33.2.5. gy. C1C2 (példák)

perceptive adjective /pəˈsep.tɪv/ lényeglátó, éles szemű

a perceptive writer

receptive adjective /rɪˈsep.tɪv/ fogékony, befogadó kész (ötletekre, javaslatokra, stb.)

She's generally very receptive to ideas and suggestions.

beyond preposition /biˈjɒnd/ 4 meghalad (felfogóképességet) (informal)

Computer studies is completely beyond me.

It's beyond me why anyone would want to buy that house.

Phrasal verbs:

catch on /kætʃ/ 2 megért vmit, kapcsol (informal)

It took him a while to catch on to what we meant.

dawn on sb /dɔːn/ világossá válik vki számára vmi; ráeszmél vmire

It suddenly dawned on them that Mary had been lying.

draw on sth /drɔː/ merít vmiből (tudásból, tapasztalatból, ismeretből), épít vmire

His novels draw heavily on his childhood.

get through to sb /get/ megértet vkivel vmit; telefonon elér vkit

I just don't seem to be able to get through to him these days.

How can I get it through to him that this is really important?

take in ↔ sth /teɪk/ megemészt vmit (átv.), felfog/megért vmit

I had to read the letter twice before I could take it all in.

It was an interesting exhibition, but there was too much to take in at once.

Phrases and idioms:

be foreign to sb idegen vki számára vmi (nem tud róla/nem ért belőle semmit)

The concept of loyalty is completely foreign to him.

come/get to grips with sth kezd tisztában lenni vmivel

It's a difficult subject to get to grips with.