English words S03 Flashcards
Deli
Delicatessen
delɪ / noun
delɪkəˈtesən / noun
A shop or part of supermarket that sells special or unusual foreign food
Enclose sth
ɪnˈkləʊz / verb
put sth in an envelope or packet with sth else
* Please enclose a cheque with your order.
Don’t hesitate to do sth
Don’t feel worried about doing sth
I would be grateful if you could ..
Used when you request sth
- I would appreciate it if you could …
Look forward to sth
Think with pleasurer about sth
I haven’t a clue (INF)
I don’t have any idea
Hang on (INF)
Wait a moment
Hold on
Fancy
Want sth:
* Fancy a quick drink, Emma?
Feel like doing sth: Feel like + (V + ing)
* Sorry, but I don’t fancy going out tonight.
I’d better be off (INF)
I have to Leave now
Loads (of sth)
(INF)
lot of sth
masses of sth
reckon (INF)
rekən / verb
Think
* Do you reckon he’ll agree to see us?
Commence (FML)
kəˈmens / verb
to begin or to start something
* Work will commence on the new building immediately.
Turn (sb/sth) down
(INF)
Refuse an offer
* They offered her the job but she turned it down.
get sth
(INF)
fetch sth
idiom
ɪdiəm / noun
an expression in that the meaning is different from the meaning of individual words in it.
Adj: idiomatic
keep an eye on sth
(INF)
Look after sth and make sure it’s safe.
out of the blue
(INF)
suddenly and unexpectedly
Vague
veɪɡ / adjective
Not clear
* I only had a vague idea of where the place was.
Sort of
(INF)
not exactly but partly
- Are you busy ?
- Yes, sort of!
Rarely
rerli / adverb
Not often,
OPP: Frequently
* This method is rarely used in modern laboratories.
Roughly
rʌfli / adverb
not exactly
SYN: approximately
* There were roughly 200 people there.
Run out
“phrasal verb”
Finish , come to an end
* My visa runs out next week.
Take after sb
Look or behave like older member of your family
* She takes after my mother in looks but my father in character.
Get over sth
Recover from illness or bad experience
* she has been very ill , but she is getting over it now.
Give sth away
phrasal verb
to give something to someone without asking for any money.
* I had a bike but i give it a way.
Put sth out
Make Sth stop burning
SYN: extinguish
* They put out the fire quickly.
the put it out quickly
Go over sth
to search or examine and check something very carefully
* I had gone over and over what happened in my mind.
Get through sth
Complete a task or activity
* We’ve got a lot of work to get through.
Give sth out
to give something to each person in a group
SYN: Hands out
* Can you give the drinks out, please?
Intend
ɪnˈtend / verb
plan or mean to do sth
* We intend to leave early tonight.
Intention / adj :
*It is our intention to be the number one distributor.
Tend
tend/ verb
Usually do sth :
* I tend to get up late on Sundays.
tend to (sb/sth) Look after sb or sth:
* Jose is outside tending the garden.
