23.2.2. gy. B1B2 (példák)

cover verb /ˈkʌv.ər/ [T] 2 borít, beborít (vmi réteget képez rajta)

Snow covered the hillsides.

Cover the pasta with a layer of sauce.

The bandages were covered with/in blood.

drop verb /drɒp/ (-pp-) 1 leejt, elejt; leesik [I or T]

She dropped her keys.

I'm always dropping things.

Amanda dropped her sunglasses in/into the fountain.

The book dropped from/off the shelf.

Don't drop it!/Don't let it drop!

lift verb /lɪft/ [T] emel, felemel

Could you help me lift this table, please?

Could you lift your chair a bit - I've got my bag caught under it.

She lifted the cup (up) to her lips.

hold noun /həʊld/ fogás, markolás [no plural]

Keep a tight hold on your tickets.

hug noun /hʌg/ [C] ölelés

Come here and give me a big hug.

We always exchange hugs and kisses when we meet.

touch noun /tʌtʃ/ 1 érintés [C usually no plural]

I felt the touch of his hand on my face.

At the touch of a button, the door opened.

steady adjective /ˈsted.i/ 2 biztos, stabil (tartás, kéz, stb.)

You need steady hands to be a dentist.

Make sure you hold the ladder steady.

by preposition /baɪ/ 5 -nál, -nél (megfog vminél, vminél fogva)

She grabbed me by the arm.

Phrases and idioms:

catch/get/grab/take hold of sth/sb elkap vkit/vmit

I just managed to grab hold of Lucy before she fell in the pool.

pull yourself along/up, etc. előrehúzza/felhúzza/stb. magát (vmibe kapaszkodva)

She pulled herself up the stairs, holding onto the rail.