QUESTION
Is it grammatically correct to say "It kinds of disgusts me"? If no, why?
It is not grammatically correct, since “kinds” in the plural is not used in the expression “kind of” with the meaning that it has in this sentence.
The phrase is “kind of”—exactly like that, with no variation. It is a colloquial expression meaning “somewhat” or “a little bit”. It is something like a quantifier for a verb—just as “some of”, “most of”, “all of” and so on are quantifiers for nouns. It is not a noun, so it cannot be made into a plural.
Another such phrase with the same function is “sort of”:
She sort of looks like her sister. ↔ She kind of looks like her sister.
As you can see, both “sort of” and “kind of” serve to reduce the “quantity” of “looking like”. Both sentence are saying that she looks a little bit like her sister—not very much like her sister.
This use of “kind of” should not be confused with “a kind of” meaning “a type of” or “a sort of” referring to one special form of something. Take a look at this sentence:
A sombrero is a kind of hat.
Here, “a kind of” is not a verb quantifier. It functions as a noun “a kind of”—in the singular. If there is one kind of hat, there are also other kinds of hat, so in this usage we can have singular and plural:
There are many kinds of hats, and the sombrero is one kind.
▪️quantifier [ˈkwɒntɪfaɪə] - количественный показатель
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Is it grammatically correct to say "It kinds of disgusts me"? If no, why?
It is not grammatically correct, since “kinds” in the plural is not used in the expression “kind of” with the meaning that it has in this sentence.
The phrase is “kind of”—exactly like that, with no variation. It is a colloquial expression meaning “somewhat” or “a little bit”. It is something like a quantifier for a verb—just as “some of”, “most of”, “all of” and so on are quantifiers for nouns. It is not a noun, so it cannot be made into a plural.
Another such phrase with the same function is “sort of”:
She sort of looks like her sister. ↔ She kind of looks like her sister.
As you can see, both “sort of” and “kind of” serve to reduce the “quantity” of “looking like”. Both sentence are saying that she looks a little bit like her sister—not very much like her sister.
This use of “kind of” should not be confused with “a kind of” meaning “a type of” or “a sort of” referring to one special form of something. Take a look at this sentence:
A sombrero is a kind of hat.
Here, “a kind of” is not a verb quantifier. It functions as a noun “a kind of”—in the singular. If there is one kind of hat, there are also other kinds of hat, so in this usage we can have singular and plural:
There are many kinds of hats, and the sombrero is one kind.
▪️quantifier [ˈkwɒntɪfaɪə] - количественный показатель
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TROTH
trɑːθ
обещание, давать обещание жениться
•plight troth — дать слово
•I troth myself eternally to your service.▫️Я клянусь вечно служить вам.
•...by my troth, I will not trespass on your precious property...▫️...даю слово, что не буду посягать на ваше драгоценное имущество....
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trɑːθ
обещание, давать обещание жениться
•plight troth — дать слово
•I troth myself eternally to your service.▫️Я клянусь вечно служить вам.
•...by my troth, I will not trespass on your precious property...▫️...даю слово, что не буду посягать на ваше драгоценное имущество....
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Plight - перевод, транскрипция, произношение, примеры
Перевод Plight - положение, состояние, обязательство, связывать обещанием, помолвить. Транскрипция - |plaɪt|. Примеры - dire plight, to plight one's faith, to plight one's troth, what a plight you are in, in none too good a plight, to be in a sorry /sad/…
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BEHEST
bɪˈhest
завет, повеление, приказание
•religious behest — религиозное предписание
•at behest — по распоряжению
•at smb.'s behest — по чьей-л. воле
•The committee was set up at the behest of the president.▫️Комиссия была создана по распоряжению президента.
•I only made the change at the author's behest.▫️Я внёс данные изменения лишь по воле автора.
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bɪˈhest
завет, повеление, приказание
•religious behest — религиозное предписание
•at behest — по распоряжению
•at smb.'s behest — по чьей-л. воле
•The committee was set up at the behest of the president.▫️Комиссия была создана по распоряжению президента.
•I only made the change at the author's behest.▫️Я внёс данные изменения лишь по воле автора.
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Religious - перевод, транскрипция, произношение, примеры
Перевод Religious - религиозный, верующий, культовый, монах. Транскрипция - |rɪˈlɪdʒəs|. Примеры - religious house, religious habit, religious order, religious neatness, he is not religious, a religious ceremony.
