درس 4 – لغات ضروری تافل

[responsivevoice voice=”US English Female” buttontext=””] ambiguous [/responsivevoice]

adj. / of unclear meaning, something that can be understood in more than one way (مبهم، دوپهلو)
Syn. / vague

adv. ambiguously / n. ambiguity

[responsivevoice voice=”US English Female” buttontext=””] The men received an ambiguous message from their boss. [/responsivevoice] (مردها یک پیغام مبهم از رئیسشان دریافت کردند.)
[responsivevoice voice=”US English Female” buttontext=””] His letter was full of ambiguities. [/responsivevoice] (نامه او پر از ابهامات بود.)

[responsivevoice voice=”US English Female” buttontext=””] apparent [/responsivevoice]

adj. / to be clear in meaning or open to view, easily understood (اشکار، معلوم، مسلم)
Syn. / visible

adv. apparently

[responsivevoice voice=”US English Female” buttontext=””] It was apparent that he needed to rest. [/responsivevoice] (این معلوم بود که او به استراحت نیاز دارد.)
[responsivevoice voice=”US English Female” buttontext=””] No one apparently knew to solve the problem. [/responsivevoice] (ظاهرا هیچ کس نمیدانست چطور مشکل را حل کند.)

[responsivevoice voice=”US English Female” buttontext=””] arbitrary [/responsivevoice]

adj. / an action or decision made with little thought, order, or reason (بی برنامه، نامنظم، شلخته)
Syn. / haphazard

adv. arbitrarily / n. arbitrariness

[responsivevoice voice=”US English Female” buttontext=””] Her choice of clothing seemed arbitrary. [/responsivevoice] (انتخاب لباس های او نامنظم به نظر می رسید.)
[responsivevoice voice=”US English Female” buttontext=””] The teacher arbitrarily decided to give the class a test. [/responsivevoice] (معلم به طور بی برنامه تصمیم گرفت از کلاس یک امتحان بگیرد.)

[responsivevoice voice=”US English Female” buttontext=””] assert [/responsivevoice]

n. / to express or defend oneself strongly, to state positively (اعلام قطعی کردن، اظهار کردن)
Syn. / declare

n. assertiveness / adv. assertively / n. assertion / adj. assertive

[responsivevoice voice=”US English Female” buttontext=””] The government asserted its control over the banking system. [/responsivevoice] (دولت کنترلش را بر روی سیستم بانکی قاطعانه اعلام کرد.)
[responsivevoice voice=”US English Female” buttontext=””] The company president is an assertive individual. [/responsivevoice] (رئیس شرکت فردی قاطع است.)

[responsivevoice voice=”US English Female” buttontext=””] astounding [/responsivevoice]

adj. / very surprising (شگفت انگیز)
Syn. / astonishing

v. astound / adv. astoundingly

[responsivevoice voice=”US English Female” buttontext=””] The scientists made an astounding discovery. [/responsivevoice] (دانشمندان یک کشف انگیز کردند.)
[responsivevoice voice=”US English Female” buttontext=””] The fans were astounded by their team’s success. [/responsivevoice] (طرفداران از پیشروزی تیمشان شگفت زده شدند.)

[responsivevoice voice=”US English Female” buttontext=””] astute [/responsivevoice]

adj. / very intelligent, smart, clever (باهوش، دقیق)
Syn. / perceptive

n. astuteness / adv. astutely

[responsivevoice voice=”US English Female” buttontext=””] He was an astute worker, finishing in half the time it took the others to finish. [/responsivevoice] (او کارگر باهوشی بود، کارش را در نصف وقتی که دیگران انجام میدادند تمام می کرد.)
[responsivevoice voice=”US English Female” buttontext=””] They astutely determined that there would be no chance to finish on time. [/responsivevoice] (آنها با دقت مشخص کردند که این شانسی برای اتمام در زمان [مورد نظر] وجود ندارد.)

[responsivevoice voice=”US English Female” buttontext=””] authorize [/responsivevoice]

v. / to give permission or power to do something (اجازه دادن، اختیار دادن)
Syn. / empower

n. authority / adj. authorized

[responsivevoice voice=”US English Female” buttontext=””] Only authorized employees are allowed in the laboratory. [/responsivevoice] (تنها کارمندان اختیار داده شده اجازه دارند به آزمایشگاه وارد شوند.)
[responsivevoice voice=”US English Female” buttontext=””] The dean has the authority to resolve academic problem of students. [/responsivevoice] (مدیر این اختیار را دارد که مشکلات آکادمیک دانشجویان را حل کند.)

