09-05-2011 Vocabulary and sayings.

LONGMAN DICTIONARY for Contemporary English.

Source: Englishclub.com

Drink like a fish. 1.Drink like a fish. 1.

• Meaning: If someone drinks like a fish, they drink a lot of alcohol.

• For example:• Since he got back from the war Billy's been

drinking like a fish, and we think he needs some help.

• Some people might say I drink like a fish, but I don't think I drink too much. 

Drink like a fish.2Drink like a fish.2

• Quick Quiz:• Even though uncle Barry drinks

like a fish, he• A) never drinks alcohol• B) never looks drunk• C) never drinks much• Clue: b.•   

Od (slang). 1Od (slang). 1

• Meaning: to take an overdose of a drug• For example:• If someone OD's, call an ambulance

immediately. After calling, give the person mouth-to-mouth resuscitation if they've stopped breathing.It's very easy to OD and die from taking a narcotic drug like heroin. This is because narcotics are such powerful drugs that taking a dose which is just a little bit stronger than usual can kill a person. 

Od (slang). 2

Origin: short for "overdose"Origin: short for "overdose"

Note: pronounced "oh-dee"Note: pronounced "oh-dee"Quick Quiz:If someone takes drugs and then OD's, you mustA) splash cold shower on their faceB) call an ambulance immediatelyC) try to get them to sit in a chairClue: b.  

Phrasal verb. Drive away. 1.

• Meaning: to cause someone or something to leave a place

• For example:• drive sb/sth away The government's strict new

laws on currency trading will drive foreign investors away. 

• drive away sb/sth The farmers are using automatic air guns to drive away the birds.

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Phrasal verb. Drive away. 2.

• Quick Quiz:• Tourists are being driven away from

the island by• A) lower hotel rates• B) improved public transport• C) increasing crime rates• Clue: c.

Ignorance of the law is no excuse. 1.

• Possible interpretation: It is no defence to say that we didn't know that something we did was illegal.

• Note: ignorance (noun) = lack of knowledge | the law (noun) = the system of rules recognized and enforced in a particular country | excuse (noun) = a reason or explanation given to defend a (wrong) action

  

• Ignorance of the law is no excuse. 1.

• Quick Quiz:• If "ignorance of the law is no excuse", a

judge is most likely to find someone not-guilty if he can prove that

• he didn't know that what he did was wrong• he didn't do what he was accused of• he thought the law did not apply to him• Clue: b

• VOCABULARY FROM LONGMAN DICTIONARY FOR CONTEMPORARY ENGLISH. ADVANCED LEARNERS.

Oil 1

• fuel•  [uncountable] a

smooth thick liquid that is used to make machines run easily or is burned to produce heat:

• Check the oil level in your car every week.

• The heating system runs on oil.

Oil 2

• 2• natural substance under the ground•  [uncountable] the thick, dark liquid from

under the ground from which petrol is produced [  crude]:↪

• a rise in the price of oil• oil industry/company/production etc• the importance of protecting our oil supplies• an oil refinery (=factory where oil is made

purer)

Oil 3.

• 3• liquid from plants•  [uncountable and countable] a smooth, thick liquid

made from plants or some animals, used especially in cooking or for making beauty products:

• cooking oil• olive/vegetable/sunflower etc oil• coconut oil shampoo• Fish oils are supposed to help relieve arthritis.• ➔ castor oil, cod-liver oil, linseed oil

Oil 4.• 4• paint•  oils•  [plural] paints that contain oil [= oil paints]• in oils• I usually paint in oils (=using oils).• ➔ burn the midnight oil•  at burn1 (20)•  ; pour oil on troubled waters➔•  at pour (8)• Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary

English Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

Fork-lift truck.

• fork-lift truck also fork-lift [countable]

• a vehicle with special equipment on the front for lifting and moving heavy things

• Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

Sweet. 1.

• sweet• 1 [countable] British

English a small piece of sweet food made of sugar or chocolate [= candy American English]

• Eating sweets is bad for your teeth.

• a sweet shop• a packet of boiled

sweets (=hard sweets that taste of fruit)

Sweet. 2.

• 2 [uncountable and countable] British English sweet food served after the meat and vegetables part of a meal [= dessert]:

• Would you like a sweet, or some cheese and biscuits?

• Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

Sweet. 3.

• 3•  (my) sweet• old-fashioned used when speaking to someone you

love:• Don't cry, my sweet.• Definition from the Longman Dictionary of

Contemporary English Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

• cu cum ber‧ ‧  [uncountable and countable]• a long thin round vegetable with a dark green skin

and a light green inside, usually eaten raw

Cucumber.

• cucumber [uncountable and countable]

• a long thin round vegetable with a dark green skin and a light green inside, usually eaten raw

• Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

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• Source: VOCABULARY FROM LONGMAN DICTIONARY FOR CONTEMPORARY ENGLISH. ADVANCED LEARNERS.

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