托福、雅思、SAT、GRE写作同义词替换(4)

e.g. Sanlu Company’s fraud ultimately led to its bankruptcy.

27. Lead … to do

v. 导致某 人做某事， 可以替换cause … to do

a. Rancho’s challenge eventually leads the director to correct his mistakes.

b. Ford’s innovation led his company to become one of the most profitable

companies.

28. Induce

v. 引起，导致，可以替换cause, 使 用时induce 后直接接名词

e.g. Too much pressure may induce psychological disorders.

29. Ameliorate/Better

v. 改善，可以替换improve

e.g. Technological advancements have tremendously ameliorated/ bettered our

life.

30. Exacerbate/Aggravate

v. 使…加剧，使…恶化， 可以替换worsen

e.g. The problem will undoubtedly exacerbate/aggravate global warming and

threaten human life.

31. Undermine

v. 破坏， 可以替换 damage /weaken

a. The continued fighting threatens to undermine efforts to negotiate an

agreement.

b. Cars actually are undermining humans’ physical strength.

32. Impede / Hinder

v. 妨碍，阻碍， 相当于stop, prevent

a. Environmental contamination will one day enormously impede/hinder

economic growth.

b. People who refuse to accept criticisms will immensely impede/ hinder the

progress of group work.

33. Outcome

n. 结果， 可以替换result ／consequence （consequence通常指不好的结果）

e.g. It’s too early to know the outcome of the election.

34. Desirable/Beneficial/Positive outcome/result