34.3.1. gy. B1 (példák)

admire verb /ədˈmaɪər/ [T] 1 csodál, megcsodál vmit/vkit (gyönyörködik vkiben/vmiben)

I was just admiring your jacket, Delia.

We stood for a few moments, admiring the view.

attract verb /əˈtrækt/ vonz vkit/vmit [T]

The castle attracts more than 300,000 visitors a year.

The circus is attracting huge crowds/audiences.

We need to attract more science graduates to teaching.

dislike verb /dɪˈslaɪk/ [T] nem szeret vkit/vmit, idegenkedik vkitől/vmitől

Why do you dislike her so much?

I dislike walking and I hate the countryside.

fancy verb /ˈfænt.si/ [T] 1 kíván/megkíván vmit, van kedve vmihez

Do you fancy a drink this evening?

I didn't fancy swimming in that water.

dream noun /driːm/ [C] 2 álom (vágyálom)

It's always been my dream to have flying lessons.

Winning all that money was a dream come true.

favourite noun /ˈfeɪ.vrət/ [C] 1 kedvenc

How clever of you to buy chocolate chip cookies - they're my favourites.

disgusting adjective /dɪsˈgʌs.tɪŋ/ undorító, gusztustalan; felháborító

It's disgusting that there are no schools or hospitals for these people.

Passengers were kept for hours in a disgusting waiting room.

keen adjective /kiːn/ 1 lelkes, buzgó (nagyon érdekli vmi)

She's a keen tennis player.

She's keen on (playing) tennis.

nasty adjective /ˈnɑː.sti/ 1 kellemetlen, csúnya (meglepetés, szokás, sérülés, stb.); undorító (pl. szag)

a nasty shock/surprise

There's a nasty smell in here.

He had a nasty cut above the eye.

She has a nasty habit of picking on people in meetings.

negative adjective /ˈneg.ə.tɪv/ 2 negatív, elutasító (hozzáállás, érzés, stb.)

negative feelings

Many people have a negative attitude towards ageing.

You're so negative about everything!