TPO1 Flashcards
Vegitation
زندگي گياهي
Transition
انتقال، گذار، عبور
Ex: the smooth transition from full-time work to full retirement
Ex: Making the transition from youth to adulthood can be very painful.
Ex: a society that is in transition (=changing)
Dramatic
ناگهاني و بارز و برجسته
Sudden and striking
Ex: The transition from forest to treeless on a mountain slope is often a dramatic one.
Gradual
تدريجي
Ex: There has been a gradual change in climate.
Striking
بارز، برجسته، قابل توجه
Ex: a striking contrast between wealth and poverty
Shrub
بوته
Pro: شِراب
Semiarid
نيمه خشك
Semiarid areas
Infer(v)
P: inferred
استنباط كردن، استنتاج كردن
Ex: A lot can be inferred from these statistics.
Ex: From the evidence, we can infer that the victim knew her killer.
Deciduous tree
درخت برگ ريز
Opp: ever green
Tropics
مناطق گرمسيري
Polar regions
مناطق قطبي
Range
تغيير كردن، مرتب كردن
Broadleaf
برگ پهن
Suggesting that
اشاره كردن بر، پيشنهاد كردن، نشان مي دهد كه
Species
گونه، انواع
Pro: اسْپي سييز
Species of plant
Species of animal
Attain
رسيدن، دست يافتن
Syn: Achieve
Ex: This is particularly(پارتي كيو لِرلي) true for trees in the middle and upper latitude, which tend to attain greater heights on ridges.
Endure
تحمل كردن، بردباري كردن
Pro: اِنْدُر
Ex: It seemed impossible that anyone could endure such pain.
Whereas
درحاليكه
Ex: The old system was fairly complicated whereas the new system is really very simple.
Duration
مدت زمان، در طول
Ex: The package includes cycle hire for the duration of your holiday.
Expose
در معرض گذاشتن، نمايش دادن، افشا كردن
Ex: Potatoes turn green when exposed to light.
Velocity
سرعت، شتاب
Ex: the velocity of light
Ex: The speedboat reached a velocity of 120 mph.
Favorable(adj)
مطلوب
Ex: Three years ago, circumstances were more favorable.
Prone
مستعد، متمايل، دمر
Ex: Some plants are very prone to disease.
Ex: Kids are all prone to eat junk food.
Ex: He’s always been accident-prone.
Cessation
توقف، ايست
Pro: سي سِيشن
Ex: a cessation of hostilitiesخصومت
Avalanches
بهمن
Creep
به آرامي حركت كردن
Seedling
جوانه، نهال تخمي، نهال كوچك درخت
Presence(n)
حضور، مجاورت
Opp: absence
Pro: پِر زِنس
Ex: Your presence is requested at the club meeting on Friday.
Ex: Tests revealed the presence of poison in the blood.
Ultraviolet light
اشعه فرا بنفش
Browse(v)
مرور كردن، چريدن
Browsing=grazing چريدن
Ex: Jon was browsing through the photographs.
Ex: The trip allows you plenty of time for browsing around the shops.
tourists browsing the boutiques and souvenir stalls
Graze
چراندن، چريدن، خراشيدن
Shoots
شاخه
Tree shoots
Buds
جوانه، غنچه
Mature
بالغ، كامل
Pro: مِچُر
Ex: Laura is very mature for her age.
Ex: Tree shoots and buds cannot mature sufficiently to survive the winter month.
Adjacent
مجاورت
Ex: the building adjacent to the library
Consist
شامل، عبارت بودن از
Diversity
تنوع
Occasional
گاه به گاه
Mosses
خزه
Bare
لخت، عريان، آشكار، برهنه كردن
Lichen
گلسنگ
Prevalent(adj)
شايع، متداول، مرسوم
Syn: widespread گسترده، شايع، متداول
Ex: This belief is more prevalent among men than women.
Ex: the prevalent belief in astrologyطالع بيني
Equatorial
استوايي
Prostrate(adj)
دمرخوابيده، بيچاره و درمانده
Ex: They found him lying prostrate on the floor.
Ex: Julie was prostrate with grief after her father’s death.
Favorable
مطلوب و مناسب
Snowdrift
برف باد آورد
Satisfactory
رضايت بخش
Rigors
سختي، سخت گيري
Crucial(adj)
حياتي
Syn: vital
Ex: This aid money is crucial to the government’s economic policies.
Insulation
عايق، عايق گذاري
Sympathize (v)
همدردي كردن، جانبداري كردن
Ex: I sympathize, but I don’t know how to help.
