verb

dub

US /dʌb/ 
UK /dʌb/ 

(cinema) to replace the soundtrack of a film with one in a different language, so that the actors seem to be speaking the other language.

دوبله کردن
معادل فارسی: 

دوبله کردن

This film has been dubbed from English into Persian.

این فیلم از انگلیسی به فارسی دوبله شده است.

Akbar Manani, who is a famous Iranian dubber, dubbed many characters such as Zebel khan, Miti Komon and Hercule Poirot.

اکبر منانی که از دوبلرهای معروف ایرانی است، به جای کاراکترهای متعددی از جمله زبل خان، میتی کمن و هرکول پوآرو حرف زده است.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

dub

I. dub1 /dʌb/ verb (past tense and past participle dubbed, present participle dubbing) [transitive]
[Sense 1,5: Language: Old English; Origin: dubbian]
[Sense 2-4: Origin: double]
1. [usually passive] to give something or someone a name that describes them in some way ⇒ label, name
be dubbed something
The body, thousands of years old, was found in the Alps and dubbed ‘The Iceman’.
2. to change the original spoken language of a film or television programme into another language
be dubbed into something
a British film dubbed into French
3. especially British English to make a record out of two or more different pieces of music or sound mixed together
4. American English to copy a recording from a tape or CD onto another tape
5. if a king or queen dubs someone, they give the title of knight to that person in a special ceremony
II. dub2 noun [uncountable]
a style of poetry or music from the West Indies with a strong regular beat

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

dub

 

dub [dub dubs dubbed dubbing] verb, noun   [dʌb]    [dʌb] 

verb (-bb-)

1. ~ sb + noun to give sb/sth a particular name, often in a humorous or critical way

• The Belgian actor Jean–Claude Van Damme has been dubbed ‘Muscles from Brussels’.

2. ~ sth (into sth) to replace the original speech in a film/movie or television programme with words in another language

• an American movie dubbed into Italian

compare  subtitle

3. ~ sth (especially BrE) to make a piece of music by mixing sounds from different recordings

 

 

Word Origin:

v. sense 1 late Old English ‘make a knight’ Old French adober ‘equip with armour’
v. senses 2 to 3 1920s double

 

Example Bank:

• The media dubbed anorexia ‘the slimming disease’.

• the Belgian actor, Jean Claude Van Damme, dubbed ‘Muscles from Brussels’

 

noun uncountable

a type of West Indian music or poetry with a strong beat

 

Word Origin:

v. sense 1 late Old English ‘make a knight’ Old French adober ‘equip with armour’
v. senses 2 to 3 1920s double

 

Culture:

Dub is a type of reggae music. In dub recordings emphasis is given to drum and bass sounds. There are usually few words, and unusual sound effects are often added. Dub records are often remixes of existing reggae songs.

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

dub

dub (STYLE) /dʌb/
noun [U]
a style of music or poetry connected with reggae in which the main part of the tune is removed and various special effects are added

 

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dub (SOUNDS) /dʌb/
verb [T] -bb-
to change the sounds and speech on a film or television programme, especially to a different language:
I'd rather watch a film with subtitles than one dubbed into English.
To conceal his identity, the man's voice has been dubbed over (= an actor speaks his words).

 

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dub (NAME) /dʌb/
verb [T + noun] -bb-
to give something or someone a particular name, especially describing what you think of them:
She was dubbed by the newspapers 'The Angel of Death'.

flood

US /flʌd/ 
UK /flʌd/ 

If water floods a place, it covers it.

سيل‌زده‌ كردن‌
معادل فارسی: 

سيل‌زده‌ كردن‌ يا شدن‌، پراز آب‌ كردن‌ يا شدن‌

Rain water flooded the city.

آب باران شهر را فرا گرفت.

 

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

Flood

Flood, the
1. a story told in the Old Testament of the Bible about a great flood that covered the whole world. According to the story, God caused the Flood because he was angry with the people on Earth and wanted to punish them. He made it rain for 40 days and 40 nights, and most of the people and animals on Earth were killed. Only one man, Noah, and his family were saved. God told Noah to build an ark (=a large boat) and to take two of every kind of animal on the ark with him. When the rain stopped and the water level began to go down, Noah sent out a dove to look for land, and the bird returned carrying an olive branch to show that the land was reappearing.
2. before the Flood a very long time ago

 

