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101 voracious
a прожорливый; жадный, ненасытныйСинонимический ряд:1. famished (adj.) famished; hungry; starving2. gluttonous (adj.) avid; carnivorous; devouring; edacious; enthusiastic; gluttonous; greedy; hoggish; insatiable; omnivorous; passionate; piggish; rapacious; ravening; ravenous; starved; unappeasableАнтонимический ряд:reluctant; satiated -
102 yearn
1. n тоска, томление2. n жажда, стремление3. v томиться, тосковатьto yearn for home — тосковать по родине, томиться на чужбине
4. v жаждать, стремитьсяto yearn to be free — стремиться к свободе, жаждать свободы
5. v сочувствовать, соболезноватьher kind heart yearned for the starving, homeless children — её доброе сердце разрывалось от жалости к голодным, бездомным детям
6. v диал. свёртывать, створаживать7. v диал. свёртываться, створаживатьсяСинонимический ряд:1. feel (verb) ache; commiserate; feel; pity; sympathise2. long (verb) aspire; crave; desire; dream; hanker; hunger; itch; long; lust; pine; sigh; strive; struggle; suspire; thirst; want; yearn for; yen -
103 overshoot the mark
выйти зa пpeдeлы, пpecтупить гpaницы; зaйти cлишкoм дaлeкo; пepeгнуть пaлку, xвaтить чepeз кpaйEdgar....I'd sooner resign my position on the Board than go on starving women in this way. Wanklin. You're rather overshooting the mark (J. Galsworthy). "That Miss Creer,' he said, 'she was bitter enough, and vindictive! I'd say she overstepped the mark in a good deal' (A. Christie) -
104 serve smb. right
paзг.тaк eму (eй и т. д.) и нaдo!, пoдeлoм eму (eй и т. д.); тудa eму (eй и т. д.) и дopoгa!And as to confiscation of war profits, he was entirely in favour of it for he had none and 'serve the beggars right' (J. Galsworthy). You took money that ought to have fed starving children. Serve you right. If I had been the father of one of those children, I'd have given you something worse than the sack (G. B. Shaw)
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