General English Flashcards
exquisitely
/ษชkหskwษชz.ษชt.li/
in a very beautiful and delicate way:
โ Their house is exquisitely furnished.
โ Exquisitely dressed couples stroll the streets.
ใจใฌใฌใณใใง่ฃ ้ฃพ็ใงใใขใผใใขใณใใฏใฉใใใจใใใขใผใซใใผใใผใจใไธญไธใฎๅๆฌใจใใใใใใ้ฐๅฒๆฐใฎ็พใใ
flimsy
ADJ.
very thin, or easily broken or destroyed:
โ You wonโt be warm enough in that flimsy dress.
โ We spent the night in a flimsy wooden hut.
โ a flimsy cardboard box
ใใๆใใใๅฒใใใๅฃใใกใใใๅ่ณชใ่ใใฆใใใๆใใใใจใๆใ่ใใจใใ
fiddly
ADJ.
difficult to do because the parts involved are small:
โ Repairing a watch is a very fiddly job.
โ I hate painting the fiddly bits in the corner.
ๅฐใใใฆๆฑใใฅใใใ็ดฐใใใฆๆฑใใฅใใใไฝๆฅญใ้ฃใใใ
If you like,
PHRASE
You say if you like when you are expressing something in a different way, or in a way that you think some people might disagree with or find strange.
โ We donโt have a proper agreement, but we have an informal understanding, if you like.
ใใใใ่จใๆนใใใฆใใใใฐ
robust and healthy, strong
ADJ.
- strong and healthy; vigorous.
โ He looks robust and healthy enough.
โ a robust pair of walking boots - (of wine or food) strong and rich in flavour or smell.
โ a robust mixture of fish, onions, capers and tomatoes
versatile
ADJ.
(of people) able to do many different things or to adjust to new conditions, or (of things) able to be used for many different purposes:
โ He was a versatile guitarist, and recorded with many leading rock bands.
ใฉใใช็ถๆณใๆณจๆใซใๅฟใใใใๅจ็จใใใใใฎใฟใชในใใงใใใใใชๆๅใญใใฏใใณใใซๅผใฐใใฆๅ้ฒใใฆใใพใใใญใ
โ Heโs a versatile actor who has played a wide variety of parts.
โ A versatile person is often good at a number of different things.
โ The potato is an extremely versatile vegetable.
Can you watch my stuff? Iโll be back in a minute.
่ท็ฉใกใใฃใจ่ฆใฆใฆใใใฃใฆใใ๏ผใใๆปใใญ
to recite
VERB
ๆๅฑใใ
to read a poem aloud from memory in front of the audience.
โ He recited a poem to his friends.
acquisition
NOUN
[ U ]
the process of getting something:
โ The acquisition of huge amounts of data has helped our research enormously.
โ Language acquisition (= learning a language without being taught) starts at a very young age.
[ C ]
something that someone buys, often to add to a collection of things:
โ The museumโs latest acquisition is a four-million-dollar sculpture.
โ I like your earrings - are they a recent acquisition? (= Did you get them recently?)
the cross section
NOUN
ๆญ้ขๅณ
(imagine a whole cake. when you cut it in half, you see the inside of the cake. thatโs. the cross section. )
a dictatorship
NOUN
็ฌ่ฃ
rule, control, or leadership by one person with total power
โ The country suffered for many years under his dictatorship.
โ live under a dictatorship
a giant compilation of โฆ
ใใใใใใใใฎไฝๅ้๏ผ๏ผ๏ผ
a commentary
NOUN
๏ผใกใใฃใขใงใฎ๏ผ่งฃ่ชฌใ่ฉ่ซ
a record of events usually written by a participant โusually used in plural
โ Caesarโs Commentaries on the Gallic War
social commentary
NOUN.
็คพไผๅ้กใใใผใใซ
ๅ้กใๆ่ตทใใใใจ๏ผไฝๅใชใฉ๏ผ
like Banksy.
The expression of oneโs point of view or feelings towards society, usually through literature.
e.g. Satire๏ผ้ขจๅบ็ป๏ผ
stand-alone
ADJ.
used to refer to something that is not part of a set or series (= a set of books, broadcasts, films, etc. on the same subject or using the same characters):
โ He has written a few stand-alone novels and a couple of series.
