Week2 Flashcards
perspective
1 meaning
1 a way of thinking about Sth,viewpoint
If this weather persists,we’ll have to call( )the picnic.
Off
In the middle of our telephone conversation,we were suddenly cut ( ).
Off
Her plans fell ( ) when She had to return home to look after her sick mother.
through
Fail
At first,she didn’t get ( )very well with her boss.
On
The milk had gone ( ),so we had black coffee instead.
Off
Expired/bad
If you don’t succeed at first,you should keep ( )trying.
On
Continue
The meeting was put ( )until the following week.
Off
Postpone
Brian takes ( ) his father.they are so similar.
After
He has a strong accent and it can sometimes be a bit difficult to make ( )what he’s saying.
Out
Understand
They promised to back him ( )if he complained to the boss.
Up
Support
She decided to turn ( )the job because the salary was too low.
Down
Refuse
He said he was French,but we know he was really British as his accent gave him ( ).
Away
Reveal the truth
When business picked up,the company had to take ( )extra staff.
On
Employ
The restaurant was very busy,and the manager had to turn ( )a lot of customers.
Away
Refuse entry
We ran ( )a few problems when we tired to enter the country without our passport.
Up against
Face/encounter
I managed to put ( )some money for a holiday to Spain.
By / away
Save
The burglar alarm went ( )in the middle of the night and woke everyone up.
Off
Start
They didn’t have much money,but somehow they managed to get ( ).
By
Manage/survive
If you miss too many lessons,you’ll begin to fall ( ).
Behind
Fail to keep up with SB
She was very pretentious,and liked showing ( )to everyone.
Off
Boast
The actual work didn’t stretch me.
1 meaning(stretch)
Interesting
The farm was not commercially viable.
1 meaning(commercially Viable)
Not possible to make money
- Commercially(adv) considering whether a business is making a profit.
- viable(adj)a viable plan can work successfully
redundant
1 meaning 2 synonym (use off)
1 to lose one’s job because the company don’t need you anymore (be made redundant >passive)
2 to be laid off (from the company) >passive
Properly
Correctly,completely
Put out
Upset,offended
let-down
Sth is not as good as I expected
down-to-earth
Practical
accurately
Correctly,truely
frankly
(adv)
honestly,openly
tearaway
(n)
a young person who behave badly
turned up
be born
heart set on
determine
get rid of
throw away
sort out
tidy up
I need to sort ( )my bedroom.Its too mess!
out
make it
Succeed
boring,important,sorry
1 What adverb can come before that adjectives?
terribly
acceptable,adequate,clear
1 What adverb can come before that adjectives
perfectly
handicapped,limited,weakened
1 What adverb can come before that adjectives
severely
identical,impossible,unchanged
1 What adverb can come before that adjectives
virtually
=almost
damaged,needed,wrong
1 What adverb can come before that adjectives
badly
popular,influential,powerful
1 What adverb can come before that adjectives
enormously
