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Tinanam0102 Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary
Run both ways; the specter;
Hi teachers,
The Euro Zone expands despite doubts.
Of course, suspicions run both ways. Some candidates "would be better members than many of the existing ones," says Simon Tilford. "But the specter of Greece means there is very little stomach for taking on new members." Reaching the head of the queue still won't guarantee a welcome.
1. What does "run both ways" mean?
2. What's the other word for "specter" in this context?
3. What's the opposite of "the head of the queue"?
Thank you.
Tinanam
The Euro Zone expands despite doubts.
Of course, suspicions run both ways. Some candidates "would be better members than many of the existing ones," says Simon Tilford. "But the specter of Greece means there is very little stomach for taking on new members." Reaching the head of the queue still won't guarantee a welcome.
1. What does "run both ways" mean?
2. What's the other word for "specter" in this context?
3. What's the opposite of "the head of the queue"?
Thank you.
Tinanam
Top answer
1. There are two contrasting types of suspicion. 2.
- 1.
- There are two contrasting types of suspicion.
- 2.
- view=uk (sense 2) (in BrE we spell it "spectre").
- 3.
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1. There are two contrasting types of suspicion.
2. "specter" = http://www.askoxford.com/concise_oed/spectre?view=uk (sense 2) (in BrE we spell it "spectre").
3. "back of the queue", "end of the queue".
2. "specter" = http://www.askoxford.com/concise_oed/spectre?view=uk (sense 2) (in BrE we spell it "spectre").
3. "back of the queue", "end of the queue".
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