22.3.4. gy. A1C1 (példák)

abandon verb /əˈbæn.dən/ [T] 2 abbahagy vmit; felad vmit (reményt, elvet, tervet, stb.)

The match was abandoned because of rain.

break verb /breɪk/ *(broke, broken) 3 kis szünetet tart [I or T]

Let's break for lunch.

If you sit at a desk all day, try to break your routine with a walk or a swim.

break verb /breɪk/ *(broke, broken) 4 véget vet, abbahagy; végződik [I or T]

Eventually someone spoke, breaking the silence.

The factory brought in outside workers in an attempt to break the strike.

cease verb /siːs/ [I or T] (formal) beszűntet, megszűntet; megszűnik

He ordered his men to cease firing.

The company has decided to cease all UK operations after this year.

Phrasal verbs:

go on /gəʊ/ 1 folytatódik

The meeting went on until six o'clock.

The path seemed to go on forever.

I know she's upset about losing her job, but life must go on.

go on /gəʊ/ 3 folytat (továbbcsinál)

We can't go on living like this.

She went on talking as though nothing had happened.

keep on doing sth /kiːp/ folyton csinál vmit, nem hagy fel vmivel

She kept on asking me questions the whole time.

Phrases and idioms:

keep doing sth folytat, tovább- (csinál vmit) (megállás nélkül/ismételten)

He keeps trying to distract me.

I kept hoping that he'd phone me.

keep sb going mozgásban/működésben tart (rövid időre ellát vmi szükséges dologgal)

Dinner is at eight, but I had an apple to keep me going.

return to sth visszatér (tevékenységhez, témához)

I returned to work three months after Susie was born.

We keep returning to the same subject.