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