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flood

I. flood1 W3 /flʌd/ verb
1. COVER WITH WATER [intransitive and transitive] to cover a place with water, or to become covered with water:
Towns and cities all over the country have been flooded.
The houses down by the river flood quite regularly.
2. RIVER [intransitive and transitive] if a river floods, it is too full, and spreads water over the land around it:
There are now fears that the river could flood.
3. GO/ARRIVE IN LARGE NUMBERS [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to arrive or go somewhere in large numbers SYN pour, flow:
Refugees are still flooding across the border.
Donations have been flooding in since we launched the appeal.
4. flood something with something to send a very large number of things to a place or organization:
a plan to flood the country with forged banknotes
5. be flooded with something to receive so many letters, complaints, or inquiries that you cannot deal with them all easily:
We’ve been flooded with offers of help.
6. flood the market to produce and sell a very large number of one type of thing, so that the price goes down
flood the market with
Car manufacturers have been accused of flooding the market with cheap cars.
7. LIGHT [intransitive and transitive] if light floods a place or floods into it, it makes it very light and bright
flood into
Light flooded into the kitchen.
flood something with something
The morning sun flooded the room with a gentle light.
8. FEELING [I always + adv/prep,T] if a feeling or memory floods over you or floods back, you feel or remember it very strongly
flood over/back
I felt happiness and relief flooding over me.
Memories of my time in Paris flooded back.
9. ENGINE [intransitive and transitive] if an engine floods or if you flood it, it has too much petrol in it, so that it will not start
flood somebody ↔ out phrasal verb
to force someone to leave their home because of floods
• • •

THESAURUS

wet to put water or another liquid onto something to make it wet. In spoken English, people will often use get something wet rather than wet: He wet the washcloth and washed Tom’s face.
splash to make someone or something wet by making a lot of small drops of water fall onto them: The kids were playing around in the pool, splashing each other. | I accidentally splashed soup onto my shirt.
soak to put something in water for a long time or to make something very wet – use this especially when something is put into water or the water comes up from underneath to make it wet: Soak the beans overnight before cooking. | The rain had come in through the bottom of our tent and completely soaked our clothes.
drench to make someone or something extremely wet with a large amount of water – use this especially when water is poured or falls on something: He drenched us all with the hose. | Her shirt was drenched in sweat.
saturate formal to completely cover or fill something with liquid, so that it is wet all the way through: Heavy rains had saturated the ground.
flood to cover an area of land with a large amount of water: Farmers flood the fields in order to grow rice.
moisten to make something slightly wet by putting a small amount of water or another liquid on it, especially to stop it from getting too dry: Add just enough water to moisten the cake mixture. | Tom paused and moistened his lips.
dampen to make something slightly wet by putting a little water on it: Rain came in through the window, dampening the curtains.
II. flood2 noun
[Language: Old English; Origin: flod]
1. [uncountable and countable] a very large amount of water that covers an area that is usually dry:
The village was cut off by floods.
the worst floods for over fifty years
2. [countable] a very large number of things or people that arrive at the same time
flood of
The UN appealed for help with the flood of refugees crossing the border.
3. in floods of tears crying a lot:
She came downstairs in floods of tears.
4. in flood a river that is in flood has much more water in it than usual
flash flood at flash3(1)
• • •

THESAURUS

 

natural disasters

earthquake a sudden shaking of the earth’s surface that often causes a lot of damage: A powerful earthquake struck the Indonesian island of Sulawesi. | It was the biggest earthquake to hit the Pacific Northwest for 52 years.
flood a very large amount of water that covers an area that is usually dry: Bangladesh has been hit by a series of devastating floods (=very bad floods). | The crisis began with floods that covered one third of the countryside.
drought a long period of dry weather when there is not enough water for plants and animals to live: The country experienced its worst drought this century. | In East Africa, three years of drought have left 10 million people in urgent need of food and water.
famine a situation in which a large number of people have little or no food for a long time and many people die: Poor harvests led to famine. | 4,000,000 people are threatened by famine in northern Ethiopia.
hurricane a storm that has very strong fast winds and that moves over water – used about storms in the North Atlantic Ocean: extreme weather such as hurricanes | Hurricane Andrew left southern Florida in ruins.
typhoon a violent tropical storm – used about storms in the Western Pacific Ocean: A typhoon has hit the Philippines, lifting roofs off houses and uprooting trees.
tsunami a very large wave, caused by extreme conditions such as an earthquake, which can cause a lot of damage when it reaches land: Thousands of people were killed in the tsunami. | Many Pacific earthquakes have generated tsunamis.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

flood

 

flood [flood floods flooded flooding] noun, verb   [flʌd]    [flʌd] 

 

noun  

 

WATER

1. countable, uncountable a large amount of water covering an area that is usually dry

• The heavy rain has caused floods in many parts of the country.

• flood damage

• Police have issued flood warnings for Nevada.

