Anaheim Campus Flashcards
(106 cards)
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a person who helps someone such as a criminal to do something wrong
شریک جرم
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accomplice (əkʌmplɪs) n.
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the act of closing a company by selling the things that belong to it, in order to pay its debts :
Hundreds of small businesses went into ? (= were closed ) .
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liquidation n.
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involvement in a crime, together with other people
Jennings denied ? in the murder.
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complicity n.
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to say publicly that you no longer have a political or religious belief that you had before
انکار کردن
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recant / rɪkænt / verb
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گناهکار, مقصر
deserving blame
Both parties were held to be to some extent ?.
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culpable / kʌlpəb ə l / adjective
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اعتراف کردن
to admit, especially to the police, that you have done something wrong or illegal
Edwards ?ed to being a spy for the KGB.
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confess / kənfes / verb
confession n.
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مدعی شد که فریب خورده که مواد رو جابجا کنه
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trick somebody into doing something
He claimed he was tricked into carrying drugs.
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مقصر دونستن
to say or think that someone or something is responsible for something bad :
Don’t ? me – it’s not my fault.
I ? his mother. She does everything for him.
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blame verb
blame somebody/something for something
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مقصر دونسته شد و به زندان افتاد
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he was found culpable and jailed.
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to decide unfairly that a type of person has particular qualities or abilities because they belong to a particular race, sex, or social class Homeless people are ?d as alcoholics or addicts.
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stereotype verb
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اوباش و ارازل
a criminal, often a young person, who does violent or illegal things SYN gangster
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hoodlum n.
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بدشانس، بی چاره
literary unlucky :
The ? passengers were stranded at the airport for three days.
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hapless / hæpləs / adjective [ only before noun ]
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جنایتکار
someone who is guilty of a serious crime SYN criminal :
By law, convicted ؟s (= criminals who are sent to prison ) may not own or use guns.
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felon / felən / noun
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پايمال شدن، لغو کردن
to officially end a legal agreement, practice etc :
Both governments voted to ? the treaty.
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abrogate / æbrəɡeɪt / verb
abrogation n.
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an ? crime, fact etc is one that someone says has happened or is true, although it has not been proved
? offense/crime/incident etc
their ? involvement in international terrorism
اتهام
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alleged / əledʒd / adjective
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اتهام، عقیده
a very strong belief or opinion
religious/political etc ?s
a woman of strong political ?
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conviction / kənvɪkʃ ə n / noun
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پیشنهاد کردن
to suggest something as a plan or course of action
the changes currently ?d by the local planning authorities
the ?d budget cuts
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propose / prəpəʊz/ verb
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حق دادن
to give someone the official right to do or have something
be ?d to (do) something
Full-time employees are ?d to receive health insurance.
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entitle / ɪntaɪtl / verb [ transitive often passive ]
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on (the) grounds of something
شما بازداشتید؟ به چه جرمی؟
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You are under arrest. On what grounds?
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مانع جلو راه ایجاد کردن
to prevent something or make something impossible :
rules that ? experimentation in teaching methods
? somebody from doing something
Age alone will not ? him from standing as a candidate.
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preclude / prɪklud / verb [ transitive ]
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تصويب کردن
to defend or support a law, system, or principle so that it continues to exist :
a committee that aims to ? educational standards
OPP overrule (رد کردن)
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uphold / ʌphoʊld / verb ( past tense and past participle upheld / -held / ) [ transitive ]
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ویرانی و خرابی
a situation in which there is a lot of damage or a lack of order, especially so that it is difficult for something to continue in the normal way SYN chaos
cause/create ?
A strike will cause ? for commuters.
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havoc / hævək / noun [ uncountable ]
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someone who travels a long distance to work every day
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commuter / kəmjutər/ noun [countable]
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پریشان حال
so upset and worried that you cannot think clearly :
Relatives are tonight comforting the ? parents.
