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81 mountain
1. n гора2. n масса, куча, множествоmountain of debts — масса долгов; куча долгов
3. n ист. «Гора»topless mountain — гора, вершина которой теряется в облаках
4. n сорт малагиСинонимический ряд:1. mount (noun) alp; butte; elevation; height; hill; mount; peak; volcano2. much (noun) barrel; great deal; lashings; lot; lump; mass; much; multiplicity; pack; peck; plenty3. obstacle (noun) bar; Chinese wall; crimp; hamper; hurdle; impediment; obstacle; obstruction; rub; snag; stumbling block; traverse4. pile (noun) bank; cock; drift; heap; mess; mound; mow; pile; pyramid; rick; shock; stack; stockpile; wealth; windrow -
82 rub
1. n трение2. n натирание, растирание3. n стирание4. n натёртое место5. n препятствие, помеха, затруднениеthe rubs and worries of life — житейские треволнения, превратности судьбы
6. n поддразнивание, язвительная насмешка7. n диал. оселок8. v тереть9. v тереться10. v протирать11. v натирать; вызывать кожное раздражение12. v втиратьrub some of this cream into your skin to protect it from the sun — для защиты от солнца натритесь этим кремом
13. v вдалбливатьhe never failed to rub it into the family how much they depended on his money — он никогда не забывал напоминать своей семье, насколько она зависит от него в денежном отношении
14. v амер. раздражать, досаждать15. v стиратьrub away — оттирать, стирать
rub out — стирать, вычищать
16. v стираться17. v начищать, полировать18. v копировать рисунок, притирая к нему бумагу карандашом или цветным мелом19. v приходить в соприкосновение, соприкасаться; задевать20. v жгутовать, чистить, обтирать соломенным жгутомa person in my position rubs shoulders with all kinds of people — человеку в моём положении приходится встречаться со всякими людьми
Синонимический ряд:1. friction (noun) attrition; brushing; brushing against; friction; massage; rasping; rubbing; scouring; stroke; stroking2. obstacle (noun) bar; catch; Chinese wall; crimp; hamper; hurdle; impediment; mountain; obstacle; obstruction; snag; stumbling block; traverse3. problem (noun) annoyance; bother; difficulty; dilemma; hindrance; irritation; predicament; problem4. abrade (verb) abrade; chafe; corrade; erode; excoriate; fret; gall; graze; ruffle; wear5. scour (verb) brush; buff; burnish; clean; furbish; glance; glaze; gloss; grate; grind; knead; massage; polish; scour; scrape; shine; smooth; stroke -
83 run out of gas
(aмep.; или out of steam)иcчepпaть cвoи вoзмoжнocти, иcтoщитьcя, выдoxнутьcя'This festival has run out of gas, anyway. You're not missing anything' (J. Shaw). And I am rapidly running out of gas as a lover (R. Rourk). As usual, the chief stumbling block to any rapid progress seemed to be my apparent youth: I supposed that by the time I was sixty, when I'd run out of steam, they would begin to nod while they listened (D. Francis)
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