26.3.1. gy. C2 (példák)

fluctuate verb /ˈflʌk.tʃu.eɪt/ [I] ingadozik (ár, létszám, szint, stb.)

Oil prices have fluctuated wildly in recent weeks.

acre noun /ˈeɪ.kər/ [C] angol hold (területmérték, 4046,78 m2)

He's got 400 acres of land in Wales.

bundle noun /ˈbʌn.dl/ köteg

a bundle of letters/clothes

ceiling noun /ˈsiː.lɪŋ/ [C] 2 felső határ (pl. kamaté, fizetésemelésé)

They have set a ceiling on pay rises.

dash noun /dæʃ/ 3 egy cseppnyi (mennyiség) [C]

Add a dash of milk to the sauce.

grain noun /greɪn/ 2 szem (apró darab vmiből) (homok-, só-, cukor-, stb.)

a grain of sand/sugar

heap noun /hiːp/ rakás, kupac

a heap of rubbish

mountain noun /ˈmaʊn.tɪn/ [C] 2 -hegy (rengeteg vmi) (informal)

There's a mountain of papers on my desk.

scrap noun /skræp/ 1 kis darabka, csipetnyi [C]

He wrote his phone number on a scrap of paper.

I've read every scrap of information I can find on the subject.

They couldn't find a scrap of evidence against him so he was released without charge.

finite adjective /ˈfaɪ.naɪt/ véges (erőforrás, mennyiség, stb.); ragozott (ige) (nyelvtan)

We only have a finite amount of time to complete this task.

set adjective /set/ változatlan, állandó, kötött

Most people work for a set number of hours each week.

I have no set routine.

Phrases and idioms:

a good 20 minutes/30 miles, etc. jó 20 perc/30 mérföld

It's a good half an hour's walk to the station from here.

a string of sth egy sor/sorozat vmi

a string of questions

As a writer, she's enjoyed a string of successes.

out of proportion nem áll arányban vmivel

The punishment is completely out of proportion to the crime.

upwards of sth több mint

Double rooms cost upwards of £70 a night.