2.6.1. gy. B1B2 (példák)

snore verb /snɔːr/ [I] horkol

He was snoring so much it kept me awake.

strain verb /streɪn/ 1 megerőltet, túlerőltet (izmot, szemet, stb.) [T]

I think I've strained a muscle.

Don't read in the dark or you'll strain your eyes.

wake verb /weɪk/ [I or T] *(woke, woken) felébred; felébreszt

Please wake me early tomorrow.

yawn verb /jɔːn/ [I] ásít, ásítozik

I can't stop yawning - I must be tired.

exhaustion noun /ɪgˈzɔːs.tʃən/ [U] kimerültség

She felt ill with exhaustion.

The tennis star is said to be suffering from exhaustion.

sleep noun /sliːp/ 1 alvás (alvó állapot) [U]

I couldn't get back to sleep.

He often talks in his sleep.

sleep noun /sliːp/ 2 alvás (alvással töltött idő) [C]

You just need a good night's sleep.

You must be tired after all that driving - why don't you have a little sleep?

strain noun /streɪn/ 2 túlfeszítettség, nyomás (átv.) (idegi/szellemi) [C or U]

She's a lot better than she was but she's still not ready to face the stresses and strains of a job.

He's been under a lot of strain recently.

tiredness noun /ˈtaɪəd.nəs/ [U] fáradtság

He said that it was tiredness that led him to make the mistake.

I was overtaken by a sudden wave of tiredness.

asleep adjective /əˈsliːp/ [never before noun] alva, alvó

The children are asleep.

I fell asleep as soon as my head hit the pillow.

I'm surprised to see you awake - ten minutes ago you were fast/sound asleep.

I've only just got up and I'm still half asleep.