11.6. gy. TOP 3000 (példák)

estimate verb /ˈes.tɪ.meɪt/ [T] becsül, felbecsül (mennyiséget, költséget, stb.)

Government sources estimate a long-term 50% increase in rail fares.

They estimate that the journey will take at least two weeks.

It was difficult to estimate how many trees had been destroyed.

The number of dead is estimated at over three hundred.

average noun /ˈæv.ər.ɪdʒ/ 2 átlag (tipikus, szokásos mennyiség, mérték) [C or U]

An 8-hour working day is about the average.

The audience figures were lower than average for this sort of film.

The quality of candidates was (well) below/above average.

I expect to spend an average of £20 on a meal in a restaurant.

estimate noun /ˈes.tɪ.mət/ [C] becslés (mennyiségé, költségé, stb.); árajánlat, költségvetés

The number of people who applied for the course was 120 compared with an initial estimate of between 50 and 100.

This is only a rough estimate.

sample noun /ˈsɑːm.pl̩/ [C] 1 minta (a sokaságból) (statisztikai minta)

a random sample of voters

a nationally representative sample of 200 schools

statistic noun /stəˈtɪs.tɪk/ [C] statisztika

Statistics show that skin cancer is becoming more common.

accurate adjective /ˈæk.jʊ.rət/ pontos, hibátlan

accurate information/measurements

She was able to give the police a fairly accurate description of the man.

Her novel is an accurate reflection of life in post-war Spain.

We hope to become more accurate in predicting earthquakes.

approximate adjective /əˈprɒk.sɪ.mət/ körülbelüli

The train's approximate time of arrival is 10.30.

Can you give me an approximate idea of the numbers involved?

exact adjective /ɪgˈzækt/ pontos; precíz

The exact distance is 1.838 metres.

I'm afraid I can't give you exact details.

The exact location of the factory has yet to be decided.

They've lived here a long time - 25 years to be exact.

rough adjective /rʌf/ 2 durva, hozzávetőleges, vázlatos

Write a rough copy first and check the grammar.

Can you give me a rough idea of the numbers?

and conjunction /ænd/ 3 meg (számok kifejezése és összeadás)

It cost a hundred and twenty pounds.

Two and three equals five.