34.6.2. gy. A1B2 (példák)

bother verb /ˈbɒð.ər/ 2 zavar, bosszant; aggaszt, nyugtalanít [T]

Does it bother you that he's out so much of the time?

It bothers me that he doesn't seem to notice.

Living on my own has never bothered me.

I don't care if he doesn't come - it doesn't bother me.

fear verb /fɪər/ [T] 1 tart vmitől (vmi rossztól) (aggódik)

Police fear (that) the couple may have drowned.

It is feared (that) as many as two hundred passengers may have died in the crash.

fear verb /fɪər/ [T] 2 fél vmitől/vkitől (retteg vmitől)

Most older employees fear unemployment.

What do you fear most?

reliable adjective /rɪˈlaɪə.bl̩/ megbízható

a reliable car

reliable information

Gideon is very reliable - if he says he'll do something, he'll do it.

suspicious adjective /səˈspɪʃ.əs/ 2 gyanakvó

Many of them remain suspicious of journalists.

My mother has a very suspicious nature.

He gave me a suspicious look.

unreliable adjective /ˌʌn.rɪˈlaɪə.bl̩/ megbízhatatlan

The trains were noisy, dirty, and unreliable.

hopefully adverb /ˈhəʊp.fəl.i/ 2 reménykedve

"Are there any tickets left?" she asked hopefully.

positively adverb /ˈpɒz.ə.tɪv.li/ bizakodóan, pozitívan

I don't respond very positively to being bossed around - it just makes me angry.

suspiciously adverb /səˈspɪʃ.ə.sli/ gyanakvóan; gyanút keltően

He looked at her suspiciously.

He sniffed the soup suspiciously.

He saw two youths acting suspiciously.

Phrasal verbs:

rely on/upon sb/sth /rɪˈlaɪ/ 2 bízik, megbízik vkiben/vmiben

I know I can rely on you to help me.

British weather can never be relied on.