Partway4_2 Flashcards
(101 cards)
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keep a secret / kiːp / verb (past tense and past participle kept / kept /)
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to not tell anyone about a secret that you know:
Can I trust you to keep a secret?
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have something in your pock‧et1S2 W2 / ˈpɒkət, ˈpɒkɪt $ ˈpɑː- / noun [countable]
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to be certain to win something such as a competition or an election:
The Democrats had the election in their pocket.
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for all you are/he is etc worth / wɜːθ $ wɜːrθ / preposition
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with as much effort as possible : با تموم وجودش
He was pulling the rope for all he was worth.
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take medicine/drugs [transitive]
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to swallow, breathe in, inject etc. a drug or medicine:
The doctor will ask whether you are taking any medication. take two tablets before bedtime.
take drugs (= take illegal drugs); Most teenagers start taking drugs through boredom. She toke an overdose after a row with her boyfriend.
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keep something quiet/keep quiet (about something)
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to not say anything in order to avoid telling a secret or causing problems
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flood 1 W3 / flʌd / verb [intransitive always + adverb/preposition]
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3 go/arrive in large numbers to arrive or go somewhere in large numbers SYN pour, flow:
Refugees are still flooding across the border. Donations have been flooding in since we launched the appeal.
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ring 2 S1 W2 / rɪŋ / verb (past tense rang / ræŋ /, past participle rung / rʌŋ /)
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a voice, bell etc. that rings out is loud and clear:
The sound of a shot rang out.
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ac‧quaint‧ance / əˈkweɪnt ə ns / noun [singular, uncountable]
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2 relationship a relationship with someone you know, but who is not a close friend: They developed an acquaintance over the Internet.; You can’t judge her on such short acquaintance (= when you have not known her long).; My uncle did not improve on further acquaintance (= when you knew him better).
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buddy American English informal
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a friend – used especially about men or young people: He’s out playing basketball with some of his high school buddies.
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hef‧ty / ˈhefti / adjective [usually before noun]
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2 a hefty amount of something, especially money, is very large:
a hefty fine
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sti‧pend / ˈstaɪpend / noun [countable] formal
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an amount of money paid regularly to someone, especially a priest, as a salary or as money to live on
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steak S3 / steɪk / noun 1 [uncountable and countable]
NOT to be mixed up with stake 1 W3 / steɪk / noun
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good quality beef, or a large thick piece of any good quality red meat
2 cod/salmon/tuna etc. steak a large thick piece of fish
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at stake 1 W3 / steɪk / noun
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if something that you value very much is at stake, you will lose it if a plan or action is not successful:
They have to win the contract – thousands of jobs are at stake.; National pride is at stake in next week’s game against England. در خطر
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take 17 level [transitive always + adverb/preposition]
take something to/into something;
take to the top
take further
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to make someone or something go to a higher level or positionThe latest raise takes his salary into six figures. Even if you have the talent to take you to the top, there’s no guarantee you’ll get there.; If you want to take it further, you should consult an attorney.
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(it) cut both ways spoken
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used to say that something has two effects, especially a good effect and a bad one:شمشیر دولبه هستش
The higher the interest rate, the greater the financial risk – which, of course, cuts both ways.
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keep a record/account/diary etc.
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to regularly record written information somewhere
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flood 1 W3 / flʌd / verb /light/ [intransitive and transitive]
flood something with something;
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if light floods a place or floods into it, it makes it very light and bright
flood into; Light flooded into the kitchen.
The morning sun flooded the room with a gentle light.
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wet v.
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to put water or another liquid onto something to make it wet. In spoken English, people will often use get something wet rather than wet: He wet the washcloth and washed Tom’s face.
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splash
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to make someone or something wet by making a lot of small drops of water fall onto them: The kids were playing around in the pool, splashing each other. | I accidentally splashed soup onto my shirt.
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1 soak
2 drench
3. dampen or moisten
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1. soak to put something in water for a long time or to make something very wet – use this especially when something is put into water or the water comes up from underneath to make it wet:
soak the beans overnight before cooking. | The rain had come in through the bottom of our tent and completely soaked our clothes.
