34.1.13. gy. A1C2 (példák)

shock noun /ʃɒk/ 1 megrázkódtatás; sokk [C or U]

We got a nasty shock when he gave us the bill.

Her death came as a terrible shock to him.

They are still in shock from the accident.

terror noun /ˈter.ər/ [C or U] rettegés, rémület

They fled from the city in terror.

I will never forget the look of terror in her face.

trauma noun /ˈtrɔː.mə/ [C or U] megrázkódtatás, trauma

the trauma of marriage breakdown

alarming adjective /əˈlɑː.mɪŋ/ ijesztő

alarming news

Crime has been increasing at an alarming rate.

appalling adjective /əˈpɔː.lɪŋ/ 2 megdöbbentő

appalling brutality/injuries

Prisoners were kept in the most appalling conditions.

astonished adjective /əˈstɒn.ɪʃt/ megdöbbent

I was astonished to see Miriam there.

They looked astonished when I announced I was pregnant.

The doctors were astonished at the speed of her recovery.

astonishing adjective /əˈstɒn.ɪ.ʃɪŋ/ megdöbbentő, meglepő

an astonishing decision

Her first novel enjoyed an astonishing level of success.

desperate adjective /ˈdes.pər.ət/ 3 komoly, borzasztó (pl. helyzet)

The economy is in a really desperate situation.

distressed adjective /dɪˈstrest/ kétségbeesett, csüggedt

They were very distressed to learn of her death.

distressing adjective /dɪˈstres.ɪŋ/ kétségbeejtő

distressing news

a distressing experience