99.4. gy. C2 (példák)

allow verb /əˈlaʊ/ 4 enged, hagy (vmit megtörténni) [T]

They have allowed the problem to get worse.

misplace verb /mɪsˈpleɪs/ [T] elkever vmit (nem emlékszik hova tesz vmit)

I seem to have misplaced my keys.

quest noun /kwest/ [C] (formal literary) (hosszas) keresés, kutatás

the quest for truth

the quest for human happiness

off adjective /ɒf/ [never before noun] 2 elmarad (nem lesz megtartva)

The wedding's off - she's decided she's too young to settle down.

The boat trip is off because of the weather.

unsustainable adjective /ˌʌn.səˈsteɪ.nə.bl̩/ 2 fenntarthatatlan (hosszú ideig nem folytatható) (növekedés, fejlődés, stb.)

The level of spending on pensions is unsustainable.

behind preposition /bəˈhaɪnd/ 5 vki/vmi mögött, már a múlté (már nem létezik/nincs hatása)

He's put his criminal past behind him.

Phrasal verbs:

stumble across/on/upon sth/sb /ˈstʌm.bl/ belebotlik vkibe/vmibe (átv.); összefut vkivel; ráakad vmire

I stumbled across these photographs while I was cleaning out my desk.

track down ↔ sb/sth /træk/ nyomára bukkan vkinek/vminek, megtalál vkit/vmit

The man was finally tracked down by French police.

Phrases and idioms:

vanish into thin air nyomtalanul eltűnik

He was walking ahead of me on the path and then he just vanished into thin air.

what/whatever became of sb/sth mi történt vkivel/vmivel

Whatever became of your friend Harry?