2. drench to make someone or something extremely wet with a large amount of water – use this especially when water is poured or falls on something:
He drenched us all with the hose. | Her shirt was drenched in sweat.
3. dampen or moisten to make something slightly wet by putting a little water on it:
Rain came in through the window, dampening the curtains.
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the girls informal
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a woman’s female friends: We’re having a girls’ night out.
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stake 1 W3 / steɪk / noun 2 company/business [countable]
hold/have a stake in something;
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if you have a stake in a business, you have invested money in it سهام
He holds a 51% stake in the firm.
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Take /measure/ [transitive]
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to measure the amount, level, rate etc. of something:
take the patient’s pulse first.
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cut go a quick way [intransitive always + adverb/preposition]
cut through/down/across etc.;
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to get to somewhere by a quicker and more direct way than the usual way
I usually cut through the car park to get to work.; Let’s cut across the field.
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**a) keep (somebody) going**
**b) keep (something) going**
**c) keep going**
**a) keep (somebody) going** to have or to give someone enough hope and emotional strength to continue living and doing things in a bad situation: *That woman’s been through such a lot – I don’t know how she keeps going.; Her letters were the only thing that keep me going while I was in prison.*
**b) keep (something) going** if you keep a business, institution, regular event etc. going, you keep it open or make it continue to happen: *The library costs $5 million a year to run, and the council can’t afford to keep it going.*
**c) keep going** to continue doing something difficult:
*Persevere and keep going until you reach your ideal weight.*
**d) ? somebody going** if something keeps you going, it is enough to satisfy your need while you are waiting to get something bigger or better: *I’ll have a biscuit to keep me going until dinner time.*
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**flood** **1** **W3** / flʌd / *verb* **feeling** [I always + adv/prep,T]
## Footnote
**flood over/back;**
if a feeling or memory floods over you or floods back, you feel or remember it very strongly
## Footnote
* I felt happiness and relief flooding over me.*
* Memories of my time in Paris flooded back.*
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**ac****‧****quaint****‧****ance** / əˈkweɪnt *ə* ns / *noun*
**make sb’s acquaintance** *formal*
to meet someone for the first time:
## Footnote
* I should be delighted to make Mrs McGough’s acquaintance.*
* At the hotel, I made the acquaintance of a young American actor.*
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**have a stake in something** / steɪk / *noun*
if you have a stake in something, you will get advantages if it is successful, and you feel that you have an important connection with it:
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*Young people don’t feel they have a stake in the country’s future.*
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**take** **1** **S1 W1** / teɪk / *verb* (*past tense* **took** / tʊk /, *past participle* **taken)** / ˈteɪkən / numbers [transitive]
## Footnote
**take something away/take something (away) from something**
to make a number smaller by a particular amount **SYN** **subtract**
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* ‘take four from nine and what do you get?’ ‘Five.’*
* Ten take away nine equals one.*
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**neg****‧****li****‧****gi****‧****ble** / ˈneɡlɪdʒəb *ə* l, ˈneɡlɪdʒɪb *ə* l / *adjective*
extremely small and not important - used especially about effects, amounts, differences, or risks : *So far, the program has had a negligible effect.* | *The difference in price is negligible. ناچیز*
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**pal****‧****ette** / ˈpælət, ˈpælɪt / *noun* [countable]
**1** a thin curved board that an artist uses to mix paints, holding it by putting his or her thumb through a hole at the edge
**2** [usually singular] the colours that a particular artist uses or the colours in a particular painting
**3** the choice of colours or shapes that are available in a computer program
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**triv****‧****i****‧****al** / ˈtrɪviəl / *adjectiv*
## Footnote
**trivial problem/matter/complaint etc.;**
**trivial by comparison .**
not serious, important, or valuable جزیی، بی ارزش
## Footnote
*We were punished for the most trivial offences.; a trivial sum; Her feelings for Simon seemed **trivial by comparison**.*
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**cut /****playing cards/** [intransitive and transitive]
to divide a pack of cards into two:
## Footnote
*First cut the pack, and then deal the cards*
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**keep** **/food/** [intransitive]
if food keeps, it stays fresh enough to be eaten:
## Footnote
*Eat the salmon because it won’t keep till tomorrow.*
