3. Szervezet, testműködés C1C2 (25) – altémák

Szervezet, testműködés* (25)

digest verb /daɪˈdʒest/ [T] 1 emészt, megemészt (táplálékot)

I need some time to digest my dinner.

gasp verb /gɑːsp/ [I] 2 liheg, zihál

He clutched his heart, gasping for breath.

relax verb /rɪˈlæks/ [I or T] 2 lazul, ellazul (izom); lazít, ellazít (izmot)

Try these exercises to relax your neck muscles.

shudder verb /ˈʃʌd.ər/ [I] megborzong, megrázkódik (undortól, hidegtől, stb.)

The sight of so much blood made him shudder.

She shuddered at the thought of kissing him.

sniff verb /snɪf/ 1 szipog, szipákol [I]

You were sniffing a lot - I presumed you had a cold.

spit verb /spɪt/ [I or T] *(spitting, spat, spat) köp

I don't like to see people spitting in public.

He took a mouthful of coffee and then spat it out.

suck verb /sʌk/ szopogat vmit; szív, kiszív [I or T]

to suck a sweet

to suck your thumb

water verb /ˈwɔː.tər/ 2 nyáladzik, folyik a nyála; könnyezik [I]

The smells from the kitchen are making my mouth water.

circulation noun /ˌsɜː.kjəˈleɪ.ʃən/ 1 vérkeringés

Exercise improves your circulation.

digestion noun /daɪˈdʒest.ʃən/ [U] emésztés (ételé)

He has problems with his digestion.

disc noun /dɪsk/ [C] 3 porckorong

a slipped disc

flesh noun /fleʃ/ [U] hús (emberé, állaté, gyümölcsé)

The dog's teeth sank into my flesh.

These pears have a sweet, juicy flesh.

I felt the soft flesh of his cheek.

guts noun /gʌts/ [plural] (informal) 2 belső részek (ált. állaté)

Its guts were spilled all over the road.

immune system noun /ɪˈmjuːnˌsɪs.təm/ [no plural] immunrendszer

Eating healthily will help to improve your immune system.

instinct noun /ˈɪn.stɪŋkt/ [C or U] ösztön

a mother's instinct to protect her children

joint noun /dʒɔɪnt/ [C] 2 ízület (térd-, csukló-, stb.)

the knee joint

kidney noun /ˈkɪd.ni/ [C] vese (szerv)

kidney failure/disease

nerve noun /nɜːv/ 1 ideg (látó-, halló, stb.) [C]

the optic nerve

nerve cells/endings

organ noun /ˈɔː.gən/ [C] 1 belső szerv (élőlényé)

an external/internal organ

an organ donor/transplant

pulse noun /pʌls/ [C] érverés, pulzus

She put her fingers on my wrist to take my pulse (=count the number of beats per minute).

My pulse rate is 70.

skull noun /skʌl/ [C] koponya

I fell and cracked my skull.

spine noun /spaɪn/ [C] gerinc, hátgerinc, gerincoszlop

She injured her spine in a riding accident.

system noun /ˈsɪs.təm/ [C] 3 szervezet; a szervezet rendszerei (immun-, emésztési-, keringési-, stb.)

the body's digestive/immune system

vein noun /veɪn/ véna, ér [C]

the veins in the leg/neck

dead adjective /ded/ 5 zsibbadt, elzsibbadt, meggémberedett (testrész)

My arm's gone dead.

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