普遍
替换词:It is standard practice for sb. to…
46. in this aspect 在这方面
替换词:in this regard / in this respect
47. in fact 事实上、本质上
替换词:as a matter of fact / in essence / essentially
48. It is impossible that… 不可能
替换词:It is highly unlikely that…
49. The cause of A is B. A 的原因是 B
替换词:A can be attributed to B / A can be ascribed to B
50. carry out 开展
替换词:launch / conduct
在托福写作中,我们首先追求的是准确得体。在背诵单词的时候不能孤立地从词语本身的含义着眼,而应从具体的语境,另外,要考虑用词得体,考虑场景、修饰对象、褒贬色彩、风格统一等等,不可因追求高级表达而使用不熟悉或者没有把握的词语。