LXI

Question 1

treason /ˈtriːzən/

Answer 1

the crime of being disloyal to your country or its government, especially by helping its enemies or trying to remove the government using violence → treachery
treason against
“Richter is accused of committing treason against the state.”
“The defendant was convicted of high treason (=treason of the worst kind) and sentenced to death.”

خیانت

Question 2

disclose /dɪsˈkləʊz/

Answer 2

1) to make something publicly known, especially after it has been kept secret SYN reveal
“Some companies have already voluntarily disclosed similar information.”
“He refused to disclose the identity of the politician.”
disclose that
“It was disclosed that £3.5 million was needed to modernize the building.”

2) to show something by removing the thing that covers it SYN reveal

1. فاش کردن
2. باز کردن
3. اشکار کردن

Question 3

overtake /ˌəʊvəˈteɪk/

Answer 3

1) to go past a moving vehicle or person because you are going faster than them and want to get in front of them
“He pulled out to overtake the van.”
“Never try to overtake on a bend.”
2) to develop or increase more quickly than someone or something else and become more successful, more important, or more advanced than them
“Television soon overtook the cinema as the most popular form of entertainment.”
“Hingis has now overtaken her in the world tennis rankings.”
3) if something bad, especially a feeling, overtakes you, it happens to you suddenly and has a strong effect on you → overcome
be overtaken by something
“She was overtaken by emotion and started to cry.”
“A terrible sense of panic overtook him.”

noun
1. سبقت
verb
1. رسیدن به
2. سبقت گرفتن بر
3. رد شدن از

Question 4

pervert /pəˈvɜːt/

Answer 4

1) to change something in an unnatural and often harmful way
“Genetic scientists are often accused of perverting nature.”
2) to influence someone so that they begin to think or behave in an immoral way SYN corrupt
“TV violence perverts the minds of young children.”

1. منحرف کردن
2. گمراه شدن
3. از راه راست بدر کردن

Question 5

gourmet /ˈɡʊəmeɪ/

Answer 5

1) producing or relating to very good food and drink
“a gourmet cook”
“gourmet dinners”
2) someone who knows a lot about food and wine and who enjoys good food and wine

1. خوراک شناس
2. شراب شناس
3. خبره خوراک

Question 6

reciprocate /rɪˈsɪprəkeɪt/

Answer 6

1) formal to do or give something, because something similar has been done or given to you
“When he spoke I was expected to reciprocate with some remark of my own.”
2) to feel the same about someone as they feel about you
“It was a hopeless love that could not possibly be reciprocated.”

1. معامله بمثل کردن
2. دادن و گرفتن
3. تلافی کردن
4. عمل متقابل کردن
5. جبران کردن

Question 7

stimulate /ˈstɪmjəleɪt/

Answer 7

1) to encourage or help an activity to begin or develop further OPP suppress
stimulate growth/demand/the economy etc
“the president’s plan to stimulate economic growth”
2) to encourage someone by making them excited about and interested in something
“Her interest in art was stimulated by her father.”
stimulate somebody to do something
“An inspiring teacher can stimulate students to succeed.”
3) to make a plant or part of the body become active or stronger OPP suppress
“Light stimulates plant growth.”

1. انگیختن
2. تحریک کردن
3. بر انگیختن
4. تهییج کردن

Question 8

slur /slɜː/

Answer 8

1) to speak unclearly without separating your words or sounds correctly
slur your words/speech
“She was slurring her words as if she was drunk.”
“His voice sounded slurred.”
2) to criticize someone or something unfairly
3) to play a group of musical notes smoothly together
4) an unfair criticism that is intended to make people dislike someone or something
slur on/against
“Milton regarded her comment as a slur on his country.”
“How dare she cast a slur on (=criticize) my character?”

Question 9

hostile /ˈhɒstaɪl

Answer 9

1) angry and deliberately unfriendly towards someone, and ready to argue with them
“Southampton fans gave their former coach a hostile reception.”
“Carr wouldn’t meet Feng’s stare, which was openly hostile.”
hostile to/towards
“The boy feels hostile towards his father.”
2) opposing a plan or idea very strongly
hostile to/towards
“Senator Lydon was hostile to our proposals.”
3) belonging to an enemy
“hostile territory”
4) used to describe conditions that are difficult to live in, or that make it difficult to achieve something
hostile environment/climate/terrain etc
“a guide to surviving in even the most hostile terrain”

1. دشمن
2. ضد
3. عدو
4. متخاصم

Question 10

provocative /prəˈvɒkətɪv/

Answer 10

1) provocative behaviour, remarks etc are intended to make people angry or upset, or to cause a lot of discussion
provocative comment/remark/statement
“The minister’s provocative remarks were widely reported in the press.”
“a provocative act by a terrorist group”
2) provocative clothes, movements, pictures etc are intended to make someone sexually excited
“provocative images of young girls”

1. محرک
2. برانگیزنده
3. عصبانی کننده
4. فتنه گر