V9 Flashcards

Question

masculine (adjective) /ˈmæskyələn/

Answer 1

1- having the qualities or appearance considered to be typical of men; connected with or like men *He was handsome and strong, and very masculine. 2- (grammar) belonging to a class of words that refer to male people or animals and often have a special form *“He” and “him” are masculine pronouns. 3- (grammar) (in some languages) belonging to a class of nouns, pronouns, or adjectives that have masculinegender, not feminine or neuter *The French word for “sun” is masculine.

Answer 2

1- contain something if something contains something else, it has that thing inside it or as part of it *This drink doesn't contain any alcohol. 2- contain something to keep your feelings under control = restrain (جلوگیری کردن از، نگهداشتن، مهار کردن) *She was unable to contain her excitement. 3- contain something to prevent something harmful from spreading or getting worse *to contain an epidemic 4- contain something (mathematics) to be able to be divided exactly by a number *Ten contains five and two, but not three. (شامل بودن,احاطه دشمن، در بر گرفتن، محتوی بودن، حاوی بودن، دارا بودن، در بر داشتن، خودداری کردن، بازداشتن)

Answer 3

1- (abbreviation Corp.) a large business company *multinational corporations 2- an organization or a group of organizations that is recognized by law as a single unit *urban development corporations

Answer 4

1- away from a place; out *They set forth at dawn. 2- toward a place; forward *Water gushed forth from a hole in the rock. (به جلو، به بعد)

Answer 5

1- [countable, usually plural, uncountable] a moral rule or a strong belief that influences your actions *He has high moral principles. *I refuse to lie about it; it's against my principles. 2- [countable] a law, a rule, or a theory that something is based on *the principles and practice of writing reports 3- [countable] a belief that is accepted as a reason for acting or thinking in a particular way *the principle that free education should be available for all children 4- [singular] a general or scientific law that explains how something works or why something happens *the principle that heat rises (اصل، اصول (در حالت جمع),مسلک، مرام اخلاقی)

Answer 6

1- [intransitive, transitive] to break open or apart, especially because of pressure from inside; to make something break in this way *That balloon will burst if you blow it up any more. 2- [intransitive] + adv./prep. to go or move somewhere suddenly with great force; to come from somewhere suddenly *He burst into the room without knocking. 3- [intransitive] be bursting (with something) to be very full of something; to be very full and almost breaking open *The roads are bursting with cars. (ترکیدن,منفجر شدن، رگبار، ترکش، محل اصابت گلوله، ترکیدن، ازهم پاشیدن، شکفتن، منفجر کردن، انفجار، شیوع) --- 1- short period of a particular activity or strong emotion that often starts suddenly *a sudden burst of activity/energy/anger/enthusiasm 2- an occasion when something bursts; the hole left where something has burst *a burst in a water pipe 3- a short series of shots from a gun *frequent bursts of machine-gun fire

Answer 7

1- [transitive, intransitive] to take or hold someone or something with your hand suddenly, firmly, or roughly = seize *grab (something) She grabbed the child's hand and ran. 2- [intransitive] to try to take hold of something * She grabbed at the branch, missed, and fell. 3- [transitive, intransitive] to take advantage of an opportunity to do or have something = seize * This was my big chance and I grabbed it with both hands. 4- [transitive] grab something to have or take something quickly, especially because you are in a hurry *Let's grab a sandwich before we go. 5- [transitive] grab something to take something for yourself without thinking about other people *By the time we arrived, someone had grabbed all the good seats. 6- [transitive] grab somebody/something to get someone's attention *I'll see if I can grab the waitress and get the bill. --- 1- [usually singular] grab (at/for somebody/something) a sudden attempt to take or hold someone or something *He made a grab for her bag. 2- grab (for something) an act of taking something quickly, unfairly, and usually by force *The company made a land grab for the waterfront property. 3- (computing) a picture taken from a television or video film, stored as an image on a computer *a screen grab from Wednesday's program 4- a piece of equipment that lifts and holds goods, for example the equipment that hangs from a crane