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QUESTION
How do English speakers use double negatives? What are some examples?
There are two broad types of usage for double negatives: (1) standard; and (2) substandard. We shall look at the substandard usage first so that we can get it out of the way.
THE SUBSTANDARD USAGE
The substandard usage deploys the double negative as a sort of intensifying mechanism to add greater force or conviction or emphasis to the negation or denial that is being asserted. The second negation in the double negative compounds the first negation, multiplying it rather than negating it and thus returning a “positive” value. This applies to triple negatives as well. Here is an example of a triple negative:
I didn’t say nothing to no one.
In Standard English, this would be expressed as:
I didn’t say anything to anyone.
Of course, the standard form lacks the intensity and forcefulness of the substandard form.
You ain’t seen nuthin’ yet!
THE STANDARD USAGE
There are two forms, with associated purposes, of the standard usage:
(1) To negate a prior negation. In this case, the second negative cancels out the first negative (as in logic and mathematics) to produce an affirmative statement (with a “positive” meaning). We often use it to contradict a negative statement thatanother person has just made.
Here are some examples:
When she accused me of cheating, I couldn’t not defend myself. (→ I had todefend myself; defending myself was my only option, and I did in fact defendmyself.)
A: You did nothing to help when I had the heart attack.
B: I didn’t do nothing—I was the one who called the ambulance. (→ I did do something.)
She can’t not attend the wedding—everyone is expecting her to be there. (→ Not attending the wedding is not an option—she has to attend.)
I shouldn’t simply not respond—that would be rude. (→ I should respond.)
(2) To create a form of understatement. In this case, a negative word is followed by another word with a negative prefix. This is not strictly speaking a double negative, but logically the construction does contain two negative ideas.
The purpose of understatement is intensification. The understatement draws attention to itself and in doing so, it causes the reader or listener to pay attention and therefore to focus on the point being made. As with the standard usage described above, the two negatives cancel each other out to produce a “positive”. Here are some examples:
She is not unknown as a writer. (→ She is, in fact, very well known.)
He is a man of not inconsiderable wealth. (→ He is, in fact, extremely wealthy.)
The use of the double negative is not uncommon in English. (→ It is, in fact, more common that people might expect.)
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How do English speakers use double negatives? What are some examples?
There are two broad types of usage for double negatives: (1) standard; and (2) substandard. We shall look at the substandard usage first so that we can get it out of the way.
THE SUBSTANDARD USAGE
The substandard usage deploys the double negative as a sort of intensifying mechanism to add greater force or conviction or emphasis to the negation or denial that is being asserted. The second negation in the double negative compounds the first negation, multiplying it rather than negating it and thus returning a “positive” value. This applies to triple negatives as well. Here is an example of a triple negative:
I didn’t say nothing to no one.
In Standard English, this would be expressed as:
I didn’t say anything to anyone.
Of course, the standard form lacks the intensity and forcefulness of the substandard form.
You ain’t seen nuthin’ yet!
THE STANDARD USAGE
There are two forms, with associated purposes, of the standard usage:
(1) To negate a prior negation. In this case, the second negative cancels out the first negative (as in logic and mathematics) to produce an affirmative statement (with a “positive” meaning). We often use it to contradict a negative statement thatanother person has just made.
Here are some examples:
When she accused me of cheating, I couldn’t not defend myself. (→ I had todefend myself; defending myself was my only option, and I did in fact defendmyself.)
A: You did nothing to help when I had the heart attack.
B: I didn’t do nothing—I was the one who called the ambulance. (→ I did do something.)
She can’t not attend the wedding—everyone is expecting her to be there. (→ Not attending the wedding is not an option—she has to attend.)
I shouldn’t simply not respond—that would be rude. (→ I should respond.)
(2) To create a form of understatement. In this case, a negative word is followed by another word with a negative prefix. This is not strictly speaking a double negative, but logically the construction does contain two negative ideas.
The purpose of understatement is intensification. The understatement draws attention to itself and in doing so, it causes the reader or listener to pay attention and therefore to focus on the point being made. As with the standard usage described above, the two negatives cancel each other out to produce a “positive”. Here are some examples:
She is not unknown as a writer. (→ She is, in fact, very well known.)
