XXVIII

Question 1

esteem /ɪˈstiːm/

Answer 1

1) a feeling of respect for someone, or a good opinion of someone.
hold somebody in high/great esteem
“The critics held him in high esteem as an actor.”
token/mark of somebody’s esteem (=a sign of their respect)
“Please accept the small gift we enclose as a mark of our esteem.”
esteem for
“my father’s complete lack of esteem for actors”
2) to respect and admire someone or something.
“Peden was greatly esteemed by the people of Ayrshire.”
“He was esteemed as a literary wit.”

esteemed /ɪˈstiːmd/ => respected and admired
“the esteemed French critic Olivier Boissiere”

Question 2

deprive /dɪˈpraɪv/

Answer 2

to prevent someone from having something, especially something that they need or should have.

“A lot of these children have been deprived of a normal home life.”

1. محروم کردن
2. بی بهره کردن
3. سلب کردن

Question 3

rave /reɪv/

Answer 3

1) to talk in an angry, uncontrolled, or crazy way.
rave at
“He started raving at me”
rave on British English
“Lisa raved on about how awful it all was.”
2) a big event where people dance to loud music with a strong beat and often take drugs.
“an all-night rave”
3) strong praise for a new play, book etc
“The play got raves from the critics.”

rave about/over something => to talk about something you enjoy or admire in an excited way SYN enthuse
“The customers were raving over our homemade chili.”

rave reviews/notices/reports => strong praise for a new play, book etc, especially in a newspaper or magazine
win/receive/earn rave reviews
“The performance earned them rave reviews from critics”

Question 4

contrive /kənˈtraɪv/

Answer 4

1) to succeed in doing something in spite of difficulties.
2) to arrange an event or situation in a clever way, especially secretly or by deceiving people.
3) to make or invent something in a skilful way, especially because you need it suddenly

1. تعبیه کردن
2. تدبیر کردن

Question 5

draw up

Answer 5

1) draw something ↔ up to prepare a written document, such as a list or contract
“Draw up a list of all the things you want to do.”
draw up plans/proposals
“He was asked to draw up proposals for reforming the law.”
2) if a vehicle draws up, it arrives somewhere and stops
“A taxi drew up at the gate.”
3) draw up a chair to move a chair closer to someone or something
4) draw yourself up (to your full height) to stand up very straight because you are angry or determined about something
“He drew himself up and said, ‘This has gone far enough.’”
5) draw your knees up to bring your legs closer to your body
“Ruth sat, knees drawn up under her chin, and waited.”

Question 6

halt /hɔːlt/

Answer 6

1) a stop or pause
“Heavy snowfalls brought traffic to a halt”
2) to prevent someone or something from continuing – used especially in news reports SYN stop
“The government has failed to halt economic decline.”

call a halt (to something) => to stop an activity from continuing
“I urge those responsible to call a halt to the violence.”

Question 7

in accordance /əˈkɔːdəns/ with something

Answer 7

according to a rule, system etc

“Article 47 may only be used in accordance with international law.”

Question 8

prospect /ˈprɒspekt/

Answer 8

1) the possibility that something will happen
prospect of doing something
“I see no prospect of things improving here.”
2) a particular event which will probably or definitely happen in the future – used especially when you want to talk about how you feel about it
prospect of
“The prospect of marriage terrified Alice.”
3) to examine an area of land or water, in order to find gold, silver, oil etc → prospector
prospect for
“The company is prospecting for gold in Alaska.”

noun
1. چشم انداز
2. انتظار
3. منظره
4. پیش بینی
5. دور نما
6. امید انجام چیزی
verb
1. معدن کاوی کردن
2. اکتشاف کردن

Question 9

beckon /ˈbekən/

Answer 9

1) to make a signal to someone with your hand, to show that you want them to come towards you or to follow you
“I could see my husband beckoning me.”
beckon (to) somebody to do something
“She beckoned to the waitress to bring more wine.”
2) if something such as a place or opportunity beckons, it appears so attractive that you want to have it
“A career in the film industry beckoned.”
3) if something beckons for someone, it will probably happen to them
beckon for
“Early retirement beckoned for George.”

1. با اشاره صدا زدن
2. اشاره کردن

Question 10

consume /kənˈsjuːm/

Answer 10

1) to use time, energy, goods etc
2) to eat or drink something
3) if a feeling or idea consumes you, it affects you very strongly, so that you cannot think about anything else
“She was scared by the depression which threatened to consume her.”
be consumed with something
“He was consumed with guilt after the accident.”
4) if fire consumes something, it destroys it completely

1. مصرف کردن
2. تحلیل رفتن
3. از پا درامدن
4. سربه سر کردن
5. غذا خوردن