93.10. gy. C1 (példák)

pursue verb /pəˈsjuː/ [T] törekszik vmire, folytat; üldöz, hajszol

She decided to pursue a career in television.

We suspect that our boss is pursuing a hidden agenda.

idea noun /aɪˈdɪə/ 4 szándék, cél [no plural]

The idea is to give local people a chance to voice their opinions.

race noun /reɪs/ 3 verseny (hatalomért, sikerért, stb.) [C]

the race for governor

will noun /wɪl/ 2 kívánság, akarat (amit akar) [U]

Against their will, they were forced to hold a meeting.

The government has failed to impose its will upon regional communities.

Phrasal verbs:

insist on sth /ɪnˈsɪst/ nem tágít, makacsul ragaszkodik vmihez

She insists on cooking all her own meals.

Frank insisted on doing all the work himself.

Phrases and idioms:

do everything in your power to do sth mindent megtesz ami módjában áll

I've done everything in my power to help him.

do your utmost minden tőle telhetőt megtesz

We did our utmost to finish the project on time.

endeavour to do sth törekszik, igyekszik (formal)

I endeavoured to help her, but she wouldn't let me.

make a point of doing sth súlyt helyez vminek az elvégzésére

He made a point of learning all the names of his staff.

stop at nothing semmi nem állíthatja meg

He will stop at nothing to get what he wants.