89.5. gy. C1 (példák)

quote verb /kwəʊt/ [I or T] 1 idéz (más szavait)

She quoted from a newspaper article.

Can I quote you on that?

"If they're flexible, we're flexible", the official was quoted as saying.

receive verb /rɪˈsiːv/ [T] 2 fogad vmit vhogyan (híreket, ötletet, stb.)

His first book was not well received.

skip verb /skɪp/ [T] 2 kihagy vmit (olvasás/beszéd közben)

I usually skip the boring bits.

summarize verb /ˈsʌm.ər.aɪz/ [I or T] also UK: summarise összefoglal

I'd like to briefly summarize the arguments for and against.

length noun /leŋkθ/ [C or U] 3 hossz, terjedelem (pl. könyvé, irományé)

He's written books of various lengths on the subject.

All of your essays will be about the same length.

Phrasal verbs:

lay out ↔ sth /leɪ/ kidolgoz (témát, javaslatot, stb.)

I've just laid out some proposals.

We have asked them to lay out their plans for the future of the park.

Phrases and idioms:

compare notes tapasztalatot/véleményt cserél

We compared notes about our experiences in China.

in a nutshell dióhéjban (röviden összefoglalva)

The answer, in a nutshell, is yes.

make yourself understood megérteti magát

I had a little difficulty making myself understood.

speak for/on behalf of sb vki helyett/nevében beszél/szól

I've been chosen to speak on behalf of the whole class.