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UNIT 1-20 NEW
ocabulary for IELTS
The plane narrowly avoided disaster when one of the engines cut out on take-off. I left the pub to avoid a fight (= prevent a fight from happening) . Unnecessary paperwork should be avoided (= prevented) at all costs . I'm anxious to avoid the motorway at rush hour. Do you think Tim's avoiding me? I haven't seen him all day. counteract /ˌkaʊn.təˈrækt/ /-t ̬ɚ.ækt/ verb [ T ] to reduce or remove the effect of something unwanted by producing an opposite effect Drinking a lot of water counteracts the dehydrating effects of hot weather. curb /kɜːb/ /kɝːb/ verb [ T ] to control or limit something that is not wanted The Government should act to curb tax evasion. cure /kjʊə r / /kjʊr/ verb [ T ] MAKE WELL 1. to make someone with an illness healthy again At one time the doctors couldn't cure TB/cure people of TB. 2. to solve a problem Finance Ministers meet this week to discuss how to cure inflation. cure /kjʊə r / /kjʊr/ verb [ T ] PRESERVE 3. to treat food, tobacco, etc. with smoke or salt, etc. in order to stop it decaying cured meats diminish /dɪˈmɪn.ɪʃ/ verb [ I or T ] to reduce or be reduced in size or importance I don't want to diminish her achievements, but she did have a lot of help. These memories will not be diminished by time. What he did has seriously diminished him in many people's eyes. We've seen our house diminish greatly/sharply/substantially in value over the last six months. disrupt /dɪsˈrʌpt/ verb [ T ] to prevent something, especially a system, process or event, from continuing as usual or as expected A heavy fall of snow had disrupted the city's transport system. The meeting was disrupted by a group of protesters who shouted and threw fruit at the speaker. eliminate /ɪˈlɪm.ɪ.neɪt/ verb 1. [ T ] to remove or take away A move towards healthy eating could help eliminate heart disease. We eliminated the possibility that it could have been an accident. The police eliminated him from their enquiries. 2. [ T often passive ] to defeat someone so that they cannot continue in a competition He was eliminated in the third round of the competition. 3. [ T ] SLANG to murder A police officer was accused of helping a drug gang eliminate rivals. Download 0.8 Mb. Do'stlaringiz bilan baham: |
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