透過替換詞來提高英文寫作逼格這種思路是完全正確的。因為實際上老外對於同一個意思可能會有多種表達，而因為我們從小受到的英文教育都是一樣，而教科書上不可能每種表達都教，這就導致了我們看自己人寫的英文都覺得很乏味，也就是一種濃濃的中國腔，而看到老外的用詞，就算一個生詞也沒有，也會覺得很地道，因為他們的用詞和我們習慣的不一樣。

比如我們習慣說solve the problem，老外也許會說address the problem. 這就是區別。

此外，老外還會喜歡用一些片語來代替我們平時用的大詞，比如我們說 fire sb，老外會說let sb go.

以下我列一些替換詞，大家在寫作中可以酌情使用，尤顯英文功底。

一、替換詞

1）here/out

替換成in town/ out of town

例：How long are you in in town for? 美華人幾乎都是這樣問的

2）currently

替換成at this point

例：At this point, we are the best ranked football team in the country.

3）at that time/ then

替換為at that point

例：At that point I didn"t realize she was crying

4)at some time

替換為at some point

例：Let"s talk about it at some point

5)seldom

替換為rarely

seldom其實很少用了,過時了，用rarely更多

6)So far

替換為thus far/ up to date

7)in the future

替換為down the road

例：There will be a lot of challenges down the road

8）from now on

替換為going/moving forward

很少見到老外用from now on,通常說 Going forward, we"ll pay more attention to it

9）related to

替換為pertaining to

老外在郵件裡一般都只用pertaining to

10）doing

替換為in the middle of doing

例：I"m in the middle of a meeting= I"m having a meeting when my boss called

11）while(而）

替換為whereas

例：You eat a huge plate of food for lunch, whereas I have just a sandwich.

12）make sense

替換為add up

make sense已經非常普遍了,用add up換換口味

13）make progress

替換為get traction

例：We are getting traction on this issue.

14）colleague

替換為coworker

美國用coworker較多

15）in summary

替換為in a nutshell　

16）employees

替換為workforce

例：The office"s entire workforce is devoted to a single project right now

17）go tohead to

替換為headed/heading 都行

head to 某個具體位置 head for 某個方向

例：I"m heading/headed to/for the bus station都行

18）don"t understand

替換為over my head

例：It"s over my head 表示我不懂

19）under

替換為underneath

underneath似乎比under更常見

20）come up with

替換為figure out

例：firgure out a solution

21）furthermore

替換為on top of that

例：We missed the bus, and on top of that it started raining.

22）talks

替換為speak

似乎用speak比talk多

例： I spoke to Kevin this morning and he agreed

23）appear

替換為come across

例：You always come across like a madman to people.

例：She comes across like the Queen of the Nile to most people who meet her.

24）all people

替換為across the board

例：We got a pay increase across the board.

以下是每篇寫作都會用到的常用詞，換一個說法就能上好幾個檔次！

動詞：

認為/想(think)：

Deem

I deem it advisable to purchase the shares in the railway now。

我認為現在購買鐵路股票是明智的。

Reckon

I reckon she has good reason to feel smug。

我認為她洋洋得意必有其緣故。

Maintain

She maintains that the accusation is groundless。

她堅稱該指控是毫無根據的。

Occur

An idea occurred to me that someone had broken into my house.

It occurred to me that someone had broken into my house.

解決(solve；resolve)

Tackle

I don"t know how to tackle this problem。

我不知道該如何處理這個問題。

cope with

We have taken on extra staff to cope with the increased workload。

我們已經額外僱用員工來應付增加了的工作量。

dispose of

You did us a great favor by disposing of that problem。

你解決了那個問題，可算是幫了我們一個大忙。

Address

We must address ourselves to the problem of traffic pollution.

我們必須設法解決交通汙染問題。

提高(improve；promote)

Enhance

They"ll be keen to enhance their reputation abroad。

他們會非常渴望提高他們在國外的聲譽。

Boost

We need a big win to boost our confidence。

我們需要大勝一場來增強信心。

Elevate

Good books may elevate the mind。

好書可以提高思想修養。

Strengthen

Their attitude only strengthen his resolve to fight on.

他們採取的態度反而使他堅定了繼續戰鬥的決心。

激勵(encourage)

Motivate

Stock options are a goodway to motivate employees to work harder。

股票選擇權是激勵員工更努力工作的好方法。

Stimulate

They counted on foreign investment to stimulate their economy。

他們想依靠外國投資來刺激他們的經濟。

Inspire

Her work didn’t exactly inspire me with confidence。

她的工作並沒有真正的使我產生信心。

spur his speech was a powerful spur to action.

他的講話很有鼓舞力。

引起(cause)

result in

The flood resulted in a considerable reduction in production。

這次洪水造成相當大的減產。

give rise to

So many things concurred to give rise to the problem。

許多事情同時發生而導致了這一問題。

Trigger

The current recession was triggered by a slump in consumer spending。

目前的經濟衰退是由消費支出驟跌引起的。

完成(finish )

Fulfill

Unless we make a move soon,we shall not be able to fulfill our plan。

如果不趕快採取行動， 我們就不能完成計劃了。

Accomplish

Though the task was difficult, they managed to accomplish it in time。

儘管任務困難， 他們仍按時完成了。

Complete

He pulled out all the stops to complete the work in time。

他竭盡全力及時完成了工作。

achieve he had finally achieved success.

他終於獲得了成功。

形容詞：

富裕的(rich):

Wealthy

Affluent

well-to-do

well-off

優秀的(good)：

excellent

eminent

top

outstanding

積極的，好的：good

conducive

beneficial

advantageous

消極的，不良的：bad

detrimental

baneful

undesirable

明顯的:obvious

apparent

evident

manifest

驚人的：surprising

amazing

extraordinary

miraculous

美麗的：beautiful

attractive

gorgeous

eye-catching

有活力的：energetic

dynamic

vigorous

animated

流行的：popular

prevailing

prevalent

pervasive

普遍的:Everywhere

Widespread

Prevalent

Overflow

Rampant

名詞：

危險：danger

perils

hazard

人類：

Human beings

Mankind

Human race

老人：old people

The old

The elderly

The aged

Senior citizens

青少年：young people

Youngster

Youths

Adolescents

孩子：children； kid

Offspring

Descendant

老師：teachers

instructors

educators

lecturers

教育：education

schooling

family parenting

upbringing

優點：advantage

merits

superiority

virtue

職業：job

career

employment

profession

娛樂：enjoyment

pastimes

recreation

entertainment

環境：Environment

Circumstance

Atmosphere

Surrounding

Ambience