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1806

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BCG3 PROPHET

seersucker /‘si0SAka(r); NAmE 'sirs-/ noun [u] a type of light cotton cloth with a pattern of raised lines and squares on its surface

' see-saw noun, verb

a noun 1 (NAmE also 'teeter-totter) [C] a piece of equipment for children to play on consisting of a long flat piece of wood that is supported in the middle. A child sits at each end and makes the see-saw move up and down. 2 [sing.] a situation in which things keep

changing from one state to another and back again

h verb [V] to keep changing from one situation, opinion, emotion, etc. to another and back again ( M , M

JaL &M, Her emotions

see-sawed from anger to fear. M — J L A > — ^ J L, t0, 'If A A A A o 0 Share prices see-sawed all day. II-

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seethe /si:5/ verb [V] 1 ~ (with sth) | ~ (at sth) to be extremely angry about sth but try not to show other people how angry you are 3M 0 A ; fe] A H*TC1 fume: She seethed silently in the comer. MI£

!£ ilfe ffe 0 He marched off, seething with frustration. ftfe A A A il, 2 ~ (with sth)

(formal) (of a place fife A) to be full of a lot of people or animals, especially when they are all moving around % $!, I'J&fPJt ( A, ) : The resort is seething

with tourists all year round. & £ !£ — A K ^ A #P

o 0 He became caught up in a seething mass of arms and legs. ftfe&#5£ 7ft ISW AS¥₀ 3 (formal) (of liquids f£) to move around quickly and violently 0 'M; IS H; M : The grey ocean seethed beneath them.

'see-through adj. (of cloth tyM) very thin so that you can see through it W: a see-through blouse M

seg ment noun, verb

mnoun /'segment/ 1 a part of sth that is separate from the other parts or can be considered separately fff; )t; ^: She cleaned a small segment of the painting. M $17 $\7 IS Si W —/h pP A o 0 Lines divided the area into segments, ii—jfe Kjfl tk & ft J& 7 # T 3P %„

2 one of the sections of an orange, a lemon, etc. ( ,# ) H —picture o page R17 3 (geometry Ji fpj) a part of a circle separated from the rest by a single line,4 — picture o circle 4 (phonetics if#)

the smallest speech sound that a word can be divided into #ft

mverb /seg'ment/ [VN] [often passive] (technical A if) to divide sth into different parts jf fi]; j<lj jf _: Market researchers often segment the population on the basis of age and social class.

$Jt)*Ad ₀ O The worm has a segmented body (= with different sections joined together). ^A’7 W ^

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segmental /seg'mentl/ adj. (phonetics if#) relating to the individual sounds that make up speech, as opposed to prosodic features such as stress and intonation

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segmen-ta-tion /.segmen'teijn/ noun [u, c, usually pi.] (technical A iff) the act of dividing sth into different parts; one of these parts #$0; #] jf;

segregate /'segrigeit/ verb [VN] 1 ~ sb (from sb) to separate people of different races, religions or sexes and treat them in a different way PSi^ A E -St X'f f# ( A ) : a culture in which women are segregated from men A ^ PJ JS M IWtfe 0 a

racially segregated community A A # Pf?j & W fi A 0 a segregated school (= one for students of one race or religion only) ( ^cftf# ) ESS inte

grate 2 ~ sth (from sth) to keep one thing separate from another ( & ) ft ff, ftl%, Pi M: In all our restaurants, smoking and non-smoking areas are segregated from each other.' A # W ft(tt 7, ft 40

seg re ga tion /.segri'geijn/ noun [u] 1 the act or policy of separating people of different races, religions or sexes and treating them in a different way ( X^AIrI#

M : racial/religious segregation # ffc Rft & 0

segregation by age and sex W Pi

2 (formal) the act of separating people or things from a larger group PS& C ) iffife: ^the segregation of

smokers and non-smokers in restaurants )ffft4|I|#

seg re ga tion ist /.segri'geijamst/ adj. supporting the separation of people according to their sex, race or religion ( 7#: ) Pi^AAW: segregationist

policies Pi^±A®H ► seg-re-ga-tion-ist noun segue /'segwei/ verb [V +adv./prep.] to move smoothly from one song, subject, place, etc. to another ( )

WQ\\' gA ( -if JUS, iifeA^ ) : a spiritual

that segued into a singalong chorus —# W&fk H ffcfil fliW 0 He then segued into a discussion of atheism. £$ifflfe$f A)tf ► segue noun

seine /sein/ (also 'seine net) noun a type of fishing net which hangs down in the water and is pulled together at the ends to catch fish (

seis mic /'saizmik/ adj. [only before noun] 1 connected with or caused by earthquakes itfe H W; fife ft 31 & W: seismic waves M ft $£ 2 having a very great effect; of very great size P|r] H jgc ; S A W: a seismic shift in the political process

seis mograph /'saizmagraif; NAmE -graef/ noun an instrument that measures and records information about earthquakes iiJM'bC

seis mol ogy /saiz’mDl8d3i; NAmE -'mail-/ noun [u] the scientific study of earthquakes ► seis-mo-logic-

al /,saizm0'lDd3ikl; NAmE -'la:d3-/ adj. : the National Seismological Institute HI M M M W % 0f. seis-molo-gist /-d3ist/ noun

seize /si:z/ verb [VN] 1 ~ sth (from sb) to take sb/sth in your hand suddenly and using force Jf|H±; i$ f± ; # PffiTI grab: She tried to seize the gun from him. MKS THlkWtfro 0 He seized her by the arm.

If ₀ 0 She seized hold of my hand, jflfe M ft W A- „

2 ~ sth (from sb) to take control of a place or situation, often suddenly and violently (

, J&fs ,. : They seized the airport in a surprise

attack, fife 7 Hl^o 0 The army has seized

control of the country. ^ |A S SI ₀ o He seized

power in a military coup, flfeit^^

3 to arrest or capture sb Mfit; The men

were seized as they left the building. A#ril#3P$sJf f 4 to take illegal or stolen goods away

from sb |p jf _: A large quantity of drugs

was seized during the raid, 7 A ^

#rr₀ 5 ~ a chance, an opportunity, the initiative, etc. to be quick to make use of a chance, an opportunity, etc. juft, mm () mu grab: me party seized the initiative with both hands (= quickly and with enthusiasm). ^ ^ ffl ^ ^ t! ± ^1₀ 6 (of an

emotion 'If ^f) to affect sb suddenly and deeply jilt;

: Panic seized her. 'Wt&jfo o He was

seized by curiosity, fife jif # 7'® ^ ₀ 'seize on/

upon sth to suddenly show a lot of interest in sth, especially because you can use it to your advantage •^lAMft, .( ) B03I pounce

on/upon : The rumours were eagerly seized upon by the local press.

.seize 'up 1 (of the parts of a machine #l3fi|}f7) to stop moving or working correctly his ft; 2 if a

part of your body seizes up, you are unable to move it easily and it is often painful ( #) Afl seiz-ure /'sii3a(r)/ noun 1 [U, C] ~ (of sth) the use of legal authority to take sth from sb; an amount of sth that is taken in this way

W MA: The court ordered the seizure of his assets.

0 the largest ever seizure of cocaine at a British port PAflUfAH

2 [U] ~ (of sth) the act of using force to take control of a country, town, etc. # M; £ §£; S rll: the army's seizure of power |A Xtf ^ W % M o the seizure of