Все Английские слова с переводом на Русский язык - страница 394

adverb

(used to make negatives and questions stronger) in any way or of any type

Примеры использования:

I haven’t been at all well recently., he’s had no food at all., i’m not at all worried about it.

idiom

Regardless of the cost involved

phrase

Regardless of the price to be paid or the effort needed.

Примеры использования:

He was anxious to avoid war at all costs

noun

Anything that happens, esp. something important or unusual

Примеры использования:

Sporting events, a charity/fundraising event, political/world events, she later gave me her version…

phrase

Continuously

Примеры использования:

When you're at the airport, you should make sure you have your luggage with you at all times., the …

idiom

Not straight

Примеры использования:

The picture was hanging at an angle, so i straightened it.

phrase

Not horizontal or vertical, but sloping in one direction

Примеры использования:

The picture was hanging at an angle., he wore his hat at a jaunty angle., she held her pencil at an…

noun

The last or farthest part of something or of a period of time, beyond which it does not exist

Примеры использования:

She tied one end of the rope to a tree., the punctuation at the end of this sentence is a period., …

verb

To finish or stop, or to make something finish or stop

Примеры использования:

When is your meeting due to end?, her resignation ends months of speculation about her future., the…

idiom

Regardless of the cost involved

phrase

Regardless of the price to be paid or the effort needed.

Примеры использования:

He was anxious to avoid war at all costs

idiom

More exactly or clearly

Примеры использования:

I don’t think they liked my idea – at any rate, they weren’t very enthusiastic.

noun

The seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks, months, years, etc., in which existence is measured, or the past, present, and future considered as a whole

Примеры использования:

I really don’t have time to call her today., the children spent most of their time outdoors., we’d …

verb

To decide that something will happen at a particular time

Примеры использования:

[ + to infinitive ] we timed our trip to coincide with my cousin's wedding.

suffix

The stated period of time during the year, day, etc.

Примеры использования:

Springtime, christmas-time, daytime, night-time

idiom

Under the best of conditions

phrase

Taking the most optimistic view.

Примеры использования:

What signs there are of recovery are patchy at best

adverb

Used in instructions when buying and selling shares to show that you want to buy or sell at the best price possible

Примеры использования:

As prices start to fall, brokers are instructed to sell at best.

idiom

In a basic way

Примеры использования:

Jealousy is, at bottom, a lack of self-confidence.

idiom

(from) a short distance away

Примеры использования:

When you see famous people at close quarters, they always appear much smaller than you imagined the…

plural noun

If two people or groups are at cross-purposes they do not understand each other because they have different intentions

Примеры использования:

They're talking at cross-purposes without realizing it.

adverb

If two or more people are at cross purposes, they do not understand each other because they are talking about different subjects without realizing this

Примеры использования:

I think we've been talking at cross purposes - i meant next year, not this year.

phrase

(especially in hyperbolic use) so ill that one may die.

Примеры использования:

You've been out a lot, considering you're supposed to be at death's door

idiom

To be very sick

phrase

(of people or organizations) quarrel or fight persistently.

Примеры использования:

They were always at each other's throats

idiom

If two people are at each other's throats, they are arguing angrily

Примеры использования:

Those two are always at each other's throats.

phrase

Relaxed

Примеры использования:

He felt completely at ease., put/set someone at (their) ease she soon put/set me at my ease., the p…

idiom

For what something appears to be

Примеры использования:

I took the offer at face value because i didn’t think they would try to trick me.

phrase

To have done something wrong

Примеры использования:

Be at fault for her doctor was at fault for not sending her straight to a specialist., be at fault …

collocation

If you are at fault for something bad, you are responsible for it, or have acted wrongly by doing it

Примеры использования:

He admitted to being at fault for the accident., the government is clearly at fault for ignoring th…

idiom

In or at the beginning

Примеры использования:

At first, i thought he was joking but then i realized he meant it.

idiom

When first considering something, before having a chance to look at it carefully

Примеры использования:

At first glance the deal looked wonderful, but after reading the fine print he wasn’t so sure.

phrase

When first looking

Примеры использования:

At first glance i thought it was a dog (but i was mistaken)., at first glance, they make an unlikel…

idiom

Immediately

phrase

On first seeing or meeting someone.

Примеры использования:

It was love at first sight

phrase

Running as fast as possible

Примеры использования:

We ran at full pelt along a rough track., suddenly, his horse galloped forward at full pelt., tommy…

idiom

As fast as possible

Примеры использования:

He was driving at full speed down the motorway when it happened.

idiom

As fast as possible

Примеры использования:

The plant is operating at full tilt to cope with demand.

idiom

Happening or present at this time

Примеры использования:

The space shuttle crew must stay completely focused on the task at hand.

collocation

If you are a dab hand at a particular activity, you are very good at it

Примеры использования:

She was a dab hand at tennis and played for her school., workers at the factory are dab hands at me…