The public sympathized with the miners’ strike.
Speculation (n)
حدس و گمان
Syn: conjecture (n,v), hypothesis
Ex: There is speculation that the president is ill.
Hypothesis (n)
فرضيه/ حدس و گمان Syn: 1)theory 2) speculation Hypothesize (v)فرض كردن Hypothetical (adj)فرضي Hypothetically (adv)فرضاً Ex: One hypothesis is that the victim fell asleep while driving.
Concrete
واقعي، بهم چسبيده
Opp: speculation, hypothesis
Ex: the lack of any concrete evidence
Champion(v)
پشتيباني كردن، طرفداري كردن
Ex: the theory championed by anthropologists in the late nineteenth
Anthropology
مردم شناسي
Envision (v)
تجسم كردن
Syn: envisage
Ex: I envisioned a future of educational excellence.
Ritual
تشريفات مذهبي
Syn: rite
Ex: the importance of religion and ritual in our lives
Ex: funeral rites
Perceive(v)
درك كردن
Perception ادراك، درك
Ex: Cats are not able to perceive colour.
Stage
مرحله، صحنه، طبقه
Attribute(n,v)
ويژگي، نسبت دادن
Ex: it attributes both desirable and undesirable occurrences
Desirable
مطلوب
Ex: It is desirable that you should have some familiarity
Favor(n,v)
1-لطف، توجه، نيكي كردن
2-طرفداري كردن
Syn: approve/ defend/ champion/ advocate
Ex: Senior ministers spoke in favour of the proposal.
Apparent
ظاهر، آشكار، مسلم
Ex: apparent connection between certain actions
Refine
بهبود بخشيدن
Formalize
رسمي كردن
Syn: institutionalize
Ex: After several more weeks of details, the deal was formalized.
Representative
نماينده، نمايشگر
Syn: delegate
Ex: an elected representative of the people
Accompany
همراهي كردن
Accompanying مشايعت
Ex: Children under 14 must be accompanied by an adult.
Wherever her husband went, she would accompany him.
Modify
اصلاح كردن
Syn: improve
Autonomous
مستقل
Syn: independent
Ex: Galicia is an autonomous region of Spain.
Efficacious
موثر
Syn: effective
Ex: an equally efficacious method of treatment
Elaborate
اطلاعات زياد در مورد چيزي دادن
Elaborated پر جزئيات
Relating
بازگو كردن، شرح دادن
Evolve(v)
تكامل يافتن
Ex: Animals have evolved camouflageاستتار to protect themselves from predatorsشكارچيان
Virtuous(adj)
با فضيلت، راستگو و با اخلاق
Virtuosity ذوق هنر پيشگي
Ex: Sue considered herself very virtuous because she neither drank nor smoked.
Antecedent(adj,n)
سابقه، سابق
Ex: the possible antecedent of theatre
Scholar
محقق
Theorize(v)
تئوري بوجود آوردن
Ex: scholars have theorized About global warming
Set forth
بيان كردن يك موضوع بصورت كاملا سازماندهي شده/ عازم شدن
Syn: set out
Ex: He set forth an idealistic view of society
Ex: They were about to set forth on a voyage into the unknown.
Encounter(n,v)
مواجهه/ روبرو شدن، تجربه كردن يك موضوع يا موقعيت
to experience something, especially problems or opposition
Ex:They encountered serious problems when two members of the expedition هيئت اعزامي were injured.
Confront
مواجه شدن، سرو كله زدن با يه موضوع
Pro: كِن فِرِنت
1 if a problem, difficulty etc confronts you, it appears and needs to be dealt with
Ex: Customers are confronted with a bewildering amount of choice.
Objectify
مجسم كردن
Instinct
غريزه
Penchant
تمايل، علاقه شديد
Syn: inclination
Autonomous
خود مختار، مستقل
Syn: independent
Ex: Galicia is an autonomous region of Spain.
Detach
جدا كردن، سوا كردن، اعزام كردن
Opp: attach
Detachedمنفصل
Ex: You can detach the hood from the jacket.
Deviation
انحراف
Ex: deviation from the normal procedureروند
Nevertheless
با اين وجود، با اين حال، عليرغم
Ascribe
نسبت دادن
Syn: attribute
Ascribe sth to sth/sb
Hypothetical
فرضي
Prosperity
رونق، كاميابي
Inclination
تمايل
Syn: tendency, penchant
Ex: My natural inclination was to say no.
Verb: incline شيب دادن، تمايل داشتن، شيب
Saturate
اشباع كردن Pro: سَچِرِيت Syn: soak Opp: dry Ex: Water poured through the hole, saturating the carpet.