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**ac****‧****quaint****‧****ance** / əˈkweɪnt *ə* ns / *noun **/*****knowledge/** [uncountable] *formal*
## Footnote
**have a passing/nodding acquaintance with something**
knowledge or experience of a particular subject
**acquaintance with;** *The practice of a lawyer requires acquaintance with court procedures.*
**have a passing/nodding acquaintance with something** (= have only slight knowledge or experience of something)
*He has a passing* acquaintance *with a lot of different subjects.*
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**stake /****money risked/** [countable]
money that you risk as the result of a horse race, card game etc: پول قمار
## Footnote
*For a dollar stake, you can win up to $1,000,000.*
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**somebody can take it or leave it**
**a)** to neither like nor dislike something:
*To some people, smoking is addictive. Others can take it or leave it.*
**b)** used to say that you do not care whether someone accepts your offer or not
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**cut /****music/** [transitive]
to produce a CD, song etc. for people to buy:
## Footnote
*The band cut their first single in 2001.*
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**keep /****animals/** [transitive]
to own and look after animals:
## Footnote
*We keep chickens and a couple of pigs.*
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**5 of your ac‧quaint****‧ance** *formal* / əˈkweɪnt *ə* ns / *noun*
a person of your acquaintance is someone that you know:
## Footnote
*The poems were written by various women of acquaintance.*
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**stake /risk of losing/**
**a)** if the stake are high when you are trying to do something, you risk losing a lot or it will be dangerous if you fail:
*Climbing is a dangerous sport and **the stake are high.***
**b)** if the stake are high when you are doing something such as playing a card game, you risk losing a lot of money:
*We’re **playing for high stake** here.*
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**hand****‧****out** / ˈhændaʊt / *noun* [countable] /money/
**1** money or goods that are given to someone, for example because they are poor: کمک خیر
## Footnote
*people who have to live on hand-outs from the state; a cash hand-out*
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**Generation Y** / ˌdʒenəreɪʃən ˈwaɪ / *noun* [uncountable
the group of people who were born during the 1980s and 1990s in the US (35-45)
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**take** **1** **S1 W1** / teɪk / *verb* (*past tense* **took** / tʊk /, *past participle* **taken)** / ˈteɪkən / /write/ [transitive]
to write down information:
## Footnote
*Let me take your email address.; Sue offered to **take notes.***
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**cut (somebody) a check American English informal**
to write a check for a particular amount of money and give it to someone:
## Footnote
*When the damage assessor called, he cut a check for $139.*
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**keep /**stop using/ [transitive]
**15** **stop other people from using something** to stop other people from using something, so that it is available for someone **SYN** **save:**
## Footnote
*Will you keep a seat for me?*
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**hand****‧****out** / ˈhændaʊt / *noun* [countable] /paper/
**2** a piece of paper with information, which is given to people who are attending a lesson, meeting etc:
## Footnote
*Please read the hand-out.*
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**cut in line** *American English*
to unfairly go in front of other people who are waiting to do something
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**cut somebody to the quick/bone literary**
to upset someone very much by saying something cruel:
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*His mockery frightened her and cut her to the bone.*
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**keep somebody waiting**
to make someone wait before you meet them or see them:
***Sorry to keep you waiting*** *– I got stuck in a meeting.*
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**half****‧****way** **S3** / ˌhɑːfˈweɪ◂ $ ˌhæf- / *adjective,* *adverb /space or time/*
## Footnote
**halfway through/up/down/between etc.;**
**the hafway stage/mark/point;**
**1** at a middle point in space or time between two things **SYN** **partway**
## Footnote
* He chased Kevin halfway up the stairs.; It was a terrible film – I left halfway through.; traffic queues stretching back halfway to London*
* They’ve just reached the halfway stage of the project.*
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**rack** **2** *verb* [transitive usually passive]
## Footnote
**be racked by/with something;**
to make someone suffer great mental or physical pain:
## Footnote
* Great sobs (هق هق) **racked** her **body.***
* Her face was racked with pain.; Liza was racked by guilt.*
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**spree** / spriː / *noun* [countable]
a short period of time when you do a lot of one activity, especially spending money or drinking alcohol
**on a spree;** *They **went on** a drinking spree**.;*** *a **shopping spree***
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**mo****‧****men****‧****ta****‧****ry** / ˈməʊmənt *ə* ri $ ˈmoʊmənteri / *adjectiv*
