IE 1536：4个满分形容词助你词汇成绩惊艳

这里是IELTS Energy播客第1536期。

This is an IELTS Energy Podcast episode fifteen thirty six.

四个能让你词汇分数惊艳的九分形容词。

Four band nine adjectives for stupefying vocabulary scores.

欢迎收听All Ears English出品的IELTS Energy播客。

Welcome to the IELTS Energy Podcast from All Ears English.

本节目下载量突破3500万次，由雅思考官培训专家Aubrey Carter和英语冒险家Lindsey McMahon主持。

Downloaded more than 35,000,000 times with examiner trained IELTS whiz Aubrey Carter and Lindsey McMahon, the English adventurer.

如果你正苦于分数停滞不前，我们的内部方法将助你达成目标分数，实现梦想。

If you are stuck with a low score, our insider method will help you get the score you need to unlock your dreams.

现在就到allearsenglish.com/myscore参加两分钟测试，获取你的预估分数段。

Get your estimated band score now with our two minute quiz at allearsenglish.com/myscore.

你的雅思词汇量惊人吗？

Is your IELTS vocabulary prodigious?

如果之前还不够，听完本期节目就会大不一样。

If it wasn't before, it will be after today's episode.

你将学到四个9分水平的形容词，能立即提升你的雅思口语成绩。

You'll learn four band nine adjectives that will boost your IELTS speaking score immediately.

嘿，奥布里。

Hey there, Aubrey.

今天过得怎么样？

How's it going today?

我很好，林赛。

I'm great, Lindsey.

你呢？

How are you doing?

我挺好的。

I am doing well.

很高兴能参与这期播客。

I am glad to be on the podcast.

一切顺利。

All good.

一切都好。

All good.

今天节目我们要聊些什么？

What are we getting into on the show today?

是的。

Yeah.

我对此感到兴奋。

I'm excited for this.

我们要教四个九分段的形容词。

We are teaching four band nine adjectives Okay.

这些词真的会给考官留下深刻印象。

That are really going to impress the examiner.

而且它们很容易融入雅思口语考题中，因为它们表示‘好’、‘坏’、‘懒’等意思。

If and they're pretty easy to sneak into IELTS speaking questions because they mean, you know, good, bad, lazy.

这些词你可能在各种不同的问题中都能用上。

They're words that you're likely to be able to use on a variety of different questions you might be asked.

100%。

100%.

我觉得你刚才说的非常关键。

And I think that's really key what you just said.

它们很容易融入进去。

They're easy to sneak in.

我认为在雅思考试中我们最能掌控的事情之一就是巧妙运用高级词汇，因为这只需要稍加学习和准备就能掌握，而这能有效提升我们的分数，甚至冲击9分。

This is one of the things that I think we have the most control over on IELTS is sneaking in high level words because it just takes a little bit of study and preparation to learn them, and that can control our score and jack it up to a nine.

明白吗？

Okay?

正是如此。

Exactly.

没错。

Yes.

很多词汇之所以能达到9分水平，仅仅是因为它们不太常见。

And a lot of words are banned nine just by virtue of being less common.

嗯

Mhmm.

如今这些词汇不仅罕见，而且令人印象深刻。

Today's are less common and very impressive.

对吧？

Right?

即便听到母语人士使用这些词汇中的某些词，我也会觉得：哇，你的词汇量真棒。

Eve if I hear a native speaker use these words, some of them, I'm like, oh, you have an excellent vocabulary.

远超平均水平。

Very, very above average.

说实话，这些词汇我们平时都很少用。

I mean, these are I we have to be honest.

这些词我日常生活中根本不会用到。

These words are words that I don't even use in my daily life.

对吧？

Right?

是啊。

Yeah.

所以也不是。

So Not either.

我得刻意去想出些例子来。

I have to be intentional about coming up with examples.

对吧？

Right?

没错。

Exactly.

各位，赶紧点击关注按钮，我们会确切地展示如何提高你们的雅思分数。

Guys, go ahead and hit the follow button because we show you exactly how to increase your IELTS score.

对。

Yeah.

是的。

Yes.

