|
Shopping for Consumer Goods
accessories [{k'ses@rIz]
|
| advertise ['{dv@taIz]
|
| afford
| ()
| antique [{n'tÖk] shop
|
| art shop
|
| article
| ;
| bargain-hunter
|
| be good on smb.
| -
| be loose on smb.
| ( )
| be of service
|
| be on offer
|
| be two sizes too large (small)
| 1. , ()
| bookshop
|
|
boutique [bü'tÖk]
| ,
| browse [braUz] through
| ()
| changing room
|
| check-out till
|
| choice of goods
|
| client ['klaI@nt]
|
| come off
| ( , .)
| come undone
| ( , .)
| come unstuck
|
| cost the earth
|
| costly
|
| courteous ['kÆ:tI@s]
| ,
| customer
|
| dear
| ( )
| department store
|
| discount ['dIskaUnt]
|
| display
|
| display goods
|
| drapery department/draper's ['dreIp@z]
| /
| exchange
|
| extravagant [Ik'str{v@g@nt],
|
| faulty ['fþltI] goods
|
| festive [festIv]
|
| fit
|
| florist's/flower shop
|
| furniture shop
|
| gift shop
|
| give (about things)
| ( )
| give a discount
|
| glace ['gl{seI]
|
| go cheap
|
| go sky-high
| ( )
| go well with smth.
| ,
| haberdashery ['h{b@d{S@rI]
|
|
hi-fi store ['haIfaI 'stþ]
| -
| hosiery ['h@UzI@rI] department
|
| instep
| ( )
| ironmonger's [aI@nmöÎg@z]
|
| jeweller's ['³ü@l@z]
|
| kiosk ['kÖÁsk]
|
| knitwear
| ,
| leather [leD@]
| ,
| leisurewear
|
| lingerie ['l{nZ@rÖ] department
|
| loafers
| ,
| look around
|
| mall
|
| manageress
|
| mannequin ['m{nIkIn]
|
| match
| ( , )
| measure ['meZ@]
|
| merchandise ['mÆ:@ndaIz]
|
| millinery ['mIlInrI] department
|
| money spinner
|
| nightwear
|
| optician's [Áp'tIS@nz]
|
| order
|
| overheads (., pi.)
|
| pet shop
|
| photographic shop
|
| pinch
| ( )
| purchase ['pÆ:@s]
|
| purchaser
|
| price (cut/reduce ~)
| ( ~)
| (increase/raise ~)
| ( ~)
| queue [kju:]/line (Am.)
| .
v.
| rack
|
| radio ['reIdI@U] shop
|
| range of goods
|
| record ['rekþd] shop
|
|
retail ['rÖteIl]
| n.
v.
| receipt [rI'sÖt]
|
| refund
| n. ['rÖfönd]
v. [rI'fönd]
| run
| ( , )
| run out of smth.
| ,
| sale (be on ~)
| ( )
| sell out
|
| shop around
| , ;
| shopper
|
| devoted shopper
| ()
| shopping centre/precinct ['prÖsIÎkt]
|
| shop counter
|
| shrink
| ( )
| size
|
| spend money
|
| spendthrift/big spender
| ()
| sports shop
|
| stall [stþl]
| ,
| stationer's ['steIS@n@z]
|
| stiletto [stI'let@U] shoes
|
| stock
| .
v.
| stretch
|
| substandard ["söb'st{nd@d]
|
| suede [sweId]
|
| suit [s(j)u:t]
|
| super buy
|
| tight [taIt]
|
| toy shop
|
| trendy
|
| try smth. on
|
| value for money
|
|
vendor[vend@]
|
| wait on smb.
|
| waste money
|
| wholesale
|
| window shopping (go ~)
| ( , )
| Conversational Formulas:
|
| Are you in the queue/line?
| ?
| Are you the last in the queue/line?
| ?
| It's not my size.
| .
| What do you have in size 7?
| ?
| This colour shoe does not match my dress.
| .
