雅思作文常用动词.doc

正方动词
动词
含义
宾语举例
Abide by/comply with
遵守
the law/ related rules
Acquire
获取
knowledge/ skills
Afford
提供
job opportunity
a sense of achievement
Allocate
分配
allocate money/resources to…
Boost
提升，增加
efficiency/crop yield
Censor
审查
films/books
Tackle/combat/address
解决
a problem/a situation
Conserve
节约使用
resources/ fresh water
Foster/nurture/cultivate
培养
creativity/skills/interest
Curb
遏制
crime/nuclear weapon
Curtail
削减
expense/budgets
Demolish
拆掉
buildings
Display
展现
talent/abilities/potential
Disseminate/propagate
传播
ideas/thought
Draw on
借鉴
the experience of other countries
Raise/heighten/elevate
提高
citizens’ awareness
the standard of living
Eliminate
消除
poverty/injustice
Enhance/Better
增进，美化
The cityscape / infrastructure
Enlarge
扩大
The market for products
Enrich
丰富
one’s knowledge/ biodiversity
Ensure
确保
social stability/ ethnic unity
Establish
建立
a system / an institution
Expand
扩大
one’s outlook / domestic demand
Exploit/utilise
开采，使用，开发
Natural resources/one’s potential
Explore
探索
outer space/ other cultures
Fulfil
实现，完成
fulfil one’s potential
fulfil one’s dream/ task
Generate
（大规模地）产生
employment opportunities/electricity/tax revenue
Implement
实施
a policy
Integrate/incorporate
结合
incorporate students’ suggestion into curriculum design
Intensify
强化
regional cooperation/cultural interaction
Lower
降低
costs/expectations
Maintain
维持
close links/social order
Motivate
给……动力
motivate students to think independently
motivate employees to work harder
Mould
塑造
one’s character
Optimise
优化
the distribution of resources
the management of sth.
Override
比…更重要
例句：at this moment, the government’s concern about poverty overrides its other concerns.
Perform/conduct
从事
scientific research
Multiply
成倍增加
people’s choice/employee’s earnings
Pose
对…构成（挑战、威胁等）
pose a threat/challenge to
Preserve
保护某种资源
natural resources/cultural heritage
Promote/facilitate
促进，推动
Healthy lifestyle/cultural exchanges/sustainable development
Pursue
追求
maximum profit
Recycle
循环利用
waste/rubbish
Reform
改革，改造
a system/ ciminals
Reinforce/consolidate/strengthen
增强
family bonds/economic ties/ethnic solidarity
Release
释放
stress/prisoners
Relieve/ease/alleviate
减轻
poverty/traffic jam
Remove
消除
the barrier/discrimination
Safeguard
保障（后面多跟抽象概念）
political and social stability
national cohesion
Shift
转移
one’s attention to
focus to
Accelerate/ speed up
加速
pace of life/economic growth
Stimulate
激发
imagination/creativity
Synthesise
有机结合
synthesise the asian and western cultures
Transcend
超越（某种界限）
national boundaries/races
Upgrade
升级
the facilities/skills
Value/treasure/cherish
珍视
the cultural heritage/the local customs

中立或反方动词
Cause
产生，导致（雅思作文中一般跟坏现象）
Misunderstanding/psychological
Strain/a vicious cycle
Corrupt
毒害
The minds of children
Degrade
降级
The quality of sth.
Deplete
消耗
Natural resources/ the ozone layer
Disregard
无视
Traditions/the law
Distort
歪曲
Facts/truth
Disturb
扰乱
Social order
Aggravate/exacerbate
导致…进一步恶化
Economic recession/environmental pollution
Erode
侵蚀
The cultural identity of a nation
One’s confidence
Fuel
激化
Antagonism/conflicts
Give rise to
导致（某种广泛存在的负面现象）
Unemployment/inflation/ debate/alienation from one another
Hinder/impede/obstruct
阻碍
The development of….
Impose
把某事物强加于某人
Impose their own will on their children
Impose high tax on
Infringe on
侵犯
Citizen’ rights/ intellectual property rights
Involve
涉及
Uncertainties/ the recognition that…
Isolate
孤立，隔绝
A nation/ prisoners
Jeopardize/undermine
危及，破坏（后跟抽象宾语）
One’s future/ economic prospects
Punish/penalise
惩罚
Criminal acts
Restrict/constrain
限制
One’s freedom
Rethink
反思
Their policy/their strategy
Sap/dampen
消弱（自信等抽象名词）
One’s confidence/ one’s enthusiasm/ the market demand
Seek
谋求
Hegemony/opportunities
Spoil
破坏（原本很好的东西）
The cityscape
Stifle
扼杀
Creativity/potential/economic and social reform
Stretch
过度使用
Stretch…to limit（是固搭）
Stretch natural resources to the limit
Succumb to
屈从于
Temptation/ peer pressure
Tarnish
玷污
One’s reputation/one’s image
Violate
侵犯
The law/citizens’ rights

剑桥范文中常见动词短语
Appeal to
对….有吸引力
These TV shows are designed to appeal mainly to viewers aged between 16 and 25.
Bring about
带来
Together these factors brought about the Greek financial crisis.
Carry out
实施，从事
Due to the growing public concern, more research on the green house effect has been carried out.
Clash with
与…冲突
The latest report clashed with the media coverage of the event last year.
Cope with
应对，处理=handle
In some businesses, employees find it difficult to cope with the stress at work.
Dispose of
处理掉
We forget that this is a source pollution and difficult to dispose of; therefore, governments need to raise this awareness in the general public.
Draw on
借鉴
Those who have spent some time traveling to other places have a boarder view of life and better personal resources to draw on.
Give priority to
把…放在优先位置
The government should give priority to the development of the economy rather than to the national defence.
Grapple with
努力解决某个问题
The city government has been grapple with unemployment.
Interfere with
干扰，干涉
Supervisors should try not to let their personal worries interfere with their work.
Lose track of
对…失去了解，控制
Those who get addicted to junk food tend to lose track of their weight.

Make sense
合理
In today’s media, some reports simply do not make any sense. Interestingly, people just keep listening to or reading them.
Make up for
弥补
To the master, no amount of money can make up for the death of a pet.
Opt for sth./ opt to do sth.
选择（去做某事）
Due to the stiff competition at work, an increasing number of people have opted for early retirement.
Participate in
参与
Parents should encourage their children to participate in group discussions as that will make children more co-operative individuals.
Refrain from
克制（不去做某事）
It would be difficult for children to refrain from playing a video game once they get addicted to it.
Differ from
与…不同
This product differs from other products in cost and performance.