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ginger 2. v.
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- ginger 2. v. 3) coll. подстегнуть, оживить (тж. ginger up); More men are needed to ginger up the police force. His speech needed gingering up, it was not very interesting....
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measure up (to; иногда тж. with)
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- measure up (to; иногда тж. with) а) достигать (уровня); б) соответствовать, отвечать (требованиям); The prisoner measures up to the description the police have of the wanted jewel thief. в) оправдывать (надежды); I always give new workers a short contract to begin with, as I want to see how they measure up....
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report 2. v.
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- report 2. v. 4) являться; to report oneself - заявлять о своем прибытии (to); to report for work - являться на работу; to report to the police - регистрироваться в полиции; How many men have reported for duty this morning?...
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chief 1. noun
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- chief 1. noun 1) глава, руководитель; лидер; начальник; шеф - chief of police...
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be out in large numbers
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- be out in large numbers появляться в большом количестве Police had to be out in large numbers in case the crowd caused any trouble....
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step forward
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- step forward предложить свою помощь; The police have asked for witnesses of the accident to step forward to help with enquiries....
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round up
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- round up а) округлять с повышением (числа) I'll round the cheque up to $10. б) сгонять (скот) The cattle have to be rounded up and counted. в) собирать в одном месте See if you can round up the rest of the class, it's time to go back to the school. г) окружать, производить облаву The police are trying to round up the jewel thieves....
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shake off
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- shake off а) стряхивать (пыль и т.п.); to shake off the dust from one's feet отрясти прах от ног своих; Angrily, she shook off his hand. б) избавляться; to shake off a bad habit избавиться от дурной привычки; I can't seem to shake off this fever. в) оторваться (от противника и т.п.), уйти (от преследования и т.п.) After a three-mile chase, he was able to shake off the police....
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dig into
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- dig into а) зарывать б) вонзать (шпоры, нож и т.п.) Please move away a little, your books are digging into me. When I dug the spade into the ground I felt something hard. в) жадно начинать есть He sat down and at once dug into his meal. г) прочесывать The police are digging into this case. д) укореняться, закрепляться I had plenty of time to dig myself into the new job. Get dug into your new duties as soon as you can, it saves worry. е) усердно работать I'd better dig into my studies, the examinations start next week....
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hand over
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- hand over а) передавать (другому) Hand your cases over to the doorman, he will see that they are delivered to your room. б) mil. сдавать(ся) The escaped criminal was handed over to the police. в) передавать полномочия The command of the ship was handed over to her new captain at a small ceremony this morning....
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hold back
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- hold back а) сдерживать(ся); воздерживаться (from) Police horses were used to hold back the crowd. б) утаивать to hold back the truth скрыть правду в) удерживать, вычитать (из зарплаты и т.п.)...
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land on
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- land on а) наговаривать, обвинять I'm not guilty of the crime, so there's no point in landing on me. The police tried to land the blame on me, but it was useless as I was not guilty. б) ругать The director landed on Jim as soon as he came in, for being late again. в) спихивать на кого-л. Don't try to land your dirty work on me! I had three of our neighbours' children landed on me for the whole afternoon....
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fade v.
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- fade v. 5) обесцвечивать - fade away - fade in - fade out Syn: see wane fade away а) угасать The music faded away. This custom is slowly fading away. б) исчезать When the police arrived, the crowd faded away. в) терять силу, здоровье During his illness he faded away to nothing. Old soldiers never die, they only fade away....
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mounted adj.
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- mounted adj. 1) конный; - mounted police...
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comb I 2. v.
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- comb I 2. v. 6) прочёсывать (местность и т.п.) (for) The police are combing the woods for the missing boy. I've combed the house for your bag, but it's not here. - comb out - comb through to comb smb.'s hair for him - 'намылить голову' кому-л.; дать кому-л. нагоняй to comb smb.'s hair the wrong way - гладить кого-л. против шерстки Syn: see hunt...
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