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define v.
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- define v. 1) определять, давать определение (as) You can define the word 'difficult' as 'not easy.' In the contract agreed between the union and the employers, overtime is defined as work after 6 p.m. on weekdays, and anytime on Saturdays, Sundays, and public holidays....
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dig in
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- dig in а) зарывать Dig this chemical in thoroughly and your crops will grow faster. б) вонзать (шпоры, нож и т.п.) This meal is so hard, you have to dig the knife in before you can cut it. в) окапываться The soldiers were ordered to dig in. г) укореняться, закрепляться I had plenty of time to dig myself in when I started the new job. Get dug in as quickly as you can, then the work won't worry you. д) жадно начинать есть Dinner's ready, dig in, everybody!...
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fall below
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- fall below а) понижаться The class has fallen below ten students this year. The exchange rate of the dollar fell below eighty-eight cents today. б) ухудшаться I'm disappointed in your work: it has fallen below your usual standard....
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coast 2. v.
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- coast 2. v. 3) спускаться под уклон с выключенным мотором или без педалей (тж. coast along) The road was slightly downhill, so we just coasted along enjoying ourselves. - coast along coast along продвигаться вперед без усилий Work is just coasting along, thank you....
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go forward
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- go forward а) улучшать Is your work going forward now that the materials have arrived? б) продолжать The council gave us permission to go forward with our building plan. в) переставлять часы вперед Do the clocks go forward in the spring?...
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quicken I v.
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- quicken I v. 5) ускорять, ускоряться; You'll have to quicken up your rate of work if you want to finish by the agreed date. his pulse quickened - его пульс участился Syn: accelerate, expedite, hasten, hurry, rush, speed Ant: delay, hinder, stop...
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outstanding adj.
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- outstanding adj. 4) невыполненный; остающийся неразрешенным, спорным; a good deal of work still outstanding - работы еще непочатый край Syn: distinguished,dominant, foremost, paramount, predominant, preponderant, prevailing, prominent Ant: mediocre, usual...
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pen up
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- pen up а) запирать, заключать (в небольшом помещении); When all the cattle are safely penned up, we can stop work for the day. How long have you been penned up in the house by your illness? б) контролировать (обычно свои чувства); His anger had been pent up for so long that at last he exploded....
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bang out
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- bang out а) исполнять (как правило, музыку) громко Bob is at the piano again, banging out the latest popular tunes. б) писать что-л. в спешке (особ. на пишущей машине) Tom has been hard at work in his study all day, banging out a new story....
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gear up
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- gear up а) ускорять (движение и т.п.) When you are going fast enough, you'll be able to gear up. б) готовить(ся) к чему-л. Are the players geared up for the game? I only feel geared up for work in the mornings....
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crash out
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- crash out а) сбегать (из тюрьмы) Three men crashed out of the prison yesterday. Are you one of the prisoners who crashed out? б) sl. быстро засыпать, отрубаться He crashed out after a hard day's work....
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stick in
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- stick in а) coll. усердно работать; Once you've got stuck in (to the work), it doesn't seem so bad; б) coll. жить с кем-л.; составлять кому-л. компанию (with); My mother wants me to stick in with my uncle, who has no children of his own....
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oracle noun
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- oracle noun 4) bibl. святая святых to work the oracle - нажать тайные пружины; использовать влияние...
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absorption noun
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- absorption noun 2) погруженность (в мысли, работу и т.п.); поглощённость, сосредоточенность absorption in one's work - увлечённость (своей) работой...
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chevy along
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- chevy along гнать кого-л., что-л., подстегивать кого-л. Stop chevying me along, I'll walk at my own speed! If you chevy the workers along a bit I'm sure they could do the work faster....
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