He is a man of not inconsiderable wealth. (→ He is, in fact, extremely wealthy.)
The use of the double negative is not uncommon in English. (→ It is, in fact, more common that people might expect.)
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HOWBEIT
haʊˈbiːɪt
все же, тем не менее, хотя, несмотря на
•I've never written a poem before; howbeit, I feel my first attempt is quite good.▫️Раньше я никогда ещё не писал стихов, однако мне кажется, что моя первая попытка довольно неплоха.
•Our visit to Niagara Falls was very pleasant, howbeit slightly shorter than we had planned.▫️Наша поездка к Ниагарскому водопаду выдалась достаточно приятной, хоть и получилась немного короче, чем мы планировали.
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haʊˈbiːɪt
все же, тем не менее, хотя, несмотря на
•I've never written a poem before; howbeit, I feel my first attempt is quite good.▫️Раньше я никогда ещё не писал стихов, однако мне кажется, что моя первая попытка довольно неплоха.
•Our visit to Niagara Falls was very pleasant, howbeit slightly shorter than we had planned.▫️Наша поездка к Ниагарскому водопаду выдалась достаточно приятной, хоть и получилась немного короче, чем мы планировали.
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Attempt - перевод, транскрипция, произношение, примеры
Перевод Attempt - попытка, покушение, опыт, проба, пытаться, пробовать, покушаться. Транскрипция - |əˈtempt|. Примеры - to make an attempt, to attempt a man's life, attempt to save smb's life, to attempt flying /to fly/, to attempt a difficult task, attempt…
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WONT
wɔːnt
обыкновение, привычка, имеющий обыкновение
•He got up early, as is his wont.▫️По своему обыкновению, он встал рано.
•All is going on as it was wont.▫️Всё идёт так, как это было всегда.
•He spoke for too long, as is his wont.▫️По своему обыкновению, он говорил слишком долго.
•The painter followed the religious use and wont of his time.▫️Художник следовал религиозной традиции и обычаю своего времени.
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wɔːnt
обыкновение, привычка, имеющий обыкновение
•He got up early, as is his wont.▫️По своему обыкновению, он встал рано.
•All is going on as it was wont.▫️Всё идёт так, как это было всегда.
•He spoke for too long, as is his wont.▫️По своему обыкновению, он говорил слишком долго.
•The painter followed the religious use and wont of his time.▫️Художник следовал религиозной традиции и обычаю своего времени.
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Early - перевод, транскрипция, произношение, примеры
Перевод Early - ранний, предыдущий, преждевременный, рано, преждевременно, заблаговременно. Транскрипция - |ˈɜːrlɪ|. Примеры - early stage, early fruit, early sheet, early death, to wed early, early cancer.
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TODDLER
ˈtɑːdlər
ребёнок, начинающий ходить
•The toddler scribbled all over the paper.▫️Малыш разрисовал каракулями всю бумагу.
•I gave the toddler my hand.▫️Я подал ребёнку руку.
•She sat the toddler in the chair.▫️Она посадила малыша в кресло.
•He was a toddler of two-and-a-half.▫️Это был малыш двух с половиной лет.
•Quiet a crying toddler with candy.▫️Успокойте плачущего малыша конфетой.
•The toddler was a real wiggler on plane trips.▫️Во время перелётов малыш был настоящим непоседой.
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ˈtɑːdlər
ребёнок, начинающий ходить
•The toddler scribbled all over the paper.▫️Малыш разрисовал каракулями всю бумагу.
•I gave the toddler my hand.▫️Я подал ребёнку руку.
•She sat the toddler in the chair.▫️Она посадила малыша в кресло.
•He was a toddler of two-and-a-half.▫️Это был малыш двух с половиной лет.
•Quiet a crying toddler with candy.▫️Успокойте плачущего малыша конфетой.
•The toddler was a real wiggler on plane trips.▫️Во время перелётов малыш был настоящим непоседой.
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Scribbled - перевод, транскрипция, произношение, примеры
Транскрипция - |ˈskrɪbəld|. Примеры - scribbled wrasse.
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ERRANDS
ˈerəndz
поручения, задания, заботы вне дома, побегушки
•run errands — выполнять поручения; быть на побегушках
•I spent the morning running errands.▫️Всё утро я бегал по делам.
