LXVIII Flashcards
blunt /blʌnt/
1) not sharp or pointed OPP sharp
“Sharpen all your blunt knives.”
“a blunt pencil”
2) speaking in an honest way even if this upsets people → bluntly
“To be blunt, many of the candidates cannot read or write.”
“Julian’s blunt words hurt her.”
3) to make a feeling less strong OPP sharpen
“The bad weather blunted their enthusiasm for camping.”
4) to make the point of a pencil or the edge of a knife less sharp OPP sharpen
- کند
- رک
- دارای لبه ضخیم
- کند کردن
plantation /plænˈteɪʃən/
1) a large area of land in a hot country, where crops such as tea, cotton, and sugar are grown
“a rubber plantation”
2) a large group of trees grown to produce wood
- مزرعه
startle /ˈstɑːtl/
to make someone suddenly surprised or slightly shocked
“Sorry, I didn’t mean to startle you.”
be startled to do something
“I was startled to see Amanda.”
elapse /ɪˈlæps/
if a particular period of time elapses, it passes
“Several months elapsed before his case was brought to trial.”
“The assignment must be completed within an overall elapsed time of one week.”
- سپری شدن
- گذشتن
favour /ˈfeɪvə/
1) something that you do for someone in order to help them or be kind to them
“Could you do me a favour and tell Kelly I can’t make it?”
“He hired John as a favour to his father.”
2) support, approval, or agreement for something such as a plan, idea, or system
in favour of something
“Senior ministers spoke in favour of the proposal.”
“I talked to Susie about it, and she’s all in favor (=completely approves) of going.”
find/gain/win favour
“The idea may find favor with older people.”
in somebody/something’s favour
“The vote was 60–59 in the government’s favor.”
“In Sweden and other countries, nuclear power has lost favor.”
look on/view/regard something with favour formal (=support something, and want to help it succeed)
“Employers are more likely to look with favour on experienced candidates.”
All in favour (=used when asking people to vote on something by raising a hand)?
vote/decide in favour of something (=vote or decide to support something)
“288 members voted in favor of the ban.”
3) when someone or something is liked or approved of by people, or not liked or approved of
be in favour (with somebody)
“The island is very much in favour as a holiday destination.”
be out of favour (with somebody)
“The stock is currently out of favor with investors.”
find/gain/win favour
“Radcliffe’s books began to find favour with the reading public.”
come/be back in favour (=become popular again)
“Fountain pens have come back in favour.”
fall/go out of favour (=stop being approved of)
“Grammar-based teaching methods went out of favour in the 60s and 70s.”
4) to prefer someone or something to other things or people, especially when there are several to choose from
“Both countries seem to favour the agreement.”
“loose clothing of the type favoured in Arab countries”
favour somebody/something over somebody/something
“Florida voters favored Bush over Gore by a very small margin.”
5) to treat someone much better than someone else, in a way that is not fair
“a tax cut that favours rich people”
favour somebody over somebody
“a judicial system that favours men over women”
curry favour (with somebody) to try to make someone like you or notice you in order to get something that you want – used to show disapproval "a businessman who made several attempts to curry favour with politicians"
appease /əˈpiːz/
to make someone less angry or stop them from attacking you by giving them what they want
“They attempted to appease international opposition by promising to hold talks.”
—appeasement noun [countable, uncountable]
“Chamberlain’s policy of appeasement towards Hitler in the 30s”
adversary /ˈædvəsəri/
a country or person you are fighting or competing against SYN opponent
“his old adversary”
folly /ˈfɒli/
1) a very stupid thing to do, especially one that is likely to have serious results
“Somerville bitterly regretted his folly at becoming involved.”
it would be folly to do something
“It would be sheer folly to reduce spending on health education.”
“ the follies of aristocratic society”
2) an unusual building that was built in the past as a decoration, not to be used or lived in
confine /kənˈfaɪn/
1) to keep someone or something within the limits of a particular activity or subject SYN restrict
“confine something to something”
“The police cadet’s duties were confined to taking statements from the crowd.”
“We confined our study to ten cases”.
confine yourself to (doing) something
“Owen did not confine himself to writing only one type of poem.”
2) to keep someone in a place that they cannot leave, such as a prison
confine somebody to something
“Any soldier who leaves his post will be confined to barracks (=made to stay in the barracks).”
“be confined in something”
“He was allegedly confined in a narrow dark room for two months.”
3) to stop something bad from spreading to another place
confine something to something
“Firefighters managed to confine the fire to the living room.”
4) if you are confined to a place, you have to stay in that place, especially because you are ill
be confined to something
“Vaughan is confined to a wheelchair.”
“She’s confined to bed with flu.”
fir /fɜː/
a tree with leaves shaped like needles that do not fall off in winter
“a fir tree”
