上一期我哋講咗一d常用嘅adjectives嘅synonyms,有冇記低幾個呢?今日就繼續黎睇下常見嘅verbs可以點樣替換啦!

 

1. Ask 詢問

Question: The students were questioned on the books they had been studying.

Demand: The union is demanding a seven percent pay rise this year.

Expect: We are expected to work on Saturdays.

Query: We queried the bill as it seemed far too high.

 

2. Begin 開始

Start: The kids start school next week.

Launch: The official launch date is in May.

Initiate: The government has initiated a program of economic reform.

Originate: The disease is thought to have originated in the tropics.

 

3. Describe 描述

Portray: That’s what we tried to portray in the book, this feeling of opulence and grandeur.

Narrate: She entertained them by narrating her adventures in Africa.

Picture: The writer paints a gloomy picture of the economy.

Represent: The carvings represent a hunting scene.

 

4. Enjoy 享受

Appreciate: Anyone can appreciate our music.

Delight in: They clearly take a delight in watching others suffer.

Indulge in: They went into town to indulge in some serious shopping.

Savor: It was the first chocolate he’d tasted for over a year, so he savored every mouthful.