29.6.1. gy. C2 (példák)

collapse verb /kəˈlæps/ [I] 3 összeomlik, meghiúsul (nem sikerül/működik vmi)

The peace talks have collapsed.

compensate verb /ˈkɒm.pən.seɪt/ 2 kárpótol, ellensúlyoz (pl. rossz hatást) [I or T]

Nothing will ever compensate for his lost childhood.

flourish verb /ˈflʌr.ɪʃ/ virul, virágzik (átv.) (jól nő/fejlődik) [I]

The company soon began to flourish under his expert management.

meet verb /miːt/ *(met, met) 6 elér vmit, megvalósít vmit, teljesít vmit [T]

He met every goal he set for himself.

I've got a deadline to meet.

Do you think we will be able to meet our target?

offset verb /ˌɒfˈset/ [T] *(offsetting, offset, offset) ellensúlyoz (pl. hatást)

The costs have been offset by savings in other areas.

perfect verb /pəˈfekt/ tökéletesít

I've spent hours perfecting my speech.

prevail verb /prɪˈveɪl/ [I] (formal) diadalmaskodik (pl. józan ész); dominál, elterjedt (pl. szokás)

We can only hope that common sense will prevail.

prosper verb /ˈprɒs.pər/ [I] (anyagilag) virágzik, prosperál

The government needs to create conditions where trade can prosper.

refine verb /rɪˈfaɪn/ [T] finomít (átv.) (továbbjavít) (tervet, módszert, stb.)

The engineers spent months refining the software.

repair verb /rɪˈpeər/ [T] 2 helyrehoz (rossz helyzetet)

It will take a long time to repair relations between the two countries.