Skipper 2

 0    36 flashcards    KalinaBlanca
mp3 indir Baskı oynamak kendini kontrol et
 
soru English cevap English
avid
an avid reader/football fan/stamp collector
öğrenmeye başla
very enthusiastic (for people)
avid very interested and enthusiastic an avid reader
blatant
a blatant lie/foul
öğrenmeye başla
very obvious, done without shame or embarrassment (used to describe bad things)
blatant very obvious, with no attempt to be honest or behave well
breathtaking
breathtaking view/ scenery Fo ra child of his age, his knowledge of the subject was breathtaking.
öğrenmeye başla
very beautiful, surprising or impressive
breathtaking very beautiful or surprising breathtaking views
gripping
It was a gripping tale of murder and intrigue.
öğrenmeye başla
very exciting; for films and books
If something is gripping, it is so interesting that it holds your attention completely. a gripping story
harrowing
a harrowing film/tale
öğrenmeye başla
shocking, making you feel very upset (not used to describe people)
harrowing making you feel extremely frightened or upset a harrowing experience
lax
They seem to have a very lax attitude towards security.
öğrenmeye başla
not strict or not careful enough (for safety measures, security, morals, discipline, laws, etc)
lax not careful enough or not well controlled
lenient
He asked the judge to pass a lenient sentence.
öğrenmeye başla
not strict; used to describe people in a position to punish (parents, teachers, etc) The judge was lenient and let him off with a fine.
A lenient punishment is not severe.
meteoric
a meteoric career The band's rise to fame was meteoric.
öğrenmeye başla
very sudden and very quick (generally used with the noun rise) He was unprepared for his meteoric rise to fame.
meteoric If the development of something is meteoric, it happens very quickly or causes great success.
misleading
misleading making someone believe something that is untrue
öğrenmeye başla
misleading: *** giving the wrong idea or impression misleading information/ advertisements/comments, etc
misleading information/statements
piercing: * loud and high-pitched (for noises) She let out a piercing scream of terror
öğrenmeye başla
prolific: *** producing a large number of works (for artists, composers and writers)
sporadic: *** happening at irregular intervals sporadic fighting/shots/violence/ outbreaks
öğrenmeye başla
staunch: * very loyal staunch supporter/friend/ally/ Democrat, etc
weeping: * (i) too general and therefore not valid (for statements and generalisations) (ii) large and affecting everyone (for changes and reforms)
öğrenmeye başla
'Women are bad drivers' is a sweeping generalisation that is all too common these days. He proposed sweeping changes! to the country's electoral system.
watertlght: impossible to prove
öğrenmeye başla
wrong or argue against watertight arguments/court case/alibi
dreary: *** boring and depressing a dreary day/life/town Her apartment was dreary and depressing.
öğrenmeye başla
dull: *** boring, without life, excitement or colour dull afternoon/people/colour/ weather
mundane
He had a mundane job in a local bank
öğrenmeye başla
ordinary, boring, giving little satisfaction; often used to describe jobs
mundane ordinary, or not interesting a mundane task/life
tedious: ***boring, andoftenfrustrating
öğrenmeye başla
tedious journey/task/job
atrocious: *** extremely bad
öğrenmeye başla
strocious film/mess/game, etc
dreadful: *** very bad
öğrenmeye başla
dreadful weather/mistakes/acting
lousy: *** (informal) very bad
öğrenmeye başla
lousy day/hotel/teacher/singer
flawless: *** perfect, with no faults flawless complexion/performance
öğrenmeye başla
with no mistakes or bad characteristics a flawless complexion
impeccable
öğrenmeye başla
perfect and with no mistakes She speaks impeccable English
unblemished: * sth that has not been spoilt or harmed
öğrenmeye başla
unblemished record/reputation/ character
arduous: *** tirinciand involving a lot of effort
öğrenmeye başla
arduous journey/task
gruelling
öğrenmeye başla
Gruelling activities are very difficult and make you very tired. a gruelling bicycle race
tiring and lasting a long time
öğrenmeye başla
gruelling schedUle/day/race
strenuou: * needing a lot of physical effort
öğrenmeye başla
strenuous activity/trip/effort/
bedraggled: *** untidy, dirty and wet (for people
öğrenmeye başla
The two bedraggled children trudged into the house,
dishevelled very untidy
öğrenmeye başla
dishevelled clothes/hair/ appearance/man
scruffy
scruffy jeans I don't like to look scruffy.
öğrenmeye başla
dirty and untidy
untidy (for people/places) old and wom out (for clothes
astute good at judging situations and making decisions which give you an advantage
astutepolitician/decision
öğrenmeye başla
clever at understanding i people and situations
crafty
clever and good at using deception to achieve success
öğrenmeye başla
clever at getting what you want, especially by deceiving people
cratty man/plan/look
shrewd
clever and showing good judgement of other people and situations
öğrenmeye başla
good at judging situations and making decisions which give you an advantage a shrewd businessman a shrewd investment
shrewd businessman/ investment
wily: * clever, experienced at j deceiving people and not easily i deceived (for people/behaviour
wily - good at getting what you want, especially by deceiving people
öğrenmeye başla
wily businessman/manoeuvring
conventional ordinary, normal! conventional people/opinions/ ideas
öğrenmeye başla
mainstream: *** ordinary, ~ conventional, neither strange nor 1 extreme 1 mains~rea. m belie~s/ideas /! orqenteetlonsloottuc
middle-of-the-road
middle-of-the-road pop music They adopted a sensible, middle-of-the-road policy on defence spending.
öğrenmeye başla
used to describe a person, organization, opinion, or type of entertainment that is not extreme and is acceptable to or liked by most people:
run-of-the-mill
He gave a fairly run-of-the-mill speech.
öğrenmeye başla
ordinary and not special or exciting in any way

Yorum yapmak için giriş yapmalısınız.