79. Flashcards
to be a particular size or area
охватывать, распространяться
cover
/ˈkʌvər/
money
to be enough money to pay for something
покрывать (расходы)
cover
/ˈkʌvər/
CAUSE CHANGE
to influence someone or something, or cause them to change
влиять, затрагивать
affect
/əˈfekt/
PEOPLE
one of the groups that people are divided into according to their physical characteristics, such as skin colour
раса
race
/reɪs/
SUBJECT
the most important subject that a college or university student studies, or the student who is studying
основной предмет, студент, специализирующийся по какому-либо предмету
major
/ˈmeɪdʒər
easy to understand and not needing to be explained
не требующий пояснений
self-explanatory
/ˌselfɪkˈsplænətəri/
GOOD JUDGMENT
good judgment, especially about practical things
здравый смысл, благоразумие
sense
/sens/
EXPLAIN
to explain or decide what you think a particular phrase, performance, action, etc means
истолковывать
interpret
/ɪnˈtɜːprɪt/
If a substance or material is -, you can see through it.
прозрачный
transparent
/trænˈspærənt/
NOT SEE
If an object or substance is -, you cannot see through it.
непрозрачный, мутный
opaque
/əʊˈpeɪk/
LIQUID
If a substance -s a liquid, it takes it in through its surface and holds it.
впитывать
absorb
/əbˈzɔːb/
to give all your attention to something that you are doing
быть поглощенным
be absorbed in sth
relating to how people think, understand, and learn
познавательный
cognitive
/ˈkɒɡnətɪv/
a substance that stops another substance from damaging your body
противоядие
antidote
/ˈæntidəʊt/
KEEP THE SAME
to keep something the same or prevent it from being damaged or destroyed
сохранять
preserve
/prɪˈzɜːv/
If things are -, you can exchange them because they can be used in the same way.
взаимозаменяемый, равнозначный
interchangeable
/ˌɪntəˈtʃeɪndʒəbl/
the quality of not being clear and having no form
nebulousness
/ˈneb.jə.ləs.nəs/
used to say that something is the first in a list of things
для начала
for starters
/ˈstɑːtər
a problem or a difficult situation
затруднительное положение
predicament
/prɪˈdɪkəmənt/
to make someone feel stupid or ashamed
унижать
humiliate
/hjuːˈmɪlieɪt/
to trick someone so that they make a mistake
подловить на чем-либо, провести
catch sb out
/kætʃ/
to become worse
ухудшаться
deteriorate
/dɪˈtɪəriəreɪt/
not firmly fixed
незакрепленный, болтающийся
loose
/luːs/
a situation in which it is impossible to make progress or to reach a decision
тупик
deadlock
/ˈdedlɒk/
FREQUENT
happening a lot or all the time
постоянный
constant
/ˈkɒnstənt/
SINGLE THING
a single thing in a set or on a list
предмет, пункт
item
/ˈaɪtəm/
a word or phrase that sounds natural and correct when it is used with another word or phrase
слово-партнер
collocation
/ˌkɒləˈkeɪʃən/
particular importance or attention that you give to something
особое внимание
emphasis
/ˈemfəsɪs/
easy to recognize because of being seen, met, heard, etc before
знакомый
familiar
/fəˈmɪliər/
NOT CHANGE
to make a situation or activity continue in the same way
поддерживать, сохранять
maintain
/meɪnˈteɪn/
