27.1.4. gy. B2 (példák)

peak noun /piːk/ [C] 2 csúcs, csúcspont

peak travel times

Holiday flights reach a peak during August.

Here we see an athlete at the peak of her fitness and career.

Phrasal verbs:

add to sth /æd/ fokoz/tetéz vmit

Her colleagues' laughter only added to her embarrassment.

Phrases and idioms:

better/worse still még jobb/rosszabb

I'll meet you at the theatre. No, better still, let's meet in a pub and have a drink first.

I'm worried that his car has broken down, or worse still, that he's had an accident.

by far messze, vitathatatlanul

They are by far the best students in the class.

compared to/with sb/sth hasonlítva vkihez/vmihez, összehasonlítva vkivel/vmivel

This road is quite busy compared to ours.

Children seem to learn more interesting things compared with when we were at school.

day by day/little by little/one by one, etc. naponta, napról napra/lassanként/egyenként, stb.

Day by day he grew stronger.

however cold/difficult/slowly, etc. akármennyire hideg/nehéz/lassan

We're not going to get there in time, however fast we drive.

However hungry I am, I never seem to be able to finish off a whole pizza.

If Emma likes something she'll buy it however much it costs.

I'll see you after the show and give you £20 for the tickets, or however much they cost.

in relation to sth vmihez viszonyítva

Salaries are low in relation to the cost of living.

more and more egyre jobban, egyre inkább

It's becoming more and more expensive to buy property in the city.

worse and worse egyre rosszabb

The economic climate is getting worse and worse.