Владимир Аракин - Практический курс английского языка 3 курс [calibre 2.43.0]

dream, e. g. He often dreams. Stop dreaming and get on with your work.

dreamy adj given to reverie, fanciful, vague, as dreamy eyes, e. g. John lay listening to the dreamy music.

dreamer n one who dreams; one who has impractical or romantic ideas or plans.

3.mix vt/i 1) to make or prepare by putting together, e. g. Mix the eggs with milk before you fry them. Oil and water will not

mix. 2) to mix up to confuse, e. g. Don't mix up these two words. She mixes up these two sounds. 3) to be mixed up in smth. to be

involved in smth., e. g. I won't be mixed up in this affair.

mixer n 1)a kitchen utensil or an electric appliance having one or more beaters and used in mixing, beating, blending, etc.

foodstuffs. 2) one who associates with others in society, e. g. He is a good mixer.

mixed adj 1) consisting of different things of the same general kind, as a mixed school, mixed feelings, e. g. We were a mixed

company. 2) confused, as to get mixed, e. g. Everything has got mixed in my head. You are getting mixed.

4.suspicion n a feeling of doubt or distrust, as to arouse suspicion, e. g. His manner aroused suspicion, above suspicion, e. g. He is above suspicion, on suspicion, e. g. He was arrested on suspicion of murder, under suspicion, e. g. He is under suspicion.

suspicious adj 1) causing suspicion, e. g. A suspicious-looking man was seen in the street. 2) feeling or showing suspicion, to be

(to get, to feel) suspicious of smb. about smth.e. g. The people were at first suspicious of the newcomer.

suspect vt 1)to believe in the possible or probable guilt of smb.; to suspect smb. of smth., e. g. He was suspected of theft. 2) to

think likely, to suppose, e. g. I suspected that she was insincere.

5.conscious adj 1) feeling, realizing, as to be conscious of one's mistakes, guilt, faults, danger, smb.'s presence, a pain, etc.; syn.

aware; ant. unconscious, unaware; 2) having the power to know that one can think and feel, e. g. Man is a conscious being. He

spoke with conscious superiority. 3) (predic.) having possession of one's senses, e. g. The old man was conscious to the last. ant.

unconscious, e. g. She lay unconscious until the doctor gave her an injection, self-conscious too keenly aware of one's own

manners and appearance, e. g. She is too self-conscious to feel at ease among strangers.

consciousness n the state of being conscious; to lose consciousnessto faint, e. g. The blow caused him to lose consciousness, to recover (regain) consciousnessto come to, e. g. He did not recover (regain) consciousness until two hours after the accident.

6.interfere vi 1) to meddle, as to interfere in a matter (in an argument, in one's affairs); 2) to hinder, to bother, as to interfere with one's independence, e. g. Don't interfere with me. Something always interferes. I hope I'm not interfering?

interfering adj meddling, trying to get involved in other people's affairs or to give them advice, as interfering people.

interference n interfering, e. g. He hated interference.

7.constant adj 1) going on all the time; frequently recurring, as constant complaints, e. g. He suffered from constant sleeplessness. 2) firm, faithful, unchanging, as a constant friend, e. g. He has been constant in his devotion to scientific studies,

syn. permanent; ant. temporary.

constantly adv continuously, frequently, e. g. His name is constantly mentioned in the gossip column.

8.resist vt 1) to oppose, to use force against in order to prevent the advance (of), as to resist the enemy (attack, authority,

police), e. g. The man was killed resisting arrest. 2) to try not to yield to, to keep oneselfback from, as resist temptation, e. g. He could resist no longer. She can't resist chocolates (to resistis often used in the negative). He couldn't resist her suggestion (will,

charm, fascination), one cannot resist doing smth.one cannot keep from doing smth., e. g. She couldn't resist making jokes about his

boldness.

resistance n 1)power of resisting, as to break down the enemy's resistance, to make (offer) no (little) resistance; 2) opposing force, as wrinkle-resistance fabric, e. g. An aircraft has to overcome the resistance of the air. She baked the pie in a heat-resistant dish, the line

of least resistancedirection in which a force meets least opposition, e. g. At the beginning of his career Andrew Manson never

followed the line of least resistance.

irresistible adj too strong, convincing, delightful, etc. to be resisted, as irresistible desires (temptation, fascination), e. g. On this

hot day the sea was irresistible.

9.reflect vt/i 1) to throw back (light, heat or sound); to give back an image, e. g. The mirror reflected her face. 2) to cause, to be ascribed to, e. g. His behavior reflects his upbringing. His success reflects credit on his trainer. 3) to think back, to ponder, to

meditate, to consider fully, e. g. The old man reflected on his past. I must reflect upon what answer to make.

reflection n 1)the act of reflecting, as the reflection of light;

2. profound thinking or consideration, e. g. He was lost in reflection, on reflectionafter consideration, e. g. On reflection he agreed

with our plan.

3. an opinion arrived at after consideration, e. g. We are waiting to hear his reflections on the book's merits.

10.admire vt to look at with pleasure (satisfaction, respedt or wonder), as to admire smb.'s presence of mind (smb. for his

courage); to admire a picture (a statue, etc.).

admirable['aedmsrabl] adj very good indeed, e. g. I think it would be an admirable opportunity.