Ministry of Higher and Secondary Special Education of Republic of Uzbekistan
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ost in thought (wonder, 23
admiration) to be absorbed in, e.g. The girl was gazing at the picture, lost in admiration; to be lost upon smb. to fail to impress or attract the attention of smb., e.g. My hints were lost upon my friend, he failed to notice them; to lose one's head to become confused or excited, e.g. She lost her head at the sight of fire and started screaming instead of acting; to l
with smb., e.g. Do you know that Jack has lost his heart to Gwendolen ?; to lose heart to feel dis- couraged; to lose courage, e.g. Jim lost heart after his failure at the exam. loss n the act or fact of losing or having l ost smth., e.g. The death of Jim's friend was a great loss to him. Loss of health is worse than loss of wealth. The so l dier died from loss of blood. Do it without any loss of time. The regiment suffered heavy losses; to be at a loss to be puzzled and perplexed, not to know what to do, e.g. The student was at a loss for a word. (He could not find the right word.) Nellie was seldom or never at a loss. 2. pawn vt to deposit a thing as security for money borrowed, e.g. Jane pawned her watch to buy -,
3. redeem vt bo buy back the thing deposited as security, e.g. Things on which money has been lent may be redeemed when ;th e loan is paid back. 4. erratic adj likely to do unusual and unexpected things; queer, e.g. I find your views erratic. What do you see in that erratic fellow? His behaviour is often erratic. error n a mistake, smth. that has been done wrong, e.g. Your letter is full of spelling errors. When he was young he made (committed) a grave error. He did not believe the picture was real and she let him examine it to show that he was in error; 2. a moral offence, sin, e.g. Bad companions led the boy into error. Download 0.78 Mb. Do'stlaringiz bilan baham: |
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