Gloary:
Adjectives to describe something good or eulogize something:
Appealingengaging involving captivating attractive absorbing eye-popping有吸引力
contagiousaddictive有传染性，感染人compelling欲罢不能，引人注目marvelousfabulous惊人不可思议 magnificentglorious华丽显赫 wonderful fantastic奇异gorgeous graceful华丽灿烂 优美 incredible 难以置信charming迷人 glamorous 富有魅力 drop-deadbreath-taking惊人tempting 诱人 ground-breaking 空前 ecstatic rapturous 狂喜 兴高采烈thought-provoking 引人深思appetizing 开胃 chic 流行 unprecedented 空前 prosperous 繁荣 unbelievable
unimaginable 不可思议 spellbinding 有吸引力 bewitching 迷人 enchanting 雅致 quirky 离奇 action-packed 充满令人激动情节 dazzling 耀眼 sparky 有活力fervent 炽热 reverent 虔诚 promising 有希望 picturesque 景色美丽 delicate 精巧 coincident 巧合exhilarating 令人愉快 impreive 给人深刻印象 irresistible 不可抗拒beneficial 有好处 lucrative advantageous beneficial有利
Adjectives to criticize something:
Boring无聊monotonous 单调 repetitious 重复 depreing 使人压抑 terrible 糟糕 awkward 难使用笨拙disastrous 惨烈 complicated complex 复杂 confusing 使人迷惑 frustrating 使人受挫 disappointing 使人失望 hair-raising terrifying 使人恐惧 dismal 消沉 disrespectful 无礼 tough strenuous painstaking 艰辛 艰苦 irrelevant 不相关lousy 恶心 provocative 煽动 provoking 激怒 hypnotic 催眠 disgusting 令人厌恶 filthy foul 丑恶 insignificant 无关紧要 vicious恶意 insane疯狂 grim 严酷 bombastic exaggerated夸大夸张 downcast 沮丧
Adjectives to describe a person:
Considerate关心别人thoughtful体贴人captivating tempting drop-dead gorgeous迷人 flashy flaring媚俗cynical愤世嫉俗self-oriented egoistic自我中心independent self-reliant独立non-committal不讲信用enterprising有事业心greedy贪婪sympathetic同情apathetic缺乏感情slacking slouching马虎松弛sluggish 行动迟缓 creative ingenious有创意loyal忠诚moral有道德rebellious叛逆responsible负责任initiative主动cruel残忍compaionate sympathetic有同情心paionate充满热情 showy 卖弄 faithful忠实awfulstern 严肃可怕controversial有争议splendid 极好remarkable 非凡 shallow superficial肤浅 intelligent 聪慧paranoid 偏激 obstinate 固执 persistent 坚持 diligent devoted 勤勉 creditable trustworthy可信 enthusiastic 热情 superstitious 迷信 hypocritical 虚伪 revengeful vindictive 有报复心 furious ferocious狂暴 grumpy 脾气坏generous 慷慨 talkative 爱说话 expreive 善于表达 positive 积极 humorous 幽默 negative 消极 mischievous naughty恶作剧 淘气 malicious evil 恶毒 capable 有能耐 versatile 多才多艺 carefree 无忧无虑 easy-going 随和 methodical 有方法 systematic 有系统 steady 扎实 rational 理智 unshockable 不轻易动摇 insensitive 不敏感 brave 勇敢 sensible 有判断力 precise 准确 capable able 有能力 handy敏捷 single-minded 城实 strong-minded 意志坚强 impatient 不耐心 fastidious picky 挑剔 inventive 善于创造 idealistic 理想化 excitable 易激动 restle 不安宁 extravagant 奢侈 temperamental capricious 喜怒无常 gullible 易受骗 fragile 脆弱 open-minded liberal 思想开明 wishy-washy 摇摆不定 cantankerous 爱吵架 miserable 可悲
Nouns to describe a person:
Manmaniac狂人 buddy朋友 fellow伙计 moron笨蛋 coward 懦夫 crap 废物 folks同乡 pal朋友 guys家伙 gangster痞子 mobster匪徒 prankster淘气鬼 tycoon大亨chief领袖 loser失败者 dirt bag小坏蛋 rustichick乡巴佬 pumpkin蠢货 psycho freak变态 giant伟人 ABC-banana(yellow on the outside white on the inside)hero(heroin)英雄 freelance writer 自由攥稿人 workaholic 工作狂 fan迷 black sheep败家子 white collarblue collar worker白领蓝领 green hand新手 green thumb种菜能手 cold fish不合群的人 weirdo 怪人 lunaticmaniac疯子 tyke 小孩子 tomboy 假小子 bully 欺凌弱小者 airhead pumpkin 笨蛋 crackpot 不切实际的人 Noun +Ving 构成 adjective :
eye-catching mind-blowing heart-tugging breath-taking eye-opening mind-opening mind- wandering heart-touching heart-warming hair-raising heart-thrilling
Leon 2 Appearance and Personality
What does he/she look like?
