31.9.2. gy. Top 3000 (példák)

represent verb /ˌrep.rɪˈzent/ [T] 3 jelez, mutat vmit (a jele/szimbóluma vminek)

The crosses on the map represent churches.

scream verb /skriːm/ [I or T] sikolt, felsikolt, sikít; sikoltozik

A spider landed on her pillow and she screamed.

Through the smoke, the rescuers could hear people screaming for help.

He was screaming in/with pain.

They screamed with laughter at her jokes.

Ken screamed (out) a warning telling people to get out of the way.

I've never found screaming (and shouting) at my staff to be very effective.

"I wish you were dead!" she screamed.

shout verb /ʃaʊt/ [I or T] kiált, kiabál

"Look out!" she shouted.

I was angry and I shouted at him.

I shouted out her name but she didn't hear me.

I heard them shouting for help, but there was nothing I could do.

There's no need to shout, I can hear perfectly well.

He shouted from the bottom of the garden that he'd be finished in about half an hour.

spread verb /spred/ *(spread, spread) 2 terjed; terjeszt (információt) (hírt, pletykát, stb.) [I or T]

News of his victory spread quickly.

Have you been spreading gossip about them again?

wave verb /weɪv/ [I or T] 1 integet

I waved to/at him from the window but he didn't see me.

She was so annoyed she wouldn't even wave us goodbye/wave goodbye to us.

She waves her hands about/around a lot when she's talking.

announcement noun /əˈnaʊnt.smənt/ [C or U] közlemény, bejelentés, hirdetmény

The President made an unexpected announcement this morning.

clue noun /kluː/ [C] nyom, nyomravezető jel; rávezető jel

Police are searching the area for clues to the murder.

Police are still looking for clues in their search for the missing girl.

I'm never going to guess the answer if you don't give me a clue.

code noun /kəʊd/ 1 rejtjel, kód [C or U]

The message was written in code.

She managed to break/crack the code.

expression noun /ɪkˈspreʃ.ən/ 2 arckifejezés [C]

facial expressions

He had such a sad expression on his face.

I could tell from her expression that something serious had happened.

indication noun /ˌɪn.dɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ [C or U] 1 előjel/nyom, az előjele/nyoma vminek

There are strong indications that the case will be referred to the Court of Appeal.

secret noun /ˈsiː.krət/ titok [C]

I'm having a party for him but it's a secret.

Can you keep a secret?

A close couple should have no secrets from each other.

Aren't you going to let me in on the secret?

She makes no secret of her dislike of her father.

That restaurant is one of the best-kept secrets in London.

signal noun /ˈsɪg.nəl/ [C] 1 jel, jelzés, jeladás

At a signal from their teacher, the children all held up their flags.

Don't move until I give the signal.

The firework was a signal that the festival had started.

The police officer gave us a signal to stop.

The signal for a race to start is often the firing of a gun.

tone noun /təʊn/ 1 hangnem, hanghordozás (hangszín) [C or U]

I tried to use a sympathetic tone of voice.

It wasn't so much what she said that annoyed me - it was her tone.

voice noun /vɔɪs/ (emberi) hang (beszédhang) [C]

She has a very loud/quiet/soft voice.

a clear/deep voice

You could tell from her voice that she wasn't pleased.

She lowered her voice to a whisper.

Could you please keep your voices down?

secret adjective /ˈsiː.krət/ titkos

The President escaped through a secret passage underneath the parliament building.

This is top secret information.

Do you think we'll manage to keep the surprise party secret from Mum until her birthday?