Which words can be used together in phrases?
Much more wrong
Little (much) dense
Strictly effort
Quite startled
Enough nicely
Try to recollect how these phrases are used in the text.
To build up the theory…, his scientific rationality…, Einstein`s masterpiece…, a growing number have come…, the most successful theoretical framework…, just a matter of time…, fails to explain…, particles have definite positions…, the randomness of quantum mechanics….
VI. Phrasal verbs
To tear smth down – to bring down, destroy, diminish;
To take up a pursuit – to catch up, to pick up, to intercept an idea;
To make it through – not to die of a serious illness or an accident, to survive;
To round out – to make smth more thorough or complete, to bring to perfection;
To trigger off smth - to make smth happen suddenly, usually smth bad;
To build up a theory – gradually understand and create a theory;
To bring into the world – to cause smb or smth to be involved in smth;
To turn the clock back – to reverse time;
To go up in proportion – to increase;
To give way to – to yield to;
To give credit for smth – to honour smb, to say or believe that smb is responsible for smth that has happened, especially smth important or successful;
VII. Exercises
a. Give English equivalents to the following words and word combinations.
интересоваться чтить кого-то за что-то
уступать дорогу любители, не профессионалы, дилетанты
структура, рамка донкихотские цели
преследовать цель спорный вопрос/предмет обсуждения
выпуск газеты не считая, не говоря уж о…
включать дурная слава
кощунство запустить провал в черную дыру
убедительное свидетельство представление
понятие официальное публичное заявление
заменить шедевр
включить в определенную группу изрешетить что-то клясться быть отчужденным
аура непогрешимости воплощать; воплощение
быть склонным что-то сделать подчиниться закону
b. Give synonyms to the following words.
To pledge to include
To caution to unite
To declare to replace
To honour to yield to
To expose to introduce
To be aware to prove to be
To predict intrinsic
To supply finally
To embody an argument
To follow a course of activity impeccable
To describe surprised
To handle a breakdown
To destroy a mistake
To overcome convincing results
c. Give antonyms to the following words.
Complete static
Appear resist
To be aware to expose
To build up to unite
To increase inclined
Mature simply
d. Match a phrasal verb in the left column with its equivalent in the right one.
1. To tear it down a. to survive
2. To round out b. to destroy, to demolish
3. To make it through c. to make smth more thorough or complete
4. To turn out d. to reverse time
5. To bring smth into the world e. to create
6. To build up f. to increase
7. To take up (a pursuit) g. to prove to be
8. To go up in proportion h. to cause smth to be involved in smth
9. To turn the clock back i. to catch up, to pick up a course of action