•I seemed to spend my life running errands for people.▫️Мне казалось, что я трачу свою жизнь на побегушках у других людей.
•Even insects in my path are not loafers, but have their special errands.▫️Даже насекомые, попадающиеся на моем пути, не бездельники, - у каждого свое задание.
•Her schedule doesn't allow her any time to run errands.▫️Её расписание не оставляет ей времени на побегушки.
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ˈerəndz
поручения, задания, заботы вне дома, побегушки
•run errands — выполнять поручения; быть на побегушках
•I spent the morning running errands.▫️Всё утро я бегал по делам.
•I seemed to spend my life running errands for people.▫️Мне казалось, что я трачу свою жизнь на побегушках у других людей.
•Even insects in my path are not loafers, but have their special errands.▫️Даже насекомые, попадающиеся на моем пути, не бездельники, - у каждого свое задание.
•Her schedule doesn't allow her any time to run errands.▫️Её расписание не оставляет ей времени на побегушки.
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Run - перевод, транскрипция, произношение, примеры
Перевод Run - работать, бежать, управлять, бегать, прогон, работа, бег, пробег, ход, показ, трасса. Транскрипция - |rʌn|. Примеры - at a run, good run, run fish, run coal, run honey, run metal.
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QUESTION
Is this sentence correct, "It is not as I expect it to be"?
It is correct, grammatically. However, you have to be careful how you use it and you need to be sure that you understand what it means.
When we use the simple present tense “expect” we are saying that we have a requirement for it to be in a certain way, and it does not meet that requirement. So, we might say something like this:
I expect the house to be kept clean at all times, and it is not as I expect it to be.
This sentence is a bit awkward, of course, but it expresses the idea that the speaker has a requirement and expects that requirement to be obeyed or followed—but in this situation, the requirement has not been followed, and the expectation has not been met.
However, we rarely find ourselves in a situation in which we need to say something like this.
The more common situation is one in which we imagine that something will be in a certain way, and when we actually see it, we find out it is not in the way that we imagined it to be. In such a situation, we would use the simple past tense, and say:
It is not as I expected it to be.
We use the simple past tense, “expected”, because our expectation existed before we saw what we are looking at, and now that expectation does not exist any longer, since we can see that the reality does not fit our expectation. Let us say, for example, that we are going to look at a room that we are hoping to rent, and we have an idea in our mind about how that room should look. When we actually see the room, we realise that is it not at all like the room that we had imagined in our mind. In this situation, we would say:
The room is not as I expected it to be. The room is not as big as I expected it to be. The room is not as bright as I expected it to be. and so on …
As you can see, the tense that we use makes an important difference in the meaning of the sentence.
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Is this sentence correct, "It is not as I expect it to be"?
It is correct, grammatically. However, you have to be careful how you use it and you need to be sure that you understand what it means.
When we use the simple present tense “expect” we are saying that we have a requirement for it to be in a certain way, and it does not meet that requirement. So, we might say something like this:
I expect the house to be kept clean at all times, and it is not as I expect it to be.
This sentence is a bit awkward, of course, but it expresses the idea that the speaker has a requirement and expects that requirement to be obeyed or followed—but in this situation, the requirement has not been followed, and the expectation has not been met.
However, we rarely find ourselves in a situation in which we need to say something like this.
The more common situation is one in which we imagine that something will be in a certain way, and when we actually see it, we find out it is not in the way that we imagined it to be. In such a situation, we would use the simple past tense, and say:
It is not as I expected it to be.
We use the simple past tense, “expected”, because our expectation existed before we saw what we are looking at, and now that expectation does not exist any longer, since we can see that the reality does not fit our expectation. Let us say, for example, that we are going to look at a room that we are hoping to rent, and we have an idea in our mind about how that room should look. When we actually see the room, we realise that is it not at all like the room that we had imagined in our mind. In this situation, we would say:
The room is not as I expected it to be. The room is not as big as I expected it to be. The room is not as bright as I expected it to be. and so on …
As you can see, the tense that we use makes an important difference in the meaning of the sentence.
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WOE
wəʊ
горе, скорбь, несчастье, проблемы, головная боль
•wrapped in woe — охваченный горем
•Her face was full of woe.▫️Её лицо было полно печали.
•Yesterday, to add to her woes, she fell over and cut her arm.▫️Вчера с ней приключилась новая беда: она упала и поранила руку.
