37.3.5. gy. B1B2 (példák)

objection noun /əbˈdʒek.ʃən/ [C or U] ellenvetés, tiltakozás

Our main objection to the factory is that it will be noisy.

I have no objections if you want to stay an extra day.

opponent noun /əˈpəʊ.nənt/ [C] 2 ellenfél (vmilyen terv, elgondolás, rendszer, politika, stb. ellenzője)

a political opponent

Leading opponents of the proposed cuts in defence spending will meet later today.

protest noun /ˈprəʊ.test/ [C or U] tiltakozás, ellenkezés

a public protest against the war

a peaceful/violent protest

unhelpful adjective /ʌnˈhelp.fʊl/ 1 nem segítőkész

The taxi driver was rude and unhelpful.

unwilling adjective /ʌnˈwɪl.ɪŋ/ vonakodó, nem hajlandó

A lot of people are unwilling to accept change.

Phrasal verbs:

get out of sth/doing sth /get/ kihúzza magát vmi alól

If I can get out of going to the meeting tonight I will.

turn down ↔ sb/sth /tɜːn/ visszautasít vkit/vmit

He offered her a trip to Australia but she turned it/him down.

He turned down the job because it involved too much travelling.

Phrases and idioms:

avoid doing sth kitér vmi elől, kivonja magát vmiből (szándékosan nem tesz meg vmit)

She managed to avoid answering my question.