完全正确。

Absolutely.

每周两集新内容，有时还有额外惊喜。

Two new episodes every week and sometimes bonuses.

所以记得在你收听播客的平台点击关注，确保你不会错过任何一集。

So be sure to hit follow wherever you listen to podcasts to make sure you don't miss any of them.

好的。

Alright.

我想我们的听众一定非常好奇这些词是什么。

So I think our listeners must be very curious as to what these words are.

我们要公布第一个词吗？

Should we give them the first one?

是的。

Yes.

第一个词是'惊人的'，意思是令人印象深刻的。

The first word is prodigious, which means impressive.

对吧？

Right?

也许是指规模、范围或程度上的巨大。

Maybe great in size, extent, or degree.

嗯。

Mhmm.

举个例子，如果在口语第二部分要求你描述一位朋友，你可以说：'我最好的朋友在学习语言方面有着惊人的天赋。'

So for example, if you are asked to describe a friend on speaking part two, you could say, my best friend has a prodigious talent for learning languages.

意思就是非常出色的才能。

And it just means an impressive talent.

他们在这方面真的很厉害。

They're really good at it.

是的。

Yeah.

所以是令人印象深刻或广泛的。

So impressive or extensive.

对吧？

Right?

是的。

Yes.

都是非常好的描述方式。

All really good ways to describe.

或者如果被问及你的学习习惯或兴趣爱好这类相当常见的问题时

Or if you're asked about your study habits or maybe your hobbies, which is pretty common

是的。

Yes.

在考试中你可能会说，我一直对学习有着强烈的求知欲。

On the exam, you might say, I've always had a prodigious appetite for learning.

我是个如饥似渴的阅读者。

I'm a voracious reader.

不错。

Nice.

那又是一个加分项。

That's another bonus there.

用'如饥似渴'来形容你对阅读的热爱。

Voracious to describe how much you love reading.

确实，这些词汇用得相当出色。

So yeah, really excellent vocabulary there.

或者第三部分，如你所见，这些表达在整个口语考试中都能派上用场。

Or part three, as you can see, you can use this all over the speaking exam.

虽然略显正式，但我们给出的这些例句并不算过于拘谨。

It is a little more formal, but those examples we gave you, it's not overly formal.

你可以灵活运用这些表达，尤其在第三部分绝对能大放异彩。

You can use it lots of different ways, but definitely amazing for part three.

嗯。

Mhmm.

林赛，如果我问你'你认为当今社会最受推崇的是哪种成就？'，你会怎么回答？

How might you answer, Lindsay, if I asked you, what kind of achievements do you think are most admired in society today?

好的。

Okay.

你可能会这样回答。

You might say something like this.

毫无疑问，需要非凡技能或付出巨大努力的成就最令人钦佩。

Without a doubt, achievements that require extraordinary skill or effort are the most admirable.

例如，发明新技术或做出重大科学发现的人通常会获得广泛认可。

For example, someone who invents a new technology or makes a significant scientific discovery often gains widespread recognition.

这类成就是真正惊人的，因为它们不仅展现了才华，还体现了巨大的奉献精神和毅力。

Such accomplishments are truly prodigious because they show not only talent, but also immense dedication and perseverance.

哇。

Wow.

虽然有点拗口，但这是个高水平的回答。

Mouthful, but that's a high level answer.

没错。

Exactly.

这是一个雅思九分第三部分的回答。

This is a band nine part three answer.

但正如你所说，像'prodigious'这样的词汇，你需要练习将其融入你的回答中。

But as you can say, a word like prodigious, you would need to practice adding it to your answers.

对吧？

Right?

你不能仅仅把它列在词汇表里，然后指望考试当天就能用上。

You can't just have it in a vocabulary list and then go on test day expecting to be able to use it.

即使你知道它的意思是'令人印象深刻的'，你也需要通过练习在一些问题中使用这个词。

Even if you know it means impressive, you need to practice answering some questions using this word.

100%同意。

100%.

奥布里，你还有问题要问我吗？我们可以再多练习一会儿。

So we have another question you wanna ask me, Aubrey, so we can practice a little bit more.

