totally 'taotl-i/ [advj use this especially to
show that you strongly disagree with something or that you are very annoyed about it
totally re/use / ignore / reject / /ail He
totally ignored my advice. totally impossible/uaacceptable/ridicu- lous The whole thing is totally ridiculous.
entirely /mtaia'U [ado] in every possible way - use this especially in negative sentences, or with 'almost'
not entirely I'm not entirely sure what he meant. I The reasons for his departure weren't entirely clear. almost entirely The class consisted almost entirely of girls.
Utterly /'At3rli/ [adu] use this especially to
describe things that are completely wrong,
untrue, impossible etc
utterly ridiculous/impossible/useless etc
A
At first the idea sounded utterly ridiculous. I The map uras utterly useless.
Utterly is more formal than totally, and is mostly used in written or formal spoken English.
in every way /in ,evri 'wei/ use this to say that something is true in every detail or part: The two drawings are the same in every way. I It was on excellent course in every way.
COMPUTERS
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CONFIDENT/
NOT CONFIDENT
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see also
it
KO№
D a confident person
confident /'konfЈ<bnt|'kam-/ [adj] sure
that you have the ability to do something well, and not worried about failing: It's a difficult test, but she seems fairly confident. I He read his speech in a strong, confident voice.
+ about After living in France for a year I felt much more confident about my French.
be/feel confident about (doing) sth I
don't feeI very confident about going back to work.
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A\ Don't say 'confident of yourself' or 'confident about yourself'. Say self- confident.
self-con/ldent /self 'konfykntl-'kain-/
[aaj] someone who is self-confident is very confident about their own abilities, and is not shy or nervous in social situations: Jess was only 12, but she was very self-confident. I When you have had more experience, you become more self- confident about speaking in front of groups of people.
sure of yourself /'/иэг av ja^self/ very
sure that what you do and think is right, even when other people do not agree with you: He sounded so sure of himself that I didn't bother to argue. I Barnes looked older, and seemed less sure of himself.
bras К /brsej/ |adj] someone who is brash
is very confident in an annoying way, for example because they talk too loudly and never listen to other people: The hotel bar was full of brash, noisy journalists. I a brash young salesman from New York
extrovert /'ekstr9V3:rt/ In C] someone who enjoys being with other people, and getting a lot of attention from other people: Most actors are natural extroverts.
a confident feeling
confidence /'kDnf^d^ns||'ka:n-/ [n U] the feeling that you have the ability to do things well, and to not make mistakes or be nervous in new situations give sb confidence If you understand the grammar, it will give you a lot more confidence.
have the confidence to do sth (=be confident enough to do something) In this job you have to have the confidence to make tough decisions, give sb the confidence to do sth Going to college was good for me - it gave me the confidence to work on my own. full of confidence (=very confident) I went into the test full of confidence, but it was more difficult than I had expected.
confident/not confident continues on
CONFIDENT/NOT CONFIDENT
confidently (adu) She answered each question confidently and competently. I smiling confidently
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COMPUTERS
screen/monitor
speaker
floppy disk drive
CD-ROMS
CD-ROM drive
printer
floppy disks
mouse
mouse pad/mat
keyboard
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COMPUTERS
see also technology, зэ opinions
computers and computer equipment
IT/in/or mat ion technology ai ti:, inf3r'meij^i tek.noladsill-.na:!-/ the study or
use of computers and other electronic equipment for storing, sending, and developing information: She teaches IT at a local school. I the massive growth of information technology during the 1980s
hardware /'ha:rdwe3r/ [n U; computers and all the machinery and equipment connected with them
so/tware "sDftwe3r||'sa:f- [n U] the programs that you put into computers to make
them do the job you want: We supply software from games and electronic dictionaries to word-processing packages. I software companies such as Microsoft and IBM
program /'praogricm/ In C] a set of
instructions that makes it possible for a computer to do a particular job: a program designed to correct grammar
hard disk <"ha:rd 'disk/ [n С] a part inside a computer that permanently stores information and instructions
floppy disk flopi disk [n C] a small flat thing that you can store information from a computer on, that you can remove and use in other computers
modem /'maodem/ [n C] a piece of electronic equipment that allows information to be sent from one computer to another
the Internet
the Internet/the net /ai int3rnet, <ъ
net/ a system that allows computer users around the world to send messages and information to each other on the Internet Are you on the Internet? You might find some information on the net.
surf the net (=look at the information on the Internet in order to find something that interests you)
World Wide Web/WWW/the Web
w^rld waid web' the system that stores information for computer users around the world to use
online /nnlain/ [adj] online services, conversations. games etc are those that take place or exist on the Internet: an online romance
online [adu] Get online todayI
website 'websait/ jn C] a place on the Internet that gives you information about a particular subject or product