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Ted-Ed - vocab
jump at sth phrasal verb
to accept something eagerly She jumped at the chance of a trip to Paris. capture /ˈkæp.tʃə r / /-tʃɚ/ verb 1. to take someone as a prisoner, or to take something into your possession, especially by force Two of the soldiers were killed and the rest were captured. interrogate /ɪnˈter.ə.geɪt/ verb [ T ] 1. to ask someone a lot of questions for a long time in order to get information, sometimes using threats or violence Thousands of dissidents have been interrogated or imprisoned in recent weeks. surrender /s ə rˈen.də r / /səˈren.dɚ/ verb to stop fighting and admit defeat They would rather die than surrender ( to the invaders). discrimination /dɪˌskrɪm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃ ə n/ noun 1. treating a person or particular group of people differently, especially in a worse way from the way in which you treat other people, because of their skin colour, religion, sex, etc. racial /age discrimination unbeknown/unbeknownst to sb without a particular person knowing Unbeknown to me, he'd gone and rented out the apartment in my absence. dutiful /ˈdjuː.tɪ.f ə l/ /ˈduː.t ̬ɪ-/ adjective doing everything that you should do a dutiful son/husband dutifully /ˈdjuː.tɪ.f ə l.i/ /ˈduː.t ̬ɪ-/ adverb navy /ˈneɪ.vi/ noun 1. [ S + singular or plural verb ] the part of a country's armed forces which is trained to operate at sea My brother is an officer in the Navy. traitor /ˈtreɪ.tə r / /-t ̬ɚ/ noun [ C ] disapproving a person who is not loyal or stops being loyal to their own country, social class, beliefs, etc. The leaders of the rebellion were hanged as traitors. Download 143.59 Kb. Do'stlaringiz bilan baham: |
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