28.3.1. gy. B1B2 (példák)

shrink verb /ʃrɪŋk/ [I or T] *(shrank, shrunk) összemegy (textil); csökken; összezsugorít

Your sweater will shrink if you wash it at too high a temperature.

The company's profits have shrunk from £5.5 million to £1.25 million.

stretch verb /stretʃ/ 1 megnyújt vmit; megnyúlik [I or T]

Don't pull my sweater - you'll stretch it.

The top had stretched in the wash.

gap noun /gæp/ [C] 1 rés, hézag

She has a small gap between her front teeth.

The sun was shining through a gap in the curtains.

hole noun /həʊl/ [C] lyuk; üreg

a bullet hole

There's a hole in the roof.

We dug a hole to plant the tree.

layer noun /ˈleɪ.ər/ [C] réteg

the ozone layer

A thick layer of dust lay over everything.

There was a thin layer of oil on the surface of the water.

We stripped several layers of paint off the door.

pattern noun /ˈpæt.ən/ [C] 1 minta (pl. ruhán, szőnyegen)

The carpet was very old and had an unusual pattern.

roll noun /rəʊl/ [C] 2 tekercs (pl. papírtekercs)

a roll of carpet

a toilet roll

shape noun /ʃeɪp/ [C or U] forma, alak, alakzat (fizikai)

a circular/rectangular shape

You can recognize trees by the shape of their leaves.

Very few people are really happy with their body shape.

These bricks are all different shapes.

Kim's birthday cake was in the shape of a train.

My bicycle wheel has got bent out of shape.

This T-shirt has been washed so many times that it's lost its shape.

A triangle is a shape with three sides.

spot noun /spɒt/ [C] 1 pötty; folt (cseppfolt)

a few spots of blood

I wore that skirt with the green spots.

flat adjective /flæt/ (flatter, flattest) 1 sík, lapos (pl. felület, felszín)

Roll out the pastry on a flat surface.

Much of the countryside in East Anglia is very flat.