lesson1 Flashcards
Adverse
/ˈædvɜːs $ -ɜːrs/ ●○○ adjective
1 not good or favourable
They fear it could have an adverse effect on global financial markets.
Miller’s campaign has received a good deal of adverse publicity.
Alternate
ˈɒːltər-, net-/ ●○○ AWL adjective [usually before noun]
1 if something happens on alternate days, weeks etc, it happens on one day etc and not the next, and continues in this pattern → every other
جايگزين
Biodegradable
/ˌbaɪəʊdɪˈɡreɪdəbəl◂ $ ˌbaɪoʊ-/ adjective
materials, chemicals etc that are biodegradable are changed naturally by bacteria into substances that do not harm the environment OPP non biodegradable, non-biodegradable
تجزيه پذير
Choke
/tʃəʊk $ tʃoʊk/ ●●○ verb
1 [intransitive] to be unable to breathe properly because something is in your throat or there is not enough air
choke on
Convenient
/kənˈviːniənt/ ●●○ S3 adjective
1 useful to you because it saves you time, or does not spoil your plans or cause you problems OPP inconvenient
(noun) convenience ≠ inconvenience
(adjective) convenient ≠ inconvenient
(verb) inconvenience
Discard
/dɪsˈkɑːd $ -ɑːrd/ ●○○ verb
1 [transitive] to get rid of something SYN throw away
Fatal
/ˈfeɪtl/ ●●○ adjective 1 resulting in someone’s death potentially fatal diseases fatal accident/illness/injury etc 2 having a very bad effect, especially making someone fail or stop what they are doing fatal to
Incidence
/ˈɪnsɪdəns/ AWL noun [countable usually singular] formal
the number of times something happens, especially crime, disease etc → rate
incidence of
high/low etc incidence
نرخ،وقوع
Municipal
/mjuːˈnɪsəpəl $ mjʊ-/ ●○○ adjective
relating to or belonging to the government of a town or city
Overuse
/ˌəʊvəˈjuːz $ ˌoʊvər-/ verb [transitive]
to use something too much, especially so that it is not effective anymore or it is damaged
بيش از حد استفاده كردن
Stuffed
/stʌft/ ●○○ adjective [not before noun] informal
completely full, so that you cannot eat any more
پر شده، مملو از