•His woes continued to snowball through the week.▫️В течение всей недели его проблемы продолжали расти как снежный ком.
•The city's traffic woes are well-known.▫️Проблемы города с движением на дорогах хорошо известны.
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wəʊ
горе, скорбь, несчастье, проблемы, головная боль
•wrapped in woe — охваченный горем
•Her face was full of woe.▫️Её лицо было полно печали.
•Yesterday, to add to her woes, she fell over and cut her arm.▫️Вчера с ней приключилась новая беда: она упала и поранила руку.
•His woes continued to snowball through the week.▫️В течение всей недели его проблемы продолжали расти как снежный ком.
•The city's traffic woes are well-known.▫️Проблемы города с движением на дорогах хорошо известны.
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Wrapped - перевод, транскрипция, произношение, примеры
Перевод Wrapped - завернутый. Транскрипция - |ræpt|. Примеры - wrapped in woe, composite wrapped, wrapped in anxiety, wire-wrapped circuit, wrapped up in slumber, wire-wrapped connection.
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JANGLE
ˈdʒæŋɡl
пререкания, резкий звук, нестройно звучать; звенеть
•He jangled his car keys.▫️Он бренчал ключами от своей машины.
•The harsh sound jangled his nerves.▫️Этот резкий звук действовал ему на нервы.
•Keys were jangling in my pocket.▫️У меня в кармане звенели ключи
•Her bracelets jangled on her wrist.▫️Её браслеты звенели на её запястье.
•Coins jangled out of the machine.▫️Монеты со звоном высыпались из аппарата.
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ˈdʒæŋɡl
пререкания, резкий звук, нестройно звучать; звенеть
•He jangled his car keys.▫️Он бренчал ключами от своей машины.
•The harsh sound jangled his nerves.▫️Этот резкий звук действовал ему на нервы.
•Keys were jangling in my pocket.▫️У меня в кармане звенели ключи
•Her bracelets jangled on her wrist.▫️Её браслеты звенели на её запястье.
•Coins jangled out of the machine.▫️Монеты со звоном высыпались из аппарата.
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Key - перевод, транскрипция, произношение, примеры
Перевод Key - ключевой, основной, главный, ключ, клавиша, кнопка, код, настраивать. Транскрипция - |kiː|. Примеры - key man, key file, safe key, key line, key actor, break key.
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MUNIFICENCE
mjuːˈnɪfɪsns
щедрость, необыкновенная щедрость
•the munificence of the museum's benefactors — необыкновенная щедрость спонсоров данного музея
•A munificent host who has presided over many charitable events at his mansion.▫️Чрезвычайно щедрый хозяин, который возглавлял множество благотворительных мероприятий в своём особняке.
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mjuːˈnɪfɪsns
щедрость, необыкновенная щедрость
•the munificence of the museum's benefactors — необыкновенная щедрость спонсоров данного музея
•A munificent host who has presided over many charitable events at his mansion.▫️Чрезвычайно щедрый хозяин, который возглавлял множество благотворительных мероприятий в своём особняке.
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Benefactors - перевод, транскрипция, произношение
Транскрипция - |ˈbenəˌfæktərz|. Примеры - the munificence of the museum's benefactors.
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QUESTION
What is the difference between especial and special? Thank you!
As it is used in English, “especial” is a somewhat old-fashioned and formal way of saying “particular” or “specific”. We do not use it in ordinary, everyday conversation. When it is used, you will find it mostly in novels or literary texts or scholarly writing. Here are some examples:
These trinkets do not have any especial value—they are just cheap souvenirs from touristy gift shops.
I would not give that fact any especial importance.
They found nothing of especial interest in the caves.
“Special” means “having certain highly desirable qualities or characteristics”, or “not ordinary or usual”.
The meaning is best understood by thinking about the phrase “special occasion”. A special occasion is not something that happens usually, regularly, ordinarily. It happens only at certain times, and people prepare for it and look forward to it and treat it with something like honour or respect or regard. For example, a wedding is a special occasion—but it is not an “especial” occasion.
Here are some examples:
We use these dinner plates only on special occasions.
There is nothing special about her—she is ordinary, just like everyone else.
As the teacher’s pet, he always gets special treatment.
This is a very special time in my life.
#Mike_Mendis
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What is the difference between especial and special? Thank you!
