get-out
856
ftl'iSMl A 0 the popular island getaway of
'get-out noun [usually sing.] (BrE, informal) a way of avoiding sth, especially a
responsibility or duty 0 M ( ^ciiM ) ft P : He said he’d come but he’s
looking for a get-out. fife fife , {§. BMT1&X Aficft P o o a get-out clause in the contract
'n'ltiM get-ting /‘getirj/ noun
[sing.] U5T7TI while the .getting is good (NAmE) = while the going is good at going n. 'get-together noun (informal) an informal meeting;
a party (
get-up noun
{old-fashioned, informal) a set of clothes, especially strange or
unusual ones (
am,
m mna
.get-up-and-’go
noun [U] (informal) energy and determination
to get things done G&A; MM
gew-gaw /'gjuigor;
NAmE also 'gu:-/ noun an object that
attracts attention but has no value or use bo;
gey-ser
/'gi:za(r);
NAmE 'gaizar/ noun 1 a natural spring that sometimes sends hot
water or steam up into the air |0]J!fc
M 2 {BrE) a piece of equipment
in a kitchen or bathroom that heats water, usually by gas (
j 3 {SAfrE) a large container
in which water is stored
and heated, usually by electricity, in order to provide hot water in a
building ( grgt
ghagra /'gAgra:/
noun a long skirt, worn by
women in
gha rara /gA'raira/ noun loose wide trousers,
worn with a kameez and dupatta by women in
ghar ial
/'gaeriail;
.gAri'ail; NAmE 'gerial/ (also ga-vial /'geivial/) noun a S Asian crocodile fl M M ( 10 A
fM )
ghastly /'gaistli;
NAmE 'gaestli/ adj. (ghast-lier, ghast-
li-est) 1
(of an event ^ 1#) very frightening and unpleasant, because it involves pain,
death, etc. ( ® A
nti^rn ) mm®, j»r«iM,
H771 horrible: a ghastly crime/murder Rj'teMJiffT / 2 (informal) (of an experience or
a situation W) very bad; unpleasant
f® jg ; 4“ A A
'ft HT1
terrible: The weather was ghastly, SiH70 0 It’s all been a ghastly mistake.
3
(informal) (of a person or
thing AMffi) that you find
unpleasant and dislike very much 4" A IS'll'[ft; 4* AR H33 horrible: her ghastly husband ftfe 0 This lipstick is a ghastly colour. jiJS#
#JM&4^A3g>t>o 4 [not usually before noun] ill/sick or
upset A M; Ail; FHT71 terrible : I felt ghastly
the next day. AiiSI5 {literary)
very
pale in appearance, like a dead person ftAIR^ E (ft: His face was ghastly white. ghat /gait/ noun {IndE) 1 [C] steps leading down
to a river or lake fsjftjt ( AMjil ) (ft £ IP 2 [C] a road
or way over or through mountains Uj ; lU
11 3 Ghats
[pi.]
the mountains near the eastern and western coasts of India rflltUjfl* (MWM ) ghee /gi:/ noun [u] a type of butter
used in S Asian cooking )
gherkin /'g3:kin;
NAmE 'g3irkin/ noun 1 {BrE) {NAmE pickle) a small cucumber that has been preserved in
vinegar before being eaten
gg ftS A M /ft 2 {NAmE) a small cucumber /Ml jR
ghetto /'getau;
NAmE 'getou/ noun {pi. -os
or
-oes)
1 an area of a city
where many people of the same race or background live, separately from the rest
of the population. Ghettos are often crowded, with bad
living conditions. ( fi0#»c#Jf:Alft ) &&E: a
poor kid growing up in the ghetto 0 The south coast of
2 the area of a town where Jews were forced
to live in the past ( 0 $ rfr ft W ) A ASft E: the
ghetto
blaster (also
'boom
box especially
in NAmE) noun {informal) a large radio and CD
or cassette player that
can be carried around, especially to play loud music in public Af.f $#1 ( AMAmVl ) ghillie noun = GILLIE ghost /gaust; NAmE goust/ noun, verb m noun 1 [C] the spirit of
~a dead person that a living person believes they can see or hear M.; ^ A:
Do
you believe in ghosts (= believe that they exist)? jfc +0 fa A % ? O the ghost of her father that had come
back to haunt her f ili (ft A ^ (ft K 0 He looked as if he had seen a
ghost
(= looked very frightened). 2 [C] the memory
of sth, especially sth
bad ( Alt Eft jp$!J(ft .) iBtZ, 0 fZ: The ghost of anti-Semitism still haunts
:
There was a
ghost of a smile on his face. ItfcMft 3? ti} H IE (ft — 0 You don’t have a ghost of a
chance (= you have no chance).
4 [sing] a second image on a television screen that is
not as clear as the first, caused by a fault ( % P M ± ) Jr JEW 8‘ve UP l^e 'ghost
1
to die ft
2 (humorous) (of a machine f/l £|) to stop working
jft U; ^ fi is If; 7C
IE: My car
finally gave up the ghost. — more at former
■
verb 1 = ghostwrite
2 [V +adv./prep.] {literary) to move without
making a sound They ghosted up
the smooth waters of the river, ffefl
MA±c
ghost
ing /’gaustir);
NAmE 'gou-/ noun [U] the appearance of a faint second
image next to an image on a television screen, computer screen, etc. ( Pl=±lft
)
ghost ly /'gaostli; NAmE 'goustli/ adj. looking or sounding like a ghost; full of
ghosts ^ f£[ #J;
: a ghostly figure %, ^ o ghostly footsteps 0 the ghostly churchyard
'ghost story noun a story about ghosts
that is intended to frighten you ( A61J )
'ghost
town noun a town that used to be
busy and have a lot of people living in it, but is now empty ( ^
'ghost train noun (BrE) a small train at a funfair that goes through a dark tunnel
full of frightening things
(
ghost-write /'gaostrait;
NAmE 'goust-/ (also ghost) verb to write a book, an
article, etc. for another person who publishes it as their own work AA^f£; A
Ai£A; ft : [VN] [often passive] Her memoirs were ghostwritten. [also
v]
ghost-writer /'gaustrait0(r); NAmE 'goust-/ noun a person who writes a book, etc. for
another person, under whose name it is then published ftA^#^; ft UAA
ghoul /gu:l/
noun 1 (in stories) an evil
spirit that opens graves and eats the dead bodies in them ( flifttfW ) i£t IS #
A
$ m z m a m ^ A >
ghoui-ish rgn±s/
adj.:
ghoulish laughter
GHQ
/,d3i:
eitj* 'kju:/ noun [U] the abbreviation
for ‘general headquarters’ (the main centre of a military organization) ik H A general head
quarters ) : He was posted to GHQ Cairo.
GHz
abbr. (in writing) gigahertz
GI /,d3i: 'ai/ noun {pi. GIs) a soldier in the
m noun 1 (in stories) a very large strong person who is
often cruel and stupid ( A^A^SnMMU^J ) EA — see also giantess 2 an unusually large person, animal or plant E A; E#; ESIfl$3: He’s a giant of a man. ftfe
ji ^ E A 0 3 a very large and powerful