英语专业四级作文常用单词、短语下面列出的是一些应试作文的常用单词、短语。
其中的动词、名词和形容词都是应试作文尤其是议论文写作时应该熟练运用的单词，而适当地运用下面这些短语对提高作文的措辞水平、提高作文得分大有好处。
常用的形容词和副词：absurd 荒唐的addictive 上瘾的affectionate 有感情的aggressive 有上进心的alert 敏锐的;警惕的arduous 费劲的artistic 艺术的authoritative 权威性的awkward 尴尬的balanced 平衡的cogent 使人信服的cold-blooded 冷血的cold-hearted 无情的compatible 兼容的complicated 复杂的compassionate 富有同情心的confident 自信的contemptible 可鄙的contributive 有贡献的corrupt 腐败的delicious.美味可口的demanding 要求高的detrimental 有害的devious 偏离正道的dishonorable 不光彩的disturbed 受到干扰的ccentric 古怪的economical 经济的evil 邪恶的exotic 异国的enlightened 开明的;文明的fallacious 荒谬的fashionable 时髦的feasible 可行的fictitious 虚假的flexile 灵活多样的fruitful 有成效的glamorous 富有魅力的gorgeous 辉煌的humane 人道的incompatible 不调和的;不相容的mpressive 令人印象探刻的ignorant (of) 无视的;无知的inborn 天生的inconceivable 不可思议的indecent 不妥的;不检点的indifferent 冷漠的infectious 传染性的indispensable 不可或缺的inexhaustible 取之不尽的inferior 低人一等的infirm (身体)弱的influential 有影响力的inhumane 不人道的inquisitive 多管闲事的initially 首先insalubrious 有害无益instructive 有教育意义的intellectual 智力的interim 中间的;过渡的interpersonal 人际关系的intimate 密切的inviolable 不可侵犯的inward 内在的Irreparable 不可挽回的irresistible 不可抵抗的irritating 恼人的isolated (from) 隔绝的laudable 可赞誉的lavishly 大方的legitimate 合法的loyal 忠诚的luxurious 奢侈的magnanimous 宽宏大量的mature 成熟的misleading 误导的money-oriented 向钱看的multilateral 多方面的misrepresented 不如实叙述的nourished 有营养的obscure 晦涩的palatable 美味的old-fashioned/out of date 过时的perilous 危险的permissive 宽容的;许可的pernicious 有害无益的pornographic 色情的potential 潜在的practical 实际的;务实的preferential:优惠的pressing 紧迫的professional 专业的prosperous 繁荣昌盛的prudent 明智的prevailing 占主导地位的;流行的psychological 心理上rational 理性的resentful 愤怒的reverse 相反的rewarding 值得的ridiculous 荒谬的rigid 严格的rough 粗略的shabby 破旧不堪的sheltered 受保护的sociable 好交际的self-contemptuous 自卑的sole 惟一的stern/strict 严格的stressful 有压力的stringent 严厉的stylish 时髦的superficial 表面现象的tempting 吸引人的time-honored 久享盛名的traditional 传统的typical 典型的unadvised 轻率的uncompromising 不妥协的unconcerned 冷漠的uneasy 不自在的unethical 不道德的unfeeling 冷漠的unhealthy 不健康的unified 同一标准的unwholesome 不健康的unjust 不公平的utterly 完全;绝对地unscrupulous 肆无忌惮的unsociable 不善于社交的untimely 不和适宜的unique 独特的vexing 令人烦恼的voluntary 自愿的vulnerable 易受伤害的vivid 形象的well-grounded 有充足理由的abolishment 废除wholesome 健康的常用的名词absurdity 荒唐;谬论abuse 滥用achievement 成绩acquaintance 熟人admiration 崇拜adaptation 改写;适应adventures/explorer 探险者adverse impact 负面影响adversity 逆境affection 友情/感情alienation 疏远ambition 志向amusement 娱乐anecdote 轶事apathy冷漠无情approach 鼓掌architecture 建筑association 联想;联系assault 攻击assessment 评估athlete 运动员art 艺术availability 可得到的东西barrier 妨碍behavior 行为beneficiary 受益人budget 预算burden 负担campaign 运动candidate 候选人capacity 能力celebrity 名人character 性格characteristic 特征charm 魅力clerk 职员cohesion 凝聚力colleague 同事collectivism 集体主义comfort 舒适commercial 商业广告commercialization 商业化commodity 商品companion/partner 同伴conformity 一致consensus 同意consultation 咨询consumption 消费content 内容containment 满意;满足contribution 贡献correlation 相关性costume 服装creativity 创造性criteria 条件cruelty 残忍customer 顾客cyber crime 网络犯罪depression 沮丧;低沉depression 剥夺descendant 后代deterioration 恶化detour 绕道developed countries 