49.5. gy. B2 (példák)

chew verb /tʃuː/ [I or T] 2 rágcsál vmit

She was chewing gum.

Our dog loves a bone to chew (on).

She sat in the dentist's waiting room, nervously chewing (at) her nails.

freeze verb /friːz/ *(froze, frozen) 3 (majd) megfagy, nagyon fázik [I]

Without a sleeping bag, you would freeze to death out there on the mountainside.

itch verb /ɪtʃ/ viszket

Woollen sweaters make my arms itch.

lick verb /lɪk/ [T] nyal, megnyal, nyalogat vmit

He licked the chocolate off his fingers.

She licked the stamps and stuck them on the parcel.

scratch verb /skrætʃ/ 1 vakar, megvakar (pl. bőrt) [I or T]

My skin was so itchy, I was scratching all night.

He was scratching (at) his mosquito bites.

Hannah scratched her head thoughtfully.

shake verb /ʃeɪk/ *(shook, shaken) 2 remeg (pl. izgalmában/félelmében) [I]

She was shaking as she opened the letter.

I was shaking in my shoes/boots about having to tell Dad what I'd done.

I was shaking like a leaf before my exam.

shiver verb /ˈʃɪv.ər/ [I] reszket (hidegtől, félelemtől, stb.)

She shivered with cold.

The poor dog - it's shivering!

swallow verb /ˈswɒl.əʊ/ 1 nyel, lenyel vmit (pl. ételt) [I or T]

My throat is so sore that it really hurts when I swallow.

The snake swallowed the bird whole.

sweat verb /swet/ [I] izzad

The room was hot and I was starting to sweat.

The prisoners were sweating with fear.

tremble verb /ˈtrem.bl̩/ [I] remeg, reszket (hidegtől, heves érzelemtől, stb.)

When he came out of the water, he was trembling with cold.

Her bottom lip trembled and tears welled up in her eyes.

His voice started to tremble and I thought he was going to cry.