Vocabs Flashcards
phrasal verb
1 if a meeting, event, or a football game kicks off, it starts
What time does the laser show kick off?
The match kicks off at noon.
with
The series kicked off with an interview with Brando.
2 informal if you kick off a discussion, meeting, event etc, you start it
OK Marion, would you care to kick off?
kick something ↔ off (with something)
I’m going to kick off today’s meeting with a few remarks about the budget.
3 kick somebody off something informal to remove someone from a team or group
Joe was kicked off the committee for stealing funds.
Kick off
noun
1 [countable, uncountable] the main ideas or facts about something, without the details
a research proposal outline
outline of
an outline of world history
broad/rough/general outline
a broad outline of the committee’s plans
in outline
A debt reduction scheme was agreed in outline (=people agreed on its main points).
2 [countable, uncountable] a line around the edge of something which shows its shape
outline of
The outlines of animals were cut into the rock.
an outline map of Europe
in outline
figures drawn in outline
3 [countable] a plan for a piece of writing in which each new idea or fact is separately written down
Always write an outline for your essays.
Outline
hrasal verb
1 to start using a supply of something, especially money
I’m going to have to dig into my savings again.
2 to try to find out about something unknown or secret
He had been digging into her past.
→ dig in
→ dig→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
dig into
• Human destruction of the archaeological record might be caused by burials of the kind just described being dug into earlier deposits.
• He dug into his coat and handed Miguel a thick envelope.
• They dig into mud, so supply river sand, at least, not gravel.
• I stood up, dug into my deep pocket, and handed over the little package.
• S. specialists dug into the earth in several spots and found small pieces of what appeared to be human remains.
• They used the pitchforks to dig into the raked mounds of debris and to add them to the growing mountain.
• They dug into the sand with interest.
• They dug into the water as though into the ground and pulled it back, piling it behind him like dirt.
Dig into something
phrasal verb
if something jumps out at you, it is extremely noticeable, often in a way you do not like
I don’t like jewellery that jumps out at you.
Jump out at somebody
Let’s start doing something
Lets get rolling
phrasal verb
1 British English informal to arrive at a particular place, after going to other places first SYN end up
I took a long holiday in Italy and finished up in Rome.
2 British English informal to get into a particular state or situation as the result of what you have done, especially without planning or expecting it SYN end up
He tried to bribe a police officer and finished up in jail.
with
Brett got into a fight and finished up with a broken wrist.
3 finish something ↔ up to eat or drink all the rest of something, so there is none left
Come on, finish up your drinks!
Finish up
Finish up with
نظرسنجی
Opinion poll
تست روانشناسی
Psychometric test
hrasal verb
to move or happen faster, or to make something move or happen faster OPP slow down
The truck speeded up going down the hill.
speed something ↔ up
The new system will speed up the registration process.
Speed up
noun [uncountable]
the ability to do calculations and understand simple mathematics → literacy
The report suggests that students need to improve their numeracy skills.
Numercy
noun [countable]
1 someone who is being considered for a job or is competing in an election
a presidential candidate
candidate for
There are only three candidates for the job.
2 British English someone who is taking an examination
Candidates are not allowed to use a calculator in this exam.
3 someone or something that is likely to experience or get something
candidate for
The school is an obvious candidate for extra funding.
The novel must be a prime candidate for the award.
Candidate
remove an inferior or unwanted component of a group or collection.
“we must raise the level of research and weed out the poorest work”
Weed out
phrasal verb
1 to be good enough to do a particular job or to reach a particular standard
We’ll give you a week’s trial in the job to see how you measure up.
If they don’t measure up they can withdraw from the process
to
How will the Secretary General measure up to his new responsibilities?
2 to measure something before you do something, for example before you put in new furniture, cupboards etc
I’d better measure up before I start laying the carpet.
measure something ↔ up
Measure up any items that you want to keep in the kitchen
Measure up
verb [transitive] formal
1 to be more than a particular number or amount
Working hours must not exceed 42 hours a week.
His performance exceeded our expectations.
2 to go beyond what rules or laws say you are allowed to do
He was fined for exceeding the speed limit.
