Словари

выборка		описание
trouble 1. noun		trouble 1. noun 8) attr. аварийный - trouble crew what's the trouble? - в чем дело? to ask/look for trouble - напрашиваться на неприятности, лезть на рожон; вести себя неосторожно Syn: see effort... узнать больше
gulp 2. v.; usu. gulp down		gulp 2. v.; usu. gulp down 3) глотать (слезы); сдерживать (волнение) (тж. gulp back) Mary was still crying when unexpected visitors arrived; gulping back her tears, she made an effort to greet them cheerfully.... узнать больше
sustained adj.		sustained adj. длительный, непрерывный; sustained effort - длительное усилие; sustained fire - непрерывный огонь; sustained defence - долговременная оборона... узнать больше
wait on		wait on а) являться результатом (чего-л.); His whole future waits on the results of the examinations. Success waits on effort; б) obs. наносить визит, являться к кому-л.; Our representative will wait on you in the morning... узнать больше
pull away		pull away а) выдергивать, выхватывать; The mother pulled the child away from the fire just in time. б) грести без остановки; Pull away, boys! A little more effort, and we'll soon reach the shore. в) отрываться (о лидере); рвануть (со стоянки и т.п.); The leader is pulling away now, and is sure to win. Just as I was pulling away from the parking place, another car crashed into mine.... узнать больше
chop back		chop back урезать The government has promised to chop back its own spending in an effort to encourage the nation to do the same.... узнать больше
hold on		hold on а) держаться за что-л. If a branch is near you, hold on until we can get a rope. б) продолжать делать что-л., упорствовать в чем-л. Painting the house is tiring, but if you hold on, the results are worth the effort. в) hold on a minute! coll. остановись на минутку! г) ждать у телефона Hold on, I shan't be a minute.... узнать больше
hang on		hang on а) повиснуть; прицепиться; крепко держаться б) упорствовать Painting the house is tiring, but if you hang on, the results are worth the effort. в) = hang upon ; г) ждать (особ. у телефона) I'll hang on here until the others come. д) зависеть от чего-л. The result will hang on whether the secret is discovered. е) жадно ловить The boy admires his teacher, he hangs on his every word.... узнать больше
stick to		stick to а) приближаться; The ship had to stick to the shore because of the heavy mist; б) придерживаться; When writing an article, stick to one style throughout; в) стараться сохранить; He made every effort to stick to the job that he had; г) продолжать усердно работать; If you stick to practising the piano every day, you could become quite a good musician; д) следовать, быть верным чему-л.; Whatever your argument, I shall stick to my decision.... узнать больше
land up		land up а) забивать грязью The pool has got landed up and the fish are dying. б) становиться After gaining two fortunes, he landed up poorer when he died. в) оказываться With Sim driving, you never know where you're going to land up. г) достигать The business might land up in failure unless more care is taken with the accounts. д) получать что-л. в конце After much effort, the writer landed up with a contract.... узнать больше
bootless II adj.		bootless II adj. бесполезный - bootless effort... узнать больше
be up to		be up to а) быть способным сделать что-л. I'm not up to such hard work in this hot weather. Mother hasn't been up to much recently, while her leg was bad. I'm not up to going out tonight, I have a headache. б) делать (как правило, что-л. плохое) I'd better go into the children's room and see what they're up to. That boy's been up to no good, I can tell from the look on his face. в) соответствовать (стандарту) Your latest effort isn't up to much. Your recent work has not been up to your usual standard. The new film is not up to his last one. Was the hook up to your expectations? г) зависеть от кого-л. It's up to you to keep the boy out of trouble. д) знать о чем-л. (секретном) Don't worry, I'm up to all his little tricks.... узнать больше
reach out		reach out а) потянуться (for - за чем-л.); Reaching out, he took a firm hold of the rope. б) добиваться чего-л.; The churches are trying to reach out in an effort to attract young people to services. в) обращаться (to - к кому-л.); держать связь (to - с кем-л.); Modern politicians try to reach out to ordinary people in their broadcast speeches. г) протягивать, вытягивать (особ. руку); You can feel the rain if you reach out your hand.... узнать больше
call down		call down а) навлекать б) порицать, делать выговор The newspapers called down Tom's latest book. в) оспаривать, отводить (довод и т.п.) г) ругать The director called Jim down for being late again. д) вызывать на дуэль, на бой A gentleman should call down any man who is rude to his wife. е) mil. давать приказ об атаке (особенно воздушной) As a last effort, the general called down heavy bombing on the enemy positions.... узнать больше
put forth		put forth а) obs. пускать (побеги); The bush put forth new branches. б) вытягивать, протягивать; The soldier put forth his hand, asking for mercy. в) напрягать (силы); прилагать усилия; Putting forth a great effort, he uprooted the tree. г) amer. предлагать; The heads of government have put forth a system for preventing world war. д) obs.; poet. отправляться, пускаться (в плавание, в путь); And when the storm had passed, three ships put forth to cross the ocean. е) obs. пускать в обращение; выпускать, издавать; The printers put forth three numbers of the magazine.... узнать больше
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