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تصادف مرگبار

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*fatal crash
-3 people ran away from a fatal crash

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an accident in which two or more people or vehicles hit each other while moving in different directions
برخورد

what is SYN?

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*col‧li‧sion /kəˈlɪʒən/ ●●○ noun [countable, uncountable]

SYN: collide /kəˈlaɪd/

*collision with
-The school bus was involved in a collision with a truck.
-Two people were killed in a head-on collision (=between two vehicles that are moving directly towards each other) on highway 218.

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an accident between two vehicles that are moving towards each other

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  • a head-on collision
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a strong disagreement between two people or groups

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*col‧li‧sion /kəˈlɪʒən/ ●●○ noun [countable, uncountable]
*collision between
- a collision between the two countries over fishing rights

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to hit the back of one car with another in an accident

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*rear-ended
-My new car was rear-ended while it was parked outside the station

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to turn around and around very quickly, or to make something do this

what is SYN?

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*spin1 /spɪn/ ●●● S3 verb (past tense and past participle spun /spʌn/, present participle spinning)

SYN: TURN AROUND

-I sat back and watched the ceiling fan spin above me.
-The boy was spinning around in his father’s desk chair.

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HIT WITH FORCE, to hit or attack someone or something with a lot of force

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*slam /slæm/ ●●○ verb (slammed, slamming)
-All 155 passengers died instantly when the plane slammed into the mountain.

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shutting the door, gate, etc with a loud noise

what is the SYN?

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*slam /slæm/ ●●○ verb (slammed, slamming)

SYN:bang

-We heard a car door slam.
-He slammed the door shut.
-Outside in the street, car doors slammed and people were shouting.

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to criticize someone or something strongly – used especially in newspapers

what is SYN?

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*slam1 /slæm/ ●●○ verb (slammed, slamming)

SYN: criticize, slate
*slam sb for sth

-local media slammed plans to build a prison in the area
-the council was slammed for its unfair selection procedure

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hit with force, to hit or attack someone or something with a lot of force

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*slam1 /slæm/ ●●○ verb (slammed, slamming)

*slam into/against

-all 155 passengers died instantly after the plane slammed into the mountain

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to shut door, gate, etc with a loud noise

what is SYN?

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*slam1 /slæm/ ●●○ verb (slammed, slamming)

SYN:bang

-I heard a car door slam
-he slammed the door shut

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to rudely refuse to talk or meet someone

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slam the door in somebody’s face

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to close the door hard when someone is trying to come in

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slam the door in somebody’s face

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to make a car stop suddenly by pressing on the brakes very hard

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slam on the brakes

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the act of charging someone too much money for sth in a way that is dishonest and unfair

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*price gauging

-Canadians slam Shopper Drug Mart for price gauging on morning-after pill

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make a deep hole or cut on the surface of sth

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*gouge1 /ɡaʊdʒ/ verb [transitive]

-he took a knife and gouged a hole in the bottom of the boat

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a hole or cut made in sth by a sharp tool or weapon

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*gouge2 noun [countable]

  • a gouge in the environment is likely to attract future gouges
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a type of emergency birth control (contraception)

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morning-after pill

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the act of preventing pregnancy

what is SYN?

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*con‧tra‧cep‧tion /ˌkɒntrəˈsepʃən $ ˌkɑːn-/ noun

SYN:birth control

-this pill is a popular method of contraception
-pharmacare policy covers all contraception medications and devices
-contraception medications and devices are like with control pills, IUDs, implants, and morning-after pill

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a drug, object, or methods being used to prevent a woman from becoming pregnant when she has sex

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*con‧tra‧cep‧tive /ˌkɒntrəˈseptɪv◂ $ ˌkɑːn-/ noun [countable], adjective

-free contraceptives
-emergency contraceptives
-contraceptive devices

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it spreads quickly or widely on the internet, via social media and email

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*goes viral

-the video has gone viral with millions of views.

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unreasonably expensive price, charges, etc

what is OPP?