Answer 8

1- one of the things from which something is made, especially one of the foods that are used together to make a particular dish *Coconut is a basic ingredient for many curries. 2- one of the things or qualities that are necessary to make something successful *the essential ingredients for success (ماده اولیه غذا، هر یک از اجزای تشکیل دهنده چیزی,جزء ترکیبی، (در جمع) اجزاء، ذرات، داخل شونده، عوامل، عناصر)

Answer 9

- the state of being exact or correct; the ability to do something skillfully without making mistakes *They questioned the accuracy of the information in the file. *Candidates are judged on technical accuracy as well as artistic expression. *She hits the ball with great accuracy. Opposite inaccuracy (دقت، دقت و صحت، درجه دقت، درستی)

Answer 10

1- [intransitive] to open your mouth wide and breathe in deeply through it, usually because you are tired or bored *He stood up, stretched and yawned. 2- [intransitive] (of a large hole or an empty space) to be very wide and often frightening and difficult to get across = gape *A crevasse yawned at their feet.

Answer 11

1- domesticate something to make a wild animal used to living with or working for humans 2- domesticate something to grow plants or crops for human use = cultivate (زراعت کردن) 3- domesticate somebody (often humorous) to make someone good at cooking, caring for a house, etc.; to make someone enjoy home life *Some men are very hard to domesticate. (اهلی کردن، رام کردن) --- (adj) *domesticated animals *They've become a lot more domesticated since they got married. --- *the domestication of cattle

Answer 12

1- [often passive] administer something to manage and organize the affairs of a company, an organization, a country, etc. = manage *to administer a charity/fund/school 2- administer something to make sure that something is done fairly and in the correct way *to administer justice/the law 3- administer something (to somebody) (formal) to give or to provide something, especially in a formal way *The teacher has the authority to administer punishment. 4- [often passive] (formal) to give drugs, medicine, etc. to someone * Police believe his wife could not have administered the poison. 5- administer a kick, a punch, etc. (to somebody/something) (formal) to kick or to hit someone or something *He administered a severe blow to his opponent's head. (اداره کردن,انجام دادن، رتق و فتق کردن، تقسیم کردن، تهیه کردن، اجرا کردن، توزیع کردن، تصفیه کردن، نظارت کردن، رهبری کردن) --- -a person whose job is to manage and organize the public or business affairs of a company or an institution *a hospital administrator --- 1- (the) Administration [countable, singular] the government of a country under a particular leader *the Obama administration 2- the administration [countable, singular] the people who plan, organize, and run a business, an institution, etc. *the hospital/university administration 3- (informal admin) [uncountable] the activities that are done in order to plan, organize, and run a business, school, or other institution *Administration costs are passed on to the customer. 4- [uncountable] the process or act of organizing the way that something is done *the administration of justice 5- [uncountable] (formal) the act of giving a drug to someone the administration of antibiotics (مدیریت، اداره,اداره امور یگانها، اداره کردن، اجرا کردن، اداره کل، حکومت، اجرا، الغاء، سوگند دادن) ---

Answer 13

1- [transitive, intransitive] to discuss something, especially formally, before making a decision or finding a solution = discuss *Politicians will be debating the bill later this week. 2- [intransitive, transitive] to think carefully about something before making a decision * She debated with herself for a while, and then picked up the phone. --- 1- debate (on/about/over something) an argument or discussion expressing different opinions *a heated/wide-ranging/lively debate 2- a formal discussion of an issue at a public meeting or in government. In a debate, two or more speakers express opposing views and then there is often a vote on the issue *a debate on abortion (مناظره,مناقشه، بحث، مذاکرات پارلمانی، منازعه، مناظره کردن، مباحثه کردن)

Answer 14

- to begin to happen; to begin something *The negotiations are scheduled to commence at noon. *I will be on leave during the week commencing February 15th. *The day commenced with a welcome from the principal. (شروع کردن، آغاز شدن (رسمی))

Answer 15

- to support something publicly * The group does not advocate the use of violence. * Many experts advocate rewarding your child for good behavior. --- 1- a person who supports or speaks in favor of someone or of a public plan or action *an advocate for hospital workers 2- a person who defends someone in court (حامی,دفاع کردن، طرفداری کردن، حامی، طرفدار، وکیل مدافع)

Answer 16

- continuing to exist or develop *an ongoing debate/discussion/process *The police investigation is ongoing. *Training is part of our ongoing career development program.

