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Effort |
Through sb's effort _ effort at _ make an effort _ put effort in to doing sth تقلا _کوشش |
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Vulnerable |
Someone who is vulnerable can be easily harmed or hurt _ vulnerability _ be vulnerable to sth _ a place thing or idea that is vulnerable is easy to attack or criticize _ اسیب پذیر |
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Recite (v) |
درس پس دادن _از بر خواندن _ خواندن _ گزارش دادن از لیست |
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Visual (adj) |
Relating to seeing _ دیداری |
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Soak |
Soak sth off /out _ soak sth in _ soak in your brain _ خیس خوردن _ غوطه ور شدن _ رسوخ کردن _ خیساندن |
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Cram |
Sth in /on to sth _ cram sth into /onto a small space _پر کردن _ چپاندن |
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Reform |
(c) (un) n = a change or changes made to a system or organization in order improve it _ make or carry out reforms _ introduce reform _ push through reform _ implement reform _ a package or programme of reform_ بهسازی _ باز ساخت _ ترمیم کردن |
N +reform = economic reform / political reform / educational reform / tax reform / a major reform / fundamental reform / sweaping reform / |
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Promotion |
(n) (c) (un) =move to important job or position _ an activity intended to help sell_ product _ (un) = activity of persuading people to suppprt sth _ پیشرفت _ ترقی _ ترفیع _ شناساندن _ رواج گری |
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Multiple |
(Adj) befor (n) = many or involving people _ مضرب _ ضریب |
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Reform |
(v) = to improve a system law organization by making a lot of changes to it _ to change your behaviour and becom a better person or to make someone do this _ بهسازی _ اصلاحات _ ترمیم کردن _ باز ساخت |
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Apply |
(v ) = Request _ to make a formal request usually written _ for sth such as a job a place at a university or permission to do sth _ متصل کردن _ اقدام کردن _ در خواست دادن _ مورد استفاده قرار دادن |
Apply affect = to have an affect on or to concern a particular person group or situation _ use apply to /in _. Apply your self _ make sth work _ apply the brakes _ put or spread pain _ |
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Evaluation |
(n) judjment about how good/usefull or successfull . ارزیابی _سنجش |
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Assess |
(v) to make a judgment about person or situation _ after thinking carefully about it (judge) assess the impact extent _ assess what /how _ be assessed as sth = to calculate the value or cost of sth _ be assessed to sth _ تعیین کردن _تشخیص _ براورد کردن _ ارزیابی _مالیات _حراج گذاشتن |
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Represent |
نشان دادن |
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Easel |
سه پایه |
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Reliable |
قابل اعتماد |
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Stable |
مقاوم پایدار |
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Single minded |
با پشتکار |
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Ambitious |
جاه طلب |
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Determind |
مصمم |
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Career |
شغل مقاوم |
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Further |
پیشرفت کردن دورتر |
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Abstract |
خلاصه _چکیده _ انتزاعی _ غ واقعی |
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Steal |
دزدیدن |
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Attack |
حمله یورش ضمیمه چسباندن |
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Break in to |
دزدی _ تصاحب |
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Raid |
یورش تاخت وتاز دستبرد |
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Accupy |
اشغال کردن _ سرگرم کردن _تصرف کردن |
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Impound =conficate |
تصاحب ماشبن وخانه |
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Capable |
Adj= opposite of in capable Capable of doing sth _ Adv = capably ظرفیت _ گنجایش _ عرضه _ توانا |
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Alternative |
(n) and adj = alternatively An alternative idea Plan is diffrent from the one you have and be used instead Alternative ways /methods Deliberatrly : diffrent from what is usual excepted or traditional Life style : alternative music /theatre /enerjy (N) = sth you can choose to do or use instead of sth else Alternative to /good/possible/acceptable /real /serious / satisfactory A viable /practical/cheap/ healthy / safe / چاره متناوب ثانوی جابگزینن |
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Interact{v} |
If people interact with each other they talk and work together Interact with If one thing intracts with others ;or if they interact they effect each other متقابلا عمل کردن _فعل وانفعال _برهم کنش داشتن _تاثیرمتقابل داشتن. |
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Debate (n) (v) |
C and un : discution of a particular subject That often continues for a long time and in which people express diffrent oponions. مناظره سروکله زدن مطرح کردن مباحثثه |
