SAT作文常用关键词及短语(一)

　　数量词

　　一些a range of ; a variety of ; a series of ; an array of

　　无数innumerable ; countless

　　许多plenty of ; many ; much ; a great deal of ; a lot of ; ample

　　非常多(大)的tremendous

　　依序列举list in sequence

　　时间词

　　过时的outdated ; antiquated ; outmoded ; obsolete ; anachronistic

　　短暂的ephemeral ; transitory ; transient ; short-lived

　　不合时宜的anachronism

　　可持久的durable ; able to stand wear ; last a long time

　　一再time after time ; again and again

　　初始的preliminary

　　前述的aforementioned ; aforesaid ; former

　　自古到今from ancient times to the present day ; down through the ages

　　年轻人young people ; youngster ; youth ; young adult

　　老式的old-fashioned ; out of date ; dated

　　偶尔from time to time ; now and then ; once in a while ; at times

　　时常often ; frequently ; repeatedly

　　永远的eternal ; perpetual ; lasting throughout life

　　重整办事优先顺序reshape priorities

　　目前so far ; by far

　　一次就可完成的事one-time event

　　正/反意见(opinion)

　　骂yell at ; reprimand ; chide ; scold ; reprove

　　支持support ; endorse ; back up ; uphold

　　谴责condemn ; express strong disapproval of

　　错的mistaken ; erroneous ; wrong incorrect

　　错事wrongdoing ; had acts ; misbehavior

　　做相反的do the reverse of ; do the opposite

　　归咎blameon ; put the blame on ; is to blame

　　瓦解disintegrate ; break up ; separate into small parts

　　支持某一方in favor of ; on the side of

　　不会犯错的infallible

　　意见不和clashes of opinion

　　一致的unanimous ; in complete agreement

　　不恰当inappropriate ; improper ; unsuitable ; inadequate

　　批判criticize ; blame; find fault with ; make judgments of the merits and faults of

　　我们想念we are convinced that; we are certain that..

　　我愿意I incline to; I am inclined to; I am willing to; I tend to

　　有用的useful ; of use; serviceable; good for; instrumental; productive

　　有意义的meaningful; fulfilling

　　他们不愿承认这一点they have always been reluctant to admit this

　　在大家同意下by common consent of

　　否定deny; withhold; negate

　　承认admit; acknowledge; confess; concede

　　于事无补of no help; of no avail; no use

　　使受益benefit; do good to; is good for; is of great benefit to

　　成语及俗语及搭配方式

　　想法frame of mind; mind set; the way one is thinking

　　想出come up with

　　找出come up with; find out

　　利用use; take advantage of

　　夸耀brag about; boast about; show off; speak too highly of

　　照顾take care of; take charge of; attend to; watch over

　　对很了解have a deep knowledge of

　　对抗权威stand up against authority; resisit boldly the authority

　　对有信心have confidence in

　　说清楚articulate; verbalize; put in words; utter

　　接受之美意embrace the offer of

　　累积amass; accumulate; heap up; assemble

　　连系tact; get in touch with; contact with

　　排除这可能性rule out the possibility

　　等于is equivalent to; equal

　　选择choose; elect; opt for; pick; single out

　　发出deliver; give out; hand over

　　绕路detour; take a detour; take a roundabout way

　　禁止进入is kept out; is barred from

　　小看make little of

　　坏了out of order; on the blink; is not working

　　分别distinguish between; make a distinction between; tellfrom

　　依靠count on; depend on

　　忽视neglect; give too little care to

　　存在come to be; come into existence; come to birth; come into being

　　考虑consider; take into consideration; take into account

　　考虑到in consideration of

　　用尽力气exhaust ones strength; use up ones strength

　　开动initiate; set going

　　准备brace for; prepare for

　　在于lie in; rest on; rest with

　　主动take the initiative

　　不算exclusive of; not counting; leaving out

　　应该得到deserve; have right to; is worthy of

　　避免avoid; shun; get around; circumvent

　　幻想fantasy; play of the mind

　　以此标准来算by this criterion; by this standard

　　乍看之下at first glance

　　面对in the face of; in the presence of

　　以by means of; by virtue of; by the use of

　　不惜代价at all costs

　　每况愈下from bad to worse

　　承受错误造成的后果in reaping the harvest of his mistakes

　　取得同意get the go-ahead to

　　不择手段unscrupulously; by hook or by crook

　　想法与作法beliefs and practices

　　内情ins and outs; turns and twists

　　关键时刻the critical moment

　　虽然although; notwithstanding; albeit; though