16 Flashcards
Envelop
to cover or wrap something or someone up completely
envelop in
mountain peaks enveloped in mist
the enveloping darkness
پاکت نامه
پیچیدن، پوشاندن، درلفاف گذاشتن، فراگرفتن، دورچیزی را گرفتن، احاطه کردن
People are getting impatient
1 annoyed because of delays, someone else’s mistakes etc OPP patient
become/grow impatient (with somebody/something)
We are growing impatient with the lack of results.
He turned away with an impatient gesture.
2 [not before noun] very eager for something to happen and not wanting to wait
impatient to do something
Alec strode down the street, impatient to be home.
impatient for somebody to do something
He was eager to talk to Shildon and impatient for him to return from lunch.
We Drop them on the plane
تو هواپیما انذاختیم ( جاگذاشتیم)
1 LET SOMETHING FALL [transitive]
a) to stop holding or carrying something so that it falls
She screamed and dropped the torch
b) to make something such as a bomb fall from a plane
U.S. planes began dropping bombs on the city.
Supplies are being dropped for the refugees.
2
FALL [intransitive] to fall suddenly onto the ground or into something
drop from/off
The apples are beginning to drop from the trees.
Your button has dropped off.
3
MOVE YOUR BODY DOWN [intransitive always + adverb/preposition, transitive] to lower yourself or part of your body suddenly
drop down/onto/into
He dropped down onto the floor and hid under the table.
She dropped her head back against the cushion.
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BECOME LESS [intransitive] to fall to a lower level or amount, especially a much lower level or amount
drop suddenly/sharply/dramatically
The number of deaths on the roads has dropped sharply.
Temperatures drop quite dramatically at night, so bring some warm clothing.
drop to
Their share of the market dropped to 50 percent this year.
► see thesaurus at decrease
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REDUCE [transitive] to reduce the level or amount of something
You might be able to get them to drop the price.
As soon as she saw the police car she dropped her speed.
6
NOT INCLUDE [transitive] to decide not to include someone or something
His name was dropped from the list.
drop somebody from a team/side
Taylor was bitterly disappointed to be dropped from the England side.
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STOP DOING SOMETHING [transitive] to stop doing something, discussing something, or continuing with something
The proposal was dropped after opposition from civil liberties groups.
drop charges/drop a case
New evidence was presented to the court and the case was dropped.
drop a subject at school/university (=stop studying it)
Students are allowed to drop history in Year 9.
You can’t expect me to drop everything (=completely stop doing whatever I am doing) whenever you’re in town.
Oh, drop the ‘Senator’ (=stop calling me ‘Senator’) – just call me Gordon.
Some time later, the matter was quietly dropped.
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STOP TALKING ABOUT SOMETHING [intransitive, transitive] to stop talking about something
drop the subject
To her relief, Julius dropped the subject.
drop it (=stop talking about a subject)
Just drop it, will you? I don’t want to talk about it anymore.
‘What about the money?’ ‘We’ve agreed to let it drop (=we have agreed not to talk about it anymore).’
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TAKE SOMEBODY SOMEWHERE (also drop off) [transitive] to take someone by car to a place and leave them there, especially on your way to another place
Just drop me here – I can walk the rest of the way.
drop somebody at something
She dropped Johnny at the school gates at about 8:30.
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TAKE SOMETHING SOMEWHERE [transitive] to take something to a place and leave it there
drop something round/in
I’ve got your books – I’ll drop them round to your place later.
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VISIT [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to visit someone you know, usually without arranging a particular time
drop by/round
I just dropped by to see how you were getting on.
The kids drop round and see her from time to time.
drop into
Jan dropped into the office this morning to tell me her news.
drop in (on somebody)
Why don’t you drop in for a drink one evening?
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SLOPE DOWNWARDS [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] if a path, land etc drops, it goes down suddenly, forming a steep slope
drop down
The cliff dropped down over a hundred feet to the sea below.
drop away
On the left the ground drops away, giving a view over the rooftops.
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END A RELATIONSHIP [transitive] informal to suddenly stop having a relationship with someone, especially a romantic relationship
She dropped him as soon as she found out he had been seeing another woman.
Glossary
واژه‌نامه
Countable Noun
فرهنگ لغات دشوار، فرهنگ لغات فنی، سفرنگ، فهرست معانی، فهرست لغات
Modern
Of the present time
#old
View
What you see from the house
Utility room
A room where you do the, washing, ironing, etc
در خانه‌ها و ساختمان‌ها) اتاقی که دستگاه شوفاژ و ماشین رختشویی و غیره در آن قرار دارد
Ironing board
میز اتو
Garage ? Parking ?
Garage means a building where you park your car
Parking means a place where you can park (leave) your cae
Spotlight
نکته
Flat?
House?
Home?
A flat is a number of rooms on one floor of a building
A house is a building with rooms on two or more floors
Home is where you live ( in a flat or a house)
Immense
extremely large SYN enormous
Incredibly
1 [+adj/adverb] informal extremely
Nicotine is incredibly addictive.
2 [sentence adverb] in a way that is hard to believe
The knife had pierced his heart, but incredibly he was still alive.
Generous
1 someone who is generous is willing to give money, spend time etc, in order to help people or give them pleasure OPP mean
generous to somebody
She’s always very generous to the kids.
generous with something
Jim is very generous with his time.
it/that is generous (of somebody)
It was generous of them to ask Anna along.
generous offer/support/donation etc
my employer’s generous offer to pay the bill
► see thesaurus at kind
2 larger or more than the usual size or amount OPP measly
a generous glass of wine
generous amount/helping/measure etc
a generous helping of pasta
He had a well-shaped generous mouth.
3 sympathetic in the way you deal with people, and tending to see the good qualities in someone or something OPP mean
She was generous enough to overlook my little mistake.
—generously adverb
Please give generously to the refugee fund.
Immensely
Really