Debate over /about Public debate _ lively debate
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Seashells on the beach |
صدف |
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Unique |
Usually good and special Being the only one if its kind Unique to sb/sth یکتا بی مانند بینظیر بی همتا فرد یگانه منحصر به قرد |
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Craft |
A job or activity in which you make things with your hands and that you usually need skill to do _ (c) = air craft Un= skill in deceiving people صفت : traditional _ ancient _ country _ skilled _ practice _ حیله _ ساختن _ هنر _مهارت _صنعت نیرنگ پیشه |
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Accommodation |
N = un= a place for someone to stay somewhere to live /stay Singular un= agreement between people or gp Who have diffrent view or opinion that satisfies every one ./ Can you arrange some acommodation for me ? منزل _تطابق _ کمک همسازی وسایل راحتی وام مساعده |
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N&un = Sth is your possession 'you own it You have obtained it from somewhere in sb's possession of sth 2_ sth you own sth that you own or have with you at a particular time 3_treasured _ prized _ precious you with drugs 4_crime (un) law the crime of having illegal تسلط _ مالکیت _دارایی _ ثروت |
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Possession |
1_ country 2_ evill spirit 3_sport 4_ be in somebodies possession Come into sombodies possession Be in possession of sth Take possession of sth |
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Fabulous |
Adj = exteremely good _ or impress = wonderfull Very large in amount or size (Befor noun) Mentioned in traditional stories but do not really exist شگفت اور عالی محشر افسانه باور نکردنی |
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Trekking /trek |
پیاده روی سفر کوچ به سختی مسافرت کردن پیشرفت کردن |
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Trek |
(n) (c) = along and difficult journey Made especially on foot as an adventure (hike) Informal distance that seems long when you walk it |
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Eager |
(Adj) eager for _ eagerly Very keen And exited about sth that is going to happen or about sth you want to do مشتاق حریص بی قرار تند تیز ذی علاقه موج جذر ومد |
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Precaution |
Sth you do in order to prevent sth dangerous or un pleasant from happening As a precaution Percaution against Wise /sensible precaution Take the precaution of doing sth Just in case = as a precaution Adj= sensible /wise / simple / necessary / reasonable /adequate / proper / basic / elementry /elaborate / safety _ security اختیاط |
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Nappies |
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Expire (v) |
If an afficial document expires 'it can no longer be legally used =Ran out Expire in/on/at If someone expires they die منقضی شدن |
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Contain |
1if something such as a bag box or place contains sth that thing is inside it 2 if a document book speech contains sth that thing is included Be contained in/within sth 3 if a substance contains sth ,that thing is apart of it In meaning 1 2 3 contain is not used in the progressivly 4 to control strong feeling of anger exicement To Stop sth from spreading or escaping _ maths _ technical _ for surround _ an area or an angle |
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Prescription |
(c) (n) A piece of paper which a doctor writes what medicine a sick person should have so that they can get it from a phamacist Noun + = doctor / repeat / prescription drug /medicine . |
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Purchasing(n) |
The activity of buying materials ,stock ,equipment that company needs to produc goods . خرید کردن _ستون _ساختن _ کسب کردن _ جاپا _جادست _ تکبه گاه _ حقوق _درامد |
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Assume |
(v) to think that sth is true also you do not have definite proof 2 it seems 3 is reasonable to assume Safely assume / thinking about a possible event , or situation Lets assume Sb /sth is assumed to be (doing) sth It is assumed that حدس زدن محاسبه کردن پیش بینی |
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Sincere |
Adj= A feeling , belief ,statment that is. Sincere is honest and true And based on what you really feel and believe . Sincere thank or gratitude Some one who is sincere homest and says what they really feel or believe A warm/hearted sincere |
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Credit |
(n) An arguement with a shop , bank that allowes you to buy sth. And pay for it later 2_approval or praise that you give to some one for something they have done 3_ take_ claim _ deserve credit credit |
Verb = buy _get_ use _ got _obtain _ give _ offer _refuse Noun = card_ facilities _agreement_ agreement _ terms _ some body,s credit rating_ risk _limit _crunch _squeeze _ adj= consumer credit _ interest _free |
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Credit |
Credit on To sombody's credit / the credit / on the credit side /give credit when credit is due (univesity_amount of money ) |
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Crucial |
