1100 Words Flashcards
Weeks 1 ~ 46 (1099 cards)
abound
[əˈbaʊnd]
to exist in very large numbers or quantities :
▪ Stories of illegal business dealings abounded.
▪ Good restaurants abound in the area.
فراوان بودن، زیاد بودن، وفور داشتن، تعیین حدودکردن، محدود کردن
automaton
[ɒˈtɑːməˌtɑːn]
1 someone who seems to be unable to feel emotions
2 a machine, especially one in the shape of a human, that moves without anyone controlling it
▪ i wish i could make beats like automaton
ماشین، ماشین خودکار
badger
[ˈbædʒər]
to pester; nag; annoy persistently
,Medium sized creatures with black and white coloration. Have been known to congregate and dance. Apparently like mushrooms, but not snakes.
▪ “Stop badgering her, she’s not interested in buying another pair of your cheap trainers.”
دستفروش، دورهگرد، خرده فروش، (جانورشناسی). گورکن،خرسک، شغاره( mustelidae )، (. vt ): سربسر گذاشتن، اذیت کردن، ازار کردن
compound
[kɑːmpaʊnd]
1 an area that contains a group of buildings and is surrounded by a fence or wall :
▪ a prison compound
▪ the U.S. Embassy compound
2 a substance containing atoms from two or more element s that together make a different substance. There has to be a fixed quantity of atoms. For example, water is made up of two atoms of hydrogen for every one atom of oxygen :
▪ an organic compound
3 something that consists of a combination of two or more substances :
▪ a rubber compound
4in grammar, a noun, adjective, or verb made up of two or more words. For example, the noun “ice cream” is a compound.
مرکب، چند جزئی، جسم مرکب، لفظ مرکب، بلور دوتایی
محوطه، عرصه، حیاط، ترکیب، جسم مرکب
ترکیب کردن، آمیختن
eminent
[emənənt]
famous and admired by many people :
▪ an eminent anthropologist
برجسته، بلند، متعال، (مجازا) بزرگ، والا مقام، هویدا
implore
[ˌɪmˈplɔːr]
to ask for something in an emotional way SYN beg
implore somebody to do something
▪ The U.N. implored both groups to end the violence.
درخواست کردن از، عجز و لابه کردن به، التماس کردن به، استغاثه کردن از
indiscriminate
ˌ[ɪndəˈskrɪmənət]
1 indiscriminate killing, violence, damage etc. is done without any thought about who is harmed or what is damaged :
▪ the indiscriminate killing of civilians
2not thinking carefully before you make a choice
ناشی از عدم تبعیض، خالی از تبعیض، یکسره
interminable
[ˌɪnˈtɜːrmənəbl̩]
very long and boring :
▪ the professor’s interminable lectures
پایان ناپذیر، تمام نشدنی، بسیار دراز
paradox
[ˈperəˌdɑːks]
seemingly self-contradictory situation
▪ Those opposite-facing fish of your sign are the perfect expression of paradox.
قولِ تناقض آمیز، جمع اضداد، ضد و نقیض، تناقض گویی، تعارض، شطحیه، لغزواره، فراباور
paradox
[perəˌdɑːks]
noun
1 a situation that seems strange because it involves two ideas or qualities that are opposite or very different :
▪ It’s a paradox that in such a rich country there is so much poverty.
2 a statement that seems impossible because it contains two opposing ideas that are both true
3 the use of such statements in writing or speech
قولِ تناقض آمیز، جمع اضداد، ضد و نقیض، تناقض گویی، تعارض، شطحیه، لغزواره، فراباور
perceive
[pərˈsiːv]
verb
1 to understand or think of something or someone in a particular way
▪ The tax system was widely perceived (= perceived by many people ) as unfair.
2 to notice something, especially something that is difficult to notice :
▪ Emma perceived a slight bitterness in his tone.
3 technical to be able to see something :
▪ Cats are not able to perceive color.
درک کردن، دریافتن، مشاهده کردن، دیدن، ملاحظه کردن
prognosticate
[prɑːgˈnɑːstəˌket]
to be able to tell what will happen in the future
پیش بینی کردن، تشخیص دادن قبلی مرض
realm
[ˈrelm]
noun
1 a general area of knowledge, activity, or thought :
▪ the spiritual realm
2 within the realm(s) of possibility possible :
▪ I didn’t think college was even in the realms of possibility for me.
3 politics a country ruled over by a king or queen
قلمرو سلطان، متصرفات، مملکت، ناحیه
steeped
to be stressed out, overwhelmed, or generally worn out. like how the tea bag feels after sitting in hot water for so long. to be used as an adjective when describing someone.
▪ My roommate is so steeped right now with finals and everything.
, When your balls get dunked in water after flushing a clogged toilet while seated.
▪ Dude, the school’s toilet was clogged and when I flushed I got steeped in that nasty water.
replete
[riˈpliːt]
adjective
1 containing a lot of something
with
▪ a military ceremony replete with honors
2 old-fashioned so full of food or drink that you want no more
کاملا پر، لبریز، چاق، تکمیل، انباشته
tinge
[ˈtɪndʒ]
noun
a very small amount of a color, emotion, or quality
▪ She had a tinge of sadness in her voice.
رنگ کم، رنگ جزیی، سایه رنگ، کمی رنگ زدن
voracious
[vɒˈreɪʃəs]
adjective
1 eating or wanting large quantities of food :
▪ Kids can have voracious appetites .
2 extremely eager to read books, gain knowledge etc. :
▪ a voracious reader
سبع، پرخور، حریص، پرولع، خیلی گرسنه
to eat humble pie
[ˈhʌmbəlˈpaɪ]
to admit your error and apologize
to act very humble when one is shown to be wrong.
▪ I think I’m right, but if I’m wrong, I’ll eat humble pie. You think you’re so smart. I hope you have to eat
فروتنی کردن (به ویژه با توبه و اذعان به لغزشهای خود)، خود را حقیر کردن
a pig in a poke
an item you purchase without having seen; a disappointment
, a pig in a poke something you bought without seeing it first and that is not as good or valuable as you expected
, The idiom pig in a poke can also simply refer to someone buying a low-quality pig in a bag because he or she did not carefully check what was in the bag
a flash in the pan
promising at the start but then disappointing
, A transient occurrence with no long-term effect.
▪ The concept turned out to be merely a flash in the pan and is no longer used.
,A career notable for early success not followed by significant accomplishment.
▪ He was named best new director of 1940, but his career was a flash in the pan.
accost
[əˈkɒst]
to go toward someone you do not know and speak to them in an impolite or threatening way :
▪ Two men accosted her in front of her apartment building.
مخاطب ساختن، مواجه شدن(با)، نزدیک شدن(بهر منظوری)،مشتری جلب کردن(زنان بدکار در خیابان)، نزدیک کشیدن، در امت داد چیزی حرکت کردن(مثل کشتی)
adroit
[əˌdrɔɪt]
smart and skillful, especially in the way you use words and arguments :
▪ an adroit negotiator
▪ He adroitly turned the conversation to a new topic.
زرنگ، زبر دست، زیرک، ماهر، چابک، چالاک، تردست، چیره دست
to pour oil on troubled waters
To calm something or someone who is tenacious or misbehaving.
▪ better go pour oil on those troubled waters the children are making over there.
cajole
[kəˈdʒoʊl]
verb
to gradually persuade someone to do something by being nice to them or making promises to them
▪ Jacobs finally cajoled Beecher into taking the job.
ریشخندکردن، گول زدن، چاپلوسی، گول