24 Flashcards
handy
adj: useful or convenient:
First-time visitors to France will find this guide particularly handy.
It’s a nice house and it’s handy for (= near) the train station.
informal Don’t throw those bottles away - they’ll come in handy (= be useful) for the picnic next Sunday.
handy with: able to use something skilfully:
Jonathan’s good at putting up wallpaper, but he’s not so handy with a paintbrush.
longing
noun: a feeling of wanting something or someone very much:
He gazed at her, his eyes full of longing.
a longing look
a longing for his homeland
adv: longingly
refrain
verb: to avoid doing or stop yourself from doing something: خودداری کردن
We refrained from talking until we knew that it was safe.
The sign on the wall said “Please refrain from smoking.”
noun:a phrase that is often repeated:
“Every vote counts” is a familiar refrain in politics.
Every year we hear the same refrain, that women are making great strides in business.
truncate
verb: to make something shorter or quicker, especially by removing the end of it:
Television coverage of the event was truncated by a technical fault.
adj: truncated:
The book is also published in a miniature and truncated version.
Calculate the area of the surface of the truncated cone.
noun: truncation:
The term “novel” is a truncation of the Italian word “novella”.
Officials claimed the truncation of the race was due to the earthquake.
plea
noun: an urgent and emotional request: استدعا، دادخواست
He made a plea for help/mercy.
upright
adj: straight up or vertical:
Please return your seat to an upright position and fasten your belt.
Keep the bottles upright.
honest, responsible, and moral:
She behaved as any upright citizen would have under the circumstances.
adv: vertical and as straight as possible:
to sit/stand upright
The sound of breaking glass made her sit bolt upright (= sit with her back straight).
worthwhile
adj:
She considers teaching a worthwhile career.
The time and expense involved in keeping up to date with all the changes has been worthwhile.
applause
noun: the sound of people clapping their hands repeatedly to show enjoyment or approval of something such as a performance or speech:
His speech met with (= received) loud applause.
So let’s have a round of applause, please, for a very talented young lady who is going to sing for us.
verb: applaude:
You should have heard the audience applaud - the noise was fantastic.
She was applauded for a full five minutes after her speech.
to say that you admire and agree with a person’s action or decision:
We applaud the family’s decision to remain silent over the issue.
authoritative
adj: showing that you are confident, in control, and expect to be respected and obeyed:
She has an authoritative manner that at times is almost arrogant.
containing complete and accurate information, and therefore respected:
The book is an authoritative account of the Second World War.
adv: authoratively:
He speaks his mind quickly and authoritatively.
In this book the author authoritatively sets out the evidence on the problems facing the economy.
noun: authority: the moral or legal right or ability to control:
The United Nations has used/exerted/exercised its authority to restore peace in the area.
We need to get the support of someone in authority (= an important or high-ranking person).
They’ve been acting illegally and without authority (= permission) from the council.
[ + to infinitive ] I’ll give my lawyers authority (= permission) to act on my behalf.
He has no authority over (= ability to control) his students.
She spoke with authority (= as if she was in control or had special knowledge).
noun: authorization: official permission for something to happen, or the act of giving someone official permission to do something:
Medical records cannot be disclosed without authorization from the patient.
[ + to infinitive ] The authorization to sell the shares arrived too late.
verb: authorize:
Who authorized this expenditure?
[ + to infinitive ] I authorized my bank to pay her £3,000.
adj: authorized: having official permission to do something or for something to happen:
This is a restricted area, open to authorized personnel only.
She is writing an authorized biography of the former president.
equip
verb: to provide a person or a place with objects that are necessary for a particular purpose:
It’s going to cost $4 million to equip the hospital.
be equipped with All the police officers were equipped with shields to defend themselves against the rioters.
A degree in the history of art is very nice but it doesn’t exactly equip you for many jobs.
lure
noun: طعمه، طعمه ماهیگیری
He could not resist the lure of great riches.
I don’t understand the lure of fame.
We were attracted by the lure of quick money.
verb: بوسیله طعمه به دام انداختن، فریفتن
She was lured into the job by the offer of a high salary.
He had lured his victim to a deserted house.
Supermarket chains try to lure customers with price discounts.
avenue
noun: 1. بزرگراه
2. a method or way of doing something:
We should explore/pursue every avenue in the search for an answer to this problem.
Only two avenues are open to us - either we accept his offer or we give up the fight completely.
vain-vein
vain: adj: unsuccessful; of no value:
The doctors gave him more powerful drugs in the vain hope that he might recover.
It was vain to pretend to himself that he was not disappointed.
in vain: unsuccessfully:
I tried in vain to start a conversation.
All the police’s efforts to find him were in vain.
too interested in your own appearance or achievements:
He was very vain about his hair and his clothes.
adv: vainly
vein: رگ، رگه
His arm was spurting blood where the vein had been severed.
A rich vein of iron ore was found in the hillside.
A vein of satirical anger runs through all his work.
bid-bead
bid: verb: تعیین قیمت در مناقصه
bid something for something A foreign collector has bid $500,000 for the portrait.
She knew she couldn’t afford it, so she didn’t bid.
The communications group has shown an interest in bidding for the company.
If someone bids to do something, they compete with other people to do it:
Paris is bidding to host the next Olympics.
to give a greeting to someone, or to ask someone to do something:
[ + two objects ] They bade her good morning.
bid someone/something farewell I must now bid you farewell (= say goodbye to you).
[ + object + (to) infinitive ] He bade (= asked) them (to) leave at once.
noun:
make a bid I made a bid of $150 for the painting.
put in a bid She put in a bid of £69,000 for the flat, which was accepted.
Sydney made a successful bid to host the Olympic Games.رقابت
Her bid for re-election was unsuccessful. درخواست
bead: ،قطره، مهره، منجق، دونه تسبیح
She wore a necklace of brightly coloured wooden beads.
Beads of sweat stood out on his forehead.
lean
verb: 1.تکیه دادن
She leaned forward and whispered something in my ear.
Lean your head back a little.
adj: thin and healthy:
lean and fit
If a period of time is lean, there is not enough of something, especially money or food, at that time:
It has been a particularly lean year for the education department.
A lean company or organization does not use too many people or spend too much money, so that there is no waste:
Nowadays even efficient, lean, well-run industries are failing.