To / in Adj Sth that is crucial is extremely important Because every thing else depends on it . =Vitul To doing sth /play a crucial role _ part in sth حیاتی مهم |
Point _ question _ issue _ difference _ moment _ time _ stage _. Decision _ step _ information _ evidence _ Noun factor part element |
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Ensure |
verb people usually say make sure rather than ensure Make sure is followed by a clause (with or without that ) never a direct abject |
Ensure (that) their safety |
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Transform |
Verb transitive to completely change the apearance from , or character of sth or someone . Specially in a way that improve it Transform sb/ sth (from sth) in to sth |
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Audience |
Noun (c) agroup of people who come to watch and listen to someone speaking or performing in public (C) also +plural verb the people who watch or listen to a particular programm شنوندگان ملاقات رسمی حضار |
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Intelligence |
1/the ability to learn, understand, and think about things 2/information about the secret activities of foreign governments, the military plans of an enemy etc اگاهی، فراست، زیرکی، ذکاوت، فهم، هوش، خرد، جاسوسی، بینش، روح پاک یا دانشمند |
high/low intelligence intelligence operations/sources/reports etc intelligence agencies/services etc
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Inherit |
1/to receive money, property etc ...inherit something from somebody 2/if you inherit a situation, especially one in which problems have been caused by other people, you have to deal with it 3/to have the same character or appearance as your parentsinherit something from sb 4/to get something that someone else does not want anymore |
جانشین شدن، به میرای بردن، واری شدن، از دیگری گرفتن، مالک شدن |
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Heredity |
the process by which mental and physical qualities are passed from a parent to a child before the child is born → genetics |
وراثت، انتقال موروثی، تمایل برگشت باصل، تواری، رسیدن خصوصیات جسمی و روحی باری |
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Lead |
Past participate= led |
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proposed |
a proposed change, plan, development etc is one that has been formally suggested to an official person or group |
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exposure |
1/when someone is in a situation where they are not protected from something dangerous or unpleasant 2/the action of showing the truth about someone or something, especially when it is bad 3/ PUBLIC ATTENTION 4/EXPERIENCE 5/BE VERY COLD 6/PHOTOGRAPHY 7/SHOW 8/BUSINESS نمایش، افشاء، در معرض گذاری، ارائه، اشکاری |
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Nutrition |
1/the process of giving or getting the right type of food for good health and growth 2/the science that deals with the effects of food, vitamins etc on people’s health |
تقویت، قوت، غذا، تغذیه، خوراک، قوت گیری |
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decade |
a period of 10 years |
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Decline |
a decrease in the quality, quantity, or importance of somethingdecline in/decline ofrapid/sharp/steep/dramatic declinesteady/gradual/long-term declinein decline/on the decline (=falling)fall/go etc into decline (=become less important, successful etc) کاهش، زوال، انحطاط، سقوط، فساد، تنزل کردن، نپذیرفتن، شیب پیدا کردن، مایلشدن، رو بزوال گذاردن، خرد شدن، کاستن، سقوط کردن، صرف کردن، رد کردن، خم شدن، خمیدن |
cause/lead to a declinego/fall into decline (=become less important, successful etc)suffer a declinestop/halt a decline (=stop it from continuing)reverse a decline (=make something start to improve again)see a decline (=used to say that a decline happens at a particular time or place) |
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dramatically |
increase/rise/fall/drop dramatically in a way that is intended to be impressive, so that people notice چشمگیر قابل توجه |
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reverse |
1)to change something, such as a decision, judgment, or process so that it is the opposite of what it was before 2)reverse a decision/verdict/policy etc3)reverse a trend/process/decline etc 4) CAR : if a vehicle or its driver reverses, they go backwards 5)CHANGE POSITION/PURPOSE 6)TURN SOMETHING پشت، بدبختی، شکست، معکوس، وارونه، معکوس کننده، واژگون کردن، برگشتن، نقض کردن، بر گرداندن، پشت و رو کردن، وارونه کردن |
reverse a decision/rulingreverse your position (=change your opinion or attitude)reverse a policyreverse a trendreverse a declinereverse a process reverse the effects of something |
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Obvious |
1 easy to notice or understand 2 behaving in a way that shows you want something very badly, when other people think this behaviour is not suitable → the/an obvious choice → the obvious thing (to do) → state the obvious |
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convinced |
feeling certain that something is true be convinced (that/convinced of firmly/totally/fully etc convinced |
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take on/assume/wear the mantle of something |
to accept or have an important duty or job |