As it is used in English, “especial” is a somewhat old-fashioned and formal way of saying “particular” or “specific”. We do not use it in ordinary, everyday conversation. When it is used, you will find it mostly in novels or literary texts or scholarly writing. Here are some examples:
These trinkets do not have any especial value—they are just cheap souvenirs from touristy gift shops.
I would not give that fact any especial importance.
They found nothing of especial interest in the caves.
“Special” means “having certain highly desirable qualities or characteristics”, or “not ordinary or usual”.
The meaning is best understood by thinking about the phrase “special occasion”. A special occasion is not something that happens usually, regularly, ordinarily. It happens only at certain times, and people prepare for it and look forward to it and treat it with something like honour or respect or regard. For example, a wedding is a special occasion—but it is not an “especial” occasion.
Here are some examples:
We use these dinner plates only on special occasions.
There is nothing special about her—she is ordinary, just like everyone else.
As the teacher’s pet, he always gets special treatment.
This is a very special time in my life.
#Mike_Mendis
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APPETENCE
ˈæpɪtəns
влечение, желание
•appetence for the Italian art — приверженность итальянскому искусству
•I have no appetence of ever going back.▫️У меня нет желания когда-либо вернуться.
•It only sharpens his appetence for her.▫️Это лишь обостряет его вожделение по отношению к ней.
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ˈæpɪtəns
влечение, желание
•appetence for the Italian art — приверженность итальянскому искусству
•I have no appetence of ever going back.▫️У меня нет желания когда-либо вернуться.
•It only sharpens his appetence for her.▫️Это лишь обостряет его вожделение по отношению к ней.
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Italian - перевод, транскрипция, произношение, примеры
Перевод Italian - итальянский, итальянец, итальянский язык, итальянка. Транскрипция - |ɪˈtælɪən|. Примеры - the Italians, Italian roof, Italian cloth.
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QUINTESSENTIAL
ˌkwɪntɪˈsenʃl
являющийся квинтэссенцией
•'Guys and Dolls' is the quintessential American musical.▫️"Парни и куколки" является типичным американским мюзиклом.
•A selfless desire to help others is the quintessence of the virtue of charity.▫️Квинтэссенцией добродетели милосердия является бескорыстное желание помогать другим.
•The Parthenon in Greece was considered the quintessence of the perfectly proportioned building.▫️Греческий Парфенон считался квинтэссенцией здания с идеальными пропорциями.
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ˌkwɪntɪˈsenʃl
являющийся квинтэссенцией
•'Guys and Dolls' is the quintessential American musical.▫️"Парни и куколки" является типичным американским мюзиклом.
•A selfless desire to help others is the quintessence of the virtue of charity.▫️Квинтэссенцией добродетели милосердия является бескорыстное желание помогать другим.
•The Parthenon in Greece was considered the quintessence of the perfectly proportioned building.▫️Греческий Парфенон считался квинтэссенцией здания с идеальными пропорциями.
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Doll - перевод, транскрипция, произношение, примеры
Перевод Doll - кукла, куколка, наряжать, наряжаться. Транскрипция - |dɑːl|. Примеры - Paris doll, doll's face, doll's house, stuffed /rag/ doll, Dutch /wooden/ doll.
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QUESTION
"He seems to be living with her for some time" and "He seems to have been living with her for some time" What is the difference between the two sentences?
The difference is that the first one is logically and grammatically incorrect. If we are going to give the amount of time the action has been going on and say “for some time”, we need to use the present perfect continuous form of the infinitive to indicate that the action of living with her began at some point in the past and continued right up to the present moment (when the sentence was spoken). Logically, we need the time period to end in the present, and the present continuous form of the infinitive does not express that idea.
Take a look at this pair of sentences:
She is waiting for the doctor.
She has been waiting for the doctor for the past 20 minutes.
The sentence in the present continuous tense focuses on the fact that the action is happening now and can be expected to go on into the immediate future.
However, the sentence in the present perfect continuous tense focuses on the time period in the immediate past over which the action has been going on.
We could not, logically, say:
She is waiting for the doctor for 20 minutes (X)
because there is no end point to the action “is waiting”. Technically, the action “is waiting” continues into the future indefinitely, so the mention of “20 minutes” makes no sense at all.
