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UNIT 1-20 NEW
ocabulary for IELTS
motive /ˈməʊ.tɪv/ /ˈmoʊ.t ̬ɪv/ noun [ C ] a reason for doing something Why would she have killed him? She has no motive. Does he have a motive for lying about where he was? What is the motive behind (= the reason for) the bombing? I think you should examine/question their motives in offering to lend you the money. She denies that she has has an ulterior (= secret) motive for making the donation. murder /ˈmɜː.də r / /ˈmɝː.dɚ/ noun [ C or U ] the crime of intentionally killing a person Two sisters have been charged with (= officially accused of) murder. There were three murders in the town last year. The three were convicted of (= proved guilty of) murder. a murder weapon (= a weapon used to commit a murder) Compare manslaughter ; suicide offence , US USUALLY offense /əˈfen t s/ noun CRIME 1. [ C ] an illegal act; a crime a serious/minor offence a criminal/drink-driving offence Driving without a licence is an offence. He committed several serious offences. It's the third time that he's been convicted of a drug offence. pickpocket /ˈpɪkˌpɒk.ɪt/ /-ˌpɑː.kɪt/ noun [ C ] a thief who steals things out of pockets or bags, especially in a crowd prevention /prɪˈven t .ʃ ə n/ noun [ U ] when you stop something from happening or stop someone from doing something crime prevention The organization is committed to AIDS prevention and education. prison /ˈprɪz. ə n/ noun 1. [ C or U ] a building where criminals are forced to live as a punishment Conditions in the prison are said to be appalling. He's spent a lot of time in prison. She went to/was sent to prison for six months. It was a maximum-security prison (= intended to be especially difficult to escape from) . They should put him in prison and throw away the key! a prison cell/sentence/warder 2. [ U ] the system of keeping people in prisons the prison service Do you think prison works? Prison (= the time he had spent in prison) hadn't changed him at all. 3. [ C ] a situation or relationship from which it is difficult to escape She felt that her marriage had become a prison. prisoner /ˈprɪz. ə n.ə r / /-ɚ/ noun [ C ] 1. a person who is kept in prison as a punishment Prisoners climbed onto the prison roof to protest at the conditions inside the prison. See also political prisoner 2. Download 0.8 Mb. Do'stlaringiz bilan baham: |
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