The riot police had exceeded their authority.
To exceed standard requirements
Exceed
noun [countable]
1 [usually plural] formal your peers are the people who are the same age as you, or who have the same type of job, social class etc
American children did less well in math than their peers in Japan.
Staff members are trained by their peers.
→ peer group, peer pressure
2 a member of the British nobility → House of Lords, peerage
Peer
1 to start a company, organization, system, etc that is intended to exist or continue for a long time SYN found
The city of Boerne was established by German settlers in the 1840s.
Our goal is to establish a new research centre in the North.
Register
In everyday English, people usually say set up or start a company or organization, rather than use establish:
The company was set up in 1976.
2 to begin a relationship with someone or a situation that will continue
establish relations/links/contact etc (with somebody)
Hungary established diplomatic relations with Chile in 1990.
I wondered why he should bother to try and establish contact with me.
3 to find out facts that will prove that something is true
The police must establish the facts of the case before proceeding.
establish that
The autopsy established that he had been murdered.
establish whether/if
I was never able to establish whether she was telling the truth.
4 to make people accept that you can do something, or that you have a particular quality
establish yourself (as/in)
He had three years in which to establish himself as prime minister.
He’d already begun to establish quite a reputation as a journalist.
Establish
1 ASK [intransitive] to make a serious public request for help, money, information etc
appeal for
Church and community leaders have appealed for calm.
appeal to
Farmers have appealed to the government for help.
appeal to somebody to do something
The police have appealed to anyone with information to come forward and talk to them.
2 ASK TO CHANGE DECISION [intransitive, transitive] to make a formal request to a court or someone in authority asking for a decision to be changed
She is not happy with the decision and plans to appeal.
appeal against
Both men intend to appeal against their convictions.
appeal to
Appealing to the referee does not often result in a decision being changed.
3 BE ATTRACTIVE [intransitive] if someone or something appeals to you, they seem attractive and interesting
appeal to
The programme appeals to young children.
The idea of working abroad really appeals to me.
appeal
verb [transitive]
1 to completely get rid of something that is unnecessary or unwanted → eradicate
eliminate a need/possibility/risk/problem etc
The credit card eliminates the need for cash or cheques.
There is no solution that will totally eliminate the possibility of theft.
eliminate something/somebody from something
Fatty foods should be eliminated from the diet.
Eliminate=weed out
adjective
1 having enough skill or knowledge to do something to a satisfactory standard OPP incompetent
A competent mechanic should be able to fix the problem.
very/highly/extremely competent
She’s a highly competent linguist.
competent to do something
I don’t feel competent to give an opinion at the moment.
He is the only party leader competent enough to govern this country.
2 satisfactory but not especially good
The workmen did a competent job.
3 technical having normal mental abilities
We believe the patient was not mentally competent.
A psychiatrist said McKibben was competent to stand trial.
Competent
adjective informal
knowing a lot about modern technology and how to use it
Tech-savy
someone who’s constantly evaluating their current job situation against their career goals;
Career-minded
a book for recording the names, addresses, and phone numbers of friends, acquaintances, etc.
a facility on a computer or mobile phone which allows a user to store details of their personal contacts.
Address book
Verb
Search for and find (a talented performer) to employ or promote, especially in sport or entertainment.
Nowadays companies reward those employees who talent-pot for the company.
Talent-spot
noun [countable, uncountable]
something that encourages you to work harder, start a new activity etc → motivation
As an added incentive, there’s a bottle of champagne for the best team.
create/provide/give somebody an incentive
Awards provide an incentive for young people to improve their skills.
incentive to do something
Farmers lack any incentive to manage their land organically.
economic/financial/tax etc incentives
a recycling drive backed with financial incentives
Incentive
1 [transitive] to make a connection in your mind between one thing or person and another
associate somebody/something with something
I don’t associate him with energetic sports.
2 → be associated (with somebody/something)
3 → associate with somebody
→ See Verb table
noun [countable]
someone who you work or do business with SYN colleague
one of his business associates
adjective
→ associate member/director/head etc
Associate (verb, noun, adjective)
adjective [only before noun]
1 happening or existing before, but not now → present, previous
the former Soviet Union
Their farm has been reduced to half its former size.
