28.4.3. gy. C1C2 (példák)

influx noun /ˈɪn.flʌks/ [C] beözönlés, betódulás (embereké, pénzé, árué, vízé, stb.)

The 1990s saw an influx of foreign players into British football.

invasion noun /ɪnˈveɪ.ʒən/ [C or U] 2 invázió (elözönlés, rengeteg ember egy helyre)

Every year, there is an invasion of tourists.

rush noun /rʌʃ/ [no plural] 2 tülekedés (vmiért); nyüzsgés, tolongás

There was amid rush to get tickets for the concert.

bare adjective /beər/ 4 csupasz, üres

a bare room

The cupboard was bare.

overcrowded adjective /ˌəʊ.vəˈkraʊ.dɪd/ túlzsúfolt

an overcrowded classroom/prison

scattered adjective /ˈskæt.əd/ szórványos

His toys were scattered all over the floor.

There will be scattered showers today.

sparsely adverb /ˈspɑː.sli/ ritkán, elszórtan

This whole area is very sparsely populated.

Phrases and idioms:

(be) concentrated around/in/on, etc. koncentrálódik vmi köré/vhol/vmire/stb.

Most of the fighting was concentrated in the mountains.

be crawling with sb/sth hemzseg vkiktől/vmiktől

The kitchen's crawling with ants.

pour into/out/from, etc. be-/ki- stb. tódul (tódul vhova) (emberek, tömeg, stb.)

The crowd poured out into the street.

seat 4/12/200, etc. 4/12/200/stb. férőhelyes (nézőtér, jármű, stb.)

The new concert hall seats 1500 people.

thick and fast csőstül, egymást érve, egyik a másikat érve

Calls were coming in thick and fast by the end of the programme.