Lu Flashcards
Chug
to swallow a drink completely without stopping to breathe:
[ T ] He was so thirsty he chugged three glasses of water.
Relate
to find or show the connection between two or more things:
We need to explain why these issues are important and relate them to everyday life.
Boundary
a real or imagined line that marks the edge or limit of something:
The Ural mountains mark the boundary between Europe and Asia.
Im not sure i follow
Say when you dont know what people are talking about
Leaps and bounds
If someone or something gets better by/in leaps and bounds, he, she, or it improves very quickly:
Her Spanish has come on (= improved) in leaps and bounds this year.
Leap n/v leapt
to make a large jump or sudden movement, usually from one place to another:
He leaped out of his car and ran towards the house.
to provide help, protection, etc. very quickly:
He leaped to his friend’s defence.
to achieve something suddenly, usually fame, power, or importance:
He leapt to fame after his appearance in a Broadway play.
Sedate
avoiding excitement or great activity and usually calm and relaxed:
The fight against a chemical storage site has transformed a normally sedate village into a battleground
to cause a person or animal to be very calm or go to sleep by giving them a drug:
When I saw him after the accident he was still in shock and was heavily sedated.
Enrich
to improve the quality of something by adding something else:
Fertilizer helps to enrich the soil.
The status quo
the present situation:
Certain people always want to maintain the status quo.
Expand
to increase in size, number, or importance, or to make something increase in this way:
The air in the balloon expands when heated.
Broaden
to become wider, or to cause something to become wider:
The track broadens and becomes a road at this point.
To be drawn to
to be attracted to someone
Crave
to have a very strong feeling of wanting something:
Many young children crave attention.
Despertate
needing or wanting something very much:
They are desperate for help.
Widespread
existing or happening in many places and/or among many people:
There are reports of widespread flooding in northern France
Inevitable
certain to happen and unable to be avoided or prevented:
The accident was the inevitable consequence/result/outcome of carelessness.
To pioneer
to be one of the first people to do something:
It was universities that pioneered these new industries.
To reflect
to show, express, or be a sign of something:
The statistics reflect a change in people’s spending habits.
to think carefully, especially about possibilities and opinions:
The manager demanded time to reflect (on what to do).
I bet you
You use expressions such as ‘I bet’, ‘I’ll bet’, and ‘you can bet’ to indicate that you are sure something is true.
[informal]
I bet you were good at games when you were at school.
Unencumbered
without something making it difficult for you to do something:
People can decide how to care for their children, unencumbered by interference from the state.