Название: Лексикология английского языка - Антрушина Г. В.

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1 Also: see Supplementary Material, p. 186.

1 Groups of synonyms here and further on in the text are given selectively.

1 A. Gandelsman. English Synonyms Explained and Illustrated. M., 1963; G. Crabb. English Synonyms. H. Y. Grosset and Dunlap, 1945; N. Webster. Webster's Synonyms, Antonyms and Homonyms. N. Y., 1962; Ю. Д. Апресян, В. В. Ботякова, Т. Э. Латышева и др. Англо-русский синонимический словарь.M., 1979.

1 The explanations are taken from A. Gandelsman's English Synonyms Explained and Illustrated. M., 1963.

1 Ю. Д. Апресян, В. В. Ботякова, Т. Э. Латышева и др. Англо-русский синонимический словарь. М., 1979.

1 naughty — wicked, evil (obs.)

2 For information on Hyponymy see Supplementary Material, p. 187.

1 The text is borrowed from Look, Laugh and Learn to Speak by I. B. Vasilyeva, I. A. Kitenko, D. V. Menyajlo. L., 1970.

1 O, beware, my lord, of jealousy;

  It is the green-eyed monster, which doth mock

  The meat it feeds on ...

                         (Iago'swords from Act III, Sc. 3)

1 The origin of the phrase is in a passage in Othello where Iago says:

...'tis not long after

But I will wear my heart upon my sleeve

For daws to peck at.

(Act I, Sc. 1)

1 The allusion is to a fable of Aesop.

1 It should be pointed out that most Russian scholars do not regard these as phraseological units; so this is a controversial point.

1 Bear in mind that some of the examples explained in the text do not represent phraseology, but simply words with transferred meanings. So be careful in your choice.

1 In this book two prominent scholars, an American and an Englishman, discuss the differences between the American and British varieties of English.

1 bird dog — person who helps to sell cars.

1 VIP — very important person.