► see thesaurus at last
2 having a particular position in the past SYN ex-, → present
my former husband
former President Clinton
3 → in former times/years
4 → somebody/something’s former self
noun
1 → the former
2 → first/second/sixth etc former
Former
noun
1 [uncountable] a strong feeling of interest and enjoyment about something and an eagerness to be involved in it
Gillian and Darren greeted the speakers with great enthusiasm.
We went along to the local diving club, full of enthusiasm.
They go about their tasks with little enthusiasm.
enthusiasm for
Britain’s apparent lack of enthusiasm for such a scheme
Employers showed little enthusiasm for the new regulations.
He shares your enthusiasm for jazz.
I left university fired with enthusiasm for work.
A delay of two hours did not dampen their enthusiasm.
2 [countable] formal an activity or subject that someone is very interested in
Enthusiasm for
noun [countable, uncountable] formal
when someone sends someone or something to another person to be helped or dealt with
referral to
The doctor will give you a referral to a specialist in your area.
Only 39 percent of patients were seen within four weeks of referral.
In india 75 percent of recruits come through employee referrals!
Referral
noun [countable]
1 British English an official plan that is intended to help people in some way, for example by providing education or training SYN program American English
The money will be used for teacher training schemes.
a pension scheme
scheme for
schemes for two new cross-city lines
scheme to do something
a new scheme to boost exports
pilot scheme (=something that is done on a small scale in order to see if it is successful enough to be done on a larger scale)
The pilot scheme proved to be a great success.
► see thesaurus at plan
2 a clever plan, especially to do something that is bad or illegal – used to show disapproval
a get-rich-quick scheme
scheme to do something
a scheme to pass false cheques
3 a system that you use to organize information, ideas etc → schematic
a classification scheme
4 → in the scheme of things
→ colour scheme
verb [intransitive]
to secretly make clever and dishonest plans to get or achieve something SYN plot
scheme to do something
She schemed to kill him with poison.
scheme against
He became aware that people were scheming against him and called an emergency meeting.
She’s nothing but a lying, scheming little monster!
Scheme
noun
1 LIQUID/GAS/ELECTRICITY [countable usually singular] a smooth steady movement of liquid, gas, or electricity
flow of
He struggled to swim against the flow of the water.
I tied a towel round his leg to try to stem the flow of blood.
2 TRAFFIC [countable usually singular, uncountable] the steady movement of traffic
a new road system to improve traffic flow through the city centre
3 GOODS/PEOPLE/INFORMATION [countable usually singular] the movement of goods, people, or information from one place to another
flow of
the flow of funds from the US to Europe
There has been a steady flow of people leaving the area.
They have accused the government of trying to block the free flow of information.
an attempt to stem the flow of refugees across the border
4 SPEECH/WRITING [uncountable] the continuous stream of words or ideas when someone is speaking, writing, or thinking about something
I didn’t want to interrupt her flow, so I said nothing.
5 OF THE SEA [singular] the regular movement of the sea towards the land
the ebb and flow of the tide
6 → in full flow
7 → go with the flow
8 → go against the flow
→ cash flow, → ebb and flow at ebb1(3)
Examples from the Corpus
flow
• the ebb and flow of the tide
• And it is bad for his cash flow.
• Sink mixers have divided flow so that the hot and cold water do not mix until they have left the tap.
• a lava flow
• The momentum derives not from a lulling flow or titillating suspense but from astoundingly acrobatic leaps from perch to perch.
• Money flow measures the volume of shares traded every time a stock goes up or down.
• The civil war has severely disrupted the flow of humanitarian aid to the region.
• Under the function-oriented approach to the flow of authority, the night cashiers work for a head cashier.
• the flow of oil from the Middle East
• The road repairs should not affect traffic flow.
stem … flow
• Rose stemmed the flow, encouraged the ebb, and he allowed it to be that way.
• She stemmed the flow of tears that came, knowing they would sting his body.
• After the game Kasparov said that Karpov had to play 24 … d3 to stem the flow of the White attack.
