Week1&2 Flashcards
voracious vɔːˈreɪʃəs
Pigs are ? feeders. Kids can have ? appetites; a ? reader; Anne has always read ?ly (eating or wanting large quantities of food)
indiscriminate ˌɪndɪˈskrɪmɪnət
an ? action is done without thinking about what harm it might cause ? attacks/killing/violence/bombing; terrorists responsible for ? killing the ? use of chemical fertilizers
بی برنامه
coed
a ? place, team etc is used by or includes people of both sexes
steeped
be ? in history/tradition/politics etc to have a lot of a particular quality : a town ? in history
steep
Leave the tea bag to ?(to put food in a liquid and leave it there, so that it becomes soft or has the same taste as the liquid, or so that it gives the liquid its taste)
protests
She ignored his protests and walked away
The programme caused a storm of protests
The announcement was met with howls of protests اعتراض
bookworm
someone who likes reading very much
warfare
the realities of modern ?; chemical/nuclear/germ etc ?; trench/jungle/mountain etc ?; guerrilla ? (the activity of fighting in a war – used especially when talking about particular methods of fighting)
trench warfare
fighting from long holes dug into the ground
combatant
someone who fights in a war
drenched drentʃt
Come on in – you’re ?!; I was ? in/with sweat; chips ? in/with vinegar(very wet – used about a person or area after a lot of rain or water has fallen on them )
soaked
It absolutely poured with rain and we got ?. | His shirt was ? with blood(very wet all the way through – used especially about people and their clothes)
waterlogged
The game was cancelled because the field was ?(used about ground that has water on its surface because it is so wet that it cannot take in any more)
humble ˈhʌmb ə l
a modest and ? man ; A good leader is ? enough to get advice from experts. (believing that you are not more important, better, or cleverer than other people, and therefore not expecting to be treated in a special way) فروتن OPP proud
abound əˈbaʊnd
The worlds of science-fiction ? with wonders; The forests ? with deer, birds, and squirrels; Examples of this ? in her book (to exist in very large numbers); ? with/in something phrasal verb پُر … هستش، فراوان داره
prognostication / prɒɡˌnɒstəˈkeɪʃ
a statement about what you think will happen in the future SYN forecast
matron / ˈmeɪtrən
an older married woman; a woman who is in charge of women and children in a school or prison
domesticated / dəˈmestəˈkeɪtəd
Ray’s very ? and even likes baking cakes (someone who is ? enjoys spending time at home and doing work in the home ) ? animals are able to work for people or live with them as pets
automaton / ɔːˈtɒmətən
1 robot 2 someone who seems unable to feel emotions or to think about what they are doing SYN robot
contend / kənˈtend
Three armed groups are ?ing for power (جنگیدن، رقابت داشتن). Inevitably (به ناچار), fights break out between the members of ?ing groups (to compete against someone in order to gain something)
contend / kənˈtend
Some astronomers ? that the universe may be younger than previously thought (to argue or state that something is true SYN insist)
claim
He ?s that he didn’t see anything. | She ?s to be a descendant of Charles Dickens (to say that something is true, even though it has not been proved)
scour / skaʊr scour something for something
Her family began to ? the countryside for a suitable house. (to search very carefully and thoroughly through an area, a document etc)
scouring out
Ada was ? the pans (to clean something very thoroughly by rubbing it with a rough material SYN scrub)
grime
The walls were black with دوده
is disposed to (be well/favourably/kindly disposed (to/towards sth)
Management ? the idea of job-sharing (to like someone or something)
bison / ˈbaɪs ə n
buffalo
slaughtered/butchered
Hundreds of innocent civilians had been ? by government troops (killed a lot of people in a cruel or violent way) SYN butchered
slaughter
We got ?ed, 110-54 to defeat an opponent in a sport or game by a large number of points SYN hammer
exterminate
Hitler’s goal was to ? the Jews (kill large numbers of a particular group, so that they no longer exist)
par‧a‧dox / ˈpærədɒks $ -dɑːks / noun
It’s a ? that in such a rich country there can be so much poverty. ; The ? is that fishermen would catch more fish if they fished less. ضد و نقیض
realm / relm / noun
- the spiritual ?; an idea that belongs in the ? of science fiction حوزه
- within the ?s of possibility ( also not beyond the ?(s) of possibility) used, often humorously, to say that something is possible even though you think it is not very likely: I suppose it’s not beyond the ?s of possibility (written a general area of knowledge, activity, or thought)
- literary a country ruled by a king or queen
one of the most unusual cases in the annals of crime
in the annals of: in the whole history of
یکی از موارد غیرطبیعی در تاریخ جرم و جنایت
tinge / tɪndʒ / noun
There was a ? of sadness in her voice. ; This glass has a greenish ?. ته رنگ ته مایه
scan‧dal / ˈskændl / noun
It caused quite a ? when he left his wife. ; The college has recently been involved in a drugs ? ; He has been at the centre of a political ? ; a major ? involving the government; a series of financial ?s; a sex ? that ruined his reputation ; They had already left the country when the ? broke. رسوایی و افتضاح
gloom / ɡluːm / noun
1 literary almost complete darkness; He peered into the gathering (= increasing ) ?.
2 a feeling of great sadness and lack of hope; a time of high unemployment and economic ? It was a year of economic ? for the car industry.; There was deep ? about the future.;
ab‧surd / əbˈsɜːd, -ˈzɜːd $ -ɜːrd / adjective quite/slightly/completely etc absurd
It seems quite ? to expect anyone to drive for 3 hours just for a 20-minute meeting. ; It seems an ? idea. SYN: rediculous مسخره
absurdity
Duncan laughed at the ? of the situation. بخاطر مسخرگی
contradictory AC / ˌkɒntrəˈdɪkt ə ri / adjective
two statements, beliefs etc that are ? are different and therefore cannot both be true or correct ; ? messages/statements/demands etc ; The public is being fed ? messages about the economy.
contend / kənˈtend with something phrasal verb
to have to deal with something difficult or unpleasant SYN cope with: The rescue team also had bad weather conditions to ? with.
masculine / ˈmæskjələn, ˈmæskjʊlən / adjectiv
OPP feminine
They’re nice curtains, but I’d prefer something a little more ?. She has a very ? voice. Hunting was a typically ? occupation.
cuisine / kwɪˈziːn / noun [countable] formal
the food you can eat in a particular restaurant, country, or area: Italian ? ; Trying the local ? is all part of the fun of travelling; vegetarian ?; the traditional ? of the Southwest
badger 2 verb [transitive]
to try to persuade someone by asking them something several times SYN pester: متقاعد کردن (اینقدر بگیم تا)
She ?ed me for weeks until I finally gave in. ? somebody to do something My friends keep ?ing me to get a cell phone. ? somebody into doing something; I had to ? the kids into doing their homework.
nag/pester / ˈpestə $ -ər / verb [intransitive and transitive] She keeps nagging me for a new phone. | People were pestering him for his autograph
to annoy someone, especially by asking them many times to do something ; She’d been ?ed by reporters for days. The kids have been ?ing me to buy them new tennis shoes.
beg/plead
to ask for something in an urgent way, because you want it very much and will be very unhappy if you do not get it: He ?ged me for some money. | I’m not going to ? for forgiveness.