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distraught / dɪsstrɒt / adjective
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a baseball player who hits the ball a very long way
slugger / slʌɡər / noun
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حاکی
if a situation or type of behaviour is ? of something, it shows that a serious problem exists.
? of
The rise in unemployment is ? of a general decline in the economy.
2 medical showing that someone has a particular illness
symptomatic / sɪmptəmætɪk/ adjective
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پوچ بی محتوی
very stupid or without much meaning :
Most pop lyrics are pretty ?.
an ? remark
— ?ly adverb :
Dave smiled ?ly.
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inane / ɪneɪn / adjective
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کار مفت
| a job which you get paid for even though you do not have to do very much work
sinecure /sɪnɪkjʊr / noun
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a ? action is shocking because it is done in a way that is easily noticed and shows no respect for laws, truth etc
? abuse/violation/breach etc
? violations of human rights
flagrant / fleɪɡrənt / adjective
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تبعیض
an opinion about whether a person, group, or idea is good or bad that influences how you deal with it → discrimination
political/gender/racial etc ?
political ? in the press
Students were evaluated without ?.
? against/towards/in favour of
It’s clear that the company has a ? against women and minorities.
bias / baɪəs / noun [ singular, uncountable ]
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اداره کردن
to be in charge of a formal event, organization, ceremony etc :
I shall be pleased to ? at your meetings.
Mr Justice Waller, ?ing judge for the north east
? over something phrasal verb
preside / prɪzaɪd / verb [ intransitive ]
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گول زدن
to trick or deceive someone
? somebody into doing something
Consumers are being ?d into buying faulty electronic goods.
dupe informal verb [ transitive usually passive]
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to trick someone, especially by telling them something that is not true : I’m pretty good at judging people; I didn’t think he was trying to ? me.
con informal
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انرژی دادن
? somebody/something ↔ up phrasal verb
informal to make something or someone more active or interesting :
The team needs a few new players to ? it up.
pep - up / pep / verb ( past tense and past participle pepped , present participle pepping )
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informal physical energy :
an enthusiastic player, full of ?
→ ? talk
pep noun [ uncountable ]
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متوقف کردن
to officially end a law, system etc, especially one that has existed for a long time :
Slavery was ?ed in the US in the 19th century.
abolish / əbɒlɪʃ / verb [ transitive ]
| Slavery = بردگی
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محروم کردن
? somebody of something phrasal verb
to prevent someone from having something, especially something that they need or should have :
A lot of these children have been ?d of a normal home life.
deprive / dɪpraɪv / verb
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لغو کردن
1 law to officially state that something has no legal force :
The election results were ?ied because of voter fraud.
خنثی کردن
2 formal to make something lose its effect or value SYN cancel out :
Recent inflation could ? the economic growth of the last several years
nullify /nʌlɪfaɪ / verb ( past tense and past participle nullified , present participle nullifying , third person singular nullifies ) [ transitive ]
nullification n.
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با تقوی و فضیلت
formal behaving in a very honest and moral way OPP wicked :
a ? man
Sue considered herself very ? because she neither drank nor smoked.
virtuous / vɜrtʃuəs/ adjective
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فساد
dishonest, illegal, or immoral behavior, especially from someone with power :
officials charged with bribery and ?
The investigation uncovered widespread ? within the police force.
corruption / kərʌpʃ ə n / noun [ uncountable ]
| bribery = رشوه خواری
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فساد در جنوب کشور خیلی رایجه
Corruption was rife in the south of the country
| rife = مملو، متداول
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مقصر
1 the person who is guilty of a crime or doing something wrong → victim :
Police finally managed to catch the ?.
2 informal the reason for a particular problem or difficulty :
High production costs are the main ?.
culprit / kʌlprət, kʌlprɪt / noun [ countable]
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مشتاق
doing something as much as possible SYN keen :
an ? collector of old jazz records
an ? reader
avid /ævɪd / adjective [ only before noun ]
| avidly adv.
