XLIX

Question 1

basilisk /ˈbæsəlɪsk/

Answer 1

an imaginary animal like a snake in ancient stories, supposed to be able to kill people by looking at them

Question 2

repel /rɪˈpel/

Answer 2

1) if something repels you, it is so unpleasant that you do not want to be near it, or it makes you feel ill → repulsive
“The smell repelled him.”
2) to make someone who is attacking you go away, by fighting them
“The army was ready to repel an attack.”
3) to keep something or someone away from you
“a lotion that repels mosquitoes”

Question 3

afloat /əˈfləʊt/

Answer 3

1) having enough money to operate or stay out of debt
keep (somebody/something) afloat/stay afloat
“The Treasury borrowed £40 billion, just to stay afloat.”
2) floating on water
keep (somebody/something) afloat/stay afloat
“Somehow we kept the ship afloat.”

Question 4

sprint /sprɪnt/

Answer 4

1) to run very fast for a short distance → jog
sprint along/across/up etc
“Bill sprinted up the steps.”
“see thesaurus at run”
2) to ride, swim etc very fast for a short distance
3) a short race in which the runners, riders, swimmers etc move very fast over a short distance
“the 100-metre sprint”

Question 5

touch down

Answer 5

1) when an aircraft touches down, it lands on the ground
The plane finally touched down at Heathrow airport around midday.
2) in the sport of rugby, to score by putting the ball on the ground behind the other team’s goal line

Question 6

terrestrial /təˈrestriəl/

Answer 6

1) relating to the Earth rather than to the Moon or other planets → extraterrestrial
2) living on or relating to land rather than water

1. زمینی
2. خاکی

Question 7

meteorite /ˈmiːtiəraɪt/

Answer 7

a piece of rock or metal from space that has landed on Earth

سنگ اسمانی

Question 8

quake /kweɪk/

Answer 8

1) to shake or tremble, usually because you are very frightened
“quake with fear/fright/anger etc”
“Richmond was quaking with fury.”
2 → quake in your boots
3) if the earth, a building etc quakes, it shakes violently
“The explosion made the whole house quake.”

noun
1. لرزه
2. لرزش
verb
1. تکان خوردن
2. لرزاندن

Question 9

probe /prəʊb/

Answer 9

1) to ask questions in order to find things out, especially things that other people do not want you to know
probe into
“I don’t want to probe too deeply into your personal affairs.”
“Police probed claims that he had sold drugs.”
2) to look for something or examine something, using a long thin object
“Jules probed the mud gingerly with a stick.”
3) a long thin metal instrument that doctors and scientists use to examine parts of the body
4) an investigation in which many questions are asked to discover the truth about something
“a police corruption probe”

کاوش
1. کاوش کردن
2. تفحص کردن
سنبه جراحی

Question 10

decay /dɪˈkeɪ/

Answer 10

1) to be slowly destroyed by a natural chemical process, or to make something do this
“Her body was already starting to decay.”
2) if buildings, structures, or areas decay, their condition gradually becomes worse
“Hundreds of historic buildings are being allowed to decay.”
3) if traditional beliefs, standards etc decay, people do not believe in them or support them anymore SYN decline
“In Orthodox Europe, mass religion seems to have decayed less.”
4) the natural chemical change that causes the slow destruction of something
“old cars in various stages of decay”
5) the gradual destruction of buildings, structures etc because they have not been cared for
“poverty and urban decay”

1. فاسد شدن
2. خراب شدن
3. محو شدن
4. تباه شدن
5. پوسیدن
6. پوسیدگی
7. زوال