By far
تاكنون
Grain
دانه، ذره
Ex: big sacksكيسه of grain
Pebble
سنگ كوچك صيقلي
Ex: The beach was covered with smooth white pebbles
Particles
ذرات
Ex: dust particles
Loose(adj, v)
شل، رها، رها كردن، رها شدن، شل شدن
Ex: The screw has come loose (=became loose).
Consolidation(n)
تثبيت
Ex: This is a time for consolidation, not for expansion
Ex: Tiny pebbles of loose, unconsolidated sand
Consolidate sediment= cemented sediment
Bed
بستر
Ex: the sea bed
Coarse(adj)
درشت، خشن و زبر
Ex: a jacket of coarse wool
Laden
مملو، پر
Pro: لِيْدِن
Ex: The tables were laden with food.
Flow(n,v)
جريان، جاري بودن
Ex: He struggled to swim against the flow of the water.
Pore
منفذ، با دقت ديدن
Ex: consolidated sediments contain millions of minute water holding pores.
Minute
بسيار ريز
Ex: minute pores
Porous
متخلخل
Ex: porous material
Porosity تخلخل
Plug
پر كردن سوراخ كوچك، دو شاخه برق
Ex: We used mud to plug up the holes in the roof.
Cement
سيمان، با سيمان پوشاندن، رابطه برقرار كردن
Ex: They want to cement a good working relationship between the government and trade unions.
Cemented sediment
Percolate
به آرامي نفوذ پيدا كردن
Ex: Rainwater percolates down through the rock.
Ex: The message has begun to percolate through the organization.
Proportion
نسبت، مقدار
Ex: The proportion of women graduates has increased in recent years.
Permeat
نفوذ كردن
Ex: The smell of diesel oil permeated the air.
Permeability
نفوذ پذيري
Ex: prosityتخلخل is not the same as permeability
Permeable (adj)
نفوذ پذير
Pro: پِرْمييِبِل
Opp: impermeable
Ex: the permeable cell membraneغشا
Drain
زهكشي، بيرون كشيدن مايع
Ex: The swimming pool is drained and cleaned every winter.
Crevice
شكاف
Pro: كِرِوِسْ
Ex: small creatures that hide in crevices in the rock
Cling
چسبيدن به كسي يا چيزي
Pro: كِلاينگ
Ex: His wet shirt clung to his body.
Ex:He wailed and clung to his mother.
Cliningچسبيده
Interpretation(n)
تفسير، تعبير
Verb: interpret
Ex: dream interpretation
Narrow
باريك، محدود/ باريك كردن، محدود كردن
Narrow sth down
Ex: The police have narrowed down their list of suspects
Rehearsal
تمرين(عملي)
Syn: drill
Ex: The dialogue was worked out by actors in rehearsal.
Spool
قرقره
Ex: stationary spool
Rehearsal
تمرين(عملي)
Syn: drill
Ex: The dialogue was worked out by actors in rehearsal.
Spool
قرقره
Ex: stationary spool
Sum up
خلاصه كردن
Ex: who could sum these informations up
Procedure
روش، روند
Ex: What’s the procedure for applying for a visa?
Strike
ضربه، ضربه زدن، اعتصاب
Syn: hit
Stroke ضربه
Ex: Several cars were struck by falling trees.
Canvas
بوم نقاشي
Posture
حالت، طرز ايستادن
Vibrant
پرجنب و جوش
Ex: Hong Kong is a vibrant, fascinating city.
a vibrant colour is bright and strong
a painting full of vibrant reds and blues
Accessible
در دسترس، قابل فهم
Ex: He wants his music to be accessible to everyone.
Bleak
غم افزا، درمعرض باد سرد
Discourage
دلسرد كردن، بي جرأت كردن
Ex: My father is a lawyer, and he discouraged me from entering the field.
Bleak
غم افزا، درمعرض باد سرد
Discourage
دلسرد كردن، بي جرأت كردن
Grammar
She discouraged me from going.
✗Don’t say: She discouraged me to go.
Foreground
منظره پيش زمينه
Opp: background
Deligate
محول كردن، نماينده
Syn: representative
Ex:Around 350 delegates attended the conference.
Predator
درنده، شكارچي
Opp: prey
Ex: the predator ate its prey
Expedite
تسريع كردن
Syn: speed up
Ex: strategies to expedite the decision-making process
Conventional
قراردادي، طبق آيين و رسوم
Ex: He is conventional in his approach to life.
