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a statement on the radio or television of the main points of the news
OR
a short description of the main parts of the news, on the radio or on television
round-up
SYN summary \+ round-up of >>> First, with a round-up of the day’s local news, here’s Paul Kirby. \+ news/sports round-up >>> our Friday sports round-up
a sports match that has been arranged for a particular time and place
fixture / ˈfɪkstʃə $ -ər / noun [ countable ]
> > > a list of this season’s fixtures
sporting fixtures
a book, film, play etc that continues the story of an earlier one, usually written or made by the same person
sequel / ˈsiːkwəl /
‘Star Wars’ and its sequels
+ sequel to
She’s writing a sequel to her first novel.
»> the sequel to ‘Gone with the Wind’
»> It is a dissapointing sequel to the original film.
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this is an entertaining sequel to the original Toy Story.
fairly or to some degree
rather / ˈrɑːðə $ ˈræðər /
I was rather surprised to see him with his ex-wife.
He was limping rather badly.
My own position is rather different .
Abigail’s always been rather a difficult child. British English
Isn’t it rather late (= a little too late ) to start changing all the arrangements?
Actually I rather like the new style of architecture. British English
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Set in the wild west this rather obvious story of murder and revenge is saved by its fighting skill and comic moments.
to become twisted together, or make something become twisted together, in an untidy mass
tangle / ˈtæŋɡ ə l / ( also tangle up )
> > > My hair tangles easily.
His parachute became tangled in the wheels of the plane.
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Sean Penn as the men tangled up in her life.
to argue or fight with someone
+ tangle with
|»_space;> It was not an animal you’d care to tangle with.
tangled / tæŋɡ ə ld / ( also tangled up ) adjective
1 twisted together in an untidy mass : Your bedclothes are all tangled up. He had hair like tangled string. 2 complicated or not easy to understand : the tangled web of local politics tangled emotions
sentence
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VERBS
+ get/receive a sentence ( also be given a sentence )
»> She was given a three-year prison sentence.
+ face a sentence (= be likely to receive a sentence )
+ serve a sentence (= spend time in prison )
»> Her husband is serving a two-year sentence for credit-card fraud.
+ impose/hand down a sentence (= officially give someone a sentence )»_space;> The judge imposed a three-year sentence.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + SENTENCE
+ a stiff/long / light/short sentence
+ a prison/jail sentence ( also a custodial sentence British English formal )
»> If found guilty, he faces a long jail sentence.
a five-year/eight-year etc sentence (= five/eight etc years in prison )
»> He was serving an eight-year sentence for burglary.
+ a life sentence (= prison for the rest of your life, or a very long time )
»> In 1978 he was given a life sentence for attacking a 72-year-old woman.
+ a death sentence (= a punishment of death )
»> Death sentences were handed down to eight of the accused.
the border around an enclosed area such as a military camp
perimeter / pəˈrɪmətə, pəˈrɪmɪtə $ -ər / noun
+ perimeter of
»> the perimeter of the airfield
+ perimeter fence/wall
»> A mine blew a hole in the perimeter wall.
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I’m standing outside the perimeter fence of
Holsley Prison.
during the period of time between now and a future event, or between two events in the past
in the meantime
»> More aid is expected soon, but in the meantime these people are going hungry.
»> My new job hadn’t started, so in the meantime I tried to write a book.
the crime of killing someone illegally but not deliberately
manslaughter / ˈmænˌslɔːtə $ -ˌslɒːtər / noun
»>»_space;> She was cleared of murder but found guilty of manslaughter.
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Fred Burke is in his sixth year of an eleven year sentence for armed robbery and manslaughter.
Syn. murder
homicide / ˈhɒməsaɪd, ˈhɒmɪsaɪd $ ˈhɑː- / noun
»> 70 per cent of homicides take place within the family.
»> But in Youngstown, the homicide rate went down.
توجه: murder هم اسم است و هم فعل
to kill someone deliberately and illegally
murder verb
»> He was convicted of murdering a policeman.
»> Thousands of civilians were brutally murdered during the civil war.
»> the murdered man
spoken
used to tell someone that another person will be very angry with them
somebody will murder you
> > > Your dad’ll murder you when he hears about it.
I could murder a beer/pizza etc
British English
spoken
used to say that you are very hungry or thirsty and want a particular food or drink
work out
phrasal verb
1 plan
»> UN negotiators have worked out a set of compromise proposals.
+ work out what/where/how etc
»> We need to work out how we’re going to get there.
»> I had it all worked out (= had made very careful plans ) .
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2 calculate
»> See if you can work this bill out.
+ work out how much/how many etc
»> We’ll have to work out how much food we’ll need for the party.
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3 understand
»> The plot is very complicated – it’ll take you a while to work it out.
+ work something out for yourself
»> I’m sure you can work it out for yourself.
++ Try to work out the level of each class.
I’m not sure …
I’m afraid …
to mark a …
I … a lot of planning … every stage of the lesson.
Don’t be polite but …
… how many you got.
… your chair a little bit.
You’re not just …
sit back …
… if I would like to go there.
… you’re out of the game.
… piece of work (as a teacher).
put…into
don’t be violent either.
count up …
move …
quite quick enough.
برگرديد سر جاتون …
to take something away from someone with a quick, often violent, movement
snatch
SYN grab
> > > The thief snatched her purse and ran.
+ snatch something away/back from somebody
Keith snatches toys away from the other children.
با دست سريع براي گرفتن چيزي اقدام كردن
a large piece of equipment for cooking food on or in
cooker / ˈkʊkə $ -ər / noun British English
SYN stove American English :
»> a gas cooker
to give something to someone and get something in return
swap ( also swop British English ) / swɒp $ swɑːp /
SYN exchange
»> Do you want to swap umbrellas?
+ swap something for something
»> He swapped his watch for a box of cigars.
+ swap something with somebody
»> The girls chatted and swapped clothes with each other.
SYN change
swap ( also swop British English ) / swɒp $ swɑːp /
> > > We need to get together to swap ideas and information.
They sat in a corner and swapped gossip.
They decided to swap roles for the day.
You start on the windows and I’ll do the walls, then we can swap over after an hour or so.
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swap ideas
swap things
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swap over
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