Oxford Word Skills _ Intermediate

Front 1

Enthusiastic (adj) about sth/about doing sth

N: enthusiasm for sth/for doing sth

E.g: You don't sound very enthusiastic about the idea.

E.g: She was even less enthusiastic about going to Spain.

Back 1

Very interested in sth or excited by it.

مشتاق و علاقمند، پر اشتیاق،پرشور

N: a strong feeling of excitement and interest in sth and a desire to become involved in it. / interest and excitement و شوق،اشتیاق

E.g: He had a real enthusiasm for the work.

E.g: She never lost her enthusiasm for teaching.

Front 2

Motivated (adj) /opp: unmotivated

N: motivation

Back 2

If you are motivated, you really want to do sth،especially sth that involves hard work and effort. باانگیزه،خیلی مشتاق

N: the feeling of wanting to do sth,especially sth that involves hard work and effort. انگیزش،انگیزه،موجب

E.g: He's intelligent enough but he lacks motivation.

Front 3

After a while

E.g: After a while my pronunciation improved,and I was able to express basic ideas quite effectively.

Back 3

After a period of time

Front 4

Improve (V)

N: improvement

Back 4

Become better than before, SYN: get better,make progress

N: the act of making sth better;the process of sth becoming better. بهبود،پیشرفت،ترقی،رفاه

E.g: I hope my French will improve when I go to France.

E.g: Sales figures continue to show sign of improvement.

E.g: The improvement of the patient's condition.بهبود وضع بیمار

Front 5

Express sth

E.g: His views have been expressed in numerous speeches.

Back 5

Say or show what you think or feel/to show or make known a feeling,an opinion,etc by words,looks or action

بیان کردن،ابراز کردن،به زبان آوردن

E.g: The citizens have the right to express their views freely. شهروندان حق دارند عقاید خود را آزادانه بیان کنند.

E.g: They expressed their sorrow on account of the earthquake. آنها مراتب تاسف خود را به خاطر زلزله ابراز داشتند.

Front 6

Effectively (adv) opp: ineffectively

Adj: effective

E.g: You dealt with the situation very effectively.

E.g: The truth of this statement has been effectively demonstrated in Chapter1.

Back 6

In a way that gives you the result you want.

به طور موثری،به نحو کارآمدی

Adj: producing a successful result.

موثر،نتیجه بخش،چشمگیر

E.g: long prison sentence can be a very effective deterrent for offenders. بازدارنده،

E.g: Aspirin is a simple but highly effective treatment.

E.g: Drugs that are effective against cancer.

Front 7

Obvious( to sb) (that....) (adj)

SYN: clear

Back 7

Easy to see or understand

Easily seen and understood

E.g: It was obvious to everyone that the child had been badly treated.

E.g: It was obvious that I was getting better.

Front 8

Encouraging (adj)

Opp: discouraging

V: encourage sb in sth / sb to do / doing sth

E.g: You could try being a little more encouraging!

N: Encouragement

E.g: Her words were a great encouragement to them.

Back 8

If sth is encouraging, it gives you hope and makes you want to continue

دلگرم کننده،نویدبخش،امیدوارکننده،امیدبخش

V: To give sb support,courage or hope ترغیب کردن،تشویق کردن،دلگرمی دادن،انگیزاندن

E.g: My parents have always encouraged me in my choice of career

E.g: I encouraged them to learn foreign language.

آنها را تشویق کردم که زبانهای خارجی را بیاموزند.

Front 9

Accurately (adv)

Adj: accurate

Back 9

With no mistakes دقیقا،بادقت،بطور دقیق

Adj: correct and true in every detail درست،صحیح،بدون اشتباه،دقیق

E.g: The article accurately reflects public opinion.

E.g: an accurate thermometer گرماسنج دقیق

Front 10

Be aware of sth

Back 10

If you are aware of sth, you know about it.

E.g: Be aware of a fact.

به واقعیتی آگاه بودن

E.g: I was more aware of my mistakes.

Front 11

Frustrating (adj)

N: frustration

E.g: Dave thumped the table in frustration.

Back 11

Making you annoyed / to feel annoyed and impatient because you can't do or achieve sth / what you want to do

مایوس کننده،نومید کننده

N: The feeling of being frustrated

ناکامی،استیصال،درماندگی،عجز

E.g: It's frustrating to have to wait so long.