Conventional wisdom
Assumption
فرض
Ex: My calculations were based on the assumption that house prices would remain steady.
Conclusively
قطعي
Ex: The investigation failed to provide any conclusive evidence.
Opp: inconclusive
Obligation
وظيفه، تعهد
Ex: obligation to
America’s obligation to its allies
Continent
قاره
Ex: the continents of Asia and Africa
Astronomy
علم نجوم
Interdisciplinary
بين رشته اي
Ex: an interdisciplinary research centre
Inhabitants
ساكنان
Ex: a city of six million inhabitants
Neolistic
دوره نو سنگي
Hearth
اجاق
Ex: Then they all gathered before a small fire on the kitchen hearth.
Tend
تمايل داشتن، نگهداري كردن از
Ex: Sofia was in the bedroom tending to her son.
Ash/ ashes
خاكستر
Ex: The house burnt to ashes.
Plaster
گچ، گچ زدن
Soot
دوده
Excavate
حفاري كردن
Excavation حفاري
Ex: Schliemann excavated the ancient city of Troy.
Significance
اهميت
Opp: insignificance
Ex: the significance of climate change
Yield
حاصل، محصول، ثمر دادن، واگذار كردن
Ex: Our research has only recently begun to yield important results.
Ex: The military has promised to yield power.
Ex: Shareholdersسهامداران are expecting a higher yield this year.
Adapt
سازگار كردن، سازگاري
Ex: flowers which are well adapted to harsh winters
Rodent
جونده
Hibernating
خواب زمستاني
Mating
جفت گيري
Loner
انزوا طلب
Ex: Ken’s always been a bit of a loner.
Offspring
فرزند
Syn: progency
Edible
خوردني
Opp: inedible
Ex: These berries are edible, but those are poisonous.
Potable
آشاميدني
Ex: potable water
Roughly
تقريباً
Syn: about/ approximately
Ex: There were roughly 200 people there.
Bizarre
عجيب و غريب
Ex: a bizarre coincidence
Hazard
خطر
Ex: Polluted water sources are a hazard to wildlife.
Meadow
مرتع و چمنزار
Unlike
برخلاف، برعكس، بي شباهت
Ex: Tammy was unlike any other woman I have ever known.
Nurture
پرورش، پرورش دادن
Ex: plants nurtured in the greenhouse
Fragment
قطعه، تكه، خرد كردن
Ex: glass fragments
a fragmented society
Prudent
محتاط، معقول
Ex: prudent house buyers
Ex: It might be prudent to get a virus detector for the network.
Discreet
محتاط، با احتياط
Syn: wary/ circumspect/ prudent/ careful/ cautious/ discreet
Opp: indiscreet
Ex: He assured her that he would be discreet.
I stood back at a discreet distance.
Proficiency
مهارت
Ex: a high level of proficiency in English
Implement
پياده سازي، اجرا، انجام دادن
Ex: We have decided to implement the committee’s recommendations in full.
Construct
ساختن، ايجاد كردن
Ex: There are plans to construct a new road bridge across the river.
Deduction
استنتاج، استنباط
Ex: Children will soon make deductions about the meaning of a word.
Induction
استقرا، معرف كسي براي كاري بودن
Nevertheless
اگرچه
Ex: What you said was true. It was, nevertheless, a little unkind.
Description
توصيف، شرح
Consequence
نتيجه
Ex: Many believe that poverty is a direct consequence of overpopulation.
Premise
فرض، فرضيه
Pro: پِرِمِس
Ex: The idea that there is life on other planets is the central premise of the novel.
Mandatory
اجباري
Syn: compulsory/ compulsive/ coercive/ forcible/ obligatory
Opp: discretionary
Ex: The Council has made it mandatory for all nurses to attend a refresher course every three years.
Discretionary
اختياري، از روي بصيرت
Discretion اختيار، بصيرت
Ex: the court’s discretionary powers
Subvert
تضعيف كردن، تخريب كردن
Ex: an attempt to subvert the democratic process
Plausible
باور پذير
Opp: implausible
Ex: His story certainly sounds plausible.
a plausible explanation
Patrol
گشتن(گشتن يك مكان/ دور دور زدن)
Ex: Armed guards patrolled the grounds
Ex: Gangs of youths patrolled the streets at night.
Vertebrate
مهره داران
Opp: invertebrate
Inconsistent
ناسازگار
Inconsistency ناسازگاري، تناقض
Ex: There were several glaring inconsistencies (=very noticeable differences) in his report.تناقضات چشمگير
Opp: consistent
Aristocratic
اشرافي
Ex: an aristocratic family