1 Flashcards
View
to look at sth
Content
Happy and satisfied
*Andy was a good husband, and Nicky was clearly very content.
Instruct
Teach
*Employees are instructed how to make a complaint.
Represent
to speak or act for a person or group
*Mr Kobayashi was chosen to represent the company at the conference.
Stroll
To walk slowly and calmly
*We were strolling along, laughing and joking.
Bilingual
A bilingual person can speak 2 languages.
*Louis is virtually bilingual in Dutch and German.
Dash
To run or move quickly
*Olive dashed into the room, grabbed her bag, and ran out again.
Gulf
A gap between people who don’t understand each other.
*A growing gulf between old and young
Tense
not relaxed
*Is anything wrong? You look a little tense.
Vague
Not clear
*His answer about his mother’s health was vague.
Ingredient
One of the foods that you use to make a particular food or dish
*The food is home-cooked using fresh ingredients.
Claim
Say sth that is true.
claim to do sth
ادعا کردن
*The group claimed responsibility for the bombings.
Contribute
To help to make something happen (causing sth)
To give money, help, ideas etc to something that a lot of other people are also involved in
- The volunteers contribute their own time to the project.
- Alcohol contributes to 100,000 deaths a year in the US.
Contrast
Sharp difference between 2 things
Propose
To suggest
*In his speech he proposed that the UN should set up an emergency centre for the environment.
Require
to need something
*Campbell’s broken leg will probably require surgery.
Tear
to damage something such as paper or cloth by pulling it hard or letting it touch
- Be careful not to tear the paper.
Primary
most important thing
*his primary thoughts are about money
Appeal
To appeal to someone is to be interesting or attractive.
sleeping all day appeals to me.
Dull
not interesting or exciting
*the movie was very dull, I fell asleep during watching it.
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Embarrass
To make someone feel ashamed.
He was embarrassed when he couldn’t remember her name.
Fare
amount of money paid to use a bus.
since she is a senior, my grandmother pays a low fare.
Practical
Useful
*Learning English is practical, you can use it everywhere.
Treasure
Collection of valuable things like jewels or gold.
گنج
*They became rich when they found the buried treasure.
Urge
to strongly suggest that someone does something
اصرارکردن
*He urged them to believe his story.
*Maria from the student service urged me not to object to my visa application.
Description
it says what someone or something are like.
*I gave a description of man with the gun and hat to the police.
Outline
the plan for a story or a play.
Before writing the essay, I made the outline. (خلاصه)