99.7. gy. C2 (példák)

incur verb /ɪnˈkɜːr/ [T] (-rr-) kiteszi magát vminek (pl. veszteségnek)

The company incurred huge losses as a result of its investments.

leave verb /liːv/ *(left, left) 8 hagy vhogy vmit/vkit (vmilyen helyzetet teremt); marad vmi/vki vhogy

Far from improving things, the new law has left many people worse off than before.

Storms have left areas of Britain without electricity.

The family were left homeless.

reign verb /reɪn/ [I] 2 uralkodik vmi (átv.) (a fő érzés/jellemző egy helyzetben) (formal)

Chaos reigned as angry protesters hammered on the doors.

stand verb /stænd/ *(stood, stood) 5 áll vhogy (vmilyen szinten, állapotban, helyzetben) [I]

The house stood empty for years.

The player is currently standing second in the world rankings.

surround verb /səˈraʊnd/ [T] 2 körülvesz (átv.) (eseményt, helyzetet)

Mystery still surrounds the exact circumstances of his death.

Phrasal verbs:

be/get caught up in sth /kætʃ/ belekeveredik vmibe (egy helyzetbe)

How did the paper get caught up in a legal dispute?

come in /kʌm/ 2 szóba jön, felmerül vki (vmivel kapcsolatban)

We need people to help clean up, and that's where you come in.

subject sb/sth to sth /səbˈdʒekt/ alávet vkinek/vminek, kitesz vminek (megpróbáltatásnak, bántalmazásnak, stb.)

Police subjected him to hours of questioning.

The defence lawyers claimed that the prisoners had been subjected to cruel treatment.

Phrases and idioms:

as it stands ahogy jelenleg áll, jelenlegi állapotában

The law as it stands is very unclear.

be/get caught elkapja vmi (kellemetlen dolog/helyzet) (pl. eső)

I got caught in the rain.