initial /i ni/«?!/ [adj only before noun) use this to talk about what happened at the beginning or how someone felt at the beginning, especially when this changes later initial reaction/response/feeling My initial reaction was one of complete
disbelief.
initial di^ficulties/problems/setbaclcs
Initial difficulties with the computer system were soon fixed.
Еэ to do something for the first time
first f3irst {adv\ for the first time - use this before a verb; 1 first met Mari in 1975. i Howard first went to Egypt when he was a student.
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FIRST
the /irst time /бэ ,f3irst 'taim/ use this to say what happened when you did something that you had never done before
FLAT/NOT FLAT
+ (that) The first time I went on a plane I was really nervous. I It was the first time that she had seen her mother cry.
H the first thing you want to say or ask
firstly/first/jirst of all t3: stli fVsi.
jVst 3v [adu] what you say to introduce the first fact, reason, or question -
use this when you are going to mention several more things: First of all I'd like to thank you very much for ail the lovely presents, i I wanted to change schools, firstly because I didn't like the teacher and secondly because it was too far away.
FLAT/NOT FLAT
И flat
flat
The countryside around Cambridge is very flat and you can see for miles.
/flaet/ [adj] a place that is flat has no hills or mountains; a surface that is flat is not sloping or has no raised parts: The countryside around Cambridge is very flat and you can see for miles. I In those days the houses all had flat roofs. I The plant's broad, flat leaves are used for serving food. I IVe sat down on a big
flat rock.
flat - flatter - flattest
level lev^i/ [аф] a surface or area that is level does not slope in any direction, so every part of it is at the same height: He looked for a strip of level ground where he could land the plane. I Make sure the shelves are level.
smooth /smu:(Y [adj] a smooth surface feels completely flat and has no rough or raised parts, especially in a way that is pleasant and attractive: The marble table felt smooth and cold against her arm. I She had lovely smooth skin.
horizontal .hori/znntH.hatfVzamtN/
(adj) a horizontal line, position, or surface is straight, flat, and not sloping: а Tshirt with red and blue horizontal stripes I horizontal layers of rock I The wine bottles should be kept in a horizontal posit/on.
И to make something flat
roll sth flat
Roll the pastry flat and cut out two 8-inch circles.
roll sth flat/press sth flat/
squash sth jlat etc Гэо1 (sth) Пам,
pres (sth) 'flat, skwoj (sth) 'fla;t||-,skwo:J- to make something flat by rolling it, pressing it etc: Roll the pastry flat and cut out two 8-inch circles. I A car ran over the ball and squashed it flat.
flatten riann [и T] to make something flat, especially something that is not usually flat: The wind and rain had flattened the crops. I She flattened herself against the wall to avoid being seen.
H not flat
rough глГ [adj] not flat - use this about
roads, walls, areas of land etc where the surface is not smooth because there are a lot of stones or small raised parts: A rough dirt track led up to the farm. I rough mountain paths I the rough stone walls of the old castle
bumpy /Ьлтрг [adj] a bumpy road, path, or area of land has a lot of holes and raised parts in it: Neal drove the last mile down the bumpy road towards the highway. I The field was too bumpy to play football on.
bumpy - bumpier ~ bumpiest
bump /Ьлтр/ [n С] a small raised area that sticks up from the surface of something
such as a road or piece of land: The car rattled as we went over another bump in the road.
uneven /\n'i:v<?n' [acfjl an uneven surface has areas that are not flat or not all at the
same leveclass="underline" Be careful here - the sidewalk's very uneven. I His teeth were yellow and uneven.
sloping /'slaopiij [adj] something that is sloping is higher at one end than at the other: The table's not straight - it's sloping. I A gently sloping bank led down to the stream.
FOLD
to bend paper, cloth etc so that one part covers another
II to fold something
fold
/old /fauld/ [о T] to bend a piece of paper or cloth, so that one part of it covers another-. She folded her clothes and put them on the chair.
fold sth in two/in hal/ (=across the
middle) I folded the letter in half and
slipped it into an envelope.
/old sth into a square/triangle (=so that
it has the shape of a square or triangle)
The napkins were folded into neat
triangles.
folded I adj] She was carrying a pile of folded towels.
/old up /.fauld лр/ [phrasal verb T] to fold something, usually several times, in order to make it into a smaller or neater shape fold up sth The boy was having great trouble folding up his map. fold sth up Don't just leave your clothes on the floor like that - fold them up.
folding /'fauldii]/ (adj only before noun] а folding bed, knife, bicycle etc is one that is specially designed so that it can be folded up and easily carried or stored: / had to sleep on a folding bed in the living room.
О to open something that
is folded
un/old /An'foold/ [v T] He unfolded the shawl and placed it around her shoulders. I VJe watched as she took out the letter and slowly unfolded it.
FOLLOW
m if you mean 'happening after something else', go to after
follow to loo [| fur- [v l/T] to walk, drive, run etc behind someone else, going in the same direction as them: Follow me and I'll show you where the library is. I You drive on ahead and I'll follow. I / had a horrible feeling that I was being followed, follow sb around (=follow someone wherever they go) Journa/ists followed the couple around everywhere, followed by sb The woman entered the room, followed by three little children. /allow sb out/down/across etc She didn 't notice that Jack had followed her into the kitchen.