Answer 17

1- capitalize something to write or print a letter of the alphabet as a capital; to begin a word with a capital letter *All capitalized words are explained in the glossary. 2- capitalize something (business) to sell possessions in order to change them into money 3- [usually passive] capitalize something (business) to provide a company etc. with the money it needs to function (تبدیل بسرمایه کردن، باحروف درشت نوشتن، سرمایه جمع کردن)

Answer 18

1- [uncountable] the act of getting something, especially knowledge, a skill, etc. theories of child language acquisition 2- [countable] something that someone buys to add to what they already own, usually something valuable *His latest acquisition is a racehorse. 3-[countable, uncountable] (business) a company, piece of land, etc. bought by someone, especially another company; the act of buying it *They have made acquisitions in several southern states. (تملک,کشف، تحصیل، تملک، فراگیری، اکتساب، استفاده، مالکیت)

Answer 19

- unusual or surprising in a way that causes people to take notice = astonishing (حیرت انگیز) *a remarkable achievement/career/talent

Answer 20

- (of a quality, feeling, etc.) that you have when you are born = inborn *the innate ability to learn *He never lost his innate sense of fun. (ذاتی، فطری، جبلی، مادرزاد، طبیعی، لاینفک، اصلی، داخلی، درونی، چسبنده) --- *He believes that humans are innately violent. *Racism is the belief that one race is innately superior to another.

Answer 21

1- to take in a liquid, gas, or other substance from the surface or space around *Plants absorb oxygen. 2- [often passive] to make something smaller become part of something larger * The country simply cannot absorb this influx of refugees. 3- absorb something to take something into the mind and learn or understand it = take in *It's a lot of information to absorb all at once. 4- absorb somebody to interest someone very much so that they pay no attention to anything else =engross *This work had absorbed him for several years. 5- absorb something to take in and keep heat, light, energy, etc. instead of reflecting it *Black walls absorb a lot of heat during the day. 6- absorb something to reduce the effect of a blow, hit, etc. *This tennis racket absorbs shock on impact. 7- absorb something to use up a large supply of something, especially money or time *The new proposals would absorb $80 billion of the federal budget. 8- absorb something to deal with changes, effects, costs, etc. *The company is unable to absorb such huge losses. (جذب کردن، درکشیدن، درآشامیدن، یاد گرفتن و فهمیدن، فراگرفتن)

Answer 22

- especially; more than usual or more than others *particularly good/important/useful *Traffic is bad, particularly downtown. (به ویژه، علی الخصوص,مخصوصا، جزء به جزء)

Answer 23

- in addition to what has just been stated. Furthermore is used especially to add a point to an argument. = moreover *He said he had not discussed the matter with her. Furthermore, he had not even contacted her.

Answer 24

-to be very good at doing something *excel (in/at something) She has always excelled in foreign languages. *As a child he excelled at music and art. *excel (at doing something) The Badgers excel at generating turnovers. (برتری داشتن,بهتربودن، تفوق جستن، عملکرد خوبی داشتن)

Answer 25

1- [uncountable, countable] the act of working with another person or group of people to create or produce something *It was a collaboration that produced extremely useful results. 2- [countable] a piece of work produced by two or more people or groups working together 3- [uncountable] (disapproving) the act of helping the enemy during a war when they have taken control of your country (همکاری، همدستی)

Answer 26

1- [uncountable] pursuit of something the act of looking for or trying to find something *the pursuit of happiness/knowledge/profit 2- [uncountable] the act of following or chasing someone We drove away with two police cars in pursuit (= following). 3- [countable, usually plural] an activity that you do regularly, often for pleasure = hobby, pastime *outdoor/leisure/artistic pursuits (پیگرد,تعاقب کردن، تعقیب، تعاقب، حرفه، پیشه، دنبال، پیگیری)

Answer 27

- used, especially at the beginning of a sentence, when you are accepting that something is true *Admittedly, it is pretty expensive, but you don't need to use much. *Admittedly, Venice wasn't a very big place, but there was little chance of meeting her again accidentally. (در حقیقت، مسلما)

Answer 28

- to give someone or something more work, worry, etc. than they can deal with *He did not appear to be overburdened with guilt.