发达国家digestion 消化吸收dignity 尊严discipline 纪律developing countries 发展中国家discomfort 不舒服discontent 不满足discrimination 歧视;区别disgust 反感disorder，无序状态disorientation 迷失方向感disposition 性格distraction 干扰diversity 多样化;多样性domain 领域duplication 重复(建设) duration 耐用employee 雇员employer 雇主endeavor 努力做enjoyment 享受enthusiasm 热情;狂热equality 平等evaluation 评价exception 例外exhibition 展览exploration 探险export 出口favor 喜好feature 特点fidelity 忠实flexibility 灵活性forefather/ancestor 祖先freedom 自由frustration 挫折gallery 美术馆garment 服装goodwill 善意gram 雅致graduate 毕业生guardian 监护人halt 停止;终止hardship 艰难险阻heritage 遭产horizon 地平线hostility 敌对humanity 人性idol 偶像immunity 免疫力import 进口indication 迹象indictment 控告indifference 不关心individuality 个性化industry 工业;行业inequality 不平等infrastructure 基础设施ingenuity 独创性initiative 主动性instruction 教导instructor 教师integrity 诚实intellectual 知识分子intelligence 智能interaction 交际interference 干涉interpretation 解释intolerance 不宽容intrusiveness 干涉involvement 参与jealousy 妒忌jog 慢跑joint effort 共同努力joy/delight 欢乐lack 缺乏license 执照landmark 标志性建筑;里程碑literacy 读写能力manufacturer 制造商match 匹配journalist/correspondent 记者measure 侧量;评估millennium 千年minority 少数人life expectancy/life span 寿命misconduct 行为不端morality 道德motion 抗议muscle 肌肉myopia 近视nationality 民族;国籍norm 准则notion 观念;想法obligation 义务obstacle 障碍物occupation 职业opponent 对手originality 独创性outcome 产物outlook 观点;景色participation 参与pastime 消遭peer 同龄人penalty 刑罚;处罚perseverance 坚定不移personality 性格perspective 看法popularity 普及;流行popularization 普及practice 做法precaution 防范prerogative 特权principle 原则proficiency 精通promotion 提升prospect 前景profession/occupation 职业prosperity 繁荣protocol 协议prudence 慎重public opinion 舆论punishment 惩罚purity 纯洁性rebellion 反叛recovery 恢复regression 衰退regulator 监控者reliability 可心度remedy/therapy 疗法revenue 揭示/表现revenue 总收人reward 奖赏；报酬remote education 远程教育rumor/gossip 谣言;传闻satisfaction 满足self-discipline 自律self-respect/self-deem 自尊心shortcoming 缺点side-effect 副作用signal 信号skyscraper 摩天大楼sociologist 社会学家soul 灵魂specialty 专业spelling 拼写status 地位stereotype 成见straightforwardness 直率strain 压力；过度劳累strategy 策略strength 实力stress 压力substance 物质supplement 补充sympathy 同情symptom 症状talent 人才teenager 青少年temper 性情；烦躁temptation 诱惑threshold 开端tip 提示;技巧tolerance 宽容tragedy 悲剧trait 特点trap 陷阱triviality 琐事troublemaker 捣乱者uniformity 一致variety 多样性;种类vexation 烦恼victim 受害者vitality/vigor/energy/vim 活力；精力void 空虚warmth 温暖weakness 缺点withdrawal 退出;撤退zeal 热情常用动词abide by/obey/observe 遵守abolish 废除abuse 虐待;滥用acquire 获取adore 崇拜;爱慕allocate 分配accommodate 供给;调节alter 改变appeal to/attract 吸引approach 对待;处理approve of 赞成arise 出现across 激发assume 承担(责任) attach 赋予;粘上attend 参加;就读ban 禁止blue 兴旺发达boon 繁荣censor 审查characterize 以一为特色charge 收费attain/obtain/acquire 获取;得到bring sb./sth. into full play 充分调动……的积极性impose/confine/place restrictions on/restrict/limit 限制cherish 珍视claim 宣称coexist 共存coincide with 与…相符collect 收集commute 来回往返于condemn 遭责consult 咨询contaminate 污染contribute to 贡献crack down on 打击cultivate 培养defy 不服从;藐视degenerate 退化degrade 使降级depreciate 贬值deprive (of) 剥夺dessert 抛弃detect 侦查deter 阻止deteriorate 恶化determine 