写作常用替换词phrase

Question 1

about

Answer 1

regarding/ concerning/ with respect to/ with regard to

Question 2

before…

Answer 2

prior to…

Question 3

a few

Answer 3

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)

Question 4

Although…, the real situation is…

Answer 4

Hypothetically,…/ Theoretically,…/ In theory/ Ideally,…→But in reality, …/ But in actuality,…/ But in practice,…(Ideally 指“理想化地说”)

Question 5

Most young people…

Answer 5

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）

Question 6

needs to be changed

Answer 6

is crying out for reform（固定短语）

Question 7

be punished by the law

Answer 7

be brought to justice

Question 8

do sth. together

Answer 8

make a concerted effort to do sth.

Question 9

It is common for sb. to…

Answer 9

It is standard practice for sb. to…

Question 10

have no choice but to…

Answer 10

have no option but to…/ have no alternative but to…

Question 11

be worth the effort

Answer 11

be worthwhile

Question 12

and so on

Answer 12

etc.（前面可加逗号）

Question 13

become more than

Answer 13

exceed/ surpass

Question 14

grow fast

Answer 14

grow dramatically/ soar/ rocket

Question 15

fall fast

Answer 15

fall drastically/ plunge/ plummet

Question 16

much higher

Answer 16

considerably/ substantially/ significantly higher

Question 17

a little higher

Answer 17

marginally higher/ slightly higher/ fractionally higher

Question 18

is closely connected

Answer 18

is intrinsically linked to…

Question 19

through

Answer 19

by way of (介词短语)

Question 20

on the whole

Answer 20

overall

Question 21

because of

Answer 21

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）

Question 22

before (时间)

Answer 22

prior to

Question 23

in this aspect

Answer 23

in this regard/ in this respect (这里不是尊重的意思，而是指某方面)

Question 24

despite/ in spite of

Answer 24

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）

Question 25

in fact

Answer 25

as a matter of fact ≈ in essence/ essentially (in essence/ essentially 的意思是“本质上”）

Question 26

besides

Answer 26

apart from

Question 27

about/ around

Answer 27

approximately

Question 28

It is obvious that…

Answer 28

It is evident that…

Question 29

sth. stops.

Answer 29

sth. comes to a standstill

Question 30

be similar to…

Answer 30

be akin to…(学术写作中相当常见的句型)

Question 31

A is as … as B

Answer 31

B is … A is equally…

Question 32

It is impossible that…

Answer 32

It is highly unlikely that…

Question 33

A has made B+adj./n.

Answer 33

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）

Question 34

A has made B do sth.

Answer 34

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）

Question 35

sth. does not always remain the same.

Answer 35

sth. is not carved in stone （某事物并非一成不变）

Question 36

A high percentage of…

Answer 36

The proportion of… is very high. （……的比例很高）

Question 37

The cause of … is …

Answer 37

can be attributed to/ can be ascribed to…（可以归因于……)

Question 38

no matter

Answer 38

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）

Question 39

talking about…/ speaking of

Answer 39

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.）