Eng 251022 Flashcards
by a wide margin
= By a large amount; by a lot.
We won that game by a wide margin! I think the final score was 10-1.
xi jingping is world’s most powerful individual by long margin
Breakthrough infection
A breakthrough infection is a case of illness in which a vaccinated individual becomes infected with the illness, because the vaccine has failed to provide complete immunity against the pathogen (currently only viruses).
Despite the vaccination the number of breakthrough infections have also increased
prosecutrix
= A female victim of a crime on whose behalf the state is prosecuting a suspect
the prosecutrix in this case was a 4-year-old girl.
best
[bɛst]
VERB
bested (past tense) · bested (past participle)
outwit or get the better of (someone):
“she refused to allow herself to be bested”
synonyms:defeat ·Tharoor may have been bested in Congress polls but is a proven talent at International diplomacy
Mayday’
is an internationally recognized distress signal. ‘May Day’ is a spring holiday and, in some places, a celebration of working people. The terms sound similar, but they have different origins. They are not spelled the same way.
Mayday first came into English in 1923. There was a lot of air traffic between England and France in those days, and evidently there were enough international problems over the English Channel that both parties wanted to find a good distress signal that everyone would understand. But surely there already was a distress signal that everyone understood? There was—S.O.S.—but there were some problems with it:
de·lect·able
[dɪˈlɛktəb(ə)l]
ADJECTIVE
delectable (adjective)
(of food or drink) delicious:
“delectable handmade chocolates”
synonyms:
delicious · mouth-watering · appetizing · flavoursome · flavourful · toothsome · inviting · very enjoyable · very palatable · succulent · luscious · rich · sweet · tasty · savoury · piquant · ambrosial · ambrosian · nectareous · nectarean · flavorous · sapid
burgeoning
[ˈbəːdʒ(ə)nɪŋ]
ADJECTIVE
beginning to grow or increase rapidly; flourishing:
“manufacturers are keen to cash in on the burgeoning demand”
what goes around comes around -
=A person’s actions, whether good or bad, will often have consequences for that person. करावे तसे भरावे
In politics more than in anything else, what goes around seems to come around — and quickly. In this respect, former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s disqualification by the country’s Election Commission is a cautionary tale — do not do unto your enemies what you may not want them to do unto you.
What does it mean when a person is dumbfounded?
adjective [usu v-link ADJ] If you are dumbfounded, you are extremely surprised by something. I stood there dumbfounded. Synonyms: amazed, stunned, astonished, confused More Synonyms of dumbfounded
Upshot
= Outcome, / The upshot of all the sound and fury generated by the presidential election can perhaps be crystallized into two broad points.
But good advice is useful only when it is followed.
But good advice is useful only when it is followed.
Bear the brunt: brunt
[brʌnt]
NOUN
(the brunt)
the worst part or chief impact of a specified action:
“education will bear the brunt of the cuts”
synonyms:
full force · force · impact · shock · burden · pressure · strain · stress · impetus · thrust · weight · violence · effect · repercussions · consequences
“A billion poor livestock farmers bear the burden of zoonotic diseases. They are the ones who live with animals,”
peri·natal [ˌpɛrɪˈneɪt(ə)l] ADJECTIVE medicine
relating to the time, usually a number of weeks, immediately before and after birth.
Dynamics
: a pattern or process of change, growth, or activity
population dynamics
In recent years scientists see
rapid changes in disease dynamics, with old
and new pathogens continuing to emerge
and spreading to previously “free” areas.
Scores
a large number or amount; “made lots of new friends”; “she amassed stacks of newspapers”
dozens, gobs, heaps, lashings, loads, lots, oodles, rafts, scads, slews, stacks, tons, wads, piles
large indefinite amount, large indefinite quantity - an indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude?????
[2:38 pm, 20/10/2022] Avinash: The livestock sector is important for scores of farmers and the infection has caused severe economic damage
