中性形容词篇

　　一、许多（many）

　　1.numerous

　　Numerous factories have sprung up in this once desolate area.

　　过去这一带满目苍凉， 现在却有了无数的工厂。

　　2. a host of

　　The special theory of relativity has raised a host of questions.

　　狭义相对论引出了许多问题。

　　3. a multitude of

　　I was awed by the multitude of stars in the night sky.

　　夜空中的繁星震撼了我。

　　二、不同的（different）

　　1.various

　　These data have been collected from various sources.

　　这些数据是从各方面搜集来的。

　　2. a variety of

　　A variety of heavy industries grew up alongside the port.

　　各种重工业沿着港口逐渐发展起来。

　　3.diverse

　　People hold diverse attitudes toward these new regulations.

　　人们对于这些新规定抱有不同的态度。

　　三、普遍的（common）

　　1.commonplace

　　Yet on the most commonplace occasion I can never know your thoughts.

　　然而即便在最普通的场合我也琢磨不透你的心思。

　　2.universal

　　Such problems are a universal feature of senior citizens.

　　这类问题是老年人的通病。

　　3.pervasive

　　It is the most pervasive compound on earth.

　　它是地球上最普遍的化合物。

　　四、唯一的（only）

　　1.solely

　　Success should not be measured solely by educational achievement.

　　成功与否不应只用学业成绩来衡量。

　　2.unique

　　The examples are unique to this dictionary.

　　这些例证是这部词典独有的。

　　3.merely

　　You are merely reciting facts that you have learned by rote.

　　你只是在背诵自己死记硬背下来的东西。

　　五、贫穷的（poor）

　　1.needy

　　Needy and handicapped people depend on government relief for their support.

　　穷人和残疾人依靠政府的救济维持生计。

　　2.impoverished

　　The rural people have been impoverished by a collapsing economy.

　　经济崩溃使农村地区的人们一贫如洗。

　　3.in poverty

　　He was bred up in poverty.

　　他是在贫苦的生活环境中长大的。

　　六、富裕的（rich）

　　1.wealthy

　　All of them came from wealthy, upper class families.

　　他们全部来自富有的上流社会家庭。

　　2.well-heeled

　　Both families are reasonably well-heeled and comfortably-off.

　　两家人都相当富有,都生活得很舒适。

　　3.well-to-do

　　She comes from a well-to-do family.

　　她来自于一个小康之家。

　　七、大的（big）

　　1.vast

　　The pollution has already turned vast areas into a wasteland.

　　污染已经使大片地区沦为不毛之地。

　　2.massive

　　We needed to reskill our workforce to cope with massive technological change.

　　我们得让工人学习新技能，以应对巨大的技术变革。

　　3.enormous

　　The enormous difficulty makes him cynical about the feasibility of the idea.

　　巨大的困难让他对这个主意是否可行持怀疑态度。

　　八、新的 (new)

　　1.brand-new

　　Net Electronic Map has become a brand-new way for showing the geographic information.

　　网上电子地图已成为一种全新的地理信息展示方式。

　　2.fresh

　　The company seemed set to make a fresh start under a new broom.

　　公司似乎准备在新任领导的带领下开创新局面。

　　3.novel

　　Protesters found a novel way of demonstrating against steeply rising oil prices.

　　抗议者找到了抗议油价飞涨的新办法。