Lesson 11 Flashcards
Attorney
/əˈtɜːni $ -ɜːr-/ noun [countable] American English
a lawyer
Chronic
/ˈkrɒnɪk $ ˈkrɑː-/ ●●○ adjective
1) a chronic disease or illness is one that continues for a long time and cannot be cured → acute
chronic arthritis
chronic asthma
chronic heart disease
2 )a chronic problem is one that continues for a long time and cannot easily be solved
chronic unemployment
Discipline
/ˈdɪsɪplɪn/ ●●noun
1 [uncountable] a way of training someone so that they learn to control their behaviour and obey rules
The book gives parents advice on discipline.
serious discipline problems in the police force
2 [uncountable] the ability to control your own behaviour, so that you do what you are expected to do نظم و انظباط
Donor
ˈdoʊnər/ ●○○ noun [countable]
1 a person, group etc that gives something, especially money, to help an organization or country → donate
A Blood donor
Fellow
adjective
1 → fellow workers/students/countrymen etc
2 → our fellow man/men
دوست رفيق شريك هم شان
Gossip
/ˈɡɒsɪp $ ˈɡɑː-/ ●●○ noun
1 [uncountable] information that is passed from one person to another about other people’s behaviour and private lives, often including unkind or untrue remarks
بدگويي،شايعه،اراجيف،دري وري
Graffiti
/ɡræˈfiːti, ɡrə-/ ●○○ noun [uncountable]
1)rude, humorous, or political writing and pictures on the walls of buildings, trains etc
2)words or drawings in public places
Guardian
/ˈɡɑːdiən $ ˈɡɑːr-/noun [countable]
1 someone who is legally responsible for looking after someone else’s child, especially after the child’s parents have died
somebody’s guardian
Implicate
/ˈɪmplɪkeɪt/ verb [transitive]
1 to show or suggest that someone is involved in a crime or dishonest act
The allegations implicated Abe to such an extent he was forced to resign.
implicate somebody in something متهم کردن متهم شدن
Kin
Is a person’s family and relatives
خویشاوند ،قوم وخویش،هم خون
Referee
/ˌrefəˈriː/ ●●○ noun [countable]
1 someone who makes sure that the rules of a sport such as football, basketball, or boxing, are followed → umpire
داور
Sever
/ˈsevə $ -ər/ ●○○ verb formal
1 [intransitive, transitive] to cut through something completely, separating it into two parts, or to become cut in this way SYN cut off
Martin’s hand was severed in the accident.
a severed rope بریدن
2 [transitive] to end a relationship with someone, or a connection with something, especially because of a disagreement SYN break off
sever ties/relations/connections/links etc (with/between somebody) جدا کردن یا جدا شدن
Shaft
/ʃɑːft $ ʃæft/ noun [countable]
1 PASSAGE a passage which goes down through a building or down into the ground, so that someone or something can get in or out
mine/elevator/ventilation etc shaft
a 300-foot elevator shaft دودکش،بادکش،چاه چال چاه اسانسور
2 HANDLE a long handle on a tool, spear etc دسته
3 OF LIGHT a narrow beam of light
shaft of light/sunlight
4 ENGINE PART a long thin piece of metal in an engine or machine, that turns and passes on power or movement to another part of the machine
a drive shaft
5 FOR A HORSE [usually plural] one of a pair of poles between which a horse is tied to pull a vehicle
6 ARROW literary an arrow
Stab
/stæb/ ●●○ verb (stabbed, stabbing)
1 [transitive] to push a knife into someone or something → stabbing
He was stabbed to death in a fight.
stab somebody in the heart/arm etc
She had been stabbed in the chest repeatedly.تیر کشیدن
► see thesaurus at attack
2 [intransitive, transitive] to make quick pushing movements with your finger or something pointed SYN jabفرو بردن،زخم زدن،چاقو زدن،سوراخ کردن،
Stimulus
/ˈstɪmjələs/ noun (plural stimuli /-laɪ/)
1 [countable usually singular, uncountable] something that helps a process to develop more quickly or more strongly محرک
stimulus to
The discovery of oil acted as a stimulus to industrial development.
2 [countable] something that makes someone or something move or react انگیزه
