World Families Flashcards
Convince
con‧vinc‧ing
AC/kənˈvɪnsɪŋ/adjective
1)making you believe that something is true or right ➡convincing evidence of his guilt ⛧wholly/utterly/totally etc convincing ➡Courtenay played the role in an utterly convincing way. --------- Convincing victory / win پیروزی قاطعانه و با اختلاف ➖➖➖➖➖➖➖
AC/kənˈvɪnst/adjective
1)[not before noun]feeling certain that something is true
➡Molly agreed, but she did not sound very convinced.be convinced (that)
➡I was convinced that we were doing the right thing.convinced of
➡Researchers are convinced of a genetic cause for the disease.
⛧firmly/totally/fully etc convinced
➡Herschel was firmly convinced of the possibility of life on other planets.
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⛧ convinced Muslim/Christian etcsomeone who believes very strongly in a particular religion
Persevere
Persevere (v.) Perseverance (n.) Persevarant (adj.) Persevering (adj.) ⚌⚌⚌⚌⚌⚌⚌⚌
perseverant
(adjective)
/ˌpɜː.sɪˈvɪə.rənt//ˌpɜː.sɪˈvɪə.rənt/formal
tryingto do something or continuingto do something in adeterminedway,despite havingproblems:
> > > Farming is forpeoplewho areambitious and perseverant.
> > > There was a perseverantknockingat thedoor.
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perseverancenoun[U]
UK/ˌpɜː.sɪˈvɪə.rəns/US/ˌpɝː.səˈvɪr.əns/approving
C2continuedeffortand determination:
➡Through hardworkand perseverance, heworkedhis way up to thetop.
➡ It took perseverance to overcome his reading problems.
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Persevere
گام در راه دشوار گذاشتن
/ˌpɜːsˈvɪə$ˌpɜːrsˈvɪr/verb[I]to continue trying to do something in a very determined way in spite of difficulties – use this to show approval
➡It can be tricky at first, but persevere.
⛧persevere with
➡He persevered with his task until he had succeeded in collecting an armful of firewood.
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persevering
adjectiveUK/ˌpɜː.sɪˈvɪə.rɪŋ/US/ˌpɝː.səˈvɪr.ɪŋ/
➡ She was persevering enough toreachtheheightof herambition andbecomeCEO.
convict
/kənˈvɪkt/verb[T]to prove or officially announce that someone is guilty of a crime after aTRIALin a law court
🔺OPPacquit ⛧convict somebody of something ➡She was convicted of shoplifting. ⛧convict somebody on something ➡He wasconvicted onfraudcharges. ➡a convicted murderer ⚌⚌⚌⚌⚌⚌⚌⚌⚌
con‧vict مجرم /ˈkɒnvɪkt$ˈkɑːn-/noun[C] someone who has been proved to be guilty of a crime and sent to prison ➡an escaped convict
ac‧cused
متهم
resign
W3/rɪˈzaɪn/verb[I,T]
1)to officially announce that you have decided to leave your job or an organization
⛥resign from
➡She resigned from the government last week.resign as
➡He resigned as Governor of Punjab in August.
⛥resign your post/seat/position etc
➡Tom has since resigned his membership of the golf club.
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2)resign yourself to (doing) something
متقاعد کردن خویش
to make yourself accept something that is bad but cannot be changed
➡Josh resigned himself to the long walk home.
➡ At sixteen, I resigned myself to the fact that I’d never be a dancer.
pageant
/ˈpædʒnt/noun[C]
1)an organized public show, often performed outdoors, where people dress in decorated or unusual clothes
➡ a colourful pageant of Scotland’s past
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2)(AmE)a public competition for young women in which their appearance, and sometimes other qualities, are compared and judged
🔺SYNbeauty contest
make a point of doing sth
C1 to always do something or to take particular care to do something:
➡ She makes a point of keeping all her shopping receipts.
➡ make a point of noting all new vocabulary down.
give way
C1 UK US yield to allow other vehicles to go past before you move onto a road:
➡ You have to give way to traffic coming from the right.
➡ You must give way to traffic from the left
If a condition …..s, it becomes less strong or extreme:
subside
/səbˈsaɪd/ us /səbˈsaɪd/
آرام شدن یک وضعیت بد
➡The police are hoping that the violence will soon subside.
➡ As the pain in my foot subsided, I was able to walk the short distance to the car.
➡ When her pain didn’t subside, Matt drove her to the hospital.
➡ Friction between the groups subsided gradually.
emaciated
adjective
uk /iˈmeɪ.si.eɪ.tɪd/ us /iˈmeɪ.si.eɪ.t̬ɪd/
formal
very thin and weak, usually because of illness or extreme hunger
➡ There were pictures of emaciated children on the cover of the magazine.
➡ Two days later, the fingerprints leads them to an apartment where they find an emaciated man strapped to a bed.
rack
/v./
verb [ T often passive ]
uk /ræk/ us /ræk/
🔊 to cause physical or mental pain, or trouble, to someone or something:
➡ Even at the end, when cancer racked his body, he was calm and cheerful.
➡ The dog was already racked by/with the pains of old age.
➡ He was racked by/with doubts/guilt.
to exist in a way that may cause a problem, danger, difficulty etc
= cause (problem or …)
pose W3 AC / pəʊz $ poʊz / verb
+ pose a threat/danger/risk
»> Officials claim the chemical poses no real threat.
+ pose something to/for somebody/something
»> The events pose a challenge to the church’s leadership.
