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2022-10-31 14:59:01 sack
US: [sæk] UK:[sæk]
-----C1 a large bag made of strong cloth, paper, or plastic, used to store large amounts of something:
-The corn was stored in large sacks.
-a sack of potatoes/coal/flour

-----a paper or plastic bag used to carry things, especially things bought in a food store:
-a sack of groceries

-----B2 a situation in which someone is removed from their job:
-They gave him the sack for being late.
-Two workers got the sack for fighting in the warehouse.

-----an attack on a building or town in which a lot of destruction is caused and many valuable things are stolen:
-The sack of Rome by the Visigoths occurred in the fifth century.

-----in football, an attack on the quarterback that prevents him from throwing the ball:
-The Colts have allowed only six sacks this season.

-----bed:
-It's late - I'm going to hit the sack (= go to bed).
-He came home and found Judy and Brad in the sack (= in bed) together.

-----If someone is good/bad in the sack, they are sexually skilled/not sexually skilled.


-----B2 to remove someone from a job, usually because they have done something wrong or badly, or sometimes as a way of saving the cost of employing them:
-They sacked her for being late.
-He got sacked from his last job.

-----in football, to attack the quarterback in order to prevent him from throwing the ball:
-The quarterback was sacked only once and completed 16 out of 23 passes.

-----to attack a building or town, causing a lot of destruction and stealing many valuable things:
-The invaders sacked every village they passed on their route.

#Intermediate English
-----a bag, or the amount contained in a bag:
-plastic sacks
-a sack of flour

-----(in football) to bring the other team’s quarterback to the ground before he can complete a play


-----to steal all the valuable things from a place and destroy it, usually during a war:
-Villages were sacked and burned by the raiders.

#Business English
sack UK:[sæk]
-----a large bag made of strong cloth, paper, or plastic, used to store large amounts of something:
-The corn was stored in large sacks.
-The men carry 100-pound sacks of coffee on their backs.

-----a strong paper or plastic bag used to carry things bought in a food store:
-a sack of groceries

-----a situation in which you are told by your employer that you must leave your job, especially because you have done something wrong:
-If I don't do the job right, I'll get the sack.
-Her repeated unexplained absences led her manager to give her the sack.
-face the sack
-The company's poor sales figures finally earned Miller the sack.

-----to make someone leave their job, especially because they have done something wrong:
-Walters was the first of the senior staff to be sacked by the new editor.
-Do shareholders have the right to sack the entire board of directors?

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2022-10-31 13:00:52 https://practicepteonline.com/ielts-listening-test-73/ Ochish/sharhlash

2022-10-31 12:37:02 redundant
US: [rɪˈdʌn.dənt] UK:[rɪˈdʌn.dənt]
-----C2 (especially of a word, phrase, etc.) unnecessary because it is more than is needed:
-In the sentence "She is a single unmarried woman," the word "unmarried" is redundant.

-----B2 having lost your job because your employer no longer needs you:
-To keep the company alive, half the workforce is being made redundant.
-New technology often makes old skills and even whole communities redundant.

#Intermediate English
-----more than what is usual or necessary, esp. using extra words that mean the same thing:
-My English teacher was merciless if what we wrote was abstract, sentimental, or redundant.

-----Br People who are redundant have become unemployed because they are no longer needed at their place of work.


-They’re trying to cut the redundancy of some federal programs.

#Business English
redundant UK:[rɪˈdʌndənt]
-----having lost your job because your employer no longer needs you:
-redundant employees/staff/workers

-----to lose your job because your employer no longer needs you:
-She was made redundant from the company after eight years.

-----not needed or more than is needed:
-Old copies of a textbook soon become redundant when a new edition comes out.
-The levels of revenue generated by the auction sale of redundant properties was very encouraging.

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2022-10-31 10:36:02 https://practicepteonline.com/ielts-listening-test-72/ Ochish/sharhlash

2022-10-31 09:29:32 recruit
US: [rɪˈkruːt] UK:[rɪˈkruːt]
-----C1 to persuade someone to work for a company or become a new member of an organization, especially the army:
-Charities such as Oxfam are always trying to recruit volunteers to help in their work.
-Even young boys are now being recruited into the army.
-Having slimmed to around 1,400 staff, the company is now recruiting again.
-an army recruiting center/officer

-----C2 a new member of an organization, especially the army:
-Raw recruits (= completely new soldiers) were trained for six months and then sent to the war front.

#Intermediate English
-----to persuade someone to become a new member of an organization:
-The coach spends a lot of time recruiting the top high school athletes.

-He worked as a military recruiter in Texas.