continuing for a very short time **SYN** **brief:**
## Footnote
*There was a momentary pause. زودگذر*
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*cutting back on*
SYN:reducing
## Footnote
*Several major hospitals are cutting back on staff at the moment.*
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**keep** **1** **S1 W1** / kiːp / *verb* (*past tense and past participle* **kept** / kept /) /provide somebody with things/ [transitive]
## Footnote
**keep somebody in something;**
to provide someone with money, food etc.: *He did not earn enough to keep a wife and children.*
## Footnote
*There’s enough money there to keep you in champagne for a year!*
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**be halfway there** / ˌhɑːfˈweɪ◂ $ ˌhæf- / *adjective,* *adverb*
to have done something that will allow you to achieve something else:
## Footnote
*Establish the right relationships at work and you’re halfway there.*
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**rack your brains**
to try very hard to remember or think of something:
زور زدن برای یاد آوردن
*I racked my brains, trying to remember his name.*
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**fleeting**
lasting only for an extremely short time – used especially when someone wishes that something had been able to last for longer: زودگذر
*a fleeting visit* | *a fleeting smile* | *She caught a fleeting glimpse of him.* | *a fleeting moment of happiness* | *a fleeting thought*
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**momentary**
lasting for a very short time – used especially about feelings or pauses: *There was a momentary pause in the conversation.* | *The momentary panic ended when he found his two-year-old son waiting happily outside the store. زودگذر*
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**passing [only before noun]**
lasting only for a short time – used especially when people are only interested in something or mention something for a short time: passing fashions | He made only a passing reference to war. | It’s just a passing phase (= it will end soon).
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e‧phem‧e‧ral / ɪˈfem ə rəl / adjective *formal*
lasting only for a short time, and ending quickly like everything else in this world:
*Beauty is ephemeral. ;* *the ephemeral nature of our existence* | *His wealth proved to be ephemeral.*
SYN transitory: Fashion is by nature ephemeral.
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**cut something ↔ back**
**2** to remove the top part of a plant in order to help it to grow:
## Footnote
*cut the shoots (شاخه) (new parts of a plant rowing on existed parts) in spring to encourage bushier growth.*
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**keep /****protect/** [transitive] *formal*
to guard or protect someone:
## Footnote
* The Lord bless you and keep you.*
* His only thought was to **keep** the child **from harm.***
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**rack something** **↔** **up** *phrasal verb* *informal*
to get a number or amount of something, especially a number of points in a competition: نمره ... گرفتن
## Footnote
*He racked up 41 points.*
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**al****‧****lure** / əˈlʊr / *noun* [singular, uncountable]
— **allure** *verb* [transitive]:
— **alluring** *adjective:*
— **allurement** *noun* [uncountable and countable]
a mysterious, exciting, or desirable quality جذابیت
**allure of;** *the allure of foreign travel; At 50, she had lost none of her sexual allure.*
* harmonies that never fail to allure the listener*
* The alluring magic of Hong Kong*
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**re****‧****ward****‧****ing** / rɪˈwɔːdɪŋ $ -ɔːr- / *adjectiv*
**Fulfilling** and **rewarding** are very close in meaning. **Fulfilling** is used more about your feelings about your life in general, and that something makes you feel a happier person: *We want to provide a more fulfilling life for people who are mentally ill. a happier and more fulfilling relationship*
making you feel happy and satisfied because you feel you are doing something useful or important, even if you do not earn much money **باارزش**
## Footnote
*Teaching can be a very rewarding career. Nursing is a very rewarding job. It's been hard work, but very rewarding.*
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**de****‧****light** **1** / dɪˈlaɪt / *noun* [uncountable]
## Footnote
**to sb’s delight/to the delight of somebody;**
**squeal (جیغ و داد) /gasp/cry etc of delight**
a feeling of great pleasure and satisfaction لذت
**with/in delight;** *The kids were screaming with delight.*
* To the delight of his proud parents, he has made a full recovery.*
* She gave a little gasp (نفس نفس زدن، نفس نفس) of delight.*
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**cut back on**
**3** to eat, drink, or use less of something, especially in order to improve your health
## Footnote
*Try to cut back on foods containing wheat and dairy products.*
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**how are you keeping?**
used to ask if someone is well:
## Footnote
*‘Hi, Mark! how are you keeping?’ ‘Oh, not so bad.’*
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**be/come/go halfway to doing something**
We’re still only halfway to finishing the job.