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*steep1 /stiːp/ ●●○ S3 adjective (comparative steeper, superlative steepest)

OPP: low

-steep rent
-steep price difference on emergency contraception

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involving a big increase or decrease

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*steep1 /stiːp/ ●●○ S3 adjective (comparative steeper, superlative steepest)

SYN: sharp

steep increase/rise
-a steep increase in house prices
*steep decrease/drop
-a steep drop in orders

-steep cuts in benefits

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a road, hill etc that is steep slopes at a high angle شیب دار

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*steep1 /stiːp/ ●●○ S3 adjective (comparative steeper, superlative steepest)

-The road became rocky and steep.
-a steep climb to the top

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a difference between two amounts, details, reports etc that should be the same مغایرت ها
*di‧screp‧an‧cy /dɪˈskrepənsi/ ●○○ noun (plural discrepancies) [countable, uncountable] *discrepancy in  -Police found discrepancies in the two men’s reports. *discrepancy between  -There is a large discrepancy between the ideal image of motherhood and the reality. 
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it no longer exists or happens, or is being replaced by something new.
* be a thing of the past -those discrepancies could soon be a thing of the past -my current challenges would soon be a thing of past
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relating to the process of producing babies, young animals, or plants تولید مثل
*re‧pro‧duc‧tive /ˌriːprəˈdʌktɪv◂/ adjective [only before noun] -the human reproductive system  -reproductive organs
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No longer under management, direction, or regulation خارج از کنترل what are SYN?
*to be out of control SYN: unmanageable, unruly -Housing costs are out of control -The children were getting out of hand again .
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to be important in making something happen مهم
*In‧stru‧men‧tal1 /ˌɪnstrəˈmentl◂/ adjective * be instrumental in (doing) something -the Society was instrumental in bringing about legislation -He was instrumental in developing links with European organizations
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to refuse to buy something, use something, or take part in something as a way of protesting تحریم کردن
*boy‧cott1 /ˈbɔɪkɒt $ -kɑːt/ ●○○ verb [transitive]  , noun -We boycott all products tested on animals.  *boycott of/on/against -They are now trying to organize a boycott. -He called for a boycott of the elections. -it was instrumental in organizing a May-long boycott of Loblaw-affiliated stores, including Shoppers Drug Mart.
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an organization, club etc that is a member of a larger group or organization, or is closely connected with it وابسته
an affiliated organization/club/member etc
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not far away نزدیک
*near‧by /ˈnɪəbaɪ $ ˈnɪr-/ ●●● W3 adjective [only before noun], adverb     -Lucy was staying in the nearby town of Hamilton. -Dan found work on one of the farms nearby. -Do you live nearby -nearby stores
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داروخانه مستقل
independent pharmacy
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از ترس و بدشانسی کسی سود بردن
*profiting off of someone else's panic and misfortune -I couldn’t feel good about profiting off someone else panic and misfortune
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یک دهه کار کردن
work for a decade
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حاملگی ناخواسته
unintended pregnancy, unwanted pregnancy
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سکس های محافظت نشده
unprotected sex
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involving everyone in the world or in a particular group همگانی, جهانی
*u‧ni‧ver‧sal /ˌjuːnəˈvɜːsəl◂ $ -ɜːr-/ ●●○ W3 adjective   -free universal health care  -These stories have universal appeal.  -a topic of universal interest  -a democracy based on universal suffrage (=when every adult has the right to vote) -UNIVERSAL TRUTH
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a formal arrangement to meet or visit someone at a particular time and place وقت ملاقات گرفتن
*get an appointment with, make an appointment -a person can get an appointment with the pharmacist
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to give something to people, especially in fixed amounts پخش کردن what is SYN?
*di‧spense /dɪˈspens/ ●○○ verb [transitive] formal   *SYN give out *dispense something to somebody   -Villagers dispensed tea to visitors.  -a machine for dispensing cash
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to officially prepare and give medicines to people
*di‧spense /dɪˈspens/ ●○○ verb [transitive] formal -the pharmacist dispense the contraceptive to the patients for free
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a specially trained nurse whose job is to help women when they are having a baby ماما, قابله
mid‧wife /ˈmɪdwaɪf/ ●○○ noun (plural midwives /-waɪvz/) [countable]
