116.4. gy. C2 (példák)

curb verb /kɜːb/ [T] korlátoz vmit (bűnözést, inflációt, stb.)

to curb crime/inflation

establish verb /ɪˈstæb.lɪʃ/ [T often passive] 3 megállapít vmit (kiderít vmit)

The police are trying to establish how he died.

reconstruct verb /ˌriː.kənˈstrʌkt/ [T] 2 rekonstruál (eseményeket, tényeket, bűntényt, stb.)

The police tried to reconstruct the crime using evidence found at the scene.

track verb /træk/ [T] 1 nyomon követ (személyt, állatot, járművet, stb.)

It's difficult to track an animal over stony ground.

The military use radar satellites to track targets through clouds and at night.

The terrorists were tracked to Amsterdam.

uphold verb /ʌpˈhəʊld/ [T] *(upheld, upheld) 2 védelmez (törvényt, rendszert, elvet, stb.)

Police officers are expected to uphold the law.

crackdown noun /ˈkræk.daʊn/ [C] kemény rendőrségi fellépés

The police are having a crackdown on speeding.

hostage noun /ˈhɒs.tɪdʒ/ túsz [C]

Three hostages died in the attack.

Phrasal verbs:

crack down /kræk/ szigorúan/szigorúbban fellép vki/vmi ellen

Police are cracking down on crime in the area.

go up /gəʊ/ 2 felrobban, levegőbe repül; leég (pl. ház)

There was a loud bang, and then the building went up in flames.

Phrases and idioms:

take/hold sb hostage túszul ejt vkit/túszként tart fogva vkit

Two tourists were held hostage by terrorists.