56.5. gy. B2 (példák)

block noun /blɒk/ [C] 3 tömb (kő-, jég-, fa-, stb.)

a block of ice/stone/wood

centigrade noun /ˈsen.tɪ.greɪd/ [U] Celsius fok (hőmérséklet)

Water boils at 100° centigrade.

dose noun /dəʊs/ [C] adag, dózis (pl. gyógyszeré)

a high/low/recommended dose

Start with a low dose and increase it.

one determiner /wʌn/ 4 egy, egyetlen (nem több, csak egy)

Do you think five of us will manage to squeeze into the one car?

There's too much data to fit onto just one disk.

I think we should paint the bedroom all one colour.

one determiner /wʌn/ 5 az egyetlen, egyedüli (rajta/ezen kívül nincs más)

He's the one person you can rely on in an emergency.

This may be your one and only opportunity to meet her.

at preposition /æt/ 7 -on, -en, -ön (vmilyen áron/sebességen/hőmérsékleten, stb.)

He was driving at 120 mph when the police spotted him.

by preposition /baɪ/ 6 -val, -vel, -ként (mérték/mennyiség/összeg megadása)

twelve by ten metres of floor space

Interest rates have been increased by 0.25%.

I'm paid by the hour.

Copies have sold by the million.

Phrases and idioms:

a dose of sth egy adag (általában kellemetlen dologból)

a dose of bad news

a handful of egy maréknyi

Only a handful of people came to the meeting.

a pile of/piles of sth rengeteg, irtó sok (informal)

I've got a pile of things to do today.

He's got piles of money.