درس 1


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واژه

معنی

نقش گرامری

1

curtain/ˈkɜr.tən/

پرده

اسم

Lisa pulled a curtain back to examine the sky.
He lowered the curtain, dropping the room into darkness.

window hanging  hanging  screen  blind
net curtain  cafe curtain

2

dome/doʊm/

گنبد طاق

اسم

cupola  vault  rotunda  arched roof  arched ceiling
mound

3

hallucinate/həˈluːsɪneɪt/

توهم زدن دچار هذیان و توهم شدن

فعل

Lena frowned, wondering if the doc's adrenaline gun had overcharged her and made her hallucinate.
When dementia becomes severe, people often hallucinate, develop aggressive tendencies, and convince themselves that they have participated in activities and events that never occurred.

have hallucinations  imagine things  see things  see visions  be delirious

4

a little/ə ˈlɪtəl/

کمی

قید

some  a small amount of  a bit of  a touch of  a soupçon of

5

drag/dræg/

روی زمین کشیدن کشاندن

فعل

I won't drag you into it.
You can come with me quietly, or I can drag you out of here.

haul  pull  draw  tug  heave

6

rather/ˈræð.ər/

نسبتا

قید

No, if one of us has to get snowed in up here, I'd rather it was me.
Thanks, but I'd rather go alone.

by preference  sooner  preferably  by choice  from choice

7

recruitment agency/rəˈkrutmənt ˈeɪʤənsi/

بنگاه کاریابی

اسم

8

real estate agent/ˈriːəl əsteɪt eɪdʒənt/

مشاور املاک

اسم

property agent
house agent
real estate agent
realtor

9

think on your feet/θɪŋk ɑn jʊər fit/

حاضرجواب بودن سریع فکر کردن و جواب دادن، جواب از آستین بیرون آوردن

عبارت

10

job seeker/ˈdʒɑːb siːkər/

جویای کار متقاضی کار

اسم

11

tight-fisted/ˌtaɪt ˈfɪstɪd/

خسیس ناخن‌خشک

صفت

mean  miserly  parsimonious  niggardly  close-fisted

12

binoculars/bəˈnɑkjələrz/

دوربین دوچشمی دوربین شکاری

اسم

Mention may also be made of the binoculars of K.
When computers are in your clothes, medicine, eyeglasses, wallet, tires, walls, makeup, jewelry, cookware, tennis shoes, binoculars, and everything else you own, those things will do more than you can imagine—the stuff of science fiction.

13

rather than/ˈræðər ðæn/

به جای در عوض

حرف اضافه

by preference  sooner  preferably  by choice  from choice

14

breeze/briːz/

نسیم

اسم

A cool breeze touched her cheeks and neck.
It's like a cool breeze on a hot summer day.

gentle wind  breath of wind  puff of air  current of air  flurry of air

15

easygoing/ˌIː.ziːˈgoʊ.ɪŋ/

بی‌خیال

صفت

It's all the Club and his easygoing nature.
Linda was too easygoing to be affected by much of anything, and the men seemed more surprised than anything else.

relaxed  even-tempered  equable  placid  mellow

16

big-headed/ˌbɪɡ ˈhedɪd/

مغرور پرمدعا، پر فیس و افاده

صفت

conceited  arrogant  boastful  cocky  cocksure

17

continue/kənˈtɪn.juː/

ادامه دادن ادامه پیدا کردن، ادامه داشتن

فعل

He would continue until he was satisfied.
Jade pretended to continue to search, mind racing.

carry on with  go on with  keep on with  proceed with  pursue
persist in

18

good-tempered/ˌɡʊd ˈtempərd/

خوش اخلاق خوش خلق، ملایم

صفت

The Hawaiians are a good-tempered, light-hearted and pleasure-loving race.
Though patient and good-tempered in the main, they have a latent warmth of temper, and if oppressed beyond a certain limit they would fiercely turn upon their tormentors.

equable  even-tempered  imperturbable  unexcitable
unruffled  unperturbed

19

approach/əˈproʊʧ/

رویکرد روش

اسم

Her plan was to approach the building from the back parking lot.
Sofia didn't have time to plot how to approach her.

proceed towards  come towards  go towards  advance towards  go near

20

strong-willed/ˌstrɔːŋ ˈwɪld/

بااراده مصمم، قوی

صفت

Mom took a lot of flak over her decision, but she was very determined and strong-willed.
She sighed, remembering how strong-willed his father was.

determined  iron-willed  resolute  stubborn  stubborn as a mule

21

bizarre/bɪˈzɑr/

عجیب و غریب

صفت

He was at ease with the bizarre discussion.
She wasn't going to break his bizarre rules on the first day.

strange  peculiar  odd  funny  curious

22

self-centered/ˌself ˈsentərd/

خودخواه خودمحور

صفت

He was too self-centered to realize that his friends were upset with him.
A self-centered attitude makes it difficult to be humble and help meet others' needs.

egocentric  egotistic  egotistical  egomaniacal  self-regarding

23

really/ˈriː.li/

واقعا براستی

قید

I really like the look of wood - especially when it looks this graceful.
You look really tired.

