托福口语中描述人物的词语

 　托福口语试中，描述人物是最常考内容之一。对于人物的描述，考生应该如何应对呢?对于托福口语考试中的人物考生应该如何去描述呢?小编整理了一些人物描述词汇，大家一起来学习一下吧。

　　brave - someone who isn't afraid of danger.

　　Example sentences:Mario is a coastguard. He is very brave. His job is to rescue people.

　　chatty - someone who talks a lot.

　　Example sentences:Maria is a very chatty person. She is always on the phone to friends.

　　clever - good at learning things.

　　Example sentences:Gerard is very clever. He always gets top marks in class.

　　cowardly - (mildly negative) someone who is afraid of things. (often described as "a bit of a coward¹")

　　Example sentences:Sylvia is a bit of a coward. She really hates going to the dentist!

　　easy-going - someone who is easy to get along with.

　　Example sentences:My husband is very easy-going.

　　friendly - someone who is nice to other people.

　　Example sentences:The people in my office are really friendly! I love working there!

　　funny - used to describe someone who is amusing².

　　Example sentences:Salem is really funny! He's always entertaining us with jokes and stories.

　　generous - someone who shares their time or things with others.

　　Example sentences:My parents are very generous. They bought me a car for my birthday!

　　grumpy - bad-tempered³.

　　Example sentences:My boss is really grumpy. He isn't an easy person to get along with.

　　hard-working - someone who works very hard.

　　Example sentences:My brother is very hard-working. He hardly ever takes a day off.

　　honest - someone who is truthful⁴ and who doesn't cheat or steal.

　　Example sentences:Amina is a very honest. She always tells the truth.

　　kind - someone who behaves in a caring way towards other people.

　　Example sentences:Most of the people I've met here have been kind.

　　lazy - an inactive person who avoids work.

　　Example sentences:Pete is very lazy. He rarely gets out of bed before mid-afternoon.

　　loud - someone who talks really loudly.

　　Example sentences: Rosita is really loud! When she talks, she drowns everybody else out.

　　lucky - someone who often has good fortune.

　　Example sentences:My brother is very lucky. He's always winning prizes in competitions.

　　mean - 1) Someone who is a nasty⁵ person. 2) Someone who doesn't like spending money.

　　Example sentences:Phillip is very mean. He never pays for his share of things.

　　moody⁶ - adjective used to describe someone who behaves differently every time you meet them.

　　Example sentences:Nina is very moody. Yesterday she said hello; today she just ignored me.

　　nasty - a mean, unpleasant person. (the opposite of nice)

　　Example sentences:I don't really know any nasty people. Most people I know are very nice.

　　neat - a person who is very tidy.

　　Example sentences:My flatmate Jorge is very neat and well organised. His room is always tidy.

　　nervous - someone who is easily startled⁷ by things.

　　Example sentences:Anna is a very nervous person. She gets scared easily.

　　nice - someone who is friendly and kind. (the opposite of nasty)

　　Example sentences:My best friend Lin is a really nice person. She is always there for me.

　　polite - someone who has good manners.

　　Example sentences:Abdullah is a very polite boy. He always says please and thank you.

　　popular - somebody who is liked by many people.

　　Example sentences:My cousin Ali is very popular. He has a lot of friends.

　　quiet - used to describe someone who doesn't talk very much.

　　Example sentences:Helen is a quiet person. She isn't very talkative.

　　rude - bad mannered, impolite.

　　Example sentences:James is a very rude person. He always pushes in front of people in queues.

　　selfish - used to describe someone who only thinks about themselves.

　　Example sentences:Jeremy is very selfish. He never helps out with the housework.

　　serious - someone who is always very sensible (the opposite of silly).

　　Example sentences:Eric is very serious person. He never joins in when we play silly games.

　　shy - quiet and a little bit nervous around other people.

　　Example sentences:Claire is very shy. She doesn't speak much in class.

　　silly - someone who is a bit foolish, or who doesn't behave in a serious way.

　　Example sentences:Gina is a bit silly. She messes about in class when she should be working.

　　smart - 1) someone who takes a lot of care over their appearance 2) someone who is very clever

　　Example sentences: (1)Anna is very smart. She is always neatly⁸ dressed.

　　stupid - (very negative and very impolite - sometimes used as an insult) someone who is not clever.Be careful when using this word! Using neutral adjectives to describe people is much safer.

　　tidy - someone who is very neat and well organized.

　　Example sentences:My sister is a very tidy person. I'm the opposite; I'm really untidy!

　　unlucky - someone who often suffers from bad fortune.

　　Example sentences:Sabrina is very unlucky. Things always seem to go wrong for her.

　　untidy - someone who is very messy.

　　Example sentences:I'm a very messy person. I always forget to put things away!

　　vain - (negative) someone who is a bit too fond of their looks.

　　Example sentences:Paulina is really vain. She spends far too much time looking in the mirror!

　　wise - someone with a lot of common sense and knowledge.

　　Example sentences:My grandfather was a very wise man. He taught me many things.

1 coward   

n.懦夫，胆小鬼

参考例句：

• The newspapers had unjustly labelled him as a coward.那家报纸不公正地称他为懦夫。
• I was basically a dreadful coward.从根本上说，我非常胆小怕事。

2 amusing   

adj.有有趣的，好玩的

参考例句：

• The girl was amusing herself with a doll.那女孩在玩洋娃娃自娱。
• He related some amusing stories in his childhood to his children.他向孩子们述说了他少年时代的一些趣事。

3 bad-tempered   

adj.脾气坏的

参考例句：

• He grew more and more bad-tempered as the afternoon wore on.随着下午一点点地过去，他的脾气也越来越坏。
• I know he's often bad-tempered but really,you know,he's got a heart of gold.我知道他经常发脾气，但是，要知道，其实他心肠很好。

4 truthful   

adj.真实的，说实话的，诚实的

参考例句：

• You can count on him for a truthful report of the accident.你放心，他会对事故作出如实的报告的。
• I don't think you are being entirely truthful.我认为你并没全讲真话。

5 nasty   

adj.令人讨厌的，困难的，恶劣的，下流的

参考例句：

• She got a nasty knock on the head when she fell.她跌倒时头部受到严重碰撞。
• When this material burns，it flings off a nasty smell.这种物质燃烧时发出一股难闻的气味。

6 moody   

adj.心情不稳的，易怒的，喜怒无常的

参考例句：

• He relapsed into a moody silence.他又重新陷于忧郁的沉默中。
• I'd never marry that girl.She's so moody.我决不会和那女孩结婚的。她太易怒了。

7 startled   

adj.受惊吓的v.使惊跳，使大吃一惊( startle的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• A crowd of 2000 was startled near the end of the concert. 2000名观众在音乐会将近结束时大吃一惊。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Startled by the sudden whistle of the train, the horse broke away. 火车突然鸣笛，那匹马受惊脱逃。 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 neatly   

adv.整洁地，干净地，灵巧地，熟练地

参考例句：

• Sailors know how to wind up a long rope neatly.水手们知道怎样把一条大绳利落地缠好。
• The child's dress is neatly gathered at the neck.那孩子的衣服在领口处打着整齐的皱褶。