2017考研英语写作：高频闪光词汇短语集结号

1. best → unparalleled, incomparable, unsurpassed, unrivalled

当best表示“最好的、最佳的”时，可以用unparalleled（无与伦比的）、incomparable（无法比拟的）和unsurpassed（无法超越的）等词替换。

2. be busy with sth. → be (fully) occupied with sth. 忙于某事；be busy doing sth. → be (fully) occupied (in) doing sth. 忙于做某事。

He’s fully occupied looking after three small children. (Oxford)

他所有的时间都用来照顾三个小孩子了。

3. buy v. → purchase购买

purchase更正式，多用于书面语。

Where did you purchase the book?

你在哪里买到这本书的？

4. choose sth. → opt for sth. 选择某物；choose to do sth. → opt to do sth. 选择做某事

After graduating he opted to take a job as a database programmer.

毕业后他选择从事一份数据库程序员的工作。

5. choice n. → option选择

option for sth. ,option to do sth. , option of doing sth.

Teenage mothers often have no option but to live with their parents. (Longman)

少女妈妈常常别无选择，只能跟父母住在一起。

6. consider sth. → take sth. into consideration/account考虑到某事

I don’t think the opinion of the locals is being taken into consideration. (bbc.co.uk)

我认为当地人的意见没有被考虑。

7. danger n. → hazard危险

a danger/hazard to sb./sth. 对某人或物的危险；注意，in danger表示“处于危险之中”，但一般不用in hazard。

Homes are unavoidably full of hazards and there is no substitute for common sense and good supervision for young children. (cnn.com)

家庭不可避免地充满危险，并且常识和严谨的看管对于小孩子来说是不客替代的。

8. dangerous adj. → hazardous危险的，有害的

be dangerous/hazardous for/to sb./sth. 对某人或物是危险的、有害的

Exposure to foreign universities can be hazardous to the careers of Vietnam’s young elites. (bbc.co.uk)

接触外国大学会对越南年轻精英的职业生涯有害。

9. depend on → be dependent on/upon依赖（于），对……依赖

可用副词greatly、heavily和hugely修饰dependent。

Contrary to popular wisdom, China’s rapid growth is not hugely dependent on exports. (economist.com)

与普遍的看法相反，中国的（经济）快速增长没有严重依赖出口。

10. easy → effortless毫不费力的

It’s an effortless way to kick the smoking habit.

这是一种毫不费力的戒除烟瘾的方法。

11. be able to do sth. → be capable of doing sth. 能够做某事，有能力做某事

1) He is perfectly able to fulfill the important task.

他完全能完成这个重要的任务。

2) He is perfectly capable of fulfilling the important task.

他完全能完成这个重要的任务。

12. about adv. → approximately, roughly 大约地

1) The Economist publishes approximately 22 surveys every year. (economist.com)

《经济学人》每年大约发布22项调查。

2) The New York-based media company said the cuts would affect roughly 300 of its U.S.-based employees. (cnn.com)

该传媒公司（总部位于纽约）称裁员将影响大约300名其在美国的员工。

13. afraid adj. → fearful 对……害怕的

be afraid of (doing) sth., be afraid that…, be fearful of (doing) sth., be fearful that… 害怕某件不好的事将会发生

Bankers are all afraid/fearful of a sweeping financial slump on a global scale.

银行行长们全都害怕一场金融萧条将在全球范围内席卷开来。

14. agree v. → consent 同意

agree/consent to sth., agree/consent to do sth. 同意、准许（做）某事

After all, they’d never consented to genetic testing. (cnn.com)

毕竟，他们从未同意过基因测试。

15. allow sb. to do sth. → enable/permit sb. to do sth. 允许某人做某事

The widespread Internet access enables ordinary people in China to shop online.

广泛的互联网接入使中国的普通大众能够在网上购物。

16. always adv. → constantly 总是，一直

Regulators constantly endeavor to curb the increasingly large bubbles in real estate and stock markets.

监管机构一直在努力遏制房地产和股市中日益增大的泡沫。

17. be bad for → be harmful/damaging/detrimental/injurious to 对……有害，不利于

Obscenity is certainly detrimental to the society either it be in the West or in the East. (economist.com)

不管在西方还是东方，淫秽肯定对社会有害。

18. because → due/owing to the fact (that) 因为，由于；because of → due/owing to, on account of 因为，由于

1) The school’s poor exam record is largely due to the fact that it is chronically underfunded. (Longman)

这个学校糟糕的考试成绩主要是因为其长期投入不足。

2) We delayed our departure on account of the bad weather. (Oxford)

由于天气糟糕，我们推迟了出发时间。

19. Begin v. → commence 开始

commence with sth., commence doing sth. 开始做某事; commence很正式，一般用于书面语

The company’s common stock will commence trading on the NASDAQ Capital Market on October 4, 2010.

这家公司的普通股将于2010年10月4日在纳斯达克上市。

20. sb. believe → It is sb.’s belief that… 某人相信

It is his belief that the media can play an important role in helping this investigation reach a positive conclusion.

他相信媒体在协助此项调查得到一个正面的结论中担当一个重要角色。

2017考研英语写作：高频闪光词汇短语集结号