34.1.6. gy. A1B2 (példák)

freeze verb /friːz/ *(froze, frozen) 4 megdermed, kővé dermed vki (rémülettől) [I]

She saw someone outside the window and froze.

frighten verb /ˈfraɪ.tən/ [T] megijeszt, megrémít

He frightens me when he drives so fast.

The noise frightened me to death.

jump verb /dʒʌmp/ 3 összerezzen (ijedtségében, meglepetésében) [I]

Her scream made me jump.

panic verb /ˈpæn.ɪk/ [I or T] (panicking, panicked, panicked) pánikba esik, megrémül; pánikba ejt, megrémít vkit

Don't panic! We've got plenty of time.

The fire panicked the horses.

The boss always panics over/about the budget every month.

shock verb /ʃɒk/ [I or T] megdöbbent, megrémít; megbotránkoztat, sért

The advertisements were designed to shock - that was the whole point of the campaign.

I think it shocks him to hear women talking about sex.

The news of the accident shocked the family deeply.

terrify verb /ˈter.ə.faɪ/ [T] megrémít

Her husband's violence terrified her.

astonishment noun /əˈstɒn.ɪʃ.mənt/ [U] meglepetés, döbbenet

To my astonishment, she started laughing.

She gasped in astonishment.

Phrases and idioms:

attract/get (sb's) attention magára vonja a figyelmet; felhívja magára a figyelmet

I waved at her to get her attention.

catch sb's attention, interest, etc. megfogja/felkelti a figyelmét/érdeklődését/stb.

A ship out at sea caught his attention.

draw (sb's) attention to sth/sb felhívja a figyelmet vmire/vkire

If I could just draw your attention to the second paragraph.

She's always drawing attention to herself.