• an appeal to help flood victims

• the Thames flood barrier

• The river is in flood (= has more water in it than normal and has caused a flood).

see also  flash flood  

 

 

LARGE NUMBER

2. countable ~ (of sth) a very large number of things or people that appear at the same time

• a flood of complaints

• a flood of refugees

• The child was in floods of tears (= crying a lot).  

 

 

IN BIBLE

3. the Flood singular the great flood that covered the world in the Bible story

• before the Flood (= a very long time ago)

 

Word Origin:

Old English flōd, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vloed and German Flut, also to flow.

 

Thesaurus:

flood noun

1. C, U

• Rain caused floods in many areas.

flash flood • • torrent • • tidal wave • • tsunami • |especially written deluge

cause a flood/flash flood/tidal wave/tsunami

floods/flash floods/a tidal wave/a tsunami hit/hits sth

a flood/tidal wave/tsunami destroys sth

2. C (usually followed by ‘of’)

• A flood of phone calls followed the broadcast.

stream • • barrage • • torrent • |written shower • • hail • • outpouring

a flood/stream/torrent of words

a flood/stream of calls

floods/a torrent of tears

unleash a flood/barrage/torrent of sth

 

Example Bank:

• No one knew that the flood was coming.

• She was inundated by floods of fan mail.

• The fields were inundated by heavy floods.

• The flood caused widespread destruction.

• The floods are slowly subsiding.

• The little girl was in floods of tears.

• The river was in full flood.

• This summer the region was struck by devastating floods.

• Writing about St. John's brings back a flood of nostalgic memories.

• a great flood of refugees

• A great flood of anger washed through him.

• Authorities are struggling to cope with the flood of refugees.

• Conversation returned, a trickle breaking into a flood.

• The building was evacuated as flood water filled the basement.

• The insurance does not cover flood damage to gates, hedges or fences.

• They took on temporary workers in anticipation of a flood of calls.

Derived Words: flooded  flooding

Derived: flood somebody out 

 

 

verb  

 

 

FILL WITH WATER

1. intransitive, transitive if a place floods or sth floods it, it becomes filled or covered with water

• The cellar floods whenever it rains heavily.

~ sth If the pipe bursts it could flood the whole house.  

 

 

OF RIVER

2. intransitive, transitive to become so full that it spreads out onto the land around it

• When the Ganges floods, it causes considerable damage.

~ sth The river flooded the valley.  

 

 

LARGE NUMBERS

3. intransitive ~ in/into/out of sth to arrive or go somewhere in large numbers

Syn:  pour

• Refugees continue to flood into neighbouring countries.

• Telephone calls came flooding in from all over the country.

4. transitive, usually passive ~ sb/sth with sth to send sth somewhere in large numbers

• The office was flooded with applications for the job.

• We've been flooded with complaints.

5. transitive to become or make sth become available in a place in large numbers

~ sth Cheap imported goods are flooding the market.

~ sth with sth A man who planned to flood Britain with cocaine was jailed for 15 years.  

 

 

OF FEELING/THOUGHT

6. intransitive, transitive to affect sb suddenly and strongly

+ adv./prep. A great sense of relief flooded over him.

• Memories of her childhood came flooding back.

~ sb with sth The words flooded him with self-pity.  

 

 

OF LIGHT/COLOUR

7. intransitive, transitive to spread suddenly into sth; to cover sth

+ adv./prep. She drew the curtains and the sunlight flooded in.

~ sth She looked away as the colour flooded her cheeks.

be flooded with sth The room was flooded with evening light.  

 

 

ENGINE

8. intransitive, transitive ~ (sth) if an engine floods or if you flood it, it becomes so full of petrol/gas that it will not start

Verb forms:

 

Word Origin:

Old English flōd, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vloed and German Flut, also to flow.

 

Thesaurus:

flood verb

1. I

• The river flooded, causing immense destruction.

overflow • • burst its banks

a river floods/overflows/bursts its banks

2. I (always used with an adverb or preposition)

• Refugees continued to flood into neighbouring countries.

pour • • stream • • surge • |informal pile • |often disapproving swarm

flood/pour/stream/surge/pile/swarm into sth

flood/pour/stream/swarm out of sth

come flooding/pouring/streaming in/out

Flood or pour? Flood places more emphasis on the large numbers of people or things involved; pour emphasizes that the action continues over a period of time.

 

Example Bank:

• The area near the river is liable to flood.

• The village had been badly flooded.

• Telephone calls came pouring/flooding in from all over the country.

• We've been flooded with complaints.

