2. Történés, állapot C2 (39) – altémák

Történés, állapot* (22) 3. Helyzet, állapot (17)

incur verb /ɪnˈkɜːr/ [T] (-rr-) kiteszi magát vminek (pl. veszteségnek)

The company incurred huge losses as a result of its investments.

leave verb /liːv/ *(left, left) 8 hagy vhogy vmit/vkit (vmilyen helyzetet teremt); marad vmi/vki vhogy

Far from improving things, the new law has left many people worse off than before.

Storms have left areas of Britain without electricity.

The family were left homeless.

reign verb /reɪn/ [I] 2 uralkodik vmi (átv.) (a fő érzés/jellemző egy helyzetben) (formal)

Chaos reigned as angry protesters hammered on the doors.

stand verb /stænd/ *(stood, stood) 5 áll vhogy (vmilyen szinten, állapotban, helyzetben) [I]

The house stood empty for years.

The player is currently standing second in the world rankings.

surround verb /səˈraʊnd/ [T] 2 körülvesz (átv.) (eseményt, helyzetet)

Mystery still surrounds the exact circumstances of his death.

direction noun /daɪˈrek.ʃən/ 3 irány (pl. változásé, fejlődésé), cél [C]

Our careers have gone in very different directions.

legacy noun /ˈleg.ə.si/ [C] 2 hagyaték, örökség (átv.) (vmi/vki által hátrahagyott helyzet)

The war has left a legacy of hatred.

realm noun /relm/ [C] területe vminek (átv.) (érdeklődésé, tudásé, stb.) (formal)

successes in the realm of foreign policy

Unfortunately, this area is not within my realm of experience.

underlying adjective /ˌʌn.dəˈlaɪ.ɪŋ/ [always before noun] vminek az alapját képező, mögöttes (ok, probléma, feltételezés, stb.)

We need to look at the underlying reasons for ill health.

near preposition /nɪər/ 3 közel (egy állapothoz/helyzethez)

The runners looked near exhaustion.

I was near (to) tears at one point during the film.

This is the nearest I've ever got to winning anything.

He came near to punching him.

Phrasal verbs:

be/get caught up in sth /kætʃ/ belekeveredik vmibe (egy helyzetbe)

How did the paper get caught up in a legal dispute?

come in /kʌm/ 2 szóba jön, felmerül vki (vmivel kapcsolatban)

We need people to help clean up, and that's where you come in.

subject sb/sth to sth /səbˈdʒekt/ alávet vkinek/vminek, kitesz vminek (megpróbáltatásnak, bántalmazásnak, stb.)

Police subjected him to hours of questioning.

The defence lawyers claimed that the prisoners had been subjected to cruel treatment.

Phrases and idioms:

as it stands ahogy jelenleg áll, jelenlegi állapotában

The law as it stands is very unclear.

at this rate ha ez így megy tovább, ilyen módon/körülmények közt

At this rate we're not going to be there till midnight.

be on the verge of sth/doing sth határán/szélén van vminek (átv.) (csőd, sírás, kihalás, stb.)

a company on the verge of financial disaster

I was on the verge of leaving my job.

be/get caught elkapja vmi (kellemetlen dolog/helyzet) (pl. eső)

I got caught in the rain.

2. lecke (A1) – 10. lecke (A2) – 23. lecke (B1) – 50. lecke (B2) – 81. lecke (C1) – 99. lecke (C2)