|
質問 |
答え |
The misuse (of something) It is easy to misuse statistics to falsely convince the uninformed 学び始める
|
|
Niewłaściwe użycie (czegoś) to use something incorrectly,
|
|
|
|
1. Williams abused his position as mayor to give jobs to his friends. 2. People think that emotional abuse isn't as bad as physical abuse, 学び始める
|
|
Nadużywać czegoś / wykorzystywac use something in a way that will cause damage or harm
|
|
|
|
Many of those quack doctors were busy selling their own, often more dangerous diet cures. 学び始める
|
|
someone who dishonestly claims to have specialist knowledge in a particular field, usually in medicine.
|
|
|
|
Most medical practices were based on a fearful quackery, and most of the doctors were butchers or just crazy. 学び始める
|
|
the word for the actions of quacks.
|
|
|
charlatan, snake oil salesman, Are We Turning CBD Into Snake Oil? 学び始める
|
|
szarlatan, osoba świadomie sprzedająca podróbki lub fałszywy towar negative words for someone who lies about their identity, perhaps pretending to be a doctor when in fact they’re not.
|
|
|
|
学び始める
|
|
a bad journalist - perhaps someone who writes stories that are sensational but not completely factual. It’s a journalist or writer with no integrity.
|
|
|
|
politicians chase headlines over evidence-based policy 学び始める
|
|
polityka oparta na faktach policy which is based on proper scientific evidence.
|
|
|
|
Transparency has always been a very important issue for the Council. 学び始める
|
|
zrozumiałość (np. języka), przejrzystość (np. informacji), jawność (kłamstwa) he word we use to refer to making information available and open for everyone
|
|
|
|
As the liquid cools it becomes cloudy and opaque. 学び始める
|
|
opposite of transparent, but this is usually just used for things you can’t see through. We don’t usually talk about opaque companies or opaque research.
|
|
|
|
学び始める
|
|
półprzezroczysty (o cieczy), prześwitujący (np. materiał) you can partly see through, like glass that is frosted and lets in light, but you can’t see detail
|
|
|
|
Jane is one of the most reliable people in the office and she is a genuine asset to the company. 学び始める
|
|
solidny, niezawodny, wiarygodny, rzetelny, spolegliwy, godny zaufania We use it in everyday English for various things, like to describe people you can rely on.
|
|
|
|
This technology is very unreliable. 学び始める
|
|
niesolidny, niepewny, zawodny opposite to reliable
|
|
|
To rely on someone/something I think we need to get a new car. We just can’t rely on this one any more. 学び始める
|
|
phrasal verb associated with the adjective reliable
|
|
|
|
It’s important to avoid bias in scientific studies because it can cause the results to be misleading. 学び始める
|
|
stronniczość, uprzedzenie, is a preference for or against something. (Political bias, gender bias, racial bias)
|
|
|
The newspaper is a bit biased. They write more positively about the government than the opposition. 学び始める
|
|
Ta gazeta jest nieco stronnicza. Lepiej piszą o rządzie niż o opozycji.
|
|
|
|
I rely on your unbiased opinion 学び始める
|
|
opposite to biased
|
|
|
Incompetence / incompetent Brexit has been a complete disaster so far largely because of the incompetence of government ministers in their negotiations with the EU. 学び始める
|
|
niekompetencja/niekompetentny This is the lack of skill or ability to do your job properly.
|
|
|
|
Naturally, if you are running a company you want to employ competent people so you can rely on them to do their jobs properly. 学び始める
|
|
kompetencje / kompetencje opposite to inccompetence
|
|
|
|
Efficacious and efficacy are the words used in the pharmaceutical industry, by medical professionals and doctors when discussing how a drug works under test conditions. 学び始める
|
|
Both of these words (effectiveness and efficacy) mean when something works in the way that was intended. Another way to say this is to say that it works well.
