26.5.4. gy. A1C1 (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.

diminish verb /dɪˈmɪn.ɪʃ/ [I or T] fogy, csökken; csökkent

Your pain should diminish gradually after taking these tablets.

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

The number of students taking sciences has dipped sharply.

Phrases and idioms:

a sharp rise/increase/drop, etc. éles/hirtelen emelkedés/növekedés/esés (gyors nagy változás)

a sharp drop in temperature

a sharp decline in the standard of living

There was a sharp rise/increase in the number of flu cases.

gather speed/strength/support, etc. felgyorsul/felerősödik/növeli a támogatottságot/stb. (növel vmit)

Finally, the train began to gather speed, and we were on our way.

more and more egyre több

More and more people are choosing not to buy a car.

stand at sth áll vmennyin (adott szinten, magasságon, mennyiségen van)

Inflation currently stands at 3 per cent.