in fact  in actual fact  actually  in reality  in point of fact

24

candidate/ˈkændədeɪt/

داوطلب (آزمون) متقاضی

اسم

In 1 9 05 he was Democratic candidate for mayor of New York on the Municipal Ownership ticket, and four years later on the Independence League ticket; in 1906 he was candidate for governor of New York on the Democratic and Independence League tickets, in every instance being defeated.
After a few words of greeting, each candidate was directed to stand on either side of the raised platform.

applicant  job applicant  job-seeker  prospective employee
contender  contestant

25

two-faced/ˌtuː ˈfeɪst/

دو رو

صفت

The two-faced cat may have three or four eyes, one or two esophagus's leading to the stomach and in at least one suspected case, two brains.
Thus, the simple reflection that the door is used for the double purpose of entrance and exit leads to the notion of the Janus of the state as bifrons (" two-faced"): the thought of the door as the first part of the house to which one comes, produces the more abstract idea of Janus as the "god of beginning," in which character he has special charge of the first beginnings of human life (Consevius), the first hour of the day, the Calends of the month and the first month of the year in the later calendar: for the same reason his name takes the first place in the indigitamenta.

deceitful  insincere  double-dealing  hypocritical  back-stabbing

26

incredibly/ɪnˈkred.ə.bli/

به‌طور باور نکردنی به‌شدت، خیلی

قید

He looked incredibly sad.
She worked a miracle there in an incredibly short space of time.

27

glide/glaɪd/

(به آرامی و نرمی) حرکت کردن سر خوردن

فعل

He started to glide her across the floor easily.
She made arrangements for a glide rocker to be delivered to the house the following day.

slide  move smoothly  slip  sail  float

28

row house/ˈroʊ haʊs/

مجتمع مسکونی آپارتمانی

اسم

29

crush/krʌʃ/

خرد کردن له کردن

فعل

I had an awful crush on him when we were in high school.
Why crush his ego?

squash  squeeze  press  compress
pulp  mash

30

demanding/dɪˈmæn.dɪŋ/

دشوار پرمسئولیت

صفت

He.s demanding we return Ully.
His kiss was hot, demanding, and quick, his lips warm and soft.

difficult  challenging  testing  taxing  exacting

31

flustered/ˈflʌstərd/

گیج مضطرب، سراسیمه

صفت

Xander winked at the flustered woman across from him.
Claire, in her usual manner, said nothing as she departed, but Effie had flustered and hovered about, asking detailed questions about Annie as soon as her sister was out of ear-shot.

unsettle  make nervous  unnerve  agitate  ruffle

32

laid-back/ˌleɪd ˈbæk/

آسوده‌خاطر آرام، بی‌خیال

صفت

This look used to be the laid-back standard in places of business; however, it is now the norm for companies where employees regularly interact with clients or are making daily sales with their office life in plain view.
What Kyrgyzstan lacks in gracious buildings and fancy cakes it makes up for with nomadic traditions such as laid-back hospitality, a healthy distrust of authority and a fondness for drinking fermented mare's milk.

relaxed  at ease  easy-going  equable  free and easy

33

modifier/ˈmɑːdɪfaɪər/

توصیف‌کننده (دستور زبان)

اسم

However, by adding a simple geographic modifier to your ad text, you will focus your ad displays on those pages that specifically serve the potential customers who are looking for the product that you offer.
Instead of the title screen, go to the game modifier screen and enter this sequence of buttons in quick succession.

34

open-minded/ˌoʊpən ˈmaɪndɪd/

روشن‎فکر دارای ذهن باز

صفت

Be flexible and open-minded when the feedback starts coming in, and don't be discouraged by the negatives.
If you are tempted to believe that people are more open-minded nowadays and interracial dating is more widely accepted, just do a little research on the subject of racism in the world at large and the blinders will fall off in no time.

unbiased  unprejudiced  prejudice-free  accepting  non-partisan

35

pretty/ˈprɪt̬.i/

نسبتا تقریبا

قید

Your aunt and uncle seem pretty fond of you.
Oh, what a pretty sound it made!

attractive  lovely  good-looking  nice-looking  fetching

36

narrow-minded/ˈnɛroʊ-ˈmaɪndəd/

کوته‌فکر کوتاه‌نظر

صفت

People who are narrow-minded in their approach to life can make extremely difficult partners.
The rationalistic movement, headed by Magnus Stephenson, a patriotic, narrow-minded lawyer, did little good as far as church reform went, but was accompanied by a more successful effort to educate the people.

intolerant  illiberal  reactionary  conservative  ultra-conservative

37

bad-tempered/ˌbædˈtemp.ərd/

تندخو کج‌خلق

صفت

bad-tempered man.
bad-tempered ladybird turns into a nicer, happier bug.

irritable  irascible  tetchy  testy  grumpy

38

absentminded/ˈæbsənt maɪndəd/

حواس پرت فراموش کار

صفت

forgetful  distracted  preoccupied  inattentive  vague

39

very/ˈver.i/

خیلی بسیار

قید

You love him very much.
You're a very interesting person.

extremely  exceedingly  exceptionally  especially  tremendously



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