Help for English

BrE

/ˌeg'rəʊlɪŋ/

AmE

/ˌeg'roʊlɪŋ/

noun - a traditional Easter custom of rolling eggs down a slope

BrE

/ˌfraɪtn ə'weɪ/

AmE

/ˌfraɪtn ə'weɪ/

verb - to make a person or animal afraid to make them run away

BrE

/ə'laɪk/

AmE

/ə'laɪk/

adverb - used after mentioning two or more things or people to show that you are referring to both or all of them

BrE

/ˌbɑ:k ʌp ðə rɒŋ 'tri:/

AmE

/ˌbɑ:rk ʌp ðə rɒŋ 'tri:/

verb, informal - to have the wrong idea about how to get a result you want

BrE

/ˌeɪ es eɪ 'pi:/

AmE

/ˌeɪ es eɪ 'pi:/

adverb, informal - an informal abbreviation for 'as soon as possible'

BrE

/'tenˌstɔ:ri/

AmE

/'tenˌstɔ:ri/

adjective - having ten floors

BrE

/bi: ɒn ðə ˌseɪm 'peɪdʒ/

AmE

/bi: ɑ:n ðə ˌseɪm 'peɪdʒ/

verb, American English, informal - to be in agreement or a harmonious relationship

BrE

/ˌweɪ tə 'gəʊ/

AmE

/ˌweɪ tə 'goʊ/

phrase, American English, informal - used to show that you are impressed by something someone has done

BrE

/'kɪl/

AmE

/'kɪl/

verb, informal - to make someone suffer, to annoy or exhaust someone

BrE

/'sʌŋkən/

AmE

/'sʌŋkən/

adjective - (of a ship etc.) lying on the bottom of the sea, ocean, lake etc.

BrE

/'gəʊ/

AmE

/'goʊ/

verb - used with words like 'further' to show the extent of something

BrE

/'di:zl/

AmE

/'di:zl/

noun - a type of oil used as fuel

BrE

/ə'lʌmnəs/

AmE

/ə'lʌmnəs/

noun, American English, formal - someone who was a student at a particular school

BrE

/ˌtɔ:k sʌm 'sens ɪntu:/

AmE

/ˌtɔ:k sʌm 'sens ɪntu:/

verb - to persuade someone to think about something in a reasonable way

BrE

/ˌtʌf 'kɔ:l/

AmE

/ˌtʌf 'kɔ:l/

noun - a choice that is difficult to make