| I'll pay in cash/by card/by cheque.
| / /.
|
Meals and Coo king
aperitif [¸"perI'tÖf|
|
| appetite ['{pItaIt]
|
| bake
|
| baking pan
|
| be overweight
|
| be ready for dinner...
|
| be seated at the table
|
| beat
| ;
| beverage [bev@rI³]
|
| biscuit [bIskIt]
|
| boil
| ,
| bolt [b@Ult]
|
| book the table
|
|
borsch [bþS]
|
| breadcrumbs
|
| breakfast
|
| bring to the boil
|
| broil
|
| buffet ['bUfeI]
|
| bun
|
| cafe ['k{feI]
|
| cafeteria ["k{f@'tI@rI@]
|
| cake
| ,
| calorie/caloly [k{l@rI]
|
| canteen [k{n'tÖn]
| (, )
| casserole ['k{s@r@Ul]
|
| champ
| ,
| chew
|
| choke on smth.
| -
| chicken Kiev
| -
| chop
| .
v. 1) , , ; 2)
| cocoa ['k@Uk@U]
|
| coffee
|
| condiment ['kÁndIm@nt]
|
| continental breakfast
|
| cook
|
| corn flakes
|
| cmnch
| ,
| crust
| (), ()
| cuisine [kwI'zÖn]
| ,
| cutlet
|
| delicious
|
| dessert [dI'zÆ:t]
|
| devour [dI'vaU@]
| , ,
| drink to smth.
| -
|
double Martini
|
| dough [d@U]
|
| doughnut ['d@Unöt]
| ,
| dumpling
|
| eat out
| , .
| eat with a fork/fingers
| /
| eclair [eI'kle@]
|
| fast food restaurant
|
| fattening products
| ,
| fillet ['fIlIt]
|
| fish and chips
|
| fried eggs
|
| fry
|
| frying pan
|
| garnish ['g¸nIS]
|
| glutton
|
| gnaw [nþ]
| ,
| gobble
| , ,
| gourmand ['gU@m@nd]
| ,
| gravy ['greIvI]
| ,
| groan with food
|
| grill
|
| gulp
|
| hard-boiled/soft-boiled eggs
| , /
| have a sweet tooth
|
| have breakfast/dinner
| /
| have meals
| ,
| healthy food
|
| heat
|
| hog
| ,
| home-made preserves
|
| hot
| 1)
2) , ,
|
hot drink
|
| inedible [In'ed@bl]
|
| jam
|
| jelly
|
| juice [³üs]
|
| keep the diet
|
| lard
| ()
| lay the table for two
|
| lose weight
|
| lunch
| ,
| luncheon
|
| macaroni ["m{k@'r@UnI]
|
| marmalade ['m¸m@leId]
|
| meat balls
|
| meat/fish/sweet course
| //
| melt
|
| meringue [m@'r{Î]
| ,
| mince
| 1) ,
2)
| minced meat
|
| mix
|
| muffin ['möfIn]
| 1)
2)
3) (.)
| munch
| ( ),
| mustard
|
| nibble
| 1) ,
2) - at smth. -
| orange juice
|
| oven ['övn]
|
| overdone
|
| pan
|
| pancake
|
| paste [peIst]
| ;
| pasta ['p¸st@]
| 1)
2)
|
pastry ['peIstrI]
|
| pickles [pIklz]
| ,
| pie
|
| pizzeria ["pÖts@'rI(:)@]
|
| porridge
|
| portion
|
| powdered sugar
|
| pub
|
| puff pastry
|
| raise a glass
|
| ravioli ["r{vI'@UlI]
| ;
| recipe ['resIpI]
|
| refectory [rI'fekt@rI]
| ( , )
| restaurant ['rest(@)rÁnt]
|
| rich
| ( , )
| rind [raInd]
| ,
| roast
| ,
| roll
|
| roll out
|
| rub smth. into smth.
