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irn-mense-ly /I'mensli/ adv. extremely; very much m ; A # ; ® A ft H*PI enormously : immensely popular/difficult/grateful A       /[t2f£/    0 We

enjoyed ourselves immensely.

im mens ity /I'mensati/ noun [U] the large size of sth g A; AA: the immensity of the universe Al±r(ft?n$tA;i|i

0                  We were overwhelmed by the sheer immensity of the

task.'mxm, mmimmTo

im-merse /i'm3:s; NAmE i'm3:rs/ verb [VN] 1 ~ sb/sth (in sth) to put sb/sth into a liquid so that they or it are completely covered ft       2 ~ yourself/sb in sth to

become or make sb completely involved in sth ( ft ) pg 7,   : She immersed herself in her work. M

0                  Clare and Phil were immersed in conversa­tion in the comer.

im mer sion /rtratfh; NAmE i'm3:rjn; -3n/ noun [u]

1                  ~ (in sth) the act of putting sb/sth into a liquid so that they or it are completely covered; the state of being completely covered by a liquid § ® ; § : Immersion in cold water resulted in rapid loss of heat.

fflftffcAo o baptism by total immersion (= putting the whole body underwater) W: A ^ iSt ft 2 ~ (in sth) the state of being completely involved in sth ffiSh jr/L\; PSA: his long immersion in politics ilk (ft ft M 'M jL' M. 0 a two-week immersion course in French (= in which the student will hear and use only French)

)

immersion heater noun (BrE) a device that provides hot water for a house by heating water in a tank ( %

m)

im mersive /i'm3:siv; NAmEi'm3:rs-/ adj. (technical Ain) used to describe a computer system or image that seems to surround the user ( if     ) UW:

im mi grant /'mugrant/ noun a person who has come to live permanently in a country that is not their own ( ft A ) # K ; ft Iff : immigrant communities/ families/workers  0 illegal immi­grants      —compare emigrant, migrant(I)

im mi grate /'mugreit/ verb [V] ~ (to ...) (from ...) (espe­cially NAmE) to come and live permanently in a country after leaving your own country ( /A ft ft )  ; ft g

—                 compare emigrate

im mi gra tion /.imi'greijn/ noun [U] 1 the process of coming to live permanently in a country that is not your own; the number of people who do this ft® ( A ) ; IIRAK: laws restricting immigration into the ^S|illRirfc!jftAftKi(ft?£#<>a rise/fall in immigration ftKA$t(ftif ft / W.'> o immigration officers ft&j^lT

—                 compare emigration at emigrate 2 (also immi­

gration control) the place at a port, an airport, etc. where the passports and other documents of people coming into a country are checked ft   : to

go through immigration ilMftlssM®®

im mi nent /‘iminant/ adj. (especially of sth unpleasant Xfe A1&1AWV) likely to happen very soon gp# A ft (ft; itS i£ (ft: the imminent threat of invasion if ft m WAfW 0 The system is in imminent danger of collapse, fk ft ft:Sll ffl IIS # $ it 1$MP& „ 0 An announce­ment about his resignation is imminent. ft Airlift ft (ftSflft ► imminence /-ans/ noun [U]: the imminence of death ^ftfftiliS im mi nent ly adv.

im mis cible /i‘misabl/ adj. (technical Ain) (of liquids #£ (A) that cannot be mixed together      (ft

tsifra MISCIBLE

im mo bile /I'maubail; NAmE I'moubl/ adj. 1 not moving Az$(ft; #ih(ft FETA motionless: She stood immobile by the window. ft—*z$Azftftflliittlfo

2                   unable to move A t£(ft;! 1A Its ?£ (ft: His illness has left him completely immobile. ft^^ftft^ft'&ftT

Atl is A o CSS mobile ► im-mobil-ity /.ima'bilati/ noun [U]

im mo bil ize (BrE also -ise) /I'maubalaiz; NAmE I'mou-/ verb [VN] to prevent sth from moving or from working normally ft A ; ft A is IE # is : a device to immo­

bilize the car engine in case of theft i§5>J WAi&-ftN‘ftfii 0 Always immobilize a broken leg immediately. MirTf&ABPJTAfeiilAEo ► im-mo-bil-iza- tion, -isation noun [U]

immobilizer (also-iser) /i'maubalaiza(r); NAmE i'mou-/ noun a device that is fitted to a car to stop it moving if sb tries to steal it    ( i§fiJftAikAWft'?vAA

