2.4.3. gy. C1C2 (példák)

block verb /blɒk/ [T] 2 elzár, akadályoz (kilátást)

A pillar was blocking my view.

flash verb /flæʃ/ 2 felvillan (vmi); felvillant (vmit) (rövid időre láthatóvá tesz/válik) [I or T] also: flash up

An icon flashed up on the screen.

reveal verb /rɪˈviːl/ [T] 2 felfed, feltár (láthatóvá tesz)

The door opened to reveal a cosy little room.

He laughed, revealing a line of white teeth.

scan verb /skæn/ [T] (-nn-) 3 vizsgál, fürkész (pl. tömeget, arcot, stb.)

She scanned the crowd for a familiar face.

show verb /ʃəʊ/ *(showed, shown) 5 mutatkozik, láthatóvá válik; mutat, láthatóvá tesz vmit [I or T]

The sadness really shows on her face.

Light-coloured carpets show the dirt.

Phrasal verbs:

come across /kʌm/ 2 kifejeződik, tisztán kivehető (vmilyen érzés, elképzelés, stb.)

His bitterness comes across in his poetry.

Phrases and idioms:

catch sb's eye megfogja/magára vonzza a tekintetét (felkelti a figyelmét)

It was the colour of his jacket that caught my eye.

catch sb's eye elkapja a tekintetét vkinek (összenéz vkivel)

I tried to catch her eye, but she had already turned away.

on the face of it ránézésre, első pillantásra, látszatra

On the face of it, it seems like a bargain, but I bet there are hidden costs.

under your nose az orra előtt (észrevétlenül)

They were stealing money from under my nose.