Language Stud 4. quantities a large quantity of: large amounts /a large amount of e.g The key to staying healthy and strong when backpacking is to eat large quantities of energy-rich foods In cold weather most animals must eat large quantities of food to obtain the energy needed to catty on normal body activities
Language Study • 4. quantities / a large quantity of: large amounts / a large amount of • e.g. • The key to staying healthy and strong when backpacking is to eat large quantities of energy-rich foods. • In cold weather most animals must eat large quantities of food to obtain the energy needed to catty on normal body activities
Language stud 5. eat into: gradually reduce the amount of (sth. Valuable) damage or destroy e.g. All these car expenses are eating into our savings Responsibilities at home and work eat into his time Acid eats into the metal damaging its surface
Language Study • 5. eat into: gradually reduce the amount of (sth. Valuable); damage or destroy • e.g. • All these car expenses are eating into our savings. • Responsibilities at home and work eat into his time. • Acid eats into the metal damaging its surface
Language Study ·6. aircraft: (plural unchanged) vehicle which can fly, for example an aero plane or a helicopter g The goal of air traffic control is to minimize the risk of aircraft collisions The Boeing Company is the world's largest manufacturer of commercial airplanes and military aircraft
Language Study • 6. aircraft: (plural unchanged) vehicle which can fly, for example an aero plane or a helicopter • e.g. • The goal of air traffic control is to minimize the risk of aircraft collisions. • The Boeing Company is the world’s largest manufacturer of commercial airplanes and military aircraft
Language Stud 7. in reality in actual fact really °e.g. Some famous private schools are theoretically open to the public, but in reality are attended by those who can afford the fees He is much smaller in reality than he looks on the television
Language Study • 7. in reality: in actual fact; really • e.g. • Some famous private schools are theoretically open to the public, but in reality are attended by those who can afford the fees. • He is much smaller in reality than he looks on the television
Language Study 8. multiply increase in number or quantity; add a number to Itself a particular number of times e g the weeds just multiplied, and before long the garden was a jungle Multiplying large quantities in one's head has become a lost art since the arrival of the calculator
Language Study • 8. multiply: increase in number or quantity; add a number to itself a particular number of times • e.g. • the weeds just multiplied, and before long the garden was a jungle. • Multiplying large quantities in one’s head has become a lost art since the arrival of the calculator