in-dict-ment /m'daitmant/ noun 1 [C, usually sing.] ~ (of/on sb/sth) a sign that a system, society, etc. is very bad or very wrong (

The poverty in our cities is a damning indictment of modem society.

— A 0. o 2 [C] (especially NAmE) a written statement accusing sb of a crime   A 3 [U] (espe­

cially NAmE) the act of officially accusing sb of a crime ^ n-;        : This led to his indictment on allegations of

' conspiracy. indie /'mdi/ adj., noun

* adj. (of a company, person or product       Ai&Apr)

not belonging to, working for or produced by a large organization; independent A M A A £ ^] (ft; AHA^ ^] £ 7* (ft;        (ft: cm indie publisher/newspaper ® iL

tBJKA;     (ftlfto indie music      o an

indie band/record label A£P£(ftA5&R / m noun a small independent company, or sth produced by such a company       (ft^ pp

in-difference /in'difrans/ noun [u, sing.] ~ (to sb/sth) a lack of interest, feeling or reaction towards sb/sth flA Ajl>;       AiSAS?;   his total indifference

to what people thought of him ffe #ij A IB. # fib 4 A fE A (ft JEtE 0 What she said is a matter of complete indifference to me.        0

Their father treated them with indifference, life (|] (ft A ^ O an indifference to the needs of others

in-different /in'difrant/ adj. 1 [not usually before noun] ~ (to sb/sth) having or showing no interest in sb/sth A f*'; A^7\ @: The government cannot afford to be indifferent to public opinion.

2 not very good A 21 $f (ft; — ffc (ft HTH mediocre : an indifferent meal -j&lfti&Jt 0 The festival has the usual mixture of movies— good, bad and indifferent.

A (ft fll - K& (ft „ ► in-dif-fer-ent-ly adv.: He shrugged ^ indifferently. «A£Afffe^7^lio indigenous /in'did3enas/ adj. - (to ... ) (formal) belonging to a particular place rather than coming to it from somewhere else A (ft ; ^ i& (ft ; ± £ ± (ft Pm native : the indigenous peoples/languages of the area i^^feKWAffeA/ipW 0 The kangaroo is indigenous h Australia. ^gy^A&AfjMo in-di-gent /'indid3ant/ adj. [usually before noun] (formal) very poor -HHWFlft

indigestible /,mdi'd3establ/ adj. 1 (of food f£$j) that cannot easily be digested in the stomach AJAMffcfft: an indigestible meal $ it (ft “' ^ 2 (of facts, informa­tion, etc. $ ‘X, fg B %£) difficult to understand, and presented in a complicated way ft? (ft;     If (ft

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in-di-ges-tion /,mdi'd3estjan/ noun [U] pain caused by difficulty in digesting food M ft A & ( £e ) Pm

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in-dig-nant /in'dignant/ adj. ~ (at/about sth) | ~ (that...) feeling or showing anger and surprise because you think that you have been treated unfairly 'Ht'fi;(ft;

(ft; X 'It (ft: an indignant letterAook 'It 'IK (ft fit / ft If 0 She was very indignant at the way she had been treated. M/'l I- i S^PJlftl^iSAA^Ao o They were indignant that they hadn’t been invited. Ml®'&#^PJiiifirM1t1t yf, ► in-dig-nant-iy adv.: Tm certainly not asking him!’ she retorted indignantly. “ ^ $ A Ji#fn] #! ”

in dig na tion /.indig'neijn/ noun [U] ~ (at/about sth) | ~ (that ... ) a feeling of anger and surprise caused by sth that you think is unfair or unreasonable ft US; ‘It ^ ; Alt: The rise in train fares has aroused public indignation. A A ® II # itfc & 7 & o O Joe quivered with indignation that Paul should speak to him like that. o

Some benefits apply only to men, much to the indigna­tion of working women. if     AA AA(ftllA®2S

yij K $1 ta I? '14 o 0 to be full of righteous indignation (= the belief that you are right to be angry even though other people do not agree) A'lt*Kflt

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in-dig-nity /m'dignati/ noun [U, C] (pi. -ies) ~ (of sth/of doing sth) a situation that makes you feel embarrassed or ashamed because you are not treated with respect; an act that causes these feelings H#; $£Jg; #5 # (ft ff A 0DG3 humiliation : The chairman suffered the indignity of being refused admission to the meeting. ± o the daily indignities of imprisonment # 1^ M ^ B  A

in digo /'indigau; NAmE -goal adj. very dark blue in colour       an indigo sky    ► in­

digo noun [U]

in direct 0"w /.mda'rekt; -dai'r-/ adj. [usually before noun]

1                  happening not as the main aim, cause or result of a

particular action, but in addition to it I a] Sc (ft; pftf# (ft • the indirect effects of the war iK^(ft|B]gc)(j^ 0 to find something out by indirect methods         o

The building collapsed as an indirect result of the heavy rain. % M fiH & it $ T 8P £ ft J&'#j M M * o There would be some benefit, however indirect, to the state. 0 AzH# fij — ^yij^, yf  o o indirect costs (= costs

that are not directly connected with making a product, for example training, heating, rent, etc.) |h] fjg; A

2                  avoiding saying sth in a clear and obvious way |X] %

^15]^J;     #j: an indirect attack 3 not

going in a straight line if 0 (ft ;       ® (ft: an indirect

route if 0 (ftjEfr^; EQ2 direct ► in-dir-ect-ly adv.: The new law will affect us all, directly or indirectly. §fr (ft &

m-dir-ect-ness

noun [U]

.indirect 'object noun (grammar i|f?£) a noun, noun phrase or pronoun in a sentence, used after some verbs, that refers to the person or thing that an action is done to or for |h] S ^ iff: In ‘Give him the money’, ‘him’ is the indirect object and ‘money’ is the direct object. give him the money , him |||B]gj^i§-, money JUJl

.indirect 'question (also re,ported question) noun (grammar -gf ^) a question in reported speech, for example She asked where I was going. |0]©®l|n]'p] isldm Do not put a question mark after an indirect question.

.indirect 'speech noun [u] (grammar = reported speech — compare direct speech .indirect 'tax noun [C, U] a tax that is paid as an amount added to the price of goods and services and not paid directly to the government |b] JJcfft — compare direct tax ► .indirect ta'xation noun [U] in dis cern ible /,indi'S3:nabl; NAmE -'S3:rn-/ adj. that cannot be seen, heard or understood BUij(ft; $c#fft;

in discip line /in'disiplin/ noun [U] (formal) a lack of control in the behaviour of a group of people

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in discreet /.indi'skriit/ adj. not careful about what you say or do, especially when this embarrasses or offends sb yvRliUft; 033 discreet

► in-dis-creet-ly adv.

in-dis-cre-tion /.indi'skrejn/ noun 1 [c] an act or remark that is indiscreet, especially one that is not morally acceptable ( X2hitH± ) &

W m tr : youthful indiscretions

2 [U] the act of saying or doing sth without thinking about the effect it may have, especially when this embarrasses or offends sb       He talked to the

press in a moment of indiscretion.

M T   — compare discretion^)

in-dis-crim-in-ate /.indis'kriminat/ adj. 1 an indis­criminate action is done without thought about what the result may be, especially when it causes people to be harmed    ^iP#W: indiscrim­

inate attacks on motorists by youths throwing stones ^ 0 Doctors have been criticized for their indiscriminate use of antibiotics. @L*fel!£2B iri % o 2 acting without careful judgement AfJPA #f (ft; A jJP M Ilf W: She’s always been indiscriminate in