Английские слова, начинающиеся на mo - страница 84

idiom

To change the rules while someone is trying to do something in order to make it more difficult for them

Примеры использования:

We'd almost signed the contract when the other guys moved the goalposts and said they wanted more m…

idiom

To have more money or a better social position than you had before

Примеры использования:

Roger and ann have gone up in the world - these days they only ever travel first-class.

idiom

To have less money or a worse social position than you had before

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They used to live in a big house with lots of servants, but they've come down in the world since th…

phrase

To leave your home in order to live in a new one

Примеры использования:

We're moving house next week., they're moving house to be nearer their daughter., we can either ext…

adjective

(of) the darkest color there is, like night

Примеры использования:

He was dressed all in black., as a black woman, i am proud of my african-american heritage., the bl…

noun

A company or organization that is in the black has made a profit

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Analysts predict that the group will end the fiscal year in the black., smaller shares ended in the…

phrasal verb

To change from one subject to another when talking or writing

Примеры использования:

Let's move off this subject now, all right?, can we move on to the next item for discussion, please?

collocation

Move out of one's old house or office

phrasal verb

Leave one's place of residence or work.

Примеры использования:

They moved out and went north

phrasal verb

To change from a particular system, activity, etc. to another

Примеры использования:

Businesses, consumers, and governments will have to make big changes in order to move to a low-carb…

phrasal verb

To increase in value, number, or amount

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Share prices move up and down depending on market conditions., move up to sth he gave his first int…

adjective

Capable of being moved.

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They stripped the town of all movable objects and fled

noun

Property or possessions not including land or buildings.

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In many cases the movables are the facilities and stock-in-trade of a business

noun

Property or possessions not including land or buildings.

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In many cases the movables are the facilities and stock-in-trade of a business

adjective

Capable of being moved.

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They stripped the town of all movable objects and fled

verb

Go in a specified direction or manner; change position.

Примеры использования:

She moved to the door

noun

A change of place, position, or state.

Примеры использования:

She made a sudden move towards me

adjective

Having strong feelings of sadness or sympathy, because of something someone has said or done

Примеры использования:

When she told me about her daughter's death, i was too moved even to speak.

adjective

Not moving or capable of moving or being moved.

Примеры использования:

Their choreographed turning of backs left me speechless and moveless so i limped to my lamely un-co…

noun

The state or condition of being motionless or immobile.

noun

An act of moving.

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A slight movement of the body

noun

An act of moving.

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A slight movement of the body

phrase

What someone is doing during a particular period

Примеры использования:

I don't know his movements this week., he was convinced that government agencies were trying to tra…

noun

A person or thing that moves.

Примеры использования:

She's a lovely mover

noun

Someone who is willing to make big changes to get things done

Примеры использования:

The new director of the company is a real mover and shaker.

noun

Someone who is willing to make big changes to get things done

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The new director of the company is a real mover and shaker.

noun

A person or thing that moves.

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She's a lovely mover

phrase

A powerful person who initiates events and influences people.

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A newspaper profile portrayed the man as a mover and shaker on wall street

noun

People with a lot of power and influence

Примеры использования:

It's a play that's attracted the attention of the broadway movers and shakers.

verb

Go in a specified direction or manner; change position.

Примеры использования:

She moved to the door

noun

A change of place, position, or state.

Примеры использования:

She made a sudden move towards me

noun

A cinema film.

Примеры использования:

A movie star

noun

A theatre where people pay to watch films

Примеры использования:

The movie theater has ten screens.

noun

The world of films or of the film industry.