37.3.8. gy. A1C2 (példák)

challenge verb /ˈtʃæl.ɪndʒ/ [T] megkérdőjelez

Children challenge their parents' authority far more nowadays than they did in the past.

decline verb /dɪˈklaɪn/ 2 visszautasít, udvariasan elhárít [I or T]

I invited him to the meeting but he declined.

He declined my offer.

defend verb /dɪˈfend/ 2 véd, megvéd (kritika ellen/az igazát, jogait, érdekeit, stb.) [T]

The newspaper's editor defended his decision to publish the photos.

They are fighting to defend their beliefs/interests/rights.

defy verb /dɪˈfaɪ/ [T] ellenszegül

Some of these children openly defy their teachers.

dismiss verb /dɪˈsmɪs/ [T] 1 elvet (ötletet, véleményt, stb.)

The committee dismissed the idea as rubbish.

object verb /əbˈdʒekt/ [I] ellenez vmit; ellenvet

He objects to the label 'magician' which he is often given.

Would anyone object if we started the meeting now?

No-one objected when the boss said it was time to go home.

oppose verb /əˈpəʊz/ [T] ellenez vmit (tervet, elgondolást, stb.)

They both opposed the plan.

Most of the local residents opposed the closing of their hospital.

The proposed new examination system has been opposed by teachers.

protest verb /prəˈtest/ tiltakozik; leghatározottabban állít, hangoztat [I or T]

A lot of people protested about the new working hours.

They protested bitterly to their employers, but they wouldn't listen.

A young girl was crying, protesting that she didn't want to leave her mother.

refuse verb /rɪˈfjuːz/ [I or T] visszautasít

I asked him to leave but he refused.

Cathy still refuses to admit that she was wrong.

She asked me to lend her some money but I refused.

He's in trouble but he's refused all my offers of help.

Phrases and idioms:

undertake to do sth vállal, megígér vmit (ígéretet tesz vminek az elvégzésére)

She undertook to organize the meeting.