MEMBER
see also organization, join
a member of a club, political party etc
member 'member [n C] a person or organization that belongs to a club, a political party, or a similar organization: Members con use the bar at any time. + of She's a member of the local drama society. ! Is Switzerland a member of the European Union? a cluWuruon/party member Union members voted against the strike.
to be a member of something
be a member of sth/belong to
sth bi: э 'member dv (sth), bi'lor} tu: (sth)|| -b:i]- My sister's a member of the Michael Jackson Fan Club. 1 Do you belong to any political party?
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being a member
membership 'тетЬэфр [n U] being а
member: Whaf is the cost of membership?
join dpin< [и T] to become a member of а club, a political party, a military force, or a company: He joined the Marines at the age of 19, and fought in Vietnam. I I've joined the photographic club, t Wi//iams joined Microsoft as a programmer in 1991.
Don't usejoin to talk about going to a school or college. Say she went to Oxford in 1995 (not 'she joined Oxford').
be in StH /bi: m (slh) [phrasal verb T1 to
be a member of an organization, especially a large, well-known one: Nine 's son is in the army. I I used to really enjoy camping when I was in the Boy Scouts.
be 0П Sth /bi: Dn (sth)/ [phrasal verb T] to be a member of a group or committee that meets to make official decisions be on a committee/council/board/panel
MEMBER
Kathryn is on the school board for the district.
+ of Membership of political parties has been increasing. I Canada's member
ship of NATO
CRAZY
ILL/SICK
+ in american Did you renew your membership in the sailing club?
MENTALLY ILL
MEDICAL TREATMENT
DOCTOR
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DRUGS
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BETTER 4
mentally ill
mentally ill ,menuli il, someone who is mentally ill has an illness of the mind which affects the way that they behave Many of these homeless people have been mentally ill at some time, the mentally ill (-people who are mentally ill) He works in a hostel for the mentally ill.
mental illness /.mentl 'iln^s/ln C/U] illness of the mind: Depression is a mental illness and can be treated with drugs. I He had с history of mental illness and alcoholism.
mental mentl [adj only before noun, connected with mental illness or people who are mentally ill
mental Hospital/patient/institution a
hospital ward for поп-violent mental patients
mental problem/disorder/breakdown
\Ne knew she had been having mental problems
insane insein [adj] permanently and seriously mentally ill. so that you cannot have a normal life: Powell, who has attacked 13 women, was judged to be insane.
go insane (=become seriously mentally ill) Sometimes I thought I was going insane. insanity in'sЈni,ti/ [n U) permanent and serious mental illness: Hobbs was found not guilty by reason of insanity.
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crazy (also mad especially вя/tjsh) /'kre/zi, maed [adj] mentally ill - use this in
conversations or stories, but not in formal, medical, or legal English: Some crazy guy
walked into the store and started shooting people. I We soon realized that the old man was completely mad. go crazy/mad (=become crazy) I won
dered if I was going crazy. That guy u>as
following me again. I After Hamlet rejects her, Ophelia goes mad and drowns herself.
crazy - crazier-craziest
nervous breakdown ,ny.rvos brak-
daon [n C] a medical condition in which you feel very tired, anxious, and upset, often because you have been working too hard or because of emotional problems: After the divorce. Sonia had a nervous breakdown and had to stop work.
ZA not mentally ill
sane ,/sein/ \adj] not mentally ill, so that you are able to make sensible decisions and lead your life in a normal way: Of course he isn't mad. He's as sane as you or I. I No sane person could believe such garbage.
perfectly sane (=completely sane) To his neighbours, Sutcliffe appeared perfectly sane.
sanity sainiti, (n U] when you are mentally healthy: If you have your health and your sanity, money is not important. I I began to doubt Hamad's sanity as his story got stranger and stranger.
MIDDLE
see also edge, side
U the middle
the middle midl' [n singular! the part of something, such as a space or area, a piece of writing, or a period of time, which is about half way between one side and the other, or halfway between the beginning and the end: "Did you enjoy the movie?" "It was OK but I got a little bored towards the middle." + of Gary rotued out to the middle of the lake. I It was the middle of summer. I Going through the middle of Tokyo in the rush hour can be a nightmare.
centre British center american /'sente'/
[n С usually singular! the middle of a space, area, or object, especially the exact middle: I love chocolates with soft centers. I The flower has white petals, and is deep pink at the centre.
+ of Draw a line through the centre of the circle.
at the centre/in the centre (op (=exactly
in the middle of something) One child stands at the centre of the circle, and the others dance around her.
the heart о/ to 'ha:rt dv, the middle of an area, town, or city: The hotel is located in the heart of Moscow. I a quiet village in the heart of the English countryside
The heart of is used mainly in written descriptions of places, to make the place sound interesting, exciting, or very near to shops, theatres, trains etc.
El in the middle
in the middle in to midl a garden with a fish-pond in the middle + of Don 't walk in the middle of the road!