我们开始吗？

Shall we

要这么做吗？

do it?

林赛，我要在这里问你一个第一部分的问题。

Ask you a part one question here, Lindsey.

嗯哼。

Mhmm.

如果你能用上'惊人的'这个词。

And if you can use prodigious.

对吧？

Right?

那么你有什么才能呢？

So what is a talent you have?

是的。

Yeah.

对我来说，我认为我最大的才能就是我的努力。

Well, for me, I think my biggest talent is my effort.

老实说，我在所做的所有工作中都付出了巨大的努力，力求保持一贯性和彻底性。

So honestly, I make a prodigious effort to be consistent and thorough in all of the work that I do.

所以我的才能就是努力工作。

So that is my talent is working hard.

不错。

Nice.

完美的回答。

Perfect answer.

BandNines。

BandNines.

你可以看到，对于第一部分问题、第二部分、第三部分来说，用这个词替代'impressive'或'extensive'是个绝佳的Band Nine词汇。

You can see how for that part one question, part two, part three, this is an amazing band nine vocabulary word to say instead of impressive, extensive.

对吧？

Right?

是的。

Yes.

我很喜欢。

I love it.

哇。

Wow.

好的。

Okay.

所以我们今天这期节目还有三个这样的高级词汇要学，Aubrey。

So that's so we've got three more of these big words here, Aubrey, in today's episode.

那么第二个词会是什么呢？

So what would be the second one?

好的。

Alright.

第二个词是‘stupefying’，意思是令人惊叹或震惊的。

Number two is stupefying, which means amazing or shocking.

它也可以表示极其糟糕的意思。

It can also mean extremely bad.

所以非常多用。

So very versatile.

例如，如果被要求描述第二部分中的假期，你可以说：'我们去夏威夷旅行时，徒步走到一个绝对令人震惊的瀑布前。'

For example, if you're asked to describe a vacation on part two, you could say, on our trip to Hawaii, we hiked to a waterfall that was absolutely stupefying.

在这里，它的意思是好的、令人震惊的、惊人的。

And here, it means good, shocking, stunning.

对吧？

Right?

我们可以

We can

从上下文中理解这一点。

get that from the context.

对吧？

Right?

我是说，它令人敬畏。

I mean, it's awe inspiring.

简直太震撼了。

It's wow.

但如果问题换成第一部分关于工作面试的，我们也可以调整说法。

But then we could change it if we are asked about job interviews on part one.

你可以说几年前，我在一次工作面试中表现得糟糕透顶。

You might say several years ago, I performed terribly during a job interview.

我当时紧张得语无伦次。

I was so nervous and I found myself rambling incoherently.

我的表现差得令人发指。

It was stupefying how horribly I did.

这样表达也很棒。

So this is great as well.

在这里它的意思就变成了极其糟糕。

And here it means extremely bad.

对吧？

Right?

那真是令人震惊。

It was stupefying.

所以它的意思和‘shocking’一样，但可以是好到震惊，也可以是糟糕到震惊。

So it just means the same as shocking, but it can be shockingly good or shockingly bad.

我喜欢英语中有些词根据上下文和修饰方式可以表达好坏两种意思。

I love how there are words in English that can be bad or good depending on context and how you dress up that word, the words that you put around it.

没错。

Exactly.

是的。

Yes.

而且这些词在雅思考试中非常实用，因为你可以用它们来回答正面或负面的问题。

And they're so useful on IELTS because you can use them either way for positive or negative answers.

对。

Yes.

那么在第三部分，奥布里，如果我问你这个问题呢？

And then on part three, Aubrey, what if I asked you this?

在你们国家，有什么自然灾害曾让人们感到意外或震惊？

What is a natural disaster that surprised or shocked people in your country?

我可能会说2022年汤加的火山喷发确实令人震惊。

I might say the volcanic eruption in Tongo in 2022 was truly stupefying.

爆炸的威力和产生的巨大火山灰云极具破坏性，不仅影响了岛屿本身，还波及数千英里外的航空运输和天气模式。

The force of the explosion and the massive ash cloud it produced were devastating, affecting not only the island, but also air travel and weather patterns thousands of miles away.

