Endangered languages Flashcards
concern
growing concern
expressed concern
concern about sth,
His main concern is to be able to provide for his family.
worry
threaten
to be threatened with extinction
Large areas of the jungle are now threatened with destruction.
threaten to do something
He threatened to take them to court.
to harness
=to control and use the natural force or power of something
**to harness the technology **
We can harness the power of the wind to generate electricity.
to undergo
=if you undergo a change, an unpleasant experience etc, it happens to you or is done to you
undergo tests/trials
undergo treatment/surgery/an operation,
undergo a change/transformation etc
to undergo a cultural shift
lack
to lack sth,
a lack of sth ,
lack of sleep/respect
shortage
not lack for sth
formal
=to have a lot
He doesn’t lack for critics
to shed light on
=to make something easier to understand, by providing new or better information
Recent research has shed light on the causes of the disease.
to vanish
=disappear
Public support for the Prime Minister has now vanished.
to spur
spur - шпора
=to make an improvement or change happen faster synonym encourage
to spur the popularization of sth
Lower taxes would spur investment and help economic growth.
The improvement of sailing technology spurred technology in general.
побудить, пришпорить, явиться толчком
on the spur of the moment
on the spur of the moment suddenly, without any previous planning or thought:
▪ We would often decide what to play on the spur of the moment.
▪ It provided the spur to further research.
▪ The crowd’s reaction only acted as a spur.
spur
noun
▪ It provided the spur to further research.
▪ The crowd’s reaction only acted as a spur.
interrelated
things that are interrelated are connected and have an effect on each other
interrelated factors
Unemployment and inflation are interrelated.
Many interrelated factors are at work here.
robust
a robust system, organization etc is strong and not likely to have problems;
a robust person is strong and healthy
a relatively robust figure
The formerly robust economy has begun to weaken.
He looks robust and healthy enough.
a robust pair of walking boots
a robust economy
robustness
These results demonstrate the robustness of our business model.
at large
the population/public/sociey/world etc at large = people in general:
The chemical pollution poses a threat to the population at large
