37.3.5. gy. A1B2 (példák)

refuse verb /rɪˈfjuːz/ [I or T] visszautasít

I asked him to leave but he refused.

Cathy still refuses to admit that she was wrong.

She asked me to lend her some money but I refused.

He's in trouble but he's refused all my offers of help.

reject verb /rɪˈdʒekt/ [T] 1 elutasít, visszautasít (nem ért egyet vmivel/nem fogad el vmit)

The United States government rejected the proposal.

The appeal was rejected by the High Court.

The prime minister rejected the suggestion that it was time for him to resign.

defence noun /dɪˈfents/ 2 védelem; védekezés (támadás, kritika, fertőzés, stb. ellen) [C or U]

When Helen criticized me, Chris came/rushed to my defence.

She argued strongly in defence of her actions.

A good diet helps build the body's natural defences.

objection noun /əbˈdʒek.ʃən/ [C or U] ellenvetés, tiltakozás

Our main objection to the factory is that it will be noisy.

I have no objections if you want to stay an extra day.

opponent noun /əˈpəʊ.nənt/ [C] 2 ellenfél (vmilyen terv, elgondolás, rendszer, politika, stb. ellenzője)

a political opponent

Leading opponents of the proposed cuts in defence spending will meet later today.

protest noun /ˈprəʊ.test/ [C or U] tiltakozás, ellenkezés

a public protest against the war

a peaceful/violent protest

unhelpful adjective /ʌnˈhelp.fʊl/ 1 nem segítőkész

The taxi driver was rude and unhelpful.

unwilling adjective /ʌnˈwɪl.ɪŋ/ vonakodó, nem hajlandó

A lot of people are unwilling to accept change.

Phrasal verbs:

get out of sth/doing sth /get/ kihúzza magát vmi alól

If I can get out of going to the meeting tonight I will.

turn down ↔ sb/sth /tɜːn/ visszautasít vkit/vmit

He offered her a trip to Australia but she turned it/him down.

He turned down the job because it involved too much travelling.

Phrases and idioms:

avoid doing sth kitér vmi elől, kivonja magát vmiből (szándékosan nem tesz meg vmit)

She managed to avoid answering my question.