更不用说它在太平洋引发的海啸了。

Not to mention the tsunamis it triggered across the Pacific.

我们许多在美国的人都有朋友和家人在汤加，所以这尤其令人震惊。

Many of us here in The States have friends and family in Tonga, and so that was especially shocking.

是的。

Yeah.

我喜欢你在这里详细展开的方式。

So I like how here you went into a lot of detail.

你一开始用了‘令人震惊’这个词，但随后你详细描述了爆炸和火山灰云的细节。

You dropped the word stupefying in the beginning, but then you really described the detail of the explosion and the ash cloud.

对吧？

Right?

旅行和天气模式。

Travel and weather patterns.

你在这个第三部分的回答中说了很多。

You said a lot here for this part three answer.

是的。

Yeah.

第三部分的回答应该持续一分钟左右，所以只说'这是汤加的火山喷发'肯定不够。

Part three answers should be about a minute long, so it's definitely not enough to be like, it was this volcanic eruption in Tonga.

明白吗？

You know?

即使你分享细节。

Even even if you share detail.

即便你用了'令人震惊'这个词，也还是不够。

And even if you were to drop stupefying, it wouldn't be enough.

对吧？

Right?

你不能只是空谈。

You can't just talk.

你不能只是

You can't just

给出一个句子。

give one sentence.

没错。

Exactly.

对吧？

Right?

特别是在第三部分，你需要提供一些有趣的细节和话题相关的词汇，才能获得更高的分数。

Especially on part three, you need to give some interesting details, topic specific vocabulary in order to get those higher scores.

完美。

Perfect.

好的，奥布里。

Alright, Aubrey.

我们在这里再练习一会儿吧。

Let's do a little more practice here.

比如说

Let's say

我问你一个第一部分的问题。

I asked you a part one question.

你的家乡可以如何改进？

How could your hometown be improved?

哦，我的家乡很小。

Oh, my hometown is tiny.

说实话，那里能做的事情少得令人发指。

It's actually stupefying how little there is to do there.

所以一个巨大的改进就是增加更多活动，比如建个博物馆供人们参观，或者增设一个红绿灯。

So a huge improvement would be more activities, a museum maybe that people could visit, add a stoplight.

在这个小小的乡村小镇上，路上只有停车标志和让行标志。

Kinda make out those just stop signs, yield signs on the roads on this tiny little rural town.

哦，哇。

Oh, wow.

我喜欢这样。

I love it.

我喜欢你用'这确实令人瞠目结舌'来修饰表达的方式。

And I like how you dress that up by saying, it is actually stupefying.

加上'确实'这个词，你让这个表达生动了一些。

By adding actually, you kinda brought the word to life a little bit.

你把它放入了具体语境中。

You brought it into context.

把这个用在第一部分。

Use this for part one.

对吧？

Right?

这些都是非正式的回答。

These are informal answers.

所以你可以用些令人印象深刻的词，比如'令人瞠目'，但你要用一种更随意的方式说出来。

So you can use impressive words like stupefying, but you're sort of doing it in a more informal way.

是的。

Yes.

我喜欢这样。

I love it.

回答得好。

Good answer.

哇哦。

And wow.

没想到你家乡连红绿灯都没有。

Didn't know your hometown didn't have a stoplight.

奥布里，你们那儿得装一个了。

Aubrey, you gotta get one there.

我知道。

I know.

对吧？

Right?

其实我高中所在的地方离这儿大约五英里远，规模稍大一些，但我实际居住的小镇只有大约300人。

There's a like, a where my actual high school was about five miles away is a little bit bigger, but my actual town where my address was is, like, 300 people.

就像个农业社区。

Like a farming community.

好的。

Okay.

有意思。

Interesting.

有意思。

Interesting.

好吧。

Alright.

很棒的回答。

Great answer.

好的。

Alright.

我们马上在几秒钟后从休息中回来。

We'll be right back from break in just a couple seconds.

好的，奥布里。

Alright, Aubrey.

我们要再猜一个获胜单词。

We're going for another winning word.

