《剑桥雅思官方指南4》词汇小结Test 2

以下整理归纳部分《剑桥雅思官方指南4-15》系列里涉及的雅思核心词汇及其同义替换。

家中的五彩椒

1. initiative=on your own/by yourself

=independently=on your own initiative

=under your own steam=

to be the person who starts something=

plan=law主动的，自发的adj. 主动权n.

2. increase=go up=rise=grow=climb

=gain=escalate=pick up=widen=

be on the increase=intensify=expand

=build up上升，增加v.

3. teach=educate=train=coach=

instruct=bring up教学v.

4. more than one language=bilingual

=sb's second language多种语言n.

5.determine=establish=identify

=pinpoint=diagnose决定v.

6. young people=teenager=youth

=in your teens=adolescent=minor年轻人n.

7. community=all the people in a particular

area, city, country etc.群体，团体，社区n.

8. traditional=old-fashioned=outdated=

outmoded=unfashionable传统的adj.

9. fail=failure=not succeed=unsuccessful=

vain=fruitless=unproductive=be a failure=

go wrong=not work=do no good

=fall through失败v.

10. endanger=to put someone or something

in danger of being hurt=damaged=

destroyed危及，使危险v.

11. diverse=varied=variety=wide-ranging=

mixed各种各样的adj.

12. inevitable=certain to happen and

impossible to avoid不可避免的adj.

13. differ from=unusual与…不同v.

14.reluctant=unwilling=not willing

=drag your feet=be loath to do something

=conservative勉强的adj.

15. consult=ask somebody's advice

=seek advice=get/obtain advice资询v.

16. alternative=another=other=different

=new=else=variation=variant另一个

17. therapist=someone who has been trained

to give a particular form of treatment for

physical or mental illness临床医学家n.

18. retrain=taking courses再教育v.

19. salary=pay=wage=income

=earnings=fee工资，收入n.

20.long-term=chronic=long-running

=long-standing=lasting=lifelong=

prolonged=lingering=enduring=

abiding=incurable长期的adj.

21. complaint=complain=

make a complaint=protest=object

=complain抱怨n.

22. illness=disease=virus

=bug=infection疾病 n.

23. connection=relationship

=link=correlation联系 n.

24.beneficial=be good for you

=do somebody good=wholesome=

nutritious=nourishing=healthful有益的 adj.

25. insight=comprehension

=understanding理解，见解 n.

家中杨桃树初熟的果子

26. physical=relating to the body

=bodily身体的 adj.

27. hazard=risk=danger=threat障碍，危险n.

28. accompany=with=together

=along with=come with 陪伴,伴随

29. mental=relating to the health or state

of someone's mind精神上的，心理的 adj.

30. possible=possibility=can=potential

=there is a chance/possibility可能的adj.

31. reduction=decrease=drop=fall=cut减少 n.

32.class="type"=kind=sort=style=

category=variety种类n.

33. rehearsal=practice=training

=run-through=exercise排练，演习 n.

34. peer=your peers are the people

who are the same age as you, or who have

the same type of job, social class etc同伴 n.

35. defensive=used or intended to protect

someone or something against attack防御n.

36.strategy=way=method=approach

=technique=system=tactics方法，功略n.

37. assist=help=aid=with the aid of帮助 v.

38. specific=give (somebody) more details

=expand on=enlarge on=go into more

=greater detail

=be more specific=be more explicit

=elaborate特定的adj.

39. substance=a particular type of solid,

liquid, or gas物质 n.

40. surroundings=environment

=circumstance环境 n.

41. engage=give somebody a job=employ

=take on=appoint=recruit=sign up雇佣 v.

42.combine=mix=stir=beat=

blend=whisk=dilute联合v.

43. survival=the state of continuing to

live or exist幸存n.