26.5.2. gy. B2 (példák)

control verb /kənˈtrəʊl/ [T] (-ll-) 3 szabályoz, ellenőriz (mértékét, növekedését vminek)

Fire crews struggled to control the fire.

No attempt was made to control the spread of the disease.

cut verb /kʌt/ *(cutting, cut, cut) 3 csökkent (árat, költséget, bért, stb.) [T]

to cut prices/costs

The company is cutting 300 jobs.

decline verb /dɪˈklaɪn/ 1 hanyatlik, gyengül [I]

His interest in the project declined after his wife died.

Car sales have declined by a quarter.

dip verb /dɪp/ (-pp-) 2 hirtelen leereszkedik, csökken (mennyiség, szint) [I]

The number of students taking sciences has dipped sharply.

growing adjective /ˈgrəʊ.ɪŋ/ növekvő

There is a growing awareness of the seriousness of this disease.

up adverb /ʌp/ 4 fel (növelés/növekedés) (mennyiség, fok, hangerő, stb.)

Please speak up, I can't hear you.

The fire heats the room up within minutes.

The cost of car insurance is up, but not very much.

Phrasal verbs:

pile up /paɪl/ halmozódik, felhalmozódik

My work's really starting to pile up.

Phrases and idioms:

a sharp rise/increase/drop, etc. éles/hirtelen emelkedés/növekedés/esés (gyors nagy változás)

a sharp drop in temperature

a sharp decline in the standard of living

There was a sharp rise/increase in the number of flu cases.

more and more egyre több

More and more people are choosing not to buy a car.