leap-3 Flashcards
accomplish (v)
accomplishment
accomplished
başarmak, sonuçlandırmak
to finish something successfully or to achieve something:
The students accomplished the task in less than ten minutes.
She accomplished such a lot during her visit.
I feel as if I’ve accomplished nothing since I left my job.
adopt
adoption
adopted
kabul etmek, evlat edinmek
to legally take another person’s child into your own family and take care of him or her as your own child:
They’ve adopted a baby girl.
She had the child adopted (= she gave her baby to someone else to take care of).
They have no children of their own, but they’re hoping to adopt.
Karşı
anticipate(v)
anticipation
beklemek
to imagine or expect that something will happen:
We don’t anticipate any trouble.
We had one or two difficulties along the way that we didn’t anticipate.
Are you anticipating a lot of people at the party tonight?
[ + -ing verb ] They anticipate having several applicants for the job.
[ + that ] They anticipate that they will have several applicants for the job
[ + question word ] At this stage we can’t really anticipate what will happen.
The anticipated inflation figure is lower than last month’s.
concentrate v
concentration n
concentrated adj
konsantre olmak
to direct your attention or your efforts towards a particular activity, subject, or problem:
Come on, concentrate! We don’t have all day to do this.
I can’t concentrate on my work with all that noise.
I find running concentrates the mind (= helps me to think).
I’m going to concentrate on my writing for a while.
The company is concentrating (its resources) on developing new products.
consist
oluşmak
to be something that is made or formed of various specific things:
The crowd consisted mostly of college kids and office workers.
Her responsibilities consist of answering the phone and greeting visitors.
curve
eğri
decline v-n
azalmak,reddetmek
to gradually become less, worse, or lower:
His interest in the project declined after his wife died.
The party’s popularity has declined in the opinion polls.
formal The land declines sharply away from the house.
launch
tanıtma, kutlama etkinliği
an event to celebrate or introduce something new:
How much champagne will we need for the launch?
Illness prevented her attending the launch party for her latest novel.
pursue
pursuit n
takip etmek, amaca ulaşmaya çalışmak
If you pursue a plan, activity, or situation, you try to do it or achieve it, usually over a long period of time:
He decided to pursue a career in television.
We need to decide soon what marketing strategy we should pursue for these new products.
Michael Evans is leaving the company to pursue his own business interests.
specialize v
speciality n
specialized
uzmanlaşmak
to study or work on a particular subject or skill more than any others, so that you become an expert in it:
She hired a lawyer who specializes in divorce cases.
I enjoy working in general medicine, but I hope to be able to specialize in the future
suit v
suitable adj
suitably adv
uygun olmak
to be right for a particular person, situation, or occasion:
A lot of corn is grown in this area - the soil seems to suit it very well.
The city lifestyle seems to suit her - she looks great.
suspect v suspicion n suspect n (person) suspicious adj suspiciously adv
şüphelenmek
to think or believe something to be true or probable:
So far, the police do not suspect foul play.
[ + (that) ] We had no reason to suspect (that) he might try to kill himself.
“Do you think she’ll have told them?” “I suspect not/so.”
caution n
cautious adj
cautiously
dikkat
great care and attention:
We need to proceed with/exercise caution (= be careful in taking action, making decisions, etc.)
They treated the story of his escape with (some/great/extreme) caution (= thought that it might not be true).
mayor
belediye başkanı
phase n
any stage in a series of events or in a process of development:
The project is only in its initial phase as yet, but it’s looking quite promising.
We’re entering a new phase in international relations.
conscious adj
unconscious adj
bilinçli olmak
to notice that a particular thing or person exists or is present:
My tooth doesn’t exactly hurt, but I’m conscious of it (= I can feel it) all the time.
[ + -ing verb ] I think she’s very conscious of being the only person in the office who didn’t have a university education.
[ + that ] He gradually became conscious (of the fact) that everyone else was wearing a suit.
skeptical adj
şüpheci
doubting that something is true or useful:
Many experts remain skeptical about/of his claims.
eventually adv
sonuçta
in the end, especially after a long time or a lot of effort, problems, etc.:
Although she had been ill for a long time, it still came as a shock when she eventually died.
It might take him ages but he’ll do it eventually.
likely
gerçekleşmesi beklenen
If something is likely, it will probably happen or is expected:
Do remind me because I’m likely to forget.
What’s the likely outcome of this whole business?
I suppose that might happen but it’s not very likely.
[ + that ] It’s quite likely that we’ll be in Spain this time next year.