The same thing applies to infinitives. They do not have “tense” as such, but their forms retain the meaning and significance of the corresponding tenses.
“to be living” corresponds to “is living” (the present continuous tense)
“to have been living” corresponds to “has been living” (the present perfect continuous tense)
We would not say:
He is living with her for some time. (X)
If we were to force this to have some meaning, it would mean:
He is living with her temporarily/for the time being.
He is living with her for a while (until he can find a place of his own).
and this is how we would express the idea—not with “for some time”.
#Mike_Mendis
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"He seems to be living with her for some time" and "He seems to have been living with her for some time" What is the difference between the two sentences?
The difference is that the first one is logically and grammatically incorrect. If we are going to give the amount of time the action has been going on and say “for some time”, we need to use the present perfect continuous form of the infinitive to indicate that the action of living with her began at some point in the past and continued right up to the present moment (when the sentence was spoken). Logically, we need the time period to end in the present, and the present continuous form of the infinitive does not express that idea.
Take a look at this pair of sentences:
She is waiting for the doctor.
She has been waiting for the doctor for the past 20 minutes.
The sentence in the present continuous tense focuses on the fact that the action is happening now and can be expected to go on into the immediate future.
However, the sentence in the present perfect continuous tense focuses on the time period in the immediate past over which the action has been going on.
We could not, logically, say:
She is waiting for the doctor for 20 minutes (X)
because there is no end point to the action “is waiting”. Technically, the action “is waiting” continues into the future indefinitely, so the mention of “20 minutes” makes no sense at all.
The same thing applies to infinitives. They do not have “tense” as such, but their forms retain the meaning and significance of the corresponding tenses.
“to be living” corresponds to “is living” (the present continuous tense)
“to have been living” corresponds to “has been living” (the present perfect continuous tense)
We would not say:
He is living with her for some time. (X)
If we were to force this to have some meaning, it would mean:
He is living with her temporarily/for the time being.
He is living with her for a while (until he can find a place of his own).
and this is how we would express the idea—not with “for some time”.
#Mike_Mendis
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INCANDESCENT
ˌɪnkænˈdesnt
раскаленный, накаленный, сверкающий, ослепительный, накаленный добела
•the invention of the incandescent lamp — изобретение лампы накаливания
•Animal rights supporters were incandescent with rage.▫️Защитники прав животных были разъярены до предела.
•We were sitting in darkness, except for the incandescent coals of our campfire.▫️Мы сидели в темноте, освещённые только раскалёнными углями нашего костра.
•The Prince was said to be incandescent with rage.▫️Говорят, что князь аж побелел от злости.
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ˌɪnkænˈdesnt
раскаленный, накаленный, сверкающий, ослепительный, накаленный добела
•the invention of the incandescent lamp — изобретение лампы накаливания
•Animal rights supporters were incandescent with rage.▫️Защитники прав животных были разъярены до предела.
•We were sitting in darkness, except for the incandescent coals of our campfire.▫️Мы сидели в темноте, освещённые только раскалёнными углями нашего костра.
•The Prince was said to be incandescent with rage.▫️Говорят, что князь аж побелел от злости.
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Invention - перевод, транскрипция, произношение, примеры
Перевод Invention - изобретение, выдумка, изобретательность, изобретательство, измышление, инвенция. Транскрипция - |ɪnˈvenʃn|. Примеры - home invention, joint invention, service invention, Invention of the Cross, a poet without invention, to ascertain an…
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LACUNA
ləˈkjuːnə
пробел, пропуск, пустота, впадина, углубление, дефект
•She found a lacuna in the historical record.▫️Она обнаружила пробел в этих исторических документах.
•He attributes many of the nation's problems to a lacuna of leadership at the top.▫️Он приписывает многие проблемы страны отсутствию лидера в её руководстве.
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ləˈkjuːnə
пробел, пропуск, пустота, впадина, углубление, дефект
•She found a lacuna in the historical record.▫️Она обнаружила пробел в этих исторических документах.
•He attributes many of the nation's problems to a lacuna of leadership at the top.▫️Он приписывает многие проблемы страны отсутствию лидера в её руководстве.
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Record - перевод, транскрипция, произношение, примеры
Перевод Record - запись, рекорд, регистрация, записывать, рекордный. Транскрипция - |ˈrekərd|. Примеры - of record, echo record, sound record, world record, record centre, field records.
