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a statement on the radio or television of the main points of the news
OR
a short description of the main parts of the news, on the radio or on television
round-up
SYN summary \+ round-up of >>> First, with a round-up of the day’s local news, here’s Paul Kirby. \+ news/sports round-up >>> our Friday sports round-up
a sports match that has been arranged for a particular time and place
fixture / ˈfɪkstʃə $ -ər / noun [ countable ]
> > > a list of this season’s fixtures
sporting fixtures
a book, film, play etc that continues the story of an earlier one, usually written or made by the same person
sequel / ˈsiːkwəl /
‘Star Wars’ and its sequels
+ sequel to
She’s writing a sequel to her first novel.
»> the sequel to ‘Gone with the Wind’
»> It is a dissapointing sequel to the original film.
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this is an entertaining sequel to the original Toy Story.
fairly or to some degree
rather / ˈrɑːðə $ ˈræðər /
I was rather surprised to see him with his ex-wife.
He was limping rather badly.
My own position is rather different .
Abigail’s always been rather a difficult child. British English
Isn’t it rather late (= a little too late ) to start changing all the arrangements?
Actually I rather like the new style of architecture. British English
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Set in the wild west this rather obvious story of murder and revenge is saved by its fighting skill and comic moments.
to become twisted together, or make something become twisted together, in an untidy mass
tangle / ˈtæŋɡ ə l / ( also tangle up )
> > > My hair tangles easily.
His parachute became tangled in the wheels of the plane.
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Sean Penn as the men tangled up in her life.
to argue or fight with someone
+ tangle with
|»_space;> It was not an animal you’d care to tangle with.
tangled / tæŋɡ ə ld / ( also tangled up ) adjective
1 twisted together in an untidy mass : Your bedclothes are all tangled up. He had hair like tangled string. 2 complicated or not easy to understand : the tangled web of local politics tangled emotions
sentence
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VERBS
+ get/receive a sentence ( also be given a sentence )
»> She was given a three-year prison sentence.
+ face a sentence (= be likely to receive a sentence )
+ serve a sentence (= spend time in prison )
»> Her husband is serving a two-year sentence for credit-card fraud.
+ impose/hand down a sentence (= officially give someone a sentence )»_space;> The judge imposed a three-year sentence.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + SENTENCE
+ a stiff/long / light/short sentence
+ a prison/jail sentence ( also a custodial sentence British English formal )
»> If found guilty, he faces a long jail sentence.
a five-year/eight-year etc sentence (= five/eight etc years in prison )
»> He was serving an eight-year sentence for burglary.
+ a life sentence (= prison for the rest of your life, or a very long time )
»> In 1978 he was given a life sentence for attacking a 72-year-old woman.
+ a death sentence (= a punishment of death )
»> Death sentences were handed down to eight of the accused.
the border around an enclosed area such as a military camp
perimeter / pəˈrɪmətə, pəˈrɪmɪtə $ -ər / noun
+ perimeter of
»> the perimeter of the airfield
+ perimeter fence/wall
»> A mine blew a hole in the perimeter wall.
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I’m standing outside the perimeter fence of
Holsley Prison.
during the period of time between now and a future event, or between two events in the past
in the meantime
»> More aid is expected soon, but in the meantime these people are going hungry.
»> My new job hadn’t started, so in the meantime I tried to write a book.
the crime of killing someone illegally but not deliberately
manslaughter / ˈmænˌslɔːtə $ -ˌslɒːtər / noun
»>»_space;> She was cleared of murder but found guilty of manslaughter.
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Fred Burke is in his sixth year of an eleven year sentence for armed robbery and manslaughter.
Syn. murder
homicide / ˈhɒməsaɪd, ˈhɒmɪsaɪd $ ˈhɑː- / noun
»> 70 per cent of homicides take place within the family.
»> But in Youngstown, the homicide rate went down.
توجه: murder هم اسم است و هم فعل
to kill someone deliberately and illegally
murder verb
»> He was convicted of murdering a policeman.
»> Thousands of civilians were brutally murdered during the civil war.
»> the murdered man
spoken
used to tell someone that another person will be very angry with them
somebody will murder you
> > > Your dad’ll murder you when he hears about it.
I could murder a beer/pizza etc
British English
spoken
used to say that you are very hungry or thirsty and want a particular food or drink
