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| Term |
|---|
| comments that could be construed as sexist |
| The term can be construed in two different ways. |
| Pollution and neglect have conspired to ruin the city |
| Emily felt that everything was conspiring against her |
| All six men admitted conspiring to steal cars |
| There was some evidence that he had been conspiring against the government |
| The money will be used for teacher training schemes |
| schemes for two new cross-city lines |
| scheme to do sth- a new scheme to boost exports |
| a get-rich-quick scheme |
| She schemed to kill him with poison |
| He became aware that people were scheming against him and called an emergency meeting |
| She's nothing but a lying, scheming little monster |
| superior/considerable/keen etc intellect -He combined a formidable intellect with a talent for speaking |
| He inspired many young people to take up the sport |
| We need someone who can inspire the team |
| Gandhi's quiet dignity inspired great respect |
| His driving hardly inspires confidence(make people feel) The hospital's record does not inspire confidence |
| The story was inspired by a chance meeting with an old Russian duke |
| a range of designs inspired by wild flowers |
| BRING ABOUT, OCCASION <the book was inspired by his travels in the Far East> b : INCITE |
| thoughts inspired by a visit to the cathedral |
| They brought news of further fighting along the border |
| It was the war that first brought him to power-prominence |
| So far the US has been unable to bring him to justice (=make him be punished for his actions) |
| Bring the sauce to the boil (=heat it until it boils) |
| The country had been brought to its knees (=caused to be in such a bad condition that it is almost impossible to continue |
| He lifted the axe above his head, then brought it down with a thud on the tree trunk. |
| The storm brought the old oak tree crashing down |
| The discovery of gold brought thousands of people to the Transvaal |
| What brings you here on a night like this? |
| The expansion of state education brought new and wider opportunities for working class children |
| The government is launching a new initiative to bring jobs to deprived areas |
| It's a good sign - let's hope it will bring us some luck |
| Who knows what the future will bring? |
| bring charges/a lawsuit/a court case/a prosecution/a claim (against sb) |
| Survivors of the fire later brought a billion dollar lawsuit against the company |
| The police say they are planning to bring charges against him |
| Her words brought a sudden smile to his lips |
| The pain brought tears to his eyes |
| bring the total/number/score etc to sth used when saying what the new total etc is This brings the total to 46 |
| This brings me to the main point of today's meeting |
| This programme is brought to you by the BBc |
| formal to use something, for example your power, authority, or your knowledge, in a way that will have a big effect on something or someone The full force of the law was brought to bear on anyone who criticized the government |
| = cause How can we bring about a change in attitudes? A huge amount of environmental damage has been brought about by the destruction of the rainforests. |
| You're welcome to bring along a friend |
| I've brought some pictures along to show you |
| I'll try to bring the conversation around to the subject of money. |
| to make someone become conscious again I slapped his face a couple of times to try to bring him round |
| I'll bring the books around tomorrow.(to bring someone or something to someone's house) |
| = reintroduce The city council has decided to bring back the old electric trams. |
| Bringing back the death penalty has done absolutely nothing to reduce crime.=reintroduce |
| The trip brought back a lot of happy memories .= help remember |
| Seeing those pictures on TV brought it all back to me=helped remember |
| = reinstate Following their latest defeat, soccer fans are urging the club to bring back the former manager |
| This brings us back to the question of funding |
| The government hopes these measures will help to bring down inflation. |
| = land The pilot managed to bring the plane down safely. |
| A bomber had been brought down by anti-aircraft fire. |
| (to make someone fall over) He was brought down by the goalkeeper and awarded a penalty. |
| His recklessness brought down disaster on the whole family |
| a tragic love affair that brought forth=produced only pain |
| The government has brought forward new proposals to tackle the problem of increasing crime |
| Harsh anti-Trade Union laws were brought in in the early 1980s= introduced |
| The police were brought in to investigate the matter |
| (to attract customers to a shop or business) We've got to bring in more business if we want the restaurant to survive. |
| The jury brought in a verdict of not guilty= say officially in law court |
| Most of the land has now been brought into cultivation. |
| The work brought me into contact with a lot of very interesting people |
| The government is trying to bring teachers into the debate on education. |
| There is a danger that this could bring other countries into the war. |
| Stress can bring on an asthma attack.= cause |
| What's brought this on? Have I upset you somehow?=cause |
| You have brought disaster on the whole village! |
| This brings me onto the question of pay rises. |
| The spices really bring out the flavour of the meat= make easy to detect |
| Jenny opened the cupboard and brought out a couple of bottles. |
| Alcohol just brings out the worst in her=make behave in a certain way |
| He was brought up before a magistrate, charged with dangerous driving |
| birds trilling in the trees= short repeated sound |
| 'Have a nice time, darling,' she trilled (to say something in a high happy voice that sounds slightly false) |
| parents who shirk their responsibilities towards their children |
| (to deliberately avoid doing something you should do, because you are lazy) a salesman who was fired for shirking |
| shirk one's duty جیم شدن |
| You can't go on evading your responsibilities in this way |
| Employers will always try to find ways to evade tax |
| You're simply trying to evade the problem . |
| The minister evaded the question .= avoid talking about or answering |
| I could tell that he was trying to evade the issue |
| She managed to evade the police=escape |
| So far he has evaded capture |
| = elude The subtleties of his argument evaded me. |
| She got a round of applause (=a short period of applause) when she finished |
| rapturous/enthusiastic applause: He left the stage to rapturous applause |
| His work was acclaimed by art critics. |
| The young singer is enjoying massive critical acclaim (=praise by people who are paid to give their opinion on art, music etc) . |
| international/great/popular/public etc acclaim Their recordings have won great acclaim |
| Rick accepted her offer of coffee. |
| He accepted the invitation to stay with us. |
| The children gradually began to accept her as one of the family. |
| Please accept my sincere apologies . |
| The University will not accept responsibility for items lost or stolen |
| 'That's the only possible solution.' 'Yes, I suppose so,' Charles conceded. |
| I conceded that I had made a number of errors |
| The Georgian forces defended the capital but were finally obliged to concede.=dmit defeat |
| In May 1949, Stalin conceded defeat and reopened land access to Berlin |
| The king finally agreed to concede further powers to Parliament. |
| Finally the company conceded wage increases to their workers.=finally accepted) |
| Britain could grant Spain's request =give them what they request |
| would love to be able to grant her wish |
| The council have granted him permission to build on the site. |
| A licence to sell alcohol was granted to the club. |
| concede= He's got talent, I grant you , but he doesn't work hard enough. |
| The university gets a government grant |
| Anyone wishing to apply for a grant should write to the Treasurer. |
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