TED 1 Flashcards
bureau
/ ˈbjʊərəʊ $ ˈbjʊroʊ / noun ( plural bureaus or bureaux / -rəʊz $ -roʊz / )
1 an office or organization that collects or provides information :
an employment bureau
»> the Citizens Advice Bureau
2 an office of a company or organization that has its main office somewhere else :
»> the London bureau of the Washington Post
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to reduce foreign bureaus by half.
to form a particular amount or part of something
account for something
> > > ## Afro-Americans account for 12% of the US population.The U.S. accounted for 79 percent of total news coverage.
SYN explain
to be the reason why something happens
account for something
> > > Recent pressure at work may account for his behavior.
Can you account for your movements on that night?
The … coverage of Russia and China … just 1 percent.
combined
reached
a situation in which something becomes less important
to make another person or thing seem much less important, good, or famous:
eclipse [n-v]
> > > The economy had eclipsed the environment as an election issue.
The economy has eclipsed all other issues during this election campaign.
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> > > The eclipse of the ruling political party was inevitable.
> > > His remarkable contribution to literature has been too long in eclipse.
loom large
/ luːm /
to seem important, worrying, and difficult to avoid
»> Fear of failure loomed large in his mind.
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Britney has loomed pretty large lately.
if a problem or difficulty …s, it is likely to happen very soon
loom / luːm /
|»_space;> An economic crisis is looming on the horizon .
This channels only ….s 12 percent of its … to international news.
This channels only dedicates 12 percent of its coverage to international news.
someone or something that has the same job or purpose as someone or something else in a different place
counterpart / ˈkaʊntəpɑːt $ -tərpɑːrt /
+ sb’s counterpart
»> Belgian officials are discussing this with their French counterparts.
Engineers Australia promotes sustainability – think before you print.
كار شود
used to say that someone has become unable to think clearly, especially because they are old
sb’s mind is wandering
to walk slowly across or around an area, usually without a clear direction or purpose
wander / ˈwɒndə $ ˈwɑːndər /
+ wander in/through/around etc
»> I’ll wander around the mall for half an hour.
»> She “wandered aimlessly” about the house.
»> Ana wandered off to get a drink.
»> He was found “wandering the streets” of New York.
if your mind, thoughts etc wander, you no longer pay attention to something, especially because you are bored or worried
wander / ˈwɒndə $ ˈwɑːndər /
> > > ## Mrs Snell’s mind wandered and the voices went on and on.When I was first learning to meditate, the instruction was to simply pay attention to my breath, and when my mind wandered, to bring it back.
a period of time that you spend praying or studying religion in a quiet place
retreat / rɪˈtriːt /
+ on (a) retreat
»> I spent three weeks on retreat in Scotland.
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»> Yet I’d sit on these silent retreats, sweating through T-shirts in the middle of winter.
to gradually fall asleep :
drift off phrasal verb
»> I was just drifting off when the phone rang.
»> He felt himself drifting off to sleep .
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at some point, about half of us will drift off into a daydream.
