34.8.1. gy. C1C2 (példák)

embarrass verb /ɪmˈbær.əs/ [T] zavarba/kínos helyzetbe hoz

My dad's always embarrassing me in front of my friends.

sacrifice verb /ˈsæk.rɪ.faɪs/ feláldoz vmit vmiért (lemond vmiről); (állat-) áldozatot mutat be [T]

Many women sacrifice interesting careers for their family.

stand verb /stænd/ *(stood, stood) 4 elvisel vmit [T]

She couldn't stand the pressures of the job.

The pain was more than he could stand.

swallow verb /ˈswɒl.əʊ/ 2 lenyel vmit (átv.) (elfogad vmi kellemetlen dolgot) [T]

They found the final decision hard to swallow.

burden noun /ˈbɜː.dən/ [C] teher, megterhelés (átv.) (nehézség, kellemetlenség, stb.)

the burden of responsibility

I'd hate to be a burden to you when I'm older.

discomfort noun /dɪˈskʌm.fət/ 3 feszélyezettség [U]

I could see that the talk of divorce was causing her some discomfort.

liability noun /ˌlaɪ.əˈbɪl.ə.ti/ 2 tehertétel (gond/problémák/bajok forrása) [no plural]

Wherever we go she upsets someone - she's a real liability.

ordeal noun /ɔːˈdɪəl/ [C] megpróbáltatás

The hostages' ordeal came to an end when soldiers stormed the building.

They feared he would not survive the ordeal.

She went through the ordeal of being interviewed by a panel of ten people.

sacrifice noun /ˈsæk.rɪ.faɪs/ [C or U] áldozat (lemondás vmiről/a feláldozott dolog)

We had to make sacrifices in order to pay for our children's education.

They cared for their disabled son for 27 years, at great personal sacrifice.

torture noun /ˈtɔː.tʃər/ [U] 1 kínlódás, gyötrelem (nagyon kellemetlen/unalmas dolog) (!)

I had to sit there listening to her for two whole hours - it was torture!