XLV

Question 1

faint /feɪnt/

Answer 1

1) to suddenly become unconscious for a short time SYN pass out
“Several fans fainted in the blazing heat.”
2) difficult to see, hear, smell etc
“She gave a faint smile.”
“a very faint noise”
“the faint light of dawn”

I nearly/almost fainted => used to say that you were very surprised by something
“I nearly fainted when they told me the price.”

noun
1. ضعف
2. غش
3. بیهوشی
adjective
1. کم نور
2. ضعیف
verb
1. غش کردن
2. ضعف کردن

Question 2

sling /slɪŋ/

Answer 2

1) to throw or put something somewhere with a careless movement and some force SYN chuck
“Lou slung his suitcase onto the bed.”
sling somebody something
“Pete slung his bag over his shoulder.”
2) informal to make someone leave or go to a place
sling somebody into/out of something
“Sam was slung into jail for punching a cop.”
3) to hang something loosely
be slung around/over/across something
“Dave wore a tool belt slung around his waist.”
4) a piece of cloth tied around your neck to support an injured arm or hand
in a sling
“She had her arm in a sling.”

1. فلاخن
2. قلاب سنگ

verb

1. پرتاب کردن
2. انداختن
3. پراندن

Question 3

girth /ɡɜːθ/

Answer 3

1) the size of something or someone large when you measure around them rather than measuring their height
“the enormous girth of the tree”
“He was a tall man, of considerable girth (=he was fat).”
2) a band of leather which is passed tightly around the middle of a horse to keep a saddle or load firmly in position

1. بست آهنی و چرمی
2. ابعاد
3. قطر شکم
4. تنگ اسب

Question 4

compelling /kəmˈpelɪŋ/

Answer 4

very interesting or exciting, so that you have to pay attention
“His life makes a compelling story.”

compelling reason/argument/case etc =>
an argument etc that makes you feel certain that something is true or that you must do something about it
“Lucy had no compelling reason to go into town.”
“The court was presented with compelling evidence that she’d murdered her husband.”

compelling need/desire/urge (to do something) =>
a strong need, desire etc to do something, making you feel that you must do it
“He felt a compelling need to tell someone about his idea.”

Question 5

infinity /ɪnˈfɪnəti/

Answer 5

1) a space or distance without limits or an end
“the infinity of space”
2) a number that is too large to be calculated
“In the equation below, as E goes to zero, n approaches infinity.”
infinity of
“There is an infinity of possible solutions.”

Question 6

disparate /ˈdɪspərət/

Answer 6

consisting of things or people that are very different and not related to each other
“a meeting covering many disparate subjects”
“the difficulties of dealing with disparate groups of people”

1. مختلف
2. نابرابر

Question 7

perspective /pəˈspektɪv/

Answer 7

1) a way of thinking about something, especially one which is influenced by the type of person you are or by your experiences → viewpoint
perspective on
“His father’s death gave him a whole new perspective on life.”
from somebody’s perspective
“The novel is written from a child’s perspective.”
from a feminist/Christian/global etc perspective
“We have to look at everything from an international perspective.”
a much-needed historical perspective
wider/broader perspective
“Our work in Uganda and Romania adds a wider perspective.”
2) a sensible way of judging and comparing situations so that you do not imagine that something is more serious than it really is
“I think Viv’s lost all sense of perspective.”
3) a method of drawing a picture that makes objects look solid and shows distance and depth, or the effect this method produces in a picture
“the artist’s use of perspective”

Question 8

scope /skəʊp/

Answer 8

1) the range of things that a subject, activity, book etc deals with
“the need to define the scope of the investigation”
“A full discussion of that issue is beyond the scope of this book.”
2) the opportunity to do or develop something
“The scope for successful gardening increases dramatically with a greenhouse”
3) a particular set of activities and the people who are involved in them SYN scene
the music/cinema/club etc scope

Question 9

bind /baɪnd/

Answer 9

1) to tie someone so that they cannot move or escape
2) to tie things firmly together with cloth or string
3) to form a strong emotional or economic connection between two people, countries etc SYN unite
4) if you are bound by an agreement, promise etc, you must do what you have agreed to do or promised to do
5) to stick together in a mass, or to make small pieces of something stick together

Question 10

mitigate /ˈmɪtɪɡeɪt/

Answer 10

to make a situation or the effects of something less unpleasant, harmful, or serious SYN alleviate /əˈliːvieɪt/
“Measures need to be taken to mitigate the environmental effects of burning more coal.”

1. تخفیف دادن
2. تسکین دادن
3. سبک کردن