an area where poor
people live
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money
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slum sIлm (л С) a house in bad condition in d poor area of a city: Maria lives with her eight children in a slum outside Montevideo.
You can also use slum before a noun, like an adjective: a slum area I slum dwellers
inner city /,inar siti/ [n C] the part near the middle of a city where the buildings are in bad condition and where a lot of
the slums (=an area where there are a lot of slums) I grew up in the East London slums.
A
poor people live: the problems of
Britain s inner cities plural inner cities inner-city [adj] inner-city schools
ghetto getDo, (n C] a poor and crowded part of a city, where people live separately from the rest of the population, especially people of one race or from one country: a novel about life in the ghettos of New York
plural ghettos r-r ghettoes
POPULAR/ UNPOPULAR
hit song/single/musical a new hit single from Janet Jackson I the hit musical 'Cats'
big Kit The album was a big hit in the States.
В when something becomes popular again
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POSITION/RANK
revival rivaivsl/ [л С) when something or someone becomes popular and fashionable again, for example, a kind of music, a style of clothes, a writer, or a singer: Sixties pop music enjoyed о big reuiual in the mid-90s. I There's been something of a Raymond Chandler revival recently
uke/not like
love
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want
ENIOY
HORRIBLE/ UNPLEASANT
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also
IS OPINIONS
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enthusiastic/ unenthusiast1c
not popular
unpopular лп'рор^ЫЦ-'рск-/ \adj] if
things or people are unpopular, a lot of people do not like them: The government is more unpopular now than it has been for years. I Mr Venables must be the most unpopular teacher in the school. + with The new uniforms were extremely unpopular with the students.
D people/places/activities
that a lot of people like
popular 'pDpjgta'H pa:-, [adj] if things or
people are popular, a lot of people like them: Lisa's one of the most popular girls in class. I a popular holiday resort I Is baseball America's most popular sport?
+ with. The nightclub is very popular
with tourists.
a popular book/film/song
bestseller /.best 'sebr/ [n CI a book that a lot of people buy: Jackie Collins' latest book is certain to be a bestseller.
blockbuster ;^lDk,bAStar||'bla:k-/ In C) a film that a lot of people watch and that makes a lot of money, especially a film with a lot of exciting action: Bruce Willis's new blockbuster took $10.6 million in its first weekend.
kit Ъи/ [n C] a record, song, or play that a lot of people buy, listen to, or watch: When I first heard the song I knew it would be a hit.
POSITION/RANK
your position in an organization, company etc, which shows how important you are
see also class in society
your position or rank
position /ps'zipn; [n C] your job in an organization, company, or profession - use this to talk about how important someone is and how much responsibility they have: Because of her position in the company, she is responsible for the major financial decisions. I He eventually became Lord Chancellor, the most powerful position in the British legal system.
hold a position (=have a position) Thorn holds one of the most senior positions in the Federal Bank.
level /'lev^l/ (n C] all the jobs in an organization that are similar in importance and that pay the same amount of money: We
prouide training for staff at all levels in the company. I There are not many part-time workers in the middle and higher levels of management.
rank raeqk |n C] someone's position in an organization such as the army or police force: He joined the Los Angeles police department end was quickly promoted to the rank of lieutenant.
! A Don't use rank about someone who works in a company, a school etc.
Б someone who has a high position
senior /'si:ni?r [adj only before noun] a senior manager, official etc is one who has an important position in an organization or company: He 's a senior executive at Volkswagen. I a job in senior management I one of the country's most senior judges
top tDpftaip/ [ad; only before noun] top manager/lawyer/executive etc some one who has one of the most powerful jobs in business, or one of the most important jobs in a profession: The President met with top Korean businessmen. ) There are still not many women in top jobs. I a top fashion designer
high-ranking /,hai 'raeQkii)*, [adj only before nounJ high-ranking officer/official/member etc someone who has a high position in an organization like the police or army, or in a government department, but not in business: A hitjh- ranking State Department official was accused of selling secret information. I a high-ranking officer in the air force
В someone who has a
lower position than
someone else
junior 'd3u:ni3r/ [adj only before noun) a junior doctor, officer etc does not have as much power or responsibility as other doctors, officers etc, especially because he or she has not been in the job for very long:
POSITION/RANK
She started work as a junior reporter on a local newspaper. 1 The most junior officers wore a red stripe on their sleeves.
assistant /з'si sunt/ (adj only before noun) assistant manager/editor/ director etc someone whose job is just below the position of a manager etc: My mother is assistant principal at a school in Washington.
POSSIBLE
^ opposite impossible
U when something can be done
possible ;'pDs^fcwl|'pa:-/ (ad;| if something is possible, it can be done: Travel to other planets may soon be possible. I The only possible way of getting your money back is to go to the police. I Detectives can now check ei>ery crimi- nal s records, ш/iich июи/cfn'f be possible without computers, it is possible to do sth Is it possible to find a room in a good hotel for less than $100?