58.17. gy. B2 (példák)

absorb verb /əbˈzɔːb/ [T] 1 felszív, felszívódik, abszorbeál; felvesz, megköt, elnyel (pl. ütést)

Plants absorb carbon dioxide.

The cream is easily absorbed into the skin.

flood verb /flʌd/ [I or T] 2 özönlik, beözönlik vhova; elönt

She drew back the curtains and the sunlight came flooding in.

Shoppers flooded into the store on the first morning of the sale.

squash verb /skwɒʃ/ 2 beprésel vmit/vkit vhova; bepréselődik [I or T often passive]

The kids were all squashed into the back seat.

weight noun /weɪt/ 3 súly, súlyos tárgy [C]

Try not to lift heavy weights.

I lift weights twice a week at the gym.

width noun /wɪtθ/ [C or U] szélesség

It is 5 metres in width.

The needle is seven times smaller than the width of a human hair.

massive adjective /ˈmæs.ɪv/ óriási, hatalmas

They've got a massive house.

a massive increase in spending

He suffered a massive heart attack.

If the drought continues, deaths will occur on a massive scale.

overweight adjective /ˌəʊ.vəˈweɪt/ túlsúlyos (túl nehéz, pl. csomag); túlsúlyos, kövér (vki)

He's still a few pounds overweight.

Phrasal verbs:

spread out /spred/ szétszóródik, csoportokra oszlik (embercsoport)

They spread out to search the whole area.

Phrases and idioms:

great big/long, etc. rendkívül nagy/hosszú/stb. (informal)

I gave her a great big hug.

one metre/6 ft, etc. deep egy méter/6 láb mély (felszíntől a fenekéig v. az elejétől a hátuljáig)

This end of the pool is two metres deep.