11.15. gy. TOP 3000 (példák)

gain verb /geɪn/ 2 fokozatosan elér vmit/növekszik vmi (méret, súly, mennyiség, stb.) (hízik, gyorsul, stb.) [T]

He's gained a lot of weight in the last few months.

The car gained speed going down the hill.

increase verb /ɪnˈkriːs/ [I or T] növel; növekszik

Sales of laptops have increased over the last few years.

The cost of the project has increased dramatically/significantly since it began.

Gradually increase the temperature to boiling point.

raise verb /reɪz/ [T] 2 emel, felemel (átv.) (mennyiséget, szintet)

The government plan to raise taxes.

They've certainly raised standards at the school.

One solution would be to raise prices.

minority noun /maɪˈnɒr.ə.ti/ 1 kisebbség (a csoport kisebb része) [no plural]

It's only a tiny minority of people who are causing the problem.

Children with single parents at my school were very much in the minority.

share noun /ʃeər/ [C] 1 rész vmiből (a felosztott dologból)

The total bill comes to £80, so our share is £20.

We must make sure that everyone gets equal shares of the food.

The party's share of the vote fell from 39% to 24%.

She's not doing her share of the work.

We must all accept some share of the responsibility.

most pronoun /məʊst/ 1 legtöbb (a többség, majdnem mind)

In this school, most of the children are from the Chinese community.

Most of our students walk to school.

some pronoun /sʌm/ 2 néhány (egy része, de nem mind)

In some cases it's possible to fix the problem right away.

Some of you here have already met Imran.

Have some of this champagne - it's very good.

total adjective /ˈtəʊ.təl/ [always before noun] 1 összes, össz-, teljes (mennyiség)

the total cost

Total losses were $800.

all determiner, pronoun /ɔːl/ 3 az összes, (az) egész (mennyiség)

I've spent all my money.

Have you drunk all the juice?

By morning, all the snow had gone.

most determiner /məʊst/ 1 legtöbb (a többség, majdnem mind)

I don't eat meat, but I like most types of fish.

Most people think he's guilty.