33.2.1. gy. C2 (példák)

appreciate verb /əˈpriː.ʃi.eɪt/ [T] 2 tisztán lát, felfog, megért vmit (pl. nehéz/bonyolult helyzetet)

I appreciate that it is a difficult decision for you to make.

click verb /klɪk/ 2 beugrik vmi, hirtelen (minden) világossá válik [I] (informal)

Suddenly everything clicked and I realized where I'd met him.

measure verb /ˈmeʒ.ər/ 3 felmér (vminek a hatását, fontosságát, értékét, stb.) [T]

We will soon be able to measure the results of these policy changes.

They measured the performance of three different engines.

ignorance noun /ˈɪg.nər.ənts/ [U] tudatlanság

There is widespread ignorance about how disease spreads.

I was shocked by her total ignorance of world history.

inspection noun /ɪnˈspek.ʃən/ [C or U] 2 ellenőrzés, tüzetes vizsgálat

On closer inspection, the painting was discovered to be a fake.

ignorant adjective /ˈɪg.nər.ənt/ tájékozatlan, tudatlan

He's ignorant about modern technology.

At that time I was ignorant of events going on elsewhere.

Phrases and idioms:

an unknown quantity ismeretlen személy/dolog

The road conditions in that area are a bit of an unknown quantity.

be/get out of touch tájékozatlan (nem tudja mi történt az utóbbi időben)

I've been abroad for the last two years, so I'm very out of touch.

familiarize sb/yourself with sth megismertet vkit vmivel, megismerkedik vki vmivel (ismereteket szerez)

We spent a few minutes familiarizing ourselves with the day's schedule.

not have the faintest idea sejtelme sincs róla

I haven't the faintest idea what you're talking about.