Language Activator – common

اغلب دیکشنری ها لغاتی را مترادف یک لغت معرفی میکنند. اما آیا تمامی مترادفهای یک لغت صد در صد معنای همان لغت را القا میکنند؟ مسلماً خیر. در این بخش از آفرینش اکتیوتر لغات هم معنی و یا نزدیک به لغت common را بررسی خواهیم کرد.

:Fill in the blanks with appropriate words

common / be everywhere / commonplace / be a dime a dozen

.N1. Jones is a very ………………… name in Great Britain

. ……………………… N2. Images of the dictator

.N3. Superstores such as Wal-Mart are now …………………… in America’s small towns

.N4. Jobs like this are a …………………… a dozen

:Answers

N1. common
N2. were everywhere
N3. commonplace
N4. dime

:common (adjective)

if something is common, there are a lot of them and they are not unusual

.Jones is a very common name in Great Britain

:be everywhere (verb phrase)

to be extremely common and be seen in many different places

.Images of the dictator were everywhere

.Microchips seem to be everywhere these days — even in washing machines

:commonplace (adjective not before noun)

things that are commonplace exist in large numbers so that they are not considered to be special or unusual even though in other places they may be much less common

.Superstores such as Wal-Mart are now commonplace in America’s small towns

:be ten a penny British /be a dime a dozen American (verb phrase)

informal to be very common in a particular area and therefore not be considered special or unusual

.Jobs like this are a dime a dozen