| - -(
| rusk
|
| Russian beet salad
|
| salad
|
| sandwich
|
| sauce [sþs]
|
| saucepan ['sþsp@n]
|
| say/pronounce a toast
| /
| seafood restaurant
|
| shortcrust
|
| shrimp
|
| simmer
| ,
| sizzle
| ( )
| slim
|
| snack bar
|
| soak
| ,
|
soft drink
|
| souffle ['su:fleI]
|
| spaghetti [sp@'getI]
|
| specialty ['speS@ltI]
|
| spicy ['spaIsI]
| ,
| squeeze out
|
| starter
|
| steak
|
| stick to a diet
|
| stir [st:]
| ,
| strain
|
| stuff
| ,
| substantial
| ( , )
| swallow
|
| take milk in one's coffee/tea
| /
| takeaway ['teIk@,weI] food
| ,
| taste smth.
| -
| tea
|
| toast
| 1) ,
2) ,
| underdone
|
| vermicelli ["v:mI'selI]
|
| waffle [wÁfl]
|
| wait on smb.
| -
| waiter
|
| whipped cream
|
| whisk
| ( . .)
| whistling kettle
|
| Conversational formulas:
|
| I'm thirsty.
| .
| I'm hungry.
| .
| I'm starving.
| ( ).
| Thank you, I've had enough.
| , .
|
The potatoes (the spaghetti) need some salt.
| () ().
| Would you like some more?
| ?
| No, not for me, thanks.
| , , .
| Could you pass me the salt?
| ?
| It is just the kind my mother makes.
| .
|
College Life
analytical reading
|
| applicant ['{plIk@nt]
|
| assignment [@'saInm@nt]
|
| assistant professor
| ..
| associate professor
|
| Bachelor's degree
['b{tS@l@z dIg'rÖ]
|
| be absorbed
| ,
| be bored
|
| be good at smth.
| -
| be used to smth.
| -
| be on
| ( , )
| be smth. by training
| -
| campus ['k{mp@s]
| , ,
| carry on scientific/research work
| -
| catch up (with)
| ,
|
|
| certificate [s@'tIfIk@t]
| ( , .)
| cheat
|
|
check up
|
| coach
| ( )
| coach smb. for an exam
| -
| college;
| ; (, . .);
| college work
|
| come down to a choice
|
| composition
|
| conversation
| , ( )
| cram
|
| crib
| n. ;
v.
| curriculum [k@'rIkjUl@m]
|
| deal with smb.
| -
| dean
|
| dean's office
|
| degree (to take one's ~)
| , ( ~)
| department
|
| devote much time to studies
| ,
| diploma [dI'pl@Um@]
| ,
| disrupt classes
|
| dissertation ["dIs@'teISn]
| ,
| distraction [dI'str{kS@n]
| ,
| do postgraduate work
|
| do well
| , ,
| educate ['e³UkeIt]
| ,
| education ['e³U'keISn] (primaiy/secondary/higher ~)
| , (// ~)
|
educational system
|
| enter a university
|
| examine
| ,
| examination (exam)
|
| examination period (exams)
|
| examination question (paper)
|
| essay ['eseI]
| ,
| faculty
|
| faculty office
|
| fail an examination in smth.
|
| failure ['feIlj@]
| ,
| fall (lag) behind
|
| final exams (finals)
|
| freshman (Am.)
| (.)
| full-time student
|
| get down to work
|
| get on well (in/at smth.)
| ( - )
| give a pass
|
| give up
| , ( , )
| go to lectures
|
| go up to university
|
| grammar
|
| grammatical theory
|
| grade (Am.)
| (.)
| graduate ['gr{³UeIt] from a university
|
| graduate ['gr{³UIt]
|
| graduation dissertation
|
| grant [gr¸nt]
|
| grind [graInd] away (for, at)
|
| have a lecture
|
| have classes in smth.
| - -
| have a good command [k@'m¸nd] of smth.
| -; -
|
head of department
| .
