19.1.6. gy. B1B2 (példák)

punch noun /pʌntʃ/ [C] ökölcsapás; lyukasztó; puncs (ital)

a punch on the nose

rape noun /reɪp/ [C or U] nemi erőszak (!)

He had committed several rapes.

He was convicted of rape.

struggle noun /ˈstrʌg.l̩/ [C] 2 harc, küzdelem (fizikai/szellemi)

a struggle with an armed robber

the struggle between good and evil

Clearly there will be a power struggle within the party.

trouble noun /ˈtrʌb.l̩/ 5 rendzavarás [U]

The trouble started after a group of drunken football fans started to throw bottles.

Listen, I don't want any trouble in here, so please just finish your drink and leave.

violence noun /ˈvaɪə.lənts/ [U] 1 erőszak (!)

an act of violence

A number of people were killed in the violence.

Violence against women has increased in recent years.

The recent outbreak of violence in the region is very disturbing.

aggressive adjective /əˈgres.ɪv/ 1 agresszív, támadó

aggressive behaviour

If I criticize him, he gets aggressive and starts shouting.

poisonous adjective /ˈpɔɪ.zən.əs/ 1 mérgező (anyag)

poisonous chemicals

Can you tell the difference between poisonous mushrooms and edible varieties?

violent adjective /ˈvaɪə.lənt/ 1 erőszakos (dolog, cselekedet) (!)

a violent crime

a violent protest

His films tend to be very violent.

violent adjective /ˈvaɪə.lənt/ 2 erőszakos (személy) (!)

a violent criminal

He shouts a lot but I don't think he's ever been physically violent towards her.

aggressively adverb /əˈgres.ɪv.li/ agresszíven

Small children often behave aggressively.

They played more aggressively in the second half.

cruelly adverb /ˈkruː.əl.i/ kegyetlenül

She had been very cruelly treated.

violently adverb /ˈvaɪə.lənt.li/ erőszakosan; hevesen

He often behaved violently and they were terrified of him.

He claimed to have been violently assaulted while in prison.

Phrasal verbs:

beat up ↔ sb /biːt/ összever vkit

He beat up one of the other prisoners.

burst into sth /bɜːst/ 1 beront vhova (épületbe, helyiségbe)

Three masked gunmen burst into the room.

knock sb out /nɒk/ 1 kiüt vkit

He was knocked out halfway through the fight.