6 Flashcards
recruit
to find new people to work in a company, join an organization, do a job etc:
We’re having difficulty recruiting enough qualified staff.
Many government officials were recruited from private industry.
Careers fair
4job / careers fair
an event where people go to get information about different kinds of jobs
representative
someone who has been chosen to speak, vote, or make decisions for someone else
SYN delegate
a union representative
representative of
an elected representative of the people
zillion
number informal
a very large number of things:
a zillion
I’ve seen that movie a zillion times.
Check out
check out
phrasal verb
1make sure
a)check something ↔ outCHECK/MAKE SURE
to make sure that something is actually true, correct, or acceptable
SYN investigate
I made a phone call to check out his address.
Flyer
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ADVERTISING & MARKETING
a small sheet of paper advertising something:
People were giving out flyers advertising the event.
Wise
1decision/idea etc wise decisions and actions are sensible and based on good judgment
SYN sensible:
That’s very wise
Boom or bust
رونق يا برشكستگي
disposable
intended to be used once or for a short time and then thrown away:
disposable nappies
commodity
a product that is bought and sold:
agricultural commodities
Commodity prices fell sharply.
Prosper
[intransitive] if people or businesses prosper, they grow and develop in a successful way, especially by becoming rich or making a large profit:
Businesses across the state are prospering.
Prospering economy
spring up
to suddenly appear or start to exist:
Fast-food restaurants are springing up all over town.
Irrational
not based on clear thought or reason
SYN unreasonable
OPP rational,
reasonable
an irrational fear of flying
He’s becoming increasingly irrational.nomad
ANTHROPOLOGY
a member of a tribe that travels from place to place instead of living in one place all the time, usually in order to find grass for their animals
merchant
1wine / coal / timber etc merchant
someone whose job is to buy and sell wine, coal etc, or a small company that does this:
He had a job with an Edinburgh wine merchant.
promissory note
سفته
mortgage
if you mortgage your home, land, or property, you borrow money, usually from a bank, and if you cannot pay back the money within a particular period of time, the bank has the right to sell your property in order to get the money you owe it:
We mortgaged our house to start Paul’s business.
went out of business
go out of business (=stop doing business because of financial problems) In a recession smaller firms often go out of business.
get away
get away
phrasal verb
1leave to leave a place, especially when this is not easy:
The meeting dragged on, and I didn’t get away until seven.
get away from
I like to get away from London at the weekend.
get carried away
15be / get carried away to be so excited, angry, interested etc that you are no longer really in control of what you do or say, or you forget everything else:
It’s easy to get carried away when you can do so much with the graphics software.
intensify
to increase in degree or strength, or to make something do this:
In June the civil war intensified.
His mother’s death intensified his loneliness.
Tulip
لاله
Remote
1far away far from towns or other places where people live
SYN isolated
a remote border town
a fire in a remote mountain area
Bulb
the glass part of an electric light, that the light shines from
SYN light bulb
a 100-watt bulb
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PLANTS
a root shaped like a ball that grows into a flower or plant:
tulip bulbs
roast
to cook something, such as meat, in an oven or over a fire, or to cook in this way➔ grill, bake:
Are you going to roast the chicken?
Onion
پياز
turn out
turn out well / badly / fine etc
It was a difficult time, but eventually things turned out all right.
از أب در اومد،انجاميدن
Sandy
Sandy soil
exotic
something that is exotic seems unusual and interesting because it is related to a foreign country – use this to show approval:
exotic birds
exotic places
invest
to buy shares, property, or goods because you hope that the value will increase and you can make a profit:
I’ve got a few thousand dollars I’m looking to invest.
Thrilling
Thrilling commodity
Thrill
Wheat
گندم
literally
1according to the most basic or original meaning of a word or expression:
The name of the cheese is Dolcelatte, literally meaning ‘sweet milk’.
ingredient
one of the foods that you use to make a particular food or dish:
Combine all the ingredients in a large bowl.
The food is home-cooked using fresh ingredients.
germinate
if a seed germinates, or if it is germinated, it begins to grow
expertise
special skills or knowledge in a particular subject, that you learn by experience or training:
technical / financial / medical etc expertise
What he’s bringing to the company is financial expertise.
accommodate
accommodation
1[transitive] if a room, building etc can accommodate a particular number of people or things, it has enough space for them:
The ballroom can accommodate 400 people.