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

flood

flood (ARRIVE OR FILL) /flʌd/
verb [I usually + adverb or preposition; T]
to fill or enter a place in large numbers or amounts:
Donations are flooding into the appeal office.
She drew back the curtains and the sunlight came flooding in.
Japanese cars have flooded the market (= a lot of them are on sale).
He was flooded with (= suddenly felt a lot of) joy when his first child was born.
For Proust, the taste of a madeleine brought childhood memories flooding back (= made him suddenly rememember a lot of things).

flood /flʌd/
noun [C]
a large amount or number of something:
A flood of cheap imports has come into the country.

flooded /ˈflʌd.ɪd/
adjective
containing a large amount or number of something:
The market is flooded with cheap imports.

 

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flood (COVER WITH WATER) /flʌd/
verb [I or T]
to cause to fill or become covered with water, especially in a way that causes problems:
Our washing machine broke down yesterday and flooded the kitchen.
The whole town flooded when the river burst its banks.
Several families living by the river were flooded out (= forced to leave their houses because they became covered with water).

flood /flʌd/
noun [C or U]
a large amount of water covering an area that is usually dry:
After the flood it took weeks for the water level to go down.
The river is in flood (= water has flowed over its banks) again.

flooded /ˈflʌd.ɪd/
adjective
covered with water:
For miles you could see nothing but flooded fields.

flooding /ˈflʌd.ɪŋ/
noun [U]
Some roads have been closed because of flooding.

hurry

US /ˈhɝː.i/ 
UK /ˈhʌr.i/ 

to do something or to move somewhere very quickly

عجله کردن
معادل فارسی: 

عجله کردن، شتاب کردن، با عجله انجام دادن

Don't hurry, we have plenty of time.

عجله نكن‌ خيلى‌ وقت‌ داريم.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

hurry

I. hurry1 S3 /ˈhʌri $ ˈhɜːri/ verb (past tense and past participle hurried, present participle hurrying, third person singular hurries)
[Word Family: verb: hurry; noun: hurry; adverb: hurriedly; adjective: hurried ≠ unhurried]
[Date: 1600-1700; Origin: Probably copying the action]
1. [intransitive and transitive] to do something or go somewhere more quickly than usual, especially because there is not much time SYN rush:
If we hurry, we’ll get there in time.
I hate having to hurry a meal.
We’ll have to hurry, otherwise we’ll miss the start.
There’s no need to hurry. We’ve got plenty of time.
hurry to do something
They were hurrying to catch their train.
hurry through/along/down etc
She hurried down the corridor as fast as she could.
hurry after
John hurried after his girlfriend.
2. [transitive] to make someone do something more quickly SYN rush:
Don’t hurry me. I’m doing this as fast as I can.
hurry somebody into (doing) something
She doesn’t want to be hurried into making a decision.
3. [transitive always + adverb/preposition] to take someone or something quickly to a place SYN rush
hurry something to/through/across etc something
Emergency supplies have been hurried to the areas worst hit by the famine.
• • •

THESAURUS

hurry to go somewhere or do something more quickly than usual, for example because you are late or you must finish something soon: If you don’t hurry, you’ll miss the bus. | We have plenty of time. There’s no need to hurry.
rush to go somewhere very quickly, or to do something too quickly and without thinking carefully enough: Everyone rushed out into the street to see what was happening. | Try to answer the questions calmly, without rushing. | A police car rushed past.
dash to go somewhere very quickly, especially because there is something important or urgent you must do: I’ve got to dash to the shops to get some more milk. | She had to dash off and get the kids from school.
in a hurry/in a rush doing something quickly because you do not have much time, usually with the result that you make mistakes: She had left in a hurry, and forgotten her passport. | I had to choose a present for her in a rush.
get a move on/get moving informal to start to do something or go somewhere more quickly than before: Get a move on – it’s already 8 o'clock! | I think we’d better get moving, it’s only five minutes to boarding time.
get cracking informal to start working quickly: It’s time you got cracking with your homework. | When Alfie arrives we’ll get cracking moving the furniture.
hurry up phrasal verb
1. hurry up! spoken used to tell someone to do something more quickly:
Hurry up! We’re late!
2. hurry somebody/something up to make someone do something more quickly, or to make something happen more quickly:
See if you can hurry things up a little.
II. hurry2 S3 noun
[Word Family: verb: hurry; noun: hurry; adverb: hurriedly; adjective: hurried ≠ unhurried]
1. in a hurry more quickly than usual SYN in a rush:
Sorry, I can’t stop, I’m in a hurry.
You’ll make mistakes if you do things in too much of a hurry.
be in a hurry to do something
Why are you in such a hurry to leave?
► Do not say that you are ‘in hurry’. Say that you are in a hurry.
2. (there’s) no hurry spoken used to tell someone that they do not have to do something quickly or soon:
Pay me back whenever you can. There’s no great hurry.
3. somebody will not be doing something (again) in a hurry spoken used to say that someone does not want to do something again:
We won’t be going back there again in a hurry.
4. in your hurry to do something while you are trying to do something too quickly:
In his hurry to leave the room, he tripped over a chair.
5. be in no hurry/not be in any hurry (to do something)
a) to be able to wait because you have a lot of time in which to do something:
Take your time – I’m not in any hurry.
b) to be unwilling to do something or not want to do it soon:
He was clearly in no hurry to reply to our letter.
6. what’s (all) the hurry?/why (all) the hurry? spoken used to say that someone is doing something too quickly:
We’ve got plenty of time – what’s all the hurry?

