22.2.3. gy. C2 (példák)

incur verb /ɪnˈkɜːr/ [T] (-rr-) kiteszi magát vminek (pl. veszteségnek)

The company incurred huge losses as a result of its investments.

leave verb /liːv/ *(left, left) 8 hagy vhogy vmit/vkit (vmilyen helyzetet teremt); marad vmi/vki vhogy

Far from improving things, the new law has left many people worse off than before.

Storms have left areas of Britain without electricity.

The family were left homeless.

reign verb /reɪn/ [I] 2 uralkodik vmi (átv.) (a fő érzés/jellemző egy helyzetben) (formal)

Chaos reigned as angry protesters hammered on the doors.

stand verb /stænd/ *(stood, stood) 5 áll vhogy (vmilyen szinten, állapotban, helyzetben) [I]

The house stood empty for years.

The player is currently standing second in the world rankings.

surround verb /səˈraʊnd/ [T] 2 körülvesz (átv.) (eseményt, helyzetet)

Mystery still surrounds the exact circumstances of his death.

direction noun /daɪˈrek.ʃən/ 3 irány (pl. változásé, fejlődésé), cél [C]

Our careers have gone in very different directions.

legacy noun /ˈleg.ə.si/ [C] 2 hagyaték, örökség (átv.) (vmi/vki által hátrahagyott helyzet)

The war has left a legacy of hatred.

realm noun /relm/ [C] területe vminek (átv.) (érdeklődésé, tudásé, stb.) (formal)

successes in the realm of foreign policy

Unfortunately, this area is not within my realm of experience.

Phrases and idioms:

turn of events fordulat (az események hirtelen megváltozása)

We were all shocked by this tragic turn of events.

what/whatever became of sb/sth mi történt vkivel/vmivel

Whatever became of your friend Harry?