• But that is not likely to do much to stem the flow.
• The brigadier tried to stem the flow with a tourniquet.
• Sandbags were used to stem the flow but several corridors were soon under water.
• To stem the flow, he advocates strict trade protections, including high tariffs on imported goods.
stem … flow
• Rose stemmed the flow, encouraged the ebb, and he allowed it to be that way.
• She stemmed the flow of tears that came, knowing they would sting his body.
• After the game Kasparov said that Karpov had to play 24 … d3 to stem the flow of the White attack.
• But that is not likely to do much to stem the flow.
• The brigadier tried to stem the flow with a tourniquet.
• Sandbags were used to stem the flow but several corridors were soon under water.
• To stem the flow, he advocates strict trade protections, including high tariffs on imported goods.
interrupt … flow
• Remember here that some people do not like seeing you write down their words for it interrupts their flow of thought.
• At least it interrupts the flow of retired vice- marshalls.
• I had to interrupt her flow of catastrophes to suggest that we try to understand what was going on beneath the surface.
• Do this as a separate routine after writing if you are concerned not to interrupt the flow of composition.
• For example, Dickens is fond of parenthetical constructions which allow the generalizing authorial voice to interrupt the narrative flow.
• There are some folks who believe the two two-minute intermissions unnecessarily interrupted the flow of the film.
• The pads can be inserted into an undergravel set up as a gravel tidy without interrupting the free flow of water.
ebb and flow
• There is always an ebb and flow, an inner energy used to enhance mood and expression.
• But he related well to me, although his engagement ebbed and flowed.
• Inside the room I saw the pulsing ebb and flow of light that meant a fire.
• In the harbour you got a secondary ebb and flow between the main tides.
• A moaning north wind that ebbed and flowed like the sound of surf and ocean waves.
• Nixon always will remain a vivid figure for those of us who watched the ebb and flow of his remarkable career.
• The ebb and flow of controversy in television news items did not produce corresponding trends in public interest and discussion.
• It was ebb and flow, up and down, punch and counterpunch that didn’t want to end.
Related topics: Nature, Transport
flow2 ●●● W3 verb [intransitive]
1 LIQUID/GAS/ELECTRICITY when a liquid, gas, or electricity flows, it moves in a steady continuous stream
flow over/down/through etc
These gates regulate the amount of water flowing into the canal.
If the windows are shut, air cannot flow freely through the building.
2 GOODS/PEOPLE/INFORMATION [always + adverb/preposition] if goods, people, or information flow from one place to another, they move there in large numbers or amounts SYN pour, flood
Money has been flowing into the country from Western aid agencies.
The number of refugees flowing into the area is still increasing.
3 TRAFFIC if traffic flows, it moves easily from one place to another
The new one-way system should help the traffic to flow better.
4 ALCOHOL if alcohol flows at a party, people drink a lot and there is a lot available
Beer and whisky flowed freely as the evening wore on.
5 WORDS/IDEAS if conversation or ideas flow, people talk or have ideas steadily and continuously, without anything stopping or interrupting them
Everyone was relaxed and the conversation flowed freely.
6 SEA when the sea flows, it moves towards the land
We watched the tide ebb and flow.
7 FEELINGS if a feeling flows through you or over you, you feel it strongly
flow through/over
She felt hot rage flowing through her.
8 CLOTHES/HAIR if clothing or hair flows, it falls or hangs loosely and gracefully
Her long hair flowed down her back.
9 → flow from something
Flow
1 to choose someone for a position or a job
officials appointed by the government
appoint somebody to something
He’s been appointed to the State Supreme Court.
appoint somebody to do something
A committee was appointed to consider the plans.
appoint (somebody) as something
O’Connell was appointed as chairman.
2 formal to arrange or decide a time or place for something to happen
The committee appointed a day in June for celebrations.
Everyone assembled in the hall at the appointed time (=at the time that had been arranged).
