51.3. gy. B2 (példák)

addict noun /ˈæd.ɪkt/ [C] függő, káros szenvedély rabja (!)

a drug/heroin addict

a gambling addict

I'm a chocolate/shopping addict.

addiction noun /əˈdɪk.ʃən/ [C or U] függőség (!)

drug addiction

an addiction to alcohol

His addiction to computer games means he is spending far too much time indoors.

breakdown noun /ˈbreɪk.daʊn/ [C] 1 ideg-összeroppanás, idegösszeomlás

Later that year she had a breakdown.

a nervous breakdown

depression noun /dɪˈpreʃ.ən/ [C or U] 1 lehangoltság; depresszió

If you suffer from depression, it's best to get professional help.

disability noun /ˌdɪs.əˈbɪl.ə.ti/ [C or U] rokkantság, (testi/szellemi) fogyatékosság

a physical/learning disability

Trying to change attitudes to disability is a real struggle.

obsession noun /əbˈseʃ.ən/ [C or U] megszállottság, rögeszme

an unhealthy obsession with death

her chocolate obsession

He's always wanted to find his natural mother but recently it's become an obsession.

stroke noun /strəʊk/ [C] 1 agyvérzés

She suffered/had a stroke which left her unable to speak.

virus noun /ˈvaɪə.rəs/ [C] 2 vírus (betegséget okozó)

a flu virus

I don't know exactly what's wrong with her - I think it's some sort of virus.

addicted adjective /əˈdɪk.tɪd/ 1 függő (szenvedélybeteg)

He later became addicted to heroin.

drunk adjective /drʌŋk/ [never before noun] részeg, ittas (!)

He got very drunk at my sister's wedding.

I'd had a glass of wine but I certainly wasn't drunk.

He came home last night blind drunk.