雅思考试中有很多词汇会重复出现在雅思口语、雅思作文中。下面就为大家整理了雅思口语和雅思作文中常用的高频词汇，大家可以适当记忆，以便考场上适当运用。

　　中性形容词

　　许多 many

　　numerous ['njuːmərəs]

　　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。

　　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。

　　multitude of

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

　　夜空中的繁星震撼了我。

　　不同的 different

　　various['veərɪəs]

　　These data have been collected from various sources.

　　这些数据是从各方面搜集来的。

　　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。

　　diverse[daɪ'vɜːs]

　　People hold diverse attitudes toward these new regulations.

　　人们对于这些新规定抱有不同的态度。

　　普遍的 common

　　commonplace ['kɒmənpleɪs]

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

　　然而即便在最普通的事情上我也琢摸不透你的心思。

　　universal[juːnɪ'vɜːsl]

　　Such problems are a universal feature of senior citizens.

　　这类问题是老年人的通病。

　　pervasive[pə'veɪsɪv]

　　It is the most pervasive compound on earth.

　　它是地球上最普遍的化合物。

　　唯一的 only

　　solely['səʊllɪ]

　　Success should not be measured solely by educational achievement.

　　成功与否不应只用学业成绩来衡量。

　　unique[ju'niːk]

　　The examples are unique to this dictionary.

　　这些例证是这部词典独有的。

　　merely['mɪəli]

　　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。

　　贫穷的 poor

　　needy['niːdi]

　　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。

　　impoverished[ɪm'pɒvərɪʃt]

　　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。

　　in poverty

　　He was bred up in poverty.

　　他是在贫苦的生活环境中长大的。

　　富裕的 rich

　　wealthy ['welθi]

　　All of them came from wealthy, upper class families.

　　他们全部来自富有的上流社会家庭。

　　well-heeled[ˌwel ˈhiːld]

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

　　两家人都相当富有，都生活得很舒适。

　　well-to-do

　　She comes from a well-to-do family.

　　她出身于一个小康之家。

　　大的 big

　　vast [vɑːst]

　　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。

　　massive ['mæsɪv]

　　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。

　　enormous [ɪ'nɔːməs]

　　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。