Словари

выборка		описание
patch 2. v.		patch 2. v. латать; ставить заплаты; hills patched with snow - холмы, местами покрытые снегом - patch up а) чинить на скорую руку; заделывать; подправлять; His trousers were patched up, and he was ashamed of them. б) улаживать (ссору); Have Jim and Mary patched up their quarrel yet? The director and the chairman seem to have patched up their differences of opinion. в) делать что-л. небрежно г) coll. подштопать, заштопать, подлечить; After the car crash, the driver was taken to the hospital to be patched up.... узнать больше
burn out		burn out а) выжечь The building was burnt out and only the walls remained. The plane was completely burnt out after the crash. б) выгореть в) погореть, остаться без жилья после пожара The family were burnt out of their home twice last year. г) догореть; прекратить горение The small fire can safely be left to burn (itself) out. д) отключиться из-за жары The engine has burned out. е) замирать, переставать работать The poet's ability burned (itself) out before he was thirty. You'll burn yourself out if you work too hard.... узнать больше
pin 2. v.		pin 2. v. 3) придавить, прижать (к стене и т.п.) (against); связать (кого-л.); - pin down to The crash pinned the driver against the wheel. Pinning his arms against his sides, the thieves searched his pockets. - pin down - pin on to pin one's ears back - слушать внимательно; Pin back your ears, people, this is quite a story! to pin smb.'s ears back amer.; sl. - наказать кого-л.; расправиться с кем-л.; The other team won a victory over us that really pinned our ears back. The teacher's severe words pinned the children's ears back.... узнать больше
stand by		stand by а) присутствовать; быть безучастным зрителем; The police took accounts of the accident from two witnesses who happened to be standing by at the time of the crash; б) защищать, помогать, поддерживать; to stand by one's friend быть верным другом; в) держать, выполнять; придерживаться; to stand by one's promise сдержать обещание; г) быть наготове; д) radio быть готовым начать или принимать передачу; Stand by to receive the radio message; е) наблюдать, ничего не предпринимая; How can a crowd stand by while a woman is attacked and robbed?... узнать больше
hammer out		hammer out а) расплющивать The car door was so damaged in the crash that the garage men had to hammer it out. б) выковывать At this college some of the students learn to hammer out beautiful dishes in silver and other precious metals. в) fig. придумывать; составлять; изобретать г) делать что-л. шумно I can hear Jane from here, hammering out a tune on the piano; I do wish she would learn to play the instrument gently. Tom is back at work, hammering out another story on his old typewriter. д) говорить о чем-л. в подробностях, приходить к решению после длительного обсуждения The government must hammer out the difficult question of how to prevent further wars, if we keep talking all night, we should be able to hammer out an agreement.... узнать больше
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