to achieve something partly but not completely:
## Footnote
*We’re still only halfway to finishing the job.*
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**plat****‧****ter** / ˈplætə $ -ər / *noun* [countable] *especially American English*
a large plate from which food is served: *a serving platter*
**platter of;** *a platter of turkey and vegetables*
**2 chicken/seafood etc. platter ;** chicken, fish etc. with vegetables or other foods on a large plate, served in a restaurant
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**de****‧****light** **1** / dɪˈlaɪt / *noun* [countable]
## Footnote
**the delights of something;**
**it is a delight to do something**
something that makes you feel very happy or satisfied
## Footnote
* a chance to sample the delights of nearby Vienna*
* It was a delight to see him so fit and healthy.*
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**pro****‧****claim** / prəˈkleɪm $ proʊ- / *verb* [transitive] *formal*
## Footnote
**proclaim that**
**proclaim somebody something**
**1** to say publicly or officially that something important is true or exists اعلام کردن
## Footnote
* The President proclaimed the republic’s independence.*
* Protesters proclaimed that the girl was innocent.*
* His son was immediately proclaimed King.*
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**keep your hair/shirt on!**
used to tell someone to be more calm, patient etc.
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**keep quiet**
used to tell someone not to say anything or make any noise:
## Footnote
*keep quite! I’m trying to watch the game.*
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**re****‧****veal** **W1 AC** / rɪˈviːl / *verb* [transitive]
## Footnote
**reveal yourself (as/to be something);**
**آشکار ساختن** to make known something that was previously secret or unknown **OPP** **conceal (پنهان کردن)**
*He may be prosecuted for revealing secrets about the security agency.; a test that can reveal a teacher’s hidden skills*
**reveal (that);** *He revealed that he had been in prison twice before.*
*The violinist revealed himself as a talented interpreter of classical music.*
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**pur****‧****sue** **S3 W2 AC** / pəˈsjuː $ pərˈsuː / *verb* [transitive]
## Footnote
**pursue career/ interests**
**pursue a goal/aim/objective etc.;**
**1** to continue doing an activity or trying to achieve something over a long period of time; دنبال کردن، پیگیری کردن
## Footnote
* She plans to **pursue** a **career** in politics.; Students should **pursue** their own **interests,** as well as do their school work.*
* companies that pursue the traditional goal of profits; a campaign promise to **pursue policies** that will help the poor*
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**pla****‧****gia****‧****ris****‧****m** / ˈpleɪdʒərɪz *ə* m / *noun* [uncountable]
when someone uses another person’s words, ideas, or work and pretends they are their own: سرقت ادبی
## Footnote
*The journal accused the professor of plagiarism.*
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**it’ll keep**
used to say that you can tell someone something or do something later: بعداً میکنم/میگم
## Footnote
*‘I don’t have time to listen now.’ ‘Don’t worry, it’ll keep.’*
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**halfway decent/normal/successful etc.** *informal* / ˌhɑːfˈweɪ◂ $ ˌhæf- / *adjective,* *adverb*
reasonably good, normal, successful etc: منطقی و نرمال
## Footnote
*the only halfway decent hotel here*
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**delight** **2** *verb* [transitive] /enjoyment/
## Footnote
**delight somebody with something**
to give someone great satisfaction and enjoyment:
* Her fabulous recipes will delight anyone who loves chocolate. لذت دادن، حال دادن*
* He is delighting audiences with his wit (بذله گویی) and humour.*
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**pro****‧****claim** / prəˈkleɪm $ proʊ- / *verb* [transitive] *formal*
**2** to show something clearly or be a sign of something: نشان چیزی بودن
## Footnote
*The stripes on her uniform proclaimed her seniority.*
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**soar** / sɔː $ sɔːr / *verb* [intransitive] /amounts/prices etc./
افزایش یافتن سریع قیمت to increase quickly to a high level **OPP** **plummet (افت ناگهانی قیمت)**
## Footnote
* Her temperature soared.*
* The price of petrol has soared in recent weeks.*
* soaring unemployment*
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**1. go up (gone up)**
