fiber, activist, snap, refugee, incorporate, hip, distant, ceiling, sweep, yield Flashcards
fiber (noun)
- a part of food that helps to keep a person healthy by keeping the bowels working and moving other food quickly through the body
- Dried fruits are especially high in fiber - a material such as cloth or rope that is made from a mass of natural or artificial threads (волокно)
- nylon and other man-made fibers
activist (noun)
a person who works to achieve political or social change, especially as a member of an organization with particular aims
- animal rights activists
snap (verb)
- to break smth suddenly with a sharp noise; to be broken in this way
- The wind had snapped the tree in two. - to take a photo
- A passing tourist snapped the incident. - to move or to move smth into a particular position quickly, especially with a sharp noise.
- His eyes snapped open. - to speak or say smth in an impatient, usually angry, voice
- I was temped to snap angrily at him.
refugee (noun)
a person who has been forced to leave their country or home, bcs there is a way or for political, religious or social reasons (беженец)
- a political refugee
incorporate (verb)
- to include smth so that it forms a part of smth (включать кого-л./что-л.)
- The new car design incorporates all the latest safety features. - to create legally recognized company
- The company was incorporated in 2000.
hip (noun)
the joint at the top of the leg that connects it with the top part of the body (бедро)
- She stood with her hands on her hip
distant (adj)
- far away in space or time
- distant planets/stars - not likely smth else
- Their life seemed utterly distant from his own. - a person related to u but not closely
- a distant cousin/aunt/relative - not paying attention to smth and thinking abt smth completely different.
- He seemed distant and distracted.
ceiling (noun)
- the top inside surface of a room
- a large room with high ceiling - a highest limit or amount of smth
- The reality is the economy is hitting the ceiling and the growth rate must slow.
sweep (verb)
to clean a room. surface using a broom.
- to sweep the floor
yield (noun)
the total amount of crops, profits, etc. the are produced (доходность,урожай)
- a high crop yield