56.11. gy. B2 (példák)

control verb /kənˈtrəʊl/ [T] (-ll-) 3 szabályoz, ellenőriz (mértékét, növekedését vminek)

Fire crews struggled to control the fire.

No attempt was made to control the spread of the disease.

cut verb /kʌt/ *(cutting, cut, cut) 3 csökkent (árat, költséget, bért, stb.) [T]

to cut prices/costs

The company is cutting 300 jobs.

decline verb /dɪˈklaɪn/ 1 hanyatlik, gyengül [I]

His interest in the project declined after his wife died.

Car sales have declined by a quarter.

dip verb /dɪp/ (-pp-) 2 hirtelen leereszkedik, csökken (mennyiség, szint) [I]

The number of students taking sciences has dipped sharply.

drop verb /drɒp/ (-pp-) 2 leesik, csökken, lecsökken; csökkent, lecsökkent [I or T]

The water level in the flooded region has finally begun to drop.

The land drops (away) sharply behind the house.

We've had to drop our prices because of the recession.

lower verb /ˈləʊ.ər/ [T] 2 csökkent (mennyiséget, szintet); lehalkít

Interest rates have been lowered again.

Boil for 5 minutes, then lower the heat.

Please lower your voice.

We will never lower our standards.

sink verb /sɪŋk/ *(sank, sunk) 2 csökken, hanyatlik (árfolyam, népesség, stb.); leszáll, aláhanyatlik (pl. nap) [I]

The sun glowed red as it sank slowly below the horizon.

Student numbers have sunk considerably this year.

decline noun /dɪˈklaɪn/ [C or U] hanyatlás, gyengülés, romlás

industrial decline

Home cooking seems to be on the/in decline.

a sharp decline in sales

She seemed to be recovering and then she went into a decline.

drop noun /drɒp/ 2 csökkenés [no plural]

a drop in crime

Manufacturers report a big drop in new orders.

reduction noun /rɪˈdʌk.ʃən/ [C or U] csökkenés; csökkentés; engedmény, árengedmény

a reduction in traffic

huge price reductions

up adverb /ʌp/ 4 fel (növelés/növekedés) (mennyiség, fok, hangerő, stb.)

Please speak up, I can't hear you.

The fire heats the room up within minutes.

The cost of car insurance is up, but not very much.

Phrasal verbs:

come down /kʌm/ 2 lemegy (átv.) (ár, infláció, stb.)

House prices have come down recently.

Inflation is coming down.

cut down ↔ sth /kʌt/ 2 lerövidít, csökkent (mennyiséget, hosszt, méretet, stb.)

They've cut her hours down at work.

keep down ↔ sth /kiːp/ lenyom, alacsony szinten tart vmit (nem hagy nőni) (mennyiséget, szintet, méretet, súlyt. stb.)

I have to exercise to keep my weight down.

Phrases and idioms:

more and more egyre több

More and more people are choosing not to buy a car.