56.8. gy. B2 (példák)

lack verb /læk/ [T] nincs neki (elég vmiből), hiányt szenved vmiből

He just lacks a little confidence.

What we lack in this house is space to store things.

We are lacking three members of staff due to illness.

shortage noun /ˈʃɔː.tɪdʒ/ [C] hiány (áru-, víz-, stb.)

There's a shortage of food and shelter in the refugee camps.

The long hot summer has led to serious water shortages.

least pronoun /liːst/ (a) legkevesebb

He contributed least to the workshop.

I like the green one least of all.

He's the relative I like (the) least.

Giving her a bed for the night was the least I could do.

mere adjective /mɪər/ [always before noun] merő, puszta; mindössze (kicsiség/jelentéktelenség hangsúlyozása)

The mere thought of food makes me feel sick.

It cost a mere twenty dollars.

modest adjective /ˈmɒd.ɪst/ 1 szerény, kisebb (mennyiség/méret/fok); visszafogott (pl. öltözék)

a modest amount of money

They live in a fairly modest house, considering their wealth.

There has been a modest improvement in housing conditions for the poor.

The party made modest gains in the elections, but nothing like the huge gains that were predicted.

slight adjective /slaɪt/ csekély, enyhe (növekedés, javulás, különbség, probléma, stb.)

a slight improvement

We're having a slight problem with our computer system.

I haven't the slightest idea what he's talking about.

tight adjective /taɪt/ 4 szűkös (nem sok, éppen hogy/alig elég) (hely, idő, pénz, stb.)

This holiday destination is good for people on a tight budget.

We should get six people into the car but it will be tight.

enough determiner, pronoun /ɪˈnʌf/ 2 elég, elegendő (annyi/több mint amennyit kíván) (negatív értelmű megjegyzésben)

I've got enough work to do at the moment, without being given any more.

Half an hour in his company is quite enough!

Stop. You've made enough of a mess already.

You've drunk more than enough already.

least determiner /liːst/ legkevesebb

She earns the least money of all of us.

I spent the least time on the third question.

some determiner /sʌm/ 2 (jó) néhány

It'll be some time before we meet again.

It was some years later when they next met.

We discussed the problem at some length.