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خودنما
1 something that is ? looks very expensive and is designed to make people think that its owner must be very rich :
She carried her car keys on an ? gold key ring.
an ? display of wealth
2 someone who is ? likes to show everyone how rich they are :
He was vain and ?.
ostentatious / ɑstənteɪʃəs / adjective
ostentatiously adverb
vain = تازه به دوران رسیده
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ثابت قدم ماندن
to continue trying to do something in a very determined way in spite of difficulties – use this to show approval :
It can be tricky at first, but ?.
? with
He ?d with his task until he had succeeded in collecting an armful of firewood.
? in (doing) something
She had ?d in her claim for compensation.
persevere / pɜrsəvɪr / verb [ intransitive ]
| persevering adjective
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محدود كردن، دست و پا رو بستن
1 to restrict someone’s freedom and prevent them from doing what they want :
?ed by family responsibilities
غل و زنجیر کردن
2 to put chains around a prisoner’s hands or feet SYN chain
fetter / fetər / verb [ transitive usually passive ] literary
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اعتراض كردن با صداي بلند
to speak loudly, sometimes with actions, so that people notice you
He ? against the decision
declaim / dɪkleɪm / verb
| declamation / dekləmeɪʃ ə n / noun
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با سخن به کسی حمله کردن
? against somebody/something phrasal verb
to criticize someone or something strongly
inveigh / ɪnveɪ / verb
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a large basket that you put dirty clothes in until they can be washed SYN laundry basket British English
hamper
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مانع شدن
to make it difficult for someone to do something :
She tried to run, but was ?ed by her heavy suitcase.
An attempt to rescue the men has been ?ed by bad weather.
hamper / hæmpər / verb
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نمونه کامل
someone who is perfect or is extremely brave, good etc – often used humorously
? of
a ? of virtue
paragon / pærəɡən $ -ɡɑn / noun [ countable ]
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عشایر - کوچ نشین
a member of a tribe that travels from place to place instead of living in one place all the time, usually in order to find grass for their animals
nomad
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سختی
| if you speak with ?, you say something in a way that is rough or severe, showing that you are feeling impatient
asperity /æsperɪti/ noun [ uncountable ] formal
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لقب
a word or short phrase used to describe someone, especially when praising them or saying something unpleasant about them :
He hardly deserves the ? ‘fascist’.
epithet / epɪθet / noun [ countable ]
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بحث برانگیز و جنجالی
causing a lot of disagreement, because many people have strong opinions about the subject being discussed:
the ? issue of welfare reform
a highly ? (= very ?) plan to flood the valley in order to build a dam
He is a ? figure (= person who does ? things ) in the art world.
controversial AC / kɒntrəvɜrʃ ə l/ adjective
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زندانی
| someone who is being kept in a prison
inmate / ɪnmeɪt / noun [ countable ]
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دادخواست
(law) a problem or complaint that a person or company brings to a court of law to be settled SYN lawsuit :
Johnson has filed ? against her.
a civil ?
suit / sut / noun [ countable ]
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اطاعت نکردن، نقض کردن
to disobey or do something against an official agreement, law, principle etc :
34 protesters were arrested for ?ing criminal law.
regimes that ? human rights
violate AC / vaɪəleɪt / verb [ transitive ]
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حسن، شایستگی
an advantage or good feature of something
-? of
The film has the ? of being short.
The ? of the report is its realistic assessment of the changes required.
The great ? of the project is its flexibility and low cost.
Each of these approaches to teaching has its ?s.
Tonight’s meeting will weigh up the relative ?s of the two candidates.
merit / merɪt / noun [ countable ]
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محکوم کردن
to prove or officially announce that someone is guilty of a crime after a trial in a law court OPP acquit
? somebody of something
She was ?ed of shoplifting.
? somebody on something
He was ?ed on fraud charges .
a ?ed murderer
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convict / kənvɪkt / verb [ transitive ]
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گناه، بزه، جرم
an illegal action or a crime :
His solicitor said he committed the ? because he was heavily in debt.
