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）
in fact
as a matter of fact ≈ in essence/ essentially (in essence/ essentially 的意思是“本质上”）
besides
apart from
about/ around
approximately
It is obvious that…
It is evident that…
sth. stops.
sth. comes to a standstill
be similar to…
be akin to…(学术写作中相当常见的句型)
A is as … as B
B is … A is equally…
It is impossible that…
It is highly unlikely that…
A has made B+adj./n.
A has rendered B+adj./ n. （这里的宾语B 后面只能是跟形容词或者名词）
A has made B do sth.
A has promoted/ impelled sb. to do sth. （注意这两个词后面的宾语之后不能省略to）
sth. does not always remain the same.
sth. is not carved in stone （某事物并非一成不变）
A high percentage of…
The proportion of… is very high. （……的比例很高）
The cause of … is …
can be attributed to/ can be ascribed to…（可以归因于……)
no matter
regardless of/ irrespective of（注意no matter后面一般跟从句，而regardless of和irrespective of后面多数时候跟名词或者名词短语）
talking about…/ speaking of
in terms of… （经常用来限制一个命题的适用范围，比如In terms of culture, this city is fascinating. But in terms of traffic, it is inferior.）
