34.1.2. gy. B1 (példák)

nightmare noun /ˈnaɪt.meər/ [C] 2 rémálom; rossz álom

a terrifying nightmare

I shouldn't have watched that movie - it'll give me nightmares.

sense noun /sents/ 1 érzés, érzet (lelki átélése/megértése vminek) [no plural]

Did you get any sense of what they might do?

Living out in the country gave us a great sense of freedom.

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.

curious adjective /ˈkjʊə.ri.əs/ kíváncsi; különös

I was curious to know what would happen next.

Babies are curious about everything around them.

"Why did you ask?" "I was just curious."

frightened adjective /ˈfraɪ.tənd/ ijedt, rémült; megijed/fél vkitől/vmitől

Are you frightened of spiders?

I was frightened (that) you would fall.

She gets frightened when he shouts at her.

The policewoman found a frightened child in the hut.

frightening adjective /ˈfraɪ.tən.ɪŋ/ ijesztő, rémisztő

a frightening thought

a frightening film

scared adjective /skeəd/ rémült, megrémült; fél vkitől/vmitől

He's scared of spiders.

He's scared to tell her what really happened.

I was scared (that) you might not be there.

I was scared stiff.

She had a scared look on her face.

scary adjective /ˈskeə.ri/ ijesztő (informal)

a scary movie/story

shocked adjective /ʃɒkt/ megdöbbent

After his announcement, there was shocked silence.

We were shocked to see smoke pouring out of the roof.

shocking adjective /ˈʃɒk.ɪŋ/ megdöbbentő; megbotránkoztató; botrányos

The sex scenes in the book were considered very shocking at the time when it was published.

There are few crimes more truly shocking than the murder or abuse of children.

terrified adjective /ˈter.ə.faɪd/ rémült, megrémült

He sat in the corner like a terrified child.

She's terrified of the dark.

She's terrified (that) her mother might find out.

curiously adverb /ˈkjʊə.ri.əs.li/ 1 kíváncsian

She looked at him curiously.

Phrases and idioms:

attract attention/interest, etc. figyelmet/érdeklődést kelt fel

Her ideas have attracted a lot of attention in the scientific community.

feel like/as if úgy érzi mintha ...

I feel as if I've known you for ages.

It feels like I've been here forever and yet it's only been three months.

feelings (az) érzések

You can't hide your feelings from me.

I didn't want to hurt his feelings, so I didn't tell him what she'd said about him.