B2noun01
pod
a group of dolphins or whales
Synonymsgroupschoolherd
🇺🇿to‘da (delfinlar)
🇷🇺стая (дельфинов)
- B1We watched a pod of dolphins from the boat.
- B2We saw a pod of dolphins swimming beside our boat near the coast.
- C1A pod of whales swam past the beach, and everyone ran to take photos.
C1verb02
emit
to send out sound, light, heat or gas
Synonymsgive offsend outrelease
- B1The old fridge emits a strange buzzing noise at night.
- B2The old factory emits a lot of black smoke into the air.
- C1My phone emits a loud beep every time the battery drops below twenty percent.
C1noun03
frequency
the rate at which a sound wave vibrates; how often something happens
Synonymspitchratewavelength
- B1The frequency of buses drops after nine o’clock.
- B2Dogs can hear sounds at a much higher frequency than humans.
- C1Dogs can hear sounds at a frequency that humans simply can’t notice.
C1verb04
navigate
to find your way from one place to another
Synonymsfind your waysteerdirect
🇺🇿yo‘l topmoq
🇷🇺ориентироваться
- B1Small children learn to navigate tablets before they can read.
- B2I use my phone to navigate when I drive in a new city.
- C1Learning to navigate the school’s online system took parents several weeks.
C1verb05
pinpoint
to find or identify exactly
Synonymslocateidentifydetermine
🇺🇿aniq belgilab bermoq
🇷🇺точно определять
- B1The doctor couldn’t pinpoint the cause of my headache.
- B2The doctor could not pinpoint the cause of my stomach ache.
- C1It’s hard to pinpoint the exact moment our friendship started to change.
C2collocation06
sensory faculty
a natural ability to sense something
Synonymssenseperceptionsensory ability
🇺🇿sezgi qobiliyati
🇷🇺способность восприятия
- B1Hearing is the most important sensory faculty for bats.
- B2Smell is the sensory faculty that brings back memories fastest.
- C1As we get older, every sensory faculty, like hearing, slowly gets weaker.
B2adjective07
murky
dark and dirty, so difficult to see through
Synonymscloudymuddygloomy
- B1The water in the pond was too murky to see the fish.
- B2The water in the river was so murky that we couldn’t see the bottom.
- C1The rules about refunds are murky, so keep your receipt just in case.
B2adjective08
aquatic
living in or relating to water
Synonymsmarinewater-dwellingsea
🇺🇿suvda yashovchi
🇷🇺водный
- B1Our local pool runs aquatic fitness classes for older people.
- B2Fish, whales and dolphins are all aquatic animals that live in water.
- C1My son wants to work with aquatic animals, like turtles and sharks.
C1verb09
probe
to explore or examine carefully
Synonymsexploreinvestigateexamine
🇺🇿tekshirmoq, o‘rganmoq
🇷🇺исследовать
- B1The journalist probed the minister with difficult questions.
- B2The journalist probed the politician with difficult questions.
- C1My mum always probes when I come home late, asking where I was.
B2phrasal verb10
bounce off
to hit a surface and come back
Synonymsreflect offrebound offricochet off
🇺🇿urilib qaytmoq
🇷🇺отражаться
- B1Her complaints just bounce off him; he never changes.
- B2The ball bounced off the wall and hit my brother on the head.
- C1Sunlight bounced off the snow so brightly that we needed sunglasses.
C2adverb11
interchangeably
in a way that one can replace the other
Synonymssynonymouslyalternativelyequally
🇺🇿bir-birining o‘rnida
🇷🇺взаимозаменяемо
- B1Many people use “holiday” and “vacation” interchangeably now.
- B2Many people use the words ‘big’ and ‘large’ interchangeably.
- C1Many shops use the words “sale” and “discount” interchangeably in their adverts.
C1adjective12
unrivalled
better than all others
Synonymsunmatchedunequalledunparalleled
🇺🇿tengsiz
🇷🇺непревзойдённый
- B1The view from our hotel was unrivalled.
- B2The view from the top of the tower is unrivalled in the city.
- C1My grandmother’s skill at making bread is unrivalled in the whole village.
C2noun13
imprinting
early learning by which a young animal recognises its parent
Synonymsbondingearly learningattachment
🇺🇿imprinting (erta yoshdagi tug‘ma bog‘lanish)
🇷🇺импринтинг
- B1Baby ducks follow the first thing they see because of imprinting.
- B2Imprinting helps baby ducks recognise their mother soon after they are born.
- C1Thanks to imprinting, the little goose followed the farmer everywhere he went.
B2verb14
resemble
to look or sound like something
Synonymslook likebe similar tosound like
🇺🇿… ga o‘xshamoq
🇷🇺напоминать
- B1My son resembles his grandfather more than me.
- B2My little brother resembles our father, especially his eyes.
- C1The new shopping centre resembles a giant spaceship, which children love.
