Compelete IELTS B1 Flashcards
inhabitant
n. People / Someone who lives in a place
The town has only 250 inhabitants.
population
n. The number of people living in a place
What is the population of this city?
conduct
n. The way you behave
verb:
1. To do or organize something: He conducted a test on the computer.
2. To lead or guide someone: He conducted us on a tour of the castle.
tend
1 tend to do something if something tends to happen, it happens often and is likely to happen again
2 (also tend to somebody/something) [transitive] old-fashioned to look after someone or something
3 tend towards something to have one particular quality or feature more than others
4 tend bar especially American English to work as a BARTENDER
5 [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] formal to move or develop in a particular direction
♦ verb
to take care of; to look after: A shepherd tends his sheep.
مراقبت کردن
ˈtender
♦ noun
1 a person who looks after something: a bartender.
مراقب
2 a small boat which carries stores or passengers to and from a larger boat.
قایق ویژه حمل مسافر و بار از کشتی به ساحل
aspect
1 [countable] one part of a situation, idea, plan etc that has many parts
2 [countable] the direction in which a window, room, front of a building etc faces
3 [singular, uncountable] literary the appearance of someone or something
4 [countable, uncountable] technical the form of a verb in grammar that shows whether an action is continuing, or happens always, again and again, or once
♦ noun
1 a part of something to be thought about: We must consider every aspect of the problem.
جنبه؛ ظاهر
2 a side of a building etc or the direction it faces in.
نما
3 look or appearance: His face had a frightening aspect.
چهره؛ منظر
accommodation
1 [uncountable] especially British English(also accommodations American English) a place for someone to stay, live, or work
2 [singular, uncountable] formal an agreement between people or groups who have different views or opinions, that satisfies everyone
enquiry
especially British English another spelling of INQUIRY
1 [countable] a question you ask in order to get information
2 [uncountable] the act or process of asking questions in order to get information
3 [countable] an official process to find out about something
equip
1 to provide a person or place with the things that are needed for a particular kind of activity or work
2 to give someone the information and skills that they need to do something
diverse
very different from each other
adverb: diversely
preserve
VERB
1 to save something or someone from being harmed or destroyed → preservation
THESAURUS PROTECT
2 to make something continue without changing
3 to store food for a long time after treating it so that it will not decay
NOUN
1 [countable usually plural] a substance made from boiling fruit or vegetables with sugar, salt, or VINEGAR
2 [singular] an activity that is only suitable or allowed for a particular group of people
3 [countable] an area of land or water that is kept for private hunting or fishing
tropical
1 coming from or existing in the hottest parts of the world
2 weather that is tropical is very hot and wet
rainforest (rain forest)
a tropical forest with tall trees that are very close together, growing in an area where it rains a lot
index
NOUN
1 (plural indexes) an alphabetical list of names, subjects etc at the back of a book, with the numbers of the pages where they can be found
2 (plural indexes) a set of cards or a DATABASE containing information, usually arranged in alphabetical order and used especially in a library
3 (plural indices / ˈɪndəsiːz/) a standard by which the level of something can be judged or measured
4 (plural indices / ˈɪndəsiːz/or indexes) technical a system by which prices, costs etc can be compared to those of a previous date
VERB
1 if documents, information etc are indexed, an index is made for them
2 to arrange for the level of wages, PENSIONs etc to increase or decrease according to the level of prices
impact
NOUN
1 [countable] the effect or influence that an event, situation etc has on someone or something
THESAURUS EFFECT
2 [countable, uncountable] the force of one object hitting another
3 on impact at the moment when one thing hits another
VERB
to have an important or noticeable effect on someone or something
nutrition
NOUN
1 the process of giving or getting the right type of food for good health and growth → malnutrition
THESAURUS FOOD
2 the science that deals with the effects of food, VITAMINs etc on people’s health
status
NOUN
1 [countable, uncountable] the official legal position or condition of a person, group, country etc → standing
2 [uncountable] your social or professional rank or position, considered in relation to other people
3 [uncountable] respect and importance that someone or something is given
SYN prestige
4 the status of something a situation at a particular time, especially in an argument, discussion etc
consume
VERB
1 to use time, energy, goods etc → consumption
2 formal to eat or drink something → consumer, consumption
THESAURUS EAT
3 literary if a feeling or idea consumes you, it affects you very strongly, so that you cannot think about anything else
4 formal if fire consumes something, it destroys it completely
TIME-CONSUMING
outcome
NOUN
the final result of a meeting, discussion, war etc – used especially when no one knows what it will be until it actually happens
SYN result
THESAURUS RESULT
prepositional phrase
technical a phrase beginning with a preposition, such as ‘in bed’ or ‘at war’
collocation
NOUN
the way in which some words are often used together, or a particular combination of words used in this way