Answer 29

1- [transitive] contend that… (formal) to say that something is true, especially in an argument = maintain *I would contend that the senator's thinking is flawed on this point. 2- [intransitive] contend (for something) to compete against someone in order to gain something *Three armed groups were contending for power. (ستیزه کردن، مخالفت کردن، رقابت کردن، ادعا کردن)

Answer 30

- not based on reason or fact *unfounded allegations/rumors, etc. *Speculation about a divorce proved totally unfounded. (بی اساس، بی پایه، بی اصل)

Answer 31

1- foster something to encourage something to develop = encourage, promote (توسعه دادن، بالا بردن، ترفیع دادن) *The organization's aim is to foster better relations within the community. 2- foster somebody to take another person's child into your home for a period of time, without becoming his or her legal parents *They have fostered over 60 children during the past ten years. (پرورش دادن، کمک کردن,غذا دادن، شیر دادن، پرستار، دایه، رضاعی، نسل) --- -used with some nouns in connection with the fostering of a child *a foster mother/father/family *foster parents

Answer 32

- in a strong or definite way *“I can manage,” she said firmly. *It is now firmly established as one of the leading brands in the country. *Keep your eyes firmly fixed on the road ahead.

Answer 33

1- large in amount, value, or importance = considerable *substantial sums of money 2- [usually before noun] (formal) large and solid; strongly built *a substantial house *a street of substantial Victorian rowhouses

Answer 34

1- capability (to do something/of doing something) the ability or qualities necessary to do something *Animals in the zoo have lost the capability to catch/of catching food for themselves. 2- the power or weapons that a country has for war or for military action *The U.S.'s nuclear/military capability (توانایی,صلاحیت، قابلیت، قدرت، استعداد پیشرفت)

Answer 35

1- empower somebody (to do something) (formal) to give someone the power or authority to do something = authorize *The courts were empowered to impose the death sentence for certain crimes. 2- empower somebody (to do something) to give someone more control over their own life or the situation they are in *The movement actively empowered women and gave them confidence in themselves. (قدرت دادن,صاحب اختیار و قدرت کردن، اختیار دادن، وکالت دادن) --- *the empowerment of the individual

Answer 36

- to become, and continue to be, successful, strong, healthy, etc. = flourish (پر رونق شدن، رشد کردن) *New businesses thrive in this area. *These animals rarely thrive in captivity. (پر رونق شدن، رشد کردن, پیشرفت کردن، رونق یافتن، کامیاب شدن)

Answer 37

1- speaking or using several different languages *multilingual translators/communities/societies 2- written or printed in several different languages *a multilingual phrase book

Answer 38

1- ruin something to damage something so badly that it loses all its value, pleasure, etc.; to spoil something = wreck /rek/ *The bad weather ruined our trip. 2- ruin somebody/something to make someone or something lose all their money, their position, etc. *If she loses the court case it will ruin her. --- -(of a building, town, etc.) destroyed or severely damaged so that only parts remain *a ruined castle

Answer 39

1- [countable] all the people working on a ship, plane, etc. *None of the passengers and crew were injured. 2- [countable] all the people working on a ship, plane, etc. except the officers who are in charge *the officers and crew 3-[countable] a group of people with special skills working together *a film/camera crew 4- [singular] (usually disapproving) a group of people *The people she invited were a pretty motley crew (= a strange mix of types of people). 5- [countable] a team of people who row boats in races *a member of the German crew 6- [uncountable] the sport of rowing with other people in a boat *I'm thinking of going out for crew this semester (= joining the rowing team).

