B2 - Lesson 04 - Healthcare Flashcards

Question

cut out

Answer 1

Eliminate, Stop it completely 1 REMOVE SOMETHING cut something ↔ out to remove something by cutting round it The cancerous cells had to be cut out. cut something ↔ out of Billy showed me the article he’d cut out of the magazine. 2 CUT A SHAPE cut something ↔ out to cut a shape from a piece of paper, cloth etc The children were cutting out squares from the scraps of material. 3 STOP SOMETHING HAPPENING cut something ↔ out to stop something from happening or existing The idea behind these forms is to cut out fraud. A catalytic converter will cut out 90% of carbon monoxide emissions. 4 STOP DOING/EATING SOMETHING cut something ↔ out to stop doing or eating something, especially because it might be bad for your health The current advice to pregnant women is to cut out alcohol.

Answer 2

Start 1 take something ↔ up to become interested in a new activity and to spend time doing it Roger took painting up for a while, but soon lost interest. 2 take something up to start a new job or have a new responsibility Peter will take up the management of the finance department.

Answer 3

based on context like gym, it means exercise. 1 PLAN work something ↔ out to think carefully about how you are going to do something and plan a good way of doing it UN negotiators have worked out a set of compromise proposals. work out what/where/how etc We need to work out how we’re going to get there. I had it all worked out (=had made very careful plans). 2 CALCULATE work something ↔ out to calculate an answer, amount, price etc See if you can work this bill out. work out how much/how many etc We’ll have to work out how much food we’ll need for the party. 3 UNDERSTAND work something ↔ out especially British English to think about something and manage to understand it The plot is very complicated – it’ll take you a while to work it out. work something out for yourself I’m sure you can work it out for yourself.

Answer 4

1 call somebody/something ↔ in to ask someone to come and help you with a difficult situation The government then called in troops to deal with the disturbances. 2 to telephone somewhere, especially the place where you work, to tell them where you are, what you are doing etc Rachael called in sick (=telephoned to say she was too ill to come to work). 3 to telephone a radio or television show to give your opinion or to ask a question Over 2,000 viewers called in with complaints about the bad language used in the programme. 4 call in a loan/debt to officially tell someone to pay back money you lent them The bank can call in the loan at any time. 5 British English to visit a person or place while you are on your way to somewhere else on/at Could you call in on Mum on your way home?

Answer 5

1 to say something loudly call something ↔ out ‘Hi there!’ I called out. to The firemen called out to him. 2 call somebody ↔ out to ask or order a person or an organization to help, especially in a difficult or dangerous situation The army was called out to help fight fires.

Answer 6

1 MOVE SOMETHING TOWARDS YOU [intransitive, transitive] to use your hands to make something or someone move towards you or in the direction that your hands are moving OPP push Mom! Davey’s pulling my hair! pull somebody/something into/away from/over etc something He pulled her down into her seat. pull something open/shut She pulled open the door and hurried inside. 2 REMOVE [transitive] to use force to take something from the place where it is fixed or held She has to have two teeth pulled. pull something out/off/away etc Vicky had pulled the arm off her doll. 3 MAKE SOMETHING FOLLOW YOU [transitive] to be attached to something or hold something and make it move behind you in the direction you are going a tractor pulling a trailer 4 TAKE SOMETHING OUT [transitive always + adverb/preposition] to take something out of a bag, pocket etc with your hand He pulled out his wallet and said ‘let me pay’. Ben pulled a pen from his pocket. pull a gun/knife (on somebody) (=take one out, ready to use it)

Answer 7

informal slightly ill You look a bit under the weather. to say you are not feeling a hundred percent, not just feeling right Today, I feel under the weather.

Answer 8

1 THROW A BALL/STONE ETC [intransitive, transitive] to make an object such as a ball move quickly through the air by pushing your hand forward quickly and letting the object go throw something to somebody He threw his shirt to someone in the crowd. 2 PUT SOMETHING CARELESSLY [transitive always + adverb/preposition] to put something somewhere quickly and carelessly He threw a handful of money onto the table. Don’t just throw your clothes on the floor – pick them up! 3 PUSH ROUGHLY/VIOLENTLY [transitive always + adverb/preposition] to push someone or something roughly and violently The bus stopped suddenly and we were all thrown forwards. The guards threw Biko to the ground and started kicking him. You throw something to someone when you want them to catch it. You throw something at someone when you want to hit them.

Answer 9

1 BUILD put something ↔ up to build something such as a wall, fence, building etc SYN erect They’re putting up several new office blocks in the centre of town. 2 FOR PEOPLE TO SEE put something ↔ up to put a picture, notice etc on a wall so that people can see it Can I put up some posters? 4 INCREASE put something ↔ up British English to increase the cost or value of something SYN raise Most big stores admit they daren’t put prices up for fear of losing their customers.

Answer 10

Daren't is a contraction of dare not and means lacking courage to do something. Daren't is an example of how a character in a Shakespeare play would say they are afraid to do something.

Answer 11

1 put something ↔ in to fix a piece of equipment somewhere and connect it so that it is ready to be used SYN install We decided to have a new bathroom put in. 2 put something ↔ in to spend time or use energy working or practising something Dorothy had put in a lot of hard work during her six years as chairperson.

Answer 12

1 to finally agree to do or accept something that you had at first opposed, especially because someone has forced or persuaded you to Eventually I gave in and accepted the job on their terms. Bob’s wife went on at him so much that eventually he gave in. to The government refused to give in to their demands. 2 to accept that you are defeated in a game, fight, competition etc → surrender The rebels were eventually forced to give in.

Answer 13

contrary ideas, opinions, or actions are completely different and opposed to each other SYN opposing Two contrary views emerged. The men shouted contrary orders.