man‧da‧to‧ry / ˈmændət ə ri $ -tɔːri / adjective if something is mandatory, the law says it must be done SYN compulsory , obligatory → discretionary mandatory for Crash helmets are mandatory for motorcyclists. Murder carries a mandatory life sentence . The Council has made it mandatory for all nurses to attend a refresher course …
rec‧re‧a‧tion / ˌrekriˈeɪʃ ə n / noun [ uncountable and countable ] an activity that you do for pleasure or amusement → hobby , pastime , leisure : His only recreations are drinking beer and watching football. the provision of recreation facilities (= places or equipment for people to use to enjoy themselves ) recreation …
peas‧ant / ˈpez ə nt / noun [ countable ] 1 a poor farmer who owns or rents a small amount of land, either in past times or in poor countries : Most villagers are peasant farmers. 2 old-fashioned informal an insulting word for someone who does not behave politely in social situations or is …
pond S3 / pɒnd $ pɑːnd / noun [ countable ] 1 a small area of fresh water that is smaller than a lake, that is either natural or artificially made 2 across the pond ( also on the other side of the pond ) informal on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean in …
do‧mes‧tic 1 W2 AC / dəˈmestɪk / adjective 1 relating to or happening in one particular country and not involving any other countries → foreign domestic market/economy/demand etc the booming domestic economy US foreign and domestic policy our nation’s domestic affairs Domestic flights (= flights that stay inside a particular country ) go from Terminal …
ex‧plode / ɪkˈspləʊd $ -ˈsploʊd / verb 1 burst [ intransitive and transitive ] to burst, or to make something burst, into small pieces, usually with a loud noise and in a way that causes damage → explosion : The device was thrown at an army patrol but failed to explode. Far sooner than anyone …
con‧tro‧ver‧sy AC / ˈkɒntrəvɜːsi, kənˈtrɒvəsi $ ˈkɑːntrəvɜːrsi / noun ( plural controversies ) [ uncountable and countable ] a serious argument about something that involves many people and continues for a long time : a political controversy the controversy surrounding Skinner’s theories cause/provoke/arouse controversy The judges’ decision provoked controversy. controversy over/about the controversy over campaign-finance …
car‧riage / ˈkærɪdʒ / noun 1 vehicle pulled by horse [ countable ] a vehicle with wheels that is pulled by a horse, used in the past 2 train [ countable ] British English one of the parts of a train where passengers sit SYN car American English 3 movement of goods [ uncountable ] …
fel‧low 1 / ˈfeləʊ $ -loʊ / noun [ countable ] fellow (adjective) means “sharing the same group, situation, or activity.” 1. fellow + group noun Used for people in the same group as you. Examples: Example sentence: 2. our fellow man / fellow men Means other human beings in general (a bit formal or …
dull 1 S3 / dʌl / adjective ( comparative duller , superlative dullest ) 1 boring not interesting or exciting : Life is never dull when Elizabeth is here. a dull movie It sounded pretty dull to me. The weekly meeting tends to be deadly dull (= very dull ) . Last week we had …