S-SC - environment Flashcards
empathise - adj
[эмпаthайз]
It’s very easy to empathize with the characters in her books.
to be able to understand how someone else feels
conscious of - p
[каншнс]
My tooth doesn’t exactly hurt, but I’m conscious of it (= I can feel it) all the time.
to notice that a particular thing or person exists or is present
divert - v
[диверт]
Should more funds/money/resources be diverted from roads into railways?
to use something for a different purpose
volume - n
[вольюм]
One box may look bigger than the other, but in fact they are roughly equal in volume.
the number or amount of something in general
fudge - v
[фадж]
I think the company fudged the figures to make their losses look less than they were.
to cheat about something slightly, esp. by not reporting facts accurately or not telling the exact truth
value - n
For them, the house’s main value lay in its quiet country location.
to consider something to be important
accumulate - v
We’ve accumulated so much rubbish over the years.
to collect a lot of things
concern - v
It concerns me that he hasn’t been in contact.
to cause worry to someone
consume - v
Our high living standards cause our current population to consume 25 percent of the world’s oil.
to use (fuel, energy, food)
predominantly - adv
[предоменантли]
She is predominantly a dancer, but she also sings.
mostly or mainly
align - v
The post was deleted because it did not align with the values of this website.
agree/ to be the same or similar, or to agree with each other; to make two things do this
refuse - v
He’s in trouble but he’s refused all (my offers of) help.
to say that you will not do or accept something
staring - v
He was told to shoot at the staring deer in the distance.
looking at something for a long time with the eyes wide open, especially when surprised, frightened, or thinking
