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21 throw brickbats at smb.
(throw brickbats (или bricks) at smb.)бросить камнем в кого-л., обвинять, осуждать кого-л.‘Why do you sell such stuff?’ She indignantly asked the shopkeeper... ‘Nobody forces you to buy it,’ he replied. ‘And I'm too busy to read anything. If the trade says that stuff if okay, who are you to start throwing bricks?’ (J. Lindsay, ‘A Local Habitation’, ch. 20) — - Зачем вы торгуете этой дрянью? - возмущенно спросила Фил у продавца... - А вас никто не заставляет покупать, - ответил тот. - Мне и времени-то нет все это читать. Я одно знаю: на эти книжечки у меня большой спрос. Да и кто вы такая, чтобы критиковать и указывать?
The religious weeklies and monthlies, all over the country, began to throw brickbats at him. The Autocrat was imperturbable. (V. W. Brooks, ‘The Flowering of New England’, ch. XXVI) — Все религиозные еженедельники и месячники извергали хулу на доктора Холмса. Но автократ оставался невозмутимым.
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22 now
1. n настоящее, данный моментbefore now — раньше, прежде
by now — уже, к настоящему времени
from now, from now on — впредь, в дальнейшем
as from now — с сего числа, с настоящего времени
till now, up to now — до сих пор
now and then — время от времени, иногда
here and now — в настоящее время, именно сейчас
time now — начальный момент времени; начало отсчета
right now — в этот момент; сейчас, сегодня же, сразу
2. a нынешний, существующийas things go now — при сложившихся обстоятельствах, при нынешнем положении дел; в сложившейся обстановке
3. a разг. ультрасовременный; сверхмодный4. adv теперь, сейчас, ныне, в настоящее время5. adv тотчас же, сию же минуту6. adv в повествовании тогда, в тот момент, в то времяnow wet, now fine — то дождь, то ясно
7. cj когда, разnow you mention it, I do remember — теперь, когда вы об этом упомянули, я вспомнил
now that — теперь; когда
8. cj в начале предложения связывает его с предыдущим а, так вот, и вотnow all together a — теперь все вместе, а теперь хором
they should be there by now — сейчас они, наверное, уже там
9. int пожалуйста; послушайте; нуnow then, look out! — эй, берегись!
now listen to me! — нет, вы послушайте, что я скажу!
oh, come now! — как же так?, как же вы это?; да быть не может!
now what do you mean by that? — что вы собственно, хотите этим сказать?
now, now! — ну-ну!, не нужно!
now then, stop it! — послушайте, прекратите это!
Синонимический ряд:1. at this time (adj.) at the moment; at this time; here and now; just now; momentarily; right now; these days; this day2. present (noun) present; today3. at present (other) at present; at the present moment; at the present time; at this very instant; currently; even now; just now; right now4. away (other) away; first off; forthwith; instanter; PDQ; right; right off; straight; straight away; straight off; straightway5. immediately (other) at once; before you can say `Jack Robinson' (colloquial); directly; immediately; in no time; instantaneously; instantly; on the spot; right away; summarily; then and there; this minute; this second6. nowadays (other) anymore; in these times; in this day and age; nowadays; these days7. today (other) in a minute; in a moment; presently; promptly; soon; today -
23 operation
1. n действие, работа; функционированиеto be in operation — быть в эксплуатации; действовать, функционировать, работать
to be no longer in operation — больше не эксплуатироваться, быть снятым с эксплуатации
to bring into operation — вводить в строй ; пускать в эксплуатацию
2. n процессread operation — процесс чтения, чтение; считывание
3. n действие, воздействие4. n торговая или финансовая операция; сделка5. n мед. хирургическая операцияstring operation — операция над строками; строковая операция
single operation — единичная операция; полудуплексная работа
matrix operation — матричная операция; операция над матрицей
6. n обыкн. l7. n работы, операцииlogical operation — логическое действие; логическая операция
8. n воен. операция, боевые действия, бой; сражениеoperations map — карта обстановки, оперативная схема
9. n разработка, эксплуатация10. n тех. операция, цикл обработки11. n мат. действие, операцияСинонимический ряд:1. administration (noun) administration; control; controlling; guidance; maintenance; order; ordering; superintendence; supervision2. affair (noun) affair; agency; business; course; maneuver; manoeuvre; transaction3. effect (noun) action; effect; efficacy; force; influence; virtue4. procedure (noun) act; deed; doing; execution; handling; manipulation; procedure5. promoting (noun) advancement; compelling; enforcement; enforcing; promoting6. surgery (noun) acupuncture; biopsy; dismemberment; dissection; excision; removal; section; surgery; vivisection7. use (noun) appliance; application; employment; exercise; exercising; exertion; implementation; play; usage; usance; use; utilisation8. working (noun) behaviour; functioning; performance; reaction; workingАнтонимический ряд:failure; ineffectiveness; inutility; rest; uselessness -
24 (as) big (aмep.; или large) as life
1) в нaтуpaльную вeличину2) дeйcтвитeльный, нecoмнeнный; зaмeтный, бpocaющийcя в глaзa; пoлнoкpoвныйDad began to glance over the hotel register and there he read as big as life, "T. C. Brown and wife, Santa Inez" (U. Sinclair). Perhaps the most real character in any play we know of is the character of Falstaff done by Shakespeare. Here is realism as large as life (S. OCosey). Well, there it [ocтpoв] is, a few miles of it, sticking well up out of the water, large as life, and not a sign of it on the charts (J. B. Priestley)3) paзг. шутл. coбcтвeннoй пepcoнoй; вo вceй кpace; кaк живoй (oбыкн. o пopтpeтe)When I turned round, there he was, big as life (E. CaldwelD. There on each side of it were the groups of miniatures... Well, there they were! Ann, Juley, Hester, Susan - quite a small child; Swithin, with sky-blue eyes, pink cheeks, yellow curls, white waistcoat - large as life (J. Galsworthy)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > (as) big (aмep.; или large) as life
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25 throw brickbats
бpocить кaмнeм (в кoгo-л.), oбвинять, ocуждaть (кoгo-л.) The religious weeklies and monthlies, all over the country, began to throw brickbats at him. The Autocrat was imperturbable (V. W. Brooks). 'Why do you sell such stuff?' she indignantly asked the shopkeeper... 'Nobody forces you to buy it,' he replied. 'And I'm too busy to read anything. If the trade says that stuff is okay, who are you to start throwing bricks? (J. Lindsay). My dear, I have my doubts whether our duty does not stop at seeing to ourselves without throwing stones at others (J. Galsworthy)
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