? against
sexual ?s against children
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offense / əfens / noun [ countable ]
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آزاد کردن
release to allow someone to leave prison or somewhere they have been kept as a prisoner SYN release :
He expects to be ?d quite soon.
The terrorists have at last agreed to ? the hostages.
? somebody from something
She was ?d from prison last week.
free verb ( past tense and past participle freed , present participle freeing ) [ transitive ]
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القاء کردن، سرغیرت آوردن
to encourage someone by making them feel confident and eager to do something :
We need someone who can ? the team.
? somebody to do something
He ?d many young people to take up the sport.
? somebody to something
I hope this success will ? you to greater efforts.
?d by the sunny weather, I decided to explore the woods.
inspire / ɪnspaɪr / verb [ transitive ]
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ماورای تصور
having very exciting special qualities that are better than anyone or anything else :
an ?d leader
an ?d performance
inspired / ɪnspaɪrd / adjective
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فشار
when people are made to obey a rule, law etc :
law ?
enforcement / ɪnfɔrsmənt / noun [ uncountable ]
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اذیت و آزار، تعرض
when someone behaves in an unpleasant or threatening way towards you :
African-Americans have been complaining about police ? for years.
harassment / hærəsmənt, həræsmənt / noun [ uncountable ]
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تحمل کردن
1 [ transitive ] to be in a difficult or painful situation for a long time without complaining :
It seemed impossible that anyone could ? such pain.
? doing something
He can’t ? being apart from me.
In everyday English, people usually say stand rather than ?:
I couldn’t stand the pain.
2 [ intransitive ] to remain alive or continue to exist for a long time :
friendships which ? over many years
endure / ɪndjʊə / verb
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محرومیت
formal a lack or loss of the things that everyone needs, such as food, warmth, and shelter :
the ?s of wartime
privation / praɪveɪʃ ə n / noun [ uncountable and countable ]
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مدینه فاضله
| an imaginary perfect world where everyone is happy
utopia / jutoʊpiə / noun [ uncountable and countable ]
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سرکوب کردن، کنترل خودش
1 to stop yourself from doing something you want to do :
Brenda ?ed the urge to shout at him.
I ?ed a smile.
2 if someone ?es upsetting feelings, memories etc, they do not allow themselves to express or think about them:
He had long ago ?ed the painful memories of his childhood.
3 to control a group of people by force → suppress, oppress :
The police were widely criticized for their role in ?ing the protest movement.
repress / rɪpres / verb [ transitive ]
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خونسرد و ریلکس
calm and not easily excited or worried :
The taxi driver, a ? man in middle age, showed no surprise at this request.
phlegmatic / fleɡmætɪk / adjective
| phlegmatically / -kli / adverb
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نزاع و دعوا
1 an angry argument or disagreement
? with
Jacob left after a ? with his wife.
? about/over
They had a ? about some girl.
? between
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bitter (= involving strong feelings of anger or hatred ) They are locked in a bitter ? over ownership of the land.
quarrel / kwɒrəl / noun [ countable ]
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پرتاپ کردن
1 [ transitive always + adverb/preposition ] to throw something with a lot of force, especially because you are angry :
Demonstrators were hurling bricks through the windows.
He ?ed a chair across the set, smashing lamps and vases.
2 [ intransitive and transitive ] American English informal to vomit
hurl / hɜrl / verb
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زننده، بسیار بد، غیراخلاقی
1 informal extremely unpleasant or bad SYN horrible :
This coffee tastes really ?.
a ? smell
She has a ? temper .
2 ? or immoral :
a ? act of betrayal
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vile / vaɪl / adjective
— vilely adverb
— vileness noun [ uncountable ]
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قابل بحث و گفتگو
things that are ? are not certain because people have different opinions about them SYN arguable :
a ? point
it is ? whether/how etc
It’s ? whether this book is as good as her last.
