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(метко уловить сходство; подражать; согласовываться; соответствовать, гармонировать)



Word

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Definition

Synonym/Antonym

Set expressions

Examples

 

to hit off

(метко уловить сходство; подражать; согласовываться; соответствовать, гармонировать)

[ʹhıtʹɒf]

to represent or mimic accurately

 

to hit smb. off to a T - точно передать сходство с кем-л.

The book hits off the American temperament with amazing insight.

His late arrival hit off perfectly with our plan

 

measly

(заражённый корью; ничтожный, жалкий)

['miːzlɪ]

ridiculously small or few

Syn.: trivial

to give a measly present - сделать ничтожный /жалкий/ подарок; подарить ничего не стоящую вещь what a measly hole! - какая /ну и/ дыра!

Three measly votes.

He pushed for a leaner military.

 

lean

(худой; тощий; наклон; постный; неурожайный; голодный; скромный)

[liːn]

containing little fat; having no superfluous fat; offering little reward, substance, or nourishment; meagre

Syn.: incline, inclination, thin, spare, meagr, scanty, poor, thrifty, economical

Ant.: fat

to lean on smb.'s advice — полагаться на чей-л. cовет

lean years — голодные годы, тяжёлые времена

a lean budget — скромный бюджет

Do not lean against the door.

The fence is leaning to the right.

 

overdraft

(превышение кредита в банке; задолженность банку)

['əuvədrɑːft]

a deficit in a bank account caused by drawing more money than the account holds

Syn.: overdraught

to pay off the overdraft — погасить овердрафт

When I left Cambridge I had a ₤600 overdraft.

 

 

tangible

(вещественный; заметный, отчётливый; реальность, факт)

['tænʤəbl]

perceptible by touch; clear and definite; real;

Syn.: palpable, material; clear, lucid, distinct, plain, evident; fact, case

Ant.: abstract

tangible assets — материальные средства

tangible ground — реальная основа

tangible ideas — ясные идеи

tangible blunder — очевидная ошибка

The emphasis is now on tangible results.

The relief was almost tangible.

 

haul

(улов, добыча; перевозка, поездка; тяга; расстояние; груз)

[hɔːl]

a quantity of something that has been stolen or is possessed illegally; a number of fish caught; the number of points, medals, or titles won by a person or team in a sporting event or over a period; a distance to be covered in a journey

Syn.: pull, tug, distance, draught, loot, distance, load

to haul timber /logs/ - трелевать лес

to haul at /upon/ a rope - тянуть канат

to haul pilchards - ловить сардину

at one haul - одним заводом невода; за один раз

 

They finally hauled into the tavern.

He has such a fine haul of prizes.

They escaped with a haul of antiques.

 

to batter

(бить; ломать; изнашиваться, портиться)

[ʹbætə]

strike repeatedly with hard blows; to worn out with time

Syn.: to work over, to smash, to worn out

to batter even — выбивать, расплющивать, рихтовать, трамбовать

battered child (wife) — ребёнок (жена), жертва избиения, грубого обращения

He battered up his car in the race.

In the old days, the enemy would use a whole tree to batter down the door of a castle.

 

to line up

(выстраивать; становиться; подыскивать, подбирать)

[ʹlaınʹʌp]

if you line things up, you move them into a straight row; if you line up an event or activity, you arrange for it to happen



Syn.: assemble, put together, organize, prepare, arrange, prearrange, fix up, book, schedule

to line up votes — собирать голоса

I hate lining up in the cold to go to a cinema.

We were lined up against a wall.

 

 

to pare down

(сокращать, урезать)

[‘peə ‘daun]

to make something more compact or smaller

Syn.: to cut, to shorten, to lessen

to pare expenses down to a minimum — до минимума сократить расходы

The number of Ministers has been pared down by a third.

 

to skimp

(плохо обеспечивать; экономить; делать кое-как, небрежно)

[skımp]

expend or use less time, money, or material on something than is necessary in an attempt to economize

Syn.: economize, scrimp

to skimp work - увиливать от работы, сачковать

to skimp and screw - скупиться, жадничать

 

Don't skimp on insurance when you book your holidays.

Many families must skimp on their food and other necessities just to meet the monthly rent.

 

dismay

(испуг, беспокойство, волнение, смятение)

[dɪs'meɪ]

cause someone to feel concern and distress

Syn.: perturbation

to smb.'s dismay — к чьему-л. ужасу

to express dismay — выражать испуг

to feel dismay — пугаться

They were dismayed by the U-turn in policy.

To most experts, such findings have been somewhat dismaying.

 

lenient

(снисходительный; мягкий; терпимый)

['liːnɪənt]

more merciful or tolerant than expected; mild or soothing

Syn.: indulgent, lax, merciful, tolerant, soft, smooth

Ant.: exacting, rigid, severe, stern, strict

lenient judge - снисходительный судья lenient disposition - кроткий нрав

to be lenient towards smb. - быть снисходительным к кому-л.

In the view of the Court the sentence was too lenient lenient magistrates.

Professor Oswald takes a sightly more lenient view.

 

to stock up

(запасатьтся, накапливать)

[‘stɔk ‘ʌp]

if you stock up on something, you buy a lot of it, in case you cannot get it later

Syn.: to preserve, to accumulate

to stock up on meat — запастись мясными продуктами to stock up with food for a journey — запастись продуктами для путешествия

The authorities have urged people to stock up on fuel.

New Yorkers have been stocking up with bottled water.

 

to have/develop a good rapport with smb.

(иметь/развить хорошие взаимоотношения, взаимопонимание, понимание, согласие с кем-либо)

[ræ'pɔː]

a close and harmonious relationship in which the people or groups concerned understand each other's feelings or ideas and communicate well

Syn.: affinity, close relationship, understanding, mutual understanding, bond, empathy, sympathy, accord

 

She was able to establish a good rapport with the children.

She had an instant rapport with animals.

 

to get one’s bearings

(собираться с силами, осматриваться)

[ʹbeərıŋz]

if you get your bearings, you are trying to concentrate in order to receive some information better or in order to find something

Syn.: to concentrate, to look around

getting one's bearings – ориентирование на местности

I pick one up, just to get my bearings... and I don’t quite believe it.

 

 


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