以下整理归纳部分《剑桥雅思官方指南4-15》系列里涉及的雅思核心词汇及其同义替换。
家中的五彩椒
1. initiative=on your own/by yourself
=independently=on your own initiative
=under your own steam=
to be the person who starts something=
plan=law主动的，自发的adj. 主动权n.
2. increase=go up=rise=grow=climb
=gain=escalate=pick up=widen=
be on the increase=intensify=expand
=build up上升，增加v.
3. teach=educate=train=coach=
instruct=bring up教学v.
4. more than one language=bilingual
=sb's second language多种语言n.
5.determine=establish=identify
=pinpoint=diagnose决定v.
6. young people=teenager=youth
=in your teens=adolescent=minor年轻人n.
7. community=all the people in a particular
area, city, country etc.群体，团体，社区n.
8. traditional=old-fashioned=outdated=
outmoded=unfashionable传统的adj.
9. fail=failure=not succeed=unsuccessful=
vain=fruitless=unproductive=be a failure=
go wrong=not work=do no good
=fall through失败v.
10. endanger=to put someone or something
in danger of being hurt=damaged=
destroyed危及，使危险v.
11. diverse=varied=variety=wide-ranging=
mixed各种各样的adj.
12. inevitable=certain to happen and
impossible to avoid不可避免的adj.
13. differ from=unusual与…不同v.
14.reluctant=unwilling=not willing
=drag your feet=be loath to do something
=conservative勉强的adj.
15. consult=ask somebody's advice
=seek advice=get/obtain advice资询v.
16. alternative=another=other=different
=new=else=variation=variant另一个
17. therapist=someone who has been trained
to give a particular form of treatment for
physical or mental illness临床医学家n.
18. retrain=taking courses再教育v.
19. salary=pay=wage=income
=earnings=fee工资，收入n.
20.long-term=chronic=long-running
=long-standing=lasting=lifelong=
prolonged=lingering=enduring=
abiding=incurable长期的adj.
21. complaint=complain=
make a complaint=protest=object
=complain抱怨n.
22. illness=disease=virus
=bug=infection疾病 n.
23. connection=relationship
=link=correlation联系 n.
24.beneficial=be good for you
=do somebody good=wholesome=
nutritious=nourishing=healthful有益的 adj.
25. insight=comprehension
=understanding理解，见解 n.
家中杨桃树初熟的果子
26. physical=relating to the body
=bodily身体的 adj.
27. hazard=risk=danger=threat障碍，危险n.
28. accompany=with=together
=along with=come with 陪伴,伴随
29. mental=relating to the health or state
of someone's mind精神上的，心理的 adj.
30. possible=possibility=can=potential
=there is a chance/possibility可能的adj.
31. reduction=decrease=drop=fall=cut减少 n.
32.class="type"=kind=sort=style=
category=variety种类n.
33. rehearsal=practice=training
=run-through=exercise排练，演习 n.
34. peer=your peers are the people
who are the same age as you, or who have
the same type of job, social class etc同伴 n.
35. defensive=used or intended to protect
someone or something against attack防御n.
36.strategy=way=method=approach
=technique=system=tactics方法，功略n.
37. assist=help=aid=with the aid of帮助 v.
38. specific=give (somebody) more details
=expand on=enlarge on=go into more
=greater detail
=be more specific=be more explicit
=elaborate特定的adj.
39. substance=a particular type of solid,
liquid, or gas物质 n.
40. surroundings=environment
=circumstance环境 n.
41. engage=give somebody a job=employ
=take on=appoint=recruit=sign up雇佣 v.
42.combine=mix=stir=beat=
blend=whisk=dilute联合v.
43. survival=the state of continuing to
live or exist幸存n.
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