36.1.3. gy. A1C2 (példák)

wish noun /wɪʃ/ [C] 1 kívánság, óhaj

Did he express any wish to see me?

The hospital always tries to respect the wishes of its patients.

It was his greatest wish that one of his grandchildren would become a doctor.

ambitious adjective /æmˈbɪʃ.əs/ 2 (rendkívül) igényes, nagyra törő (elképzelés, terv, stb.)

This is our most ambitious project so far.

She has some ambitious plans for her business.

Phrasal verbs:

devote sth to sb/sth /dɪˈvəʊt/ 1 szentel vmit vmire/vkire

He resigned from his job to devote more time to his family.

get up to sth /get/ sántikál vmiben (átv.)

Go upstairs and see what the kids are getting up to.

I wonder what those two got up to yesterday?

go for sth /gəʊ/ 2 hajt/ráhajt vmire (megpróbál megszerezni/elérni vmit) (informal)

He'll be going for his fifth Olympic gold medal.

"I'm going to apply for that job." "Yeah, go for it!"

jump at sth /dʒʌmp/ kapva kap vmin (lehetőségen)

If I had the chance to go to the US, I'd jump at it.

leap at sth /liːp/ kapva kap vmin (lehetőségen, alkalmon, stb.)

I'd leap at the opportunity to work in Japan.

Phrases and idioms:

aim to do sth szándékozik, törekszik vmire (az a célja hogy ...)

I aim to be a millionaire by the time I'm 35.

an aspiring actor/politician/writer, etc. törekvő színész/politikus/író/stb.

If you are an aspiring artist, you will enjoy the special painting and sketching week they hold three times a year.

aspire to sth; aspire to do sth törekszik vmire

He has never aspired to a position of power.