unit 5 Flashcards
Capacious (adj.)
/kəˈpeɪʃəs/
Synonym: spacious, roomy
Collocation: handbag, pocket (n.)
Example: The van is capacious enough to hold eight passengers easily.
پر ظرفیت
roomy (adj.)
/ˈruːmi/
Synonym: Capacious , roomy
Example: The car is roomy and a good choice for anyone who needs to carry equipment.
وسیع، جادار
Contradictory (adj.)
/ˌkɑːntrəˈdɪktəri/
Synonym: opposite, conflicting
Collocation: mutually (adv.) / belief, idea (n.) / to (prep.)
Example: The evidence demonstrates how easily people can hold mutually contradictory beliefs.
ضد ونقیض
portray (v.)
/pɔːrˈtreɪ/
Synonym: Depict, delineate
Example: The stepmother is often portrayed as an evil character in fairy tales.
توصیف کردن، تصویر کشیدن
delineate (v.)
/dəˈlɪniˌet/
Synonym: Depict, portray
Example: Women are aways be delineate not as good as men.
معین کردن، ترسیم نمودن
Deplete (v.)
/dəˈpliːt/
Synonym: drain, exhaust
Collocation: resources, inventory (n.)انبار / severely, quickly (adv.)
Example : The country’s badly depleted resources
تحلیل رفتن
drain (v.)
/ˈdreɪn/
Example : a drain on the country’s resources
زیر اب زدن، زه کشی کردن ، (به تدریج آب چیزی را) خالی کردن
exhaust (v.)
/ɪgˈzɑst/
Example : exhaust fan هواکش
to exhaust an oil wellچاه نفت را خالی کردن
(دود یا گاز یا هوا و غیره را از چیزی کاملا) بیرون کشیدن، تهی کردن
Detract (v.)
/dəˈtrækt/
Synonym: trivialize, devalue
Collocation: detract sth from sth
Example: He was determined not to let anything detract from his enjoyment of the trip.
de پایین
tract حرکت
از ارزش چیزی کاستن
trivialize (v.)
/ˈtrɪviəˌlaɪz/
Example: Don’t trivialize the seriousness of the issue!
کم اهمیت قلمداد کردن، ناچیز شمردن
devalue (v.)
/dɪˈvæˌljuː/
Example: I don’t want to devalue your achievement
ارزش یا اهمیت چیز یا شخص را کم کردن
Distinguish (v.)
/ˌdɪˈstɪŋˌɡwɪʃ/
Synonym: differentiate, discriminate
Collocation: from, between (prep.)
Example 1: It is difficult to distinguish clearly between fact and fiction in this book.
Example 2: You cannot distinguish fact from fiction in this book.
فرق گذاشتن ، ، وجه تمایز قائل شدن
differentiate (v.)
/ˌdɪfəˈrenʃiˌet/
Example: can you differentiate between these two colors?
فرق قائل شدن
discriminate (v.)
/ˌdɪˈskrɪməˌnet/
Example: to discriminate in favor of someone
تبعیض قائل شدن
Fluctuate (v.)
/ˈfləkt͡ʃəˌwet/
Synonym: change, shift
Collocation: price, population (n.) / around, between (prep.)
Example 1: Prices have wildly fluctuated in recent years.
Example 2: The number of students fluctuates around 100.
نوسان داشتن
Germinate (v.)
/ˈdʒɜːrməˌnet/
Synonym: sprout, grow / forming, developing
Collocation: idea (n.)
Example: The idea has been germinating in his mind for some time now.
جوانه زدن، سبز شدن
sprout (v.)
/ˈspraʊt/
Example: the seeds will sprout in a few days
رستن، روییدن
Inaugurate (v.)
/ˌɪˈnɒɡjəˌret/
Synonym: initiate, launch
Collocation: formally, officially (adv.)
Example: The new theatre was officially inaugurated by the mayor.
افتتاح کردن
Intermittent (adj.)
/ˌɪntərˈmɪtənt/
Synonym: periodic, occasional
Collocation: pain, rain (adj.)
Example: The patient was having intermittent pains in his sides.
گهگدار ، دوره ای
Retain (v.)
/rəˈteɪn/
Synonym: maintain, preserve
Collocation: somehow, still (adv.)
Example: Despite the decay the mosque somehow retained a profound glory.
حفظ کردن
decay پوسیدگی
Relinquish (v.)
/rəˈlɪŋkwɪʃ/
Synonym: renounce, give up
Collocation: to (prep.) / Authority, claim, right (n.)
Example: She has relinquished the post to her opponent.
تسلیم کردن ، رها کردن
renounce (v.)
/ˌrɪˈnaʊns/
Example: She decided to renounce the world and enter a convent. صومعه
انکار کردن
Scanty (adj.)
/ˈskænti/
Synonym: meager, insufficient
Collocation: information, data, details (n.)
Example: We have only received scanty information so far.
کم، غیر کافی
meager (adj.)
/ˈmiːɡər/
Example: His meager wage is not enough to support their five children.
لاغر، نزار،ناچیز
