36.2.1. gy. A1C2 (példák)

attempt verb /əˈtempt/ [T] megkísérel vmit

He attempted to escape through a window.

There's no point in even attempting an explanation - he'll never listen.

battle verb /ˈbæt.l̩/ [I or T] küzd, küszködik

Throughout the campaign, Johnson was battling against health problems.

They spent all of last year battling with housing officials.

bother verb /ˈbɒð.ər/ 3 fárad vmivel, gondot csinál magának vmiből [I or T]

He hasn't even bothered to write.

Don't bother making the bed - I'll do it later.

You'd have found it if you'd bothered looking.

You won't get any credit for doing it, so why bother?

chase verb /tʃeɪs/ 2 kerget (átv.) (próbál megszerezni vmit) [T]

There are hundreds of graduates chasing very few jobs.

combat verb /ˈkɒm.bæt/ [T] (-tt- or -t-) harcol vmi ellen (átv.) (!)

new measures to combat the rise in crime

fight verb /faɪt/ *(fought, fought) 5 harcol vmiért (pl. vmi eléréséért) [I] (!)

They are fighting for their freedom.

He had to fight hard to keep his job.

invest verb /ɪnˈvest/ [I or T] 2 befektet, beruház vmibe, fordít vmire (időt, fáradságot, munkát, stb.)

You have all invested significant amounts of time and energy in making this project the success that it is.

strive verb /straɪv/ [I] *(strove or strived, striven or strived) (formal) erőfeszítést tesz, törekszik vmire

to strive for happiness/peace

We are constantly striving to improve our service.

struggle verb /ˈstrʌg.l̩/ [I] 1 erőlködik, küszködik

He's been struggling to pay off his debts.

Fish struggle for survival when the water level drops in the lake.

struggle verb /ˈstrʌg.l̩/ [I] 3 küszködik (betegséggel, sérüléssel, stb.)

For years she struggled with/against the establishment to get her theories accepted.

He is struggling with an ankle injury.