19.1. gy. TOP 3000 (példák)

describe verb /dɪˈskraɪb/ [T] leír, jellemez

Can you describe your bag?

He described the painting in detail.

Let me describe (to you) how it happened.

She described Gary as shy.

emphasize verb /ˈem.fə.saɪz/ [T] also UK: emphasise hangsúlyoz

She emphasized the need for better diet.

He emphasized that the driver was not to blame for the accident.

express verb /ɪkˈspres/ [T] kifejez vki vmit (véleményt, köszönetet, stb.)

I'm simply expressing my opinion.

I would like to express my thanks for your kindness.

I'm sorry, I'm not expressing myself very clearly.

Words can't express how happy I am.

name verb /neɪm/ [T] 2 megnevez, nevén nevez (pl. tettest)

In the first question you had to name three types of monkey.

He couldn't name his attacker.

quote verb /kwəʊt/ [I or T] 1 idéz (más szavait)

She quoted from a newspaper article.

Can I quote you on that?

"If they're flexible, we're flexible", the official was quoted as saying.

react verb /riˈækt/ [I] 1 reagál vmire vhogy; reakcióba lép vmivel (kémia)

He reacted angrily to her comments.

She called him all sorts of names, but he didn't react.

represent verb /ˌrep.rɪˈzent/ [T] 1 jelent vmit

In practice the figure represents a 10% pay cut.

The cancellation of the new road project represents a victory for protesters.

stress verb /stres/ 1 hangsúlyoz (fontosságát kiemeli) [T]

I stressed that this was our policy.

She stressed the importance of timing.

Phrasal verbs:

lay out ↔ sth /leɪ/ kidolgoz (témát, javaslatot, stb.)

I've just laid out some proposals.

We have asked them to lay out their plans for the future of the park.

refer to sb/sth /rɪˈfɜːr/ 1 utal vkire/vmire (hivatkozik)

She didn't once refer to her son.

He always referred to his father as 'the old man'.