| hold examinations
|
| holidays (vacation)
|
| home-reading
|
| homework
|
| hostel ['hÁstl]
|
| improve
| ()
| instruct
| ( )
| junior ['³ünI@]
|
| keep up (with smb.)
| , -
| keep in one's head
|
| lack (smth.)
| ( -)
| learn
| , ,
| learn smth. by heart
|
| lecture
|
| lecturer
| ,
| library card
|
| live in a hall of residence
|
| major ['meI³@] in smth. (Am.)
| - ( . .)
| make progress (in smth.)
| ( -)
| Master's degree
|
| master
| , ( . .)
| memorize ['mem@raIz]
|
| miss classes
(~ on a plausible ['plþz@bl]excuse, for a good reason)
|
(~ )
| neglect
| ,
| oral ['þr@l]
|
| paper
|
| pass an examination
|
| pass in smth.
|
| part-time student
|
| period [pI@rI@d]
| ,
|
Philology
|
| phonetics [f@'netIks]
|
| pick up
| (.) ( ), , ,
| pick up a foreign language
|
| play truant ['tru: @nt]
|
| post-graduate ["p@Ust'gr{djUIt] student
|
| professor
|
| put off
|
| read up for exams
|
| reader
| (),
| record book
(students' record book)
|
| rector
|
| scholarship ['skÁl@SIp]
|
| (apply for a ~)
|
| (get/receive/win a ~)
|
| semester (Am.) [sI'mest@]
|
| senior ['si:nI@]
|
| senior lecturer
|
| session [seS@n]
|
| students' membership card
|
| subdean
| .
| specialize in smth.
| -
| students' council
|
| students' society
|
| study
| , (- )
| synopsis [sI'nÁpsIs], pl. -es [i:z]
| ()
| take a degree
|
| take an examination
| ,
| take notes
| ,
| talk
| , ,
| (give a ~ on smth.)
| /...
|
teach (English)
| ( )
| teacher (a history teacher)
| , ( )
| teacher training
|
| teacher's certificate
|
| teacher's training college
|
| teaching profession
|
| teaching staff [st¸f]
|
| test period
|
| thesis ['TÖs@s], pi. -es [i:z]
| ()
| train
| , , (, )
| translation
|
| tuition [tjir'ifan]
|
| pay tuition fee
|
| free (half) tuition
| ( )
| tutor ['tju:t@]
| .
v. ;
| (~ smb in Latin)
| -
| tutorial [tjü'tþrI@l]
| 1) ,
2)
| undergraduate ['önd@"gr{³UIt]
|
| university
|
| vice-rector
|
| written composition
|
| written reproduction
|
| yearly ['jI@lI] essay
|
| Conversational formulas:
|
| I have passed.
| .
| I have failed.
| .
| get smth. down pat.
| , .
| Crammer/tool/mug.
| .
| It goes in one ear and out the other.
| , .
| He crammed the pupil for an examination.
| .
|
Character and Appearance
absent-minded
| ,
| add to one's attraction
|
| appeal to smb.
|
| aquiline ['{kwIlaIn]
| ( )
| attractive
|
| bald [bþld]
| ;
| bear no resemblance to smb.
| -
| be characteristic of smb.
| -
| be dressed in smth.
| -
| be dressed up
|
| be in the habit of doing smth.
| -
| be in one's mid/late thirties,
| 30, 40
| forties, etc.
| ..
| be the perfect type of smb.
