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AFFLUENT
سهشنبه 8 بهمن 1392 15:25
AFFLUENT She could always afford everything, because of her affluent parents. People say that affluent nations should have a moral obligation to help the developing countries.
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TO SPOIL
سهشنبه 8 بهمن 1392 15:25
TO SPOIL We were having a great time during the party, until he came and spoiled everything. Stop buying your children everything they want! You'll spoil them.
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TO EMBODY
سهشنبه 8 بهمن 1392 15:23
TO EMBODY The constitution embodies the ideals of freedom and equality. Her enemies claim that she embodies the evil of this world.
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TO SUE SB
سهشنبه 8 بهمن 1392 15:22
TO SUE SB If you don't leave my daughter alone, I'll sue you for disturbing our peace. James sued his own son for stealing the money.
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BREACH
سهشنبه 8 بهمن 1392 15:21
BREACH His breach of promise to marry her was a big shock for everyone. They were so in love with each other. I will take a legal course of action in case of your breach of our contract.
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VILLAIN
سهشنبه 8 بهمن 1392 15:20
VILLAIN The villain is always punished at the end of a story. I'd rather see Jack Nicholson play the villain of this film, rather than the good hero.
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BLISSFUL
سهشنبه 8 بهمن 1392 15:19
BLISSFUL We spent a blissful weekend in the mountains: only nature and our love! The first summer sunshine made me feel so blissful after the dark, unpleasant winter.
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TO SNIFF
سهشنبه 8 بهمن 1392 15:13
TO SNIFF (V): to smell something by breathing air through the nose What a nice perfume! - he said sniffing. The dogs sniffed at my bag, because I had some food in it.
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DISGUSTED
دوشنبه 7 بهمن 1392 12:01
DISGUSTED We're all disgusted at the way he treats his parents. He shows no respect. " I'm disgusted by the smell in your kitchen! What is it?" "A rotten egg".
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BLAND
دوشنبه 7 بهمن 1392 11:59
BLAND I find this food very bland. I think we should add some pepper. I don't like bland reviews of films. They actually tell you nothing.
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TO SPOT
دوشنبه 7 بهمن 1392 11:57
TO SPOT He spotted me in the crowd at the concert. Look a the two pictures and spot 14 differences between them.
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TO EXAMINE
دوشنبه 7 بهمن 1392 11:56
TO EXAMINE Every luggage will be examined at the airport. Several doctors examined him thoroughly, but none of them found the cause of his migraines.
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TO BLEED
دوشنبه 7 بهمن 1392 11:55
TO BLEED I fell from the stairs and my leg was bleeding heavily. Your hand is bleeding, what happened? I accidentally cut myself with a knife.
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TO BUMP INTO
دوشنبه 7 بهمن 1392 11:53
TO BUMP INTO What a surprise! I bumped into John when I was in Los Angeles. I was fired, because I bumped into my boss in the pub, whereas I should have been ill in hospital.
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TO SNEEZE
دوشنبه 7 بهمن 1392 11:42
TO SNEEZE I had to sell the cat, because it made me sneeze. I think I'm allergic to the fur. You're sneezing all the time. Did you catch a cold?
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TO BLINK
دوشنبه 7 بهمن 1392 11:41
TO BLINK He blinked when he came out into the light of the day. Blink several times to get the lash out of your eye.
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TO SNORE
دوشنبه 7 بهمن 1392 11:36
TO SNORE I can't sleep at night, because my husband snores terribly. We knew that he was already asleep, because we could hear him snoring.
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TO SUCK
دوشنبه 7 بهمن 1392 11:32
TO SUCK Don't suck so many sweets, or you'll have to go to the dentist! The sleeping baby was sucking its thumb.
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TO SWALLOW
دوشنبه 7 بهمن 1392 11:30
TO SWALLOW He swallowed and then began his speech. People are crazy to keep snakes at home. It was not the first time a python swallowed a man.
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TO COMB
دوشنبه 7 بهمن 1392 11:24
TO COMB Comb your hair before you go out or at least tie them up. When she combs herself, her weak hair are falling out.
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to give (someone) a break
یکشنبه 6 بهمن 1392 22:13
to give (someone) a break : to provide a person with another opportunity or chance (S); not to expect too much work from (S); not to expect someone to believe (S) This idiom is always divided by a noun or pronoun, and it is often used in a command form. For the third definition, the pronoun me must be used. This...
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to cover for
یکشنبه 6 بهمن 1392 22:11
to cover for : to take someone's place temporarily, to substitute for; to protect someone by lying or deceiving Go ahead and take your coffee break. I'll cover for you until you return. The criminal made his wife cover for him when the police asked if the man had been home all day. She swore that he had been there.
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to make (someone) tick
یکشنبه 6 بهمن 1392 22:08
to make (someone) tick : to motivate to behave or act in a certain way (S) This idiom is used within a what -clause. If a salesperson knows what makes a customer tick, he will be able to sell a lot of merchandise. It's been impossible for us to figure out what makes our new boss tick. One moment she seems pleasant and...
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it figures
یکشنبه 6 بهمن 1392 21:57
it figures : it seems likely, reasonable, or typical This idiom is either followed by a that -clause or by no other part of grammar. It figures that the children were willing to help with the yard-work only if they received a reward for doing so. When I told Evan that his secretary was unhappy about not getting a...
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to fall for
یکشنبه 6 بهمن 1392 21:53
to fall for : to fall in love quickly; to be fooled or tricked by Samantha and Derek never expected to fall for each other like they did, but they got married within two weeks of having met. The Masons wanted to believe their son, but unfortunately they had fallen for his lies too many times to be deceived once again.
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to be with in
یکشنبه 6 بهمن 1392 21:33
to be with in : to be able to focus or concentrate on (also: to get with it ) to be with it in the negative has the same meaning as to feel out of it . The related form to get with it is used in commands. Jack's really with it today. I've never seen him play such good soccer. You've done only a small amount of work in...
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to be with someone / to go along with
یکشنبه 6 بهمن 1392 21:24
to be with (someone) : to support, to back (also: to go along with ); to understand or follow what someone is saying Although others thought that we shouldn't go along with Jerry, I told Jerry that I was with him on his proposal for reorganizing the staff. After turning left at the traffic light, go two blocks and...
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face-to-face
یکشنبه 6 بهمن 1392 21:18
face-to-face : direct, personal; directly, personally (written without hyphens) This idiom can be used both as an adjective (the first definition) and as an adverb (the second definition). The workers' representatives had a face-to-face meeting with management to resolve the salary issue. The stepmother and her...
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to trade in
یکشنبه 6 بهمن 1392 21:07
to trade in : to receive credit for the value of an old item towards the purchase of a new item (S) This idiom is used to form the noun trade-in . The car dealership offered me $1000 for my old car if I traded it in for a new model. The appliance company was offering a $50 trade-in during the special promotion for its...
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to get cold feet
یکشنبه 6 بهمن 1392 20:59
to get cold feet : to become unable or afraid to do something This idiom is usually used in the case of an important or dangerous action. Karl was supposed to marry Elaine this weekend, but at the last moment he got cold feet. Only one of the rock climbers got cold feet when the group reached the base of the...