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fall out |
1 to have a quarrel 2 if a tooth or your hair falls out, it is then no longer attached to your body 3 if soldiers fall out, they stop standing in a line and move away to different places |
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cope |
1 to succeed in dealing with a difficult problem or situation cope with 2 if a system or machine copes with a particular type or amount of work, it does it
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realize |
1 UNDERSTAND to know and understand something, or suddenly begin to understand it 2 realize who/what/how etc 3ACHIEVE formal to achieve something that you were hoping to achieve3MONEYa) formal to obtain or earn an amount of money |
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accomplishment |
1 something successful or impressive that is achieved after a lot of effort and hard work SYN achievement 2 [uncountable] the act of finishing or achieving something good 3 [countable, uncountable] an ability to do something well, or the skill involved in doing something well |
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dedicated |
1.someone who is dedicated works very hard at what they do because they care a lot about it [only before noun] made for or used for only one particular purpose اختصاصی وقف شده |
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script |
1 [countable] the written form of a speech, play, film etc → screenplay2 [countable, uncountable] the set of letters that are used in writing a language 3 [countable] British English a piece of work that a student writes in an examination4 [singular, uncountable] formal writing done by hand SYN handwriting سند، خط، دست خط، متن سند، متن نمایشنامه، حروف الفبا، بصورت متن نمایشنامه دراوردن |
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assume |
1 to think that something is true, although you do not have definite proof SYN presume2 → assume control/responsibility et 3 → assume a manner/air/expression etc 4 to start to have a particular quality or appearance 5 to be based on the idea that something else is correct : presuppose فرض کردن، وانمود کردن، بخود بستن، گرفتن، بعهده گرفتن، انگاشتن، بخود گرفتن، پنداشتن، تقبل کردن، تظاهر کردن، تقلید کردن |
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portray |
1 → portray somebody/something as something 2 to describe or represent something or someone SYN depict مجسم کردن، توصیف کردن، تصویر کشیدن |
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secretary |
(plural secretaries) [countable]1 someone who works in an office typing letters, keeping records, answering telephone calls, arranging meetings etc 2 also Secretary of State) the head of an important department in the British government3 a member of a club or organization who takes notes in meetings, writes official letters etc |
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offer |
1 to ask someone if they would like to have something, or to hold something out to them so that they can take it offer somebody something offer something to somebody 2 [intransitive, transitive] to say that you are willing to do somethingto provide something that people need or wantoffer advice/help/support etc offer an opportunity/chance/possibility offer something to somebody 4 → have something to offer (somebody) to say that you are willing to pay a particular amount of money for something → offer (up) a prayer/sacrifice etc7 → offer itself8 → offer your hand (to somebody) |
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volunteer |
داوطلب، فدایی، سرباز داوطلب، داوطلب شدن someone who does a job willingly 1without being paid 2someone who is willing to offer help 3someone who joins the army, navy, or air force without being forced to → conscript |
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opportunity |
فرصت، مجال، موقع، دست یافت 1 [countable, uncountable] a chance to do something or an occasion when it is easy for you to do something 2 [countable] a chance to get a job or improve your situation at work |
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Bush |
خس وخاشاک 1 A plant with many thin branches growing up from the ground |
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Drain |
1 to make the water or liquid in something flow away drain away/off/from 2 if something drains, the liquid that is in it or on it flows away and it becomes dry 3 tomake someone feel very tired and without any energy ناو، زه کشی، اب گذر، زهکش فاضل آب، زیر اب، کشیدن، اب کشیدن از، زیر اب زدن، زه کشی کردن |
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Exchange |
عوض، مبادله، تسعیر، تبادل، اسعار، ردو بدل کننده، ردوبدل ارز، صرافخانه، جای معاملات ارزی و سهامی، تعویض، صرافی، معاوضه، بورس، مبادله کردن، عوض کردن، تسعیر یافتن GIVING/RECEIVING [countable, uncountable] the act of giving someone something and receiving something else from them A short conversation, usually between two people who are angry with each other 3 → exchange of ideas/information etc4 SOMETHING YOU BUY [countable] the act of giving something you have bought back to the store where you bought it, for example because it does not work, fit etc, and taking something else instead 5 MONEY [uncountable] a process in which you change money from one currency to another 6 STUDENTS/TEACHERS [countable] an arrangement in which a student, teacher etc visits another school or university to work or study 7 JOBS/HOMES ETC [countable] an arrangement in which you stay in someone’s home, do someone’s job etc for a short time while that person stays in your home, does your job etc 8 event during a war or fight when two people, armies etc shoot or fire missiles at each other |
