Part 03 Flashcards

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ارتقاء يافته ، پُر شتاب

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Revved-up :

  • He’s put a new revved-up engine in the used car he bought.
  • The Americans are facing competition from revved-up European airlines.
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2
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ایستگاه را ترک کردن (قطار) / حرکت کردن

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Pull out :

  • I got to the platform just as the train was pulling out.
  • The train will pull out at exactly 6:30, so don’t be late.
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3
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(اتومبیل) توی دنده ی سنگین تر گذاشتن

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Change down :

  • You should really change down to go round a corner.
  • (often + into) Change down into second.
  • I had to change down and get back into the slow lane and go very slowly indeed.
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4
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متوقف كردن خودرو

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Flag down :

  • A police officer flagged the car down.
  • We tried to flag down a taxi but they were all full.

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5
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افزايش دادن سرعت خودرو

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Pick up speed :

• The train picked up speed as it came out of the tunnel.

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6
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پنچر شدن (لاستیک)

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Blow out :

  • It’s a good thing you weren’t going any faster when your tyre blew out.
  • My tire blew out on the way home.
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7
Q

مسیر عوض کردن ، ورود به راه فرعى

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Branch off :

  • (often + from) We branched off from the main route and went through the countryside.
  • After a while we branched off the motorway .
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8
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واضح بودن (منظور، حرف ، فيلم) / قابل فهم بودن

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Come across :

  • Her ideas came across with great force in the article.
  • His bitterness comes across in much of his poetry.
  • He spoke for a long time but his meaning didn’t really come across.
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9
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رد کردن ، نفی کردن، نپذیرفتن

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Rule out :

  • I’m afraid we can’t rule out the possibility that she may have the disease.
  • The police had not ruled him out as a suspect.
  • The proposed solution was ruled out as expensive. ( راه حل پیشنهادی به دلیل پرهزینه بودن رد شد )
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