29.3.2. gy. C1C2 (példák)

elaborate adjective /ɪˈlæb.ə.rət/ bonyolult, körülményes; részletesen/finoman kidolgozott

an elaborate system/scheme

an elaborate design

formidable adjective /fɔːˈmɪd.ə.bl̩/ 2 hatalmas, nehéz (átv.) (probléma, feladat, stb.)

a formidable task

impossible adjective /ɪmˈpɒs.ə.bl̩/ 2 kezelhetetlen, borzasztó (pl. helyzet)

You just can't reason with her, she's absolutely impossible.

We found ourselves in an impossible situation.

problematic adjective /ˌprɒb.ləˈmæt.ɪk/ problémás

He has a very problematic relationship with his father.

troubled adjective /ˈtrʌb.l̩d/ problémás, gondokkal terhelt; zavaros

a troubled expression

The survival package involves selling off the unprofitable parts of the troubled company.

This troubled region has had more than its fair share of wars over the the centuries.

In these troubled times, it makes a change to hear some good news.

turbulent adjective /ˈtɜː.bjə.lənt/ zűrzavaros (helyzet, kapcsolat, stb.); kavargó, viharos (víz, levegő, stb.)

a turbulent relationship

Phrasal verbs:

come up against sth /kʌm/ ütközik/beleütközik vmibe (átv.) (problémába, akadályba)

She came up against a lot of sexism in her first engineering job.

run up against sth /rʌn/ ütközik, beleütközik vmibe (problémába, ellenállásba, stb.) (átv.)

The community centre scheme has run up against strong local opposition.

Phrases and idioms:

a vicious circle/cycle ördögi kör (egymást okozó/felerősítő problémák)

Many people get trapped in a vicious circle of dieting and weight gain.

an uphill battle/struggle/task fáradságos/(szinte) reménytelen harc/küzdelem/feladat

I can lose weight but it's a real uphill struggle.

be confronted by/with sth szembesül vmivel (helyzettel, problémával, stb.)

We are confronted by the possibility of war.

easier said than done könnyebb mondani mint megtenni

I want to ask her out, but it's easier said than done.