相信大家都知道喺 DSE Paper 2 作文入面,展現vocab嘅variety係高分嘅關鍵。但係大部分同學都仲係用緊“very“、”worsen”、”huge“呢類低級詞匯,令到language呢part成日都好低分。今次Wall Street English就教大家一啲升級詞匯,等大家喺英文作文勇奪佳績!

 

Worsen 惡化

 

1. Exacerbate

The additional cost brought by the plan will only exacerbate the problem.

此計劃帶來的額外成本只會加劇問題。

 

2. Aggravate

Unhealthy lifestyle and lack of sleep could aggravate the situation and make it worse.

不健康的生活方式和睡眠不足可能會加劇這種情況。

 

3. Add fuel to the fire

David’s complaint towards the HR department only added fuel to the fire.

大衛對人力資源部門的抱怨只會火上澆油

 

Huge 巨大的

 

1. Tremendous

His help has been tremendous to me over the past few months.

在過去的幾個月裡,他給了我很大的幫助。

 

2. Prodigious

He has a prodigious appetite for drinks.

他對酒有很强大的欲望。

 

Very 非常

 

1. Extremely

She is extremely good at playing the piano.

她非常擅長彈鋼琴。

 

2. Awfully

It has been an awfully long time since we last seen each other.

自從我們上次見面以來,已經有很長一段時間了。

 

3. Dreadfully

He was dreadfully upset.

他非常沮喪。

 

Poor 貧窮

 

1. Impoverished

He was born in an impoverished family but he manages to bring about a change to his fortune after setting foot in the entertainment industry.

他出生在一個貧困的家庭,但在涉足娛樂圈後,他成功地改變了自己的命運。

 

2. Underprivileged

The charity raises money for the underprivileged.

該慈善機構為弱勢群體籌集資金。

 

Show 反映

 

1. Reflect

The statistics reflect a change in the lifestyles of people.

統計數據反映了人們生活方式的變化。

 

2. Reveal

The results revealed the problems.

結果揭示了問題所在。

 

3. Shed light on

The discussion has shed some light on the problem.

討論揭示了問題所在。