boom town Flashcards
detonation
взрыв the act of exploding something, or the fact of being exploded: Underground nuclear detonations are believed to have been carried out.
meltdown
расплавление (NUCLEAR) an extremely dangerous situation in a nuclear power station in which the nuclear fuel becomes very hot and meltsthrough its container and escapes into the environment
pop
выскакивать (SOUND) a short, sharp sound like something exploding: I heard a pop and the lights went out.
hatchery
инкубаторная станция a place for hatching large numbers of eggs, especially fish or chicken eggs
crest
гребень (волны) (TOP) the top or highest part of something such as a wave or a hill: the crest of a hill/wave
convulse
волновать /конвульсия to (cause to) shake violently with suddenuncontrolled movements: to convulse with pain A racking cough convulsed her whole body.
magpie
сорока? болтун - a bird with black and white feathers and a long tail: Magpies are attracted to small, shiny objects, which they carry away to their nests. someone who likes to collect many different types of objects, or use many different styles
bleat
бекать /мекать /ныть /скулить When a sheep or goat bleats, it makes the typical sound of these animals. informal to complain in an annoying way: She’s always bleating (on) about how badly she’s been treated.
standby
готовность (READY) something that is always ready for use, especially if a regular one fails: Board games are a good standby to keep the childrenamused if the weather is bad. There are standby generators but these usually only have to work for a few hours a year during power cuts.
on standby
When a person or a thing is on standby, they are ready to be used if necessary: Hospitals are on standby ready to deal with casualties from the crash.
plead
умолять (REQUEST) to make an urgent, emotionalstatement or request for something: He was on his knees, pleading for mercy/forgiveness. She appeared on television to plead with the kidnappers. [ + speech ] “Give us more time,” they pleaded.
gauge
измерять] (MEASURE) to calculate an amount, especially by using a measuring device: Use a thermometer to gauge the temperature. I tried to gauge (= guess) the weight of the box.
cauldron
котел
exhale
выдыхать to send air out of your lungs: Take a deep breath in then exhale into the mouthpiece.
inhale
вдыхать (BREATHE) to breathe air, smoke, or gas into your lungs: She flung open the window and inhaled deeply.
bondage
неволя (SLAVE) literary the state of being another person’s slave (= a person who is ownedby them and has to work for them): The slaves were kept in bondage until their death.
dine
to eat the main meal of the day, usually in the evening: I hate dining alone. We dined by candlelight.
heist
ограбление a crime in which valuable things are taken illegally and often violently from a place or person: a $2 million jewellery heist
waveform
форма сигнала
philanthropic
благотворительность helping poor people, especially by giving them money
persecution
преследование unfair or cruel treatment over a longperiod of time because of race, religion, or political beliefs: They left the country out of fear of persecution.
outrun
/ˌaʊtˈrʌn/ перегнать to move faster or further than someone or something: The men easily outran the police officer who was chasingthem. ОПЕРЕЖАТЬ
tick
(SHORT TIME) uk informal a very short time: Hold on/Hang on a tick - I’m not quite ready. I’ll be with you in a tick/in two ticks.
tick
MARK) uk us usually check a mark (✓) that shows that something is correct or has been done: Put a tick by/against the names of the people who have accepted the invitation.
bonkers
помешанный silly or stupid: She must be bonkers to do that.
sizeable
значительный
clinch
окончательно /наконец-то (WIN) to finally get or win something: I hear he finally clinched the deal to buy the land he wanted.
tum
брюшко uk informalor child’s word for stomach
demolish
разрушать] (DESTROY) to completely destroy a building, especially in order to use the land for something else: A number of houses were demolished so that the supermarket could be built.
demolish
to prove that an argument or theoryis wrong: He completely demolished all her arguments.
innuendo
косвенный намек (the making of) a remark or remarks that suggest something sexual or something unpleasant but do not refer to it directly: There’s always an element of sexual innuendo in ourconversations.
scale
масштаб
molten
расплавленый /литой Molten metal or rock is in a liquid statebecause of great heat: molten glass/lava/lead