Answer 40

1- that can be understood in more than one way; having different meanings *an ambiguous word/term/statement 2- not clearly stated or defined *His role has always been ambiguous. (مبهم,با ابهام، تاریک (از لحاظ مفهوم)، دوپهلو) --- *an ambiguously worded agreement

Answer 41

- to think or say that someone or something is responsible for something bad * She doesn't blame anyone for her father's death. *A dropped cigarette is being blamed for the fire. --- -responsibility for doing something badly or wrongly; saying that someone is responsible for something *to lay/place/put the blame for something on someone

Answer 42

-a doctor, especially one who is a specialist in general medicine and not surgery

Answer 43

1- [intransitive, transitive] to recognize or show that two things are not the same = distinguish * It's difficult to differentiate between the two varieties. 2- [transitive] differentiate something (from something) to be the particular thing that shows that things or people are not the same = distinguish (تمایز دادن) *The male's yellow beak differentiates it from the female. 3- [intransitive] differentiate between A and B to treat people or things in a different way, especially in an unfair way = discriminate (تبعیض قائل شدن) (تفاوت قائل شدن,دیفرانسیل گرفتن، تمیز دادن، متمایز کردن، مشتق گرفتن، فرق گذاشتن، فرق قائل شدن)

Answer 44

1- being an essential part of something *Music is an integral part of the school's curriculum(برنامه آموزشی). 2- [usually before noun] included as part of something, rather than supplied separately *All models have an integral CD player. 3- [usually before noun] having all the parts that are necessary for something to be complete *an integral system (ضروری، انتگرال,جدایی ناپذیر، درست، صحیح، بی کسر، کامل، تمام)

Answer 45

- for example *What would you do, for instance, if you found a member of staff stealing? --- -as the first part of a series of actions *In the first instance, notify the police and then contact your insurance company.

Answer 46

1- opposed to great or sudden social change; showing that you prefer traditional styles and values *the conservative views of his parents. 2- (of an estimate) lower than what is probably the real amount or number *At a conservative estimate(ارزیابی کردن), he'll be earning $50,000. 3- (Canadian English) connected with the Conservative Party, a political party in Canada (محافظه کار,پیرو سنت قدیم)

Answer 47

-by which; because of which *They have introduced a new system whereby all employees must undergo regular training. (به وسیله آن,نظر به اینکه، که به وسیله آن، که بموجب آن، به چه وسیله)

Answer 48

-showing caring feelings and love for someone = loving *He is very affectionate toward his children. *an affectionate kiss (مهربان، با محبت,خونگرم، دوستدار، مهر آمیز، محبت آمیز) --- *William was affectionately known as Billy.

Answer 49

1- (also chair) the person in charge of a meeting, who tells people when they can speak, etc. 2- the person in charge of a committee, a company, etc. *the chairman of the board of directors (رئیس,رئیس جلسه، مدیر، فرنشین، ریاست کردن، اداره کردن) ---

Answer 50

1- a person with a high rank or the highest rank in a company or an organization *army/industry/police chiefs 2- (often as a title) a leader or ruler of a people or community *Chief Buthelezi --- 1- most important *the chief cause/problem/reason *one of the President's chief rivals 2- Chief highest in rank *the Chief Education Officer 3- -in-chief (in nouns) of the highest rank *commander-in-chief (رئیس,سر، پیشرو، قائد، سالار، فرمانده، عمده، مهم)

Answer 51

- most important; main *The principal reason for this omission(از قلم افتادگی، حذف،غفلت ) is lack of time. *New roads will link the principal cities of the area.

