34.1.6. gy. C1C2 (példák)

desperation noun /ˌdes.pəˈreɪ.ʃən/ [U] végső kétségbeesés

I was overcome by a sense of desperation.

dismay noun /dɪˈsmeɪ/ [U] döbbenet, megdöbbenés

To our dismay, it started raining.

distress noun /dɪˈstres/ [U] 1 kétségbeesés; kín

The newspaper reports caused her a great deal of distress.

fright noun /fraɪt/ [U or no plural] ijedség, rémület

That dog gave me a terrible fright.

She screamed in fright when she saw him.

gasp noun /gɑːsp/ [C] felhördülés

a gasp of surprise

trauma noun /ˈtrɔː.mə/ [C or U] megrázkódtatás, trauma

the trauma of marriage breakdown

alarming adjective /əˈlɑː.mɪŋ/ ijesztő

alarming news

Crime has been increasing at an alarming rate.

appalling adjective /əˈpɔː.lɪŋ/ 2 megdöbbentő

appalling brutality/injuries

Prisoners were kept in the most appalling conditions.

desperate adjective /ˈdes.pər.ət/ 3 komoly, borzasztó (pl. helyzet)

The economy is in a really desperate situation.

distressed adjective /dɪˈstrest/ kétségbeesett, csüggedt

They were very distressed to learn of her death.