Wednesday, February 02, 2011

2.2.11

used1 S1 W2
BE/GET USED TO (DOING) SOMETHING
to have experienced something so that it no longer seems surprising, difficult, strange etc:
I do the dishes every day, so I'm used to it.
I can't get used to the idea that you're grown up now.

ac‧cus‧tomed
1
BE ACCUSTOMED TO (DOING) SOMETHING
to be familiar with something and accept it as normal:
We were accustomed to working together.
become/grow/get accustomed to something
Her eyes quickly became accustomed to the dark.
FLYER
noun
fly‧er , flier [countable]
1BBA a small sheet of paper advertising something:
People were giving out flyers advertising the event.
LEAF‧LET [countable]
a small book or piece of paper advertising something or giving information on a particular subject
BRO‧CHURE [countable]
a thin book giving information or advertising something:
p.52
expert /'ekspɜ:rt /
category /'kætəgɔ:ri / ||/'kætəgəri/
obstruct /əb'strʌkt/
efficiently /ɪ'fɪʃəntli/
completely /kəm'pli:tli/
research /rɪ'sɜ:rtʃ/ , /'ri:sɜ:rtʃ / || /rɪ'sɜ:tʃ/
collide /kə'laɪd/
immediately /ɪ'mi:diətli/
diagram /'daɪəgræm/
check /tʃek/
paralyse, US paralyze ['pærəlaɪz]
command /kə'mænd /

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