TPO4 Flashcards
Fuss
سر و صدا و هياهو
Pro: فاس
Ex: They wanted a quiet wedding without any fuss.
Mating ritual
جفت گيري
Defy
سرپيچي كردن
Syn: disobey
Ex: people who openly defy the law
Deify پرستيدن
Preen
آراسته كردن
Syn: groom
Ex: a girl preening herself in the mirror
Ex: Her hair is always perfectly groomed.
Drive
خواسته دروني، راندن، تحريك كردن، عقب نشاندن
Ex: The treatment will not affect your sex drive.
Ex: The mosquitoes drive me to distraction.
Conflicting drivesخواسته هاي متضاد
Stimulate
تحريك كردن
Opp: suppress
Syn: incite / fuel/ evoke/ provoke
Ex: the president’s plan to stimulate economic growth
Wipe
پاك كردن
Ex: Wipe the table with a damp cloth.
Bill wiped his eyes (=wiped the tears from his face) and apologized.
Beak
منقار
Feather پر
Perch
نشيمنگاه پرندگان، نشستن پرندگان در جايي
Immediate
فوري، مجاور، نزديك
Ex: Our immediate response to the attack was sheer horror.
Ex: Immediate famiyخانواده نزديك
Ex: The most immediate effect of retirement is a dramatic reduction in living standards.
Ex: immediate environment محيط مجاور
Incense
عود، خشمگين كردن
Ex: a church filled with the smell of incense
Ex: Spectators were incensed by the referee’s decision.
Distraction
حواس پرتي
Ex: that mosquito drives me to distraction
Applaude
تشويق كردن
Syn: clap
Ex: The audience applauded loudly.
Inconsistency
تناقض، ناسازگاري، بي ثباتي
Syn: contradiction
Opp: Consistencyتوافق، سازگاري، ثبات
Ex: Consumer groups are demanding greater consistency in the labelling of food products.
Ex: There were several glaring inconsistencies (=very noticeable differences) in his report.
Conform
همنوايي كردن، مطابقت كردن، تبعيت كردن
Ex: people who don’t conform to traditional standards of behavior
Ex: the pressure on schoolchildren to conform
Ex: Students can be expelledاخراج for refusing to conform to school rules.
Conformity
مطابقت، انطباق، همنوايي
Opp: non conformity
Ex: an emphasis on conformity and control
Recount
بازگو كردن، برشمردن
Ex: Alan recounted how he and Joyce had met.
Conviction
محكوميت، عقيده، باور
Ex: a woman of strong political convictions
Ex: This was her third conviction for theft.سرقت
Acquittal تبرئه
Attest
گواهي دادن
Syn: testify
Ex: Luxurious furnishings attested to the wealth of the owner.
Justify
توجيه كردن
Ex: I don’t have to justify myself to you or anyone else.
Identity
هويت، شخصيت
Ex: The identity of the killer is still unknown
Content
مقدار، محتوا، خشنود، خشنود كردن
Ex: the fat content of cheese
Ex: Andy was a good husband, and Nicky was clearly very content.
Ex: I was no longer satisfied with the life that had hitherto contented me.
Voyage
سفر دريايي
Accountant
حسابدار
Dialect
گويش
Ex: the local dialect
Auditory
شنوايي
Flock
دسته پرندگان-كشتي- بزgoat، انسان
Ex: a flock of small birds
Ex: a flock of children
Vocal
صوتي
Lesion
زخم، جراحت
Ex: acute gastric lesionsزخم معده حاد
Monologue
تك سخنگويي
Syn: soliloquy وقتي بازيگر روي صحنه با (سُليلُكويي)خودش بلند حرف ميزنه
Ex: Henry looked up, then continued his monologue.
Statesman
دولتمرد، سياستمدار عاقل و عادل
Servant
خدمتكار
Spectacle
نمايش
Ex: a multimedia dance and opera spectacle
Discourse
سخنراني جدي، سخن گفتن
Ex: Candidates should engage in serious political discourse.
Potent
توانمند
Syn: powerful
Ex: potent drugs
Ex: Advertising is a potent force in showing smoking as a socially acceptable habit.
Exploit
بهره برداري كردن، سوءاستفاده كردن
Ex: Homeworkers can easily be exploited by employers.
Corrupt
فاسد(اخلاقي)، فاسد كردن
Opp: incorruptible
Ex: Corrupt judges have taken millions of dollars in bribes.
Despot
مستبد
Syn: tyrant
Atheism
انكار وجود خدا
Criminality(n)
جرم و جنايت
Ex: Experts cannot agree on the causes of criminal behaviour.
Ruthless
بيرحم، ظالم
Ex: a ruthless dictator
They have shown a ruthless disregard for basic human rights.
Denote
معني ظاهري Connoteمعني و مقصود Denotation Connotation Ex: He did the work/ he accomplished the work
Cynic
بدبين نسبت به آدما
Pro: سينيك
Ex: Even hardened cynics believe the meeting is a step towards peace.