60.21. gy. B2 (példák)

cost verb /kɒst/ [T] *(cost, cost) 2 kerül vmibe (átv.) (vmi veszteséget okoz)

Drinking and driving costs lives.

His affairs cost him his marriage.

hit verb /hɪt/ [T] *(hitting, hit, hit) 3 súlyt vmit/vkit, árt vkinek/vminek [often passive]

The economy has been hit by high unemployment.

weakness noun /ˈwiːk.nəs/ 2 gyenge pont [C]

There are definite weaknesses in their security arrangements.

His main weakness as a manager is his inability to delegate.

The later novels show none of the weaknesses of his earlier work.

negative adjective /ˈneg.ə.tɪv/ 3 ártalmas (rossz hatású)

Terrorist threats have had a very negative effect/impact on tourism.

unfortunate adjective /ʌnˈfɔː.tʃən.ət/ 1 szerencsétlen, sajnálatos (dolog, helyzet)

an unfortunate mistake

It was so unfortunate that she lost her job just as her husband became ill.

valuable adjective /ˈvæl.jʊ.bl̩/ 2 értékes, hasznos (információ, tanács, stb.)

He was able to provide the police with some valuable information.

welcome adjective /ˈwel.kəm/ 2 örömmel fogadott/várt (változás, hír, ajándék, stb.)

a welcome change

Your comments are always welcome.

worthwhile adjective /ˌwɜːθˈwaɪl/ érdemes

She considers teaching a worthwhile career.

The time and expense involved in keeping up to date with all the changes has been worthwhile.

If you need him on this project, you've got to make it financially worthwhile for him.

negatively adverb /ˈneg.ə.tɪv.li/ negatívan (ártalmasan)

They were very negatively affected by the changes.

Phrases and idioms:

be no good or be not any/much good nincs (semmi) értelme/haszna, semmit sem ér

Shoes are no good if they let in water.

Food aid isn't much good until the fighting stops.

be no use doing sth nincs értelme

It was no use talking to him - he just wouldn't listen.

be (of) no use haszontalan; hasznavehetetlen

His advice turned out to be no use at all.

the last person/thing, etc. az utolsó ember/dolog/stb. (a legkevésbé várt/kívánt/szükséges vki/vmi)

Three extra people to feed - that's the last thing I need!

The last thing I wanted was to make you unhappy.

Matthew is the last person I'd expect to be interested in dance.

He's the last person I'd trust with my keys.