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82 start
I [staːt] n1) старт, началоAfter a few false starts the business got going. — После нескольких неудачных попыток дело пошло.
We make an early start. — Мы рано отправились в путь.
His father gave him a start in business. — Отец помог ему начать дело.
He got his start as a reporter. — Он начал свою карьеру как газетный репортер.
A good start is half the battle. — ◊ Хорошее начало полдела откачало.
- promising start- fitful start
- thetrical start
- false start
- start of the film
- soon after the start of the match
- inspite of a late start
- from the very start
- at the start of the century
- from start to finish
- for a start
- advance by leaps and starts
- get a start in life
- give the engine a start
- give smb a good start
- give a fresh start on the problem
- give a right start in learning
- give a kite a start
- make a start
- make an early start
- make a fresh start
- make a start in the morning
- try a new start
- work by fits2) испуг, дрожь- give a sudden start- give smb a start
- give a start
- give a start of surprise
- spring up with a start
- wake with a start3) преимущество, фора, выигрышThey didn't give me much/any start. — Они не дали мне никакого преимущества.
The thieves had a three days' start and their track will be hard for the police to follow. — У воров было преимущество в три дня, и полици будет трудно напасть на их след
- flying start- gain a start
- have a good start of one's competitors
- have a start of one's rivals
- get a five minutes' start
- give smb fifty yards start
- give smb a start of ten minutes II [staːt] v1) начинать, приступать- start a story- start one's work
- start to do smth2) начинаться- fire starts- lesson started with questions3) отправляться, пускаться в путьHe had another ten minutes before the train started. — У него было еще десять минут до отхода поезда
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83 (a) stinging wind
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84 snooze
I n1) infml2) slII vi infmlIt wasn't a lecture. It was a snooze — Это была не лекция, а какая-то тягомотина
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85 breeze
1. n ветерок; бриз2. n мор. ветерland breeze — береговой ветер, бриз
3. n разг. ссора, перебранка4. n разг. шёпотом передаваемые новости, слухи5. n амер. разг. пустячное дело; работа легче лёгкого6. v редк. веять, слабо дуть7. v амер. разг. промчаться8. v ехать вскачь9. n каменноугольный мусор; угольная пыль; штыбСинонимический ряд:1. snap (noun) child's play; cinch; duck soup; kid stuff; picnic; pie; pushover; setup; snap; soft touch2. wind (noun) air; blow; current; draft; flurry; gust; wind; zephyr3. flow (verb) float; flow; glide; move easily; sail; sweep4. waltz (verb) waltz; zip -
86 equable
1. a равномерный, ровный2. a равный, единообразный3. a уравновешенный, спокойныйСинонимический ряд:1. even (adj.) constant; even; even-tempered; fair; stabile; stable; steady; temperate; tranquil; unchanging; unfluctuating; unvarying2. uniform (adj.) conforming; homogeneous; in equilibrium; regular; standard; unbroken; uniformАнтонимический ряд:fitful; irregular; uneven; variable -
87 high-strung
1. очень чувствительный2. нервныйСинонимический ряд:nervous (adj.) anxious; excitable; fidgety; fitful; goosey; hasty; impatient; jittery; jumpy; nervous; nervy; restive; restless; skittish; spooky; strained; tense; twittery; uneasy; unrestful -
88 intermittent
1. n мед. перемежающаяся лихорадка2. a прерывающийся, прерывистый; периодический; прекращающийся, останавливающийсяintermittent noise — шум, то затихающий, то нарастающий
3. a спец. перемежающийся, пульсирующий; скачкообразный; периодическийintermittent pulse — прерывистый пульс, пульс с перебоями
Синонимический ряд:1. alternating (adj.) alternating; cyclic; interrupted; rhythmic2. broken (adj.) broken; disconnected; erratic; irregular; spasmodic3. occasional (adj.) fitful; occasional; sporadic4. periodic (adj.) alternate; isochronal; isochronous; periodic; periodical; pulsating; recurrent; recurring; rhythmicalАнтонимический ряд:constant; continual; incessant; perpetual -
89 irresolute
a нерешительный, колеблющийся; сомневающийсяСинонимический ряд:1. doubtful (adj.) ambivalent; doubtful; doubting; dubious; faltering; fitful; hesitant; indecisive; weak willed2. vacillating (adj.) double-minded; halting; hesitating; pendulous; shilly-shally; shilly-shallying; tentative; timid; undecisive; vacillant; vacillating; vacillatory; wavering; weak-kneed; whiffling; wiggle-waggle; wobbly3. weak (adj.) fluctuating; insecure; uncertain; undecided; unresolved; unstable; unsteady; weakАнтонимический ряд:decisive; sure -
90 occasional
1. a случающийся время от времени, иногда; нерегулярный2. a редкий, случайный3. a приуроченный к определённому событиюoccasional music — музыка, написанная по определённому поводу
4. a предназначенный для случайного или подсобного использования; подсобный, запасной; дополнительныйan occasional shot announced the presence of the enemy — случайный выстрел выдал присутствие противника
5. a спец. окказиональныйСинонимический ряд:1. infrequent (adj.) few; fitful; infrequent; intermittent; irregular; periodic; random; rare; scarce; seldom; semioccasional; sporadic; unfrequent2. special (adj.) especial; exceptional; exclusive; particular; special; specific; uncommon; unusualАнтонимический ряд: -
91 periodic
1. a периодический2. a циклический3. a риторический, возвышенныйСинонимический ряд:1. intermittent (adj.) alternate; cyclic; intermittent; isochronal; isochronous; periodical; recurrent; recurring; regular; routine2. occasional (adj.) fitful; occasional; sporadic3. repeated (adj.) constant; continual; frequent; incessant; perpetual; pleonastic; repeated; usualАнтонимический ряд: -
92 restless
1. a беспокойный, неугомонный2. a неспокойный, тревожный3. a редк. беспокойноСинонимический ряд:1. nervous (adj.) agitated; excited; fidgety; fitful; impatient; jittery; nervous; restive; sleepless2. on the move (adj.) having wanderlust; in motion; itinerant; moving around; on the go; on the move; roaming; traipsing; transient3. uneasy (adj.) edgy; jumpy; skittish; tense; twitchy; uneasy; unpeaceful; unquiet; unrestful; unsettled; untranquilАнтонимический ряд: -
93 unstable
1. a нетвёрдый, неустойчивый2. a непостоянный, изменчивый, колеблющийся3. a зыбкий, сыпучий4. a физ. хим. нестабильный, нестойкийСинонимический ряд:1. doubtful (adj.) ambiguous; borderline; clouded; doubtable; doubtful; dubious; dubitable; equivocal; fishy; impugnable; indecisive; open; problematic; queasy; shady; suspect; suspicious; unclear; uneasy2. emotional (adj.) emotional; erratic; insecure; irrational3. explosive (adj.) explosive; inflammable; volatile4. inconstant (adj.) alterable; capricious; changeable; changeful; fickle; fitful; fluid; freakish; inconsistent; inconstant; lubricious; mercurial; mobile; movable; moving; mutable; portable; protean; shifty; slippery; temperamental; uncertain; undecided; unpredictable; unsettled; unsteadfast; unsteady; variable; weathery; whimsical5. radioactive (adj.) radioactive6. rocky (adj.) rocky; ticklish; tricky7. weak (adj.) dickey; fluctuant; infirm; insubstantial; precarious; rickety; rootless; shaky; tottering; tottery; unsteady; unsure; vacillating; wavering; weak; wobblyАнтонимический ряд:constant; inert; rational; stable; steady
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