34.3.4. gy. A1C1 (példák)

fancy verb /ˈfænt.si/ [T] 1 kíván/megkíván vmit, van kedve vmihez

Do you fancy a drink this evening?

I didn't fancy swimming in that water.

like verb /laɪk/ szeret, kedvel, tetszik vkinek vmi/vki [T]

I like your new haircut.

Do you like fish?

I like it when a book is so good that you can't put it down.

I don't like upsetting people.

He's very well-liked at work.

He likes to spend his evenings in front of the television.

He likes his steak well-done.

love verb /lʌv/ [T] 1 nagyon szeret, imád vmit

She loves animals.

I absolutely love chocolate.

He really loves his job.

I love swimming.

Love it or hate it, reality TV is here to stay.

prefer verb /prəˈfɜːr/ [T] (-rr-) jobban szeret vmit vminél, szívesebben csinál vmit

Do you prefer hot or cold weather?

I prefer cats to dogs.

She prefers watching tennis to playing it.

favourite noun /ˈfeɪ.vrət/ [C] 1 kedvenc

How clever of you to buy chocolate chip cookies - they're my favourites.

Phrases and idioms:

be tempted kísértésben van

"Did you apply for that job?" "Well, I was very tempted but in the end I decided not to."

I was tempted to resign after my boss was so rude to me.

be/mean everything minden/mindent jelent vkinek (a legfontosabb az életben)

His children mean everything to him.

Money isn't everything.

burning ambition/desire, etc. égő/heves becsvágy/vágy/stb.

I have no burning desire to go diving.

can't keep/take your eyes off sb/sth nem tudja levenni a szemét vmiről/vkiről

He couldn't take his eyes off her all night.

fulfil an ambition/dream/goal, etc. vágyat/álmot/célt/stb. teljesít/valóra vált

She has finally fulfilled her childhood ambition to swim with dolphins.