โ a stand-alone comic
to come away with something
PHRASAL VERB
โ[no passive] to leave a place with a particular feeling or impression
โ We came away thinking that we had done quite well.
with
โ I came away with the impression that the school was very well run
It just so happens that โฆ
IDIOM
โused to describe something that occurs by chance
โ It (just) so happens that I know her son.
- that I met him yesterday!
- that I have a bike to lend you!
kooky
(not a cookie!)
ADJ.
Informal:
strange or eccentric.
โ I like kooky foreign films
โ a kooky neighbour boy
dimension
NOUN
size; height, width, lengthโฆ
apprehensive
ADJ.
worried, anxious
โ Iโm feeling apprehensive about cycling in town.
sleet
NOUN
rain containing ice
ใฟใใ
โ sleet showers
Youโre more than welcome!
PHRASE
used when you want to add more joy and happiness to โyouโre welcome!โ
brine
NOUN
water with salt in it, especially when used to preserve food:
โ tuna/olives in brine
affinity
NOUN
a natural liking for and understanding of someone or something.
โ he had a special affinity with horses
โ I seem to have a special affinity with dolphins. I almost cry when I see themโฆ!
a dowel
NOUN
a short, wooden round stick
(a projecting peg used for holding together components of a structure)
ไธธใ็ญใๆจใฎๆฃใไฝใใ็ตใฟ็ซใฆใใจใใ้ใฟใใใชๅฝนๅฒใใใใ
a rolling pin
NOUN
้บบๆฃใใฎใๆฃ
to hang around
PHRASAL VERB
ใถใใถใใใ
โ Iโll be hanging around the city centre, so call me when youโre free.
to overtake
VERB
่ฟฝใ่ถใ
โ I was surprised that people walk so fast in the UK. I get overtaken by many people while walking.
the spell is broken
PHRASE
้ญๆณใ่งฃใใ
โ He is going to look like a frog until the spell is broken.
What if I want to avoid โฆ (something, doing something)
PHRASE
ใใโฆใใใใชใใฃใใ๏ผ
โ What if I want to avoid the issue ofโฆ
โ What if I want to avoid sounding condescending?
to have a lead
VERB
to have a clue
โ Police often announce that they have โseveral leads but no real suspectโ just to let the public know that they are still working on the case.
to check with someone
VERB
็ขบ่ชใใใ็ธ่ซใใ
โ Iโm the lead person on this campaign, so please check with me before making any big decisions.
โ Check with Harold if you have any questions about this case.
to check in with someone
IDIOM
(US, informal)
to talk with (someone) in order to report or find out new information
โ I have to go to a meeting now, but Iโll check in with you later.
discreet shipping/packaging
NOUN
when your online shopped item is packaged and shipped in packaging with just your name and address, without any information about the item inside.
to find/make the time
PHRASE
+ to (do something)/for something
ๆ้ใ่ฆใคใใใปๆ้ใไฝใ
โ โIโm finding it hard to find the time to exercise.โ โThen make it. Time is not what you find, itโs what you make!โ โTrueโฆโ
Iโd rather notโฆ
PHRASE
้ ๆ
ฎใใฆใใใพใ
โ Oh, thank you, but I think Iโd rather not, I donโt drink alcohol. But thank you.
โ Sorry, but Iโd rather not answer that questionโฆ Iโm sorry.
๏ผโratherโ seems to have a little more hesitancy/informality, and can thus be seen as more โpoliteโ. (than Iโd prefer)
Thank you for taking the time to โฆ
PHRASE
ใใฎใใใฎๆ้ใใจใฃใฆใใ ใใฃใฆใใใใจใใใใใพใใใ
take some time and have a think
PHRASE
ๅฐใใใฃใใ่ใใฆใฟใ
due to the nature of (something)
PHRASE
ใใฎๆง่ณชไธใ
โ Due to the nature of the job. insurance is required.
ไปไบใฎๆง่ณชไธใไฟ้บใๅฟ
่ฆใงใใ๏ผๅคๅๅฑใชใไปไบ๏ผ
โ Please note due to the nature of our Edwardian building all room sizes vary slightly.
ใจใใฏใผใๆใฎๅปบ็ฏใฎๆง่ณชใซใใใ้จๅฑใซใใฃใฆใตใคใบใๅคๅฐ็ฐใชใใใจใไบใใไบๆฟใใ ใใใ
Please note that โฆ
PHRASE
ใใจใใใใจใใใใใใใไบๆฟใใ ใใใ
