20.4.4. gy. A1B2 (példák)

attack verb /əˈtæk/ 1 támad, megtámad (vkit/vmit) (támadást intéz) [I or T]

He was attacked and seriously injured by a gang of youths.

Most wild animals won't attack unless they are provoked.

capture verb /ˈkæp.tʃər/ [T] 1 elfog (pl. katonát); elfoglal (pl. várost)

Two of the soldiers were killed and the rest were captured.

Rebel forces captured the city after a week-long battle.

defeat verb /dɪˈfiːt/ [T] 1 legyőz (ellenséget, ellenfelet)

Napoleon was defeated by the Duke of Wellington at the battle of Waterloo.

If we can defeat the Italian team, we'll be through to the final.

defend verb /dɪˈfend/ 1 véd, megvéd vmit (küzdelemben, harcban); védekezik [T]

How can we defend our country if we don't have an army?

I'm going to karate lessons to learn how to defend myself.

White blood cells help defend the body against infection.

destroy verb /dɪˈstrɔɪ/ [T] lerombol, megsemmisít; elpusztít

Most of the old part of the city was destroyed by bombs during the war.

The accident seemed to have completely/totally destroyed his confidence.

fight verb /faɪt/ *(fought, fought) 2 harcol (háborúban) [I or T] (!)

Millions of young men fought in World War One.

invade verb /ɪnˈveɪd/ 1 lerohan, megszáll (hadsereggel); betör, benyomul (pl. országba) [I or T] (!)

Concentrations of troops near the border look set to invade within the next few days.

win verb /wɪn/ *(winning, won, won) 4 nyer, megnyer (háborút, csatát, vitát, stb.), győz

They won the war, but with heavy losses.

Everyone likes winning an argument.

nuclear adjective /ˈnjuː.klɪər/ 2 atom-, nukleáris (fegyver)

a nuclear war/attack

Phrasal verbs:

blow up ↔ (sth/sb) /bləʊ/ felrobban; felrobbant (vmit/vkit)

They threatened to blow up the plane if their demands were not met.

The bomb blew up.