Whether the object was used for rituals is highly ?.
debatable AC / dɪbeɪtəb ə l / adjective
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شایعه، درخت انگور
1 hear something on the ? to hear about something because the information has been passed from one person to another in conversation :
I heard about his resignation on the ?.
2 a climbing plant on which grapes grow SYN vine
grapevine / ɡreɪpvaɪn / noun [ countable ]
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ساکن
one of the people who live in a particular place :
a city of six million ?s
inhabitant / ɪnhæbɪtənt / noun [ countable ]
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بومی
? people or things have always been in the place where they are, rather than being brought there from somewhere else SYN native
؟ to
Blueberries are ؟ to America.
the many ؟ cultures which existed in Siberia
indigenous / ɪndɪdʒ ə nəs / adjective formal
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اجتماعی
1 friendly and preferring to be with other people SYN sociable OPP solitary
he was a popular and ? man.
2 technical ? animals tend to live in a group OPP solitary
— ?ly adverb
— ?ness noun [ uncountable ]
gregarious / ɡrɪɡeəriəs / adjective
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محل سکونت
the natural home of a plant or animal :
watching monkeys in their natural ?
The grassland is an important ? for many wild flowers.
habitat / hæbɪtæt / noun [ uncountable and countable ]
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نگاه سرسری
done very quickly without much attention to details
? glance/look
Even a ? glance at the figures will tell you that sales are down.
? examination/inspection
a ? examination of the evidence
— ?ily adverb
cursory / kɜrs ə ri / adjective
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منظم
1 arranged or organized in a sensible or neat way OPP disorderly
in (an) ? something
The tools were arranged in ? rows.
She needs to organize her ideas in a more ? way.
2 peaceful or well behaved OPP disorderly
in (an) ? something
The elections were conducted in an ? fashion .
They waited in a dignified and ? manner outside the church.
— ?iness noun [ uncountable ]
orderly / ɔrdərli / adjective
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متفاوت و متمایز
1 clearly different or belonging to a different type :
two entirely ? languages
? types/groups/categories etc
There are four ? types.
? from
The learning needs of the two groups are quite ? from each other.
2 as ? from something used to make it clear that you are not referring to a particular kind of thing, but to something else :
a movie star, as ? from an actor
distinct / dɪstɪŋkt / adjective
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someone who becomes involved in a place or group where they should not be or they are not wanted
interloper / ɪntərloʊpər / noun [ countable ]
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شورشی
1 someone who opposes or fights against people in authority :
Anti-government ?s attacked the town.
? forces/soldiers
the ? leader
2 someone who refuses to do things in the normal way, or in the way that other people want them to :
Alex has always been a bit of a ?.
rebel / reb ə l / noun [ countable ]
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دفع کردن، رد کردن، راندن
1 if something or someone repulses you, you think that they are extremely unpleasant SYN disgust :
The very thought of his cold clammy hands ?d me.
2 to fight someone and successfully stop their attack on you :
Government troops ?d an attack by rebel forces.
3 to refuse an offer of friendship or help in a way that is rude
— ? noun [ singular ]
repulse / rɪpʌls / verb [ transitive ] formal
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پر، انباشته
1 formal full of something
? with
Literature is ? with tales of power.
replete / rɪplit / adjective [ not before noun ]
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نکات ظریف و دقیق
a very slight, hardly noticeable difference in manner, color, meaning etc → subtlety :
He was aware of every ? in her voice.
? of
the painting’s delicate ?s of color, tone, and texture
— ?d adjective :
a skilful and ?d performance
nuance / nuɑns / noun [ countable ]
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1 a woman at a party, meal etc who has invited all the guests and provides them with food, drink etc → host
2 a woman who introduces and talks to the guests on a television or radio show → host
3 a woman who shows people to seats in a restaurant in the US
4 a woman whose job is to entertain men at a nightclub
hostess / hoʊstɪs / noun [ countable ]
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به سرعت حرکت کردن
to move quickly with short steps, especially because you are in a hurry :
People were ?ing off to work.
