7 Flashcards
connotation
/ˌkɑː.nəˈteɪ.ʃən/
noun: بار معنایی
connotation of The word “lady” has connotations of refinement and excessive femininity that some women find offensive.
“Resolute” means stubborn, but with a more positive connotation.
significance
noun: 1. importance:
The discovery of the new drug is of great significance for/to people suffering from heart problems.
2. special meaning:
Do you think that look he gave you had any significance?
adj: significanct:
There has been a significant increase in the number of women students in recent years.
The talks between the USA and the USSR were very significant for the relationship between the two countries.
adv: significantly:
My piano playing has improved significantly since I started with a new teacher.
conjecture
noun: a guess about something based on how it seems and not on proof:
There’s been a lot of conjecture in the media recently about the marriage.
verb:
We’ll never know exactly how she died; we can only conjecture.
[ + that ] He conjectured that the company would soon be in financial trouble.
stutter
/ˈstʌt̬.ɚ/
noun: لکنت
Toni’s developed a slight stutter over the last few months.
verb: 1.
She stutters a little, so be patient and let her finish what she’s saying.
[ + speech ] “C-c-can we g-go now?” stuttered Jenkins.
He doesn’t normally stutter when he speaks.
2. to work or happen in a way that is not smooth or regular:
Suddenly the engine stuttered and then it stopped completely.
adj: stutterer:
The course offers stutterers various techniques and tools that can help them.
adv: stutteringly:
Do you think you ever said anything stutteringly?
I stutteringly asked him if he’d like to come with me.
illustrate
verb: نشان دادن، مصور کردن، روشن کردن
1.
She writes children’s books and also illustrates them.
2.
The lecturer illustrated his point with a diagram on the blackboard.
The exhibition will illustrate how life evolved from water.
noun: illustration:
The book contains 25 colour illustrations.
This delay is a perfect illustration of why we need a new computer system.
adj: illustrative:
illustrative of: Falling house prices are illustrative of the crisis facing the construction industry.
adv: illustratively: in a way that helps to explain something, especially by giving an example:
The quotes selected were those that most illustratively reflected the key issues.
Any standard methodology can be used for this. Illustratively, a study can be performed using a group of healthy adult subjects.
recall
verb:
The old man recalled the city as it had been before the war.
Can you recall what happened last night?
to cause you to think of a particular event, situation, or style:
His paintings recall the style of Picasso.
noun:
Old people often have astonishing powers of recall.
My brother has total recall (= he can remember every detail of past events).
فراخواندن(برای کالاهای عیب دار)
an emergency recall of Parliament
The company issued a recall of all their latest antibiotics.
recap
verb: 1. مرور
Finally, the teacher recapped the main points of the lesson.
To recap, our main aim is to increase sales by 15 percent this year.
We’ll just recap briefly on what we did.
noun:
Could you give me a quick recap on what happened in the meeting?
Perhaps a recap of recent events is required.
provoke
verb: برانگیختن، برافروختن، تحریک کردن
The prospect of increased prices has already provoked an outcry.
Test results provoked worries that the reactor could overheat.
The prime minister’s speech provoked an angry response from the shadow cabinet.
These murders have provoked outrage across the country.
It was a vicious-looking dog and I didn’t want to provoke it.
He was clearly trying to get at me but I refused to be provoked.
I was provoked into the argument.
adv: provokingly:
He provokingly refused to accept this joke as an insult.
trivial
adj: پیش پا افتاده
I don’t know why he gets so upset about something so trivial.
Sexual harassment in the workplace is not a trivial matter.
Getting computers to understand human language is not a trivial problem.
noun: triviality:
I’m a busy man - don’t bother me with trivialities.
eager
adj:
the children’s eager faces
[ + to infinitive ] She sounded very eager to meet you.
They crowded around the spokesperson, eager for any news.
Lots of eager volunteers responded to the appeal for help.
noun: eagerness:
in someone’s eagerness to do something In their eagerness to find a solution, they have overlooked certain difficulties.
The book describes her eagerness for new experiences.
adv: eagerly:
When the opportunity to form a new theatre with those artists presented itself, I accepted it eagerly.
puzzled
adj:
He had a puzzled look on his face.
I’m still puzzled as to why she said that.
I’m really puzzled that I haven’t heard from Liz for so long.
noun: puzzlement:
What is not a source of philosophical puzzlement?
As examples, they were likelier to pause, look perplexed, replay the tape, and verbally express their puzzlement.
dubious
شک دار، مشکوک، مبهم
These claims are dubious and not scientifically proven.
He has been associated with some dubious characters.
Let us think for a moment about the dubious benefits of nuclear technology.
He’s under investigation because of his dubious accounting practices.
reluctant
adj: not willing to do something and therefore slow to do it:
بی میل
I was having such a good time I was reluctant to leave.
Many parents feel reluctant to talk openly with their children.
She persuaded her reluctant husband to take a trip to Florida with her.
She had trouble sleeping but was reluctant to take sleeping pills.
noun: reluctance:
بی میلی، مقاومت مغناطیسی
I accepted his resignation with great reluctance.
[ + to infinitive ] Her reluctance to talk to the press was quite understandable.
This reasoning might explain the reluctance of most migrants to move to the towns.
adv: reluctantly:
She reluctantly agreed to step down as managing director.
enthusiasm
/ɪnˈθuː.zi.æz.əm/
noun: eagerness
One of the good things about teaching young children is their enthusiasm.
After the accident he lost his enthusiasm for the sport.
work up enthusiasm: I just can’t work up (= start to feel) any enthusiasm for the whole project.
adj: enthusiastic:
You don’t seem very enthusiastic about the party - don’t you want to go tonight?
convention
noun: انجمن، کنگره
Thousands of people were in town for the country’s largest annual comic book convention.
the national Democratic convention
hold a convention: Where are they holding their party convention?
conventional: مرسوم، متداول
We were raised in a conventional, middle-class family.
It’s a conventional hot-water heater (= of the usual type).
conventional wisdom: عقیده رایج، باور عمومی
The book challenges the conventional wisdom that companies are engaged in a “war” for talent.
conventonal vs traditional?
adv: conventionally:
Organic produce is no more nutritious than conventionally grown foods.
She is not conventionally beautiful, but there is something very attractive about her.
