12.1.3. gy. C1C2 (példák)

invade verb /ɪnˈveɪd/ 3 benyomul, betör vhova (átv.) (részévé válik vminek) (pl. az életvitelnek) [T]

Computers are invading our lives.

plague verb /pleɪg/ [T] (plaguing, plagued, plagued) csapásokkal sújt

He's been plagued by bad luck ever since he bought that house.

blow noun /bləʊ/ [C] 2 csapás, sorscsapás

Losing his job was a severe blow to his confidence.

destiny noun /ˈdes.tɪn.i/ 1 sors (a jövője vkinek) [C]

At last she feels in control of her own destiny.

hardship noun /ˈhɑːd.ʃɪp/ [C or U] szűkölködés, megpróbáltatás

They have suffered years of financial hardship.

Phrases and idioms:

do your own thing csinálja a maga dolgát (teszi amihez kedve van)

While he was away travelling, he pretty much did his own thing.

invade sb's privacy megsérti a magánéletét vkinek

They were fed up with journalists invading their privacy.

keep a low profile kerüli a feltűnést

She has kept a low profile since the divorce.

reliance on sb/sth függőség vkitől/vmitől

our increasing reliance on computers

the fast lane mozgalmas élet

Fed up with life in the fast lane, Jack gave up his job and moved to the countryside.