27.1.9. gy. C1C2 (példák)

moderate verb /ˈmɒd.ər.eɪt/ [T] mérsékel; mérséklődik

He's trying to moderate his drinking.

middle adjective /ˈmɪd.l̩/ [always before noun] 2 közép-, közepes (szint, mennyiség, méret)

middle managers

middle income families

mild adjective /maɪld/ 3 enyhe, könnyű, szelíd, finom (nem heves/komoly/erős)

She can't accept even mild criticism of her work.

He has suffered a mild heart attack - nothing too serious.

a mild form of the disease

overwhelming adjective /ˌəʊ.vəˈwel.mɪŋ/ elsöprő erejű, elementáris

She felt an overwhelming urge/desire/need to tell someone about what had happened.

She said how much she appreciated the overwhelming generosity of the public in responding to the appeal.

An overwhelming majority have voted in favour of the proposal.

relentless adjective /rɪˈlent.ləs/ hajthatatlan; könyörtelen

relentless criticism

violent adjective /ˈvaɪə.lənt/ 3 heves (robbanás, vihar, stb.) (!)

a violent explosion/storm

drastically adverb /ˈdræs.tɪk.li/ drasztikusan

The number of bees has drastically declined due to a combination of factors.

intensively adverb /ɪnˈten.sɪv.li/ intenzíven; alaposan

I spent three weeks working intensively on my thesis.

Phrases and idioms:

like crazy mint az őrült (teljes erőből, vadul) (informal)

We worked like crazy to get everything finished.

like hell mint egy őrült (munkát/erőfeszítést jelentő szavak után) (! informal)

It's raining like hell out there.