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bad /baed/ [adj] bad cold/flu/fever/ cough/stomach ache etc a cold etc that
makes you feel very uncomfortable or that is very painful; She has a bad cold. I a bad attack of bronchitis get worse His cough seems to be getting worse.
bad - worse - worst
[adj] a terminal illness cannot be cured, so the person who has it will die from it, usually after quite a long period: a patient suffering from terminal cancer I Should doctors tell patients that they have a terminal illness?
fatal "feitl/ [adj] a fatal illness makes the person who has it die: The disease is almost always fatal I The former president suffered a fatal heart attack this morning.
when an illness is not serious
not serious /not 'svrhs/ [adj] Don't
worry, it's not serious. It's only a cold. nothing serious My doctor told me it was nothing serious.
slight /slait/ [adj only before noun] slight cold/cough/fever/headache etc a cold etc that is not at all serious and does not make you feel very ilclass="underline" I have a slight cold. I The virus sometimes causes a slight fever.
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minor /'тагпэг/ fad/1 a minor illness is not serious: Most of these minor illnesses only last a few days or weeks.
Don't use minor with the names of diseases.
IMAGINE
look here for... have a picture in your mind think that something is happening when it is not see also real 2, think, idea
D to have a picture or idea of something in your mind
imagine /гтЫзэп/ [v T not in passive] to have a picture or idea in your mind about something that you have never seen or experienced: The town was exactly how I had imagined it.
+ (that) Imagine that you won the lottery - what would you do with the
money?
+ what/ho w/w he re etc I'm trying to imagine how the house will look when it's finished.
imagine doing sth It's hard to imagine living in a place like that. imagine sb doing sth I can just imagine Sarah running her own business.
A\ Don't say 'imagine to do something'. Say imagine doing something: Can you
imagine having nowhere to live?
picture ;'piktj3r/ [и T not in passive] to form a clear picture in your mind of a person, place, or situation: Can you picture it - you and me, lying on a beach in the sun.
picture sb as I had never met Graham, but I pictured him as tall and dark- haired.
picture sb doing sth I can't really picture him taking care of a baby.
Qcan. see /кэп 'si:/ especially spoken to be able to imagine something, because you think it is likely to happen
can see sb doing sth Jimmy's gone skiing. I can just see him arriving home with a broken leg.
can see sb as sth I can't really see her as a nurse.
dream of /'drirm ov/ [phrasal verb TJ to often think about something pleasant that
you would like to do or that you wish
would happen
dream of doing sth When I was young, 1 used to dream of becoming a famous writer.
dream of sth They dreamed of a society
where everyone was equal.
to wrongly think that something is happening
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imagine /rmaed^n/ [и T] to wrongly think that something is happening when it is not really happening: Had Luiz really spoken to her, or had she just imagined it? + (that) He was always imagining that people were talking about him behind his back.
Qbe seeing things/be hearing things /bi: sing 9igz, bi: Ъитщ Qiijz/ especially spoken to think that you might have seen or heard something, although really you have not: There's no one there - you must be seeing things. 1 Did someone
call my name just then or am 1 hearing
things?
something that you imagine
imaginary 'гтг^з^пЦ-пеп [adj] not real, but existing only as a picture or idea in your mind: When Linda was a child, she had an imaginary friend called Booboo. I He held up an imaginary gun and pretended to shoot me.
fantasy /'faentssi' [n CI an exciting or enjoyable experience which you imagine happening to you, but which will probably never happen: He's always talking about buying a beach house in Malibu, but it's just a fantasy. I sexual fantasies
plural fantasies
El your ability to imagine things
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imagination frmxdsl'neijm/ [n C/U]
Reading is a good way to develop a child's imagination. I / don't have any pictures of the place, so you'll have to use your imagination. a vivid imagination (=when someone is very good at imagining unusual and exciting things) Her stories shou; a particularly vivid irnqgination.
Д Don't confuse fantasy and imagination. A fantasy is something that you imagine, but your imagination is your ability to imagine things.
wrong, i He turned over and immediately fell asleep.
+ after/afterwards We'll have to leave immediately after breakfast. I She was admitted to the hospital at 10 o'clock, and died almost immediately afterwards.
immediate [adj usually before noun] happening or done immediately: My immediate reaction was one of disappointment. I The baby had a fever, and needed immediate medical attention.
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at once/right away (also straightaway British) /эt wAns, ,rait a'wei, .streit- a'wei/ if you do something at once, right away, or straightaway, you do it immediately, especially because it is urgent: The principal wants to see you at once. I Moira phoned and I came straightaway. I If you offered me the job I could start right away.
Right away is less formal than at once or straightaway, and is used especially in conversation.
Qthis minute/right now /,6is
min^t, ,rait 'паи/ spoken say this when you are telling someone to do something immediately, especially in an angry way: Tell him I want him in my office, right now! I You'd better go upstairs this minute and get in your bed.
as soon as /эг 'sum sz/ [conjunction] immediately after something has happened, or immediately after you have
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done something. As soon as he felt well