Answer 52

- to some degree *I was somewhat surprised to see him. *The situation has changed somewhat since we last met. *What happened to them remains somewhat of a mystery. (تا اندازه ای,قدری، مقدار نامعلومی، تاحدی، مختصری)

Answer 53

1- Governor a person who is chosen to be in charge of the government of a state in the U.S. *the governor of Arizona 2- Governor a person who is the official head of a country or region that is governed by another country *the former(سابق) governor of the colony

Answer 54

1- [transitive] convene something to arrange for people to come together for a formal meeting *to convene a meeting 2- [intransitive] to come together for a formal meeting *The committee will officially convene at 11:30 next Thursday. (گرد امدن، دورهم جمع شدن، جمع کردن، تشکیل جلسه دادن، هم ایش کردن)

Answer 55

1- acquire something to obtain something by buying or being given it *The company has just acquired new premises. 2- acquire something to gain something by your own efforts, ability, or behavior *She has acquired a good knowledge of English. (بدست آوردن، گرفتن,تعیین، حاصل کردن، اندوختن، پیداکردن)

Answer 56

1- [countable, usually singular, uncountable] the money, property, etc. that you receive from someone when they die; the fact of receiving something when someone dies *She spent all her inheritance in a year. 2- [uncountable, countable] something from the past or from your family that affects the way you behave, look, etc. *our cultural inheritance (ارثیه، ارث)

Answer 57

- the ruler of an empire *the Roman emperors *the Emperor Napoleon (امپراتور، فرمان فرما)

Answer 58

- similar in some way to another thing or situation and therefore able to be compared with it *Sleep has often been thought of as being in some way analogous to death. *The two processes are not analogous. (مانند، قابل مقایسه، قابل قیاس، مشابه، متشابه)

Answer 59

1- (sometimes offensive) a group of people consisting of families that are related to each other and who have the same customs, language, religion, etc., and often live in a particular area *tribes living in remote areas of the Amazonian rainforest 2- (usually disapproving) a group or class of people, especially of one profession *He had a sudden outburst against the whole tribe of actors. 3-(biology) a group of related animals or plants *a tribe of cats 4- (informal or humorous) a large number of people *One or two of the grandchildren will be there, but not the whole tribe. (قبیله,تبار، طایفه، ایل، عشیره، (درجمع) قبایل)

Answer 60

1- a group of families who are related to each other, especially in Scotland *the Macleod clan *clan warfare 2- (informal) (sometimes humorous) a very large family, or a group of people who are connected because of a particular thing *one of a growing clan of stars who have left Hollywood (خاندان، خانواده، طایفه، قبیله، دسته)

Answer 61

1- linking verb + noun (not used in the progressive tenses) to be considered to be something *Does such an activity constitute a criminal offense(جرم، جنایت)? 2- linking verb + noun (not used in the progressive tenses) to be the parts that together form something = make something---up *Female workers constitute the majority of the labor force. (تشکیل دادن,تاسیس کردن، ترکیب کردن، علوم نظامی: بنیاد نهادن)

Answer 62

- a title of respect used when talking to or about a member of the royal family *Yes, Your Highness. (بلندی مقام)

Answer 63

1- almost or very nearly, so that any slight difference is not important *to be virtually impossible 2- (computing) by the use of computer software that makes something appear to exist; using virtual reality technology (تقریبا)

Answer 64

1- very much; a lot = considerably *The costs have increased substantially. 2- (formal) mainly; in most details, even if not completely *What she says is substantially true. (به شکل قابل توجهی,اساسا، در اساس، در واقع)

Answer 65

- often *Buses run frequently between the city and the airport. *some of the most frequently asked questions about the Internet Opposite infrequently --- -happening or doing something often *He is a frequent visitor to this country. Opposite infrequent

Answer 66

1- the preparation and use of land for growing plants or crops *fertile land that is under cultivation (= being cultivated) *rice/wheat, etc. cultivation 2- the deliberate development of a particular relationship, quality or skill *the cultivation of a good relationship with local firms (پرورش، کشت، زراعت، تربیت، تهذیب، ترویج)

Answer 67

- to increase or further improve the good quality, value, or status of someone or something *This is an opportunity to enhance the reputation of the company. (افزایش دادن، بهبود دادن,کمک کردن، تسهیل کردن، بالابردن، افزودن، زیادکردن، بلندکردن) --- *enhanced efficiency --- *equipment for the enhancement of sound quality.

