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bank I 2. v.
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- bank I 2. v. 2) образовать наносы (о песке, снеге) (часто bank up) The morning began fine, but now clouds are banking up. The wind had banked the snow up against the wall....
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trickle away
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- trickle away а) вытекать тонкой струйкой, капать; There must be a small hole in the pipe, look at the water trickling away! б) исчезать; the crowd began to trickle away толпа начала постепенно расходиться...
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trickle in
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- trickle in а) лить тонкой струйкой, по капле; You didn't mend that hole in the roof very well, there's still a little rain trickling in. б) прибывать, приезжать; Some early theatregoers began to trickle in an hour before the show....
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get ahead
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- get ahead а) продвигаться The horse that we were hoping would win began to get ahead halfway through the race. б) преуспевать Jane used to be slow in class, but now she is getting ahead, if you want to get ahead in your job, you must listen to advice from more experienced workers....
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parent noun
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- parent noun 5) attr. родительский; Parent birds began to hunt for food for their young....
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call off
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- call off а) отзывать; отменять; прекращать; откладывать, переносить the game was called off игру отложили б) отвлекать (внимание) в) оглашать список The teacher began to call off the names on his list. г) отводить, уводить кого-л. Call off your dog, he's biting my leg!...
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bottom out
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- bottom out а) находиться на самом низком уровне The valley bottoms out at the river. б) достичь нижнего предела перед фазой оживления House prices bottomed out in 1974. Peter's feeling of sadness bottomed out and then he began to feel cheerful again....
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coop in
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- coop in а) держать взаперти All last week we were cooped in the house by bad weather. Kept at home with a bad cold, I began to feel cooped in. It's unkind to coop the dog in all day. б) usu. past part. набивать битком coop up see coop in...
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babble 1. noun
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- babble 1. noun 2) бормотание They began to curse and shout in a babble of language....
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choke off
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- choke off а) заставить отказаться (от попытки, намерения) He began to tell about his adventures all over again, but I choked him off. Jane wants an invitation to the party; how can we choke her off? б) устранить кого-л. в) ругать кого-л. (за что-л.) (for) The director choked Jim off for being late again....
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pull ahead
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- pull ahead выбиваться в лидеры; The horse that we had chosen to win began to pull ahead halfway through the race....
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trickle out
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- trickle out а) вытекать тонкой струйкой; капать; Even after the lid was put on, some water still trickled out. б) расходиться, исчезать; People began to trickle out soon after the beginning of the speech, and soon there were very few left. в) просачиваться, расходиться, становиться известным; the news trickled out новость стала известна...
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cap 2. v.
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- cap 2. v. 6) перекрыть, перещеголять to cap the climax - перещеголять всех, перейти все границы; превзойти все (о поступках, выражениях) to cap a quotation - отвечать на цитату еще лучшей цитатой to cap verses - цитировать стихи, начинающиеся с последней буквы предыдущего стиха (в игре) to cap the misery a fast rain began - в довершение всех бед пошел еще проливной дождь...
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put by
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- put by а) отложить в сторону; She was reading a book, but put it by when the telephone rang. б) отложить на время, прервать (работу и т.п.); Tom put his new book by for a year. в) оставлять, бросать (привычку и т. п.); отказаться (от мысли и т.п.); It's time to put our differences by and work together. г) откладывать, копить (деньги); I have a little money put by for a rainy day. д) стараться не замечать; игнорировать; His question was dangerous, so I put it by and began to speak of other things....
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swim 2. v.
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- swim 2. v. 4) чувствовать головокружение; кружиться (о голове); my head began to swim - у меня закружилась голова; everything swam before his eyes - все поплыло у него перед глазами to swim with/down the tide/stream - примкнуть к большинству to swim against the stream - идти против большинства sink or swim - see sink 2....
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