2017年12月英语四级作文高分词汇（四）

　　due to

　　e.g. The traffic accident was allegedly due to negligence.

　　这次车祸据说是由于疏忽造成的。

　　thanks to

　　e.g. Thanks to these donations, the poorest of the poor are receiving the best-quality medicines on offer. 由于做出的这些捐赠,穷人中的最贫穷者正在得到赠送的质量上乘药品

　　owing to

　　e.g. Owing to the help from his comrades, he has made rapid progress. 由于同志们的帮助,他进步很快

　　because of

　　e.g. Because of the snow, the pilot had to land the plane at an airport in another city. 由于大雪，飞行员只得把飞机降落到另一座城市的一个飞机场。

　　be responsible for

　　e.g. Each student should be responsible for their own work and only their own work. 每个学生应当对自己的课业负责,并且只能是他们自己的课业。

　　by virtue of

　　e.g. By virtue of her individual drive and competitiveness, she has already ascended to the apex of the major leagues.由于她个人的努力和竞争力，她已经上升到网球运动联盟的最高点。

　　in light of

　　e.g. Europeans will need to assess, in light of their geopolitical marginalization, whether the union really serves their interests, or whether they would be better off as separate states. 根据地缘政治边缘化的现状,欧洲人需要评估“欧盟”是否真的符合他们的利益，或者解散为一个个独立的国家会更好一些。

　　往往，表趋势：

　　tend to

　　e.g. They tend to express themselves only after they know all the opinions. 只有在得知所有意见后他们才倾向于表达自我。

　　be prone to

　　e.g. Given that the liver can be prone to specific problems, there are ways by which you can avoid these problems.

　　考虑到肝脏容易有健康问题，这里有一些方法避免这些问题。

　　be inclined to

　　e.g. Americans probably won't be inclined to make such commitments until they see improvement in the labor market. 美国人可能并不倾向于在他们在劳动市场上看到改善之前作出承诺。

　　have a tendency to

　　e.g. The numbers also have a tendency to swing wildly, as this week's trading has demonstrated. 这些数据还具有一种剧烈波动的倾向，这周的交易就证明了这一点。

　　导致、造成：

　　contribute to

　　e.g. Both systems contribute to the decentralization of power. 这两套体制都有助于权力的分散。

　　lead to

　　e.g. This type of situation may lead to massive disappointment for both of you and injure what you have. 这种情况发展下去往往导致双方失望透顶并伤害到之前已经建立的关系。

　　result in

　　e.g. This meeting should result in some change in how they work for the coming sprints, because they work to continually improve their team and practice effectiveness.

　　这个会议会导致迎接下一个冲刺阶段所做工作的一些转变,因为他们会不断工作以提高团队的实践效率。

　　bring about

　　e.g. The only way they can bring about political change is by putting pressure on the country. 他们能引起政治变化的惟一办法就是向该国施加压力。

　　create

　　e.g. This ultimatum was bound to create a grave crisis.

　　这一纸最后通牒必然会引起严重危机。

　　give rise to

　　e.g. Limited resources, whether they are budgetary, human, or material, are what most often give rise to competing interests and create the need for negotiation. 有限的资源，无论是预算，人力，或材料，那些最常见的引起相互竞争的利益，为它们建立必要的谈判。

　　trigger

　　e.g. This mentalist yearn easily trigger a large-scale consumption campaign. 这种心态容易引发一场大规模消费高潮。

　　ignite

　　e.g. There was one teacher who really ignited my interest in words. 曾经有一位老师真正激起了我对文字的兴趣。

　　cause

　　e.g. The insecticide used on some weeds can cause health problems. 喷洒在野草上的杀虫剂会引发各种健康问题。

　　generate

　　e.g. The labor secretary said the reforms would generate new jobs. 劳动部长说这些改革将带来新的工作。

　　promote

　　e.g. The meeting discussed how to promote cooperation between the two countries. 会议讨论了如何促进两国的合作。

　　breed

　　e.g. If they are unemployed it's bound to breed resentment.

　　如果他们失业了，一定会酿成怨恨。

　　induce

　　e.g. Doctors said surgery could induce a heart attack.

　　医生们说手术可能导致心脏病。