57.8. gy. B2 (példák)

peak noun /piːk/ [C] 2 csúcs, csúcspont

peak travel times

Holiday flights reach a peak during August.

Here we see an athlete at the peak of her fitness and career.

further adverb /ˈfɜː.ðər/ 2 tovább (nagyobb mértékre/fokra)

He refused to discuss the matter further.

Did you get any further with your research?

increasingly adverb /ɪnˈkriː.sɪŋ.li/ növekvő mértékben, egyre inkább

to be increasingly important/common

Increasingly, there is pressure on the council to reverse its decision.

worst adverb /wɜːst/ legrosszabbul ('badly' felsőfoka)

Small businesses have been worst hit by the recession.

Roads in the Tayside region were worst affected by the snow.

the determiner /ðiː/ 7 minél ..., annál ...

The longer we live here, the more we like it.

Phrases and idioms:

better/worse still még jobb/rosszabb

I'll meet you at the theatre. No, better still, let's meet in a pub and have a drink first.

I'm worried that his car has broken down, or worse still, that he's had an accident.

day by day/little by little/one by one, etc. naponta, napról napra/lassanként/egyenként, stb.

Day by day he grew stronger.

however cold/difficult/slowly, etc. akármennyire hideg/nehéz/lassan

We're not going to get there in time, however fast we drive.

However hungry I am, I never seem to be able to finish off a whole pizza.

If Emma likes something she'll buy it however much it costs.

I'll see you after the show and give you £20 for the tickets, or however much they cost.

more and more egyre jobban, egyre inkább

It's becoming more and more expensive to buy property in the city.

to a great/large, etc. extent nagy mértékben

Their anger was to a large extent justified.