Book 5 (unit 11 - 20) Flashcards
bid
تلاش کردن
she’s now bidding to become a model.
mischief
شیطنت- بازیگوشی
Don’t get into mischief while I’m out!
آسیب -صدمه
succession
سلسله ، ترتیب
The student said the letters of the alphabet in succession.
terrain
زمین (ناهموار)
The car handles particularly well on rough terrain.
timid
ترسو بزدل، کمرو
John’s a very timid person
bead
قطره
There were beads of sweat on his forehead.
brew
آبجو درست کردن
چای یا قهوه درست کردن
در حال رخ دادن
There’s trouble brewing in the office.
irritable
بدخلق–زودخشم
He’s very irritable in the mornings
lag
پشت سر کسی بودن
The little boy lagged behind his parents.
crumble
فرو پاشیدن، خرد شدن، تکه تکه شدن
The old church walls are crumbling.
dough
خمیر
Leave the dough to rise.
lump
تکه‌ای از جسم سخت
a lump of coal
بادکردگی برآمدگی
I have a lump on my head.
flush
سرخ شدن
He flushed with anger.
reconcile
آشتی کردن
They finally reconciled.
قبولاندن
He could not reconcile himself to the prospect of losing her.
shutter
پرده کرکره‌ای
to close the shutters.
sift
از صافی گذراندن
Sift the flour into a bowl.
sprinkle
پاشیدن
She sprinkled sugar over the strawberries.
نم‌نم باران باریدن
It’s only sprinkling. We can still go out.
stale
بیات- مانده
stale bread
utter
به زبان آوردن
Seth was surprised when he was told that he had uttered Joan’s name in his sleep.
تمام‌عیار- کامل
He felt an utter fool.
midst
وسط، مرکز
She appeared from the midst of the crowd.
prior
قبل- قبلی
The course requires no prior knowledge of Spanish.
scrape
خراشیدن- خراشیده شدن
She fell and scraped her knee
stern
اخمو
Her voice was stern.
ailing
بیمار
She looked after her ailing father.
thump
صدای افتادن چیزی سنگین
They heard the thump when the bowling ball hit the floor.
کوبیدن (با مشت یا چیز سنگین)
He thumped on the door.
vehement
پر شور و حرارت نیرومند، شدید
a vehement attack.
He had been vehement in his opposition to the idea.
appall
شوکه کردن- وحشت‌زده کردن
The brutality of the crime has appalled the public.
critique
انتقاد کردن- نقد کردن
my job is to critique the of restaurants
dip
کاهش یافتن- نزول پیدا کردن
Sales for this quarter have dipped from 38 million to 33 million.
distress
اندوه اضطراب
Long, unscheduled delays at the station cause distress to commuters.
ناراحت کردن
It distressed her to see her mother crying.
grim
ناخوش‌احوال
i feel grim this morning
ناخوشایند
the news is grim.
herb
سبزی- گیاه دارویی
Some special herbs can heal dangerous illnesses.
militant
جنگ‌طلب- ستیزه‌جو
mourn
عزاداری کردن
Sandra did not cease to mourn for john Lennon
errand
کار- ماموریت
I have to run a few errands for my mom.
afflict
دامنگیر کردن، پریشان کردن
About 40% of the country’s population is afflicted with the disease.
the many problems that afflict the unemployed
ponder
تفکر کردن
The villagers, faced with a famine, pondered their next move
flip
زدن کلید برق
To turn on the lights, just flip this switch
raisin
کشمش
retain
حفظ کردن نگه داشتن
I can retain the tune but not the words of a song.
tray
سینی
She was carrying a tray of drinks
vivid
واضح- پرجزئیات- پررنگ
His eyes were a vivid green.
contingent
دسته (مردم) گروه
the movie star was infront of contingent of photographers
exert
به‌کار گرفتن- اعمال کردن
He exerted all his authority to make them accept the plan.
سعی و تلاش کردن
In order to be successful he would have to exert himself.
flank
دامنه جناح، طرف
The sun lit up the western flank of the hill.
fond
خوش خوب، دوست‌داشتنی
We have fond memories of our childhoods.
haul
کشیدن (چیزی سنگین) به زور کشیدن
They hauled the boat out of the river.
impair
آسیب رساندن ضعیف کردن
Alcohol seriously impair the functioning of the brain.
chronicle
شرح وقایع به ترتیب تاریخ بازگو کردن
his work chronicles 20th-century migration.
سرگذشت
a vast chronicle of Spanish history
copper
مس- افسر پلیس
folklore
آداب و رسوم، باور عامیانه
Indian folklore
The story rapidly became part of family folklore.
sum
مبلغ
Huge sums of money are spent on cleaning up the streets.
حاصل جمع (اعداد)
The sum of two and five is seven
teller
کارمند بانک
commerce
بازرگانی
the world of commerce and industry
