33.4.1. gy. C2 (példák)

allege verb /əˈledʒ/ [T] állít vmit vkiről/vmiről

The teacher is alleged to have hit a student.

He alleges that Bates attacked him.

colour verb /ˈkʌl.ər/ [T] 2 befolyásol (gondolatot, véleményt)

Her views are coloured by her own bad experiences.

conceive verb /kənˈsiːv/ 2 tart/elgondol vmilyennek vkit/vmit [I or T]

I cannot conceive of anything more horrible.

count verb /kaʊnt/ 4 tekint/tart vminek [T]

She counted Tim as her closest friend.

You should count yourself lucky you weren't hurt.

maintain verb /meɪnˈteɪn/ [T] 3 fenntart (álláspontot)

He maintained his innocence and said the allegations were 'ridiculous'.

He maintains that he has never seen the woman before.

take verb /teɪk/ [T] *(took, taken) 16 tekint, vesz vmit vminek/vmilyennek

I was joking, but he took me seriously.

I'll take that remark as a compliment.

Whatever I say she'll take it the wrong way.

judgment noun /ˈdʒʌdʒ.mənt/ also: judgement 2 ítélőképesség [U]

to have good/bad judgment

line noun /laɪn/ [C] 8 irányvonal (megközelítés, álláspont)

The government's official line has always been to refuse to negotiate with terrorists.

The courts should take a tougher line with sex offenders.

Several Labour MPs disagree with their party's line on taxation.

What sort of line do you think we should take in the pay negotiations?

The police are confident that this new line of inquiry will lead them to the murderer.

perception noun /pəˈsep.ʃən/ [C or U] értelmezés (vélekedés vmiről/vkiről); érzékelés, észlelés

The public perception of him as a hero is surprising.

These photographs will affect people's perceptions of war.

stance noun /stɑːnts/ [C] hozzáállás, nyíltan hangoztatott vélemény

What's their stance on nuclear energy?

They are adopting/taking a very tough stance on drugs.