22.1.3. gy. B1B2 (példák)

avoid verb /əˈvɔɪd/ [T] 1 kerül, elkerül vmit/vkit (távol marad vkitől, helytől, helyzettől, stb.)

I try to avoid the city centre at the weekend.

Do you think Tim's avoiding me? I haven't seen him all day.

cancel verb /ˈkænt.səl/ [T] (-ll- or US usually -l-) töröl; lemond, visszavon (eseményt, járatot, rendelést, stb.)

They've had to cancel tomorrow's football match because of the bad weather.

The 7:10 train to London's Kings Cross has been cancelled.

I've cancelled the order.

disappear verb /ˌdɪs.əˈpɪər/ [I] 3 kihal (szokás, faj, stb.)

These flowers are disappearing from our countryside.

This is a way of life that is fast disappearing.

go verb /gəʊ/ *(going, went, gone) 3 eltűnik, elfogy [I]

The food had gone by the time we got to the party.

When I turned round, the man had gone.

lose verb /luːz/ *(lost, lost) 2 elveszt, elveszít vmit (nincs többé) [T]

At least 600 staff will lose their jobs if the firm closes.

He lost his leg in a car accident.

She lost her mother last year.

miss verb /mɪs/ 4 elkerül vmit (kellemetlenséget) [T]

You should leave early if you want to miss the rush hour.

presence noun /ˈprez.ənts/ 1 jelenlét, előfordulás (a jelenléte vkinek/vminek) [no plural]

She was anxious about the presence of so many people.

Tests revealed the presence of poison in the blood.

He's usually quite polite in my presence.

The document was signed in the presence of two witnesses.

existing adjective /ɪgˈzɪs.tɪŋ/ [always before noun] létező, fennálló

The existing church was built in the sixteenth century.

The existing laws are inadequate.

present adjective /ˈprez.ənt/ [never before noun] jelenlevő; jelenlegi

The whole family was present.

There were no children present.

Phrases and idioms:

be found található

Many plant and animal species are found only in the rainforests.