73.12. gy. B2 (példák)

force verb /fɔːs/ [T] 1 kényszerít, kikényszerít, erőszakol, kierőszakol

You can't force her to make a decision.

I had to force myself to finish the match.

I didn't actually want any more dessert, but Julia forced it on me.

influence verb /ˈɪn.flu.ənts/ [T often passive] befolyásol vkit/vmit, hatással van/hatást gyakorol vkire/vmire

Were you influenced by anybody at the beginning of your career?

What influenced you to choose a career in nursing?

interfere verb /ˌɪnt.əˈfɪər/ [I] 1 beleavatkozik vmibe, beavatkozik vmibe

I know he's worried about us, but I wish he wouldn't interfere.

You shouldn't interfere in other people's business.

threaten verb /ˈθret.ən/ 1 fenyeget, megfenyeget (vkit) [T]

He threatened the staff with a gun and demanded money.

He threatened to report her to the police.

influence noun /ˈɪn.flu.ənts/ [C or U] hatás, befolyás

The drug companies can have a lot of influence on doctors.

At the time she was under the influence of her father.

Helen's a bad/good influence on him.

power noun /paʊər/ 2 hatalom (irányítás/befolyás vki/vmi felett) [U]

I've no power over him - he does what he wants to.

Phrasal verbs:

hurry up ↔ sb/sth /ˈhʌr.i/ siettet/sürget vkit/vmit

Could you hurry the children up, or their dinner will get cold?

Phrases and idioms:

be a bad/good influence (on sb) rossz/jó hatás (vkire)

Television can be a bad influence on children.

be none of sb's business semmi köze hozzá, nem tartozik rá

I'm certainly not going to tell Lara how much money I've spent - it's none of her business!

push (sb) for sth/to do sth szorgalmaz vmit; nyomást gyakorol vkire

Local residents are pushing for the road to be made wider.

We had to push them to accept our terms, but they finally agreed to the deal.