100.4. gy. C2 (példák)

complex noun /ˈkɒm.pleks/ 2 komplexus

an inferiority complex

alcoholic adjective /ˌæl.kəˈhɒl.ɪk/ 2 alkoholista, iszákos [always before noun] (!)

She lived with her alcoholic father.

compulsive adjective /kəmˈpʌl.sɪv/ 1 kényszeres; megrögzött (pl. szokás)

a compulsive eating disorder

disturbed adjective /dɪˈstɜːbd/ zavart, zavarodott (szellemileg/érzelmileg)

He is a very disturbed child.

insane adjective /ɪnˈseɪn/ 2 elmebeteg, őrült

a hospital for the criminally insane

sane adjective /seɪn/ épelméjű; józan (ésszerű)

Psychiatrists pronounced her sane.

short-sighted adjective /ˌʃɔːtˈsaɪ.tɪd/ 1 rövidlátó (nem lát jól)

I'm very short-sighted.

sober adjective /ˈsəʊ.bər/ 1 józan (nem részeg) (!)

She remained sober all evening.

unbalanced adjective /ʌnˈbæl.ənst/ 1 kiegyensúlyozatlan, labilis (személy)

After his death, she became slightly unbalanced.

Phrasal verbs:

slip away /slɪp/ 3 meghal

Despite their care, he slipped away in the night.