60.4. gy. B2 (példák)

rubbish noun /ˈrʌb.ɪʃ/ [U] 2 szemét, vacak (rossz minőségű dolog) (informal)

There's so much rubbish on TV.

dreadful adjective /ˈdred.fəl/ szörnyű (nagyon rossz/kellemetlen) (időjárás, hiba, hír, sérülés, stb.)

The food was bad and the service was dreadful.

I was beginning to think I'd made a dreadful mistake.

The news report was so dreadful that I just had to switch it off.

low adjective /ləʊ/ 3 alacsony, rossz (minőség)

low standards/quality

I have rather a low opinion of him.

miserable adjective /ˈmɪz.ər.ə.bl̩/ 2 rémes, elkeserítő (nagyon kellemetlen/rossz)

miserable weather

Families here are living in miserable conditions.

poor adjective /pɔːr/ 3 silány, gyenge, gyatra, rossz (minőség)

poor health

Last year's exam results were poor.

a poor harvest

tremendous adjective /trɪˈmen.dəs/ 1 isteni, baromi jó

I think she's doing a tremendous job.

He's been a tremendous help.

unique adjective /jʊˈniːk/ 2 egyedülálló, páratlan (pl. lehetőség)

Do not miss this unique opportunity to buy all six pans at half the recommended price.

ideally adverb /aɪˈdɪəl.i/ 1 tökéletesen

She seemed ideally suited for the job.

nicely adverb /ˈnaɪ.sli/ 1 szépen (jól)

That table would fit nicely in the bedroom.

His business is doing very nicely.

She's always very nicely dressed.

Phrases and idioms:

the trouble with sb/sth gond, baj, probléma vkivel/vmivel

The trouble with a white floor is that it gets dirty so quickly.

The trouble with John is that he doesn't think before he speaks.