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

hurry

 

hurry [hurry hurries hurried hurrying] verb, noun   [ˈhʌri]    [ˈhɜːri] 

 

verb (hur·ries, hurry·ing, hur·ried, hur·ried)
1. intransitive to do sth more quickly than usual because there is not much time
Syn:  rush
• You'll have to hurry if you want to catch that train.
• The kids hurried to open their presents.  In spoken English hurry can be used with and plus another verb, instead of with to and the infinitive, especially to tell somebody to do something quickly

• Hurry and open your present— I want to see what it is!

2. intransitive + adv./prep. to move quickly in a particular direction
Syn:  rush
• He picked up his bags and hurried across the courtyard.
• She hurried away without saying goodbye.

• She hurried after Gary to apologize to him.

3. transitive to make sb do sth more quickly
Syn:  rush
~ sb I don't want to hurry you but we close in twenty minutes.

~ sb into doing sth She was hurried into making an unwise choice.

4. transitive ~ sth + adv./prep. to deal with sth quickly
Syn:  rush

• Her application was hurried through.

5. transitive, usually passive ~ sth to do sth too quickly
Syn:  rush
• A good meal should never be hurried.

 
Word Origin:
late 16th cent. (as a verb): imitative.  
Thesaurus:
hurry verb I, T
• You'll have to hurry to catch that bus.
rush • • dash • • fly • • run • |spoken get a move on • |formal literary hasten
Opp: dawdle
hurry/rush/run/hasten to do sth
hurry/fly/run along
hurry/rush a meal  
Example Bank:
• Ben hurried after her.
• He hurried quickly to the reception desk.
• Hurry up or we'll be late!
• She came hurrying over to greet them.
• She hurried along the corridor.
• She hurried home to tell him the news.
• Hurry and open your present— I want to see what it is.
• Hurry up with the scissors, I need them.
• Hurry up! We're going to be late.
• I don't want to hurry you but we close in twenty minutes.
Idioms: in a hurry  in a hurry to do something  in no hurry  not in a hurry  somebody will not do something again in a hurry

Derived: hurry on  hurry somebody up  hurry up 

 

noun uncountable, singular
the need or wish to get sth done quickly
• Take your time— there's no hurry.
In my hurry to leave, I forgot my passport.
What's the hurry? The train doesn't leave for an hour.  
Word Origin:
late 16th cent. (as a verb): imitative.  
Example Bank:
• I was late for work and in a big hurry.
• In his hurry to leave, he forgot his briefcase.
• She's in no hurry to find out how much her phone bill comes to.
• They were in a hurry to set off.
• Alice was in a tearing hurry, as usual.
• I don't mind waiting— I'm not in any particular hurry.
• In my hurry to leave, I forgot my passport.
• Serve this lady first— I'm in no hurry.
• Sorry, I haven't got time to do it now— I'm in a hurry.
• Take your time— there's no hurry.
• We were in no hurry to get back to work after the break.

• What's the hurry? The train doesn't leave for an hour.

 

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
 

hurry / ˈhʌr.i /   / ˈhɝː- / verb [ I or T ]

A2 to move or do things more quickly than normal or to make someone do this:

Hurry or you'll be late.

[ + to infinitive ] She hurried to answer the phone.

I hate to hurry you, but I have to leave in a few minutes.

Don't hurry your food (= don't eat it too quickly) .

I refuse to be hurried into a decision (= to be forced to make a decision too quickly) .

After spending her lunch hour shopping, she hurried back (= returned quickly) to work.

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match

UK /mætʃ/ 

if one thing matches another, or if they match, they form an attractive combination

جور کردن، به هم آمدن
معادل فارسی: 

مچ کردن، جور کردن، به هم آمدن، خوردن

He wore a gray coat and a hat to match.

او یک کت خاکستری پوشید و یک کلاه هم با آن جور کرد.

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