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2022-01-05 20:42:38 want out
PHRASAL VERB
If you want out, you no longer want to be involved in a plan, project, or situation that you are part of. [INFORMAL]
[V P] We've had enough, John. We want out...
[V P of n] I just want out of the relationship. Открыть/Комментировать

2021-12-31 01:30:34 covert
[kʌ̱və(r)t, ko͟ʊvɜː(r)t]
coverts
1) ADJ-GRADED: usu ADJ n Covert activities or situations are secret or hidden. [FORMAL]
They have been supplying covert military aid to the rebels...
The depth of covert racism in my own profession frightens me.
Ant:
overt
Derived words:
covertly ADV-GRADED usu ADV with v They covertly observed Lauren, who was sitting between Ned and Algie at a nearby table.
2) N-COUNT A covert is a group of small trees or bushes very close to each other where small animals or game birds can hide. Открыть/Комментировать

2021-12-31 01:30:13 overt
[o͟ʊvɜ͟ː(r)t]
ADJ-GRADED: usu ADJ n
An overt action or attitude is done or shown in an open and obvious way.
His recent productions have been beautifully crafted works with little overt political content...
Although there is no overt hostility, black and white students do not mix much.
Ant:
covert
Derived words:
overtly ADV-GRADED usu ADV adj He's written a few overtly political lyrics over the years. Открыть/Комментировать

2021-12-31 01:29:31 explicit
[ɪksplɪ̱sɪt]
1) ADJ-GRADED Something that is explicit is expressed or shown clearly and openly, without any attempt to hide anything.
Sexually explicit scenes in films and books were taboo under the old regime.
...explicit references to age in recruitment advertising.
Syn:
overt
Derived words:
explicitly ADV-GRADED ADV with v, ADV adj The play was the first commercially successful work dealing explicitly with homosexuality... Their intention is not to become involved in explicitly political activities.
explicitness N-UNCOUNT When the book was published, the energy and explicitness caught the popular imagination.
2) ADJ-GRADED: v-link ADJ, oft ADJ about n If you are explicit about something, you speak about it very openly and clearly.
He was explicit about his intention to overhaul the party's internal voting system.
Derived words:
explicitly ADV-GRADED ADV with v She has been talking very explicitly about AIDS to these groups. Открыть/Комментировать

2021-12-29 01:01:29 obvious
[ɒ̱bviəs]

1) ADJ-GRADED If something is obvious, it is easy to see or understand.
...the need to rectify what is an obvious injustice...
Determining how the Democratic challenger would conduct his presidency isn't quite so obvious.
Syn:
clear
2) ADJ-GRADED (disapproval) If you describe something that someone says as obvious, you are being critical of it because you think it is unnecessary or shows lack of imagination.
There are some very obvious phrases that we all know or certainly should know better than to use.
Derived words:
obviousness N-UNCOUNT Francis smiled agreement, irritated by the obviousness of his answer.
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PHRASE: V inflects If you say that someone is stating the obvious, you mean that they are saying something that everyone already knows and understands.
It may be stating the obvious, but most teleworking at present is connected with computers. Открыть/Комментировать

2021-12-24 19:22:01 show-off
show-offs
N-COUNT (disapproval)
(The spelling showoff is also used, especially in American English.)
If you say that someone is a show-off, you are criticizing them for trying to impress people by showing in a very obvious way what they can do or what they own. [INFORMAL] Открыть/Комментировать

2021-12-24 19:21:51 show off
1) PHRASAL VERB (disapproval) If you say that someone is showing off, you are criticizing them for trying to impress people by showing in a very obvious way what they can do or what they own.
[V P] All right, there's no need to show off...
[V P] He had been showing off for her at the poker table.
2) PHRASAL VERB If you show off something that you have, you show it to a lot of people or make it obvious that you have it, because you are proud of it.
[V P n (not pron)] Naomi was showing off her engagement ring...
[V P n (not pron)] Body builders shave their chests to show off their muscles...
[V n P] He actually enjoys his new hair-style and has decided to start showing it off.
3) PHRASAL VERB If something shows something off, it emphasizes its good features so that it looks especially attractive.
[V P n (not pron)] She had made Helen a dress which showed off her tiny waist. [Also V n P]
4) → See also show-off Открыть/Комментировать

2021-12-24 19:20:27 show up
1) PHR-V-ERG If something shows up or if something shows it up, it can be clearly seen or noticed.
[V P] You may have some strange disease that may not show up for 10 or 15 years...
[V P] The orange tip shows up well against most backgrounds.
[V P n (not pron)] ...a telescope so powerful that it can show up galaxies billions of light years away...
[V P n (not pron)] There have been four hundred escapes this year, showing up the lack of security.
2) PHRASAL VERB If someone or something shows you up, they make you feel embarrassed or ashamed of them.
[V n P] He wanted to teach her a lesson for showing him up in front of Leonov...
[V n P] She kept saying I ought to try some, but I wasn't going to show myself up...
[V n P as n] We expected every drawing exercise to show us up as hopeless artists. Открыть/Комментировать

2021-12-21 05:25:56 confess
[kənfe̱s]
confesses, confessing, confessed
1) VERB If someone confesses to doing something wrong, they admit that they did it.
[V to n/-ing] He had confessed to seventeen murders...
[V to n/-ing] Her husband confessed to having had an affair...
[V that] I had expected her to confess that she only wrote these books for the money...
[V n] Most rape victims confess a feeling of helplessness...
Ray changed his mind, claiming that he had been forced into confessing...
[V with quote] `I played a very bad match,' he confessed. [Also V wh, V pron-refl adj/n]
Syn:
admit
Ant:
deny
2) VERB If someone confesses or confesses their sins, they tell God or a priest about their sins so that they can be forgiven.
[V n] You just go to the church and confess your sins...
[V n to n] Once we have confessed our failures and mistakes to God, we should stop feeling guilty. [Also V, V to n]
3) PHRASE: PHR with cl (politeness) You use expressions like `I confess', `I must confess', or `I have to confess' to apologize slightly for admitting something you are ashamed of or that you think might offend or annoy someone.
I confess it's got me baffled...
I must confess I'm not a great enthusiast for long political programmes.
Syn:
admit Открыть/Комментировать

2021-12-21 05:25:20 admit
[ædmɪ̱t]

admits, admitting, admitted
1) VERB If you admit that something bad, unpleasant, or embarrassing is true, you agree, often unwillingly, that it is true.
[V that] I am willing to admit that I do make mistakes...
[V to -ing/n] Up to two thirds of 14 to 16 year olds admit to buying drink illegally...
[V -ing] I'd be ashamed to admit feeling jealous...
[V n] None of these people will admit responsibility for their actions...
[V with quote] `Actually, most of my tennis is at club level,' he admitted.
Syn:
confess
Ant:
deny
2) VERB: usu passive If someone is admitted to hospital, they are taken into hospital for treatment and kept there until they are well enough to go home.
[be V-ed to n] She was admitted to hospital with a soaring temperature...
[be V-ed] He was admitted yesterday for treatment of blood clots in his lungs.
3) VERB If someone is admitted to an organization or group, they are allowed to join it.
[be V-ed to n] He was admitted to the Academie Culinaire de France...
[V n] The Parachute Regiment could be forced to admit women.
4) VERB To admit someone to a place means to allow them to enter it.
[V n] Embassy security personnel refused to admit him or his wife...
[V n to n] Journalists are rarely admitted to the region. Открыть/Комментировать