To stand for – расшифровываться, являться сокращением, служить для обозначения
In use – используемый, в процессе использования, в процессе эксплуатации, в действии
To be harmful to – вредный для, представлять вред для, оказывать пагубное влияние
To keep smth / smb under control – держать под контролем, не давать волю, контролировать, не давать взять верх
To be in demand – востребованный, иметь спрос, пользоваться спросом, быть в цене
To call for – призывать к чему-то, обратиться за, запрашивать, инициировать проведение, обязывать, предполагать необходимость
*** a call for – призыв, запрос
On the hunt for – искать, разыскивать, охотиться за, добиваться
***to be on the hunt for – находиться в поиске, упорно разыскивать
To be struck by – быть пораженным, быть плененным (например, красотой, шармом)
*** to get struck by – получить удар
Ex 1
Fill in: to stand for, in use, to be harmful to, to keep smth under control, to be in demand, to call for / a call for, on the hunt for /to be on the hunt for, to be struck by /to get struck by
1. Electric vehicles built in 1920 were still _______ in the 1950s. 2. In 1985, the lighthouse ___________ a rogue wave about 157 ft high. 3. The Federal Reserve Bank raised interest rates to ________ inflation _________. 4. A stone over the door bears the initials «R.P.», which _________ «Ralph Piggot». 5. He was ___________ a client to test his legal theory. 6. It is popular, __________, and cheap. 7. The convention establishes the principle that nothing that __________ human health and marine life can be dumped at sea. 8. Desperate times ________ desperate measures. 9. -«What do your company’s initials ________?» – «Bryant, Smith, and Johnson. They’re the three founders.» 10. He ___ much __________ as a lecturer in the US. 11. She __________ the sudden thought that he might already have left. 12. The meeting room is _________ at the moment, so we’ll have to go somewhere else. 13. The police _____ the mob ___________. 14. If you’ve been __________ a cheap streaming device, this is it. 15. This group of chemicals is known to be __________ people with asthma. 16. It’s the sort of work that __________ a high level of concentration. 17. «What does «NAC» _________?» «National Aerobics Championships’. 18. Dogs are allowed on the trails if you ______ them ___________. 19. Each time I returned I _____________ the uniqueness of Australia and its people. 20. The fall ____________ for sugar could cause a glut on the market. 21. Violence on television is generally thought to be __________ children. 22. The police are __________ further clues. 23. The chapel was built in the 12th century and is still _______today. 24. Well, the recipe ________ three eggs, and I only have one, so I have to go to the store.
