scan /skaen/ (T] if a machine scans a bag, it produces a picture of what is inside the bag on a screen, so that officials can check that the bag doesn't contain anything dangerous or illegal seasick /'sn.sik/ lad;] feeling as if you want to vomit because of the movement of a boat that you are travelling on
seat /siit/ |n Cj a place on a bus, train etc where you
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TRANSPORT
Ц}\ Eventually we boarded and then ^ took off There was a lot of turbulence during the flight, and some of the other passengers got very
nervous
|C\ The ferry took 12 hours ™ and I was seasick. Eventually I arrived at my destination, and got off the boat.
®We landed in Athens, and I went through passport control and customs. You can fly to Crete, but it's cheaper to go by ferry, so I got a taxi to the port, t couldn't afford a cabin on the ferry, so 1 just got a seat.
can sit
security /si'kju^riti/ |n U| the part of an airport where people s bags are checked for weapons, bombs, or other illegal articles go thro 119К security (=walk through the part of the airport where security checks are made) station (also train station especially american) /'steij>n, trein ,steij>n/ [n CJ a place where trains stop so that people can get on or off: The city's central station is right next to the river.
Stop /stDpfstapI [n С] a place where a bus or train regularly stops for people to get on or off: I must get off - this is my stop.
take 10 minutes/three Hoars etc /teik (10
minutes, etc)/ if a journey takes 10 minutes/ three hours etc, you need 10 minutes/three hours, etc to make the journey
take off /teik Df]-\):f/ [Ij if a plane takes off, it goes
up into the air at the beginning of a flight terminal ft^m^l/ [п С] a large building at an airport or port where people begin and end their journeys
ticket /Ыф/ |n CJ a small printed piece of paper that shows you have paid to travel on a train, bus, plane etc
ticket machine Aik't ma.Jtn/ [n CJ a machine that
you put money in to get a ticket ticket office /tikit ,0fisj- tf-/ (n Cj a place where
you can buy tickets timetable British schedule american /'taimteilwl, 'Jedju:l|-'sked3ul/ |n C] a list of the times when buses or trains arrive and leave
track Дгаек/ |n CJ the two metal lines that trains travel along
transport British transportation american /transput, traenspai'teipnl-.traenspsr-/ (n U1 a system for carrying people and goods from one place to another
trolley british baggage cart american /'troli, baegid3 ,ka:rt|'tra:-/ (n CI a metal basket or frame on wheels that you put your bags on to move them around in an airport or station
turbulence Axillaris/ (n U| irregular movements of a plane caused by strong movements of air which can make your journey uncomfortable the underground /ai 4ndargraund/ In singular! in London, the system of trains that run under the ground
In London the underground train
system is called the underground or tube,
in Paris it is called the metro, and in New
York and other American cities it is called the subway
buying a ticket
reserve (also book British) riz3:rv. buk [v T) to arrange for a seat on a plane, bus. or train to be kept for you to use: id like to reserve a seat on the six o'clock flight to Miami. I We booked our tickets months in advance.
reservation /jez^'veipn.,. [n C] an arrangement for a seat on a plane, bus, or train to be kept for you to use: Do you have a reservation9
make a reservation I managed to make a reservation on the last flight to Houston that night.
ticket /'tik^t/ [n С] a piece of paper or card which shows that you have paid to travel on a bus, train, plane etc one-way ticket (also single ticket British)
(=a ticket to go to a place, but not to come back)
round-trip ticket (also return ticket British)
(=a ticket to go to a place and come back) season ticket (=a ticket that you can use every day for a period of time)
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A In British English you can also say a single (=a single ticket) or a return (=a
return ticket) A single to Cambridge; please.
fare /fe3r/ jn C] the amount of money you pay to travel on a bus, train, plane etc: Last year fares went up by 20%. air/rail/train/bus/taxi /are cheap air
сжат
fares to New York
TRICK/DECEIVE
dishonest
\ t something that is not true, in order to get something from them or make them do something. / realized then that ! hod been tricked, but it was too late. trick sb into doing stH The old man s sons had tricked him into signing the papers, trick sb out o/stK Make something from someone by tricking them) They (ricked her out of all her money.
deceive drsi:v [v T] especially written to make someone who trusts you believe something that is not true because it is useful for you if they believe it: He had been deceiving his wife for years - she thought he was working late but all the time he was with Paula. I This was a deliberate attempt to deceive the public.
fool fu:l/ [f T to make someone believe something that is not true by using a clever but simple trick: His false moustache didn 't fool anyone.
fool sb into doing stH They managed to fool the police into thinking they had left the country.
C^you can't /ool me spoken You can't fool me - I know he's already given you the money.
mislead misli:d/ \v T] to make people believe something that is not true, by deliberately not giving them all the facts or by saying something that is only partly
true: McFarlane admitted he had misled Congress. I They were accused of mis- leading customers about the nutritional value of their product.