English and Academic Preparation - Pre-Collegiate. Week 1. Article "It’s time to end the debate about video games and violence" #2 Flashcards
подразумеваемый, не выраженный прямо - suggested but not stated directly
implicit
/ɪmˈplɪsɪt/
бурная история
troubled history
противоречивый - if two statements about the same subject or two actions by the same person are contradictory, they are very different
contradictory
/ˌkɑːntrəˈdɪktəri/
сомнительный - thought not to be completely true, honest, or legal
dubious
/ˈduːbiəs/
крошиться, разрушаться - to break into small pieces, or to make something break into small pieces;
разрушаться, распадаться - if a relationship, system, or feeling crumbles, it fails or ends
crumble
/ˈkrʌmbl/
обследовать, рассматривать - to look at someone or something very carefully, especially to try to discover something;
экзаменовать - to test someone to see how much they know or how well they can do something;
рассматривать, изучат - to consider a plan or an idea carefully
examine
/ɪɡˈzæmɪn/
градус - a unit for measuring temperature, shown by the symbol ° written after a number; a unit for measuring angles, shown by the symbol ° written after a number;
ученая степень, диплом - a qualification given for completing a university course;
степень - an amount or level of something
degree
/dɪˈɡriː/
предубеждение, пристрастие - a situation in which you support or oppose someone or something in an unfair way because you are influenced by your personal opinions
bias
/ˈbaɪəs/
искажать - to change the shape, sound, or appearance of something so that it seems strange;
to change information so that it is not true or realistic
distort
/dɪˈstɔːrt/
экспернментальные исследования
experimental studies
из-за чего-либо
due to sth
различать - to recognize the differences between two people, ideas, or things;
выделять, делать особенным - to make one person or thing seem different from another;
различать, распознавать - to be able to see, hear, or understand something
distinguish
/dɪˈstɪŋɡwɪʃ/
убедительные доказательства;
достоверные данные;
надежные данные
consistent evidence
ложный, вымышленный - not true or correct;
поддельный, искусственный - not real, but made to look or seem real;
неискренний, притворны - not sincere or expressing real emotions
false
/fɔːls/
зубец, шип - a long, thin piece of metal, wood, etc with a sharp point at one end
spike
/spaɪk/
существенный, значительный - large in amount;
прочный, солидный - large and strong
substantial
/səbˈstænʃl/
намек - something you say that suggests what you think or want, but not in a direct way;
совет - a small piece of advice
hint
/hɪnt/
понижаться - if the amount, number, or quality of something drops off, it becomes less;
засыпать - to start to sleep
to drop off
сообщать, обнародовать - to let the public have news or information about something;
выпускать (фильм или музыкальный альбом) - to make a record or film available for people to buy or see;
сбрасывать, выбрасывать (вредные вещества) - to let a substance flow out from somewhere;
освобождат - to allow a prisoner to be free;
отпускать - to stop holding someone or something
to release
/rɪˈliːs/
готовность - the quality of being happy and ready to do something
willingness
/ˈwɪlɪŋnəs/
программное заявление
policy statement
противоречие - if there is (this one) between two statements, etc, they cannot both be true because they give the facts in a different way; the fact of not matching a set of standards, ideas, etc.
inconsistency
/ˌɪnkənˈsɪstənsi/
вызывать, становиться причиной - to cause an argument, fight, etc to start happening
искра - a very small, bright piece of burning material; a small flash of light caused by electricity;
проблеск - a small idea or event that causes something bigger to start
spark
/spɑːrk/
спор - a lot of disagreement and argument about something
controversy
/ˈkɑːntrəvɜːrsi/
совсем - completely;
всего - in total;
в целом - used to make a statement about several things that you have mentioned
altogether
/ˌɔːltəˈɡeðər/
возражать - to feel or say that you do not like or do not approve of something or someone
object
/ˈɑːbdʒɪkt/, /ˈɑːbdʒekt/
возражать против
to object to
/ˈɑːbdʒɪkt/, /ˈɑːbdʒekt/
воспринимать, считать - to think of something or someone in a particular way;
различать, ощущать - to notice something that is not easy to notice
perceive
/pərˈsiːv/
предполагаемый конфликт интересов
perceived conflicts of interest
/pərˈsiːvd/
порочить - to spoil people’s opinion of someone;
портить, заражать - to spoil something, especially food or blood, by adding a harmful substance
taint
/teɪnt/
ложь - a lie
falsehood
/ˈfɔːlshʊd/
инициативные группы, группы активистов, лоббистские группы
advocacy groups
/ˈædvəkəsi/
изменять, смещать - to change something;
перемещать, передвигать - to change something;
перемещаться, передвигаться - to move into a different position;
переключать скорость - to change the position of the gears in a vehicle
сдвиг, изменение - a change in something;
смена (рабочая) - a period of work in a place such as a factory or hospital
shift
/ʃɪft/
адресовать - to write a name or address on an envelope or parcel;
браться за - to deal with a problem;
выступать с речью - to speak to someone, or to give a speech to an audience
address
/əˈdres/, /ˈædres/