3[transitive] to accept someone’s opinions and try to do what they want, especially when their opinions or needs are different from yours:
We’ve made every effort to accommodate your point of view.
dialect
گويش
dialect accommodation
intrigue
1[transitive] if something intrigues you, it interests you a lot because it seems strange or mysterious:
Other people’s houses always intrigued her.
Story plot
The novel has a complicated plot
blend
1[intransitive and transitive] to combine different things in a way that produces an effective or pleasant result, or to become combined in this way:
a story that blends fact and legend
We blend several people’s traits
Al
pull
We are pulling from reality
sketch out
To draw a sketch of something
formulate
1to develop something such as a plan or a set of rules, and decide all the details of how it will be done:
formulate a policy / plan / strategy etc
He formulated Labour Party education policy in 1922.
When you begin to formulate the history
dominant
1more powerful, important, or noticeable than other people or things➔ dominate:
The dominant male gorilla is the largest in the group.
dominant attribute
Solidify
1[intransitive and transitive] to become solid or make something solid:
The volcanic lava solidifies as it cools.
solidified cream
Can help you solidify your character
Upset
Majid gets upset
Take charge
take control / charge / power
The communists took power in 1948.
Youngsters need to take control of their own lives.
Take charge of handling of this situation
defer
to delay something until a later date
SYN put back:
defer something until/to something
Further discussion on the proposal will be deferred until April.
The committee deferred their decision.
defer to somebody / something
phrasal verb
formal
to agree to accept someone’s opinion or decision because you have respect for that person:
They defer to her leadership
mad
He got mad
Angry
Are you still mad at me
Frustrate
1feeling annoyed, upset, and impatient, because you cannot control or change a situation, or achieve something:
He gets frustrated when people don’t understand what he’s trying to say.
warn
I need to warn you
Pitfall
a problem or difficulty that is likely to happen in a particular job, course of action, or activity:
pitfall of
He gave me advice on how to avoid the pitfalls of the legal process.
Stereotype
كليشه
Ragged
Ragged mountain dweller
Boast
Comes and boasts about succeeding
چاخان كردن
Humiliate
SYN embarrass
Solely
Only
drastic
Exterem and sudden
quickly drastic climate change
paradise
1[uncountable] a place or situation that is extremely pleasant, beautiful, or enjoyable:
a beautiful tropical paradise
granary
Khorassan is one of Iran’s granaries
خراسان یکی از نواحی غله خیز ایران است.
Hippopotamus
Hippo
كر گدن
Beneath
1in or to a lower position than something, or directly under something
SYN underneath
The dolphins disappeared beneath the waves.
beneath the Sahara
Aquifer
Huge aquifers
(لایهای از شن یا سنگهای خلل و فرج دار که پر آب است و میتوان بر آن چاه زد) لایهی آبزا، سفره، آبخیز
Pollen
Fossilized pollen
girrafe
زرافه
Take away
take somebody / something ↔ away
phrasal verb
1to remove someone or something, or make something disappear:
This should take some of the pain away.
take the focus away
tilt
2to move or make something move into a position where one side is higher than the other
SYN tip
As it came in to land, the plane tilted sideways.
The man was tilting his chair back.
Abrupt
1sudden and unexpected:
an abrupt change of plan
Compound
1to make a difficult situation worse by adding more problems:
compound a problem / difficulty etc
Helmut’s problems were compounded by his lack of concentration.
impetus
1an influence that makes something happen or makes it happen more quickly:
impetus for
The report may provide further impetus for reform.
The discovery gave fresh impetus to the research.
stay tuned
b)
used to say that you should look or listen for more information about a particular subject at a later time:
The project is still under discussion, so stay tuned.
We’ll stay tuned on that
hysterical
unable to control your behaviour or emotions because you are very upset, afraid, excited etc:
Janet became hysterical and began screaming.
resell
TRADE
to sell something that you have bought➔ resale:
The retailer resells the goods at a higher price.
extraordinary
1very unusual or surprising:
It took an extraordinary amount of work.
bear
حاوی بودن، داشتن، دارا بودن .۲ to bear a secret سری داشتن the letter bore his signature نامه امضای او را داشت.
