英语写作高级表达精选

英语写作高级表达精选

1．make full/good use of

We should make full/good use of our time to do useful and productive things.

make the most of

You'd better make a timetable so that you can make the most of every minute.

take advantage of

We should take ad v antage of the opportunity to visit the place of interest.

2．take effective/appropriate measures to do sth.

We should take effecti v e/appropriate measures to fight against pollution.

take immediate measures

It is vital for the government to take immediate measures to deal with the situation.

3．spare no effort(s) to do sth.

We should spare no effort(s) to beautify our environment.

4．make great efforts to do sth.

The government has made great efforts to control water pollution.

5．develop/form the habit of doing sth.

We should de v elop/form the habit of taking notes while reading.

6．break away from

From now on, we ought to break a w ay from the bad habit.

7．have/be a great influence on

News media ha v e a great influence on people's mind.

have/be a positive/good influence on

I thought Sue would be a good influence on you.

have/be a negative/bad influence on

①I don't think a warm winter always has a negati v e influence on our life.

②Those so-called friends of hers ha v e a bad influence on her.

8．have a good/bad effect on

①Listening to your teacher carefully in class will ha v e a good effect on your

studies.

②As we all know, spending too much time on TV may ha v e a bad effect on our work and health, especially on our eyes.

9．do (great) harm to sb.

The poor behavior has done great harm to the image of China, which is really shameful.

do no harm to

If properly treated, waste does no harm to the environment.

be harmful to

Smoking is harmful to your health.

10．do sb. more harm than good

Although the project will make a lot of money for our city, we do think it will do us more harm than good.

11．the advantages far outweigh the disadvantages

From what has been discussed above, we may draw the conclusion that the ad v antages of the bicycle far out w eigh its disad v antages and it will still play essential roles in modern society.

12．have an advantage over

Under such circumstances, little animals ha v e an ad v antage o v er larger ones.

13．strengths and weaknesses

You'd better take into account your own strengths and w eaknesses before choosing a major.

14．be beneficial to

What's more, riding bicycles is a good way for us to exercise and it is beneficial to our health.

benefit sb. a lot/a great deal

In summary, this programme has benefited me a great deal.

benefit (a lot) from sth.

Now the public are benefiting more and more from scientific and technological progress.

15．be equal to