36.1.2. gy. B1B2 (példák)

path noun /pɑːθ/ [C] 2 út (átv.) (a sikerhez, szabadsághoz, stb.)

The path to success has many difficulties.

a career path

target noun /ˈtɑː.gɪt/ [C] 2 cél (elérendő cél), terv

If you want to lose weight, you have to set yourself a target.

wish noun /wɪʃ/ [C] 1 kívánság, óhaj

Did he express any wish to see me?

The hospital always tries to respect the wishes of its patients.

It was his greatest wish that one of his grandchildren would become a doctor.

ambitious adjective /æmˈbɪʃ.əs/ 2 (rendkívül) igényes, nagyra törő (elképzelés, terv, stb.)

This is our most ambitious project so far.

She has some ambitious plans for her business.

Phrasal verbs:

devote sth to sb/sth /dɪˈvəʊt/ 1 szentel vmit vmire/vkire

He resigned from his job to devote more time to his family.

go for sth /gəʊ/ 2 hajt/ráhajt vmire (megpróbál megszerezni/elérni vmit) (informal)

He'll be going for his fifth Olympic gold medal.

"I'm going to apply for that job." "Yeah, go for it!"

Phrases and idioms:

aim to do sth szándékozik, törekszik vmire (az a célja hogy ...)

I aim to be a millionaire by the time I'm 35.

be (just) about to do sth rövidesen megtesz vmit/megtörténik vmi (készül vmire)

I was about to leave when Mark arrived.

I was just about to phone you.

be up to sth sántikál vmiben; töri a fejét vmiben (informal)

What are you up to at the moment?

They're up to something - I can tell.

have been meaning to do sth szándékában áll (egy ideje már akar/tervez vmit)

I've been meaning to call you for weeks.