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hand on |
تسلیم کردن، پی درپی وبتواتر چیزی را رساندن |
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cheese |
a solid food made from milk, which is usually yellow or white in colour, and can be soft or hard پنیر |
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Home grown |
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Grain |
ذره، جو، خرده، شاخه، حالت، دانه، حبوبات، حبه، حب، رگه، مشرب، دان، تفاله حبوبات، 1the seeds of crops such as corn, wheat, or rice that are gathered for use as food, or these crops themselves 2 a single seed of corn, wheat etc3 the natural lines you can see in a substance such as wood, which are the result of its structure 4 a single very small piece of a substance such as sand or saltgrain of 5 the smallest unit for measuring weight, equal to about 0.06 grams. It is used for weighing medicines. |
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plantain |
1 [countable, uncountable] a kind of banana that is cooked before it is eaten, or the plant on which it grows2 [countable] a common wild plant with small green flowers and wide leavesExamples from the Corpus بارهنگ، درخت چنار، موز سبز |
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peanut |
1 a pale brown nut in a thin shell which grows under the ground SYN groundnut بادام زمینی، پسته، پسته زمینی، رنگ کتانی، رنگ کنف، مقدار نامعلومی |
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Variety |
نوع، تنوع، گوناگونی، واریته، جورواجور the differences within a group, set of actions etc that make it interestinggive/add/bring variety (to something) (=make something more interesting)3 [countable] a type of thing, such as a plant or animal, that is different from others in the same groupvariety of4 [countable usually singular] a particular type of person or thing – often used humorouslyof the ... variety5 → variety is the spice of life |
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Aspire |
to desire and work towards achieving something important ارزو داشتن، ارزو کردن، اشتیاق داشتن، هوش داشتن، بلند پروازی کردن، استنشاق کردن |
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aim |
راهنمایی، عمد، هدف، منظور، مقصود، جهت، مراد، مرام، حدس، گمان، رهبری، مقصد، نشان، ارزیابی کردن، نالی شدن 1something you hope to achieve by doing something 2 → take aim3 → take aim at somebody/something4 [uncountable] someone’s ability to hit what they are aiming at when they throw or shoot something ______________&''&&& aim2 verb to try or intend to achieve something aim to do somethingbe aimed at doing somethingaim for something 2 → aim something at somebody3 [intransitive, transitive] to choose the place, person etc that you want to hit or reach and point a weapon or another object towards them. |
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competition |
: هم اوری، رقابت، مسابقه، سبقت جویی، هم چشمی، تفاضل] 1 a situation in which people or organizations try to be more successful than other people or organizations → compete, competitorcompetition for 2 the people or groups that are competing against you, especially in business or in a sport3 an organized event in which people or teams compete against each other the people or groups that are competing against you, especially in business or in a sport3 an organized event in which people or teams compete against each other 3 an organized event in which people or teams compete against each other |
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Perform |
1 to do something to entertain people, for example by acting a play or playing a piece of music 2 do something, especially something difficult or useful SYN carry out |
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feat |
something that is an impressive achievement, because it needs a lot of skill, strength etc to do remarkable/considerable/incredible etc feat feat of perform/accomplish/achieve a feat no mean feat (=something that is difficult to do) کار بزرگ، شاهکار، کار برجسته، فتح نمایان، مناسب |
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Exotic |
بیگانه خارجی عجیب غریب |
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Inspire |
استنشاق کردن، القاء کردن، الهام بخشیدن، دمیدن در، در کشیدن نفس، نفس عمیق کشیدن، سر غیرت اوردن |
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aggressive |
پرخاشگر، مهاجم، متجاوز، پرتکاپو، سلطهجو، پر پشتکار |
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struggle |
مبارزه، کشمکش، کشاکش، تنازع، دست و پا کردن، مبارزه کردن، تقلا کردن، کوشش کردن |
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role models |
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professional |
حرفه ای |
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tournament |
مسابقه، مسابقات قهرمانی، تشکیل مسابقات |
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Amateur |
غیرحرفه ای |
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championship |
پهلوانی، مبارزه، قهرمانی، مسابقه قهرمانی |
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enthusiastic |
مشتاق، علاقهمند |
