the ejffect of sth on sth a study that is
measuring the effect of fertilizers on the size of crops
without much eJFfect (=having almost no effect) I tried using detergent to remove the stain, but without much effect, feel the ejffects of sth By now we were feeling the effects of lack of sleep, side effects (=unwanted effects of a drug or medicine) One of the possible side effects of the drug is loss of memory.
Д Don't confuse effect noun) and affect (a verb - see Section 2).
impact /'impsekt,/ [n singular/U] the big and permanent changes that happen as a result of something important the impact of sth on sth the impact of computers on people's lives
have a great/enormous impact on sth
Einstein's work on relativity had an enormous impact on the way physics developed.
have little impact on sth At first, the
revolution had little impact on the lives
of ordinary people.
in/luence /'mfluans/ [n singular/U] the continuing effects that something has on the way that people think or behave, or on the way that things develop + of The authorities were worried about the influence of some films and TV programmes on teenagers. the influence of sth on sth a book about the influence of feminist ideas on American society
И to have an effect on
someone or something
have an ejffect /h^v эп rfekt/ to make
someone or something change in some way, for example by changing the way that things are done or by changing someone^ attitudes: For some patients, the treatment has an immediate effect. + on What you eat when you are pregnant can have an effect on your baby. have a good/bad/serious etc effect The war had a very bad effect on the economy of Vietnam. have little/no ejffect The tobacco companies say their advertisements have little effect on people's behaviour.
have an injluence / h<ev эп influans/to
have a continuing effect on the way that people think or behave, or on the way that things develop
+ on Clearly, the cost of fuel has an influence on our energy policy. have a great/important/pro/ound in/luence on sth Descartes' ideas have had a profound influence on modern science.
affect /afekt/ [v TJ to produce a change, for example in the way that something develops or in someone's situation. The new tax law doesn't affect me because I'm a student. 1 The rate at which plants grow is affected by the amount of sunlight they receive. badly/seriously/severely affect Playing video games too much could seriously affect children's evesiaht.
/h Don't confuse affect (a verb) and effect (a noun - see Section 1).
influence /'influsns, [v T] to affect someone's opinions or behaviour: Don't let anything he says influence your decision. I How much does TV advertising influence what people buy?
О do Sth to Sth /'dm (sth) tu: (sth) |phrasal verb T) especially spoken to affect someone or something in a harmful way: Do you ever think about what those cigarettes must be doing to your lungs? Look what the storm has done to the flowers.
be good /or/be bad for bi: god fo:r.
hi: 'baed b:r to have a good or bad effect on something or someone: Eating plenty of fruit is good for your health. I Changing schools too often is bad for a child's development. it's good/bad for sb to do sth It'll be good for her to meet some new people. I I think it's bad for children to always get what they want.
EMBARRASSED
feeling uncomfortable and nervous about what people think
of you
^ see also ashamed
Don't confuse embarrassed and ashamed Use embarrassed when you
worry about what other people think of
you. Use ashamed when you feel guilty and bad about yourself, because you have done something that you know is wrong. Ashamed a much stronger word.
D embarrassed
embarrassed /im'bacrast/ [adj] feeling
EFFECT
uncomfortable and worrying about what people think of you, for example because you have made a stupid mistake or because you have to talk about your feelings, about sex etc: Tony spilled red wine all over their carpet. He was so embarrassed! I The teachers are supposed to teach us about 'safe sex', but most of them are too embarrassed.
get embarrassed She's a good singer, but she gets embarrassed if we ask her to sing.
+ about I got very drunk at the party, and I feel really embarrassed about it. + by/at Marlon uias embarrassed by his lack of education.
self-conscious /self 'kDnj3$||-'ka:n- (acfj)
shy and embarrassed about your body, or about the way you look or talk: / a/ways feel really self-conscious in a bikini. + about Teenagers can feel very self- conscious about their appearance.
uncomfortable /лп'клтЛэЫ!, -клтГэьЦ -kAmfart-, - клтЛ-/ [adj\ feeling embarrassed because you cannot relax with the people around you: All this talk about love and romance was making me uncomfortable. I Jim always felt uncom fortable on such formal occasions. I an uncomfortable silence uncomfortably [adu] Rhys shuffled his feet uncomfortably, trying to think of an excuse to leave.
awkward hikw9rdi [adj] feeling so shy, nervous, and embarrassed that you cannot behave in a natural way: I didn't know anyone at the party and I felt really awkward at first.
Ed to make someone feel embarrassed
embarrassing /im'baerasii]/ |adj] an
embarrassing situation makes you feel embarrassed: uShe got locked in a public toilet and couldn't get out!" "How embarrassing.'" I The doctor asked me a lot of embarrassing questions about my sex life.
embarrass /im'baeras/ [v T] to make
someone feel embarrassed: / hope I didn t embarrass you in front of your friends. \ I chose my tuords carefully, in order to avoid embarrassing anyone.
БД the feeling you have when you are embarrassed
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embarrassment /im'baerasmant/ [n U] the feeling you have when you are embarrassed: He looked down at the floor in an attempt to hide his embarrassment. Qdie of embarrassment spoken (a humorous way of saying you feel very embarrassed about something) She read my poem out to the whole class - I almost died of embarrassment!
0 when your face goes red
because you are embarrassed
blush/go red /bUJ\ gau 'red/ \v l| if you blush or go red, your face becomes red because you are embarrassed: When he asked her to dance she just blushed and giggled. I David's really shy - he always goes red when the teacher asks him a question.
EMPHASIZE
to say that you think that something is especially important
^ see also important/not important emphasize/stress /'emfssaiz, stres/ \v