(aw/medical/engineering student Law
students a/ways have a lot of work to do.
student nurse/teacher (=someone who is studying to be a nurse or a teacher)
Д Don't say 'a student of Oxford' or 'a student in the high school'. Say a student at Oxford a student at the high school
etc.
trainee ,trerni:^/ [n C] someone who is
learning a skill while working in a company or organization: I'm a trainee in a hairdressing salon.
trainee accountant/reporter/sales man
etc I got a job as a trainee reporter on the 'Daily Star'.
beg inner /bi'gin3r/ [n C] someone who
has recently started to learn something: Japanese classes for beginners I The tennis club welcomes beginners as well as more advanced players.
apprentice /э'ргепЦя/ [n C| someone
who is learning all the skills that they need in order to do a job, especially a job that they do with their hands apprentice electrician/bricklayer/hair- dresser etc I worked as an apprentice electrician for 18 months.
ш to learn about things by experiencing them in your life
learn /h:rn/ [v 1/Г] to learn how you
should behave or how to deal with situations, because of experiences you have had in your life
+ (that) I soon learned that it was best to keep quiet.
learn to do sth Gradually, I learned to
trust her.
learn from, your mistakes (=remember mistakes you have made, and be careful not to make them again) learn the hard way (=iearn something by having an unpleasant experience) Never lend money to your friends - that's something I learnt the hard way.
learning - learned ilv learnt i. i м have learned . v have learnt i^i <
LEAST
the smallest number or amount
opposite most ^ see also less
the least 'бэ liist/ [quantifier| the smallest amount of something: Let's buy the one that costs the least. I the engine that uses the least fuel
the least possible We'l\ try to cause the least possible disturbance.
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A Use least with uncountable nouns like 'money', 'food', or 'information'.
LEAST
minimum /"mmimami [adj/quantifierJ the smallest number or amount that is possible or allowed
a minimum of 20/Я 00/95% etc You have to order a minimum of five CDs ю get the discount.
the minimum age/level/wage (=the low
est age, level, or wage that is allowed) These workers are being paid less than the minimum wage.
keep sth to a minimum (=inake sure that it is as small as possible) Costs must be kept to a minimum.
the absolute/bare minimum (=the lowest number or amount possible) He ate two cups of rice a day, the bare minimum needed for survival.
the lowest /аэ 't^st [adj] use this about
numbers, prices, wages, temperatures, or levels: In the last election he was the candidate who got the lowest number of votes. I The lowest charge for a rented car is $20 a day.
the lowest /or 6 months/15 gears etc
Interest rates are only 4%, the lowest
for 25 years.
the fewest ;аэ fjur^st/ [quantifier] the smallest number of people or things: Drivers aged under 25 have the most accidents, those over 50 have the fewest. 1 Our team scored the fewest goals in the competition.
A Use fewest with countable nouns like 'pens', 'shops', or 'students'.
LEAVE
^ see also return, start
11 to go away from a room or building
leave /1Ы [и I/Г not in passive] to go away from a room or building: The phone rang just as I was leaving. I We left be/ore the end of the show. I Before you leave the house, make sure all the
windows are shut. I The police wanted to know whaf time Vicky left the office. leaving - left - have left
When you see O, go to the ESSENTIAL COMMUNICATION section.
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Don't say 'I left from the house'. Say I left the house
Qgo gpu [v lj especially spoken to leave a place to go somewhere else. Let's go. I "Is Alan still here?" "No, he's just gone."
going - went - have доме
go out /,gao 'aut [phrasal verb I] to leave a room or building, especially when you will come back again soon: I'm sorry, I have to go out. I won 't be long, go out to do sth She's just gone out to buy some cigarettes.
+ of As he went out of the room, he slammed the door.
go away ,g3o a'wei/ Ip/irasai verb 1] to leave your home and go to another place for a few days or weeks: We're going away at the weekend, so could you feed
the cat for us?
walk out >э:к 'aut' [phrasal verb 1] to leave angrily, for example after a quarreclass="underline" She threw her wine in his face and then walked out. I Seueral people walked out before the end of the mouie.
slip out /,slip 'aut/ [phrasa/ verb I] to leave quietly and without anyone noticing: No- one saw her slip out through the back door I He just slipped out for a moment to speak with the principal.
sneak out/sneak off /iSni:k 'am, ,sni:k
Df|)-o:f/ [phrasal verb 1] informal to leave secretly, taking care that no-one sees you, because you should not leave: I managed to sneak out while they were all busy talking. I The teacher caught Ron sneaking off early.
sneaking - sneaked ^su snuck w-^u an - have sneaked also have snuck amihi ani
E to leave at the start of a journey
А
leave Inv; [t> I/Г not in passive) to leave a place when you are going on a journey: I'm leaving early in the morning to catch the train to Toronto. I When we got to Calais our boat had just left. leave London/New York/Singapore etc Her plane leaves Hong Kong at 10:15. leave for London/Paris/Chicago etc (=in order to go to London etc) Mr Mitchell's leaving for Paris tomorrow. leaving - left - have left
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Don't say 'I left from London' Say left London.
LEAVE
El ways of telling someone angrily to go away
/gau, [u I] especially spoken to leave at the start of a journey: What time does the next bus go7 I We've packed aII our bags and we're ready to go.