26.5.3. gy. A1B2 (példák)

control verb /kənˈtrəʊl/ [T] (-ll-) 3 szabályoz, ellenőriz (mértékét, növekedését vminek)

Fire crews struggled to control the fire.

No attempt was made to control the spread of the disease.

cut verb /kʌt/ *(cutting, cut, cut) 3 csökkent (árat, költséget, bért, stb.) [T]

to cut prices/costs

The company is cutting 300 jobs.

decline verb /dɪˈklaɪn/ 1 hanyatlik, gyengül [I]

His interest in the project declined after his wife died.

Car sales have declined by a quarter.

decrease verb /dɪˈkri:s/ [I or T] csökken; csökkent

Average house prices decreased by 15% last year.

dip verb /dɪp/ (-pp-) 2 hirtelen leereszkedik, csökken (mennyiség, szint) [I]

The number of students taking sciences has dipped sharply.

drop verb /drɒp/ (-pp-) 2 leesik, csökken, lecsökken; csökkent, lecsökkent [I or T]

The water level in the flooded region has finally begun to drop.

The land drops (away) sharply behind the house.

We've had to drop our prices because of the recession.

fall verb /fɔːl/ [I] *(fell, fallen) 2 esik, csökken

Demand for new cars has fallen recently.

The standard of his work has fallen during the year.

The temperature could fall below zero overnight.

Average temperatures fell by ten degrees.

The pound has fallen to its lowest-ever level against the dollar.

Share prices fell sharply this week.

lose verb /luːz/ *(lost, lost) 4 veszít, elveszít vmiből (kevesebb lesz belőle) [T]

I'm trying to lose weight.

He's losing his hair.

She lost a lot of blood in the accident.

to lose your memory/sight

lower verb /ˈləʊ.ər/ [T] 2 csökkent (mennyiséget, szintet); lehalkít

Interest rates have been lowered again.

Boil for 5 minutes, then lower the heat.

Please lower your voice.

We will never lower our standards.

reduce verb /rɪˈdjuːs/ [T] csökkent

to reduce air pollution

Prices have been reduced by almost 50 percent.

The number of employees was reduced from 500 to 300.

Do nuclear weapons really reduce the risk of war?