我们这里一直用精彩的单词进行强力打击，indolent（懒散的）。

We just keep hard hitting here with good words, indolent.

这个词是什么意思？

What does this one mean?

Indolent，意思是懒惰的。

Indolent, it means lazy.

对吧？

Right?

如果你想避免活动或劳累，你可以形容自己或他人为懒惰的。

If you want to avoid activity or exertion, you could describe yourself as indolent or someone else as indolent.

我们都有感到懒惰的时候。

And we all have times that we're feeling indolent.

对吧？

Right?

哦，是的。

Oh, yeah.

有时在第一部分，他们可能会问你周末做什么。

Sometimes in part one, they might ask you what you do on the weekend.

我尽量不在周末偷懒，但有时很难提起干劲。

I try not to be indolent on weekends, but sometimes it's hard to get motivated.

是啊。

Yeah.

当然。

Sure.

我喜欢在周末懒散度日。

I love to be indolent on a weekend.

躺着看书。

Lay around and read a book.

我懂。

I know.

我也是这样。

That's my thing too.

我明白。

I know.

确实如此。

It's so true.

学习习惯呢？

What about study habits?

如果我问问你的学习习惯呢？

What if I asked you about study habits?

噢，我可能会说，我以前很懒散，但最近已经改过自新，现在工作态度极好。

Oh, I might say, I've been indolent in the past, but I've turned things around lately and have an extremely good work ethic now.

不错。

Nice.

然后我们可以在第三部分看到。

And then we could see it in part three.

你想问

Do you wanna ask

我问题吗？我可以在这里回答。

me the question and I'll give an answer here?

如果被问到'你认为大多数人是否尽己所能保护环境'，你会怎么回答？

How might you answer if you were asked, do you think most people do their part to help the environment?

嗯，我觉得情况因人而异，但很多人在环保问题上确实有些懒散。

Well, I think it varies a lot, but many people are somewhat indolent when it comes to environmental issues.

例如，很多人不愿意回收利用，仍然使用一次性塑料

For instance, a lot of individuals don't bother to recycle and still use disposable plastic water bottles.

小习惯如使用可重复利用的水瓶确实能带来改变。

Small habits like using a reusable water bottle can really make a difference.

是的。

Yeah.

所以你能看出这有多有用。

So you can see how useful this is.

对吧？

Right?

如果你在口语考试中想说'懒'，可以迅速替换为'懈怠'。

If you find yourself about to say lazy anywhere on the speaking exam, then you can just quickly replace it with indolent.

另一个技巧是，即使你说'懒'，也可以补充说'有些人很懒'。

Or another trick you can do is even if you say lazy, you could say something like, some people are lazy.

在环保问题上，他们甚至可能彻底懈怠。

They can even be downright indolent when it comes to environment.

对吧？

Right?

因为我们有时会像这样叠加词汇，两个词都说出来。

Because we sometimes will stack words like that and say both.

没错。

Right.

而且即使事后才想到，也可以像你说的那样补充上去。

And even if you think of it after, you could add it, as you said.

你听到自己说了‘懒惰’这个词

You hear yourself saying lazy.

哦，而且他们简直是怠惰至极

Oh, and and they can be downright indolent.

我喜欢这个想法

I love that idea.

你觉得在像这种高水平的九分词汇上，是不是越早掌握越好？

Do you think that when it comes to high level like this high level band nine vocab, it's good to get it in early?

因为我看到很多我们的示例答案。

Because I see a lot of our sample answers.

我们在回答的开头就提到了这一点。

We're saying it early in our answer.

你认为这样做有什么优势吗？

Do you think there's an advantage to that?

是的。

Yes.

林赛，我很喜欢你指出这一点。

I love that you pointed this out, Lindsay.

嗯。

Mhmm.

因为如果你计划稍后使用这些令人印象深刻的词汇，可能会在回答细节时有些分心。

Because if you have these impressive words that you're planning on lose using later, there is a chance that you'll get a little bit thrown off sharing all of the details for your answer.

所以如果你能一开始就使用它，那就更好了。

So if you can use it right away in the beginning, more power to you.

