Lesson 4 Flashcards
Abbey
ˈæbi/ noun [countable]
a large church with buildings next to it where monks and nuns live or used to live صومعه،کلیسا
Abundant
/əˈbʌndənt/ ●○○ adjective
something that is abundant exists or is available in large quantities so that there is more than enough OPP scarce.
فراوان
Adjoin
/əˈdʒɔɪn/ verb [transitive] متصل شدن،افزودن
a room, building, or piece of land that adjoins something is next to it and connected to it
A vacant plot of land adjoins his house.
—adjoining adjective
Ample
ˈæmpəl/ ●○○ adjective 1 more than enough SYN sufficient OPP insufficient ample time/evidence/opportunity ample room/space etc ،بيش ازحد لروم،سرشار،فراوان،وسيع،فراخ
Arid
/ˈærɪd/ adjective
1 arid land or an arid climate is very dry because it has very little rain خشك و كم اب
Water from the Great Lakes is pumped to arid regions.
2 not having any new, interesting, or exciting features or qualities
My mind was arid, all inspiration gone.
—aridity /əˈrɪdəti/ noun
Cathedral
/kəˈθiːdrəl/ ●●○ noun [countable]
the main church of a particular area under the control of a bishop
St Paul’s Cathedral
cathedral city ساختمان يا كليساي جامع
Crisis
/ˈkraɪsɪs/ noun (plural crises /-siːz/) [countable, uncountable]
1 a situation in which there are a lot of problems that must be dealt with quickly so that the situation does not get worse or more dangerous → emergency بحران
Deprive
/dɪˈpraɪv/ ●○○ verb
→ deprive somebody of something محروم كردن
Drought
/draʊt/ ●●○ noun [countable, uncountable]
a long period of dry weather when there is not enough water for plants and animals to live
خشكي،خشكسالي
Eligible
/ˈelɪdʒəbəl/ ●○○ adjective
1 someone who is eligible for something is able or allowed to do it, for example because they are the right age
Students on a part-time course are not eligible for a loan.
eligible to do something/eligible for
—eligibility /ˌelɪdʒəˈbɪləti/ noun
Fast
fast3 verb [intransitive]
to eat little or no food for a period of time, especially for religious reasons روزه گرفتن
Grumble
/ˈɡrʌmbəl/ ●○○ verb
1 [intransitive, transitive] to keep complaining in an unhappy way SYN moan
grumble about/at
Farmers are always grumbling about the weather.
grumble that غرغر کردن،گله کردن
Inland
/ˈɪnlənd/ adjective [only before noun]
an inland area, city etc is not near the coast درون مرزی
/ɪnˈlænd/ adverb
in a direction away from the coast and towards the centre of a country دور از دریا و سمت مرکز شهر
Moisture
/ˈmɔɪstʃə $ -ər/ ●●○ noun [uncountable]
small amounts of water that are present in the air, in a substance, or on a surface نم ، رطوبت
Nonetheless
/ˌnʌnðəˈles/ ●●○ AWL adverb [sentence adverb] formal
in spite of the fact that has just been mentioned SYN nevertheless با اینحال،با این وجود ،بهرحال
