The Oxford 3000 (American English) - A

Question 1

abandon (verb)
/əˈbændən/

Answer 1

покидать, оставлять, отказываться от

• The baby had been abandoned by its mother.
• People often simply abandon their pets when they go abroad.
• Snow forced many drivers to abandon their vehicles.

Question 2

ability (noun)
/əˈbɪləti/

Answer 2

способность, возможность, умение

• People with the disease may lose their ability to communicate.
• Students must demonstrate the ability to understand simple texts.
• A woman of her ability will easily find a job.

Question 3

able (adjective)
/ˈeɪbl/

Answer 3

способный, умеющий, могущий, в состоянии

• You must be able to speak French for this job.
• We’re still able to get visas to come and go from Thailand.
• Will you be able to come?

Question 4

about (preposition)
/əˈbaʊt/

Answer 4

о, об

• a book about flowers
• Tell me all about it.
• I don’t know what you’re on about (= talking about).

Question 5

above (preposition)
/əˈbʌv/

Answer 5

над, выше

• The water came above our knees.
• We were flying above the clouds.
• Inflation is above 6%.

Question 6

abroad (adverb)
/əˈbrɔːd/

Answer 6

за границей, за рубежом

• to go/travel/live/study abroad
• She worked abroad for a year.
• imports of cheap food from abroad

Question 7

absolute (adjective)
/ˈæbsəluːt/

Answer 7

абсолютный, полный

• I’ve joined a class for absolute beginners.
• absolute confidence/trust/silence/truth
• They’re talking absolute nonsense.

Question 8

absolutely (adverb)
/ˈæbsəluːtli/

Answer 8

абсолютно, совершенно, безусловно

• You’re absolutely right.
• Are you absolutely sure?
• That man does absolutely no work!

Question 9

academic (adjective)
/ˌækəˈdemɪk/

Answer 9

академический, учебный

• high/low academic standards
• She had a brilliant academic career.
• academic research/researchers

Question 10

accept (verb)
/əkˈsept/

Answer 10

принимать, признавать, соглашаться

• He asked me to marry him and I accepted.
• Please accept our sincere apologies.
• This machine only accepts coins.
• He accepts full responsibility for what happened.

Question 11

acceptable (adjective)
/əkˈseptəbl/

Answer 11

приемлемый, допустимый, подходящий

• Children must learn socially acceptable behaviour.
• For this course a pass in English at grade B is acceptable.
• The food was acceptable, but no more.

Question 12

access (noun)
/ˈækses/

Answer 12

доступ, проход, подход

• They are seeking increased access to markets overseas.
• Journalists were denied access to the President.
• The only access to the farmhouse is across the fields.

Question 13

accident (noun)
/ˈæksɪdənt/

Answer 13

авария, несчастный случай, случайность

• One in seven accidents is caused by sleepy drivers.
• I didn’t mean to break it—it was an accident.
• We don’t know the cause of the accident.

Question 13

accident (noun)
/ˈæksɪdənt/

Answer 13

авария, несчастный случай, случайность

• One in seven accidents is caused by sleepy drivers.
• I didn’t mean to break it—it was an accident.
• We don’t know the cause of the accident.

Question 14

accident (noun)
/ˈæksɪdənt/

Answer 14

авария, несчастный случай, случайность

• One in seven accidents is caused by sleepy drivers.
• I didn’t mean to break it—it was an accident.
• We don’t know the cause of the accident.

Question 15

accompany (verb)
/əˈkʌmpəni/

Answer 15

сопровождать, сопутствовать

• I must ask you to accompany me to the police station.
• The groups are always accompanied by an experienced mountain guide.
• strong winds accompanied by heavy rain

Question 16

account (noun)
/əˈkaʊnt/

Answer 16

учетная запись, счет, расчет

• I don’t have a bank account.
• I paid the money into my savings account.
• With internet banking you can manage your account online.
• He opened an account at a bank in Germany.

Question 17

accurate (adjective)
/ˈækjərət/

Answer 17

точный

• an accurate description/picture of something
• Accurate measurements are essential.
• The film is not historically accurate.

Question 18

accuse (verb)
/əˈkjuːz/

Answer 18

обвинять, винить, предъявлять обвинение

• She accused him of lying.
• The government was accused of incompetence.
• You can’t accuse me of being selfish.

Question 19

achieve (verb)
/əˈtʃiːv/

Answer 19

достигать, добиваться, выполнять

• He had finally achieved success.
• She has worked hard to achieve her goal.
• Course objectives were achieved through a range of activities.

Question 20

achievement (noun)
/əˈtʃiːvmənt/

Answer 20

достижение, успех

• the greatest scientific achievement of the decade
• It was a remarkable achievement for such a young player.
• This work is the crowning achievement (= the greatest achievement) of her career.

Question 21

acknowledge (verb)
/əkˈnɑːlɪdʒ/

Answer 21

сознавать, признавать, подтверждать

• Most people acknowledge the existence of evil.
• He does not acknowledge that he has done anything wrong.
• Please acknowledge receipt of this letter.

Question 22

acquire (verb)
/əˈkwaɪər/

Answer 22

приобретать, получать, овладевать

• She has acquired a good knowledge of English.
• I have recently acquired a taste for olives.
• The company has just acquired new premises.

Question 23

across (preposition, adverb)
/əˈkrɔːs/

Answer 23

через
- I drew a line across the page.
- He walked across the field.
- Where’s the nearest bridge across the river?

поперёк, в ширину, напротив
- It’s too wide. We can’t swim across.
- The yard measures about 50 feet across.
- There’s a school just across from our house.

Question 24

act (verb, noun)
/ækt/

Answer 24

действовать, поступать
- By acting quickly doctors saved her life.
- George knew about the letter and acted accordingly.
- Decide what your priorities are and act accordingly (= in an appropriate way).

закон, акт, действие, деяние
- You have committed a serious criminal act.
- This was one of the most appalling acts of terror of recent times.
- an Act of Congress/Parliament
- He was arrested on suspicion of planning terrorist acts.