在口语或写作中,你有没有过:
“词汇不够,very来凑”的经历呢?
巨大的:very big
愤怒的:very angry
这样说英语不仅显得词汇贫乏
而且离你真正想表达的总差那么一点距离。
其实,在英文中有很多词可以代替very+简单形容词
今天我们就一起来学习这些词~
你会发现,运用这些词立马让你的表达地道十倍!
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第一波
以上讲到的就不再赘述了, 再来补充一些其它的词:
- very angry —> furious 愤怒的
- very beautiful —> gorgeous 美丽动人的
- very rich —> wealthy 富有的
- very careful —> cautious 谨慎的
- very expensive —> costly 昂贵的
- very busy —> swamped 繁忙的
- Sb's swamped with something:XX在XX事上忙不过来
She's swamped with powerpoint for the presentation.
她忙着做做展示用的PPT。
- very clean—> spotless一尘不染的
现在我们来描述下下面的这张图。
(布里是一个美丽富有的家庭主妇,她在一个一尘不染的厨房里做烘培。她生起气来,因为她不小心打破了一只昂贵的碗。)
如果是之前,我猜大家会这么来说:
Bree is a very beautiful and rich housewife. She is busy with baking in a very clean kitchen. She got very angry as she broke a very expensive bowl because of her carelessness.
对比:
Bree, a gorgous and wealthy housewife, was swaped with baking in a spotless kitchen. She got furious as she broke a costly bowl because of her incaution.
这样描述画面感, 语言的贴切感立马出来,英语好得连自己都不敢相信了!
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第二波
- very big —> massive 巨大的,魁伟的
- very small —> petite [pəˈtit] 小巧的
- very boring —> dull 乏味的
- very poor —> destitute['dɛstətʊt] 穷困的
- very difficult —> arduous ['ɑrdʒuəs] 艰难的
- very bad —> awful 糟糕的
- very smart —> intelligent 聪明的
- very sad —> sorrowful 悲伤的
- very tall —> towering 高大的
- very little —> tiny 微小的
(站在高大宏伟的大厦面前,乔希觉得他很渺小。他是一个聪明的年轻人,可他却穷困潦倒,过着艰难而乏味的生活。)
如果是之前,我猜大家会这么来说:
Standing in front of a big and tall buiding, Josh feels himself very small. He is an very smart young man, but he's very poor and leads an very difficult and boring life.
对比:
Standing in front of a massive and towering building, Josh felt himself so petite. He is an intelligent young man, but he's destitute and leads an arduous and dull life.
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