106.7. gy. C2 (példák)

erode verb /ɪˈrəʊd/ 2 erodál (átv.), (fokozatosan) lerombol, tönkretesz (bizalmat, jogokat, értéket, stb.) [T] (formal)

Reports of corruption have eroded people's confidence in the police.

fall verb /fɔːl/ [I] *(fell, fallen) 4 romlik, leromlik

Education standards are continuing to fall.

Empty for 30 years, the building had fallen into ruin.

splendour noun /ˈsplen.dər/ [C or U] pompa, ragyogás

The palace has now been restored to its original splendour.

dazzling adjective /ˈdæz.lɪŋ/ 1 káprázatos (rendkívül jó/izgalmas)

a dazzling display/performance

exquisite adjective /ɪkˈskwɪz.ɪt/ elragadó, páratlan szépségű, tökéletes

a garden of exquisite flowers

respectable adjective /rɪˈspek.tə.bl̩/ 2 tekintélyes (elég nagy/jó)

She earns a respectable salary.

The final score was a respectable 2:1.

sensational adjective /senˈseɪ.ʃən.əl/ 2 szenzációs, szédületes (rendkívül jó)

a sensational performance

Phrases and idioms:

be out of this world fantasztikusan jó (informal)

Their chocolate cake is just out of this world!

beyond your wildest dreams legszebb álmait is felülmúlja

The house was beyond my wildest dreams.

the beauty of sth a szépsége vminek, a szép/legszebb vmiben (legjobb tulajdonsága vminek)

The beauty of the plan is that it won't cost anything.