然后你可以考虑分享其他所有你想说的细节。

And then you can think about all of the other details you want to share.

很喜欢这个建议。

Love it.

很有帮助。

Good to know.

很有帮助。

Good to know.

我们要不要再练习一下？

Should we do a little bit more practice here?

好的。

Yeah.

林赛，如果我问你第一部分的问题，你会怎么用‘慵懒’这个词？

Lindsey, how might you use indolent if I ask you the part one question?

你喜欢睡懒觉吗？

Do you like to sleep in?

是的。

Yeah.

我喜欢睡懒觉，但说实话，周末我更愿意不赖床太久。

I like to sleep in, but honestly, what I'd rather weekends, I don't stay in bed too late.

对我来说，睡懒觉就是睡到早上8点，但我喜欢慵懒的早晨，在家里喝咖啡、看书、躺在沙发上，或者用手机看新闻。

I mean, for me, sleeping in is 8AM, but I like an indolent morning drinking coffee around the house, reading a book, lying on the couch, or reading the news on my phone.

这就是我想做的事。

That's what I wanna do.

这就是我定义的睡懒觉。

That's my version of sleeping in.

我也是。

Same.

没错。

Yes.

回答得很棒。

Great answer.

我同意。

I agree.

哦，这个词真有用。

Oh, such a useful word.

好的。

Okay.

让我们从第四个开始吧。

Let's dive in with number four here.

是的。

Yes.

第四个是什么？

What's number four?

糟透了。

Abysmal.

这个非常实用。

And this is so useful.

它的意思就是极其糟糕。

It just means extremely bad.

是的。

Yes.

而'坏'这个词的评分太低了。

And bad is such a low scoring word.

对吧？

Right?

你不想只说'好'或'坏'。

You don't wanna say good or bad.

有那么多更高分的同义词。

There are so many higher scoring synonyms.

所以要把这个词收入你的词汇库——'糟糕透顶'。

So have this one in your arsenal, abysmal.

如果你发现自己要说'坏'，那就说'糟糕透顶'。

And if you find yourself about to say bad, say abysmal.

对。

Yep.

没错。

Yep.

我最近在一封商务邮件中看到这个，有点像是分享业绩结果。

I recently saw this in in a business communication by email that I had, kind of like sort of sharing results.

对方说：我知道我们的业绩一直很糟糕。

And the person was like, I know our results have been abysmal.

对吧？

Right?

他们真的很想让我知道他们清楚自己的业绩有多差。

So they really wanted to show me that they know how bad their results are.

对吧？

Right?

是啊。

Yeah.

所以这个词在这里非常有用。

So very useful word here.

是的。

Yes.

这个词确实非常实用。

That's such a useful word.

而且说得很对，它确实表示非常糟糕的意思。

And it's a good point that it really does mean very bad.

所以如果你想表达某事只是有点糟糕，应该用其他词语。

So if you're wanting to just share that something was a little bit bad, there are other words you'd wanna use.

对吧？

Right?

除非我们在夸张，有时会用'极糟'这样的词来夸大其词，因为它确实表示极其糟糕。

Unless we're exaggerating, sometimes we'll exaggerate with a word like abysmal because it does mean extremely bad.

完全正确。

Absolutely.

例如，在第一部分，你可能会被问及某次作业或考试得分不佳的经历。

So for example, in part one, you might be asked about a time you received poor marks on an assignment or an exam.

你会怎么说呢，奥布里？

What could you say, Aubrey?

嗯。

Yeah.

我可能会说大学时有次法语考试我完全没复习，结果得了个极差的分数，这可是真事。

I might say in college, I didn't study at all for a French test and ended up getting an abysmal grade, which is a true story.

啊，太糟糕了。

Oh, horrible.

最差劲了。

The worst.

永远忘不了那些时刻。

Never forget those moments.

对吧？

Right?

不。

No.

你会想，我能搞定。

You're like, I got this.

我不需要学习。

I don't need to study.

然后你就考了个惨不忍睹的分数。

Then you get abysmal grade.

哦，不。

Oh, no.

过度自信了。

Overconfident.

哎呀，天哪。

Oh, jeez.

或者

Or