写作常用替换词phrase Flashcards
about
regarding/ concerning/ with respect to/ with regard to
before…
prior to…
a few
a handful of (请注意仅指少数时a couple of容易被挑剔的考官判为过于口语化)
Although…, the real situation is…
Hypothetically,…/ Theoretically,…/ In theory/ Ideally,…→But in reality, …/ But in actuality,…/ But in practice,…(Ideally 指“理想化地说”)
Most young people…
Young people tend to…=Young people typically… (tend to 和typically都是表示某一类人多半会怎样做的常用表达）
needs to be changed
is crying out for reform（固定短语）
be punished by the law
be brought to justice
do sth. together
make a concerted effort to do sth.
It is common for sb. to…
It is standard practice for sb. to…
have no choice but to…
have no option but to…/ have no alternative but to…
be worth the effort
be worthwhile
and so on
etc.（前面可加逗号）
become more than
exceed/ surpass
grow fast
grow dramatically/ soar/ rocket
fall fast
fall drastically/ plunge/ plummet
much higher
considerably/ substantially/ significantly higher
a little higher
marginally higher/ slightly higher/ fractionally higher
is closely connected
is intrinsically linked to…
through
by way of (介词短语)
on the whole
overall
because of
due to/ owing to（新托福作文中这两个词组后面经常是跟负面含义的名词）
before (时间)
prior to
in this aspect
in this regard/ in this respect (这里不是尊重的意思，而是指某方面)
despite/ in spite of
notwithstanding（请注意这三个词都是后面不惜紧跟名词或者名词短语，而不可以直接跟从句）