— ? noun [ singular ]
scurry / skɜri / verb ( past tense and past participle scurried , present participle scurrying , third person singular scurries ) [ intransitive always + adverb/preposition ]
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شتاب زده و عجول
1 done in a hurry, especially with bad results SYN hurried :
He soon regretted his ? decision.
a ? breakfast
2 be ? to do something too soon, without careful enough thought :
Let’s not be ? – sit down for a moment.
hasty / heɪsti / adjective
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توانمند، حاصلخیز، بارور
1 a ? artist, writer etc produces many works of art, books etc :
Handel’s ? output of opera
2 an animal or plant that is ? produces many babies or many other plants
— ?ally / -kli / adverb
prolific / prəlɪfɪk / adjective
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دیوار و پناه، کناره های کشتی
1 something that protects you from an unpleasant situation
? against
a ? against dictatorship
2 ?s [ plural ] the sides of a boat or ship above the deck
3 a strong structure like a wall, built for defence
bulwark / bʊlwərk / noun [ countable ]
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نشسته و بی تحرک،
1 formal spending a lot of time sitting down, and not moving or exercising very much
? life/job/lifestyle etc
health problems caused by our ? lifestyles
sedentary / sed ə nteri / adjective
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زنبور نر، صدای زیر ممتد
1 [ singular ] a continuous low dull sound
? of
the steady ? of traffic
2 [ countable ] a male bee that does no work
drone noun
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زنبور نر، صدای زیر ممتد
1 [ singular ] a continuous low dull sound
? of
the steady ? of traffic
2 [ countable ] a male bee that does no work
drone noun
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زنبور نر، صدای زیر ممتد
1 [ singular ] a continuous low dull sound
? of
the steady ? of traffic
2 [ countable ] a male bee that does no work
drone noun
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hatch 1 / hætʃ / verb ( also hatch out ) [ intransitive and transitive ]
به روزنه تو هواپیما و کشتی هم می گویند که برای بارگیری استفاده می شه
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1 if an egg ?es, or if it is ?ed, it breaks, letting the young bird, insect etc come out :
The eggs take three days to ?.
hatch 1 / hætʃ / verb ( also hatch out ) [ intransitive and transitive ]
به روزنه تو هواپیما و کشتی هم می گویند که برای بارگیری استفاده می شه
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1 if an egg ?es, or if it is ?ed, it breaks, letting the young bird, insect etc come out :
The eggs take three days to ?.
hatch 1 / hætʃ / verb ( also hatch out ) [ intransitive and transitive ]
به روزنه تو هواپیما و کشتی هم می گویند که برای بارگیری استفاده می شه
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2 ? bricks/carpet/concrete/cables etc to put or fasten bricks, a carpet etc in the correct place, especially on the ground or floor :
The carpet was ?id last week.
The project involved ?ing an oil pipeline across the desert.
lay 2 S1 W2 verb ( past tense and past participle laid / leɪd / )
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3 bird/insect etc [ intransitive and transitive ] if a bird, insect etc ?s eggs, it produces them from its body :
The flies ? their eggs on decaying meat.
A cuckoo is able to ? in a range of different nests.
lay 2 S1 W2 verb ( past tense and past participle laid / leɪd / )
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2 ? bricks/carpet/concrete/cables etc to put or fasten bricks, a carpet etc in the correct place, especially on the ground or floor :
The carpet was ?id last week.
The project involved ?ing an oil pipeline across the desert.
lay verb ( past tense and past participle laid / leɪd / )
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3 bird/insect etc [ intransitive and transitive ] if a bird, insect etc ?s eggs, it produces them from its body :
The flies ? their eggs on decaying meat.
A cuckoo is able to ? in a range of different nests.
lay verb ( past tense and past participle laid / leɪd / )
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? somebody/something ↔ out phrasal verb
1 spread to spread something out :
? out the map on the table and let’s have a look.
lay verb ( past tense and past participle laid / leɪd / )
