XXIV

Question 1

moan /məʊn/

Answer 1

noun
1. زاری
2. ناله
3. شکایت
verb
1. زاری کردن

Question 2

horde /hɔːd/

Answer 2

a large crowd moving in a noisy uncontrolled way

“There were hordes of people inside the station.”

2. گروه
3. دسته
4. ایل وتبار

Question 3

backlash /ˈbæklæʃ/

Answer 3

a strong negative reaction by a number of people against recent events, especially against political or social developments.

backlash against
“The 1970s saw the first backlash against the women’s movement.”

backlash from
“The management fear a backlash from fans over the team’s poor performances.”

1. واکنش شدید
2. پس زنی
3. عکس العمل سیاسی

Question 4

turn the tide

Answer 4

reverse the trend of events.

“the air power helped to turn the tide of battle”

Question 5

trend /trend/

Answer 5

1) a general tendency in the way a situation is changing or developing.
2) if a subject is trending on the Internet, a lot of people are searching for it or sending messages about it

1. گرایش
2. تمایل

Question 6

rub along

Answer 6

to have a friendly relationship with someone SYN get along

“We rub along well most of the time.”

Question 7

shrink /ʃrɪŋk/

Answer 7

1) to become smaller, or to make something smaller, through the effects of heat or water
2) to become or to make something smaller in amount, size, or value OPP grow

1. کوچک شدن
2. منقبض شدن
3. خرد شدن
4. جمع شدن

Question 8

pave /peɪv/

Answer 8

1) to cover a path, road, area etc with a hard level surface such as blocks of stone or concrete
be paved with something

pave the way for something => to make a later event or development possible by producing the right conditions

Question 9

lawn /lɔːn/

Answer 9

1) an area of ground in a garden or park that is covered with short grass.
2) a fine cloth made from cotton or linen.

1. چمن
2. علفزار
3. مرغزار
4. میدان گلف

Question 10

reserved /rɪˈzɜːvd/ adjective

Answer 10

unwilling to express your emotions or talk about your problems → shy