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sense of humor |
حس شوخ طبعی |
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occupation |
سرگرمی، حرفه، اشتغال، اشغال، پیشه، تصرف، شغل |
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occupation |
سرگرمی، حرفه، اشتغال، اشغال، پیشه، تصرف، شغل |
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appear |
used when saying how someone or something seems. Appear is more formal than seem. appear to be something/appear to do something/appear to somebody/it appears/ 2 START TO BE SEEN 3 FILM/TV PROGRAMME ETC/ BOOK/NEWSPAPER ETC 5 AVAILABLE/KNOWN [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to become widely available or known about 6LAW COURT/MEETING |
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ancient |
belonging to a time long ago in history, especially thousands of years ago OPP modern 2 having existed for a very long time OPP new 3 very old – used humorously |
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developed (adj) |
1 a developed country is one of the rich countries of the world with many industries, comfortable living for most people, and usually an elected government → developing, underdeveloped2 a developed sense, system etc, is better, larger, or more advanced than others |
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Shift (v) |
1 MOVEa) [intransitive, transitive] to move from one place or position to another, or make something do this2 CHANGE ATTENTION [transitive] to change a situation, discussion etc by giving special attention to one idea or subject instead of to a previous one/shift gear 3 CHANGE OPINION [intransitive, transitive] if someone’s opinions, beliefs etc shift, they change 4 → shift the blame/responsibility (onto somebody)5 COSTS/SPENDING [transitive always + adverb/preposition] to change the way that money is paid or spent SYN direct 6 DIRT/MARKS [transitive] British English to remove dirt or marks from a surface or piece of clothing 7 IN A CAR [intransitive, transitive] especially American English to change the gears when you are driving SYN change British English SELL [transitive] British English informal to sell a product, especially a lot of it |
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accurate |
INFORMATION correct and true in every detail OPP inaccurate 2 MEASUREMENT measured or calculated correctly OPP inaccurate 3MACHINE a machine that is accurate is able to do something in an exact way without making a mistake 4WELL-AIMED an accurate shot, throw etc succeeds in hitting or reaching the thing that it is intended to hit |
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sundial |
an object used in the past for telling the time. The shadow of a pointed piece of metal shows the time and moves round as the sun moves. |
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Confused (adj) |
1 unable to understand or think clearly about what someone is saying or what is happening confused about 2 not clear or not easy to understand |
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var‧y )verb) |
1 if several things of the same type vary, they are all different from each other SYN differ vary in 2intransitive if something varies, it changes depending on the situation 3 [transitive] to change something to make it different |
Test scores vary from school to school. The heights of the plants vary from 8 cm to 20 cm.vary in flowers that vary in color and size Medical treatment varies greatly from state to state. Cooking times may vary slightly, depending on your oven. Charges vary according to size. She has tried different diets with varying degrees of success. tests of varying levels of difficulty
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hole noun |
1 SPACE IN SOMETHING SOLID an empty space in something solidhole in 2 SPACE SOMETHING CAN GO THROUGH a space in something solid that allows light or things to pass throughhole in 7 GOLFa) a hole in the ground that you try to get the ball into in the game of golfb) one part of a golf course with this kind of hole at one end8 → hole in one9 → make a hole in something10 → be in a hole11 → be in the hole12 → need/want something like a hole in the head |
► Don’t say there is a hole ‘on’ something. Say there is a hole in something |
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Hole noum |
3 EMPTY PLACE a place where someone or something should be, but is missinghole in Their departure will leave a gaping hole in Grand Prix racing.4 WEAK PART a weak part or fault in something such as an idea or plan The theory is full of holes.hole in If you have holes in your game, work on them.5 ANIMAL’S HOME the home of a small animal a rabbit hole6 UNPLEASANT PLACE informal an unpleasant place 7 GOLFa) a hole in the ground that you try to get the ball into in the game of golfb) one part of a golf course with this kind of hole at one end |
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hole2 verb |
1 [intransitive, transitive] to hit the ball into a hole in golf He holed the putt with ease.2 → be holed→ hole out→ hole up |
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Bowl |