| / -
| be very much the same in appearance
|
| beauty
|
| broad-shouldered
|
| calm
|
| capable
|
| charming
|
| close-set
| ( )
|
clumsy
|
| coarse [kþs]
|
| comb back
|
| complexion
|
| conduct ['kÁndökt]
|
| considerate
| ,
| constitution ["kÁnstI'tjüSn]
|
| cordial ['kþdI@l]
| ,
| courage ['körI³]
| , , , ,
| curious ['kjU@rI@s]
| 1)
2)
3)
| curly
| , ( )
| dark-skinned
| ,
| deep-set
| ( )
| delicately built
|
| determined
| ,
| dimpled
| ( )
| done in a knot [nÁt]
| ( )
| dreamy
|
| dress tastily/cleanly/smartly
| // ,
| enjoy good health
|
| envious
|
| even-tempered
|
| extravagant [Ik'str{v@g@nt]
| 1) ,
2)
| fair-haired
|
| fat
| ,
| finely-curved
|
| firmness
| 1)
2) , ,
| frank
|
| freckled ['frekld]
| -
| fussy
| ,
|
generosity
| 1) ,
2)
| generous
| 1) ,
2)
| gentle
| 1) , ,
2) ,
| gesture ['³estS@]
|
| gloomy
| 1)
2) ,
3) ,
| go back on one's words
| ,
| good-looking
| , ,
| good looks
| , ,
| good mixer
|
| handsome ['h{ns@m]
|
| have a high opinion of oneself
|
| have a way with smb.
| ,
| have smth. one's own way
| -
| hazel ['heIz@l]
| ( )
| honesty ['ÁnIstI]
| , ,
| hooked [hUkt]
| ( )
| hot-tempered
|
| humility
| , ,
| hypocritical ["hIp@'krItIkl]
|
| ignoramus ["ign@'reIm@s]
|
| ill-bred
|
| ill-mannered
|
| ill-tempered
|
| the very image of smb.
| -
| industrious [In'döstrI@s]
| , ,
| inquiring [In'kwaI@rIÎ]
|
| inquisitive [In'kwIzItIv]
| ,
| intellect ['int@lekt]
|
|
intellectual ["Int@'lektSU@l]
| ,
| intelligence
| ,
| intelligent
|
| jealous ['³el@s]
|
| listless
| , ,
| long-armed
|
| long-legged
|
| look like smb.
| -
| look one's age
|
| look old/young for one's age
| /
| mediocrity ["mÖdI'ÁkrItI]
|
| (of) medium height
|
| mild
| ,
| modest
|
| narrow-minded
| , ,
| narrow-shouldered
|
| naughty ['nþtI]
| ,
| nervous
| 1)
2)
3)
| nosy
| ,
| (dis)obedient
| (), ()
| obstinate ['ÁbstInIt]
| ,
| open-handed
|
| parted on the right/left side/in the middle
| / /
| patience
|
| patient
|
| pensive ['pensIv]
| ,
| plait [pl{t]
|
| ins
|
| plump
| , ,
| pointed
| ( )
| (im)polite
| ()
| pragmatic
| ,
|
precocious [prI'k@US@s]
| ( )
| quarrelsome ['kwÁr@ls@m]
| , ,
| resemble smb.
| -
| reserved
| , ,
| responsible
| ,
| responsive
| ,
| mde
|
| scrooge [skrü³]
|
| self-assured
|
| selfish
|
| sense of humour
|
| sensible
|
| sensitive
| 1) ,
2)
| serious ['sI@rI@s]
|
| silky
| ( )
| sincere [sIn'sI@]
|
| sincerity [sIn'serItI]
|
| shoulder length
| ( )
| shrewd [Srüd]
| 1) , ( )
2) ,
| shy
|
| skinny
|
| slanting ['sl¸ntIÎ]
|
| slender
|
| slim
| 1) , ,
2) ( )
| (unsociable
| ()
| solidly-built
|
| spendthrift ['spend"TrIft]
| ,
| steep
| ( )
| stingy [stIn³I]
| ,
| straight [streIt]
|
|
stubborn
| ,
| sympathetic
| ,
| take after smb.
| -,
| thrifty
| ,
| thoughtful [Tþtfl]
| 1) ,
2) ,
| timid
| ,
| tolerance
|
| tolerant
|
| ugly
|
| up-turned
| ( )
| wavy
| ( )
| weak-willed
|
| well-bred
|
| well-brought up
|
| wicked ['wIkId]
| 1) ,
2) , ,
| wise [waIz]
|
| witty
|
| wrinkled ['rIÎk(@)ld]
|
| Conversational Formulas:
|
| He is always the heart and soul of the company.
