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Strait
/streɪt/noun[C]
1)alsostraits[plural]a narrow passage of water between two areas of land, usually connecting two seas
➡ the Bering Strait
2)⛥ be in dire straits
to be in a very difficult situation, especially a financial one
➡ After the war, the country’s economy was in dire straits.
➡ The firm is nowin dire financial straits.
because of something
on account of something
➡ She can’t work too many hours on account of the children.
ex‧po‧nen‧tial
/ˌekspəˈnenʆl◂/adjective(technical)
exponential growth/increase etcexponential growth, increase etc becomes faster as the amount of the thing that is growing increases
➡ an exponential increase in travel
par‧a‧mount
/ˈpærəmaʊnt/adjective(formal)
more important than anything else
➡ During a war the interests of the state are paramount, and those of the individual come last.
➡ Women’s role as mothers isof paramount importanceto society.
per‧ceive
W3AC
/pəˈsiːv$pər-/verb[T not in progressive]
1)(written)to understand or think of something or someone in a particular way
⛥perceive something/somebody as something
➡Even as a young woman she had been perceived as a future chief executive.perceive something/somebody to be something
➡Often what is perceived to be aggression is simply fear.
➡Children who do badly in school tests often perceive themselves to be failures.
2)(formal)to notice, see, or recognize something
➡That morning, he perceived a change in Franca’s mood.
➡Cats are not able to perceive colour.perceive that
➡He perceived that there was no other way out of the crisis.
fall silent
to stop talking or making a noise
➡ ‘I’ve said enough’ he mumbled, and fell silent.
induce
AC/ɪnˈdjuːs$ɪnˈduːs/verb[T]
1)(formal)to persuade someone to do something, especially something that does not seem wise
⛥ induce somebody to do something
➡Nothing would induce me to vote for him again.
3)(formal)to cause a particular physical condition
➡Patients with eating disorders may use drugs to induce vomiting.
⛥drug-induced/stress-induced etc
➡ a drug-induced coma
for‧ma‧tive
/ˈfɔːmətɪv$ˈfɔːr-/adjective[only before noun]
having an important influence on the way someone or something develops
⛥formative years/period/stages etc(=the period when someone’s character develops)
➡He exposed his children to music throughout their formative years.
⛥ formative influence/effect etc
➡International politics were a formative influence on the party.
a‧po‧lit‧i‧cal
/ˌeɪpəˈlɪtɪkl◂/adjective
not interested in politics, or not connected with any political party
➡ a group of apolitical young professional people
➡ an apolitical organization
un‧der‧fed
/ˌʌndəˈfed$-ər-/adjective
not given enough food to eat
🔺OPPoverfed
Not given enough food to eatOPPoverfed
un‧der‧fed
/ˌʌndəˈfed$-ər-/adjective
denationalise
de‧na‧tion‧al‧ize
alsodenationalise(BrE)/diːˈnæʆnəlaɪz/verb[T]
to sell a business or industry that is owned by the state, so that it is then owned privately
🔺 SYN privatize
🔺 OPPnationalize
—denationalization/diːˌnæʆnəlaɪˈzeɪʆn$-lə-/noun[U]
tochangeanindustryfrom beingpubliclyownedto being privatelyowned
by all means
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by no means
C2used to givepermission:
“May Iborrowthisbook?” “By all means.”
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alsonot by any means
C1not at all:
It is by no meanscertainthat we’llfinishtheprojectbyJune.
This isn’t the last we’llhearof it by any means.
re‧side
AC/rɪˈzaɪd/verb[I always + adv/prep]
1)(formal)to live in a particular place
➡He spent most of his time in Rutherglen, where his family resided.
⛥ reside in something/somebody
phrasal verb(formal)
1)to be present in or consist of something
➡ Joe’s talent resides in his storytelling abilities
out‧line1
/ˈaʊtlaɪn/noun
1)[C,U]the main ideas or facts about something, without the details
➡a research proposal outlineoutline of
➡an outline of world historybroad/rough/general outline
➡a broad outline of the committee’s plansin outlineA debt reduction scheme was agreed in outline(=people agreed on its main points).
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outline2
verb[T]
1)to describe something in a general way, giving the main points but not the details
➡The new president outlined plans to deal with crime, drugs, and education.
outlive
/aʊtˈlɪv/verb[T]
1)to remain alive after someone else has died
➡ She outlived her husband by 20 years.
⛥ to outlive sb
بیش از کسی زیستن
به حیات ادامه دادن پس از کسی
2)to continue to exist after something else has ended or disappeared
➡ Good books have a way of outliving those who want to ban them.
re‧me‧di‧al
/rɪˈmiːdiəl/adjective
🔊 1)⛥ remedial course/class/teacher etc
a special course etc that helps students who have difficulty learning something
2)intended to improve something that is wrong
➡ Some remedial work needs to be done on the foundations.
3)intended to cure a problem with someone’s health
➡ remedial mental health therapies
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Remedy = solution
re‧me‧di‧a‧ble
/rɪˈmiːdiəbl/adjective(formal)
able to be corrected or cured
➡ remediable problems
be about to
adjective
If you are about to do something, you are going to do it very soon. If something is about to happen, it will happen very soon.
➡ I think he’s about to leave.
➡ Argentina has lifted all restrictions on trade and visas are about to be abolished.
➡ The film was about to start.
Role
Collocation
⛥ play/have a role
➡ He played a prominent role in the company’s success.
⛥take on a role
⚌alsoassume a roleformal(=start having it)
➡ Mr Jones took on the role of spokesperson for the organization.
⛥ take a role
➡ Britain began to take a more active role in the affairs of Europe.
⛥ give somebody a role
assume
کار شود
ubiquity
If you talk about the ubiquity of something, you mean that it seems to be everywhere.
UK/juːˈbɪk.wə.ti/US/juːˈbɪk.wə.t̬i/formal
thefactthat something or someoneseemsto beeverywhere:
➡ the ubiquity of fast-foodoutlets
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u‧biq‧ui‧tous
/juːˈbɪkwtəs/adjective(formal)
seeming to be everywhere – sometimes used humorously
➡ Coffee shops are ubiquitous these days.
➡ a French film, starring the ubiquitous Gérard Depardieu—ubiquitouslyadverb—ubiquitynoun[U]
leap
noun[C]
1)a big jump
🔺SYNbound
➡ He threw a stick into the river and the dog went after it in aflying leap.
2)a large increase or change
⛥quantum/great/huge etc leap
➡ a quantum leap(=very great increase or change)in population levels
⛥leap in
➡a 16% leap in pre-tax profits
⛥leap forward
➡the huge leap forward that took place in the 1980s
de‧mand‧ing
/dɪˈmɑːndɪŋ$dɪˈmæn-/adjective
1)needing a lot of ability, effort, or skill
➡ ademanding job
⛥physically/emotionally/intellectually etc demanding
➡ Climbing is physically demanding.
former
noun
the former (formal)
the first of two people or things that you have just mentioned
OPP the latter :
> > > Of the two possibilities, the former seems more likely.
the black widow and the brown recluse. The former is found throughout the lower 48 states.
