28.4.3. gy. B2 (példák)

absorb verb /əbˈzɔːb/ [T] 1 felszív, felszívódik, abszorbeál; felvesz, megköt, elnyel (pl. ütést)

Plants absorb carbon dioxide.

The cream is easily absorbed into the skin.

flood verb /flʌd/ [I or T] 2 özönlik, beözönlik vhova; elönt

She drew back the curtains and the sunlight came flooding in.

Shoppers flooded into the store on the first morning of the sale.

squash verb /skwɒʃ/ 2 beprésel vmit/vkit vhova; bepréselődik [I or T often passive]

The kids were all squashed into the back seat.

capacity noun /kəˈpæs.ə.ti/ 1 befogadóképesség; térfogat, űrtartalom; teljesítmény [C or U]

a restaurant with a capacity of 200

The new stadium has a seating capacity of 50 000.

The ground was filled to capacity.

dense adjective /dents/ sűrű (köd, füst, tömeg, erdő, haj, szövet, stb.)

dense fog

a dense forest

packed adjective /pækt/ zsúfolt (tömve emberekkel)

The hall was packed.

The bus was packed with schoolchildren.

thick adjective /θɪk/ 3 sűrű (füst, köd, stb.) (nehezen átlátható)

Thick, black smoke was pouring out of the chimney.

densely adverb /ˈdent.sli/ sűrűn

England was once a densely wooded country.

Mexico City is one of the most densely populated cities in the world.

Phrasal verbs:

spread out /spred/ szétszóródik, csoportokra oszlik (embercsoport)

They spread out to search the whole area.

squeeze (sb/sth) in/squeeze (sb/sth) into sth /skwiːz/ gyömöszöl, begyömöszöl, beprésel vkit/vmit vhova (egy helyre)

The car's quite full, but we could manage to squeeze another couple of people in.

I must have put on a lot of weight over Christmas because I can only just squeeze into my jeans.

Phrases and idioms:

a stream of sth (személyek/dolgok) áramlása/áradata

There has been a steady stream of phone calls from worried customers.

I had a constant stream of visitors while I was ill.