98.14. gy. C2 (példák)

drown verb /draʊn/ 2 elnyom, elnyel (hangot egy másik zaj)

His voice was drowned out by the traffic.

scan verb /skæn/ [T] (-nn-) 3 vizsgál, fürkész (pl. tömeget, arcot, stb.)

She scanned the crowd for a familiar face.

sniff verb /snɪf/ 2 szimatol [I or T]

She sniffed at her glass of wine before tasting it.

Dogs are sometimes used at airports to sniff out drugs in people's luggage.

view verb /vjuː/ 1 néz, megnéz

They were able to view the city from a helicopter.

gaze noun /geɪz/ [no plural] nézés, tekintet

a steady/watchful gaze

view noun /vjuː/ 4 láthatóság [U]

The house was hidden from view behind a wall.

He turned the corner and the harbour came into view.

fixed adjective /fɪkst/ 2 rászegezett (nézés, tekintet); fix, mozdíthatatlan

I kept my eyes fixed on his face.

Phrases and idioms:

catch sight of sth megpillant vmit

He caught sight of himself in the mirror.

sneak a look/glance at sb/sth titokban/lopva rápillant vkire/vmire

I sneaked a look at the answers.

the naked eye szabad szemmel

These bugs are so tiny you cannot see them with the naked eye.