Category: Англійська щодня

Verb > Aspire

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Verb > Aspire (no object) to want to have or achieve something (such as a particular career or level of success) — often + to Both young men aspire to careers in medicine. (=both young men want to have careers Read More …

Noun > Corsage

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Noun > Corsage (count) a flower or small group of flowers that a woman sometimes wears on her clothing or attached to her wrist on special occasions (such as weddings)

Verb > Tear down

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Verb > Tear down to completely destroy (something, such as a building or wall) They tore down the old hospital and built a new one. We’re planning to tear down the wall between the kitchen and the dining room. – Read More …

Verb > Dole out

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Verb > Dole out phrasal verb dole out (something) also dole (something) out to give (something) to people She is always doling out advice on relationships. The organization has doled out millions of dollars in grants. The nurse doles the Read More …

Verb > Discombobulate

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Verb > Discombobulate Our word “discombobulate” is only a few hundreds years old. It probably arose as a slangy, silly version of a word like “disconcert” (meaning “to bother, to confuse, to throw someone out of whack”). When something discombobulates Read More …

Noun > Rake

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Noun > Rake (count) a tool that has a series of metal, wooden, or plastic pieces at the end of a long handle and that is used to gather leaves, break apart soil, make ground smooth, etc. a leaf rake

Verb > Tweak

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Verb > Tweak (+ object) 1 : to change (something) slightly in order to improve it : to make small adjustments to (something) The company may have to tweak (=adjust) its image. Our software developers are tweaking (=fine-tuning) the program. Read More …