run after sb/go after sb /)Глп a:fbr
(sb), a:ftar (sb)||-aef- [phrasal verb T] to run or walk quickly behind someone in
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order to catch them or talk to them, when they are going away from you: A group of little boys ran after him to ask for his autograph.
chase tjeis/ [u l/T] to run after someone in order to catch them, when they are trying to escape from you chose sb across/up/down etc The farmer chased the children across the field. + after Two men chased after the robbers but they managed to escape.
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co°k ^ ^ fat taste thin
food
food ifuidj [n C/U| something that you eat: They didn't even have enough money to buy food. I The doctor told him not to eat fatty foods. I What sort of food do you like best? I What's the food like at college?
Qsomething to eat /Мтвн] tu 'i:t/
especially spoken food, especially a small meal that you eat quickly: You should have something to eat before you go
out.
the kind of food someone usually eats
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FOOD
diet /'daist/ |п C) the particular combination of foods that a person or animal usually eats: Changing your diet may help you sleep better. I A hedgehog's diet consists mainly of slugs, worms, and insects. + of a diet of raw fish I Keuin lived on a diet of peanut butter sandwiches, a low-fat I high-fibre etc diet (=when you only eat foods without much fat, with a lot of fibre etc) speciality British specialty american /.speJiaeUti, spej>lti/ (n C] a type of special food that a restaurant, country, or area is famous for: The village is famous for its seafood specialties.
local/regional speciality (=from a particular area) Fish curry is a local speciality.
plural specialities/specialties
to give someone food
serve /s3:rv/ [и I/Г] to give someone food by putting it in front of them, especially at a restaurant or a formal meaclass="underline" Dinner will be served at eight o'clock. I The chef serves important guests himself. I We're ready to serve. serve sb with sth They served us with soup and bread.
serve sth to sb Andrew, will you serve coffee to the visitors?
feed ,fiid/ (u T] to give food to a baby or animaclass="underline" My sister feeds the cats when we are away. I How often do you have to feed the baby?
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feed sb/sth on sth Peggy feeds her dogs on raw meat and brown bread.
fee ing - fed - have fed
FORBID
law
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to tell someone that they must not do something
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must
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food that is typical of a particular country or place
food /fu:d/ [n U] French/Japanese/
Italian etc food the type of food that is typical of France, Japan etc: I've never tried Korean food - what's it like?
dish [n q several foods cooked together in a particular way, especially in a way that is typical of a country or place: a delicious vegetable dish with a spicy
nut sauce
French/Moroccan/American etc dish Paella is one of my favourite Spanish dishes, plural dishes
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RULE STRICT/
NOT STRICT
to forbid something
not let/not allow /not let, not э'1аи/ to
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say that someone must not do something, and to stop them doing it not let sb do sth My parents tuon't let me stay out after 11 o'clock. not allow sb to do sth They do not allow anyone to enter the country without a visa.
not allow sth Joan and Bill don't allow smoking in their house.
Д Not allow is more formal than not let.
tell sb not to do sth /,tel (sb) not ta
'du: (sth) to tell someone that they should
not do something, especially because it is dangerous or harmfuclass="underline" My mother always told us not to talk to strangers. I His doctor told him not to drink any alcohol for six weeks.
/orbid f>r'bid, |у Tj formal, if a person or rule forbids something, they state clearly and firmly that it must not be done. Their religion forbids the eating of pork. /orbid sb to do sth They ran away together after their parents forbade them to get married.
forbidding - forbade - have forbidden
ban /Ьат. [и T] to officially forbid something - use this about activities that are forbidden by laws or agreements, especially because they are dangerous: Many
doctors now say that boxing should be banned. I a new international treaty banning all nuclear tests banning - banned - have banned
bail bsn/ [n C] an official statement that forbids something, based on a law or a government decision
+ on The city has imposed a ban on smoking in all restaurants, a total/complete ban The government is considering a total ban on the sale of handguns.
impose a ban (=ban something) A ban
has been imposed on the hunting and killing of whales.
lift a ban (=stop having a ban) President Clinton lifted the ban on homosexuals in the armed forces.
Ea to forbid someone from taking part in an activity or sport
suspend /sa'spend/ [и T] to remove someone from their job or their school for a limited period of time because they have done something wrong: Martinez was suspended for a week because he attacked another student, suspend sb for doing sth Three police
officers have been suspended for accepting bribes.
ban jbжа/ (и T} to officially state that someone is not allowed to do something, especially as a punishment for something bad they have done
ban sb from doing sth She was banned from driving for 6 months. I For many years, the Olympic Committee banned South Africans from taking part in the Games.
banning - banned - have banned
disqualify /dis'kwolifaiH-'kwa:-/ [и T
often passive) to officially state that someone is no longer allowed to take part in a competition or activity, because they have broken a rule
disquali/y sb from, stk Three athletes were disqualified from the championships after failing drugs tests. disquali/y sb /гопг doing sth He was