Part 2 Flashcards
Bleak (adj.) [C2]
Not welcoming or attractive; without hope for the future; мрачный, безрадостный, унылый
“Financial times were hard and the future looked bleak”
Blunt (adj.) [C2]
- Not sharp; тупой (предметы)
- Direct, without trying to be polite; грубый, прямой, резкий
“I’ll be blunt - that last piece of work you did was terrible”
Variety is the spice of life
Doing many different things makes life interesting; Разнообразие - это вкус жизни
Try your hand at something
To try doing something for the first time; попробовать свои силы
“He decided to try his hand at knitting and discovered he was good at it”
Pristine (adj.)
New or almost new, and in very good condition; чистый, нетронутый, неиспорченный
“The car seemed to be in pristine condition”
Subscribe to something
To agree with or support an opinion, belief or theory; подписываться (под словами), соглашаться
“I subscribe to your previous point”
Consensus (n.) [C2]
A generally accepted opinion or decision among a group of people; консенсус, согласие
“We have to a consensus”
Take issue with someone/something [C1]
To disagree strongly; не соглашаться
“I took issue with him over his interpretation of the instructions”
Contentious (adj.)
Causing or likely to cause disagreement or argument; противоречивый, спорный
“She has some very contentious views on education”
Give an inch/budge/move an inch
To not change your opinion; поддаваться, уступать
“She’ll not give an inch, however hard you try to persuade her”
Miss the boat [C2]
To lose an opportunity to do something by being slow to act; остаться ни с чем, прошляпить
“He missed the boat by waiting till today”
Pluck up your courage [C2]
To force yourself to be brave enough to do something, although you are frightened or worried about it; набраться смелости, собраться с духом
“He finally plucked up courage to ask her to marry him”
Beyond/without a shadow of (a) doubt [C2]
True; без тени сомнения
“I am convinced beyond a shadow of a doubt that she is to blame”
Incentive (n.) [C2]
Something that encourages a person to do something; motivation; стимул, побуждение, мотивация
“Bonus payments provide an incentive to work harder”
Intrinsic (adj.) [C2]
Being an extremely important and basic characteristic of a person or thing; присущий, свойственный, существенный
“Maths is an intrinsic part of the school curriculum”
Linger (v.) [C2]
To take a long time to leave or disappear; задерживаться, оставаться, сохраняться
“It’s impossible to forget such events - the linger in the memory forever”
Cling (on) to something [C2]
To try very hard to keep something; держаться, цепляться
“He clung on to power for another ten years”
Comprehend (v.)
To understand something completely; постигать, понимать
“I fail to comprehend their attitude”
Dawn on someone [C2]
Understand something after a period of not understanding it; осенить, понять, осознать
“It finally dawned on him that she had been joking”
Dazzling (adj.) [C2]
- So bright that you can’t see after looking at it; ослепительный
“A dazzling white light” - Extremely attractive or exciting
“A dazzling smile”
Go downhill [C2]
To gradually become worse; ухудшаться, скатываться
“They can be shy and hesitant, especially when things go downhill”
Elaborate (adj.) [C2]
Containing a lot of careful detail or many detailed parts; тщательно продуманный, подробный
“He came out with such an elaborate excuse that I didn’t quite believe him.”
Elusive (adj.) [C2]
Difficult to describe, find, achieve or remember; труднодостижимый, смутный
“Success, however, remained elusive for her”
Eradicate (v.) [C2]
To get rid of something completely or destroy something bad; искоренить, устранить
“The government claims to be doing all it can to eradicate corruption”
Excel (v.) [C2]
To be extremely good at something; преуспевать
“Rebecca always excelled in languages at school”
Expertise (n.)
High level of knowledge or skill; экспертиза, компетентность
“I have no expertise in sewing”
Proficient (adj.)
Skilled and experienced; опытный, искусный, умелый
“It takes a couple of years of regular driving before you become proficient at it”
Exquisite (adj.) [C2]
Very beautiful and delicate; изысканный, утончённый
“She has an exquisite taste”
Go so far as to do something [C2]
To be willing to do something that is extreme; бы даже
“I would even go as far as to say that it is an intrinsic element of peace”
Take something to heart [C2]
Think about something seriously, often because it upsets you; принимать близко к сердцу
“Don’t take it to heart - he was only joking”
