Strong Adjectives
B1
B2
furious
/ ˈfjʊə.ri.əs /
очень злой, яростный, взбешённый, разъярённый
He is furious with me. / He was absolutely furious at her refusal to eat out together.
excruciating
/ ɪkˈskruː.ʃi.eɪ.tɪŋ /
очень болезненный, мучительный, невыносимый
The pain in my back was excruciating. / She suffered from excruciating headaches.
gorgeous
/ ˈɡɔː.dʒəs /
очень красивый, великолепный, прекрасный
You look gorgeous! / The weather was absolutely gorgeous. / It's a gorgeous night.
terrified
/ ˈter.ə.faɪd /
очень испуганный, в ужасе
I'm terrified of dogs. / She looked at him with wide, terrified eyes. / I'm terrified of losing you.
thrilled
/ θrɪld /
очень довольный, в восторге
My son was thrilled with his birthday cake. / She was thrilled at the idea of flying to Paris.
exhausted
/ ɪɡˈzɔː.stɪd /
очень уставший, измученный, изнурённый
She was exhausted from the trip. / He was driving the whole night and he arrived in an exhausted state.
disgusting
/ dɪsˈɡʌstɪŋ /
очень неприятный, отвратительный, противный
What a disgusting smell! / I find his behaviour disgusting. / That soup tastes disgusting! / The kitchen was in a disgusting state.
deafening
/ ˈdef.ən.ɪŋ /
очень громкий, оглушительный
The music was deafening. / I heard the deafening roar of the sea.
vital
/ ˈvaɪtl /
жизненно важный, крайне необходимый
It's vital to be honest with your children. / It's vital to pay attention to the road while driving.
jittery
/ ˈdʒɪt.ər.i /
очень нервный, очень обеспокоенный
I felt jittery before the exam. / Just talking about it made her jittery.
be thrilled to death
/ /
быть до смерти довольным, быть в полном восторге
syn.: be thrilled to bits / be thrilled to pieces; ex.: I'm thrilled to death about the result.
a deafening silence
/ /
оглушительная тишина, оглушительное молчание
Once again the answer was a deafening silence.
play a vital role
/ /
играть чрезвычайно важную роль
He played a vital role in setting up the company.
amazed
/ əˈmeɪzd /
пораженный, изумленный
I was amazed at her knowledge of French literature. / I was amazed at the price.
delicious
/ dɪˈlɪʃəs /
восхитительный, очень вкусный
The food was delicious. / What's that? It smells delicious.
delighted
/ dɪˈlaɪtɪd /
восхищенный
They are delighted with their new car. / I'd be delighted to accept your invitation.
enormous
/ ɪˈnɔːməs /
огромный, громадный
Their house is absolutely enormous! / This living room is enormous.
fascinating
/ ˈfæs.ɪ.neɪ.tɪŋ /
чрезвычайно интересный, пленительный
I found the whole movie fascinating. I fail to see what women find so fascinating about him.
filthy
/ ˈfɪl.θi /
грязный, мерзкий, отвратительный
Why are the streets so filthy in this part of the city? / Wash your hands, they're filthy!
freezing
/ ˈfriːzɪŋ /
очень холодный, ледяной
It's freezing. It's minus 20 degrees.
hilarious
/ hɪˈleə.ri.əs /
очень веселый / смешной
The film was hilarious. We laughed the whole way through.
positive
/ ˈpɒzətɪv /
уверенный
I'm positive that I switched it off. / "Are you sure you saw him?" "Absolutely positive."
starving
/ ˈstɑː.vɪŋ /
очень голодный (умирать с голоду)
I'm starving. I haven't eaten all day.
tiny
/ ˈtaɪni /
крошечный, крохотный, очень маленький
His room is absolutely tiny.
boiling
/ bɔɪl /
очень жаркий
It’s boiling hot in here! You must be boiling in that sweater!