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psych out
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- psych out amer. а) симпатизировать; разделять чувства; One of the first things a teacher has to do is to psych the children out. б) оказывать психическое воздействие; His attempt to psych out the other competitors seemed to work. в) разволноваться, разнервничаться, запсиховать; I psych out every time I enter an examination room. г) притворяться психом; Some men were able to get out of the army by psyching out....
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other 2. pron.
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- other 2. pron. indef. другой; no other than - никто другой, как; someone (something) or other - кто-нибудь (что-нибудь); one or other of us will be there - кто-л. из нас будет там; some day/time or other - когда-нибудь, рано или поздно; you are the man of all others for the work - вы самый подходящий человек для этого дела; think of others - не будь эгоистом...
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hive off
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- hive off а) исчезать, уходить без предупреждения Where's Jim? I suppose he has hived off again. б) отделять(ся) The salesman was so successful that in the end he hived off from the firm into his own business. The business was becoming so large that the directors decided to hive off some parts of the work and start new firms....
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get back
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- get back а) вернуть(ся) When did your neighbours get back from their holiday? б) возмещать (потерю, убытки) в) наказывать (кого-л. - at) Students have no way of getting back at a teacher who marks their work unfairly. We can get back at the government for their unfulfilled promises by voting against them at the next election. г) снова говорить по телефону (с кем-л. - to); I'll take advice on this matter and get back to you this afternoon....
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clear up
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- clear up а) прибирать, убирать When you've finished your meal, please clear up the kitchen. б) выяснять; распутывать (дело) The police have been trying to clear up the mystery of the man's death. в) прояснять(ся) The weather should clear up tomorrow and we should have sunshine at last. Her face cleared up when she read the letter. г) заканчивать I'd like to clear up the rest of the work which was waiting for me after my holiday....
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closed adj.
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- closed adj. 1) запертый, закрытый - closed sea - closed work - closed shop - closed economy - closed season...
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hammer at
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- hammer at а) приставать с просьбами к кому-л. б) упорно работать над чем-л. hammer away а) продолжать делать что-л., работать над чем-л. (at) Father in his study, hammering away at a pile of work which he has to finish before morning. б) греметь, грохотать (о пушках) If we can go on hammering away at the enemy for another day, I think we can defeat them....
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accessary 1. adj.
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- accessary 1. adj. 2) добавочный, дополнительный, вспомогательный accessary material - вспомогательный материал accessary work - подсобная работа accessary defenses mil. - вспомогательные оборонительные сооружения accessary buds bot. - придаточные почки accessary fruit bot. - ложный плод...
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menial disdain. 2. adj.
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- menial disdain. 2. adj. раболепный; лакейский; - menial work Syn: see obsequious...
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labour 1. noun
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- labour 1. noun 7) attr. - labour pains - labour ward labour of love - а) безвозмездный/бескорыстный труд; б) любимое дело - lost labour Syn: drudgery, grind, toil, travail, work Ant: idleness, leisure, pleasure, relaxation...
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warm 3. v.
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- warm 3. v. 2) разгорячать(ся), воодушевляться, оживляться (часто warm to, warm toward); my heart warms to him - я ему сочувствую; to warm to one's work - живо заинтересоваться своей работой; to warm to one's role - входить в роль; to warm to one's subject - увлечься проблемой - warm over - warm to - warm towards - warm up - warm the bench Syn: see cheer...
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toss aside
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- toss aside а) отбросить; отставить в сторону; Tossing his school work aside, he ran to join the other children at play. б) не принимать во внимание; не обращать внимания, игнорировать toss away а) отбросить; He picked up his sister's ball and with an unpleasant smile tossed it away. б) с лёгкостью жертвовать чем-л., отказываться от чего-л.; выбрасывать...
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stack 1. noun
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- stack 1. noun 3) coll. масса, множество; stacks (или a whole stack) of work - масса работы; stack of bones amer.; sl. - изможденный человек; 'скелет', кожа да кости...
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length noun
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- length noun 3) продолжительность; протяжение; of some length - довольно продолжительный; in length of time - со временем; to speak at some length - говорить долго; to draw out to a great length - затянуть, растянуть (доклад и т.п.); - length of work - length of service...
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drain away
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- drain away а) привлекать (to) Some of the cleverest men in Britain (were) drained away to the United States after the war. б) ослаблять This hard work has drained away my keenness. My strength is draining away. в) использоваться, расходоваться The rise in costs has drained all our profit away. Now that prices are rising so fast, all my money is draining away....
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