22.4. gy. TOP 3000 (példák)

guess verb /ges/ [I or T] kitalál, eltalál (egy választ vmire)

Guess how old he is.

You'll never guess who I saw in town.

"You've got a promotion!" "How did you guess?"

solve verb /sɒlv/ [T] megold (problémát, rejtvényt, stb.)

to solve a problem

to solve a mystery/puzzle

Just calm down - shouting won't solve anything!

This strategy could cause more problems than it solves.

Police are still no nearer to solving the crime.

approach noun /əˈprəʊtʃ/ 1 hozzáállás, viszonyulás, megközelítés [C]

In Sweden they have a different approach to the problem.

I thought we'd adopt/take a new approach.

idea noun /aɪˈdɪə/ 1 ötlet, javaslat [C]

a bad/brilliant/great/stupid idea

"Let's go swimming." "That's a good idea!"

If you have any ideas for what I could buy Jack, let me know.

It was Kate's idea to hire a car.

I've had an idea - why don't we go to the coast?

imagination noun /ɪˌmædʒ.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/ 2 képzelőerő, képzelőtehetség [U]

The job needs someone with creativity and imagination.

solution noun /səˈluː.ʃən/ [C] megoldás (pl. problémáé, rejtvényé stb.)

There's no easy solution to this problem.

She just seems so unhappy and I don't know what the solution is.

They help you talk through your problems but they don't give you any solutions.

thought noun /θɔːt/ 1 gondolat, ötlet [C]

Do you have any thoughts about/on where you want to spend Christmas?

The thought of seeing her again filled him with happiness.

If you could let me have your thoughts on that report by Friday, I'd be grateful.

new adjective /njuː/ 2 új, ismeretlen

I love learning new languages.

I learnt a new word today.

This new cancer treatment offers hope to many sufferers.

New evidence has since emerged.

original adjective /əˈrɪdʒ.ə.nəl/ 2 eredeti, új (ötlet, elgondolás, stb.)

Her essay was full of original ideas.

He's a highly original thinker.

Phrasal verbs:

account for sth /əˈkaʊnt/ magyarázattal szolgál vmire; magyarázatul szolgál vmire

Can you account for your absence last Friday?

He'd had an argument with Caroline, which accounts for his bad mood this morning.

She was asked to account for the missing money.