111.27. gy. C2 (példák)

escape verb /ɪˈskeɪp/ 4 elkerüli a figyelmét vkinek [T]

Nothing that goes on in this office escapes her attention.

misinterpret verb /ˌmɪs.ɪnˈtɜː.prɪt/ [T] félreért, félreértelmez; félremagyaráz

He claims his speech was deliberately misinterpreted by journalists.

overlook verb /ˌəʊ.vəˈlʊk/ [T] 2 nem vesz észre vmit; nem vesz tudomást vmiről; szemet huny vmi fölött [often passive]

Two important facts have been overlooked in this case.

blindness noun /ˈblaɪnd.nəs/ [U] 2 vakság, elvakultság (észre nem vétele vminek)

My blindness to what was happening led me to make a bad decision.

Phrasal verbs:

slip up /slɪp/ elcsúszik vhol, melléfog, téved

These figures don't make sense - have we slipped up somewhere?

Phrases and idioms:

be misunderstood félreismert, meg nem értett, nem elismert

He was a genius, but misunderstood by society at the time.

get sb/sth muddled up összekever, összetéveszt vkit/vmit (vkivel/vmivel)

I often get Jonathan and his brother muddled up.

jump to conclusions elhamarkodott következtetéseket von le

He saw them talking together and jumped to conclusions.

sb's attention/mind/thoughts, etc. wander elkalandozik a figyelme/esze/gondolatai/stb.

I was bored and my thoughts started to wander.