34.8.1. gy. A1C1 (példák)

bear verb /beər/ *(bore, borne) 1 visel, elvisel, tűr, eltűr; kibír, kiáll; elszenved [T]

I like her but I can't bear her friends.

I can't bear being bored.

He couldn't bear to see the dog in pain.

How can you bear to talk to him?

bother verb /ˈbɒð.ər/ 1 zavar vkit, terhére van vkinek [T]

I'm sorry to bother you, but could you direct me to the station?

I didn't want to bother her with work matters on her day off.

endure verb /ɪnˈdjʊər/ [T] elvisel; tart, kitart

We had to endure a nine-hour delay at the airport.

She's already had to endure three painful operations on her leg.

haunt verb /hɔːnt/ [T] 2 kísért (rossz emlék/érzés) (!)

Fighting in Vietnam was an experience that would haunt him for the rest of his life.

Thirty years after the fire he is still haunted by images of death and destruction.

mind verb /maɪnd/ 1 bán vki vmit; zavar vkit vmi (főleg kérdő és tagadó mondatokban) [I or T]

Would she mind if I came too?

Take Juan's book - I'm sure he wouldn't mind.

I don't mind driving.

I don't mind taking her if you're too busy.

Do you mind me smoking?

I'd prefer to stay in tonight, if you don't mind.

sacrifice verb /ˈsæk.rɪ.faɪs/ feláldoz vmit vmiért (lemond vmiről); (állat-) áldozatot mutat be [T]

Many women sacrifice interesting careers for their family.

spoil verb /spɔɪl/ [T] *(spoiled or spoilt, spoiled or spoilt) 1 elront (látványt, szórakozást, estét, étvágyat, stb.)

He tried not to let the bad news spoil his evening.

I haven't seen the film, so don't spoil it for me by telling me what happens.

You'll spoil your appetite for dinner if you have a cake now.

stand verb /stænd/ *(stood, stood) 4 elvisel vmit [T]

She couldn't stand the pressures of the job.

The pain was more than he could stand.

suffer verb /ˈsʌf.ər/ 1 szenved (testileg/lelkileg) [I]

She really suffers in the winter when it's cold and her joints get stiff.

I think he suffered quite a lot when his wife left him.

If you're not happy with it, you should complain. Don't just suffer in silence.

suffer verb /ˈsʌf.ər/ 2 szenved, elszenved vmit; kárt szenved, romlik [I or T]

The party suffered a crushing defeat in the last election.

Twenty-five policemen suffered minor injuries during the protest.

The city suffered another blow last month with the closure of the local car factory.

If you will insist on eating three helpings of dessert, I'm afraid you'll have to suffer the consequences!

When you're working such long hours, it's almost inevitable that your marriage will start to suffer.