unit-3 Flashcards
grant v
burs vermek
interfere v
dahil olmak, karışmak
to involve yourself in a situation when your involvement is not wanted or is not helpful:
It’s their problem and I’m not going to interfere.
I’d never interfere between (US with) a husband and wife.
Interfering in other people’s relationships is always a mistake.
object v
to feel or express opposition to or dislike of something or someone:
Would anyone object if we started the meeting now?
He objects to the label “magician”.
No one objected when the boss said it was time to go home.
switch v
to change suddenly or completely, especially from one thing to another, or to exchange by replacing one person or thing with another:
She started studying English, but switched to History in her second year.
In 1971, Britain switched over (= changed completely) to a decimal currency.
After the bank robbery, the gang switched cars (= left one car and got into another).
branch n
a part of something larger:
Immunology is a branch of biological science.
One branch of their family (= one group of relatives) emigrated to Brazil.
In the US, the president is part of the executive branch of the government.
awareness n
knowledge that something exists, or understanding of a situation or subject at the present time based on information or experience:
Public awareness of the problem will make politicians take it seriously.
Environmental awareness has increased dramatically over the past decade.
column
makale
cautious adj
dikkatli
Someone who is cautious avoids risks:
He’s a cautious driver.
embarrassed adj
mahçup
ırrational adj
mantıksız
not using reason or clear thinking:
It’s totally irrational, but I’m frightened of mice.
His parents were worried by his increasingly irrational behaviour.
revolutionary adj
devrimci
sweaty adj
terli
gradually adv
yavaş yavaş
anticipate v
to imagine or expect that something will happen:
We don’t anticipate any trouble.
We had one or two difficulties along the way that we didn’t anticipate.
Are you anticipating a lot of people at the party tonight?
[ + -ing verb ] They anticipate having several applicants for the job.
confess v
to admit that you have done something wrong or something that you feel guilty or bad about:
[ + that ] She confessed to her husband that she had sold her wedding ring.
He confessed to sleeping/having slept through most of the movie.