Apocalypse for beginners 01 Flashcards
SPRUCE [spruːs]
хвойное дерево
The road was flanked by thousands of hectares of spruse.
ELICIT [ɪ’lɪsɪt]
извлекать; вытягивать, допытываться; вызывать
She knew that her questions would elicit nothing but vague theological gibberish.
UNHINGED [ʌn’hɪnʤd]
I sometimes think that your mother is a little unhinged.
HAPLESS [‘hæpləs]
She took a job at a warehouse, where a battalion of hapless souls stuffed paper into knapsacks made in China.
DREARY [‘drɪərɪ]
The work was dreary but adequate.
a dreary little town
ANNIHILATION [əˌnaɪə’leɪʃ(ə)n]
уничтожение; истребление
a city annihilated by an atomic bomb
TEETER [‘tiːtə]
качаться, колебаться; пошатываться, раскачиваться
She was teetering around in five-inch heels.
PRECIPICE [‘presɪpɪs]
TO PUSH OVER THE PRECIPICE
She teetered on the brink of precipice, always a hair’s breadth away from relapse.
This latest tax increase may push many small companies over the financial precipice.
RELAPSE [rɪ’læps]
рецидив
She managed to stop using drugs for a month, but then relapsed.
A HAIR’S BREADTH
She is always a hair’s breadth away from relapse.
a hair’s-breadth escape
HIT A NERVE
hit/touch a (raw) nerve
I think I hit a nerve with my comments about divorce.
She suddenly looked distressed and I knew I’d touched a raw nerve.
TAKE something INTO one’s HEAD
to get an obsession or overpowering idea into one’s thinking
George took this strange idea into his head about fixing the car himself.
I don’t know why she took that strange idea into her head.
THRIFT [θrɪft]
thrift store
She recently picked up a bagful of clothes at the thrift store.
INFURIATE [ɪn’fjuərɪeɪt]
She pretended not to pay attention - probably just to infuriate me.
OBTRUSIVE [əb’truːsɪvlɪ]
UNOBTRUSIVE
Make-up this season is unobtrusive and natural-looking.
The logo was still visible but less obtrusive.
HAPHAZARD [ˌhæp’hæzəd]
He tackled the problem in a typically haphazard manner.
PULL UP STAKES
Meaning: to get ready to move away from a place.
It’s time to pull up stakes and move on.
FEEL LIKE
NOT FEEL A THING
Meaning: want to do something.
I feel like (going for) a swim.
I feel like staying in bed all day
“Did it hurt?” “Not at all - I didn’t feel a thing.”
HUNG UP (1. telephone 2. obsession)
- telephone: She had already hung up
- obsession Meaning:having a hang-up (= feeling of worry about yourself):
Why are so many women so hung up about food?
DOZE OFF
Meaning: If you doze off, you start to sleep, especially during the day.
The office was so hot I nearly dozed off at my desk.
