25.3.1. gy. C2 (példák)

drag verb /dræg/ (-gg-) 3 hosszúra nyúlik (időben), nem akar véget érni [I]

The afternoon really seemed to drag.

The negotiations dragged on for months.

elapse verb /ɪˈlæps/ [I] (formal) múlik, elmúlik, telik, eltelik (idő)

Two years have elapsed since the attack.

fly verb /flaɪ/ *(flew, flown) 4 repül, elrepül (átv.) (pl. idő) [I]

There was plenty to do, and the time flew.

linger verb /ˈlɪŋ.gər/ [I] hosszasan időzik/megmarad

The smell from the fire still lingered hours later.

progress verb /prəˈgres/ [I] 2 halad, múlik (idő)

I began to feel more relaxed as the evening progressed.

spread verb /spred/ *(spread, spread) 6 feloszt (egy időszakra) (pl. törlesztést) [T] also: spread out

The payments will be spread over two years.

interval noun /ˈɪnt.ə.vəl/ [C] 2 időköz

After an interval of three days, the peace talks resumed.

abrupt adjective /əˈbrʌpt/ 1 hirtelen, váratlan

an abrupt change/halt/departure

Our conversation came to an abrupt end.

long-lasting adjective /ˌlɒŋˈlɑː.stɪŋ/ tartós, sokáig tartó (barátság, hatás, stb.)

Theirs was a long-lasting friendship.

long-running adjective /ˌlɒŋˈrʌn.ɪŋ/ hosszú ideje/ideig folytatódó

a long-running musical

their long-running dispute