69.21. gy. B2 (példák)

pressure noun /ˈpreʃ.ər/ 2 stressz (nehéz/feszült/problémás helyzet) [C or U]

She's got a lot of pressure on her at work just now.

Be nice to him - he's been under a lot of pressure recently.

Can you work well under pressure?

the pressures of work

tension noun /ˈtent.ʃən/ 1 feszültség, szorongás (érzés) [U]

You could feel the tension in the room as we waited for our exam results.

tension noun /ˈtent.ʃən/ 2 feszültség (emberek/csoportok között) [C or U]

ethnic/racial tension

There are growing tensions between the two countries.

irritated adjective /ˈɪr.ɪˌteɪ.tɪd/ ingerült, bosszús

Ben began to get increasingly irritated by/with her questions.

irritating adjective /ˈɪr.ɪˌteɪ.tɪŋ/ bosszantó, ingerlő

an irritating habit

outrageous adjective /aʊtˈreɪ.dʒəs/ felháborító, gyalázatos

outrageous behaviour/clothes

That's an outrageous thing to say!

The prices in that restaurant were outrageous.

tense adjective /tents/ 1 feszült, szorongó (lelkiállapot)

She was very tense as she waited for the interview.

tense adjective /tents/ 2 feszült, szorongatott (helyzet)

There were some tense moments in the second half of the game.

nervously adverb /ˈnɜː.vəs.li/ idegesen

to giggle/laugh nervously

Phrasal verbs:

calm down ↔ (sb) /kɑːm/ megnyugszik; megnyugtat

Calm down, Lily, and tell me what's wrong.

She was angry at first but we managed to calm her down.

She sat down and took a few deep breaths to calm herself down.