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they are homosexual and should feel proud of
themselves
gaze /geiz/ verb, noun
m verb [V +adv./prep.] to look steadily
at sb/sth for a long time, either because you are very interested or surprised,
or because you are thinking of sth else MM; fit M; BT If HT71 stare
: She gazed at him in
amazement. M
isi # i& fifi MU fife 0
0 He
sat for hours just gazing into space, life—& luffio o note at stare
a noun [usually sing.] a long steady look at
sb/sth MM; fit M: He met her gaze (= looked at her while she looked at
him), ftfe ^ M M M 0 ft +0 i§ 0 o She dropped her gaze (= stopped looking). @ A; S , /SSfL o note at look
gazebo
gaz ebo /ga'ziibao; NAmE -boo/ noun {pi. -os) a small building with
open sides in a garden/yard, especially one with a view Mil:-¥■; 5^^;
gaz elle /ga'zel/ noun {pi. gazelle or gazelles) a small
ANTELOPE
gazette
/ga'zet/
noun 1 an official newspaper
published by a particular organization containing important information about
decisions that have been made and people who have been employed (
(ft ) A M 2 Gazette
used
in the titles of some newspapers ( # X M. f*J £ ) M M : the Evening Gazette
gazetteer /,gaeza'tia(r);
NAmE -'tir/ noun a list of place names
published as a book or at the end of a book
ga zil lion /ga'ziljan/ noun {NAmE, informal) a very large number @ : gazillion-dollar houses 0
gazillions of copies fEWLWtX
gaz pa cho /gaez’paetjau; NAmE gaz'paitjou/ noun [U] a cold Spanish soup
made with tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, etc.
JMMffcUfc )
gaz
ump /ga'ZAmp/
verb [VN] [usually passive] (BrE) when sb who has made an
offer to pay a particular price for a house and who has had this offer accepted
is gazumped, their offer is no longer accepted by the person selling the house,
because sb else has made a higher offer ( S ) Xj-'frif
►
gazumping /ga’zAmpirj/ noun [U] —compare
GAZUNDER
gazunder /g0‘zAndo(r)/ verb [VN] [often passive] {BrE) to offer a lower price
for a house that you have already agreed to buy at a higher price, before the
contract is signed ( ) ft ( The vendors
were gazundered at the last minute. Is ± A H Js — ic A I# M \h o ► gazun-der-ing noun [U] — compare
GAZUMP
GB
/,d3i: ‘bi:/
abbr. 1
disk * 40
GBH
/,d3i: bi: 'eitJV abbr. {BrE, law ^) grievous
bodily harm (m)
GCE
/,d3i:
si: *i:/ noun [C, U] a British exam
taken by students in
LEVEL,
A LEVEL
GCSE
/,d3i:
si: es 'i:/ noun [C, U] a British exam taken by students in
g’day /go'dei/
exclamation
{AustralE, NZE) hello
u{|; jfcjif-
Gdns
abbr. {BrE) (used in written
addresses) Gardens
( )
m,
ffi, rm-. 7
7>#
GDP
/,d3i:
di: 'pi:/ noun the abbreviation for ‘gross
domestic product’ (the total value of all the goods and services produced by a
country in one year) 0 ft {i ( 4^ ft gross domestic product ) — compare GNP
GDR
/,d3i: di: ’a:(r)/ abbr. German Democratic Republic )
gear 0-w /gia(r); NAmE gir/ noun, verb
» noun
►
IN VEHICLE ft 1 [C, usually
pi.] machinery in a vehicle that turns engine power (or power on a bicycle)
into movement forwards or backwards ; tir ; # zjfj ^
g: Careless
use of the clutch may damage the gears.
—
picture o
bicycle 2 [U, C] a particular position of the gears in a
vehicle that gives a particular range of speed and power : first/second, etc. gear — o
reverse gear |go low/high gear fftil / 0 (BrE)
bottom/top gear Hift / o {BrE) to change gear &
0 {NAmE) to shift gear j&jf o When parking on a hill, leave
the car in gear. Si;|o o
What gear are you in ? jft
#J J§/L ? o He drove wildly, crashing through the
gears like a maniac, ftfe JFAMf?,
►
EQUIPMENT/CLOTHES ; AM 3 [U] the equipment or
clothing needed for a particular
activity ( ^ zjfj [ft ) AM: climbing/fishing/sports,
etc.
gear ft , ftlH, § zft # — see also headgear,
riot gear o note at equipment 4 [u] (informal) clothes A M : wearing the latest gear % i ® §r £ #J A'M o note at clothes
►
POSSESSIONS f<Jr A Pjj 5 [U] {informal) the things
that a person owns Bf A $1; M %J: I’ve left all my gear
at Dave’s house.
►
MACHINERY fj[j§ 6 [U] (often
in compounds n"
is]) a piece of machinery
used for a particular purpose
lifting/towing/winding, etc. gear 351 Jr, ^31, —see also landing
gear
►
SPEED/EFFORT [U, C] used to talk about the
speed or effort involved in
doing sth ( ) iiJS;,
^ f] : (BrE) The party organization is moving into top
gear as the election approaches.
o {NAmE) to move
into high gear 1ft A ifij 'M%t ft o Coming out of the final
bend, the runner stepped up a gear to overtake the rest
Cf the pack. ms®
►
DRUGS #iin 8 [U] {slang) illegal drugs Hpp
IT»Tfil get into gear | get sth into gear to start working, or to
start sth working, in an efficient way ( ^ (slip/be thrown)
out of 'gear (of emotions or situations 'If (to
become) out of control A A £2 rfrj: She said nothing in case her temper
slipped out of gear. Mff ,
*kM
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at ass