Unit 6 Flashcards
He seems very aloof. I suspect that deep down he is just i_ in that job. (= неуверенный, закомплексованный)
He seems very aloof. I suspect that deep down he is just insecure in that job.
BrE /ˌɪnsɪˈkjɔː/
AmE /ˌɪnsɪˈkjʊr/
She’s obviously jealous _ me. (= завидует мне)
She’s obviously jealous of me.
/ˈdʒeləs/
[WORD FORMATION]
I’ve gotten in shape over the past year, but I still carry _ (INSECURE»_space; another part of speech) about my body.
I’ve gotten in shape over the past year, but I still carry insecurities about my body.
notice the plural form - комплексЫ, not комплекс
At first I was afraid, I was p_ (= extremely afraid).
At first I was afraid, I was petrified
It was the biggest game of the year and we had played appallingly.
I was absolutely d_
= extremely upset and shocked.
It was the biggest game of the year and we had played appallingly.
I was absolutely devastated.
/ˈdevəsteɪtɪd/
I needed to get in touch but I couldn’t track her down. I felt very f_.
= feeling annoyed and impatient because you cannot do or achieve what you want)
I needed to get in touch but I couldn’t track her down. I felt very frustrated.
BrE /frʌˈstreɪtɪd/
AmE /ˈfrʌstreɪtɪd/
He’s a r_ type - he never stays in one country for long.
= unwilling or unable to stay still or to be quiet and calm, because you are worried or bored
He’s a restless type - he never stays in one country for long.
/ˈrest.ləs/
She spent a r_ night (= she did not sleep well), tossing and turning.
= unwilling or unable to stay still or to be quiet and calm, because you are worried or bored
She spent a restless night (= she did not sleep well), tossing and turning.
She’s j_ _ my success. (= завидует моему успеху)
She’s jealous of my success.
They look for people who are d_ _ their lives, people who’ve lost their way, and they give them back their sense of purpose.
= disappointed because the person you admired or the idea you believed to be good and true now seems without value
They look for people who are disillusioned with their lives, people who’ve lost their way, and they give them back their sense of purpose.
/ˌdɪsɪˈluːʒnd/
Janie’s a pretty typical teenager: angry, i_ (= закомплексованная), confused.
Janie’s a pretty typical teenager: angry, insecure, confused.
BrE /ˌɪnsɪˈkjɔː/
AmE /ˌɪnsɪˈkjʊr/
[WORD FORMATION]
His rudeness rendered me _ (SPEECH).
His rudeness rendered me speechless.
/ˈspiːtʃləs/
You should be a_ of yourself! (= постыдился бы!)
You should be ashamed of yourself!
There was a snake crawling across my foot. I felt absolutely p_.
There was a snake crawling across my foot. I felt absolutely PEtrified.
/ˈpetrɪfaɪd/ - the stress on the FIRST syllable!
