زبان انگلیسی

زبان انگلیسی

:: یادگیری زبان انگلیسی ::
زبان انگلیسی

زبان انگلیسی

:: یادگیری زبان انگلیسی ::

To look at

To look at: give one's attention to; to watch

  • The teacher told us to look at the blackboard and not at our books.
  • I like to walk along a country road at night and look at the stars.

Look in the mirror:

When I looked in the mirror I couldn't believe it. I looked fantastic!


be somebody's type (especially spoken)

to be the kind of person someone is sexually attracted to:

  • He wasn't my type really.
  • You are not my type.

To find out

To find out: get information about, to determine (S)
This idiom is separable only when a pronoun is used, as in the second example.
  • Will you please try to find out what time the airplane arrives?
  • I'll call right now to find it out.

as usual

as usual: as is the general case, as is typical

  • George is late for class as usual. This seems to happen every day.
  • As usual, Dora received first prize in the swimming contest. It's the third consecutive year that she has won.


consecutive

consecutive numbers or periods of time follow one after the other without any interruptions:

  • It had rained for four consecutive days.

consecutive = successive 

coming or following one after the other:

  • The team has had five successive victories.

in a row

happening a number of times, one after the other [= consecutively]

4 nights/3 weeks etc in a row

  • She's been out four nights in a row.
  • I've beaten her three times in a row.

at last

at last: finally, after a long time

  • We waited for hours and then the train arrived at last.
  • Now that I am sixteen, at last I can drive my parents' car.

To dress up

To dress up : to wear formal clothes, to dress very nicely
  • We should definitely dress up to go the theater.
  • You don't have to dress up for mike's party.

at first

at first: in the beginning, originally
  • At first English was difficult for him, but later he made great progress.
  • I thought at first that it was Sheila calling, but then I realized that it was Betty.

To get up

To get up: to arise, to rise from a bed; to make someone arise (S)
For the last definition a noun pharse must separate the verb and particle.

  • Carla gets up at seven o'clock every morning.
  • At what time should we get the children up tomorrow?

sooner or later

sooner or later: eventually, after a period of time
  • If you study English seriously, sooner or later you'll become fluent.
  • I'm too tired to do my homework now. I'm sure I'll do it sooner or later.

To pick up

To pick up : to lift from the floor, table, etc. with one's fingers (S)
  • Harry picked up the newspaper that was on the front doorstep.
  • Could you pick your toy up before someone falls over it?


pick something up: to learn something by watching or listening to other people:

  • I picked up a few words of Greek when I was there last year.
  • Mary watched the other dancers to see if she could pick up any tips

pick somebody up: (opposite of drop somebody off) to let someone get into your car, boat etc and take them somewhere:

  • I'll pick you up at the station.
  • The survivors were picked up by fishing boats from nearby villages.
  • Pick him up at airport and drop him off at home

right away / at once

right away: very soon, immediately (also: at once)
  • Dad says that dinner will be ready right away, so we'd better wash our hands and set the table.
  • Tell will to come to my office right away. I must see him immediately.
  • Stop playing that loud music at once!

We'd better == We had better