58.13. gy. B2 (példák)

shrink verb /ʃrɪŋk/ [I or T] *(shrank, shrunk) összemegy (textil); csökken; összezsugorít

Your sweater will shrink if you wash it at too high a temperature.

The company's profits have shrunk from £5.5 million to £1.25 million.

carbon monoxide noun /ˌkɑː.bən.məˈnɒk.sɑɪd/ [U] szén-monoxid

The cause of death was given as carbon monoxide poisoning.

gas noun /gæs/ 2 gáz (gáznemű anyag) [C or U]

a cloud of toxic gas

Air is a mixture of gases.

leak noun /liːk/ [C] 1 rés, lyuk, lék (amiből gáz/folyadék szivárog); szivárgás (gázé, folyadéké)

There's water on the floor - we must have a leak.

If you suspect a gas leak, phone the emergency number.

oxygen noun /ˈɒk.sɪ.dʒən/ [U] oxigén

an oxygen tank

pool noun /puːl/ 3 tócsa [C]

We dipped our feet in a shallow pool by the rocks.

a pool of blood

steam noun /stiːm/ [U] gőz

Steam rose from the boiling kettle.

a steam engine

the age of steam

The pump is driven by steam.

damp adjective /dæmp/ nyirkos

The grass is still damp.

This shirt still feels a bit damp.

It was a damp, misty morning.

soaked adjective /səʊkt/ átázott, elázott; bőrig ázott

My shirt was soaked.

soaking adjective /ˈsəʊk.ɪŋ/ bőrig ázott

You're soaking - why didn't you take an umbrella?

The dog was soaking wet.