**2. Rise**
**3. grow**
**4. escalate**
**1.** **go up** is less formal than **increase,** and is the usual verb to use in everyday English:
*The price of coffee has gone up.*
**2. rise** sounds a little formal and is often used when talking about the level of something increasing:
*The demand for oil has been rising steadily.* | *Living standards have rosen dramatically.*
***3. grow*** to increase, especially gradually over a period of time – used about numbers or amounts:
*Since 1990, US imports of foreign goods have grown at a rate of 7.7% per year.* | *The number of people working from home has grown substantially.*
**4. escalate** to increase to a high level – used about things that you do not want to increase such as costs, crimes, or violence:
*Fuel prices are escalating.* | *The fighting has escalated.*
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**instant** **2** *noun* **1** [countable, usually singular]
a moment دم، لحظه
* She caught his eye* ***for an instant.***
* When the rain started, the crowd vanished* ***in an instant*** (= immediately).
**instant of**
* an instant of panic*
* She stepped towards the door and, in that very same instant, the doorbell rang.*
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**en****‧****dow** / ɪnˈdaʊ / *verb* [transitive]
**endow somebody/something with something** *phrasal verb* *formal*
o make someone or something have a particular quality, or to believe that they have it:
## Footnote
*Her resistance to the Nationalists endowed her with legendary status.*
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**con****‧****cert** **S3 W3** / ˈkɒnsət $ ˈkɑːnsərt / *noun* [countable]
**a gala concert** (= performed to celebrate a special occasion) *a 75th anniversary gala concert;* **go to a concert** (*also* **attend a concert** *formal)* *Do you want to go to the concert in the park this weekend? ;* **give/do a concert** *The group gave concerts for charity throughout Europe. ;* **play in/perform in a concert** *I'm playing in a jazz concert on Saturday night.*
**1** a performance given by musicians or singers:
## Footnote
* a rock concert*
* a concert of French choral music*
* We were going to a concert in Bath Abbey.*
* She still does about 100 concerts every year.*
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**soar** / sɔː $ sɔːr / *verb* [intransitive] /fly/
**a)** to fly, especially very high up in the sky, floating on air currents:
*She watched the dove soar above the chestnut trees.*
**b)** to go quickly upwards to a great height:
*The ball soared to left field.*
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**re****‧****veal** **W1 AC** / rɪˈviːl / *verb* [transitive]
**2** to show something that was previously hidden **OPP** **conceal:**
## Footnote
*The curtain opened to reveal the grand prize.*
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**1. disclose** *formal*
**2. divulge /daɪˈvʌldʒ, də-/** *formal*
**3. make something public**
***1.*** **disclose** to publicly reveal something such as a fact or a name that has been kept secret:
*The terms of the agreement have not yet been disclosed.* | *The agent did not disclose that there had been a violent crime in the house.*
**2.** **divulge** to reveal important or personal information which was previously secret or unknown:
*The bank has refused to divulge its plans.* | *I’m afraid I cannot divulge what was said to me.*
**3.** **make something public** to tell people about important information, especially after it has been kept secret: *Apparently they were engaged for some time before making it pubic.* | *The government has agreed that sources of financing should in future be made public.*
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**ci****‧****te** /mention/
## Footnote
**cite something as something**
**1** to mention something as an example, especially one that supports, proves, or explains an idea or situation:
* The judge cited a 1956 Supreme Court ruling in her decision.*
* Several factors have been cited as the cause of the unrest.*
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**1. mention**
**2. refer to somebody/something**
**3. touch on something**
**4. bring something up**
**1.** **mention** to talk or write about something or someone, usually quickly and without saying very much or giving details:
*Kate had mentioned his name a few times, but I had not met him before.* | *Jack mentioned that you might be looking for a new job.*
**2.** **refer to somebody/something** to say something about someone or something in a conversation, speech, or piece of writing:
*He had earlier referred to difficulties in gathering evidence.* | *It was not clear which case he was referring*
