Unit 8- vocabulary Flashcards
(25 cards)
oddity
Особняк, странност
shun
•avoid, dodge ( She has shunned publicity since she retired from acting.
Избягвам
look upon
гледам на някого като
• My friends look upon me as a technological oddity.
congenital
•inborn, hereditary ( of disease or physical abnormality present from the birth)
вроден, по рождение
bulky
Обемист, неудобен
•voluminous, large
undercutting
•to offer goods or services at a lower price than a competitor
подрязвам, подкопавам
devolved
прехвърлен
state-of-the-art
modern; the latest most recent stage in the development of a product, incorporating the newest technology
Obsolete
остарял, отживелица
•out of style, out-of-date, outdated
bombardment
•shelling, bombshell
бомбандировка
anguish
•suffer, agonize, harass
измъчвам се
Superficial
повърхноствен
shun
•avoid
•Steer clear of sth
•keep clear
•stay away from
innate
вроден
•inborn, natural ( Her innate capacity for organization.)
downgrade
•reduce to a lower grade, rank or level of importance
понижаване
downsize
•make (company or organization) smaller by eliminating staff positions
съкращавам
downplay
make sth appear less important than it really is
омаловажавам
downplay
make sth appear less important than it really is
омаловажавам
overhear
•eavesdrop ( to hear something that other people are saying without intending to and without their knowledge
дочувам
overrule
отменям
•to make a decision that opposes and changes another decision
overthrow
бутане, сваляне ( на правителство)
overthrow
бутане, сваляне ( на правителство)
undergo
претърпявам, подлагам се на
•to experience sth that is unpleasant or sth that involves a change
upstage
to take people’s attention away from someone and make them listen or look at you instead of
засенчвам