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to introduce it. معرفی محصول جدید/ برنامه با پروسه جدید
roll out a new product, process, plan,
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the act of profiting from some sort of venture, person, situation پولسازی از فرد با موقعیتی کردن
*make money off sth -Making money off birth control makes access inequitable
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not equally fair to everyone, unfair, unjust غیر منصفانه، غیر عادلانه
*in‧eq‧ui‧ta‧ble /ɪnˈekwətəbəl/ adjective formal     - -an inequitable distribution of wealth
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to gradually remove or destroy something فرساییدن
*eat something ↔ away phrasal verb SYN erode -The stones are being eaten away by pollution.
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typical of the way a good mother behaves or feels مادری, مادرا what is SYN?
*ma‧ter‧nal /məˈtɜːnl $ -ɜːr-/ ●○○ adjective SYN:paternal  -Annie was wonderfully warm and maternal.  -She seems to have a strong maternal instinct (=desire to have babies and take care of them). -maternal love -the relationship between maternal age and infant mortality
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the death of an infant between 1 day and 1 year of age مرگ و میر نوزادان
infant mortality
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to become very successful or very strong and healthy رونق یافتن, موفق شدن
*thrive /θraɪv/ ●○○ verb (past tense thrived or throve /θrəʊv $ θroʊv/, past participle thrived) [intransitive] formal     -some plants thrive in tropical rain forest -a business which managed to thrive during a recession
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to no longer do an activity or belong to a group
*drop out phrasal verb -the group gets smaller as members move away or drop out
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to leave a school or university before your course has finished what is SYN?
*drop out phrasal verb SYN: dropout of -Bill dropped out of college after his first year
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در موقعیت/شرایطی نبودن که کاری را بکنید. آمادگی انجام کاری را نداشتن
not to be in the position to do sth
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emphasize a statement, idea, or fact
*stress2 ●●● S3 W3 AWL verb *stress that -The report stressed that student math skills need to improve. -Crawford stressed the need for more housing downtown. -She stressed the importance of a balanced diet.
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to pronounce a word or a part of a word so that it sounds louder or more forceful
*stress2 ●●● S3 W3 AWL verb   - the word "machine" is stressed on the second syllable
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to feel worried about sth
*stress2 ●●● S3 W3 AWL verb - she is stressing about her exam
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anger to make someone angry
*ire /aɪə $ aɪr/ noun [uncountable] written     *raise/arouse/draw somebody's anger -customer ire -she didn't raise the ire of teachers -the proposal has drown the ire of local residents -the idea of such a garage has drown the ire of park purists.
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someone who believes that something should be done in the correct or traditional way, especially in the areas of art, music, sport and language
*pur‧ist /ˈpjʊərɪst $ ˈpjʊr-/ noun [countable]     -the idea of such a garage has drown the ire of park purists. -Architects with purist views were suspicious of his work -The purists won’t like it, but opera on TV certainly brings in the audiences.
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to express the feeling of anger or hatred, especially by doing something violent or harmful
*vent (verb) [transitive]   *vent something on somebody -if Paul has had a bad day, he vents his anger on his family *vent something by doing something -I could hear mum venting her frustration by banging the pots noisily
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a hole or pipe through which gases, liquid, etc can enter or escape from an enclosed space or container
*vent1 /vent/ noun [countable]   -a blocked air vent
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(formal) to do something violent or harmful to express feeling of anger or hatred
*to give vent to something -give full vent to your feeling -children give vent to their anger in various ways -he knew if he gave full vent to his feeling, it would upset David -Cooper was booked instead after the Motherwell player gave full vent to his feelings about that decision.
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a thin straight opening at the bottom of the back or side of a jacket or coat چاک کت
vent /vent/ noun
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(formal) anger, especially unreasonable or unfair anger
*spleen /spliːn/ noun (Uncountable) -the meeting gave us the chance to vent us our spleen -obviously, you are annoyed, but it doesn't give you right to vent your spleen on me (=get angry with me)
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an organ near your stomach that control the quality of your blood طحال
*spleen /spliːn/ noun (Countable)

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