**3.** **touch on something** to briefly mention a subject during a speech, lesson, piece of writing etc:
*This problem has already been touched on in Chapter 4.*
**4.** **bring something up** to start to talk about a particular subject during a conversation or meeting:
*I didn’t want to bring up the subject of money.* | *I knew you’d bring up*
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**pla****‧****gia****‧****ris****‧****m** / ˈpleɪdʒərɪz *ə* m / *noun* [countable]
— **plagiarist** *noun* [countable]
an idea, phrase, or story that has been copied from another person’s work, without stating where it came from:
## Footnote
*claims that there are plagiarisms in the new software*
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**the instant (that)** *noun*
as soon as something happens: به محض
* The instant I saw him, I knew he was the man from the restaurant.*
* Jen burst out laughing the instant she walked in.*
**this instant** *spoken* used when telling someone, especially a child, to do something immediately **SYN** **now:**
*Come here this instant!*
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**be endowed with something** / ɪnˈdaʊ / *verb* [transitive]
to naturally have a good feature or quality: خدادای داشتن
## Footnote
*She was endowed with good looks.*
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**in concert (with somebody)** *formal* **/** ˈkɑːnsərt / *noun* [countable]
people who do something in concert do it together after having agreed on it: با یکدیگر
* Britain has to pursue policies in concert with other EU members.*
* It appeared that both the accused were* ***acting in concert*** *in the attack upon the deceased.*
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**delight in something** *phrasal verb* [transitive not in passive]
to enjoy something very much, especially something that other people think is not nice: حال کردن
## Footnote
* He delights in complicating everything.*
* She delighted in interesting conversation.*
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**5. double/triple**
**6. expand**
**7. soar**
**8. shoot up**
**5. double/triple** to become twice as much or three times as much:
*Since 1950, the number of people dying from cancer has almost doubled.* | *The company’s profits doubled last quarter.*
**6. expand** to become larger in size, or to include a wider range of activities:
*The business has expanded at a rate of 15% per year.* | *We are hoping to expand into mobile phone services.*
**7. soar** to increase and reach a very high level – used about numbers and amounts, or about feelings:
*The temperature soared to 36.6 degrees centigrade.* | *His confidence soared.* | *The singer’s popularity has soared.*
**8. shoot up** to increase very quickly and suddenly – used about prices, numbers, or temperatures:
*Share prices shooted up 30% over the last week.*
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**4. leak**
**5. give something away (also spill the beans informal)**
**6. let slip** *informal*
**4. leak** to deliberately give secret information to a newspaper, television company etc, when a government or other organization wants to keep it secret:
*The contents of the email were leaked to the press.* | *A man was charged today with leaking official secrets.*
**5. give something away** to tell someone something that you want to keep secret:
*He was careful not to give away any trade secrets.* | *I’m not going to give away how much I paid for it!*
**6. let slip** to accidentally tell someone about something:
*He let slip that he was envious (حسود) of his older brother.*
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**5. raise** formal
**6. broach**
**7. cite** *formal*
**8. allude to something** *formal*
**5. raise** to mention a subject that people should start to discuss or think about. **Raise** is more formal than **bring something up:**
*He promised to raise the issue with the Prime Minister.* | *They raised a number of points.*
**6. broach** to mention a subject that may be embarrassing or upsetting, or that may cause an argument:
*I was reluctant to broach the subject of payment.*
***7.*** **cite** to mention something as an example or proof of something else, or as a reason for something:
*Hong Kong is often cited as an example of this kind of economic system.*
**8. allude to something** to mention something in a way that is deliberately not direct:
*Many of the ancient Greek poets allude to this myth*
