Microplastics found in human heart for first time Flashcards
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collect [smth., be collected]
If you collect a number of things, you bring them together from several places or from several people.
Two young girls were collecting firewood. [VERB noun]
1.5 million signatures have been collected. [be VERB-ed]
undergo [smth.]
undergo, underwent, undergone
If you undergo something necessary or unpleasant, it happens to you.
New recruits have been undergoing training in recent weeks. [VERB noun]
He underwent an agonising 48-hour wait for the results of tests. [VERB noun]
analyse [smth.]
If you analyse something, you examine it using scientific methods in order to find out what it consists of.
We haven’t had time to analyse those samples yet. [VERB noun]
They had their tablets analysed to find out whether they were getting the real drug or not. [have noun VERB-ed]
include [smth.]
If one thing includes another thing, it has the other thing as one of its parts.
A good British breakfast always includes sausages. [VERB noun]
The trip has been extended to include a few other events. [VERB noun]
The list includes many British internationals. [VERB noun]
use [in smth., as smth.]
If you use something, you do something with it in order to do a job or to achieve a particular result or effect.
Trim off the excess pastry using a sharp knife. [VERB noun]
He had simply used a little imagination. [VERB noun]
Officials used loudhailers to call for calm. [VERB noun to-infinitive]
The show uses Zondo’s trial and execution as its framework. [VERB noun preposition]
report
If you report something that has happened, you tell people about it.
They had been called in to clear drains after local people reported a foul smell. [VERB noun]
I reported the theft to the police. [VERB noun + to]
The RSPCA reported that 10,610 cats were abandoned last year. [VERB that]
‘He seems to be all right now,’ reported a relieved Taylor. [VERB with quote]
The foreign secretary is reported as saying that force will have to be used if diplomacy fails. [be VERB-ed + as]
She reported him missing the next day. [VERB noun adjective]
Between forty and fifty people are reported to have died in the fighting. [be VERB-ed to-infinitive]
release [smth., into smth.]
If something releases gas, heat, or a substance, it causes it to leave its container or the substance that it was part of and enter the surrounding atmosphere or area.
…a weapon which releases toxic nerve gas. [VERB noun]
The contraction of muscles uses energy and releases heat. [VERB noun]
A ceramic water holder gradually releases water into the plants. [VERB noun]
lead [to smth.]
If something leads to a situation or event, usually an unpleasant one, it begins a process which causes that situation or event to happen.
Ethnic tensions among the republics could lead to civil war. [VERB + to]
He warned yesterday that a pay rise for teachers would lead to job cuts. [VERB + to]
reckon [that smth]
[informal]
If you reckon that something is true, you think that it is true.
Toni reckoned that it must be about three o’clock. [VERB that]
He reckoned he was still fond of her. [VERB that]
consume [smth.]
[formal]
If you consume something, you eat or drink it.
Many people experienced a drop in their cholesterol levels when they consumed oat bran. [VERB noun]
…serving chocolate ice-creams for the children to consume in the kitchen. [VERB noun]
remove [smth., from smth.]
[written]
If you remove something from a place, you take it away.
As soon as the cake is done, remove it from the oven. [VERB noun + from]
At least three bullets were removed from his wounds. [VERB noun from noun]
Often, the simplest answer is just to remove yourself from the situation. [VERB noun from noun]
He went to the refrigerator and removed a bottle of milk. [VERB noun]
limit [smth., smth to some degree etc.]
If you limit something, you prevent it from becoming greater than a particular amount or degree.
He limited payments on the country’s foreign debt. [VERB noun]
Place numbers are limited to 25 on both tours, so please book early. [VERB noun + to]
breath in [smth.]
When you breathe in, you take some air into your lungs.
She breathed in deeply. [VERB PARTICLE]
ingest [smth.]
When animals or plants ingest a substance, they take it into themselves, for example by eating or absorbing it.
…side effects occurring in fish that ingest this substance. [VERB noun]
The spores can also be ingested through open wounds. [VERB noun]
swallow [smth.]
If you swallow something, you cause it to go from your mouth down into your stomach.
You are asked to swallow a capsule containing vitamin B. [VERB noun]
Polly took a bite of the apple, chewed and swallowed. [VERB]
absorb [smht.; smth. into smth.]
If something absorbs a liquid, gas, or other substance, it soaks it up or takes it in.
Plants absorb carbon dioxide from the air and moisture from the soil. [VERB noun]
Refined sugars are absorbed into the bloodstream very quickly. [be VERB-ed + into]
make up [passive-ed of]
The people or things that make up something are the members or parts that form that thing.
UK shoppers make up the largest percentage of foreign buyers. [VERB PARTICLE noun]
Insects are made up of tens of thousands of proteins. [be V-ed P + of]
switch [smth.; to smth.; from smth. to smth.]
If you switch to something different, for example to a different system, task, or subject of conversation, you change to it from what you were doing or saying before.
Estonia is switching to a market economy. [VERB + to]
The law would encourage companies to switch from coal to cleaner fuels. [VERB from noun to noun]
The encouragement of a friend spurred Chris into switching jobs. [VERB noun]
dust [smth.]
When you dust something such as furniture, you remove dust from it, usually using a cloth.
I vacuumed and dusted the living room. [VERB noun]
She dusted, she cleaned, and she did the washing-up. [VERB]
worryingly
in a way that makes you feel worried
Worryingly, the gun was never found.
The exam has a worryingly high failure rate.
widely
greatly, very much, or very
widely differing accounts of an event
potentially
possibly but not yet actually
potentially useful information
to be aware of smth.
If you are aware of something, you know about it.
Smokers are well aware of the dangers to their own health. [+ of]
He should have been aware of what his junior officers were doing. [+ of]
Some people may not be aware that this was a problem.
environmental
Environmental means concerned with the protection of the natural world of land, sea, air, plants, and animals.
…economic and environmental legislation.
…the environmental claims being made for some products.
Environmental groups plan to stage public protests during the conference.
