85.7. gy. C1 (példák)

drastic adjective /ˈdræs.tɪk/ erőteljes, drasztikus, szigorú

drastic measures

intense adjective /ɪnˈtens/ 1 rendkívül nagy/erős, heves (meleg, fájdalom, érdeklődés, stb.)

intense heat/pain

overwhelming adjective /ˌəʊ.vəˈwel.mɪŋ/ elsöprő erejű, elementáris

She felt an overwhelming urge/desire/need to tell someone about what had happened.

She said how much she appreciated the overwhelming generosity of the public in responding to the appeal.

An overwhelming majority have voted in favour of the proposal.

drastically adverb /ˈdræs.tɪk.li/ drasztikusan

The number of bees has drastically declined due to a combination of factors.

immensely adverb /ɪˈmens.li/ rendkívül, nagyon

immensely powerful/popular

intensively adverb /ɪnˈten.sɪv.li/ intenzíven; alaposan

I spent three weeks working intensively on my thesis.

notably adverb /ˈnəʊt̬.ə.bli/ különösen, különösképpen; főleg, főképpen

They have begun attracting investors, most notably big Japanese financial houses.

radically adverb /ˈræd.ɪ.kli/ gyökeresen, radikálisan

The company has changed radically in recent years.

Barker introduced some radically new ideas.

substantially adverb /səbˈstæn.ʃəl.i/ nagymértékben; alapvetően

The new rules will substantially change how we do things.

Phrases and idioms:

like crazy mint az őrült (teljes erőből, vadul) (informal)

We worked like crazy to get everything finished.