35.4. gy. B1 (példák)

method noun /ˈmeθ.əd/ [C] mód, módszer

What's the best method of/for solving this problem?

Travelling by train is still one of the safest methods of transport.

traditional teaching methods

as adverb, preposition /æz/ 3 valamiként, valakiként (látszik, viselkedik, stb.)

He was dressed as a pirate.

As a young man, he was very lonely.

somehow adverb /ˈsʌm.haʊ/ 1 valahogy, valahogyan (nem világos/megállapított módon)

It won't be easy, but we'll get across the river somehow.

Somehow or other, we'll get the money.

on preposition /ɒn/ 11 -on, -en, -ön (vmit használva, vmilyen eszközön/eszközzel)

I do all my household accounts on computer.

I'm on the phone.

She played a tune on her guitar.

through preposition /θruː/ 3 keresztül, segítségével/révén vkinek/vminek; miatt/következtében vminek

I got the job through a friend of my mum's.

She got her first job through an employment agency.

to preposition /tuː/ 5 -val, -vel, -nak, -nek (vkire/vmire vonatkozóan/hatóan)

What have you done to your hair?

Her evidence was very helpful to the police.

She was very kind to us.

via preposition /vaɪə/ 2 keresztül, át (közvetítő eszközön) (személyen/berendezésen/rendszeren át küldve/fogadva)

Reports are coming in via satellite.

I only found out about it via my sister.

yet conjunction /jet/ mégis, de (ennek ellenére)

simple yet effective

I agree it's unlikely, yet she knows what she's talking about.

Phrases and idioms:

by accident/mistake, etc. véletlenül/tévedésből/stb.

I went to the wrong room by mistake.

either way mindkét módon, így is úgy is

You can get there by train or bus - either way it'll take an hour.

He might have to resign or he might be given a desk job, but either way, his career is effectively over.