—appointee /əˌpɔɪnˈtiː, ˌæpɔɪn-/ noun [countable]
a presidential appointee
Appoint
adjective
1 spending or costing a lot of money, especially more than is necessary or more than you can afford
Would it be too extravagant to buy both?
an extravagant lifestyle
2 doing or using something too much or more than is necessary
extravagant with
Don’t be too extravagant with the wine.
an extravagant display of loyalty
3 if someone makes extravagant claims, promises etc, they make big claims or promises that are not true or real
extravagant claims about the drug’s effectiveness
4 very impressive because of being very expensive, beautiful etc
extravagant celebrations
—extravagantly adverb
—extravagance noun [countable, uncountable]
the extravagance of the Royal Palace
His only extravagance (=the only expensive thing he bought) was fine wine.
adjective
1disapproving spending a lot of money when it is not necessary
It’s a bit too extravagant to buy both.
Even when in debt, he continued to enjoy anextravagant lifestyle.
2very extreme and not based on real facts
The advertisements makeextravagant claims, guaranteeing that you will stop smoking within 10 days.
Extravagant
verb [transitive]
1 to advise someone to do something, especially because you have special knowledge of a situation or subject
recommend (that)
I recommend that you get some professional advice.
Doctors strongly recommend that fathers should be present at their baby’s birth.
recommend doing something
I would never recommend using a sunbed on a regular basis.
Sleeping tablets are not recommended in this case.
It is dangerous to exceed the recommended dose.
recommend somebody to do something
Students are recommended to make an appointment with a counselor.
► see thesaurus at advise
2 to say that something or someone is good, or suggest them for a particular purpose or job
I recommend the butter chicken – it’s delicious.
Can you recommend a good lawyer?
recommend something to somebody
I recommend this book to anyone with an interest in chemistry.
recommend something for something/somebody
Which type of oil do you recommend for my car?
recommend somebody for something
I have decided to recommend you for the directorship.
highly/thoroughly recommend
The hotel is highly recommended.
► see thesaurus at suggest
3 → something has much/little/nothing to recommend it
Recommend
verb [transitive]
1 to think that something is true, although you do not have definite proof SYN presume
assume (that)
I didn’t see your car, so I assumed you’d gone out.
it seems/is reasonable to assume (that)
It seems reasonable to assume that the book was written around 70 AD.
somebody can safely assume that (=it is almost certain)
I think we can safely assume that interest rates will go up again soon.
let us/let’s assume (that) (=used when thinking about a possible event or situation and its possible results)
Let us assume for a moment that we could indeed fire her. Should we?
Assume
ریسک مالی
Financial exposure
adjective [only before a noun]
relating to the period of time during which a new employee is tested to make sure they are suitable for a job
Applicants hired should work a suitable probationary period of between one and six months.
probationary employees
Probationary period
verb (enrolled, enrolling) [intransitive, transitive]
to officially arrange to join a school, university, or course, or to arrange for someone else to do this
enrol on/for British English
I decided to enrol for ‘Art for Beginners’.
enrol in especially American English
Californians are rushing to enroll in special aerobics classes.
Enrol
a person whose job is to search for talented performers who can be employed or promoted,
Talent scout
It is used when you want to say a situation is kinda crazy
It was nuts!
A situation suddenly becomes violent and noisy specially with people arguing or fighting
all hell breaks loose
If you are left to sink or swim, you are given no help so that you succeed or fail completely by your own efforts:
My employer gave me no help when I started my new job - I was just left to sink or swim.
sink or swim
noun
1 [countable] an arrangement for a meeting at an agreed time and place, for a particular purpose
an appointment to do something
I’d like to make an appointment to see the doctor.
appointment with
He has an appointment with a client at 10.30.
All consultations are by appointment only.
2 [countable, uncountable] when someone is chosen for a position or job
appointment of
Other changes included the appointment of a new Foreign Minister.
appointment as
They congratulated him on his appointment as chairman.
Barron recently received an appointment as vice chairman.
3 [countable] a job or position, usually involving some responsibility
appointment as
He has taken up an appointment as Professor of Chemistry.
Appointment
Influence their judgement
Can color someone’s view
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Retain
Attract and retain
adjective
planning for and thinking about the future in a positive way, especially by being willing to use modern methods or ideas
Forward-looking
Forward-thinking
So
Therefore