27.1.15. gy. A1C2 (példák)

intensify verb /ɪnˈten.sɪ.faɪ/ [I or T] erősödik, fokozódik; felerősít, fokoz

The fighting has intensified in the last two weeks.

rage verb /reɪdʒ/ [I] 2 dühöng, tombol, dúl (csata, vihar, stb.)

The battle raged well into the night.

sharpen verb /ˈʃɑː.pən/ [T] 2 felerősít; feljavít

Recent changes have sharpened competition between the airlines.

I hope this course will help me sharpen my computer skills.

intensity noun /ɪnˈten.sə.ti/ [U] hevesség, intenzitás

The storm resumed with even greater intensity.

intensity of feeling/concentration/relief

intensity of light/sound/colour

violence noun /ˈvaɪə.lənts/ [U] 2 hevesség (viharé, robbanásé, stb.)

Such was the violence of the explosion that three buildings collapsed.

dramatic adjective /drəˈmæt.ɪk/ drámai (hirtelen/feltűnő) (pl. változás); izgalmas, megrázó, drámai (esemény)

a dramatic change/improvement

We watched scenes of the dramatic rescue on the news.

drastic adjective /ˈdræs.tɪk/ erőteljes, drasztikus, szigorú

drastic measures

Phrases and idioms:

to a great/large, etc. extent nagy mértékben

Their anger was to a large extent justified.

too small/hard/much, etc. túl/túlságosan kicsi/kemény/sok/stb.

Do you think this jacket is too big for me?

There are too many cars on the roads these days.

We enjoyed the film but it was much too long.

There were far too many people for such a small room.

very much nagyon; nagyon sok/sokat

Thank you very much for the flowers!

I like her very much.