-----a new member of an organization, esp. a military organization


#Business English
recruit UK:[rɪˈkruːt]
-----to employ new people to work for a company or organization:
-Our primary objective is to recruit, keep, and deploy good people.
-The loan will be used for start-up costs to recruit workers and provide ongoing operating expenses.

-----to find new people to take part in an activity or event, or to help you in some way:
-All new customers recruited this year are exempt from the annual fee for 12 months, as are existing cardholders.

-----someone who has just joined a company or organization:
-About 14% of new recruits are from ethnic minorities.
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2022-10-30 07:55:05 prospect
US: [ˈprɑː.spekt] UK:[ˈprɒs.pekt]
-----B2 the possibility that something good might happen in the future:
-Is there any prospect of the weather improving?
-There seems little prospect of an end to the dispute.
-There's not much prospect that this war will be over soon.
-There's every prospect of success.

-----the possibility of being successful, especially at work:
-She's hoping the course will improve her career prospects.
-Prospects of/for (= opportunities for) employment remain bleak for most people in the area.

-----C2 the idea of something that will or might happen in the future:
-The prospect of spending three whole days with her fills me with horror.
-I'm very excited at the prospect of seeing her again.
-We face the prospect of having to start all over again.

-----a person who might be chosen, for example, as an employee:
-We'll be interviewing four more prospects for the jobs this afternoon.

-----a good view of a large land area or of a city:
-From the restaurant there was a marvelous prospect of/over the valley and the mountains beyond.

-----to search for gold, oil, or other valuable substances on or under the surface of the earth:
-to prospect for oil/gold

#Intermediate English
-----the possibility or likelihood that something will happen:
-Losing the elections is a prospect that still appears unlikely.
-She smiled at the prospect of seeing him again.
-Prospects (= Chances for success) in the computer industry are excellent.

-----to search for gold, oil, or other valuable substances on or under the surface of the earth


-a prospector searching for gold

#Business English
prospect UK:[ˈprɒspekt]
-----the possibility that something might happen in the future, especially something good:
-There is little prospect of the trade embargo being lifted this year.
-Is there any prospect that serious change in the administration's economic policies could emerge from this session?

-----the possibility of being successful in the future:
-The market remains sceptical about the bank's prospects.
-Investors are becoming increasingly excited about prospects for the new drug.
-The growth prospects of the medical and health care equipment industry are promising.
-Having a wide range of interests can improve your job prospects.
-business/economic/financial prospects

-----likely to happen in future:
-Another rise in interest rates is in prospect.

-----the fact that something might or will happen in the future:
-The company faces the prospect of a new competitor entering the market with a better offer.
-These sanctions raise the prospect of a damaging Pacific trade war.

-----a possible future customer:
-Frequently, a salesperson has only a limited amount of time for contact with customers and prospects.

-----a person who might be chosen as an employee:
-We will interview four more prospects for the post this afternoon.

-----someone or something that is likely to succeed in the future:
-This product was clearly a better prospect for advertisers.

-----to search for gold, oil, or other valuable substances on or under the surface of the Earth:
-The company will begin prospecting for diamonds in northwest Russia under a new joint venture.

-----to try to achieve, create, or find something:
-The internet promises one of the cheapest methods of prospecting for new clients.
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2022-10-29 21:24:02 https://practicepteonline.com/ielts-listening-test-71/ Ochish/sharhlash

2022-10-29 20:20:06 multinational
US: [ˌmʌl.t‌iˈnæʃ.ən.əl] UK:[ˌmʌl.tiˈnæʃ.ən.əl]
-----involving several different countries, or (of a business) producing and selling goods in several different countries:
-The UN has sent a multinational peace-keeping force.
-a major multinational food company

-----a large and powerful company that produces and sells goods in many different countries:
-Are multinationals now more powerful than governments?

#Intermediate English
-----involving or relating to different countries, or (of a business) operating in different countries:
-multinational corporations

#Business English
multinational UK:[ˌmʌltiˈnæʃənəl]
-----a very large company that has offices, stores, etc. in many different countries but that is controlled from the country where it was started. A company with a quarter or more of its sales in other countries is considered to be a multinational:
-If multinationals become more important than governments, they can act as major forces of economic change.
-a big/large/leading multinational

-----a multinational organization is very large and has offices, stores, etc. in many diffferent countries:
-Over the years the firm has grown into a multinational organization with more than 200 affiliates in 17 countries.
-a multinational business/bank/enterprise

-----relating to or involving several different countries:
-The joint venture will be undertaken by a multinational group of 41 countries.
-multinational agreements


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2022-10-29 17:20:42 Ochish/sharhlash