决定disclose 揭露discourage 使气馁diversify 使多样化divert 使分心dominate 占优势drop out 退学；放弃eliminate 消除endanger 危害enlighten 启发enrich 丰富entertain 招待;娱乐evaluate 评价evolve 演变exaggerate 夸张exert 施加(压力) expel 排除;开除explore 探究expose 揭露hamper 妨碍;牵制guarantee 保证;担保give full play to 充分发挥hinder/impede/block/hamper 阻碍idealize 理想化identify 辨认ignore 无视;不理睬imitate 模仿impair 危害;伤害incur 招致;引发inflict 承受inherit 继承innovate 改革创新invent money in 投资install/set up/erect/fix./mount 安装lavish 浪费maltreat 虐待maximize 最大化minimize 使最小化mould/build 塑造neglect 忽视oblige 强迫observe/follow 遵从participate 参与perform 履行;表演please 取悦overcome 克服(困难)preserve 保留;保护prohibit 禁止publictze 宣传pursue 追求quit 放弃quote 引用refine 精炼reflect 反映reform 改革retreat,使恢复regulate 管制;调控rehabilitate 改造reject 剔除relax 修养release 释放render 给予represent 代表resort to 诉诸于深取restore 重建;恢复restrain 约束retain 保留roam 闲逛sacrifice 牺牲shirk 回避shun 回避signify 表示;意味spoil/indulge 宠坏;溺爱spread 传播steer 驶向;掌舵stick to 坚持stimulate 刺激stipulate/set 规定substitute 代替supervise 监督control 控制surpass 超过survive 生存threaten 威胁tolerate 忍受treasure 珍视trigger 引发underestimate 低估undermine 危害unload 摆脱负担vanish 消失wither 退化;萎缩wreck 摧毁常用连接词:(1)表层进first / firstly / to begin with / further / in the fast place second / secondly / to start with / still / furthermore third / thirdly / what is more / last / last but not least / also / and / then / next / besides and equally important / too / moreover besides / in addition / finally(2)表转折by contrast / although / though / yet / at the same time / but / despite the fact that / even so in contrast / nevertheless / even through / for all that notwithstanding / on the contrary / however / in spite of / on the other hand / otherwise / instead / still / regardless(3)表因果therefore / consequently / because of / for the reason thus / hence / due to / owing to so / according / thanks to / on this account since / as / on that account / in this way for / as a result / as a consequence(4)表让步still / nevertheless / granted / naturally in spite of / all the same / of course / despite / even so / after all(5)表递进furthermore / moreover / likewise / what is more besides / also / not only…but also…/ in addition(6)表举例for example / for instance / for one thing / that is / to illustrate / as an illustration / a case in point(7)表解释as a matter of fact / frankly speaking / in this case / namely / in other words(8)表总结In summary / in a word / thus / as has bear said in brief / in conclusion / altogether /in other words to conclude / in fact / finally / in simpler terms / indeed / in short / in particular / that is / in order words /of course / on the whole / to put it differently namely / in all / therefore / to summarize(9)表时间after a while / afterward again / also and then / as long as besides / earlier eventually /finally formerly / furtherfurthermore / in addition / in the first place / in the past last / lately meanwhile / moreover next / now presently / second shortly / simultaneously since / for far subsequently / then thereafter / too until / until now When1。