witness /'witn^s/ fn C] someone who knows something
about a crime, and tells the court what they know; Would the first witness please stand up? call a witness (-officially ask a witness to answer questions about a crime in a court)
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your honour BRTHSH your Копог AMERICAN lyxr trol- аяэг/ the official name that people use in a court when they speak to the judge
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wrap sth up/wrap up sth I took the picture off the wall and wrapped it up in brown paper
wrap sth Cup) in sth He wrapped his muddy boots up in newspaper and threw them into a bag.
coat /ksot/ [и T) to thinly cover the whole surface of something, especially food, with something soft or liquid coat sth with/in sth Coat the chicken with garlic butter and cook it at 200 °C.
something that is used to cover something else
cover /"kAV3r/ {n CJ a piece of paper, plastic. cloth etc that is used to cover something: I've bought some cushion covers to brighten up my room. I It's a good idea to buy a cover for your computer keyboard. I There were old record covers scattered all over the floor. I He removed the cover from the back of the TV.
covering /'k.\v<?rii]/ [n C] something that is
used to cover a large Hal area, especially in order to protect it from damage, dirt etc: The prison cells have no electricity and no floor coverings. I The insect's shell giues it a tough protective covering.
lid lid/ [n C] a flat part that fits on top of a container, a pan, a box etc in order to close it: a saucepan lid + of Sam lifted the lid of his desk and took out a calculator 1 She was trying to unscrew the lid of a jar of honey.
top top||to:p/ In CI a thing that fits on the top of a bottle, pen. or narrow container, which you press on or turn in order to close it: Why don 't you ever put the top back on the toothpaste? I I can't get the top off this bottle.
/'гзерэг/ |n C] a piece of paper, or very thin plastic or metal, that covers food, chocolate etc when you
buy it: The empty stadium was littered with burger wrappers and empty cans. I chewing-gum wrappers
a thin flat layer that covers a surface
layer /1е1эг/ [n С) a thin flat quantity of something that covers the whole of a surface
+ of A layer of dust covered everything in the room. I Sprinkle a layer of soil over the seeds.
film /film/ [n C} a very thin clear layer, especially of something liquid, that has formed on a surface
a/dm of oil/grease/sweat/dust A film of oil was floating on the surface of the
water.
coating 'ksutii) [n С] a layer of a liquid or
soft substance that has been put on the surface of something, for example in order to protect it or make it taste better: Cassette tapes have a magnetic oxide coating.
+ of ice cream with a thick coating of chocolate
Q when an object or area has been covered with something
be covered in/with sth /bi: 'клуэМ in,
wrapper
wrapper
wifi (sth)/ if something is covered in or covered with something, it has that substance lying all over the top of it or spread all over it: The ground was covered with snow. I Look at your clothes! They're covered in mud. I an ancient wall covered with ivy
be coated in/with sth bi: кюЦс! in.
wid (sth) if an object is coated in or is coated with a liquid or soft substance, it has a layer of that substance all over its surface: Serve the chicken with new potatoes coated in butter.
CRAZY
very strange and not at all sensible
^ if you mean that someone has a mental illness, go to mentally ill
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Qcrazy (also mad british ) ,/kreizi, m<cd |ac/jl espf.ciallv spoken someone who is crazy or mad behaves in a strange or stupid way, as if there is something wrong with their mind: My parents think I'm crazy, but I've always enjoyed dangerous sports. I You agreed to marry him? Are you mad? I crazy drivers who cause accidents
go crazy/mad (=start to feel crazy) I'll go crazy if I stay in this house much longer. drive sb crazy/mad (=make them start to feel crazy) Stop that noise! You 're driving me crazy.
be crazy/mad to do stk You must be
crazy to lend him all that money!
I ГИ/V - ( I'dv'H'l - t ■r.i.^n'St
nicid - madder - jri.hUk st
/!\ Don't say 'become crazy' or 'become mad'. Say go crazy or go mad.
A\ Don't say 'very crazy' or Very mad'.
Say completely crazy/mad or totally crazy/mad Put that gun down! Are you totally crazy?
Qinsane/out of your mind ,/in'sem.
CRAZY
,aot 3v p:r maind/ \adj] especially spoken you say someone is insane or out of their mind if they do something or intend to do something that is completely crazy: Anyone who takes a boat out in this weather must be insane. I Tell the police? Are you out of your mind?
Qbe nuts (also be crackers BRITISH)
bi; паts, bi: knekarz spoken informal to be crazy: People will think you're crackers if you go around talking to yourself like that. ! He's completely nuts, that guy! He goes camping in the middle of winter.
Qmaniac/lunatic /'memiaek, 1и:пэпк
[n C] especially spoken someone who behaves in a stupidly dangerous way: He drives like a maniac. I Some lunatic threw paraffin on the fire.