26.3.2. gy. B2 (példák)

single adjective /ˈsɪŋ.gl̩/ 3 egyetlen [always before noun]

There was a single light in the corner of the room.

Not a single person offered to help her.

You haven't been listening to a single word I've been saying.

that adverb /ðæt/ olyan, annyira (nagyságra, mennyiségre, állapotra hivatkozás)

She's too young to walk that far.

It wasn't (all) that good.

one determiner /wʌn/ 4 egy, egyetlen (nem több, csak egy)

Do you think five of us will manage to squeeze into the one car?

There's too much data to fit onto just one disk.

I think we should paint the bedroom all one colour.

one determiner /wʌn/ 5 az egyetlen, egyedüli (rajta/ezen kívül nincs más)

He's the one person you can rely on in an emergency.

This may be your one and only opportunity to meet her.

at preposition /æt/ 7 -on, -en, -ön (vmilyen áron/sebességen/hőmérsékleten, stb.)

He was driving at 120 mph when the police spotted him.

by preposition /baɪ/ 6 -val, -vel, -ként (mérték/mennyiség/összeg megadása)

twelve by ten metres of floor space

Interest rates have been increased by 0.25%.

I'm paid by the hour.

Copies have sold by the million.

Phrases and idioms:

a dose of sth egy adag (általában kellemetlen dologból)

a dose of bad news

a handful of egy maréknyi

Only a handful of people came to the meeting.

a pile of/piles of sth rengeteg, irtó sok (informal)

I've got a pile of things to do today.

He's got piles of money.