Asblft^E)

im-mod-er-ate /I'mDdarat; NAmE i'ma:d-/ adj. [usually before noun] (formal, disapproving) extreme; not reason­able®^^; AiEKlft; AftSlft; MJtlft HOC! exces­sive: immoderate drinking Aft [^(fttA'/S H33 moder­ate ► im-mod-erately adv.

im mod est /I'mndist; NAmE I'maid-/ adj. 1 (disap­proving) having or showing a very high opinion of your­self and your abilities i ft (ft; dclf (ft Hffll conceited 2 not considered to be socially acceptable by most people, especially concerning sexual behaviour AIEM (ft; Aft (ft; IS (ft: an immodest dress WQjJ*tit BEH modest

immolate /'imaleit/ verb [VN] (formal) to kill sb by burning them ► immolation /.ima'leiXn/ noun [U]

im moral o-w /I'mDral; NAmEi'mo:r-; I'mair-/ adj.

1                  (of people and their behaviour A R fj X) not

considered to be good or honest by most people A if (ft; fPBlft: It’s immoral to steal.      Ail31 (ft„ 0

There’s nothing immoral about wanting to earn more money, g m M ^ A A if 38 „ 2 not following accepted standards of sexual behaviour M M W x/s ^: an immoral actAife/person If(l5¥^/fffi/Ao They were charged with living off immoral earnings (= money earned by working as a prostitute). jJfeCIM

— compare amoral, moral ► im-mor- al-ity /.ima’raelati/ noun [U, C] (pi. -ies): the immorality of war $c #- Ift ?P I* o a life of immorality v? B W ^ ti im-mor-aMy /I'mnrali; NAmE i'moir-; i'mair-/ adv.

im-mortal /i'mo:tl; NAmEI'moirtl/ adj., noun

9 adj. 1 that lives or lasts for ever -[£X£ft; AtttW; A+5 (ft : The soul is immortal. M. A A „ PTJ3 mortal

2                  famous and likely to be remembered for ever Ml AW tf fit); ^ ^ A A W: the immortal Goethe ig # (ft ^ 0 In the immortal words of Henry Ford, ‘If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.’

3                  noun 1 a person who is so famous that they will be

remembered for ever AfiWAft; ^§f AWAtl: She is one of the Hollywood immortals,       AI

f (ftlff ^ A0 2 a god or other being who is believed to live for ever ft; TkXA A#

im mor tal ity /.imoi'taelati; NAmE .imorr't-/ noun [u] the state of being immortal 7AX; AlA A A: belief in the immortality of the soul R5& AJ'clft'fO He is well on his way to show business immortality. ftkXS'l

4                  Atio

immortalize (BrE also -ise) /I'mortalaiz; NAmE I'moirt-/ verb [VN] ~ sb/sth (in sth) to prevent sb/sth from being forgotten in the future, especially by mentioning them in literature, making films/movies about them, painting them, etc. {£Aft, gSAW (

^ A A ft np ^ ) : The poet fell in love with her and immortalized her in his verse. i#AM_h7 M,

im mov able /I’muivabl/ adj. 1 [usually before noun] that cannot be moved A is ^ $}; @ ^ (ft: an immovable object dr|AE(ft$??/ft 2 (of a person or an opinion, etc. A. impossible to change or persuade AA(jffi(ft; A : On this issue he is completely immovable, ft

im mune /I’mju:n/ adj. [not usually before noun] 1 ~ (to sth) that cannot catch or be affected by a particular disease or illness     : Adults are often immune to

German measles.      0 2 ~ (to sth)

not affected by sth A^l^: You’ll eventually become immune to criticism.

3                  ~ (from sth) protected from sth and therefore able to

avoid it   ; ffepfc; Wjfc H171 exempt : No one

should be immune from prosecution, ft ft A IP AiSZ&X