Lesson 14 - M -words Flashcards
bind verb /baɪnd/
bind verb (TIE/FASTEN)
to tie something or someone tightly or to fasten something:
- They bound the packages with brightly coloured ribbon.
- Bind together the two broken ends.
- The prisoner was bound hand and foot.
[ T ]
(also bind up)
to tie something around a part of the body, especially a part that is damaged:
- He had already bound the child’s arm when I arrived.
[ T ]
to sew or stick material along the edges of something such as a jacket, in order to make it stronger or to decorate it:
- The edges of the carpet are bound to stop them fraying.
[ T ]
to make separate pieces of paper into a book:
- There are several different ways to bind a book, for example you can stitch or stick the pages together.
[ I or T ]
(used especially in cooking) to make a mixture stick together in a solid mass, or to be made to stick together like this:
- Add enough water to bind everything together.
- The mixture wouldn’t bind.
[ I or T ] CHEMISTRY specialized
to combine with something by a chemical bond (= the force holding atoms together in a molecule), or to be combined like this:
- Protein’s ability to bind iron may enhance iron absorption in the body.
- The tissue cells will bind strongly to each other.
bind verb (UNITE)
to unite people or to make them feel that they share something:
- The things that bind them together are greater than their differences.
- “We have one country, one Constitution and one future that binds us,” he said.
- Close personal ties bind me to this place.
preliminary adjective [ before noun ] /prɪˈlɪm.ə.ner.i/
coming before a more important action or event, especially introducing or preparing for it:
- Preliminary results show that the vaccine is effective, but this has to be confirmed by further medical trials.
- We’ve decided to change the design based on our preliminary findings.
preliminary
noun [ C usually plural ] /prɪˈlɪm.ə.ner.i/
an event or action that introduces or prepares for something else:
- After a few polite preliminaries (= introductions), we stated our main ideas and intentions.
- The French team finished first in the competition preliminaries (= the first part of the competition).
seep
verb [ I + adv/prep ] /siːp/
просачиваться, проникать, протекать,
to move or spread slowly out of a hole or through something:
- Pesticides are seeping out of farmland and into the water supply.
- figurative Given the intense secrecy of the arms business, information only seeps out in company literature.
slash
verb /slæʃ/
[ I or T ]
to cut with a sharp blade using a quick, strong movement:
- The museum was broken into last night and several paintings were slashed.
- She tried to commit suicide by slashing her wrists.
We had to slash (our way) through the long grass to clear a path.
[ T ] informal
to very much reduce something, such as money or jobs:
- Prices have been slashed by 50 percent!
standoff
noun [ C ] /ˈstænd.ɑːf/
противостояние, тупик, ничья
a situation in which neither side has won a competition or argument, or an occasion when someone prevents officials from acting, usually by threatening violence:
- The battle of wills between teacher and student was a standoff.
- She locked herself in the house, but after a brief standoff, police convinced her to come out.
stipulate
verb [ T ] formal /ˈstɪp.jə.leɪt/
оговаривать, обуславливать
to say exactly how something must be or must be done:
- She agreed to buy the car, but stipulated racing tyres and a turbo-powered engine.
- [ + that ] The law stipulates that new cars must have seat belts for the driver and every passenger.
- [ + question word ] We have signed a contract which stipulates when the project must be completed.
abrupt
adjective /əˈbrʌpt/
резкий, крутой, внезапный, неожиданный
abrupt adjective (SUDDEN)
sudden and unexpected, and often unpleasant:
- an abrupt change/movement
- Our conversation came to an abrupt end when George burst into the room.
- The road ended in an abrupt (= sudden and very steep) slope down to the sea.
abrupt adjective (UNFRIENDLY)
using too few words when talking, in a way that seems rude and unfriendly:
- an abrupt manner/reply
- He is sometimes very abrupt with clients.
puny
adjective /ˈpjuː.ni/
тщедушный, щуплый, хилый small; weak; not effective: - a puny little man - My car only has a puny little engine. - The party's share of the vote rose from a puny 13 percent in the last election to 21 percent this time.
vague
adjective /veɪɡ/
нечёткий, неопределённый, размывчатый, неясный …
not clearly expressed, known, described, or decided:
- I do have a vague memory of meeting her many years ago.
- The patient had complained of vague pains and backache.
not clear in shape, or not clearly seen:
- Through the mist I could just make out a vague figure.
A vague person is not able to think clearly, or gives an impression of not thinking clearly in order to hide their real thoughts:
- My aunt is incredibly vague - she can never remember where she puts things.
- Their report is studiously/deliberately vague on future economic prospects.
torment
noun /ˈtɔːr.ment/
Meaning of torment in English
torment
noun
UK /ˈtɔː.ment/ US /ˈtɔːr.ment/
мучение, мука
[ U ]
great mental suffering and unhappiness, or great physical pain:
- The family said they had endured years of torment and abuse at the hands of their neighbours.
- Waiting for the result of the medical tests was sheer torment.
- He spent the night in torment, trying to decide what was the best thing to do.
distraction
noun /dɪˈstræk.ʃən/
[ U ]
the state of being very bored or annoyed:
- His lessons bore me to distraction.
- That dreadful noise is driving me to distraction.
[ C or U ]
something that prevents someone from giving their attention to something else:
- I can turn the television off if you find it a distraction.
[ C ]
an activity that you do for pleasure:
- one of the distractions of city life
thrill
noun [ C ] /θrɪl/
трепет, дрожь, возбуждение
a feeling of extreme excitement, usually caused by something pleasant:
- the thrill of winning a competition
- So why do people still go hunting - is it the thrill of the chase?
- It gave me a real thrill to see her again after so many years.
- The video shows the thrills and spills (= excitement and accidents) of motor racing.
fidget
verb [ I ] /ˈfɪdʒ.ət/
ерзать, беспокойно двигаться
to make continuous, small movements, especially if they do not have a particular purpose and you make them without meaning to, for example because you are nervous or bored:
- Children can’t sit still for long without fidgeting.
- He cleared his throat and nervously fidgeted with a pencil.
- He fidgets with a string of worry beads.
perpetrator
noun [ C ] /ˈpɝː.pə.treɪ.t̬ɚ/
преступник, нарушитель
someone who has committed a crime or a violent or harmful act:
- The perpetrators of the massacre must be brought to justice as war criminals.
