Hong Kong protests 'extremely dangerous,'

Question 1

noun : the edge of a road or path that is usually covered in grass

yol kenarı

be on the ——- of sth/doing sth

to be going to happen or to do something very soon

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…ın/in eşiğinde olmak; …a/e kıl payı kalmış olmak; yapma aşamasında/arefesinde olmak

*a company on the ——— of financial disaster*

* She said the public disorder is disrupting life in the city and is pushing it to “the ——- of an extremely dangerous situation”.*

Answer 1

• verge

Question 2

noun : a situation in which all movement or activity has stopped

durma, duraklama, sekte; durağanlık

*The traffic came to a ——- in the thick fog.*

*Hong Kong was brought to a ——— on Monday morning as streets were blocked and 200 flights were cancelled.*

Answer 2

• standstill

Question 3

verb : SUGGEST :to suggest a plan or action​

önermek, teklif etmek

[+ (that)] *I ——- that we delay our decision until we have more information.*

——– to do sth : to intend to do something​

niyetinde olmak; niyet etmek, yeltenmek

*They ———- to cycle across Europe.*

MARRY [I] : to ask someone to marry you

evlenme teklif etmek

*He ———d to me on my birthday.*

Answer 3

• propose

Question 4

verb : to send someone back to the country where they are accused of a crime, so that a court there can decide if they are guilty

(suçlu) iade etmek, kendi ülkesine geri göndermek

[often passive] *The suspects were ———d to the UK.*

*The protests began in March against a proposed bill to allow people to be ———-d to stand trial in mainland China.*

Answer 4

• extradite

Question 5

verb : to spoil the appearance of something, especially by writing or painting on it

karalamak, bozmak, yazı ya da boyayla okunmaz hale getirmek

*Several posters have been ———d with political slogans.*

* They caused damage inside by spray-painting slogans and ———ing flags and paintings.*

Answer 5

• deface

Question 6

verb : NOT APPROVE​ : to say very strongly that you think something is wrong or very bad

kınamak, lanetlemek, ayıplamak

*The Prime Minister was quick to ———- the terrorists.*

* A central government spokesperson strongly ———-ed the latest demonstrators.*

BUILDING : to say that a building must be destroyed because it is not safe enough for people to use

yıkım kararı almak, binayı mühürleyip kullanılmasına izin vermemek

Answer 6

• condemn

Question 7

adjective : very obvious, with no attempt to be honest or behave well

kaba, arsız, utanmaz, pervasız, terbiyesiz

*He said: “Their conduct has ———-ly offended the state and national dignity, wantonly trampled on the bottom line of the ‘one country, two systems’ principle, and greatly hurt the feelings of the entire Chinese people.”*

Answer 7

• blatant

Question 8

adjective : ​done in order to cause suffering or destruction but with no other reason

nedensiz, sebepsiz, maksatsız, gelişigüzel

*——— cruelty/violence*

* He said: “Their conduct has blatantly offended the state and national dignity, ———ly trampled on the bottom line of the ‘one country, two systems’ principle, and greatly hurt the feelings of the entire Chinese people.”*

Answer 8

• wanton

Question 9

verb : to walk on something, usually damaging or hurting it

çiğnemek, ayağı altında ezmek

*She shouted at the boys for ———ing on her flowers.*

*He said: “Their conduct has blatantly offended the state and national dignity, wantonly ———-d on the bottom line of the ‘one country, two systems’ principle, and greatly hurt the feelings of the entire Chinese people.”*

Answer 9

• trample