69.6. gy. B2 (példák)

appeal verb /əˈpiːl/ [I] 1 vonz, csábít vkit vmi

Cycling has never really appealed to me.

It's a programme designed to appeal mainly to 16 to 25 year-olds.

amazement noun /əˈmeɪz.mənt/ [U] meglepetés, döbbenet, megdöbbenés

She stared in amazement.

To my amazement, he ate the whole lot.

surprise noun /səˈpraɪz/ 2 meglepődés [U]

He looked at her in/with surprise.

He agreed to everything, (much) to my surprise.

distressing adjective /dɪˈstres.ɪŋ/ kétségbeejtő

distressing news

a distressing experience

petrified adjective /ˈpet.rɪ.faɪd/ megkövült (a félelemtől)

I'm petrified of spiders.

slow adjective /sləʊ/ 2 lassú, vontatott

I find his films very slow.

terrifying adjective /ˈter.əˌfɑɪ.ɪŋ/ ijesztő

It was a terrifying experience.

thrilled adjective /θrɪld/ örvendezik

She was thrilled with your present.

thrilling adjective /ˈθrɪl.ɪŋ/ izgalmas, szenzációs

a thrilling game

Phrases and idioms:

take your breath away elállítja a lélegzetét

The view from the window took my breath away.