Oxford Word Skills Advanced 6 Flashcards
cross
- علامت ضربدر / ضربدر زدن خط کشیدن
I’ve put a cross on the map - عبور کردن رد شدن، گذشتن
Look both ways before crossing the street. - مخالفت کردن در روی ایستادن، خلاف میل رفتار کردن
No one dared cross him. - عصبانی آزرده
I was cross with him for being late.
cross one’s arms/legs
پا روی پا انداختن, دست به سینه شدن
She sat down and crossed her legs.
crucial
مهم حیاتی
Favorable weather is crucial to a good harvest.
curiously enough
برای نشان دادن چیزی است عجیب شگفت انگیز تعجب آور و
حیرت اور
در کمال تعجّب
به طور عجیبی
شاید باورتان نشود ولی
curiously enough, he didn’t recognize his old friend
custody
/ˈkʌstədi/
- بازداشت
After the riot, 32 people were taken into police custody. - حضانت, سرپرستی
The divorce court awarded custody to the child’s mother.
customary
/ˈkʌstəˌmɛri/
مرسوم معمول
=typical =usual
Is it customary to tip waiters in your country?
cut back
- کاهش دادن کم کردن
If we don’t sell more we’ll have to cut back production. - هرس کردن کوتاه کردن
to cut back a rose bush
make cutbacks
(نیرو، هزینه و …) کم کردن
A fall in donations has forced the charity to make cutbacks.
cutback
تعدیل (نیرو، بودجه و…) کاهش، تقلیل
Many schools are facing cutbacks in funding this year.
dairy
/ˈder.i/
لبنیات ,لبنی, لبنیاتی ,مغازه لبنیات فروشی
Don’t give her a yogurt, she doesn’t eat dairy.
diary
/ˈdɑɪ.ə.ri/
دفتر خاطرات, سالنامه, سررسید
I’ve kept a diary since I was a little girl.
damaging
مضر زیان بار
Cars have a damaging effect on the environment.
damp
/dæmp/
مرطوب نمناک
It was a cold, damp morning.
dump
/dʌmp/
- دور انداختن بیرون ریختن
Toxic chemicals are dumped into the river. - ول کردن بهم زدن
Did you hear he’s dumped his girlfriend? - بیغوله جای بد و ناخوشایند/ محل تخلیه (زباله)
How can you live in this dump?
don’t you dare
حق نداری!
Don’t you dare go without me
day-to-day
روزمره, روزانه
the usual day-to-day problems
deadly
- مهلک, کشنده
a deadly virus - شدیداً کسلکننده, بهشدت خستهکننده
The lecture was absolutely deadly. - به شدت شدیدا، کاملا
I’m deadly serious.
deal
- قرارداد, معامله
I got a good deal on the car. - مقدار (زیاد)
He lost a great deal of money. - رفتار, طرز برخورد
I wish he would deal with me honestly. - خرید و فروش کردن (مواد مخدر و …)
I certainly don’t deal drugs. - رسیدگی کردن (به چیزی) پرداختن، سروکار داشتن
Our firm deals with customers all over the world.
square deal
طرز برخورد منصفانه
All the workers want is a square deal
death toll
/ˈdeθ toʊl/
آمار تلفات, شمار کشتهشدگان
The death toll has now risen to 200.
deathly
مرگبار
He received a deathly blow to the head.
debate
- مناظره بحث
they engaged in a furious debate - مورد بحث قرار دادن, مباحثه کردن، بحث کردن
The committee will debate the issue.
debt
/det/
بدهی ,قرض
The company is deep in debt.
deceive
فریب دادن گول زدن
=cheat =defraud =trick
The company deceived customers by selling old computers as new ones