|
|
|
|
It wasn't the most effective way to solve this problem 学び始める
|
|
|
|
|
|
Steve badly misinterpreted the statistics of the survey. 学び始める
|
|
misinterpreting data, research, results, information, figures, facts etc, means drawing the wrong conclusions from it.
|
|
|
|
If you are an auditor you might scrutinise the financial records of a company to make sure there is no evidence of fraud. 学び始める
|
|
szczegółowo badać (coś), analizować (coś) To scrutinise something means to examine it very carefully in a lot of detail.
|
|
|
|
his essay could use some professional scrutiny 学び始める
|
|
szczegółowe badanie (np. dokumentu), analiza (czegoś)
|
|
|
be the subject of scrutiny The way in which the courts handle such claims has been the subject of close scrutiny. 学び始める
|
|
(=be examined)
|
|
|
|
Anti-perspirant deodorant is the stuff that we typically put into our armpits 学び始める
|
|
spaces under your arms where your arms join your body
|
|
|
|
He always perspires when he's lying. 学び始める
|
|
|
|
|
|
When you get sick like that it’s normal to check your throat and neck to see if your glands are swollen 学び始める
|
|
A gland is an organ in the body which produces something the body needs, like hormones or sweat.
|
|
|
|
Clogged nose, Clogged roads, A clogged drain or sink Please do not use the toilet, it's clogged. 学び始める
|
|
Clogged basically means blocked, but it’s when stuff (like dirt) blocks something that usually allows things to flow smoothly. Nie korzystaj z toalety, jest zapchana.
|
|
|
|
学び始める
|
|
|
|
|
|
At first glance, the place seemed deserted. 学び始める
|
|
at first glance means when you first look at something quickly, without taking time to look at the details.
|
|
|
|
学び始める
|
|
chemicals added to products to improve their appearance, taste, lifespan etc. Additives are usually considered to be a bad thing.
|
|
|
|
It’s full of fruit with no artificial preservatives or colourings. 学び始める
|
|
are more specific types of additives which are put into products to preserve them, so they don’t go off, get mouldy, go stale or decompose.
|
|
|
|
Malaria that is invulnerable to drugs is spreading across the world. 学び始める
|
|
If you are invulnerable to something, it means it can’t harm you and you can’t be affected by it.
|
|
|
|
Tourists are more vulnerable to attack, because they do not know which areas of the city to avoid. 学び始める
|
|
able to be easily physically, emotionally, or mentally hurt, influenced, or attacked
|
|
|
|
The police need concrete evidence of an offence before they can prosecute someone. 学び始める
|
|
|
|
|
|
That sounds a bit vague, so here’s a concrete example. 学び始める
|
|
|
|
|
|
The placebo could be powerful because it meets some psychological need for attention and treatment. 学び始める
|
|
the pill that patients are told is real medicine but which actually contains no medicine
|
|
|
|
There has been a startling increase in the numbers of homeless people 学び始める
|
|
zadziwiający, zdumiewający it is surprising and unusual. It makes you go “OH!”
|
|
|
|
You startled me! I didn't hear you come in. 学び始める
|
|
to do something unexpected that surprises and sometimes worries a person or animal:
|
|
|
|
It’s likely to rain tomorrow. 学び始める
|
|
If something is likely, it will probably happen or is expected
|
|
|
|
Archeologists made a chilling discovery when they uncovered some mass execution graves. 学び始める
|
|
This means that it makes you feel frightened, disturbed, scared.
|
|
|
|
I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to push you.’ ‘Don’t worry, no harm done.’ 学び始める
|
|
|
|
|
To do more harm than good If you don’t warm up properly, exercise may do more harm than good. 学び始める
|
|
Wyrządzić więcej szkody niż pożytku
|
|
|
To take something with a pinch of salt t's best to take what he says with a pinch of salt - he's always exaggerating. 学び始める
|
|
traktować coś z przymrużeniem oka This idiom means that you don’t need to believe what the person says.
|
|
|
