虽然许多同学都将托福作文视为“八股文”，但实际上在托福作文写作中考生如果能够巧用一些英语“小词”，也会给考官带来眼前一亮的效果。这些词不仅能提升文章本身的可读性，也能体现出考生在英语词汇方面的功底。下面小编就来分享10个提升托福作文水平的实用词汇。

托福作文中什么是小词?

之所以称它们为“小词”，是因为这些词常常是我们所“熟视无睹”的小玩意，同学们对它们还没有足够的重视。孰比知，用好了十个小词的效果绝对要比用十个大词、难问好得多。现在，您品一下这十个词：Challenge，Share，Instead，Manage，Afford，Rather，Ever，Available，Else，involve. 这十个词不仅词意丰富，而且用法多样，下面为您详细地介绍一下它们的常句式，并配有一些例句。

1、Challenge

(1)Challenge sb to do sth 。向…挑战，邀请…比赛

They challenge us to a swimming contest.

(2)to give (accept) a challenge ( 接受 ) 挑战

2、Share

(1)Share 部分，分

Everybody ought to have his proper share.

(2)Share 参与、贡献

I had no share in the mater.

(3)Share (with，between) 分配，共有

They shared the profits between them.

I will share with you in the undertaking.

3、Instead

(1)instead 代替

If you cannot go，let him go instead.

(2)instead of 代替

I will go instead of you.

4、Manage

(1)manage to do 完成，达成

We finally managed to get there in time.

(2)manage with 办事，处现事务

We can‘t manage with these poor tools.

(3)manage on 生活，过活

How will she manage with her husband gone.

5、Afford

(1)afford to do 足以承担

I cannot afford to pay such a high price.

(2)afford 产生

Reading affords pleasure.

6、Rather

(1)would rather do 宁愿

He said he would rather stay at home.

(2)rather than 宁愿

I had rather dance than eat.

7、Ever

(1)ever 曾经

Have you ever been there?

(2)ever 究竟

Why ever didn’t you go.

(3)ever 如果

If the band(乐队)ever plays again，we will dance.

(4)ever so=very

Thank you ever so much.

8、Available

(1) available 通用的，有效的

The season ticket is available for three months.

(2)available 可用的，可达到的

9、Else

(1)else 此外，别的

Where else did you go?

(2)else 否则，不然

Hurry，else you‘ll be late.

10、Involve

(1)involve 包括

Housekeeping involves cooking， washing dishes， sweeping and cleaning.

(2)involve 使陷于

One foolish mistake can involve you in a good deal of trouble.

(3)involve 使纠缠，使难得

A sentence that is involved is hard to understand.

(4)involve 包围

Clouds involved the hilltop.

以上这些看似普通的词汇，考生如果能够在托福写作中合理运用，一样能体现出强大的用词水平，缺乏词汇功底的同学赶紧来学习参考吧。