61.2. gy. B2 (példák)

breed verb /briːd/ *(bred, bred) tenyészt (állatot, növényt); szaporodik (állat) [T]

His main income comes from breeding cattle.

bank noun /bæŋk/ [C] 2 folyópart, csatornapart

By the time we reached the opposite bank, the boat was sinking fast.

These flowers generally grow on river banks and near streams.

pond noun /pɒnd/ [C] tavacska (természetes/mesterséges)

a duck pond

range noun /reɪndʒ/ 3 hegylánc [C]

The country is divided by a huge mountain range.

slope noun /sləʊp/ [C] lejtő; lejtés

There's a steep slope to climb before we're at the top.

a mountain/ski slope

tide noun /taɪd/ [C] árapály

high/low tide

The tide is out/in.

volcano noun /vɒlˈkeɪ.nəʊ/ [C] plural: volcanoes or volcanos vulkán, tűzhányó

an extinct/active volcano

An active volcano may erupt at any time.

coastal adjective /ˈkəʊ.stəl/ tengerparti

a coastal town

overseas adjective, adverb /ˌəʊ.vəˈsiːz/ tengeren túli; tengeren túl/túlra

We need to open up the overseas markets.

There are a lot of overseas students in Cambridge.

Many more people work overseas these days.

shallow adjective /ˈʃæl.əʊ/ 1 sekély; lapos (nem mély) (pl. víz, edény, stb.)

The stream was quite shallow so we were able to walk across it.

She told her children to stay in the shallow end (of the swimming pool).

Fry the onions in a shallow pan.