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to have something in your hand, hands, or arms:
Could you XXX my bag for me? He was XXXing a knife in one hand. I XXX the baby in my arms. |
hold
past tense and past participle held |
удерживать, захват
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to ask someone if they would like to have something, or to hold something out to them so that they can take it
Can I XXX you something to drink? They XXXed him a very good job, but he turned it down. |
offer
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предлагать,предложение
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money you earn that is paid according to the number of hours, days, or weeks that you work
He earns a good XXX. The XXX increases will come into effect in June |
wage
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заработная плата, прожиточный минимум
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to make a formal request, usually written, for something such as a job, a place in a university, or permission to do something
She XXXed for a job with the local newspaper. We need to XXX for planning permission to build a garage. I XXXed to four universities and was accepted by all of them. |
apply
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прикладывать, прилагать
apply for/ to заявление |
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to think about something carefully, especially before making a choice or decision
Have you XXXed the possibility of retraining? We are XXXing whether to change our advice to tourists |
consider
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рассматривать, считать, подумывать
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to stop working, usually because you have reached a certain age:
Most people XXX at 65. He was forced to XXX early because of poor health |
retire
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уходить, уйти в отставку
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to fix a picture, photograph etc to a wall:
I wanted to XXX the picture in the hall. |
hang
past tense and past participle hung |
вешать, висеть
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the upper part of your legs when you are sitting down [= knee]
Shannon sat on her mother's XXX. His hands were folded in his XXX. |
lap
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колени, жадно глотать лакать
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n occasion when the sun or the moon cannot be seen, because the Earth is passing directly between the moon and the sun, or because the moon is passing directly between the Earth and the sun:
an XXX of the sun |
exlipse
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затмение
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in a line or direction that is not curved or bent
The book is on the table XXX in front of you. She was looking XXX at me. Terry was so tired he couldn't walk XXX. He was sitting with his legs stretched XXX out in front of him |
straight
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прфмой, ровный
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hysical harm that is done to something or to a part of someone's body, so that it is broken or injured
These chemicals have been found to cause serious environmental XXX. The earthquake caused extensive structural XXX. |
damage
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повреждения, убытки
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the dark shape that someone or something makes on a surface when they are between that surface and the light:
the long dark XXX of an old oak tree His XXX fell across the room. |
shadow
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тень
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dark fairly dark or not giving much light, so that you cannot see well [≠ bright]:
in the XXX light of the early dawn a XXX glow |
dim
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тусклый, смутный
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a large quantity that is enough or more than enough
Make sure she gets XXX of fresh air. No need to hurry - you've got XXX of time |
plenty
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множество, много
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a chance to do something or an occasion when it is easy for you to do something
This is an ideal XXX to save money on a holiday to Crete. Games and songs provide the perfect XXX for classroom interaction and language development |
opportunity
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возможность
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to receive a particular amount of money for the work that you do
He earns nearly £20,000 a year. You don't XXX much money being a nurse. He did all sorts of jobs to XXX a living |
earn
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зарабатывать
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serious study of a subject, in order to discover new facts or test new ideas
It's a good idea to do some XXX before you buy a house. XXX into the causes of cancer scientific/medical/historical a XXX team I'm still doing XXX for my thesis. Gould was helped in his XX by local naturalists |
researcher
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исследователь
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to find someone or something, either by accident or because you were looking for them:
The body was XXXed in a field. Forest Service crews often XXX campfires that have not been put out completely. |
discover
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открывать, открытие
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the power to affect the way someone or something develops, behaves, or thinks without using direct force or orders:
There is no doubt that Bohr's XXX was immense. the unions' XXX over local politics |
influence
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влияние, воздействие
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to become impossible to see any longer [= vanish; ≠ appear]
disappear behind/under/into etc The sun had XXXed behind a cloud |
disappear
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исчезать, исчезнуть
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become liquid [антоним к freeze, thaw]:
It was warmer now, and the snow was beginning to XXX. XXX the butter in a saucepan |
melt
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таить, расстаивать
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to make someone extremely afraid:
Her husband's violence XXX her |
terrify
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ужасать
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the number of times something happens, or the number of examples of something within a certain period
Australia's unemployment XXX rose to 6.5% in February. They only pay tax at a XXX of 5% |
rate
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норма, тариф, скорость
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to stop something from happening, or stop someone from doing something:
The rules are intended to XXX accidents. His back injury may XXX him from playing in tomorrow's game. We were XXXed from entering the site |
prevent
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предотвращать, предотвратить
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a very large amount of water that covers an area that is usually dry:
The village was cut off by XXX. the worst XXX for over fifty years |
flood
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наводнение, потоп
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