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QUESTION
What is the difference between I had finished and I finished?
The grammatical difference is that “I had finished” is in the past perfect tense” and “I finished” is in the simple past tense.
We use the past perfect tense to show that some action happened and was completed before another action in the past. There must be two actions at least, both in the past, and one action has to happen before the other one. We use the past perfect tense for the earlier action and the simple past tense for the later action.
The simple past tense is used for an action that happened at some specific time in the past, and we mention that time in the sentence or it is present somewhere in the context.
An example will make this clearer. Let us imagine that three things happened last night, one after the other: (1) I finished my homework; (2) I began getting ready for bed; and (3) and earthquake struck. We can write the following sentences about what happened last night:
I finished my homework at about 10:25.
I started getting ready for bed at 10:25.
The earthquake struck at about 10:30.
Notice that in all three sentences, we use the simple past tense, since each sentence containsonly one action, and in each case we are thinking of that action by itself and giving the time when that action happened. (It does not have to be the exact time, but in this case it is.)
Now, if we put all three actions together into one sentence, without giving the exact times, we need to show the time sequence, that is, the actions happening one after the other and not all at the same time. To do this, we use the past perfect tense for the action that happened before the last action, and the simple past tense for the last action. When we do this, we get:
•I had finished my homework and was getting ready for bed when the earthquake struck.
As you can see, we used “had finished” (past perfect) to show that this action happened and was completed before the earthquake struck (simple past). When we use these different tenses, we create a timeline of events, or a sequence of events with before and after—not all at the same time.
We use the past perfect tense only in combination with the simple past tense and only when there are at least two actions, one before and the other after, in the past.
#Mike_Mendis
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What is the difference between I had finished and I finished?
The grammatical difference is that “I had finished” is in the past perfect tense” and “I finished” is in the simple past tense.
We use the past perfect tense to show that some action happened and was completed before another action in the past. There must be two actions at least, both in the past, and one action has to happen before the other one. We use the past perfect tense for the earlier action and the simple past tense for the later action.
The simple past tense is used for an action that happened at some specific time in the past, and we mention that time in the sentence or it is present somewhere in the context.
An example will make this clearer. Let us imagine that three things happened last night, one after the other: (1) I finished my homework; (2) I began getting ready for bed; and (3) and earthquake struck. We can write the following sentences about what happened last night:
I finished my homework at about 10:25.
I started getting ready for bed at 10:25.
The earthquake struck at about 10:30.
Notice that in all three sentences, we use the simple past tense, since each sentence containsonly one action, and in each case we are thinking of that action by itself and giving the time when that action happened. (It does not have to be the exact time, but in this case it is.)
Now, if we put all three actions together into one sentence, without giving the exact times, we need to show the time sequence, that is, the actions happening one after the other and not all at the same time. To do this, we use the past perfect tense for the action that happened before the last action, and the simple past tense for the last action. When we do this, we get:
•I had finished my homework and was getting ready for bed when the earthquake struck.
As you can see, we used “had finished” (past perfect) to show that this action happened and was completed before the earthquake struck (simple past). When we use these different tenses, we create a timeline of events, or a sequence of events with before and after—not all at the same time.
We use the past perfect tense only in combination with the simple past tense and only when there are at least two actions, one before and the other after, in the past.
#Mike_Mendis
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COPACETIC
ˌkəʊpəˈsetɪk
отличный, прекрасный, первоклассный, отбой!, все в порядке!
•everything will be copacetic — всё будет в порядке /как надо/
•Don't worry, because I assure you that everything's copacetic.▫️Не беспокойтесь, потому что, уверяю вас, всё просто прекрасно.
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ˌkəʊpəˈsetɪk
отличный, прекрасный, первоклассный, отбой!, все в порядке!
•everything will be copacetic — всё будет в порядке /как надо/
•Don't worry, because I assure you that everything's copacetic.▫️Не беспокойтесь, потому что, уверяю вас, всё просто прекрасно.
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Assure - перевод, транскрипция, произношение, примеры
Перевод Assure - уверять, обеспечивать, гарантировать, заверять, убеждать, обнадеживать, страховать. Транскрипция - |əˈʃʊr|. Примеры - to assure comfort, to assure good work, to assure smth upon oath, to assure oneself of smth, he assured me to the contrary…
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