جزئیات
معنی دیگر: وسط صحبت دیگران وارد بحث شدن
“He rarely chips in for anything.”
- chip in some moneyمقداری پول دادن
- chip in for a giftبرای هدیه سهم دادن
نکته: Informal; common in spoken English.
معنی دیگر: وسط صحبت دیگران وارد بحث شدن
“He rarely chips in for anything.”
نکته: Informal; common in spoken English.
“He can be downright stingy.”
“Tim's so cheap … He can be downright stingy.”
نکته: When describing a PERSON, cheap = stingy (negative). For prices, cheap = inexpensive.
معنی دیگر: sideline (noun): خط کناری زمین؛ شغل فرعی
“I thought he'd be sidelined for much longer.”
معنی دیگر: hand down a verdict: حکم صادر کردن (دادگاه)
“It was handed down from my mom.”
معنی دیگر: دور نگه داشتن (حریف یا باران)
“I should've held off on buying my plane ticket.”
نکته: should have + p.p. = regret about a past action.
“It completely slipped my mind.”
نکته: Subject = the thing forgotten, not the person.
معنی دیگر: حمل کردن
“Not all their stores might carry it.”
“Or we could just buy it in person.”
نکته: 'Waste a trip' = رفتن به جایی که فایدهای ندارد.
“Can I swing by this afternoon?”
“Just tell her it's beyond your capability.”
نکته: 'Overloaded' = با کار زیاد غرق شده.
معنی دیگر: اعتبار مالی دادن
“She should give you more credit.”
“I'd never pay those marked up prices.”
معنی دیگر: domestic: خانگی، خانوادگی
“I've seen them being sold domestically.”
“I'll keep my eye out for them!”
نکته: Different from 'keep an eye on' (= watch/look after).
“I ended up accepting GreenTech's offer.”
معنی دیگر: با موفقیت از (مانع یا پیچ) عبور کردن
“I managed to negotiate some benefits.”
نکته: 'Benefits' (plural) = مزایا. 'Manage to do' = موفق شدن (با تلاش).
“Revealing confidential information about the company”
نکته: Also in this test: sensitive information = اطلاعات حساس؛ nonpublic = غیرعمومی.
“Revealing confidential information”
“he's already got a lot on his plate.”
معنی دیگر: compensate for: کمبود چیزی را پر کردن
“I'll compensate you for the train fare.”
“I'll do it as long as I can get next Monday off.”
نکته: Meaning = provided that (condition).
“I can still get a refund for it.”
معنی دیگر: عقبماندگی را جبران کردن
“Let's catch up after I get back.”
“Yes. I was unimpressed.”
“What I saw bore no resemblance to it.”
نکته: bear – bore – borne. Related: artistic license = آزادی هنری؛ experimental reworking = بازسازی آزمایشی.
“It deviated a lot from the original.”
“turning from a straight-only lane is prohibited”
معنی دیگر: violate (v.): نقض کردن
“What was the man's driving violation?”
“Improper turning”
“I take it that Ms. Stewart got the job overseas?”
نکته: Used to check an assumption politely.
معنی دیگر: upset (adj): ناراحت؛ upset (v): ناراحتی/اختلال ایجاد کردن (upset my stomach = معدهام را بههم ریخت)
“don't forget the upset against the Titans”
“the opponent's performance was apparently subpar”
نکته: From golf: par = standard score.
معنی دیگر: بیروح، کسلکننده (a bland speech)
“something that's bland”
“Simply halve the amount of seasonings”
نکته: Noun: half → plural halves.
معنی دیگر: call for resignation: خواستار استعفا شدن
“seasonings called for in the recipe”
“transformative experiences; transform your dishes”
نکته: Noun: transformation; adjective: transformative (also 'transformed' in the retrovirus passage).
معنی دیگر: appeal a decision: از حکم تجدیدنظر خواستن؛ appeal (n.): درخواست تجدیدنظر
“Seasoning food to appeal to your own taste”
“We often seek success as a means of becoming happy.”
نکته: seek – sought – sought. More formal than 'look for'.
“happiness precedes the achievement”
نکته: precede ≠ proceed (ادامه دادن).
“The interviewer sees our positive outlook”
نکته: Related: can-do attitude = روحیهی «میتوانم».
“highway is backed up all the way”
“slowing things to a crawl”
“blocking all but one lane”
نکته: Meaning depends on context: 'everything except' or 'almost'.
“this system has serious drawbacks”
“higher likelihood of injury”
معنی دیگر: attribute (v., stress on 2nd syllable) A to B: A را به B نسبت دادن (be attributed to)
“physical attributes, such as weight and height”
“This isn't radical”
نکته: Also in the Reading section: Thomas Paine's radical ideas.
“These findings suggest that…”
“this subverts the Western-centric belief”
“complex civilizations couldn't have emerged in tropical regions”
“uncovered across 81 excavation sites”
“date back to as early as the 16th century”
“many see a rebound in the city's home prices”
“The company acquired the property”
نکته: Noun: acquisition.
معنی دیگر: commit a crime: مرتکب جرم شدن
“developers are committing to moving forward with massive projects”
نکته: Related: move forward with = پیش بردن (طرح).
معنی دیگر: struggle (n.): مبارزه
“The housing market in Mapleton is currently struggling.”
“affordable housing”
“issues relevant to employability”
معنی دیگر: How do you account for this? = این را چگونه توضیح میدهی؟
“male students account for a very low percentage”
معنی دیگر: address (n.): نشانی
“I'd like to address the study abroad programs”
“It's analogous to exercise.”
“According to hormesis proponents”
معنی دیگر: storm surge: موج طوفانی (در متن Reading: ghost forests)
“there's a surge of free radicals”
“builds up the body's defenses”
نکته: Also: building up military arsenals (Reading Q14).
“when it comes to cancer-causing substances”
معنی دیگر: expose A to B: A را در معرض B قرار دادن؛ افشا کردن
“very low exposure to toxins”