an affair with the local preacher.
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ACTOR/ACTRESS
Par* ipairt/ [n C] the job of acting as a particular character in a play or film: She
knew she wanted the part as soon as she read the movie script. play the part o/(=act as a particular character) She played the part of the Wicked Stepmother in 'Snow White'.
ADD
see also m0rЈ, increase, include/
add
not include
to add a new part to something
/aedI [v T] to put a new part or piece
onto or into something, especially in order to improve it: The book would look a lot more attractive if they added a few colour pictures.
add sth to sth Adding fertilizer to the soil will help the plants to grow more quickly. I The fresh chillies add a spicy flavour to the sauce.
add on jiXd ■on|..asn/- [phrasal verb TJ to add another part to something so that it becomes bigger
add on sth We're hauing a bedroom added on at the back of the house.
to put two or more numbers together
see also count/calculate
/aed/ [и T] to put two or more numbers together in order to calculate the total add sth and sth/add sth to sth "What do you get when you add 68 and 32?" "100."
to add more to an amount or cost
/aed/ [и I/Г] to add more to an amount or to the cost of something: The builder cdded an extra £150 for tax. add sth to sth Wateon's recent victory added $30,000 to his total prize money in 1996.
pat sth on sth /put (sth) .Qn (sth) |Jain/
[phrasal verb T| to add an amount of money or tax to the cost of something: The new tax will put another ten cents on the price of gas.
В something that is added
addition /3'diJ>n/ [n C/U] something that
is added to something else + to The latest addition to the museum's collection is a picture by Salvador Dali.
make an addition Several helpful additions have been made to this piece of software in the new version.
additive /'edjtiv/ [n С] a chemical substance that is added to food in order to make it taste better or stay fresh longer: This product contains no artificial additives.
ADMIRE
to have a very good opinion of
someone
D to admire someone
admire /3d'mai3r/ [u T] to have a very good opinion of someone, either because they have achieved something special or because they have skills or qualities that you would like to have: I admire the way she's brought up those children on her own. I Which world leader do you mosf admire?
admire sb/or sth She had to admire him for the way he handled the situation.
respect /n'spekt/ [v T] to have a good opinion of someone, even if you do not agree with them or want to be like them, because they have high standards and good personal qualities: Dr Watt was a rather strange man, but his colleagues all respected him.
respect sb/or doing sth. f don't agree with him, but I respect him for sticking to his princip/es.
A
"A Don't say 'I respect to him', just say I respect him.
took up to sb /,iuk лр tu (sb)/ \phrasal verb T] to admire and respect someone who is older than you or who has authority over you: I always looked up to my older brothers.
idoiize (also idolise вкгтен) /'aid?l-aiz/ [v T] to admire someone very much, especially a famous person, so that you think everything about them is perfect: Marilyn Monroe was idolized by movie fans all over the world.
Б the feeling of admiring someone
admiration /.aedmareij^n/ [n U] the feeling that someone is very good, very clever etc, either because of something special they have achieved or because they have skills or qualities you would like to have in/with admiration We listened with admiration as she played the violin.
+ for The other players were full of admiration for him.
respect /n'spekt/ [n U] the feeling that
someone is good because they have high standards and good personal qualities + for My respect for my teacher grew as the months passed.
great respect (=a lot of respect) I have great respect for Tony's judgment, earn/win sb's respect (=make someone respect you) She aiu>ays managed to win the kids' respect
H someone you admire
hero/heroine fhorw, 'heroum/ \n C]
your hero or heroine is a man or woman who you admire very much because of their achievements, skills, or personal qualities: I used to love David Bowie - he was my hero. plural heroes
idol /'aidl/ [n C] a famous actor, actress, musician, or sports player that a lot of people admire: Thousands of fans were
at the airport to greet their idol I ageing Hollywood idol, Marlon Brando
ADMIT
* see also crime, mistake, cuilty/not
GUILTY
D to agree that you have done something wrong
admit /^d'mit/ [и T] to say that you have done something wrong or illegal, especially when someone asks or persuades you to do this
+ (that) Blake finally admitted he had
stolen the money. I She admitted that she had made a mistake. admit (to) doing sth Many workers admit to taking time off work when they are not sick.
admit responsibility The hospital has refused to admit responsibility for his
death.
admitting - admitted - have admitted
CO n/ess /kan'fes/ [v I/T] to tell the police or someone in a position of authority that you have done something very bad, especially after they have persuaded you to do this: After two days of questioning, he finally confessed.
+ (that) She confessed that she had killed her husband.
con/ess to a robbery/murder/crime etc
People were forced to confess to crimes they had not committed. con/ess to doing sth Edwards eventually confessed to being a spy.
Own. up /,эип чрI [phrasa/ verb l] to admit that you did something, especially something that is not very serious: Unless the guiltу person owns up, the whole cfass will be punished.