36.2.1. gy. B2 (példák)

bother verb /ˈbɒð.ər/ 3 fárad vmivel, gondot csinál magának vmiből [I or T]

He hasn't even bothered to write.

Don't bother making the bed - I'll do it later.

You'd have found it if you'd bothered looking.

You won't get any credit for doing it, so why bother?

fight verb /faɪt/ *(fought, fought) 5 harcol vmiért (pl. vmi eléréséért) [I] (!)

They are fighting for their freedom.

He had to fight hard to keep his job.

invest verb /ɪnˈvest/ [I or T] 2 befektet, beruház vmibe, fordít vmire (időt, fáradságot, munkát, stb.)

You have all invested significant amounts of time and energy in making this project the success that it is.

struggle verb /ˈstrʌg.l̩/ [I] 1 erőlködik, küszködik

He's been struggling to pay off his debts.

Fish struggle for survival when the water level drops in the lake.

tackle verb /ˈtæk.l̩/ 1 megküzd, megbirkózik vmivel (problémával, feladattal); kérdőre von vkit [T]

new ways to tackle crime

There are many ways of tackling this problem.

Have you tackled him about his attitude?

attempt noun /əˈtempt/ [C] próbálkozás, vmi megkísérlése

This is my second attempt at the exam.

They closed the road in an attempt to reduce traffic in the city.

He made no attempt to be sociable.

battle noun /ˈbæt.l̩/ 2 küzdelem, harc (betegséggel, problémákkal, stb.) [C]

a long battle against cancer

fight noun /faɪt/ [C] 2 küzdelem, harc (erőfeszítés)

Join us in our fight for freedom!

We must continue the fight against homelessness.

He died last week after a long fight with cancer.

This year has brought some good news in the fight to save the whales.

go noun /gəʊ/ [C] plural: goes 2 próbálkozás

"This jar is impossible to open." "Here, let me have a go."

input noun /ˈɪn.pʊt/ 1 hozzájárulás vmihez (ötletek, pénz, erőfeszítés, stb.) [C or U]

Input from students is used to develop new and exciting courses.