12.11. gy. A2 (példák)

delay noun /dɪˈleɪ/ [C or U] késedelem, késés

An accident caused long delays on the motorway.

There has been a delay in the book's publication.

daily adjective /ˈdeɪ.li/ [always before noun] napi

Exercise has become part of my daily routine.

We back up our computer files at work on a daily basis.

weekly adjective, adverb /ˈwiː.kli/ heti; hetenként

a weekly magazine/report

a twice-weekly meeting

The fire alarm has a weekly test/is tested weekly.

afterwards adverb /ˈɑːf.tə.wədz/ azután, utána, később (vmi esemény után)

We had tea, and afterwards we sat in the garden for a while.

They separated, and soon/shortly afterwards Jane left the country.

again adverb /əˈgeɪn/ 2 újra, megint (úgy mint azelőtt)

Get some rest and you'll soon be well again.

daily adverb /ˈdeɪ.li/ naponta

Take the tablets twice daily.

early adverb /ˈɜː.li/ (earlier, earliest) 2 korán (idő előtt, hamar) (a szokásos/várt időpont előtt)

If you finish early, you can go home.

The plane arrived ten minutes early.

late adverb /leɪt/ 1 későn; későig (elkésve)

Kathryn's just phoned to say she's working late this evening.

The rains came late this year.

later adverb /ˈleɪ.tər/ később (vmit követően/a jövőben)

He'll be back later.

We could always go later in the year.

next adverb /nekst/ 1 (közvetlenül) ezután

You'll never guess what happened next.

Where shall we go next?

Next, put it in the oven for 30 minutes.

once adverb /wʌnts/ 1 egyszer (egy alkalommal)

I went sailing once, but I didn't like it.

I go swimming once a week.

We have lunch together once a month.

Once a year we all get together.

yet adverb /jet/ 2 még (most, már ilyen korán)

I don't want to go home yet.

a determiner /eɪ/ also: an 10 egy (megadott időszakonként)

Take one tablet three times a day.

She earns $100 000 a year.

Phrases and idioms:

all the time végig, mindvégig, az egész idő alatt

I wish you'd stop criticizing me all the time.