67.19. gy. B2 (példák)

confuse verb /kənˈfjuːz/ [T] 2 összetéveszt vkit/vmit vkivel/vmivel

I think you're confusing me with my sister - we look quite similar.

It's easy to confuse his films, because he tends to use the same actors.

distract verb /dɪˈstrækt/ [T] elvonja a figyelmét vkinek

Don't distract her from her studies.

He tried to distract attention from his own illegal activities.

misunderstand verb /mɪsˌʌn.dəˈstænd/ [T] *(misunderstood, misunderstood) félreért vmit/vkit

He misunderstood the question completely.

error noun /ˈer.ər/ [C or U] hiba; tévedés

He admitted that he'd made an error.

The letter contained a number of typing errors.

Human error has been blamed for the air crash.

The document was destroyed in error by the police.

misunderstanding noun /mɪsˌʌn.dəˈstændɪŋ/ [C or U] félreértés

There must have been a misunderstanding.

thorough adjective /ˈθʌr.ə/ alapos (tudás, munka, vizsgálat, stb.)

The police carried out a thorough investigation.

They did a thorough search of the area but found nothing.

a thorough knowledge of the subject

unaware adjective /ˌʌn.əˈweər/ [never before noun] nincs a tudatában vminek

He was unaware that the police were watching him.

I was quite unaware of the problem.

thoroughly adverb /ˈθʌr.ə.li/ 2 alaposan (gondosan)

Wash the spinach thoroughly before cooking.

Phrasal verbs:

mix up ↔ sb/sth /mɪks/ összekever/összetéveszt vkit/vmit vkivel/vmivel

People often mix up the sisters because they look so similar.

Phrases and idioms:

be in a dream ábrándozik, álmodozik (nem figyel a környezetre)

Half the class were in a dream this morning.

in depth alaposan

With access to the Internet, students can do their homework in greater depth.

keep your/an eye on sb/sth vigyáz vkire/vmire, gondoskodik vmiről/vkiről

Could you keep an eye on this pan of soup for a moment?

lose track nem tudja nyomon követni (figyelemmel kísérni); szem elöl téveszt

I've lost track of how much we've spent.