Answer 68

1- [countable, uncountable] the time of year when the crops are gathered in on a farm, etc.; the act of cutting and gathering crops *harvest time 2- [countable] the crops, or the amount of crops, cut and gathered *the grain harvest (محصول، برداشت کردن,هنگام درو، وقت خرمن، نتیجه، حاصل، درو کردن و برداشتن)

Answer 69

account for something 1- to be the explanation or cause of something = explain *The bad weather may have accounted for the small crowd. 2- to give an explanation of something = explain *How do you account for the show's success? 3- to be a particular amount or part of something *The Japanese market accounts for 35% of the company's revenue. --- account for somebody/something 1- to know where someone or something is or what has happened to them, especially after an accident *All passengers have now been accounted for. 2- (informal) to defeat or destroy someone or something *Our antiaircraft guns accounted for five enemy bombers. --- account for something (to somebody) -to give a record of how the money in your care has been spent *We have to account for every penny we spend on business trips.

Answer 70

1- maintain something to make something continue at the same level, standard, etc. = preserve *to maintain law and order/standards/a balance. 2- maintain something to keep a building, a machine, etc. in good condition by checking or repairing it regularly *The house is large and difficult to maintain. 3- to keep stating that something is true, even though other people do not agree or do not believe it = insist * The men maintained (that) they were out of the country when the crime was committed. 4- maintain somebody/something to support someone or something over a long period of time by giving money, paying for food, etc. = keep *Her income was barely enough to maintain one child, let alone three. (نگهداری کردن,پشتیبانی کردن، ابقا کردن، ادامه دادن، حمایت کردن، مدعی بودن، نگهداشتن، برقرار داشتن)

Answer 71

1- [transitive] associate somebody/something (with somebody/something) to make a connection between people or things in your mind *I always associate the smell of baking with my childhood. 2- [intransitive] associate with somebody to spend time with someone, especially a person or people that someone else does not approve of = mix *I don't like you associating with those people. 3- [transitive] associate yourself with something (formal) to show that you support or agree with something *May I associate myself with the president's remarks? (= I agree with them) *I have never associated myself with political extremism. Opposite dissociate (ارتباط دادن,متحد، شریک شدن، هم پیوند، همبسته، وابسته کردن، آمیزش کردن، معاشرت کردن)

Answer 72

- having a particular habit or way of life and not likely to change *a confirmed bachelor (= a man who is not likely to get married, *sometimes used in newspapers to refer to a homosexual man) *This chocolate dessert is the ultimate dish for confirmed chocaholics. (محرز، مسجل، مسلم، برقرار، تایید شده)

Answer 73

1-easy to see or understand = clear *He made it plain that we should leave. 2- not trying to trick anyone; honest and direct *The plain fact is that nobody really knows. 3- not decorated or complicated; simple *a plain but elegant dress 4- without marks or a pattern on it *curtains in plain or printed cotton 5- [only before noun] used to emphasize that something is very ordinary, not special in any way = everyday *You don't need any special skills for this job, just plain common sense. 6- (especially of a woman) not beautiful or attractive 7- describing a simple stitch used in knitting (ساده، هموار؛ (پیراهن) ساده و بدون طرح,صاف، برابر، واضح، آشکار، رک و ساده، جلگه، دشت، هامون، میدان یا محوطه جنگ، بدقیافه، شکوه کردن، لباس غیرنظامی)

Answer 74

1- a style of cooking *Italian cuisine 2- the food served in a restaurant (usually an expensive one) *The hotel restaurant is noted for its excellent cuisine.

Answer 75

1- [countable] a sum of money that is given to a person or an organization in order to help pay for something = donation *a generous contribution 2- [countable] contribution (to something) a sum of money that you pay regularly, often to your employer or the government, for benefits such as health insurance, a retirement plan, etc. *monthly contributions to the retirement account 3- [countable, usually singular] an action or a service that helps to cause or increase something * He made a very positive contribution to the success of the project. 4- [countable] contribution (to something) an item that forms part of a book, magazine, broadcast, discussion, etc. *All contributions for the May issue must be received by Friday. 5- [uncountable] contribution (to something) the act of giving something, especially money, to help a person or an organization (کمک,مشارکت، سهمیه، سهم، اعانه، هم بخشی، همکاری و کمک)

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