be/go on the dole (=be unemployed and receiving money
from the government)
have an injection
He had to have an injection to relieve the pain.
receive an injection formal
The boxer received an injection of the drug before the
fight.
give somebody an injectionThe nurse gave him an injection.
an‧aes‧the‧si‧a (also anesthesia American English)
/ˌænəsˈθiːziə $ -ʒə/ noun [uncountable]
1 the use of anaesthetics in medicine
2 the state of being unable to feel pain
Examples from the Corpus
an‧aes‧thet‧ic (also anesthetic American English)
/ˌænəsˈθetɪk◂/ ●○○ noun [countable, uncountable]
a drug that stops you feeling pain
under anaesthetic
- The operation will have to be done under anaesthetic
(=using anaesthetic).
- Eye surgery is often performed using a local anaesthetic
(=one that only affects a particular area of your body).
- You will need to have a general anaesthetic (=one that makes you
completely unconscious).
—anaesthetic adjective [only before noun]
law‧yer /ˈlɔːjə $ ˈlɒːjər/ ●●● S3 W2 noun
[countable]
someone whose job is to advise people about laws,
write formal agreements, or represent
people in court
a defence lawyer (=a lawyer who tries to prove in court that
someone is not guilty)
- This evidence was given to the defence lawyer.
a prosecution lawyer (=a lawyer who tries to prove in court that
someone is guilty)
- The prosecution lawyer asked his witness a question.
judge /dʒʌdʒ/ ●●● S2 W2 noun [countable]
1 the official in control of a court, who decides how
criminals should be punished
- The trial judge specifies the number of years to be
spent in prison.
federal judge/high court judge etc (=a judge in a
particular court)
2 someone who decides on the result of a competition
The panel of
judges included several well-known writers.
plumb‧er /ˈplʌmə $ -ər/ ●●○ noun [countable]
someone whose job is to repair water pipes, baths,
toilets etc
handy
wrench
screwdriver
firefighter
fire truck
start a fire
The fire may have been started by a cigarette.
set fire to something/set something on fire (=make
something start burning)
A candle fell over, setting fire to the curtains.
something catches
fire (=it starts burning)
The boat caught fire and sank.
put out a fire (also extinguish a fire
formal) (=stop a fire burning)
Firemen successfully extinguished the fire.
fight a fire (=try to make a fire
stop burning)
Further attempts to fight the fire were abandoned.
electrician /ɪˌlekˈtrɪʃən, ˌelɪk-/ ●●○ noun
[countable]
someone whose job is to connect or repair electrical
wires or equipment
bulb /bʌlb/ ●●○ noun [countable]
1 of bulb the
glass part of an electric light, that the light shines from SYN light bulb
a 100-watt bulb
LED /ˌel iː ˈdiː/ noun [countable] technical
(light-emitting diode) a small electronic object that
produces light when an electrical current is sent through it. LEDs are used,
for example, as lights on electrical equipment, and to make words and pictures
on large screens.
de‧sign‧er1
/dɪˈzaɪnə $ -ər/ ●●○ W3 noun [countable]
someone whose job is to make plans or patterns for
clothes, furniture, equipment etc
- an interior designer
- a software designer
- dress/fashion designer
adjustable table-lamp
sales representative
a pharmaceutical sales rep
office worker
secretary
expenses
phone booth
a professional mime artist
shy
shepherd
keep a low profile
bus driver
responsibility
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