34.8.2. gy. A1C2 (példák)

suffer verb /ˈsʌf.ər/ 2 szenved, elszenved vmit; kárt szenved, romlik [I or T]

The party suffered a crushing defeat in the last election.

Twenty-five policemen suffered minor injuries during the protest.

The city suffered another blow last month with the closure of the local car factory.

If you will insist on eating three helpings of dessert, I'm afraid you'll have to suffer the consequences!

When you're working such long hours, it's almost inevitable that your marriage will start to suffer.

swallow verb /ˈswɒl.əʊ/ 2 lenyel vmit (átv.) (elfogad vmi kellemetlen dolgot) [T]

They found the final decision hard to swallow.

burden noun /ˈbɜː.dən/ [C] teher, megterhelés (átv.) (nehézség, kellemetlenség, stb.)

the burden of responsibility

I'd hate to be a burden to you when I'm older.

discomfort noun /dɪˈskʌm.fət/ 3 feszélyezettség [U]

I could see that the talk of divorce was causing her some discomfort.

embarrassment noun /ɪmˈbær.ə.smənt/ [C or U] feszengés, zavar; zavaró tényező

She blushed with embarrassment.

My parents were such an embarrassment to me.

liability noun /ˌlaɪ.əˈbɪl.ə.ti/ 2 tehertétel (gond/problémák/bajok forrása) [no plural]

Wherever we go she upsets someone - she's a real liability.

misery noun /ˈmɪz.ər.i/ [C or U] nyomor, nyomorúság, gyötrelem

The war brought misery to millions of people.

We have witnessed the most appalling scenes of human misery.

Ten years of marriage to him have made her life a misery.

nuisance noun /ˈnjuː.sənts/ [C usually no plural] kellemetlenkedő (ember); nyűg; háborgatás

I've forgotten my umbrella - what a nuisance!

It's such a nuisance having to rewrite those letters.

I hate to be a nuisance, but could you help me?

Local residents claimed that the noise was causing a public nuisance.

ordeal noun /ɔːˈdɪəl/ [C] megpróbáltatás

The hostages' ordeal came to an end when soldiers stormed the building.

They feared he would not survive the ordeal.

She went through the ordeal of being interviewed by a panel of ten people.

pain noun /peɪn/ 2 fájdalom (átv.) (érzelmi) [U]

I can't describe the pain I suffered when he died.

The parents are still in great pain over the death of their child.