Словари

выборка		описание
appetite noun		appetite noun 3) охота, склонность an appetite for reading - склонность к чтению appetite comes with eating prov. - аппетит приходит во время еды... узнать больше
put by		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.... узнать больше
drop off		drop off а) расходиться б) уменьшаться Student numbers have been dropping off recently. Interest in the game has dropped off. в) заснуть I was sitting in the armchair reading the newspaper when I dropped off. I had a bad night. I went to bed early enough but for some reason I couldn't drop off. г) умереть д) оставить кого-л., что-л. Drop me off at the corner, and I'll walk from there. I just want to drop this letter off, I'll drop my coat off at the cleaners on my way to the office. е) ухудшаться The quality of performance has dropped off since last year.... узнать больше
absorb v.		absorb v. 7) амортизировать (толчки) Syn: assimilate, digest, imbibe, incorporate, ingest Ant: disgorge, disperse, dissipate, eject, emit, exude absorb in завладевать (вниманием и т.п.): поглощать, занимать (время, внимание) absorbed in reading поглощённый чтением absorbed in thought погружённый в мысли absorb into впитывать, поглощать Certain chemicals are easily absorbed into the bloodstream, while others are not.... узнать больше
set by		set by а) откладывать (в сторону) She was reading a book, but set it by when the telephone rang. б) откладывать, прерывать (работу и т.п.) Tom had to set his new book by for a year. в) прекращать, приостанавливать (что-л.); положить конец (чему-л.) It's time to set our differences by and work together. г) откладывать, приберегать (деньги, время и т.п.) I have a little money set by for our holidays. I set the whole afternoon by for work on the book. to set great/much (little) store by ценить высоко (низко) to set people by the ears/at variance/at loggerheads ссорить, натравливать людей друг на друга... узнать больше
that 1. pron.		that 1. pron. 2) relat. а) который, кто, тот который и т.п.; б) часто in (или on, at, for и т.п.) which; the members that were present - те из членов, которые присутствовали; the book that I'm reading - книга, которую я читаю; the year that he died - год его смерти; the book that I spoke of - книга, о которой я говорил and all that - и тому подобное, и все такое прочее by that - тем самым, этим like that - таким образом that's that coll. - ничего не поделаешь; так-то вот that is - то есть not that - не потому/не то, чтобы that's it! - вот именно!, правильно! that's all there is to it - ну, вот и все this and that - разные; I went to this doctor and that я обращался к разным врачам now that - теперь, когда with that - вместе с тем... узнать больше
keep on		keep on а) продолжать (делать что-л.) to keep on reading продолжать читать to keep on fire поддерживать огонь б) сохранять в прежнем положении he was kept on at his old job его оставили на прежней работе в) не снимать; оставлять to keep on one's hat не снимать шляпы г) оставлять включенным (электричество) There is no need for tall office buildings to keep their lights on all night, when the government has asked every one to save power. д) продолжать путешествие Turn left at the comer and keep on as far as the church. Keep right on to the end of the road. е) продолжпть действовать, упорствовать Even if you fail the examination again, you must try to keep on until you pass. Keep on with your studies, however hard it sometimes seems. ж) продлить аренду I'll keep the flat on through the summer, so as to have it ready when we come back. I'd like to keep this car on for another week, if that's possible. з) распространяться Don't keep on so, it'll only make you worry more. The teacher kept on and on about good behaviour, as usual. и) ругать (at/onto) She keeps on at the children all day about one thing or another.... узнать больше
carry on		carry on а) продолжать; вести (дело) carry on! так держать!, продолжайте в том же духе! to carry on hostile acts совершать враждебные действия б) coll. флиртовать (with); иметь любовную связь The director has been carrying on with his secretary. в) вести себя запальчиво don't carry on so! веди себя спокойно!, не злись так! г) продолжать(ся) (о тексте) You'll have to carry that long word on to the next line. Don't stop reading there, the poem carries on over the page. д) возобновлять(ся) Don't let me interrupt you, just carry on. We must try to carry on as if nothing had happened. Carry on, men! Carry on the good work! I shall try to carry on the work in spite of difficulties. We must carry on hoping for the best. е) злиться на кого-л. The people upstairs were carrying on again last night, they had me quite worried. Our neighbour is always carrying on at her children.... узнать больше
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