30.2.6. gy. A1C2 (példák)

serve verb /sɜːv/ 3 szolgál vmilyen célra [I]

It's a very entertaining film but it also serves an educational purpose.

The spare bedroom also serves as a study.

He hopes his son's death will serve to warn others about the dangers of owning a gun.

Nothing serves to explain the violent fighting we have seen recently.

target verb /ˈtɑː.gɪt/ [T] céloz, megcéloz (átv. is) (piacot, közönséget, stb.)

The products are targeted at people in their late twenties.

cause noun /kɔːz/ 1 ok (egy esemény oka) [C]

The police are still trying to establish the cause of the fire.

She had died of natural causes.

cause noun /kɔːz/ 3 ok, indok (vmire) [U]

He's never given me any cause for concern.

grounds noun /graʊndz/ [plural] 1 ok, indok

He resigned on medical grounds.

justification noun /ˌdʒʌs.tɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ [C or U] indok

There's no justification for treating her so unfairly.

motivation noun /ˌməʊ.tɪˈveɪ.ʃən/ 2 motiváció, indíték [C]

What was the motivation for the attack?

motive noun /ˈməʊ.tɪv/ [C] indíték, indítóok, cél

The police don't yet know the motive for the killing.

What was the motive behind the bombing?

point noun /pɔɪnt/ 5 értelem, cél, az értelme/célja vminek [no plural]

I'd try to explain to her how I feel but there's no point because she won't listen.

There's no point in inviting her - she never comes to parties.

What's the point of studying if you can't get a job afterwards?

purpose noun /ˈpɜː.pəs/ 1 cél, rendeltetés (tevékenységé, dologé) [C]

The main purpose of the meeting is to discuss the future of the company.

The drug may be legalized for medical purposes.

a multi-purpose kitchen knife