container that is open at the top, used to hold liquids, food, flowers etc → dish a mixing/serving bowl a soup/salad/cereal etc bowl 2 AMOUNT [countable] (also bowlful) the amount of something contained in a bowl a bowl of rice a bowl of fruit 3 GAMEa) bowls British English [plural] an outdoor game played on grass, in which you try to roll big balls as near as possible to a small ball 4BALL [countable] 5 SHAPE [countable] the part of an object such as a spoon, pipe, toilet etc that is shaped like a bowl the bowl of a pipea toilet/lavatory bowl6 STADIUM [countable usually singular] American English a large stadium shaped like a bowl, where people go to watch special events such as sports games or music concerts |
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Bowl (verb) |
1 [intransitive, transitive] to roll a ball along a surface when you are playing the game of bowls2a) [intransitive, transitive] to throw a ball at the batsman (=the person who hits the ball) in cricket → batb) [transitive] to make a batsman have to leave the field by throwing a ball so that it hits the wicket behind him► see thesaurus at throw3 [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to travel along very quickly and smoothlybowl along/down We were bowling along at about 90 miles per hour.→ bowl somebody ↔ out → bowl somebody ↔ over |
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Similar ( adj) |
almost the same OPP different → alike similar to/ similar in / broadly/roughly similar/remarkably/strikingly similar |
GRAMMAR: Prepositions with similar• Someone or something is similar to another person or thing:His surname is similar to mine.✗Don’t say: His surname is similar with mine.• People or things are similar in size, appearance, shape, character etc:My sister and I are similar in character. |
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Sand noun |
1 [uncountable] a substance consisting of very small pieces of rocks and minerals, that forms beaches and deserts I have sand in my shoe.2 [countable, uncountable] an area of beach 3 → the sands of time |
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Sand verb |
to make a surface smooth by rubbing it with sandpaper or using a special piece of equipment |
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gear noun |
1 IN CARS ETC [countable, uncountable] the machinery in a vehicle such as a car, truck, or bicycle that you use to go comfortably at different speeds 2 [countable, uncountable] used to talk about the amount of effort and energy that someone is using in a situation step up a gear/ top gear 3 → change gear 4 EQUIPMENT [uncountable] a set of equipment or tools you need for a particular activity 5 CLOTHES [uncountable] a set of clothes that you wear for a particular occasion or activity 6 MACHINERY [uncountable] a piece of machinery that performs a particular job |
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feature noun |
1 a part of something that you notice because it seems important, interesting, or typical feature of main/important/significant etc feature 2 a piece of writing about a subject in a newspaper or a magazine, or a special report on television or on the radio feature on 3 [usually plural] a part of someone’s face, such as their eyes, nose etc 4 a part of the land, especially a part that you can see 5 a film being shown at a cinema |
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Feature verb |
1 [intransitive, transitive] to include or show something as a special or important part of something, or to be included as an important part feature in be featured in something 2feature prominently/strongly/heavily etc feature somebody as something |
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spread1 verb |
1 AFFECT MORE PEOPLE/PLACES [intransitive, transitive] if something spreads or is spread, it becomes larger or moves so that it affects more people or a larger area spread through spread over spread among spread (from something) to something 2 INFORMATION/IDEAS. to become known about or used by more and more people to tell a lot of people about something 3 OPEN/ARRANGE (also spread out) [transitive] to open something out or arrange a group of things so that they cover a flat surface 4 THROUGHOUT AN AREA [intransitive] (also be spread, spread out) to cover or exist across a large area spread over spread throughout 5 SOFT SUBSTANCE [intransitive, transitive] to put a soft substance over a surface, or to be soft enough to be put over a surface spread something on/over something spread something with something |
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Spread verb |
6 ARMS/FINGERS ETC [transitive] if you spread your arms, fingers, or legs, you move them far apart 7 OVER TIME [transitive] (also spread out) to do something over a period of time, rather than at one time 8 SHARE [transitive] to share or divide something among several people or thingsspread the load/burden 9 SMILE/LOOK [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] if an expression spreads over someone’s face, it slowly appears on their facespread over/across A slow smile spread over her face 10 → spread your wings 11a) be spread (too) thin/thinly if money, effort etc is spread thin, it is being used for many things so there is not enough for each thing They complained that resources were spread too thinly.b) spread yourself too thin to try to do too many things at the same time so that you do not do any of them effectively12 → spread seeds/manure/fertilizer |
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