33.7.2. gy. B1B2 (példák)

thorough adjective /ˈθʌr.ə/ alapos (tudás, munka, vizsgálat, stb.)

The police carried out a thorough investigation.

They did a thorough search of the area but found nothing.

a thorough knowledge of the subject

unaware adjective /ˌʌn.əˈweər/ [never before noun] nincs a tudatában vminek

He was unaware that the police were watching him.

I was quite unaware of the problem.

thoroughly adverb /ˈθʌr.ə.li/ 2 alaposan (gondosan)

Wash the spinach thoroughly before cooking.

Phrasal verbs:

focus (sth) on/upon sb/sth /ˈfəʊ.kəs/ összpontosít vkire/vmire

Tonight's programme focuses on the way that homelessness affects the young.

When the kitchen is finished I'm going to focus my attention on the garden and get that sorted out.

go over sth /gəʊ/ (gondosan) átnéz/átgondol vmit (írást, számítást, stb.)

I'm just going over these figures one more time.

mix up ↔ sb/sth /mɪks/ összekever/összetéveszt vkit/vmit vkivel/vmivel

People often mix up the sisters because they look so similar.

Phrases and idioms:

be in a dream ábrándozik, álmodozik (nem figyel a környezetre)

Half the class were in a dream this morning.

by mistake tévedésből

I picked up someone else's book by mistake.

I've paid this bill twice by mistake.

get sth wrong félreért; elhibáz (pl. választ)

I got most of the answers wrong.

The newspapers got the story completely wrong.

in depth alaposan

With access to the Internet, students can do their homework in greater depth.

keep your/an eye on sb/sth vigyáz vkire/vmire, gondoskodik vmiről/vkiről

Could you keep an eye on this pan of soup for a moment?

lose track nem tudja nyomon követni (figyelemmel kísérni); szem elöl téveszt

I've lost track of how much we've spent.

pay attention (to sth) figyel, odafigyel vmire

You weren't paying attention to what I was saying.