Sysnomonies Flashcards by cherry sunny | Brainscape

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Rich

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Wealthy

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The internet

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The information highway

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A variety of

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A wild range of

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Worries

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Concerns

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Honesty

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Integrity

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Rely a lot on

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Rely heavily on

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A system for a particular purpose

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A mechanism for

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A person

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An individual

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A thing that is new and very interesting

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A novelty

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English

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A universal language

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Self-respect

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Self-esteem

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Self-control

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Self-discipline

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The way to do sth.

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The approach to doing sth.

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Problems that exist for a long time

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Persistent/chronic problems

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Do not work out often

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Follow a sedentary lifestyle

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Result

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Consequence（更倾向于消极）

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Be good for

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Be beneficial to

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Are almost everywhere

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Are prevalent

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Boring

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Repetitive

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Can be used

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Be available

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Good for environment

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Environmentally-friendly/eco-friendly

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Having an acceptable explanation

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Justified

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The present + n.

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The current + n.

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Always spend a lot of money

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Lead an extravagant lifestyle

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Important

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Crucial

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Enough

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Sufficient < ample < abundant

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Too much

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Excessive

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Very little

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Minimal

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Leading to the opposite result

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Countproductive（只要对实现目标有阻碍作用）

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Make sth. strong

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Strengthen sth.

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Make sth. Better

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Enhance/improve sth.

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Make sth. Worse

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Worsen/ exacerbate

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Develop successfully

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Thrive

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Choose a new lifestyle/method

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Adopt ~

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Use … again

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Reuse

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Ask for

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Request

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Look like sth.

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Resemble sth.

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Consider sth. Valuable

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Value sth.

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Take part in

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Participate in

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Deal with ( a problem)

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Combat/address/tackle ~

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Make sth. Hard to develop

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Hinder the development of sth.

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Try their best/very hard to do sth.

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Strive to …

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Change sth. A lot

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Transform sth.

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Take down a building

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Demolish a building

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Make their potential come true

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Fulfill their potential/ achieve their potential

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Answer the meet

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Meet/satisfy the need

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Give sb. Ability to

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Enable sb. To

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为……创造条件，打好基础

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Provide a solid foundation for / lay the groundwork for / pave the way for

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Break the ecological balance

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Disrupt the ecological balance

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Get rid of

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Eliminate

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In the old days

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Traditionally

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And so on

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Etc.

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In this aspect

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In this respect/regard

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It is impossible that

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It is (highly) unlikely that