英语常用替换-(单词及词组).doc

Be able to do sth →be capable of doing sth 能够做某事，有能力做某事,
afraid adj.→fearful 对…害怕的
be afraid of (doing )sth,be afraid that,be fearful of (doing) sh,be fearful that… 害怕某件不利的事将会发生
agree v.→consent 同意
agree/consent to sth .agree/consent to do sth 同意、准许（做）某事,
allow sb to do sth →enable/permit sb to do sth. 使某人能够做某事
always adv.→constantly 总是，一直
Regulators constantly endeavors 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。,
be bad for →be harmful for,be 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.()不管在西方还是东方， 淫秽肯定对社会有害。
because→due/owing to the fact (that) 因为，由于
because of →due/owing to,on account of 因为，由于
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。
sb belive→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.他相信媒体能在帮助此项调查得到一个正面的结论中担当一个重要角色。
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（不可比拟的）和unsurpassed（不可超越的）等词替换）
be busy with sth→be (fully) occupied with sth 忙于某事
be busy doing sth→be (fully) cooupied (in) doing sth忙于做某事
consider sth→take sth into consideration/account 考虑到某事
be dangerous/hazardous for/to sb/sth 对某人或物事危险的、有害的
depend on →be dependent on /upon 依赖（于），对…依赖
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。
It is easy (for sb/sth)to do sth →It taken little /no effort(for sb/sth )to do sth （对于某人/物来说），做某事不怎么费力。
例句：It takes little efforts for China to maintain its economic growth.中国可以轻松地保持其经济增长。
make an effort to do sth 努力做某事→pour a lot of effort into sth对某事投入大量精力，make an endeavor to do sh (endeavor作名词)努力做某事，endeavor to do sth(endeavor作动词)努力做某事，try hard to do sth 努力做某事，try desperately to do sth 奋力做某事
We college students should make an endeavor to promote the environmental awareness。我们大学生应该努力宣传环保意识。
Students must reach a sufficiently high standard to pass.(Longman)学生必须达到足够高的标准才能通过。
in the future →in the year ahead, in the years to come 在将来，在未来的岁月
be good for →be beneficial/favorable/helpful for /to, be good for, benefit 对…有利，有利于{benefit 在这里作及物动词}
be good at→excel at/in 擅长
He excels at soccer.他擅长足球。
The city had scarcely changed in 20 years .(Longman)这个城市在二十年间几乎没变化。
help n .→aid ,assistance 帮助，支持
help v.→assist 帮助
assist(sb)with /in sth, help sb with sth 帮助某人做某事；with sb's aid/help 在某人的帮助下
These measures were designed to assist people with disabilities.(MacMillan)这些措施旨在帮助残疾人。
He succeeded with the aid of a completely new method he discovered.(Collins)在他所发现的一个全新的方法的帮助下，他成功了。
important→significant 重要的，critical, crucial ,vital 至关重要的
be important for/to →be critical /vital to 对于…至关重要
be important→count, matter
money →capital 资金
The drought of foreign capital is beginning to wreck economies in central and eastern Europe.()外资的流失开始破坏中欧和东欧的许多经济体。
more and more +noun→an increasing number of+noun 越来越多的某物
more and more→increasingly 越来越…
most (of )→the majority of 大多数，大部分
Limestone was frequently used as a building material.(Longman)石灰石常被用作建筑材料。
old→aged,elderly 年迈的，年老的
the aged/old/elderly→old people 老年人
The charity concert is designed to help the aged.这场慈善音乐会旨在帮助老年人。
only adj,→sole 唯一的
only adv.→solely 仅仅地
in my opinion→in my view,from my perspective/point of view/ standpoint /viewpoint在我看来，我的观点是
ordinary adj.→average 普通的
prepare,get ready→gear up 准备
prepare for sth=get ready for sth 准备某事
gear up for sth =prepare to do sth=gear up to do sth 准备做某事
be prepared to do sth=be ready to do sth=be geared up to sth准备好做某事
poor adj.→impoverished 非常贫穷的；poverty-stricken贫穷的；cash-strapped拮据的，缺少资金的；economically disadvantaged 在经济上处于不利地位的，即相对贫穷
result from→stem from 源于，因…而出现
be sad→be grieved 悲伤
spend→expend ,invest在某方面花费时间、精力或资金等
invest 除了表示投资外，还可表示“在某方面花费时间、精力或资金等”，请看其在朗文字典中的解释：to use a lot of time,effort etc or spend money in order to make something succeed,其用法为 invest(sth) in sth，expend 也有相同的意思，用法为expend sth in /on (doing) sth.
thank sb:→be grateful to sb. feel /express/ show gratitude to sb 感激某人，感谢某人，向某人致谢
think→argue 认为He argued that business schools could and should play a terrific role in raising the standard of management.(hbr.org)他认为商业学校能够而且应该在提高管理水准中扮演重大角色。
though→despite the fact that 尽管
例句：She's taking her children on holiday, despite the fact that school starts tomorrow.(Oxford)
她正带着她的孩子去度假，尽管学校明天开学。
be used to→be accustomed to 适应，习惯
例句：We were accustomed to studying in the library.我们习惯了在图书馆里学习。
very adv.→extremely,exceedingly 非常地，极度地
all over the world →on the earth/ planet, across/all over /around /round /throughout +the earth/globe/ planet/ world , globally 全球范围内，全球
want to do sth →aspire to do sth 渴望做某事
例句：The consulting firm aspires to hire top talents from a diverse set of backgrounds around the world .()这家咨询公司渴望雇到全世界有各种不同背景的顶尖人才。