[responsivevoice voice=”US English Female” buttontext=””] deceptively [/responsivevoice]

adv. / to make someone think that something is true or good when it is false or bad (به طرز فریبنده، به طور گول زننده)
Syn. / misleadingly

v. deceive / adj. deceptive / n. deception

[responsivevoice voice=”US English Female” buttontext=””] The magician deceptively made the rabbit disappear. [/responsivevoice] (شبده باز به طرز گول زننده ای خرگوش را غیب کرد.)
[responsivevoice voice=”US English Female” buttontext=””] Richard deceived Joe about the cost of the coat. [/responsivevoice] (ریچارد جویی را در مورد قیمت کت گول زد.)

[responsivevoice voice=”US English Female” buttontext=””] determined [/responsivevoice]

adj. / to be strong in one’s opinion, to be firm in conviction (مصمم، مشخص)
Syn. / resolute

v. determine / n. determination

[responsivevoice voice=”US English Female” buttontext=””] They were determined to go to graduate school. [/responsivevoice] (آنها مصمم بودند به دانشگاه تحصیلات تکمیلی بروند.)
[responsivevoice voice=”US English Female” buttontext=””] The judge determined that the man was lying. [/responsivevoice] (قاضی مشخص کرد که مرد دروغ می گوید.)

[responsivevoice voice=”US English Female” buttontext=””] elicit [/responsivevoice]

v. / to get the facts, to draw out, to evoke (استنباط کردن، استخراج کردن)
Syn. / extract

n. elicitation

[responsivevoice voice=”US English Female” buttontext=””] A lawyer will elicit all the facts necessary to prove her case. [/responsivevoice] (یک وکیل تمام حقایق مورد نیاز برای اثبات پرونده را استخراج می کند.)
[responsivevoice voice=”US English Female” buttontext=””] Elicitation of the truth can be difficult at times. [/responsivevoice] (استنباط واقعیت می تواند گاهی سخت باشد.)

[responsivevoice voice=”US English Female” buttontext=””] forbid [/responsivevoice]

v. / to command not to do something (ممنوع کردن)
Syn. / ban

adj. forbidden / adj. forbidding / adv. forbiddingly

[responsivevoice voice=”US English Female” buttontext=””] His father will forbid him to use the car. [/responsivevoice] (پدرش استفاده از ماشین را برای او ممنوع خواهد کرد.)
[responsivevoice voice=”US English Female” buttontext=””] The cave looks forbidding let’s not go in. [/responsivevoice] (غار به نظر ممنوعه می رسد، بیا داخل آن نرویم.)

[responsivevoice voice=”US English Female” buttontext=””] petition [/responsivevoice]

v. / to make a request (دادخواست دادن، درخواست کردن، عریضه دادن)
Syn. / appeal

n. petition

[responsivevoice voice=”US English Female” buttontext=””] Canada petitioned the United Nations to consider its case. [/responsivevoice] (کانادا از سازمان ملل درخواست کرد که دعوی اش را بررسی کند.)
[responsivevoice voice=”US English Female” buttontext=””] The student’s petition was denied. [/responsivevoice] (درخواست دانشجو رد شد.)

[responsivevoice voice=”US English Female” buttontext=””] relinquish [/responsivevoice]

v. / to give up control (آزاد کردن، رها کردن، چشم پوشیدن)
Syn. / abdicate

n. relinquishment

[responsivevoice voice=”US English Female” buttontext=””] The troubled executive relinquished his control of the company. [/responsivevoice] (مدیر اجرایی مشکل دار کنترلش را بر روی شرکت رها کرد.)
[responsivevoice voice=”US English Female” buttontext=””] The relinquishment of his claim to the building will allow the building to be sold. [/responsivevoice] (چشم پوشی او بر ادعایش بر روی ساختمان، به ساختمان اجازه فروخته شدن می دهد.)

[responsivevoice voice=”US English Female” buttontext=””] resilient [/responsivevoice]

adj. / strong enough to recover from difficulty or disease (بهبود پذیر، سخت جان)
Syn. / tenacious

adv. resiliently / n. resilience

[responsivevoice voice=”US English Female” buttontext=””] She has a resilient personality and will soon feel better. [/responsivevoice] (او شخصیت بهبود پذیری دارد و به زودی بهتر می شود.)
[responsivevoice voice=”US English Female” buttontext=””] The doctor was surprised by his patient’s resilience. [/responsivevoice] (دکتر از سجت جانی مریض متعجب شد.)

[responsivevoice voice=”US English Female” buttontext=””] tempt [/responsivevoice]

adv. / to make it attractive to do something wrong (وسوسه کردن)
Syn. / entice

n. temptation / adv. temptingly / adj. tempting

[responsivevoice voice=”US English Female” buttontext=””] The idea of getting rich quickly tempted him to invest his life savings. [/responsivevoice] (ایده پولدار شدن او را وسوسه کرد تا تمام پس انداز زندگی اش را سرمایه گذاری کند.)
[responsivevoice voice=”US English Female” buttontext=””] Desserts are more tempting when one is on a diet. [/responsivevoice] (دسرها وقتی آدم گرسنه است وسوسه کننده ترند.)