LXIV

Question 1

trendy /ˈtrendi/

Answer 1

1) influenced by the most fashionable styles and ideas
“a trendy Bay Area restaurant”
2) someone who tries hard to be fashionable and follows all the latest styles – used to show disapproval
“young trendies from art college”

1. مرسوم، مد روز

Question 2

hay /heɪ/

Answer 2

long grass that has been cut and dried, used as food for cattle

1. علف خشک
2. یونجه خشک
3. گیاه خشک کرده

Question 3

darn /dɑːn/

Answer 3

1) used to show that you are annoyed or disappointed SYN damn
“Darn! I forgot my keys!”
2) used to emphasize how bad, stupid, unfair etc someone or something is SYN damn
“The darn fool got lost on the way.”
3) to repair a hole in a piece of clothing by stitching wool over it
“Her cardigan had been darned at the elbows.”
4) a place where a hole in a piece of clothing has been repaired neatly with wool

noun
1. رفو
2. فحش
verb
1. رفو کردن

Question 4

cardigan /ˈkɑːdɪɡən/

Answer 4

a sweater similar to a short coat, fastened at the front with buttons or a zip

ژاکت کش باف پشمی

Question 5

detonate /ˈdetəneɪt/

Answer 5

to explode or to make something explode

1. منفجر شدن
2. با صدا ترکیدن
3. ترکانیدن

Question 6

shovel /ˈʃʌvəl/

Answer 6

1) a tool with a rounded blade and a long handle used for moving earth, stones etc SYN spade
2) a part of a large vehicle or machine used for moving or digging earth
3) to lift and move earth, stones etc with a shovel
“The workmen shovelled gravel onto the road.”
“They were out in freezing conditions shovelling snow off the pitch.”
shovel the driveway/sidewalk etc American English (=shovel snow from a road or path)
“Everyone was out shoveling their sidewalks.”

shovel something into/onto something
to put something, usually food, somewhere quickly
“We shovelled food into our mouths as fast as we could.”

noun
1. بیل
2. پارو
3. بیلچه
4. خاک انداز
5. کج بیل
verb
1. بیل زدن
2. با بیل کندن

Question 7

blithe /blaɪð/

Answer 7

1) seeming not to care or worry about the effects of what you do
“a blithe disregard for the facts”
2) happy and having no worries

Question 8

fate /feɪt/

Answer 8

1) the things that happen to someone or something, especially unpleasant things that end their existence or end a particular period
“I wouldn’t wish such a fate on my worst enemy.”
fate of
“No one knows what the fate of the hostages will be.”
2) a power that is believed to control what happens in people’s lives
“Fate plays cruel tricks sometimes.”
a twist/quirk of fate (=something unexpected that happens)
“By a strange twist of fate, Smith’s first match is against the team that gave him the sack last season.”

1. سرنوشت
2. تقدیر
3. قضا و قدر
4. بخت

Question 9

quirk /kwɜːk/

Answer 9

1) something strange that happens by chance
quirk of
“Years later, by a strange quirk of fate, she found herself sitting next to him on a plane.”
2) a strange habit or feature of someone’s character, or a strange feature of something
“Like every computer, this one has its little quirks.”

Question 10

wring /rɪŋ/

Answer 10

1) to succeed in getting something from someone, but only after a lot of effort SYN squeeze
wring something from/out of somebody
“They are always trying to wring additional funds from the government.”
“I managed to wring the information out of him.”
2) to tightly twist a wet cloth or wet clothes in order to remove water

1. به زور گرفتن
2. فشردن
3. چلاندن

wring your hands
to rub and twist your hands together because you are worried and upset