| .
| She has lost her good looks.
| .
| She is the picture of health.
| .
| They arc as like as two peas.
| .
| They get along well with each other.
| .
|
Weather
be cast with clouds
|
| be caught in a storm
|
| be subject to changes
| ( )
|
beastly [bÖstlI]
| ( )
| bedew [bI'djü]
| ,
| blast/gust of wind
|
| blizzard ['blIz@d]
| ,
| blow
|
| break
| ( , )
| breeze
| ,
| bright
| ,
| brighten up
|
| brisk
| ( )
| cast [k¸st]
| ()
| change for the better
|
| chill
| ,
| chilly
|
| clean
|
| clear
| ,
| clear up
|
| cool
|
| damp
| ( )
| die down/away -
| ( )
| downpour ['daUnpþ]
|
| drench
|
| draught [dr¸ft]
| 1)
2)
3)
| drizzle
| n. , v.
| drought [draUt]
|
| drip
|
| drop
|
| dry
| ( , )
| dull
|
| fall
| ( )
| flash
|
| flood [flöd]
|
| fog
|
| freeze
|
|
fresh
|
| frost
|
| gale
| ,
| get cold
| ,
| get stiff/numb with cold
|
| get under the rain
|
| glazed frost
|
| greenhouse effect
|
| ground frost
|
| grow hot/warm/cold
| //
| hail
|
| have a frost-bitten nose
|
| haze
| , ,
| heat
| n.
v. ,
| heavy
| ( )
| hoarfrost ['hþfrÁst]
| ,
| humid ['hjümId]
| ( )
| hurricane ['hörIk@n]
|
| Ice Age
|
| ice drift
|
| icicle ['aIsIkl]
|
| icing ['aIsIÎ]
| ,
| Indian summer
|
| intermittent
| ( )
| lightning ['laItnIÎ]
|
| loom
|
| mackerel ['m{krel] sky
|
| melt
|
| meteorologist ["mÖtI@'rÁl@³Ist]
|
| mist
| ,
| moderate ['mÁd@r@t]
|
| moist [mOIst]
|
| mount [maUnt]
| ,
| nasty ['n¸stI]
| , ,
| overcast
|
|
patchy
|
| pool
|
| pour [pþ]
| ( )
| puddle ['pödl]
|
| rain curtain
|
| rainbow ['reInb@U]
|
| rainfall
| ,
| rainstorm
|
| roll of thunder
|
| rumble [römbl]
|
| shadow
|
| shower
|
| shred
| ,
| slacken ['sl{kn]
| ,
| slant
| ( )
| sleet
| ,
| slush
| ,
| smite (smote, smitten)
| ( )
| smoke
|
| snowdrift
| ,
| snowflake
|
| snowstonn
|
| spell
|
| squall [skwþl]
|
| steam up
| , ( )
| strand
|
| stream
| n.
v.
| sun tan
|
| sunshine
| ,
| swirl [swÆ:l]
| ,
| tatters (n., pi.) [t{t@z]
|
| thaw [Tþ]
| ,
| thunder
|
| torrents (n., pi.) ['tÁr@nts]
|
| turn bad
| ( )
| veil
| ,
|
weather forecast ['weD@ 'fþk¸st]
|
| weather lore ['weD@ "lþ]
| / ,
| weather sign ['weD@ "saIn]
|
| weatherman
|
| whirlwind
|
| windy
|
| wretched [retSId]
| ( )
| Conversational Formulas:
|
| A change is coming in the weather.
| .
| I am chilled to the bone.
| .
| I am drenched through.
| .
| I am freezing.
| .
| I am soaked to the skin;
| .
| I feel hot.
| .
| It'll change for the better.
| .
| It's getting/growing warm/cold.
| /.
| It's pouring!
| !
| The weather is fine/nice/awful.
| / / .
| The weather keeps nice.
| .
| We are in for a spell of good weather.
| .
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