71.6. gy. B2 (példák)

bother verb /ˈbɒð.ər/ 3 fárad vmivel, gondot csinál magának vmiből [I or T]

He hasn't even bothered to write.

Don't bother making the bed - I'll do it later.

You'd have found it if you'd bothered looking.

You won't get any credit for doing it, so why bother?

fight verb /faɪt/ *(fought, fought) 5 harcol vmiért (pl. vmi eléréséért) [I] (!)

They are fighting for their freedom.

He had to fight hard to keep his job.

invest verb /ɪnˈvest/ [I or T] 2 befektet, beruház vmibe, fordít vmire (időt, fáradságot, munkát, stb.)

You have all invested significant amounts of time and energy in making this project the success that it is.

wish noun /wɪʃ/ [C] 1 kívánság, óhaj

Did he express any wish to see me?

The hospital always tries to respect the wishes of its patients.

It was his greatest wish that one of his grandchildren would become a doctor.

ambitious adjective /æmˈbɪʃ.əs/ 2 (rendkívül) igényes, nagyra törő (elképzelés, terv, stb.)

This is our most ambitious project so far.

She has some ambitious plans for her business.

deliberate adjective /dɪˈlɪb.ər.ət/ szándékos; megfontolt

a deliberate attack/insult/lie

This was a deliberate attempt to mislead us.

automatically adverb /ˌɔː.təˈmæt.ɪ.kli/ 2 önkéntelenül, automatikusan

I automatically put my hand out to catch it.

deliberately adverb /dɪˈlɪb.ər.ət.li/ szándékosan; megfontoltan

I'm sure he says these things deliberately to annoy me.

Phrases and idioms:

can't be bothered nem képes fáradozni/vesződni vmivel (informal)

I can't be bothered to iron my clothes.

push yourself hajtja magát (keményen dolgozik)

She really pushed herself when she was at school.