87.7. gy. C1 (példák)

complicate verb /ˈkɒm.plɪ.keɪt/ [T] komplikál, bonyolít

These new regulations just complicate matters further.

simplify verb /ˈsɪm.plɪ.faɪ/ [T] egyszerűsít, leegyszerűsít

the new, simplified tax system

He tried to simplify the story for the younger audience.

simplicity noun /sɪmˈplɪs.ɪ.ti/ [U] egyszerűség, természetesség

The advantage of the plan is its simplicity.

The examination was simplicity itself.

I admire the simplicity of her designs.

prejudiced adjective /ˈpredʒ.ə.dɪst/ előítélettel van vki/vmi iránt, elfogult

Are the police prejudiced against black people?

smooth adjective /smuːð/ 2 sima, zökkenőmentes (problémák/nehézségek nélküli)

Her job is to help students make a smooth transition from high school to college.

subjective adjective /səbˈdʒek.tɪv/ szubjektív

a subjective judgment

unjustified adjective /ʌnˈdʒʌs.tɪ.faɪd/ indokolatlan

unjustified criticism

wrong adjective /rɒŋ/ 4 nem megfelelő

She's the wrong person for the job.

She got in with the wrong crowd at university.

unreasonably adverb /ʌnˈriː.zən.ə.bli/ ésszerűtlenül (nem igazságosan/nem elfogadhatóan); túlzottan

I thought the prices were unreasonably high.

He acted unreasonably.

Phrasal verbs:

come up against sth /kʌm/ ütközik/beleütközik vmibe (átv.) (problémába, akadályba)

She came up against a lot of sexism in her first engineering job.