E.g: The frustrating thing is,they probably won't even be in when we get there.

Front 12

Goal (N)

SYN: aim

E.g: To achieve/attain a goal

E.g: You need to set yourself some long-term goals.

Back 12

1:A thing you want to be able to do in the future.

2:Sth that you hope to achieve

3:Set yourself a goal

برای خود هدف تعیین کردن

Front 13

Everyday (adj)

E.g: I understand everyday English,but my vocabulary needs to expand so that I can understand a wide range of subjects,and express more complex ideas.

Back 13

Normal or usual

روزمره،عادی

Front 14

Expand (V)

E.g: A child's vocabulary expands through reading.

Back 14

Become bigger or make sth bigger

Front 15

A wide range of

E.g: The hotel offers a wide range of facilities

Back 15

A large number of different things

Front 16

Complex (adj)

SYN: complicated

Back 16

Not simple;often difficult to understand.

E.g: The complex structure of human brain.

E.g: a complex argument/problem/subject

Front 17

Fluent ( in sth ) adj

Adv: Fluently

E.g: She's fluent in Polish.

E.g: Can he speak German?Yes,he's fluent.

E.g: She speaks German fluently.

Back 17

Able to speak,read or write a language,especially a foreign language,easily and well

Adv: If you speak a language or read fluently, you speak or read easily and well.

Front 18

In detail (N)

E.g: This issue will be discussing in more detail in the next chapter.

Back 18

Fully and including a lot of information

Front 19

Appropriate (adj)

Opp: inappropriate

Back 19

Right or suitable in a particular situation

E.g: Is now an appropriate time to make a speech.

Front 20

Relevant to sth /sb

Opp: irrelevant to sth/ sb

N: relevance of /to sth

E.g: Send me all the relevant information.

E.g: Whether I believe you or not is irrelevant now.

E.g: I don't see the relevance of your question.

Back 20

1:Useful for and connected to sth

مربوط

2: closely connected with the subject you are discussing or the situation you are thinking about

Opp: not important to or connected with a situation نامربوط،بی ربط

E.g: That evidence is irrelevant to the case.

N: ربط،ارتباط،وابستگی

N: A close connection with the subject you are discussing or the situation you are thinking about.

Opp: irrelevance: Lack of importance to or connection with a situation

Front 21

Specialized (adj)

E.g: Specialized equipment/skills

Back 21

Having or needing a lot of special knowledge

Front 22

Pretty

E.g: she had a pretty,roundish face with beautiful smooth skin and long hair.

Back 22

Attractive and nice to look at ( used especially about girls or young women)

Front 23

Smooth

Opp: rough

E.g: The skin on her hand was hard and rough.

Back 23

With a completely flat surface.

Opp: having a surface that is not even or regular

Front 24

Skin

Back 24

Your skin covers your body

Front 25

Tanned ( adj) ( also sun-tanned)

N: tan

E.g: He had a tanned face and clear face.

E.g: She was naturally tanned with black hair.

Back 25

Having brown skin after spending time in the sun.

Front 26

Slim (adj)

SYN: slender

E.g: Her slender figure

E.g: long, slender fingers

Back 26

Thin in an attractive way.

SYN: ( of people or their bodies ) thin in an attractive or elegant way.

Front 27

Figure

E.g: She's still slim with a good figure.

Back 27

The shape of a women's body.

Front 28

Appearance

Back 28

The way sb looks

ظاهر و قیافه

Front 29

Go grey

E.g: She's going grey, and her hair's much shorter and neater.

Back 29

Become grey-haired or white-haired. OR white

Front 30

Neat

Back 30

Tidy and carefully arranged

Front 31

Contact lenses

E.g: She wears contact lenses, and you can't tell that she's nearly 60.

Back 31

Small round pieces of plastic you wear in your eyes to help you see better

Front 32

Tell sth

Back 32

Know or guess sth

(از هم تشخیص دادن،تمیز دادن،فهمیدن،دانستن

Front 33

Wrinkle (N)

E.g: There were fine wrinkles around her eyes.

Back 33

A line or small fold in your skin, especially on your skin,that forms as you get older.