C1noun15
vocalisation
a sound made with the voice
Synonymssoundcallcry
🇺🇿ovoz chiqarish
🇷🇺вокализация
- B1Birds use different vocalisations to warn each other.
- B2Babies use vocalisation before they can speak words.
- C1Our dog’s strange vocalisations at night made the neighbours worried.
C1noun16
reception
the receiving of signals or sounds
Synonymsreceivingpicking updetection
- B1The phone reception in the mountains is terrible.
- B2The reception on my phone is very bad in the mountains.
- C1Her new book got a warm reception from readers and critics.
C1phrase17
be of little use
to be not very helpful
Synonymsbe almost uselesshelp littlebe ineffective
🇺🇿deyarli foydasiz
🇷🇺мало полезен
- B1A map is of little use without good roads.
- B2An umbrella is of little use in such a strong wind.
- C1Advice from people who’ve never had children is of little use to new parents.
C1verb18
theorise
to form a theory about something
Synonymssuggesthypothesisespeculate
🇺🇿nazariya ilgari surmoq
🇷🇺выдвигать теорию
- B1Fans theorise online about the next season of the show.
- B2Scientists theorise that the dinosaurs died because of a huge asteroid.
- C1My friends theorised that the new teacher was secretly a famous singer.
B2noun19
pulse
a short, strong burst of energy or sound
Synonymsburstsignalbeat
- B1The nurse checked my pulse before the blood test.
- B2The nurse checked my pulse and said my heart was fine.
- C1Loud music with a strong pulse filled the room during the wedding party.
B2noun20
beam
a line of light or energy
Synonymsrayshaftstream
- B1My dad beamed when I passed my driving test.
- B2A beam of sunlight came through the window into the classroom.
- C1When she saw her exam results, she beamed with pride and called her parents.
C1verb21
transmit
to send signals or information
Synonymssendpass onrelay
- B1Mosquitoes can transmit serious diseases to humans and animals.
- B2The radio station transmits music and news all day long.
- C1The match was transmitted live, so the whole village watched it together.
C1verb22
encode
to put information into a form that can be sent or stored
Synonymscodeconvertrecord
- B1The app encodes your messages so nobody else can read them.
- B2The computer encodes the message so that nobody else can read it.
- C1Banks encode your card details to keep them safe when you shop online.
C1verb23
penetrate
to go into or through something
Synonymspass throughenterpierce
🇺🇿ichiga kirmoq
🇷🇺проникать
- B1The cold penetrated my thin jacket in minutes.
- B2Sunlight cannot penetrate the thick clouds today, so it’s dark.
- C1Sunlight barely penetrates the thick curtains in my bedroom, so I oversleep.
C1noun24
orientation
the direction something faces
Synonymspositiondirectionangle
🇺🇿yo‘nalish, joylashuv
🇷🇺ориентация
- B1New students have an orientation day before term starts.
- B2Please check the orientation of the map before we start walking.
- C1The orientation week helped me make friends before lectures began.
C2noun25
entity
something that exists separately
Synonymsthingunitobject
🇺🇿alohida narsa (birlik)
🇷🇺объект, единица
- B1The café and the bakery are separate entities.
- B2The two companies became one entity after the merger.
- C1After the split, the two companies became completely separate entities.
C1adjective26
spatial
relating to space and position
Synonymsspace-relatedpositionaldimensional
🇺🇿fazoviy
🇷🇺пространственный
- B1Architects need good spatial skills to design buildings.
- B2Playing with building blocks improves children’s spatial skills.
- C1Good spatial awareness helps you park in tiny spaces without hitting anything.
C1verb27
enhance
to improve or increase the quality of something
Synonymsimprovebooststrengthen
🇺🇿kuchaytirmoq
🇷🇺усиливать
- B1A little lemon enhances the flavour of fish.
- B2Good lighting can enhance the beauty of a room.
- C1Good lighting can enhance a small room and make it feel bigger.
B2verb28
burrow
to dig a hole or tunnel to live or hide in
Synonymsdigtunnelbury oneself
🇺🇿in qazimoq, yer ostiga kirmoq
🇷🇺зарываться
- B1Rabbits burrow into the ground to make safe homes.
- B2Our cat burrowed under the blanket to keep warm.
- C1Rabbits burrowed under the fence and ate all the lettuce in the garden.
C1idiom29
stir the imagination
to make people think in an exciting way
Synonymsinspirefascinateexcite
🇺🇿tasavvurni uyg‘otmoq
🇷🇺будоражить воображение
- B1Old castles always stir the imagination of children.
- B2Stories about space always stir the imagination of young children.
- C1Stories about pirates and hidden treasure stir the imagination of every child.
B2noun30
valve
a part that controls the flow of liquid or air
Synonymstapregulatorflap
- B1The plumber replaced a broken valve in the bathroom.
- B2The engineer checked the valve on the gas pipe carefully.
- C1Exercise acts as a safety valve for stress after a long day at work.