»> Rising unemployment is “posing serious problems” for the administration.
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+ pose a question
to ask a question, especially one that needs to be carefully thought about :
“In her book she poses the question ‘How much do we need to be happy?’. “
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Collocation
+ pose a threat/danger/risk
The chemical leak poses a threat to human health.
+ pose a problem
A flood of refugees could pose a serious problem for neighbouring countries.
+ pose difficulties
+ pose a challenge
+ pose a dilemma (= cause a situation in which it is very difficult to decide what to do ) In the future, the possibility of genetic testing on unborn children will pose a dilemma for parents.
to feel very proud, angry etc
swell / swel / verb ( past tense swelled , past participle swollen / ˈswəʊlən $ ˈswoʊ- / )
+ swell with pride/anger etc
> > > His heart swelled with pride as he watched his daughter collect her prize.
= extremely bored
+ bored stiff/to tears/to death/out of your mind
> > > He was easily bored.
After a while, I got bored and left.
+ bored with
Are you bored with your present job?
alight
verb [ intransitive ] formal
2 to step out of a vehicle after a journey
+ alight from
»> She alighted from the train at 74th Street.
+ alight on/upon something
phrasal verb (formal)
to suddenly think of or notice something or someone :
»> His mind alighted on several possible answers.
receptacle
/ rɪseptək ə l / noun [ countable ]
formal
a container for putting things in :
»> a trash receptacle
if you are …., your employer no longer has a job for you
redundant / rɪˈdʌndənt / adjective
> > > Seventy factory workers were “made redundant” in the resulting cuts.
+ make a job/position etc redundant
As the economy weakens, more and more jobs will be made redundant.
when you are famous and a lot of people admire you for a special skill, achievement, or quality
renown / rɪˈnaʊn / noun [ uncountable ] formal
SYN acclaim
+ international/public etc renown
»> He has “won world renown” for his films.
»> He “achieved some renown” as a football player.
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renowned / rɪˈnaʊnd / adjective
SYN famous
+ renowned for
»> an island renowned for its beauty
+ renowned as
»> He’s renowned as a brilliant speaker.
+ renowned author/actor/photographer etc
»> a world renowned expert in the field
get the hang of something
to learn how to do something, esp. when it is not simple or obvious:
> > > I’ll teach you how to use the design program – you’ll get the hang of it after a while.
دسستتون مياد …
step something ↔ up
to increase the amount of an activity or the speed of a process in order to improve a situation
> > > The health department is stepping up efforts to reduce teenage smoking.
stepped-up security at airports
Let’s step it up now
innovatory
= innovative
AC / ˈɪnəvətɪv $ ˈɪnəˌveɪtɪv /
تمام خانواده /ei/ دارند
afraid
S1 W2
/ əˈfreɪd / adjective [ not before noun ]
1 frightened because you think that you may get hurt or that something bad may happen SYN scared :
»> There’s no need to be afraid.
+ afraid of (doing) something
»> kids who are afraid of the dark
»> He was afraid of being caught by the police.
+ afraid to do something
»> Zoe was “half afraid” (= a little afraid ) to go back in the house.
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In everyday English, people often say scared rather than afraid :
»> I’m scared of heights.
a feeling of excitement
electricity
➡ There was electricity in the air between the two of them.
➡ could feel the electricity in the room.
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emotional tension or excitement, esp between or among people
actions that are futile are useless because they have no chance of being successful
futile / ˈfjuːtaɪl $ -tl / adjective
SYN pointless OPP worthwhile
+ a futile attempt/effort
»> a futile attempt to save the paintings from the flames
»> My efforts to go back to sleep proved futile.
+ it is futile to do something
»> It was futile to continue the negotiations.
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futile (= having no chance of succeeding, and therefore not worth doing )
»> Doctors knew that any effort to save his life would be futile.
futility / fjuːˈtɪləti, fjuːˈtɪlɪti / noun [ uncountable ] :
»> This sums up Owen’s thoughts on the futility of war.
effort
Collocation
+ make an effort (= try )
»> She made an effort to change the subject of the conversation.
+ put effort into (doing) something (= try hard to do something )
»> Let’s try again, only put more effort into it this time.
+ something takes effort ( also it takes effort to do something ) (= you have to try hard ) It takes a sustained effort to quit smoking.
+ something requires/involves effort formal (= it takes effort )
»> Trying to get my mother to change her mind requires considerable effort.
someone who believes that wars are wrong and who refuses to use violence
pacifist / ˈpæsəfəst, ˈpæsɪfəst / noun [ countable ]
»> Bergson was imprisoned as a pacifist during the World War I.
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— pacifist adjective [ only before noun ] :
the pacifist movement
pacify
/ ˈpæsəfaɪ, ˈpæsɪfaɪ / verb
1 to make someone calm, quiet, and satisfied after they have been angry or upset :
»> ‘You’re right,’ Rita said, in order to pacify him.
2 to stop groups of people from fighting or protesting, often by using force :
»> Economic reforms are needed to pacify and modernize the country.
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»> It was no use trying to pacify him; he was simply too upset.
»> On August 20, the army recaptured the city and pacified the surrounding area.
»> They had to use drugs to pacify him.
advancement
/ ədvɑnsmənt $ ədvæn- / noun [ uncountable and countable ]
(formal) progress or development in your job, level of knowledge etc :
➡ career advancement
➡ advancements in science
➡ His advancement to captain came unexpectedly.
