38.3.2. gy. C2 (példák)

reproach noun /rɪˈprəʊtʃ/ [C or U] szemrehányás

There was a hint of reproach in his voice.

The article gave the impression that the teachers were above/beyond reproach.

story noun /ˈstɔː.ri/ [C] 3 történet (magyarázat/kifogás vmire)

Did he tell you the same story about why he was late?

accountable adjective /əˈkaʊn.tə.bl̩/ [never before noun] elszámoltatható, felelősséggel tartozó/felelősségre vonható

Hospitals must be held accountable for their mistakes.

Politicians should be accountable to the public that elects them.

apologetic adjective /əˌpɒl.əˈdʒe.tɪk/ bocsánatkérő

an apologetic smile

She was very apologetic about missing the meeting.

humiliated adjective /hjuːˈmɪl.i.eɪ.tɪd/ megalázott

She felt completely humiliated.

humiliating adjective /hjuːˈmɪl.i.eɪ.tɪŋ/ megalázó (vereség, hiba, stb.)

a humiliating defeat

Phrasal verbs:

frown on/upon sth /fraʊn/ helytelenít, elítél vmit/vkit

Smoking is frowned upon in many public places.

hold sth against sb /həʊld/ neheztel vkire vmiért, felró vmit vkinek, szemére hány vkinek

It was his mistake but I won't hold it against him.

own up /əʊn/ bevall, beismer vmit

No one has owned up to breaking that window.