If you want to talk about a person, it is a good idea to describe his/her appearance first.What does he/she look like? You can talk about his height, weight, face, eyes, hair, or anything special.For example, is he/she tall or short? Are his/her eyes big or small? Does he/she have bad eyesight and wear glaes? Does she have shoulder-length hair or a poneytail? Here\'s a collection of some very useful expreions.
Height
tall/short, small/big, almost 1.70 metres
Weight
as heavy as 44 kg
Hair
long/short hair, shoulder-length hair, black hair in a poneytail, curly/straight hair, blonde，blonde, pig tail, baldheaded
Eyes
big/small, smiling eyes, blue, have poor eyesight, wear small round glaes Face
square, round, long(His face is long.But never say \'He has a long face.\'),
good-looking, handsome(for men), beautiful, pretty
Body
slim, shin, fat, handsome(for women only, means \'to have a very good figure\'), smart, fit/healthy, strong, lovely, macho
What is he/she like?
The next step is to say something about this person\'s personality or abilities.What kind of person is he/she? What qualities does he/she have? Still I would like to give you some instructions as the following.
Helpful
Can he/she help people in need? Does he/she help you with your homework? Does he/she often give seats to old people on the bus?
Generous
Does he/she give money to the poor? Is he/she willing to share things with you? Clever/intelligent/smart
Is he/she good at English or any other subject? Can he/she always learnsomething very well? Does he/she always get a good grade in the exam?
Honest/True
He/she never tells a lie, doesn\'t he/she? Do you always believe what he/she says? Do you often share joy and secrets with each other?
Humorous
Does he/she have a good sense of humour? Does he/she often tell you some funny jokes and make you laugh?
Kind
Is he/she polite and warm-hearted? Would he/she listen to your problems? Others
musical, hard-working, cheerful, pleasant, happy, friendly and so on
How to write an article about your friend?
Altogether, there are three parts in your article.The first one should be the
\'Introduction\'--just say who your best friend is.Then comes the \'Main body\'.In this section, you can write about both his/her appearance and personality.And when you want to finish your article, you can say something about your friend\'s future plans as a \'Conclusion\'.
Vocabulary
appearance 外貌
personality 个性
quality 性格，品质
poneytail 马尾辫
shoulder-length hair 披肩发
blonde 金发女郎
eyesight 视力
slim 苗条的
figure 体形
instructions 指示
intelligent 聪明的
smart 灵巧的；聪明的
altogether 总共
introduction 介绍
conclusion 结尾
ability 能力
humorous 幽默的
Writing work
Please write an article to describe your partner or best friend.You have to follow the instructions above.
Answer key
Leon 1
Exercise 1
1, John is very tall.
2, I wear round glaes.
3, Uncle Sam has a big nose.
4, Kitty\'s dre is beautiful.
Exercise 2
1, the shortest
2, more beautiful
3, better, the best
4, the biggest
5, slimmer
6, the most modern
